Saturday, February 17, 2018

Nuggets win at No. 20 Brenau; coach reaches 200 again

GAINESVILLE, Georgia  — For the second time in 21 days, Xavier University of Louisiana's Alan Green has reached a milestone.
     

Green, in his 15th season as coach of the Gold Nuggets and Gold Rush, earned his 200th career victory in a women's dual match when XULA won 5-1 Saturday at NAIA No. 20 Brenau.
     

The victory was the second in six days for the Gold Nuggets (2-6) against a ranked team on the road. XULA won 6-3 Monday at NAIA No. 9 LSU-Alexandria. XULA is ranked 13th.
    

 Yi Chen PaoMariia Borodii and Charlene Goreau won in doubles and singles for XULA. Pao clinched the dual when she defeated Rebecca Pijls 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
     

Brenau is 0-4.
     

Green is 200-163 with the XULA women and led them to the NAIA national semifinals in 2013, 2014 and 2015. On Jan. 28 Green earned his 200th victory with the Gold Rush by beating city rival Loyola.
     

XULA will return Sunday to the Grizzly Invitational at Lawrenceville, Ga., and play NCAA Division II Bluefield State at 9 a.m. EST.

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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