By Paul Gotham Setting: The Blackburn / McCafferty Trophy is on the line at the University of Dayton Arena when Chris Mack takes his Xavier Musketeers (16-6 / 8-1) north on I-75 for a tilt with Brian Gregory and his Dayton Flyers (15-6/ 4-3) . The Trophy honors former Dayton coach Tom Blackburn (1947-64) and Xavier coach and athletic director, Jim McCafferty … [Read more...] about Xavier-Dayton: Tale of the Tape
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Rhode Island-Xavier: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: Atlantic 10 contenders crash at the Cintas Center when Jim Baron's Rhode Island Rams (15-2/3-1) tangle with Chris Mack's Xavier Musketeers (12-6/ 4-1). Plot: Both schools trail Temple (4-0) for the conference lead. Saturday evening's game is the only regular season meeting between the rivals. Sub-plot: Rhode Island and Xavier rank 15th and 16th … [Read more...] about Rhode Island-Xavier: Tale Of The Tape
UD-XU: A View From The Cheap Seats
By Paul Gotham When life gives you Section 210, Row P, enjoy the view. That's what I said to myself Saturday as I followed the better half up the steps of Xavier University's Cintas Center. I took a look around while we climbed, and then, like a scene from a Three Stooges episode, I nearly toppled over my wife. "N... O... where's P?" It seemed like a simple enough … [Read more...] about UD-XU: A View From The Cheap Seats
Xavier-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: It's a battle for first place in the Atlantic 10 at 1776 N. Broad Street as Chris Mack's Xavier Musketeers (12-5/4-0) take on Fran Dunphy's No. 16 Temple Owls (15-3/3-0). Plot: Both Temple and Xavier bring four-game winning streaks into the tilt. Sub-plot: This is the Musketeers lone road game for the remainder of the month. Xavier is coming … [Read more...] about Xavier-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
Xavier-Wake Forest: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: The Joel Coliseum, on the campus of Wake Forest University, is the scene for the first annual Skip Prosser Classic as Chris Mack brings his Xavier Musketeers (8-4) south for an inter-conference battle with Dino Gaudio's Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-2). Plot: The game is the last one before each team enters conference play. The Musketeers travel to … [Read more...] about Xavier-Wake Forest: Tale Of The Tape