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Xavier vs. Albany
XU 88, UA 64, FINAL. Mark Lyons scored 18 points behind a career-high six 3-pointers to lead five double-figure scorers. Kenny Frease added 17 points and nine boards, Jamel McLean had 15 points and a team-best 11 rebounds (his fourth double-double this...
Posted: 12/28/2010 6:43 PM in Xavier Sports
Fun fact
Chris Mack has advanced to the third round of the Shots from the Heart free-throw shooting contest among head coaches. He defeated Greg Kampe (Oakland) in the first round and Jeff Bzdelik (Wake Forest) in the second. Guess who he’s pitted against next?...
Posted: 12/28/2010 6:39 PM in Xavier Sports
Florida
The Gators were supposed to play Fairfield tonight – but the blizzard that held up Albany, Tu Holloway and Mark Lyons prevented the Connecticut team from traveling to Gainesville. The game was cancelled and will not be made up. Florida (9-3) has a few...
Posted: 12/28/2010 5:55 PM in Xavier Sports
No. 4 XU women lose 2nd straight
For the XU women, a rematch against No. 9 Stanford produced the same result – a loss – as the teams’ NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game last March. The Musketeers, coming off a one-point defeat at No. 3 Duke, dropped a second straight contest by losing...
Posted: 12/28/2010 5:43 PM in Xavier Sports
No. 4 XU women at No. 9 Stanford
The game is a rematch of last season’s NCAA Tournament Elite Eight heart-breaker, which featured Jeanette Pohlen’s coast-to-coast, buzzer-beating, game-winning lay-up. Stanford advanced to the Final Four with the 55-53 victory. Today’s showdown in Palo...
Posted: 12/28/2010 1:29 PM in Xavier Sports
Holloway update
Sports Information Director Tom Eiser tweeted that Tu Holloway safely traveled from New York to Pittsburgh and is en route to Cincinnati. Holloway “should be tired but here for tonight’s 7 p.m. tip.” At yesterday’s press conference I asked if fatigue...
Posted: 12/28/2010 1:09 PM in Xavier Sports
Albany, Florida tickets available
About 400 tickets remain for tomorrow’s 7 p.m. game against Albany and less than 100 tickets are left for Friday’s 4 p.m. game against Florida. To purchase tix, visit www.goxavier.com or the Xavier Athletics Ticket Office. Fifty of the Albany tickets...
Posted: 12/27/2010 4:38 PM in Xavier Sports
Holloway planning Tuesday return
Just had a chance to talk to Tu Holloway, who’s still in Long Island. The XU point guard plans to join the team tomorrow and play vs. Albany at 7 p.m. He’s taking a bus overnight to Pittsburgh and meeting a friend who’s driving him to Xavier in the morning....
Posted: 12/27/2010 1:53 PM in Xavier Sports
Tu Holloway stranded in NY
…and so was Mark Lyons, until he hitched a ride with the Albany team headed to play here tomorrow night. Holloway is still in New York because of a snowstorm and is trying to get back – but could potentially miss the 7 p.m. game at Cintas Center. htt...
Posted: 12/27/2010 11:07 AM in Xavier Sports
DSR
Per a couple media outlets, it appears that Class of 2012 guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera has re-opened his college search. Here’s a blog item from the Indianapolis Star: http://blogs.indystar.com/recruitingcentral/2010/12/26/smith-rivera-pulls-commitme...
Posted: 12/27/2010 10:08 AM in Xavier Sports
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