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February 1, 2012
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Musketeers Roll to 67-57 Victory Over Saint Louis
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 Senior Tyeasha Moss became the Musketeers 23rd member of the 1,000 Point Club. |
Box Score
CINCINNATI- The Xavier women’s basketball team cruised to a 67-57 victory over Saint Louis on Wednesday night at Cintas Center. Senior Tyeasha Moss led the Musketeers with a game-high 23 points. The win gives the Musketeers a two-game win streak both overall and in Atlantic 10 action.
Xavier moves to 5-15 overall and 2-5 in Atlantic 10 play while Saint Louis falls to 7-15 on the season and 1-6 in the Atlantic 10.
Moss finished the night 10-of-16 from the field to go alongside her three assists. This marks the second consecutive game she has scored 20 points or more.
The Musketeers shot 51 percent (25-of-49) from the floor and 80 percent (16-of-20) from the charity stripe. The Billikens shot 40 percent (26-of-65) from the field and 36.4 percent (4-of-11) from the free throw line.
Junior Jessica Pachko scored in double-figures for the seventh consecutive game, scoring a career-high 21 points and grabbing six rebounds. Junior Amber Gray was one point and one rebound away from recording her first double-double as a Musketeer, scoring nine points and grabbing nine rebounds. Sophomore Shatyra Hawkes contributed six points and a game-high tying four assists.
Xavier went on a 14-1 run midway through the first half to jump out to a 27-13 lead over Saint Louis. During the scoring spurt Pachko scored six points, while Gray contributed four and Hawkes added a lay-up.
The Musketeers entered the half with its largest lead of the season at 18, 39-21. Moss led the way into the break with 16 points while Pachko had 11 points and five rebounds.
Moss scored her 1,000th point as a Musketeer with a made free throw for an old fashion three-point play at the 14:27 mark of the first half to give Xavier a 13-8 advantage.
Saint Louis went on an 8-0 midway through the second half to pull within 10 points after a jumper by Mallory Eggert at the 7:59 mark, but could not get any closer than eight as Xavier was able to maintain its lead after a strong first half performance.
The Billikens were led by Courtney Webb and Desirae Ball who both had 11 points while Janisha Daniels had a game-high tying four assists. next for the Musketeer is a matinee match-up against Dayton on Sunday February 5. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. at Cintas Center.
February 1, 2012
MEN'S SOCCER
Biggs Hired As New Men’s Soccer Assistant Coach
New Addition To Coaching Staff Hails From UAB
CINCINNATI – Xavier head men’s soccer coach Andy Fleming has announced the hiring of former University of Alabama at Birmingham player and assistant coach Michael Biggs to fill the vacancy left by Alex Morawiecki who left to pursue other coaching options.
Morawiecki worked with the Musketeer program for the past two seasons and helped capture its first two Atlantic 10 Championships and consecutive berths in the NCAA Tournament. Biggs joins the program after playing for four years at UAB and four years as a coach.
“First and foremost I want to thank Alex for his service to our university and soccer program,” Fleming said. “He is a great friend, a class act, and a wonderful person who leaves us with many memories and big shoes to fill.”
“On the other hand it gives me great pleasure and excitement to welcome Michael to our soccer family. He quickly emerged from a poll of quality candidates and is a great fit for our program and the dynamic staff.”
Biggs was a four-year letterwinner at UAB and played in 65 games during his career, tallying one goal and two assists as a defender. During his senior season, Biggs was voted by his teammates to be a captain and eventually helped the Blazers earn an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament. During his sophomore year he was part of a team that knocked off then unbeaten and No. 1 Southern Methodist. He is also one of few players to receive the UAB Coaches Award twice.
“I really respect the program at UAB for which he both played and coached and the tutelage that he received from UAB head coach Mike Getman,” Fleming said. “However, it was his story as a player that shows that he is a Xavier type of guy who embodies many of the winning qualities that has allowed this program to grow so quickly.
“He is someone who overachieved and worked his way into a starting position and captain’s role on a Top 25 team, while being an honor student and getting a master’s degree.”
He began the coaching portion of his career after graduating from UAB in 2007 with a degree in mathematics. He served as an administrative assistant from 2007 to 2009 before taking on the role of volunteer assistant coach for the 2010 and 2011 season. He also coached for the Vestavia Hills Soccer Club for four seasons.
“The things that stood out to me about Michael are that he paid his dues and worked his way up the coaching ladder, showing that he truly wants to be a coach,” Fleming said. “He has a strong background in marketing and is savvy in the office, the field, evaluating talent. He also has an easy going personality that will fit in nicely as well.”
Biggs earned his masters in business administration from UAB and is a Birmingham native.
January 30, 2012
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Xavier Hits The Road Again For A Wednesday Tilt At George Washington
• Xavier, 14-7 overall and 5-3 in the Atlantic 10 Conference, snapped its two-game losing streak with a 74-70 win at Charlotte on Saturday. Senior Tu Holloway led Xavier with 17 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals. Senior Kenny Frease and freshman Dezmine Wells each chipped in 12 points.
• Xavier is ranked 46th in this week’s Official NCAA RPI Report (1-30-12). The Atlantic 10 Conference has nine teams in the top 100 of the NCAA’s RPI listing.
• Xavier is ranked first in the Atlantic 10 Conference in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.296) and in overall field goal percentage defense (.392).
• Xavier junior Mark Lyons leads the team in scoring and is second in the Atlantic 10 at 16.6 ppg., and is second on the team in assists at 2.8 apg. Lyons enters the game at GW with 998 career points, which puts him two points shy of becoming the 49th member of Xavier’s 1,000 Point Club.
• Xavier senior All-American Tu Holloway is second on the team in scoring at 16.1 ppg. (fourth in the Atlantic 10 Conference) and leads the team in assists at 5.6 apg. (fourth in the A-10). Holloway also leads the team in steals (sixth in the A-10 at 1.8 spg.) and free throw percentage (third in the A-10 at .854).
• Xavier senior Tu Holloway has dished off 100 or more assists in three straight seasons, including 107 this season so far. Holloway is one of only eight Xavier players that has at least three 100-assist seasons. Holloway is fourth on XU’s all-time assist list with 491 assists and is just five shy of third place Keith Walker (496 from 1976-80). Holloway is 16th on XU’s all-time scoring list with 1,544 career points and just 13 points shy of taking over the 15th spot.
• Xavier freshman Dezmine Wells, a preseason A-10 All-Rookie selection, is third on the team in scoring at 9.6 ppg. and in rebounding at 5.4 rpg. He has grabbed a team-high 6.5 rpg. in Atlantic 10 Conference games.
• Xavier junior Jeff Robinson has averaged 9.3 ppg. and 4.0 rpg. in 20.8 minutes per game over the last six games while shooting 75.8 percent (25-of-33) from the field over that stretch. Robinson started the game at Charlotte this past Saturday.
• Xavier senior Kenny Frease is fourth on the team in scoring at 8.9 ppg., second in rebounding at 5.6 rpg. and first in blocks at 1.3 bpg. Frease scored 12 points on the strength of 5-of-8 shooting from the field at Charlotte on Saturday.
• Xavier graduate student Andre Walker leads the team in rebounding at 6.0 rpg., including a career-high tying 14 rebounds at Fordham on Jan. 7.
• Xavier made its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2011, one of only 12 schools that can say that. Xavier has made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments.
• Xavier has graduated each of the last 83 men’s basketball players that have played as seniors, a streak which dates back to 1986.
January 30, 2012
WOMEN'S GOLF
Xavier Women's Golf Earns a 3.74 GPA
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 Xavier women's golf team returns to the links March 3 at the Red Rock Invitational |
Three of the twelve student-athletes that earned a 4.0 GPA this past fall were members of the women’s golf team, juniors Alexandra Lake, Breanna Patz, and sophomore Kristin Tan.
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January 28, 2012
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Xavier Women Upend Rhode Island, 67-57, in Kingston
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 Sophomore Shatyra Hawkes had six points, four assists, three rebounds and a steal in the win for the Musketeers |
KINGSTON, R.I. - On the strength of a career-high 27 points from senior Tyeasha Moss, the Xavier women's basketball claimed the 67-57 win over Rhode Island Saturday afternoon at URI's Ryan Center. The win snaps the Musketeers' 11-game losing streak and puts XU in the win column in Atlantic 10 play for the first time this season.
Xavier improves to 4-15 on the season and 1-5 in league action while Rhode Island falls to 1-20 overall and 0-6 in A-10 games.
Moss was 11-of-22 from the floor and went 3-of-7 from long range, grabbed four rebounds and dished out three assists. Also for the Musketeers, junior Jessica Pachko scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting and grabbed four rebounds while Ashley Wanninger added nine points and three rebounds. Freshman Lakeisha Crouch equaled her career-high seven points.
The Musketeers shot 49.0 percent from the floor and 90.9 percent from the line for the game while the Rams 46.8 percent and 84.6 percent. Xavier won the battle of the boards, 29-25, and committed a season-low 10 turnovers while dishing out 11 assists.
After a jumper by Moss at the 15:31 mark, the Musketeers held their largest lead of the game at 13 points. The Rams put together a 9-2 run capped by a layup from Sherrie Session to pull within three, 49-46, at the 7:41 mark. Xavier was able to pull away late on the strength of back-to-back 3-point baskets from Moss with just over three minutes left in the game.
Heading to the locker room at halftime, the Musketeers held their largest intermission lead of the season at 11, 34-23. XU shot a blistering 50.0 percent from the floor and was a perfect 7-of-7 from the line in the first frame. Moss led all scorers during the first 20 minutes with 11 points while Pachko also posted double-figures with 10.
The Rams were led by Ashley Rivera with 19 points and four assists and Emilie Cloutier with 12 points and a game-high six rebounds.
Up next for the Musketeers is a Wednesday night match-up against Saint Louis on Feb. 1. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at XU's Cintas Center.
January 28, 2012
SWIMMING & DIVING
Xavier Swimming Falls to Wright State
Complete Results
DAYTON, Ohio - The Xavier swimming team fell to Wright State in a head-to-head competition Saturday afternoon. Several Musketeers were able to capture first place finishes as the team begins preparations for the Atlantic 10 Championships.
"It was a tough meet for us as we didn't get the results we wanted in every swim," said head coach Brent MacDonald. "We are almost tapering for our conference meet and that can cause our swimmers to be a little flat. There were some great swims out there today and some people were able to really reach down and find that next gear, which gave us some extra confidence for A-10s."
Freshman Carolyn Stewart won the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 59.95. Classmate Jacquelyn Misanik was not too far back coming in second place at 1:00.68. Freshman Samantha Sloand touched first in the 200 yard backstroke at 2:09.08. Stewart was second in that race with a time of 2:09.80. Senior Mary Podlaski won the 400 yard IM at 4:46.94. Sophomore Jenny Martin was right behind with a time of 4:47.70.
Junior Sam Conchuratt came in first in the 200 yard butterfly, touching at 1:57.01. Sophomore Chad Thompson was victorious in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 1:53.22. Senior Michael Zennedjian won the 400 IM at 4:11.06, nearly three seconds faster than the rest of the field. Thompson was the next competitor at 4:14.83. The men's 200 yard freestyle relay team of Armando Moss, John Kinney, Conchuratt and Pablo Morejon came in first with a time of 1:27.41. Conchuratt swam the fastest split in the race at 21.21.
The men fell to Wright State 161-100 while the women dropped a 146-116 decision.
This meet marked the last competition for the men's squad until the Atlantic 10 Championships. The women are back in action Friday, Feb. 3 when they play host to the Ohio University women's team.
January 24, 2012
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Musketeers Fall to Temple 64-38
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 Hawkes dished four assists against Temple. |
Xavier fell to 3-15 on the season and 0-5 in the Atlantic 10. The Musketeers have now extended their losing streak to 11 games. Temple improved to 11-8 and 4-1 in the A-10.
This was Pachko’s fifth-consecutive game in double-figures. Senior Tyeasha Moss added 10 points and four assists in the Musketeer defeat. Sophomore Shatyra Hawkes knocked down two treys for a game total of six points and contributed four assists in 39 minutes. Sophomore Ashley Wanninger had a career-high seven rebounds.
Xavier had a season-high 26 turnovers and set a new season-low in points scored in the second half. This was the least total points (38) scored in the past 10 seasons for Xavier.
Xavier shot 34.9 percent (15-of-43) from the field while Temple shot 47.3 percent (26-of-55). XU was able to out-rebound the Owls 31-30.
Xavier trailed Temple 27-19 heading into the locker rooms at halftime. Pachko led Xavier scorers in the first half with six points and five boards. The 19 points was the lowest the Musketeers had scored in the first half since their loss to Louisville on November 20, when they scored only 12 points.
XU was struggling to find its offense in the first half. Xavier committed 14 first half turnovers and only scored seven field goals. The Musketeers were held without a field goal for over five minutes midway through the half. The scoreless drought ended when Moss dropped a long range trey.
Temple shot 50 percent (13-of-26) from the field in the first half while Xavier shot 33.3 percent (7-of-21). XU was 3-of-7 (42.9 percent) from behind the arc while TU shot 50 percent. The Musketeer’s won the battle of the boards in the first period with 14 rebounds to Owls’ 13.
Shey Peddy of Temple had a game-high 19 points off of 7-of-9 shooting from the field.
January 23, 2012
SWIMMING & DIVING
McGeehan Named A-10 Rookie of the Week
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Xavier swimming freshman Kiernan McGeehan was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week after a strong performance this past weekend at IUPUI and the Butler Invitational. This is the first such nod for McGeehan in his career, and only the second time this season a Musketeer has been honored by the A-10. Classmate Eric Dirvin earned the distinction Nov. 14.
McGeehan, the freshman from Carmel, Ind., posted four top-three finishes this past weekend including two victories in the 1,000 yard freestyle (9:52.29) and the 1,650 yard freestyle (16:30.43).
The Musketeers are back in action this weekend as they travel to Wright State for a meet Saturday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m.
January 22, 2012
SWIMMING & DIVING
XU SWIM: 13 First-Place Finishes at Butler Invitational
Complete Results
FISCHERS, Ind. - The Xavier men's and women's swimming team each finished in second place in its respective divisions at the Butler Invitational. In all 10 Musketeers earned first place individually and three relay teams touched first.
Youngstown won the women's side with 644.50 total points followed by Xavier at 521. Ball State won the men's division with 730 total points. The Xavier men were in second with 697 points.
Both 200 yard medley relay teams captured first place. The women's team of Carolyn Stewart, Madison Day, Courtney Shields and Anne Frigo finished nearly two seconds faster than the nearest team at 1:49.60. The men's team of David Maxwell, Chadeau Wilson, Sam Conchuratt and Armando Moss also were two seconds faster than the field at 1:34.71. The men's 400 yard freestyle relay team of Conchuratt, Michael Zennedjian, Pablo Morejon and Moss captured first with a time of 3:08.15.
Courtney Cox came in first in the 1650 yard freestyle with a time of 17:45.49, 20 seconds faster than the next competitor. Her counterpart on the men's side Kiernan McGeehan also came in first with a time of 16:30.43. Cox would also turn in a first place performance in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:13.67. Alex Huff won the men's race in the same distance at 4:45.96.
In the men's 200 yard backstroke, Chad Thompson edged out the Ball State competitor, touching the wall at 1:53.48. Thompson would also win the 200 yard IM with a time of 1:56.23. A time of 59.44 by Courtney Shields earned her a first place finish in the 100 yard butterfly.
The team is next in action on Jan. 28 at Wright State.
January 21, 2012
TRACK & FIELD
Xavier Wraps Up Gladstein Invite Meet With Sprinter Successes
Taraska Throws Three Consecutive School Records
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sophomore Adi Taraska had a record-breaking day in the women’s weight throw and senior Nick Williams finally slipped under seven seconds in the men’s 60-meter dash as the Xavier track and field team concluded competition at the Gladstein Invite on Saturday.
Taraska - who threw yesterday in the shot put - returned and had an impressive performance in the weight throw, breaking the school record on three straight attempts. She started with a distance of 11.85 meters and followed it up with a heave of 12.03, and finally 12.35 meters. She set the previous school record of 11.83 meters last weekend.
On the track Williams set a school record clocking a 6.99 in the finals of the 60-meter dash to take seventh place. It was the second straight day that Williams, a school record holder in nine individual events, set a mark in the event. He also ran in the 200-meter invitational finals and finished fifth with a time of 22.17.
Running in her first 600-meter race of the year sophomore Suzannah Shelley clocked a time of 1:41.34, which set a new school record by more than two full seconds. She set the school’s previous best of 1:43.98 last year at the Findlay Open.
Another strong performance was turned in by senior Kelsey Erlenbaugh who registered her third top five finish of the season. She set a season best with a time of 2:18.68 in the 800-meter dash and shaved off about 1.5 seconds from her previous time in the event.
Xavier competed teams in the both the men’s and women’s 4x400-meter relays. The women, aided by a strong split from senior Brittani Peltz turned in a 4:03.45, just a full second under the previous best on the year. The men’s team, running as a relay squad for the first time, crossed the finish line in a time of 3:31.49.
In the other men’s 200-meter dash senior Kurtis Polacek came in eighth with a time of 23.36 and senior Brian Armstrong clocked a 23.65 to place 11th.
Next up for the Musketeers will be a return trip back to the Indiana University campus next weekend for the Hoosier Relays.
January 21, 2012
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Musketeers Drop Close Battle to Saint Joseph's, 70-67
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 Amber Gray added 14 points in the Xavier loss |
CINCINNATI- The Xavier women's basketball team lost a nail-bitter to Saint Joseph's 70-67, Saturday at Cintas Center. Junior Jessica Pachko had a career-high 19 points and tied a career-high with 15 rebounds.
Xavier drops to 3-14 for the season and 0-4 in the Atlantic 10. Saint Joseph's is now 13-5 and 3-1 in conference play.Pachko collected her seventh double-double for the season, her third in four games, with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Senior Tyeasha Moss added 16 points on her 7-of-19 shooting and had a team-high four assists. Junior Amber Gray was the third player to score in double figures for the Musketeers with 14 points.
The Musketeers led in several statistical categories as they out-rebounded Saint Joseph's, 39-23, had more assists (14-12) and outscored SJU in the paint 36-24. The Hawks shot 48.2 percent from the field to XU's 46.4 percent.
The Musketeers clawed their way back from a 10-point deficit in the second half to pull within two points, 60-58, with 4:45 remaining. XU forced SJU to take several unwanted shots which led to quick transition points.
XU was down 68-62 with 33 seconds left to play when Pachko made a quick layup. The Musketeers were able to force a turnover on the inbound pass and Pachko made her second field goal in 10 seconds, getting fouled in the process and was able to finish the three point play.
After the Hawks made two free throws, the Musketeers were left with seven seconds for one last play. Sophomore Shatyra Hawkes got the ball on the right wing and fired a desperation three. The shot fell short as the final buzzer sounded.
Saint Joseph's held a slim lead over Xavier at half, 30-27. Gray led XU at halftime with nine points off of 4-of-5 shooting from the field.
The Musketeers were able to pull out to a nine-point lead midway through the first half thanks to a pair of open jump shots from Gray and a baseline jumper from sophomore Ashley Wanninger. However, the Hawks came storming back and were able to regain the lead with 2:47 left in the half. Saint Joseph's didn't allow a Xavier field goal for over five minutes during its 10-0 run.
Senior Michelle Baker had a team-high 15 points for the Hawks in 34 minutes.
Up next for Xavier is Temple on Tuesday, January 24 at Cintas Center at 7:00 p.m.
January 21, 2012
SWIMMING & DIVING
Freshmen Lead Xavier at IUPUI
CINCINNATI - The Xavier men's and women's swimming team competed at IUPUI and the men were able to defeat all three participating teams head-to-head while the women were able to notch one head-to-head victory. Several freshmen on the men's side had great finishes and were able to capture points for the Musketeers.
The men were able to defeat host IUPUI 82-29, Western Illinois 86-25, and fellow A-10 competitor Saint Louis 67-44. The women defeated Western Illinois 81-17, but fell to IUPUI 73-38 and Saint Louis 64-47.
Freshman Kiernan McGeehan earned a victory in the 1000 yard freestyle with a 9:52.29 time, narrowly edging out classmate Alex Huff by three one-hundredths of a second. Huff would get a first place finish however in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 4:44.60. Freshman Eric Dirvin also saw a first place finish, coming in at 1:42.49 in the 200 yard freestyle.
Senior Michael Zennedjian came in first in the 200 IM with a time of 1:55.53. Sophomore Chad Thompson was not too far behind with a time of 1:55.83. Thompson would earn first place in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 1:54.10. Zennedjian also captured first place in the 200 butterfly, touching at 1:55.84.
For the second week in a row, junior Anne Frigo took first place in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 24.48. Freshman Carolyn Stewart had a strong second place showing in the 200 IM with a time of 2:12.53. Stewart also improved on her 200 yard backstroke time by nearly two seconds, coming in second with 2:09.51 time.
Both Musketeer 400 yard medley relay teams were able to capture first place, with the men coming in at 3:28.93 and the women at 3:59.13.
The Musketeers stay in the Hoosier state as they will participate in the Butler Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 22.
January 19, 2012
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Xavier Takes Its Four-Game Winning Streak To Dayton On Saturday For ESPN2 Clash With The UD Flyers
Xavier University Musketeers (13-5, 4-1 Atlantic 10)
University of Dayton Flyers (13-5, 3-1Atlantic 10)
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 1 p.m. ET
University of Dayton Arena (13,266)
Television: ESPN2 and ESPN3 with play-by-play from Jim Barbar and analysis from LaPhonso Ellis.
Radio: 55KRC-AM and Sirius channel 93 and XM channel 191 with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer and former XU standout Joe Sunderman (‘79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88).
• Xavier, 13-5 overall and 4-1 in the Atlantic 10 Conference, is coming off its fourth straight win, a 68-55 win over Saint Joseph’s on Wednesday at Cintas Center. Junior Mark Lyons led four Xavier players in double figures in scoring with 17 points, while junior Jeff Robinson scored 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the field.
• Xavier is ranked 36th in the latest Collegerpi.com ratings. In fact, collegerpi.com had 11 of the 14 Atlantic 10 teams ranked in the top 105 as of Jan. 19.
• Xavier’s bench has averaged 19.9 ppg. in its 13 wins this season, including 24.3 ppg. during the current winning streak. XU’s bench averaged 10.4 ppg. in its five losses.
• Xavier and Dayton have met 155 times, the first time being in the 1919-20 season. The two teams have met 56 times more than any other XU opponent.
• Xavier third-year head coach Chris Mack has 10 players averaging over 11 minutes per game this season.
• Xavier is ranked first in the Atlantic 10 in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.277) and is second in field goal percentage defense (.384).
• Xavier junior Mark Lyons leads the team in scoring and is tied for third in the Atlantic 10 at 16.4 ppg., and is second on the team in assists at 2.6 apg.
• Xavier senior All-American Tu Holloway is second on the team in scoring at 15.4 ppg. (10th in the Atlantic 10 Conference) and leads the team in assists at 5.6 apg. (fourth in the A-10). Holloway also leads the team in steals (tied for fourth in the A-10 at 2.0 spg.) and free throw percentage (fourth in the A-10 at .846).
• Xavier freshman Dezmine Wells, a preseason A-10 All-Rookie selection, is third on the team in scoring at 10.5 ppg. and in rebounding at 5.4 rpg., including 12.6 ppg. and a team-high 7.4 rpg. in Atlantic 10 Conference games.
• Xavier junior Jeff Robinson has averaged 12.3 ppg. over the last three games while shooting 89.5 percent (17-of-19) from the field over that stretch.
• Xavier senior Kenny Frease is fourth on the team in scoring at 9.2 ppg., second in rebounding at 5.8 rpg. and first in blocks at 1.5 bpg.
• Xavier graduate student Andre Walker leads the team in rebounding at 6.4 rpg. (11th in the Atlantic 10), including a career-high tying 14 rebounds at Fordham on Jan. 7. He is also averaging 5.9 points and 2.2 assists per game, including a career-high seven assists against St. Bonaventure on Jan. 14.
• Xavier made its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2011, one of only 12 schools that can say that. Xavier has made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments.
• Xavier has graduated each of the last 83 men’s basketball players that have played as seniors, a streak which dates back to 1986.
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