Courtesy of GoXavier.com CINCINNATI – Down four after six complete innings, Xavier baseball battled all the way back for a second straight game and got another game-winner from Joe Gellenbeck (Lebanon, Ohio/St. Xavier) – this time a towering, two-run homer to right field – to claim a fourth straight weekend series with a 6-4 win over visiting Creighton on Sunday at Hayden … [Read more...] about Xavier walks off for second straight day, now tied for first in Big East
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Googins sets all-time wins mark as Xavier takes Big East opener at Georgetown, 8-5
Courtesy of GoXavier.com BETHESDA, Md. – Xavier baseball head coach Scott Googins claimed the school's all-time wins record on Friday, guiding the Musketeers to an 8-5, come-from-behind win over Georgetown at Shirley Povich Field. Xavier improves to 13-22 (1-0 BIG EAST) overall with the win, while the Hoyas dropped to 15-20 (1-3 BIG EAST). Googins, in his 11th season, … [Read more...] about Googins sets all-time wins mark as Xavier takes Big East opener at Georgetown, 8-5
Xavier sweeps weekly Big East awards
Courtesy of GoXavier.com CINCINNATI --- Xavier University swept the BIG EAST Conference major men’s basketball weekly honors with sophomore Trevon Bluiett being named BIG EAST Player of the Week and Edmond Sumner being named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. The duo helped the Musketeers to wins over Providence and at Georgetown last week. Bluiett averaged 18.0 points and … [Read more...] about Xavier sweeps weekly Big East awards
Xavier’s Edmond Sumner and Trevon Bluiett honored by Big East
Courtesy of GoXavier.com CINCINNATI --- Xavier University freshman guard Edmond Sumner has been named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for a fourth time this season after averaging 15.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals in Xavier’s wins over St. John’s on Feb. 3 and Marquette on Feb. 6, including 20 points (one shy of his career high) to go with five assists in the Marquette … [Read more...] about Xavier’s Edmond Sumner and Trevon Bluiett honored by Big East
Versatile Jones shoulders load for Butler
By PAUL GOTHAM Butler's Roosevelt Jones is nothing if not versatile. The senior guard/ forward ranks top ten in five Big East categories: he's third in assists at 4.6, fourth in steals (1.6), eighth in assist to turnover ratio (1.9), rebounding (ninth-6.9) and tenth in scoring (14.5). Jones is also 13th in the conference with a field goal percentage of 50.7. And that's … [Read more...] about Versatile Jones shoulders load for Butler