By Abbey Gotham CINCINNATI, OH -- Often times, fans focus on a team’s big player, choosing to pay attention to double-digit scoring and the number of rebounds one grabs. Sometimes, smaller statistics like assists, blocks or steals enter the discussion. Rarely does one hear about a player that runs hard off of every screen, makes a run for every loose ball, or moves her … [Read more...] about Xavier’s Wanninger continues growing into her role
Xavier Musketeers
Xavier has the opportunity to teach a familiar lesson
By Paul Casey Gotham Placards on lamp posts around the Xavier campus read "A Better Education For A Better World." The weekend's events provide the Jesuit university with the opportunity to fulfill that motto. Saturday's 79th meeting between the Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier Musketeers unraveled into a disappointing display of testosterone-driven "one-upsmanship." … [Read more...] about Xavier has the opportunity to teach a familiar lesson
Holloway leads Xavier past Purdue, 66-63
Courtesy of GoXavier.com. CINCINNATI -The No. 11 Xavier Musketeers battled back from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Purdue Boilermakers 66-63 in front of a sold out crowd at Cintas Center Saturday afternoon. Senior Tu Holloway was clutch down the stretch, draining three treys in the waning minutes of the half to lead all scorers with 21 points. Holloway, who only had … [Read more...] about Holloway leads Xavier past Purdue, 66-63
Signed, sealed, delivered: Xavier Musketeers 2011-12
With October comes the official start of the college basketball season as teams begin practices. Follow along as Pickin' Splinters highlights the incoming classes of the A-10 that are "signed, sealed and delivered." Leading it off with the Xavier Musketeers. The Musketeers have made six consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament taking eight wins during those appearances. … [Read more...] about Signed, sealed, delivered: Xavier Musketeers 2011-12
CBB Splinters | 1/25/11
By Paul Casey Gotham Gone to the guards A quick look at some statistics reveals that a few teams are doing their scoring from the outside - in. The highest scoring big man in the country is Vlad Moldoveanu from American who is averaging 20.8 a game. That ranks 13th in the country. Gary Flowers (So. Miss.) is 13th with 20.6 and Purdue's JaJuan Johnson is 15th with … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | 1/25/11