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Women’s club rugby strives to improve image

The Xavier women’s club rugby team has been called many things throughout the years, but the one word that best describes the club in 2012 is resilient. After being suspended from competition for a semester, the club is back and showing the Xavier community that women’s rugby is still alive. […]

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Men’s soccer nets another win

The No. 19 ranked Xavier men’s soccer team pushed their unbeaten streak to eight after a tough 1-0 victory against the Missouri State Bears. The team is also ranked first in the Mid-Atlantic Region this week and is currently tied for the longest winning streak in program history. It was […]

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Women’s soccer looks to improve

As the Xavier women’s soccer team enters October, they reach the midpoint of their season. After 10 games, the team’s record now stands at 5-4-1. Thus far, the team has not played any conference games, but the majority of their final nine games will be against Atlantic 10 opponents. This […]

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Club Football remains undefeated due to cancelled season

A running joke amongst the student body and alumni is that Xavier’s football team has gone “undefeated” since the program was disbanded in 1973. But this season, Xavier’s club football team will also go “undefeated” by virtue of cancellation. After just one game of National Club Football Association league play, […]

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Volleyball sees A-10 success at home

The Xavier Musketeers began Atlantic 10 play this weekend with a 2-0 start at Cintas Center, kicking off a weekend at home against the visiting Saint Louis Billikens on Friday night. It was Luau Night at Cintas, and fans came in their best Hawaiian garb. Despite an early setback that […]

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Volleyball drops three matches

Despite many close sets, the women’s volleyball team lost all three matches in South Bend, Ind. this weekend at the Golden Dome Invitational. The Musketeers’ closest match of the weekend was the tournament opener against host Notre Dame (25-19, 18-25, 25-18, 28-30, 15-6). Although they made a late push to […]

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Reynolds and Davis ineligable for the 2012-2013 season

Following the recent news that freshmen Myles Davis and Jalen Reynolds are academically ineligible, the Xavier men’s basketball roster is getting thinner by the day. Since last season’s Sweet 16 run, the Musketeers have lost eight players: Tu Holloway, Kenny Frease and Andre Walker to graduation; Griffin McKenzie and Mark […]

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Sports Opinion: You get what you give

The funeral procession has already begun for most students. Since Dec. 10 of last year, students have argued over divisive issues about this basketball program, which has been put under constant scrutiny by cameras and reporters. Students have had to answer for things that they’ve had no control over, and […]

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Bertsch makes impact at Xavier

Three years ago, Xavier made a coaching change that has undoubtedly altered the course of men’s soccer history for the Musketeers. In December of 2009, Xavier hired head coach Andy Fleming to take over a faltering men’s soccer program. Two months later, Fleming hired Kris Bertsch of Syracuse University as […]

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Cross Country shows well

The men’s and women’s cross country teams saw strong performances by their top runners this past weekend at the National Catholic Championship. Both Xavier cross country teams took sixth place in their races in a meet that consisted of the top Catholic universities from across the country. Leading the men’s […]