1. Beware of the Bandwagon One of my biggest pet peeves is the bandwagon fan. We all have friends who will never support a team but when the team does well, that friend is now their No. 1 fan. To be a top-notch supporter of Musketeer athletics, you have to […]

Xavier vs. Dayton – men’s basketball TBA If there’s one tradition you need to make sure you know regarding Xavier basketball, it’s this: Dayton doesn’t win at Xavier, or at least they haven’t since 1981. It’s arguably been Xavier basketball’s biggest game of the season since Jimmy Carter was president […]

Nick Hagglund – Men’s Soccer Hagglund, a junior defender, has been a staple of the Xavier men’s soccer team since his freshman season. Last season, Hagglund was named to the NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic First Team and the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team. He was recently named to the 2012 Hermann Trophy […]

Staff Writer Danny O’Malley sat down with Xavier’s head baseball coach Xavier Newswire: How many years have you been coaching for Xavier University and what is your favorite part about it? Scott Googins: I’ve been coaching at Xavier for eight years and seven have been as a head coach. There […]

Cancer. It’s only a six-letter word, but for some members of the Xavier sports community, it’s an integral part of their lives. For Xavier’s Athletic Department secretary of 14 years Carol Maas, it’s a daily fight. Maas was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer on May 13, 2011. “I was […]

After cruising in the first two rounds of the tournament, the Musketeers fell to George Washington University 4-3 in the third straight time the two have met in the championship match. This year also marked Xavier’s sixth straight appearance in the championship match. The Musketeers opened the A-10 Tournament with […]

As of last weekend, the team was ranked 11th in the country by the National Club Baseball Association with a record of 18-5 overall and 13-1 in conference. This team was able to sweep Wright State for the first time in club baseball history. They also put themselves in contention […]

While most Xavier students will never get the opportunity to lob the ball to Dez Wells, every student has the opportunity to play a sport. Xavier has one of the largest club sports departments in the region with 26 clubs that fit every student at Xavier. Roughly 560 students are […]

The Xavier track team had an unforgettable meet last weekend at the Stanford Invitational. Five school records were broken during the meet that featured many highly accomplished schools and was even broadcasted online. Possibly the most impressive record to fall was the women’s 10,000-meter run. Sophomore Clare Fischer ran the […]

The Xavier men’s soccer team started out its spring season with back-to-back victories in a double-header on Thursday. The Musketeers began the season by shutting-out Thomas Moore 3-0. Xavier’s goals against Thomas Moore came from junior Luke Spencer and sophomores Gino Depaoli and Nick Hagglund. XU defeated Centre 3-1, nearly […]