Friday, March 6, 2020

Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Schedule

Saturday, March 7 — Semifinals at XULA Convocation Center
Women • Noon • Rust (24-5, No. 2 seed) vs. Philander Smith (24-7, No. 3 seed)
Men • 2 p.m. • Tougaloo (23-7, No. 2 seed) vs. Talladega (24-7, No. 3 seed)
Women • 5 p.m. • Talladega (27-4, No. 1 seed) vs. XULA (16-14, No. 5 seed)
Men • 7 p.m. • XULA (25-6, No. 1 seed) vs. Dillard (18-13, No. 5 seed)

Sunday, March 8 — Finals at XULA Convocation Center
Women • 2 p.m.
Men • 4:30 p.m.

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Rush, Nuggets defeat ranked Tennessee Wesleyan teams

PERKINSTON, Miss. -- Xavier University of Louisiana's men and women scored victories against Tennessee Wesleyan in matchups of top-25 NAIA tennis teams Thursday evening.

The Gold Rush, ranked second, won 5-2 against the Bulldogs' 10th-ranked men. The Gold Nuggets, ranked third, won 4-0 against TWU's 23rd-ranked women.

The XULA men are 8-1, and the women are 9-1.

Santiago Perez clinched for the Gold Rush on the No. 1 singles court when he defeated Valentin Popescu 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4. Lacee Ancar clinched for the Gold Nuggets at No. 5 singles with her 7-5, 6-3 victory against Yvette Callaghan.

Both XULA teams will play Montreat at 3 p.m. Friday in Hattiesburg, Miss. The XULA men will be at home Saturday for a 9 a.m. match against NAIA No. 25 Lewis-Clark State.
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Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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Thursday, March 5, 2020

XULA's Loyd, Mart, Jones earn GCAC end-of-season honors

Nuggets' Moore selected Louisiana Women's Player of the Week

Loyd chosen for NAIA All-Star Game March 24

MEAC Announces Weekly Tennis Honors

MEAC Baseball Recap, March 4

MEAC Men's Hoops: First Place on the Line on ESPNU

MEAC Women's Hoops: Plenty Still on the Line

MEAC Will Be Well-Represented at NCAA Indoor Championships

Five MEAC Programs Ranked in Latest NTCA Poll

MEAC 2020 Hall of Fame Class to be Inducted on Thursday

MEAC Women's Basketball Recap, March 5

NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Mekhi Brown, EDGE, Tennessee State University

Baseball heads to UAPB for key SWAC series

Women's Hoops Falls at Maryland Eastern Shore in Regular Season Finale

Senior Spotlight: Darius Williams

RECAP: Hot Shooting, Strong Defense Lift @BlueTigerbball to a 78-69 Playoff Win

The #GCACMBB semifinal matchups are on the board for this Sat.:

2020 SWAC Tournament Coronavirus Plan

College basketball: Talladega College men host Philander Smith in opening round of GCAC tourney tonight

#SWACWBB Game Previews: March 5-7

Clark Atlanta Earns Double Overtime 84-77 Win Over Central State; Advances to Semifinals on Friday

Congrats to @HowardU volleyball team (Metro College Team of the Year), along with MB Kira Porter & coach Shaun Kupferberg for honors they received from Pigskin Club of Washington!