Saturday, November 4, 2017

Nuggets sweep GCAC weekly awards for 6th time in 2017

NEW ORLEANS — For the sixth time in 10 opportunities this season, Xavier University of Louisiana has won all three Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards in volleyball.

Kayla Black is Attacker of the Week for the third time, Eva Le Guillou is Setter of the Week for the third time, and Anna Dalla Vecchia is Defender of the Week for the sixth time. All three are freshmen.

These awards are for the week of Oct. 23-29. Le Guillou and Dalla Vecchia earned their honors for the second consecutive week.

Black, from Magnolia, Texas, and a graduate of St. Pius X High School in Houston, hit .478 with a match-high 12 kills in XULA's home victory against SUNO that clinched for the Gold Nuggets the GCAC regular-season championship outright. Black also had eight digs and a career-best four blocks.

Le Guillou, from Velizy-Villacoublay, France, had 23 assists, six digs and an ace against SUNO.

Dalla Vecchia, from Vicenza, Italy, led the Nuggets with 12 digs and was part of a defensive effort that limited SUNO to a .053 hitting percentage.

XULA (20-2, 11-0) will conclude the regular season with a 6 p.m. Thursday GCAC match at city rival Dillard (19-15, 9-2). The Gold Nuggets have earned the No. 1 seed for the GCAC Tournament next week at SUNO, and they will play their first match in the semifinals the afternoon of Nov. 10.

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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