SALEM, Oregon — Xavier University of Louisiana volleyball's hopes of a first-ever trip to the NAIA National Championship Final Site were dashed again Saturday. Corban defeated the Gold Nuggets 25-20, 25-20, 25-16 in the opening round.The Gold Nuggets (26-7) were eliminated in the first round for the eighth consecutive year.
The Warriors (21-11), ranked 22nd, outhit XULA .307 to .141 and got 13 kills from Regan Murray and 11 from Adriana Aguayo. Murray hit .600 in 20 attacks.
Jaida Dowd had a career-high 12 kills for XULA. Dowd hit .320 in 25 attacks and had nine digs.
Kayla Black had 11 kills and 10 digs for the Gold Nuggets and became the first XULA player to reach 400 kills in a season. The sophomore finished with 407. Eva Le Guillou had 26 assists, three aces and six digs, and Beatrice Formilan had 12 digs.
BOX SCORE
ATTENDANCE: 639
Demi Winters had seven kills and hit .500 in 12 attacks for Corban, and Tori Edwards had three blocks.
Corban and 31 other teams advanced to the NAIA National Championship Final Site Nov. 27-Dec. 1 at Sioux City, Iowa.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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