NEW ORLEANS — In less than an hour, Xavier University of Louisiana defeated SUNO 25-11, 25-15, 25-13 Monday to earn its 84th victory in its last 86 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season volleyball matches.
Kayla Black had 10 kills, Vivica Price-Spraggins hit .636 and served three aces, Eva Le Guillou served four aces, Monet Fontaine had eight digs, and Jordan Johnsonhad four blocks for the Gold Nuggets (11-4, 2-0), who won their fifth straight overall.
Carley Gipson and Taikeidra Joseph had five kills apiece for the Lady Knights (0-7, 0-3), who have lost eight straight dating to last year, and Gipson had two aces and six digs.
XULA is 33-0 all-time in GCAC regular-season matches in its Convocation Center, which opened in 2012 and hosted its first volleyball matches in 2013.
BOX SCORE
XULA outhit SUNO .291 to minus-.062 and had advantages of 38-16 in kills, 9-4 in aces, 38-20 in digs and 7-2 in blocks. Price-Spraggins's ace total was a career high, and Le Guillou equaled her career high for aces. Le Guillou served three aces to give XULA a 4-0 first-set lead.
Johnson, a freshman, has recorded at least one block in each of the first 15 matches. She is the only person to begin a XULA career with a streak that long.
Pat Kendrick, who two days earlier earned her 500th career victory as a head coach, rested many of her regulars late in the 58-minute match. Black and Johnson sat out the final set, and libero Beatrice Formilan sat out the final two. Twelve of the 14 Gold Nuggets played.
The Gold Nuggets will play their next nine matches on the road, starting with GCAC opponent Philander Smith at 1 p.m. Saturday in Little Rock, Ark. The next XULA home match will be Oct. 15.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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