The Xavier men’s basketball team is no stranger to a tough slate of games and this season’s schedule is no different from previous years. The Musketeers’ schedule includes some difficult challenges that will test Xavier early and often. According to ESPN’s non-conference schedule analysis, the Musketeers have the third toughest […]
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Women welcome four new faces
The Xavier women’s basketball team, coming off an 8-20 season, welcomes four new players to this year’s squad. The Musketeers hope that these newcomers will add talent to a roster that is more experienced this season. Freshmen Jenna Crittendon, Brianna Glover, Kristine Rose and Aliyah Zantt will don Xavier jerseys […]
Dante Jackson returns to lead
There’s a myth in basketball which states that players who can’t play, coach. For beloved Xavier basketball alum Dante Jackson, the newest graduate assistant coach for the Musketeers, this myth is anything but true. While he was a player at Xavier, Jackson was a fan favorite and leader of a […]
Sports Opinion: Coach Mack’s team
Chris Mack is a confusing head coach. No, I’m not making any judgments about who he is; I’ve never said more than “Good luck” to him. Heck, he might even be a likable guy. It certainly seems like it – we’ve seen him dance to “Call Me Maybe” and escort […]
Men’s soccer ends weekend with a draw and win
The No. 13/10 Xavier men’s soccer team improved to 10-0-4 with a road victory against St. Bonaventure on Sunday. The Musketeers also improved to 3-0-2 in the Atlantic 10 thanks to goals from senior Luke Spencer and junior Nick Hagglund. James Reed from St. Bonaventure scored in the 24th minute […]
Volleyball sweeps competition
The Xavier volleyball team swept their competition on the road this weekend, defeating Butler in Indianapolis (25-18, 25-20, 25-22) and winning at Saint Louis (25-20, 25-23, 25-17). The Musketeers demonstrated mental fortitude in a powerful game this weekend, closing out every close set they encountered in unfriendly environments. The Muskies […]
Sports Opinion: Cincinnati fans unite
While cities like Boston, New York and Los Angeles dominate the ESPN headlines, small market cities such as Cincinnati continue to do things their way. The sports tradition of Cincinnati is something as unique to the city as the beautiful taste of Skyline chili. Cincinnati’s sports roots go all the […]
Women’s soccer thinks pink for breast cancer awareness
As the Xavier women’s soccer team nears the end of the regular season, they are attempting to find a way into the Atlantic 10 Championship. This past week, the team played Duquesne and St. Bonaventure. They lost 2-0 to Duquesne and then fell to St. Bonaventure 2-1 in double overtime. […]
Cross country has historic weekend
The Xavier cross country team made history this weekend as junior Tom Ohlman broke the school record in the 8,000-meter run. Overall, the men’s team placed 13th out of 24 teams, and the women’s team finished 37th in their race at the NCAA pre-nationals cross country race. Ohlman crossed the […]
Soccer starter journeys from Israel to play for XU
Most Americans grow up playing in little league soccer games, but for junior defender Adar Cohen, his passion for soccer came all the way from Tel-Aviv, Israel. Living in Tel-Aviv, his life was very different from his life here in Cincinnati. For starters, his house was just five minutes from […]