Xavier’s Seviuhn Turner named Red River Offensive POTW

Seviuhn Turner ( via Yamlak Tsega) Courtesy of Xavier Louisiana Athletics  Xavier University of Louisiana’s Seviuhn Turner is the Red River Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week in men’s basketball for Dec. 9-15.        The RRAC announced Monday the award, Turner’s first. This is his first XULA season.        Turner — a 6-foot-5 junior guard/forward from Baton Rouge, La., and a Madison Prep and Baton Rouge Community College alum — scored 30 points Thursday in XULA’s 72-54 home victoryagainst Texas A&M-Texarkana. Turner became the third XULA player in the 13-year history of the Convocation…

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XULA Volleyball announces 2024 schedule

title image via XULA Volleyball NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana announced Monday its 2024 women’s volleyball schedule, which includes 30 regular-season matches, eight against teams that qualified for 2023 NAIA nationals, and the return of XULA’s Big Easy Blastoff.       XULA will begin its 17th season with four matches Aug. 23-24 in the Onset Invitational at Fort Wayne, Ind. The Gold Nuggets will open at 11 a.m. EDT Aug. 23 against the host school, Saint Francis, then play IU Kokomo at 3:30 p.m.        Saint Francis and IU Kokomo are among…

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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…

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