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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Tigers Set For SWAC Media Day, Football Preseason Guide Now Available
Rush harriers will compete at Notre Dame in September
NEW ORLEANS — A first-ever trip to Notre Dame for the men's team is the highlight of the 2019 Xavier University of Louisiana cross country schedule.
Yhann Plummer, in his second season at XULA and the 2018 Louisiana and Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Women's Coach of the Year, announced the schedule Tuesday.
The Gold Rush will compete Sept. 20 in the National Catholic Invitational at Burke Golf Course in Notre Dame, Ind. It will be the first regular-season meet in the Midwest during the modern era of XULA cross country. The Rush and Nuggets, however, have competed in the postseason in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Kansas at NAIA National Championship meets.
"It will be good to take part in the National Catholic Invitational," Plummer said. "I feel good about the team we'll bring to Notre Dame. Our men will be stronger this year with Shane (Patterson), Kadeem (Burton) and Jordan (Ashmore)."
Before the trip to Notre Dame, the Rush and Nuggets will open with two meets at NOLA's City Park, about four miles from the XULA campus: Aug. 31 in the UNO Invitational, then Sept. 14 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Festival.
XULA will compete Oct. 12 in the Watson Ford Invitational at Clinton, Miss., then defend its women's and men's team titles later that month in the GCAC Championships. The GCAC team champions will qualify automatically for the NAIA National Championships at Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 22 (the Friday before Thanksgiving).
"I expect our women's team to be better, too," Plummer said. "I will not accept anything less than a repeat at conference from either team."
Leading the Gold Nuggets' returnees will be Taylor Price, the GCAC women's individual champion in 2016 and 2018, and Maliya Vaughan, the 2017 champion.
XULA won the last 12 GCAC women's team titles and 11 of the last 12 men's titles.
Xavier University of Louisiana
2019 Cross Country Schedule
Aug. 31 (Sat.): UNO Invitational, City Park, New Orleans, La.
Sept. 14 (Sat.): Allstate Sugar Bowl Festival, City Park, New Orleans, La.
Sept. 20 (Fri.): (men only) National Catholic Invitational, Burke Golf Course, Notre Dame, Ind.
Sept. 28 (Sat.): Lake Charles Toyota Cowboy Stampede, Enos Derbonne Sports Complex, Lake Charles, La.
Oct. 12 (Sat.): Watson Ford Invitational, Choctaw Trails Course, Clinton, Miss.
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships, date and venue TBA
Nov. 22 (Fri.): NAIA National Championships, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, Wash.
Home meets in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS
All times are Central except where noted
Schedules are subject to change
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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Trip to Michigan will open Nuggets' busy schedule
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana women's basketball has not played a regular-season game in the Midwest since 1998. But that will change during the 2019-20 season when the Gold Nuggets open with a pair of games in suburban Detroit.
Bo Browder, in his 21st season at XULA and the Louisiana Coach of the Year last season, announced the schedule Tuesday. His Gold Nuggets return 13 letterwomen from last season's team that was 23-8 overall and 13-1 in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, won the GCAC regular-season championship, earned an at-large bid to the NAIA Division I National Championship tournament and ranked 24th in the final coaches poll.
The XULA women will play UM-Dearborn Oct. 25 and Lawrence Tech Oct. 26 in Tech's Blue Devil Classic at Southfield, Mich. It will be the Gold Nuggets' first regular-season competition in the Midwest since November 1998, when Browder's first XULA team played three games in the National Catholic Tournament at Dubuque, Iowa.
The Gold Nuggets will play 13 times at home and open Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. against longtime rival William Carey at the Convocation Center.
XULA will play the NAIA-maximum 32 games — 30 regular-season contests, plus road exhibitions Nov. 20 at North Texas and Dec. 19 at Louisiana-Lafayette, both NCAA Division I members.
"We have another challenging schedule with several chances to play teams that made it to NAIA nationals," Browder said. "The games against DIs will be great tests, too. Our schedule last year was one of our toughest of the last 10 years. This schedule will be similar, and it will help us prepare for postseason play."
The 2019 NAIA national tournament teams on the schedule will be:
• LSU-Alexandria (round of 16) — Nov. 13 home, Jan. 4 road.
• City rival Loyola (round of 16) — Dec. 14 road.
• Talladega (round of 16) — Jan. 25 home, Feb. 22 road.
• Dillard (two-time defending GCAC Tournament champion) — Feb. 15 home, Feb. 29 road.
UM-Dearborn (24-7), Lawrence Tech (22-10) and GCAC rival Rust (20-10 — Jan. 13 road, Feb. 1 home) all were 20-game winners from last season that did not qualify for nationals.
The GCAC Tournament will be March 6-8 in New Orleans, followed by the NAIA Division I National Championship March 18-24 at Billings, Mont. This will be the final season of two NAIA basketball divisions; all schools will play in one division in 2020-21.
NOTES: This is the 42nd season of XULA women's basketball during the Title IX era . . . XULA qualified for NAIA nationals in 20 of its last 25 seasons . . . All XULA games at the Convocation Center will be streamed live, same as a year ago . . . This will be XULA's eighth season in the Convocation Center, which seats nearly 4,000 and has all-chairback seating . . . UM-Dearborn, Lawrence Tech and Texas A&M-Texarkana — a first-year program Nov. 15 in the LSUS Classic at Shreveport, La. — will be the Nuggets' first-time opponents . . . The visit to North Texas will be a homecoming for senior guards Essence Wells (Irving) and Jalyn Hodge (Plano). Wells was second-team All-GCAC each of the past two seasons . . . When Dillard plays host to XULA, that game will be played at Lakefront Arena (University of New Orleans) . . . Browder has led the Gold Nuggets to a 469-187 record in 20 seasons, and he is No. 3 in career victories among Louisiana women's basketball coaches.
Xavier University of Louisiana
2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule
Oct. 25 (Fri.): UM-Dearborn, 5 p.m. EDT (Lawrence Tech Blue Devil Classic, Southfield, Mich.)
Oct. 26 (Sat.): at Lawrence Tech, 2 p.m. EDT (Lawrence Tech Blue Devil Classic, Southfield, Mich.)
Oct. 29 (Tue.): WILLIAM CAREY, 6 p.m.
Nov. 2 (Sat.): at Mobile (DH), 2 p.m.
Nov. 4 (Mon.): VIRGIN ISLANDS, 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 6 (Wed.): at Stillman, 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 11 (Mon.): HUSTON-TILLOTSON, 6 p.m.
Nov. 13 (Wed.): LSU-ALEXANDRIA, 6 p.m.
Nov. 15 (Fri.): Texas A&M-Texarkana, 5 p.m. (LSUS Classic, Shreveport, La.)
Nov. 16 (Sat.): at LSU-Shreveport, 4 p.m. (LSUS Classic, Shreveport, La.)
Nov. 20 (Wed.): at North Texas, TBA (exhibition)
Nov. 22 (Fri.): at Huston-Tillotson, TBA
Nov. 30 (Sat.): at William Carey (DH), 2 p.m.
Dec. 2 (Mon.): WILEY, 6 p.m.
Dec. 14 (Sat.): at Loyola (N.O.) (DH), 2 p.m.
Dec. 17 (Tue.): MOBILE (DH), 3 p.m.
Dec. 19 (Thu.): at Louisiana-Lafayette, TBA (exhibition)
Jan. 4 (Sat.): at LSU-Alexandria, TBA
Jan. 11 (Sat.) • at Philander Smith (DH), 2 p.m.
Jan. 13 (Mon.) • at Rust (DH), 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 20 (Mon.) • at SUNO (DH), 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 25 (Sat.): • TALLADEGA (DH), 3 p.m.
Jan. 27 (Mon.): • EDWARD WATERS (DH), 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 1 (Sat.): • RUST (DH), 3 p.m.
Feb. 3 (Mon.): • PHILANDER SMITH (DH), 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 8 (Sat.) • at Tougaloo (DH), 3 p.m.
Feb. 15 (Sat.): • DILLARD (DH), 3 p.m. (Crosstown Classic)
Feb. 17 (Mon.): • SUNO (DH), 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 22 (Sat.) • at Talladega (DH), 3 p.m.
Feb. 24 (Mon.) • at Edward Waters (DH), 5:30 p.m. EST
Feb. 29 (Sat.) • at Dillard (DH), 3 p.m. (at UNO Lakefront Arena)
March 2 (Mon.): • TOUGALOO (DH), 5:30 p.m.
March 6-8 (Fri.-Sun.): Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament at New Orleans, TBA
March 18-24 (Wed.-Tue.): NAIA Division I National Championship at Billings, Mont., TBA
Home games in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS
• Gulf Coast Athletic Conference game
(DH) Doubleheader with XULA's men
All times are Central except where noted
Schedule is subject to change
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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