Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Gold Nuggets welcome eighth signee for next season

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana volleyball head coach Pat Kendrickannounced Wednesday the signing of Taylor McGee of Sacramento, Calif., and Inderkum High School for the 2019-20 academic year.
     

McGee, a 5-foot-10 outside hitter, is the Gold Nuggets' eighth signee. She will major in biology at XULA.
     

McGee hit .337 with 170 kills, 34 blocks, 24 aces and 181 digs during the 2018 prep season. She hit .296 in her career. A four-year varsity starter, McGee was all-league twice and was co-MVP of her league as a junior in 2017.
     
McGee played six years of club ball, most recently with Synergy Force, and helped her teams qualify for nationals in 2017 and 2018.
     

McGee is a National Honor Society member and took mission trips to Mexico and Zambia.
     

XULA in 2018 won Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament championships and qualified for the NAIA National Championship tournament — all for the eighth consecutive year. The Gold Nuggets finished 26-7 and tied the school record for victories in a season.

2019-20 XULA Volleyball Signees
NamePos.Ht.Yr.*HometownHigh School (Previous College)
Zora BarnettMB5-11Fr.Chicago, Ill.Oak Park River Forest
Kamryn BrownRS6-0Fr.Chicago, Ill.Kenwood Academy
Bria MayesRS6-1Fr.Houston, TexasLamar
Taylor McGeeOH5-10Fr.Sacramento, Calif.Inderkum
Si Si MitchellL5-7Fr.Minneapolis, Minn.South
Melody ScalesS5-7Fr.Blacksburg, Va.Blacksburg
Maya SmithMB5-11Fr.Peachtree Corner, Ga.Norcross
Jennifer TorresL5-3Jr.Jacksonville, Fla.Trinity Christian Academy (Florida State JC)

* XULA athletic classification in 2019-20

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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