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XU at Richmond
XU 85, UR 62, FINAL. XU 85, UR 62: That’s it for Jamel McLean and Tu Holloway. Here comes Joe Hughes, Kevin Feeney and Griffin McKenzie. 1:17, 2H. XU 79, UR 58: Two free throws for Kenny Frease. He has 19 points; his career high is 21. 2:36, 2H. XU 77,...
Posted: 1/29/2011 11:00 AM in Xavier Sports
Remember the XU-UR scuffle?
So here’s an interesting tidbit…There is a main exit on the West end of the court where the XU players would peel left to head to their locker room and the Richmond players would peel right. But since the fight between teams several years ago as they...
Posted: 1/29/2011 10:54 AM in Xavier Sports
Odds and ends
LEADERSHIP: When talking to XU’s seniors for today’s story about their inspired play in A-10 games, I asked Dante Jackson if the seniors headed up the team. That tends to be the case, but Andrew Taylor and Jamel McLean lead more by example while Jackson...
Posted: 1/28/2011 7:55 AM in Xavier Sports
Canty’s back
Freshman Jay Canty returned to practice today for the first time since he sustained a stress fracture in his right foot Dec. 29. It wasn’t an all-out practice since it was the day after a game, but Canty suited up in a practice uniform and participated...
Posted: 1/27/2011 5:48 PM in Xavier Sports
Looking ahead to Richmond
XU’s next game will be among its biggest conference tests. Rest assured that Richmond (16-5, 5-1 Atlantic 10) will be angling to snap the Musketeers’ six-game winning streak and deal them a first conference loss, which would knock them down from a first-place...
Posted: 1/27/2011 11:11 AM in Xavier Sports
XU vs. GW
XU 81, GW 74, FINAL. Tu Holloway and Mark Lyons led Xavier with 22 points each. Kenny Frease added 14 points and seven rebounds. XU 81, GW 74: Mark Lyons, two free throws. 11.9 seconds. XU 79, GW 74: Tony Taylor, trey. 24.8 seconds. XU 79, GW 71: Andrew...
Posted: 1/26/2011 6:27 PM in Xavier Sports
Coaches vs. Cancer
Chris Mack and his staff will wear sneakers instead of dress shoes for Saturday’s noon game at Richmond in honor of the seventh annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend, a collaborative initiative of the American Cancer Society and...
Posted: 1/26/2011 5:08 PM in Xavier Sports
Vote for Harris
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Xavier senior forward Amber Harris is among the 10 women’s basketball players on the final ballot for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Twenty NCAA men’s and women’s student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected...
Posted: 1/26/2011 12:52 PM in Xavier Sports
Football…at basketball practice?
At the very end of today’s practice – a pretty intense one as the team geared up for George Washington – Chris Mack had the players meet at midcourt. Instead of breaking for the day, though, they divided into two teams and were told to stand in lines...
Posted: 1/25/2011 5:53 PM in Xavier Sports
Canty update
Tomorrow’s George Washington game would be the earliest game Jay Canty (right foot stress fracture) could return based on the doctor’s original timeline of four to six weeks, but coach Chris Mack said the freshman is still not ready yet. When asked if...
Posted: 1/25/2011 3:28 PM in Xavier Sports
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