XULA women’s soccer falls to Georgia Gwinnett , 2-0

title image via Derrick Hingle Courtesy of XULA Athletics Georgia Gwinnett scored goals in each half Tuesday afternoon to earn a 2-0 women’s soccer victory against Xavier University of Louisiana at Lafreniere Park.        It was the Gold Nuggets’ home opener. XULA will return to Lafreniere Saturday for a noon matchup with NCAA Division II Spring Hill. Admission is free to all XULA home soccer games.        Ola Orelesi’s header in the 15th minute — Riko Yasuzawa’s right-corner kick set it up — scored the first goal. Natalie Maguire notched the second…

Read More

Xavier University of Louisiana announces 2024 Hall of Fame Class

Courtesy XULA Athletics Xavier University of Louisiana announced Thursday five inductees to its 2024 class of the XULA Athletic Hall of Fame:        •  Nour Abbes (women’s tennis)        •  Shaun Dumas (men’s basketball)        •  Eddie Flint (football, basketball and baseball)        •  Dannton Jackson (men’s basketball)        •  Demetria Lang (women’s basketball)        Inductees will be honored Nov. 7 during a 6 p.m. CST banquet on XULA’s campus. Inductees also will be recognized during XULA’s homecoming basketball doubleheader at the Convocation Center the afternoon of Nov. 9.        Inductees must contact Ed Cassiere — XULA’s associate athletics director for strategic communications — at (504) 520-5707 or ecassier@xula.edu to confirm…

Read More

CIAA News: Virginia Union captures Chris Paul HBCU Tip-Off Classic

courtesy of the CIAA: Virginia Union University’s Robert Osborne scored a team-high 18 points and captured Player of the Game honors as the Panthers downed Xavier University of Louisiana 72-59 to capture the championship of the Boost Mobile Chris Paul HBCU Tip-Off Classic on Wednesday, November 16, in Uncasville, Conn. VUU’s Keleaf Tate scored 15 points while teammate Raemaad Wright added 11 points in the win. Virginia Union’s Devon Sims rounded out the double-figure scoring with 10 points. “I’m really proud of the guys today,” said VUU Head Men’s Basketball…

Read More