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XU baseball takes Richmond series

Over Easter weekend, the Xavier men’s baseball team was able to win two out of the three games they played versus Richmond. The team traveled to Richmond, VA to face the Spiders and improved their record to 13-18 and 5-2 in the Atlantic 10. Redshirt sophomore Vinny Nittoli led all […]

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XU tennis nets A10 appearances

The Xavier men’s and women’s tennis teams closed out their respective seasons in strong fashion these past few weeks. The men’s team finished Atlantic 10 play with a perfect 5-0 conference record on top of an eight match winning streak. The women’s team brought their season to a close as […]

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Baseball field sees repairs, turf

The XU baseball team is looking forward to new improvements on its home field that will benefit both Xavier’s baseball and the soccer stadiums. This past year, a shed was added on the left field line. In addition, the soccer field will be receiving new turf. The old turf from […]

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Baseball splits weekend

The Xavier men’s baseball team now has a record of 8-15 after winning two of the five games they played this past week. They split the two games they played against Miami (Ohio) and then went on to win one of the three games they played against Western Illinois. Freshman […]

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Tennis excels in weekend play

After two matches each last weekend, the Xavier men’s and women’s tennis teams had a much easier schedule this past week. The men’s team defeated Northern Kentucky University on Wednesday by a score of 6-1 to improve its record to 8-8 on the season. The women’s team played a non-conference […]

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Saying farewell to the 2011-12 men’s basketball season

Best attitude: Dez Wells This season has been a bit (okay, a lot) of a roller coaster ride, and you have to give a lot of credit to these guys for keeping a good attitude throughout all of that. Dez has had a great attitude all season, but more importantly, […]

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Save the last dance

Every Division I college basketball team starts out the season with one goal in mind: the NCAA tournament. For some schools, this goal is achieved nearly every year, and most years, Xavier falls in to that category, making 11 of the last 12 NCAA tournaments. But for a while this […]

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Xavier tennis excels in conference

The Xavier men’s and women’s tennis teams have begun Atlantic 10 play in a strong fashion. The men’s team started its conference play this past weekend and picked up back-to-back wins. By defeating Saint Joseph’s University (7-0) and Temple University (5-2), the men have pushed their season record to 7-8 […]

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It’s Madness! Rounds of 64 and 32

The beauty of the NCAA Tournament is that it gives the “little guys” a chance to topple the bluebloods of college basketball. The idea of David besting Goliath has never been truer than in this tournament. While the tournament has been lacking in buzzer beaters and nail biters (compared to […]

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XU baseball excels in home opener

This past weekend the Xavier University men’s baseball team played their home opener here at Hayden field against the Toledo Rockets. They played three games over the weekend, and Xavier won two of them. Friday’s game was a pitching duel, which Xavier won 1-0. The Musketeers also won Saturday’s outing […]