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Xavier takes on the Boilermakers

The Xavier men’s basketball team will take on the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday, continuing the toughest stretch of its non-conference schedule. Coming off of a thrilling overtime victory over No. 19 ranked Vanderbilt, the Musketeers should be ready to take on the Boilermakers. The biggest challenge for the Musketeers will […]

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Xavier wins in overtime thriller

The Xavier Musketeers remain undefeated after winning a thriller in overtime at Vanderbilt University on Monday night. The Musketeers overcame a ten point deficient to come back and beat the Commodores 82-70. Though Xavier out-rebounded Vanderbilt offensively, posting 25 to contrast Vanderbilt’s nine, the Musketeers scored only 15 second- chance […]

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Sports Opinion: 903 Devilish wins for Duke’s Coach K

Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel was known for years as a sweater vest-wearing, honest, straight shooter who led a clean, yet extremely successful football program at Ohio State—that is, until he got busted for lying to the NCAA about improper benefits that more than fifty of his players […]

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Xavier volleyball wraps up season

After falling short of their overall goal, an Atlantic 10 Conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance, the Xavier volleyball team had one last chance to end the season on a high note at Cintas Center last Saturday. Head coach Mike Johnson scheduled an extra regular season home match against Lipscomb, […]

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Soccer nets another successful season

Xavier men’s soccer season came to a heartbreaking end when West Virginia scored a goal near the end of the first overtime period on Thursday, Nov. 17, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. It was the Muskies’ second trip to the tournament and the second time they lost […]

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Mixed results for women’s basketball

The women’s basketball team defeated the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 66-61 on Saturday at Cintas Center. The game marked head coach Amy Waugh’s first career win and was also the fourth consecutive season opening victory for the Musketeers. Senior guard Tyeasha Moss scored 22 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, notching […]

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Xavier men’s basketball defeats IPFW

The Xavier men’s basketball team recorded its second regular season win last night, starting out the season strong at 2-0. The Musketeers defeated the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort-Wayne Mastodons 86-63, in contrast to their 76-66 win over IPFW last season in overtime. The Musketeers were joined on the court by […]

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Xavier men’s basketball team records first regualr season win

Xavier began the 2011-12 regular season with an onslaught of national attention. Freshman Dezmine Wells started in the first regular season game of his collegiate career and performed above and beyond expectations. Wells recorded 12 points, four boards and two assists. Two of the guard’s points came from a SportsCenter-worthy […]

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Volleyball advances to Atlanic 10 tournament

Freshman setter Aubree Smith enters her first career Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament this weekend after a record-breaking regular season. Smith was awarded the A-10 Rookie of the Week honor, yet again, on Monday. Smith captured the weekly award for the seventh time this season, an A-10 conference record. Senior middle […]

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Men’s soccer takes A-10

ST. LOUIS—For the second straight year, the Xavier men’s soccer team was the last team in the Atlantic 10 tournament. And for the second straight year, they came out A-10 champions. After three dramatic games against the top three seeds in the conference, Xavier advances to the NCAA Tournament for […]