NEW ORLEANS — Joseph Williams scored a career-high 21 points Monday to lead Xavier University of Louisiana to a 94-71 men's basketball victory against Rust in the final game of the Xavier Classic.
The Gold Rush (10-4) won for the fourth straight time in six days. XULA was 10-20 last season.
Williams produced a career scoring high for the third time in four games. The senior forward also grabbed nine rebounds and had three steals.
Redshirt freshman Khalil McCoy scored a career-high 16 points for XULA, and Rayshawn Mart and Virgil Davison had 12 apiece. Mart, a freshman, had career bests of 11 assists and four steals.
Allen Potts scored 20 points for the Bearcats (3-11). DaVante Johnson had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Cameron Sembly had 13 points.
After a tie at 20 in the eighth minute, XULA surged to a 45-32 halftime lead. The Gold Rush led by double digits for the final 27:08. Elex Carter's basket with 4:24 remaining gave XULA its largest lead, 88-62.
XULA outshot Rust 51.4 to 43.1 percent from the floor and was plus-15 in turnovers, committing 11 and gaining 26. XULA produced season bests of 13 3-pointers and 28 assists. XULA's point total also was a season high. The Gold Rush are 10-0 this season when reaching 70 points.
Dillard defeated Virgin Islands 103-83 in the other men's game.
The Gold Rush will travel to the University of Mobile for a 7 p.m. game Friday.
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NAIA's 9th-ranked team beats Nuggets in Xavier Classic
NEW ORLEANS — Kayla Styles and Teanna Curry scored 19 points apiece Monday to lead NAIA No. 9 Lindsey Wilson to a 69-60 women's basketball victory against Xavier University of Louisiana in the Xavier Classic.
The Blue Raiders (12-2) never trailed and took the lead for good in the 10th minute.
Styles and teammates Reagan Turner and Gerda Paulauskaite grabbed 10 rebounds apiece. Turner and Devin Cheatum scored 11 points apiece.
Mikayla Bates and Essence Wells scored 13 points apiece for the Gold Nuggets (6-4), who have dropped 2-of-3 since a five-game winning streak. Maya Trench scored 11 points, and Dasia Pitre scored 10. Bates had eight steals, and Gina Smith grabbed 17 rebounds — both career highs.
Lindsey Wilson made seven 3-pointers, all in the first half, and led 41-27 at halftime. XULA never got closer than four points in the second half.
Lindsey Wilson outshot the Gold Nuggets 39.2 to 30.6 percent from the floor and outrebounded them 49-40.
Smith's rebound total matched the most by a Gold Nugget since the start of the 2003-04 season. Keldra Hall also grabbed 17 rebounds at Shorter on Jan. 4, 2012. Bates's steals are the most since Jarryn Cleaves had eight against Dillard on March 1, 2008.
Dillard defeated Virgin Islands 67-48 in the other women's game.
The Gold Nuggets will break for Christmas, then begin a three-game trip at 6 p.m. Dec. 28 at Auburn. The next home game will be Jan. 17.
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Butts to head to NSU
SUFFOLK, Virginia -- Standout Bulldog Darran Butts has committed to Norfolk State University.The King’s Fork High School senior will not be too far from the people of Suffolk who want to continue to see him play.
Butts, the 2017 Southeastern District Player of the Year, announced his commitment Monday evening. Hampton University was a close runner-up, but Butts liked the way the NSU staff kept in contact with him. He had interest from multiple NCAA Division-I and Division-II programs.
“It just felt like home,” Butts said. “The atmosphere and coaching staff was something like my head coach. They were hitting me up every day and made Csure that my grades were good. They felt like I would be an asset to their program.”
Norfolk State has plans to keep Butts at running back. They also want him playing a role on special teams as a kick and punt returner. The coaches let Butts know he could come in as a freshman and be a big part of the program.
The first-team all-state running back’s family and coaches played a big role in his recruiting. They let him know to pick a school he thought was best for him, and he also wanted to keep his family in mind when making his decision.
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Federal judge says JSU must pay $382,000 judgment to former women's basketball coach
JSU paid $206,000 in legal fees through 2015, fighting this case.
JACKSON, Mississippi -- A federal judge ordered Jackson State University to pay the $382,000 judgment originally awarded to the school's former women’s basketball coach in 2014.
"Jackson State University doesn't offer anything new to change the original opinion," U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate said in a bench opinion.
The former coach, Denise Taylor Travis, wiped away tears on Monday after Wingate upheld the original award. She said it has been a six-year ordeal for her.
“He vindicated me. It’s like you have been accused of killing someone and DNA comes back and clears you after serving six years in prison," Travis said. "To have closure is very gratifying to me and my family.”
Travis, who used the last name Taylor when she was at JSU, coached at the school for 10 seasons, from 2001-11, and led the program to the 2008 SWAC Tournament title. Her contract was renewed in 2010 for four years with her salary set at $91,000 a year. Travis was fired after then-JSU President Carolyn Meyers took office in 2011. Meyers resigned last year.
Travis had filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Jackson on Jan. 24, 2012, against the university, alleging wrongful termination, sexual discrimination, invasion of privacy and breach of contract.
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JACKSON, Mississippi -- A federal judge ordered Jackson State University to pay the $382,000 judgment originally awarded to the school's former women’s basketball coach in 2014.
"Jackson State University doesn't offer anything new to change the original opinion," U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate said in a bench opinion.
The former coach, Denise Taylor Travis, wiped away tears on Monday after Wingate upheld the original award. She said it has been a six-year ordeal for her.
“He vindicated me. It’s like you have been accused of killing someone and DNA comes back and clears you after serving six years in prison," Travis said. "To have closure is very gratifying to me and my family.”
Travis, who used the last name Taylor when she was at JSU, coached at the school for 10 seasons, from 2001-11, and led the program to the 2008 SWAC Tournament title. Her contract was renewed in 2010 for four years with her salary set at $91,000 a year. Travis was fired after then-JSU President Carolyn Meyers took office in 2011. Meyers resigned last year.
Travis had filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Jackson on Jan. 24, 2012, against the university, alleging wrongful termination, sexual discrimination, invasion of privacy and breach of contract.
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JSU signs 10 players recruiting class during early signing period
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Coach Tony Hughes and his staff have received their final LOI of the day from Hinds receiver Ra'Meik Wallace. That gives JSU 10 players that will help meet the team's immediate needs, and they will all be here for spring camp.That's going to do it for today, and just in the nick of time - Hughes has some Christmas shopping to do.
12:03 p.m.: JSU coaches are still waiting on a fax from Hinds WR Ra'meik Wallace. Counting him, JSU will have signed 10 players today, leaving the coaching staff room to sign 19 high school seniors during the regular signing period in February.
11:22 a.m. - JSU has received a letter of intent from Qendarrion Barnett (LB), the transfer from the University of Idaho.
10:36 a.m. - Didravious Henry (DL) from Co-Lin and East Mississippi's Jauan Collins (DL) are on board. Collins is a surprise. He originally signed with Southern Miss out of Pascagoula High in 2016, red-shirted and then transferred to EMCC. He's got great size for a tackle at 6-1, 300 pounds.
10:05 a.m. - The two other juco recruits we expect Jackson State to sign today are Ra'Meik Wallace (WR) from Hinds and Didarius Henry (DL) from Co-Lin. The university has yet to announce they've received a letter of intent from either. Wallace got an 11th-hour offer from Alcorn State, but according to his Twitter, he's still a Tiger.
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Hughes: Former MSU signee Deion Pope won't return to Jackson State
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Deion Pope's tenure at Jackson State is over less than one year after it began.
Jackson State coach Tony Hughes said Monday he does not expect the former No. 1 defensive tackle recruit in the country to return for his senior season following a disciplinary hearing with school officials.
Pope was suspended indefinitely in early October stemming from an incident in practice where he allegedly punched a teammate in the face, according to a source inside the program with direct knowledge of the incident.
He had a hearing with the university's disciplinary board, which, apparently, did not go well.
"To make a long story short," Hughes said. "He's been suspended from school by the university until further notice."
Pope's suspension, and his subsequent decision to leave Jackson State, is just the latest chapter in his tumultuous collegiate football career.
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Jackson State coach Tony Hughes said Monday he does not expect the former No. 1 defensive tackle recruit in the country to return for his senior season following a disciplinary hearing with school officials.
Pope was suspended indefinitely in early October stemming from an incident in practice where he allegedly punched a teammate in the face, according to a source inside the program with direct knowledge of the incident.
He had a hearing with the university's disciplinary board, which, apparently, did not go well.
"To make a long story short," Hughes said. "He's been suspended from school by the university until further notice."
Pope's suspension, and his subsequent decision to leave Jackson State, is just the latest chapter in his tumultuous collegiate football career.
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Southern Jaguars Signing Day Tracker
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Follow along here for updates as Southern welcomes its newest members to its football program. 2018 signees
WR Kobe Hartman, 6-3, 190, Ellender Memorial High School (Houma, Louisiana), @LitBaller30, high school highlights
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TE Reggie Wilson, 6-3, 225, Reagan High School (San Antonio, Texas), Twitter: @reggiewilson115, high school highlights
DB Damien Crawford, 6-3, 188, Green Oaks High School (Shreveport, Louisiana), Twitter: @damiendbu21, high school highlights
WR Jamel Byrd, 6-1, 190, Hahnville High School (Hahnville, Louisiana), Twitter: @Lahmel_, high school highlights
K/P Martell Fontenot, 5-11, 155, Zachary High School (Zachary, Louisiana), Twitter: @MartellFontenot, high school highlights
DL Terrence Gray, 6-3, 242, Ellender Memorial High School (Houma, Louisiana), Twitter: @Terrence_Gray89, high school highlights
WR Gary Young, 5-7, 170, G.W. Carver High School (New Orleans), Twitter: @youngnumba2, high school highlights
OL Bernard Childs II, 6-2, 315, Channelview High School (Channelview, Texas), high school highlights
DL Colyn Givens, 6-3, 255, Captain Shreve High School (Shreveport), Twitter: @ColynG1, high school highlights
LB Jacoby Allen, 6-1, 210, North Park High School (Houston, Texas), Twitter: @sauce_49, high school highlights
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