Box Score NEW ORLEANS —
Moira Kirk hit .625 and had 11
kills, and
Franziska Pirkl served a season-high three aces Wednesday to lead
Xavier University of Louisiana in a 25-6, 25-16, 25-13 Gulf Coast Athletic
Conference women's volleyball victory against Tougaloo.
The Gold Nuggets (19-7, 8-0) extended their school-record
win streak to 13 and reduced their magic number to three for clinching a third
consecutive GCAC regular-season championship.
Xavier won in 51 minutes — the sixth time during
the streak that the Nuggets finished in less than an hour. They became the
first XU team to win seven in a row at home in one season. Their overall home win streak is 11.
Kirk had seven kills in nine attacks, and Pirkl served
two aces in the first set. Kirk did not play in the third set.
Claudia Haywood had seven kills and two blocks for
Xavier.
Jodi Hill had six kills and a block. Pirkl had four kills in as many
attacks, 26 assists and a block.
CeCe Williams had eight digs to lead the
Nuggets for the second consecutive match, and
Alexandria Rencher had two aces and 10 assists.
Briana Murphy had six kills and a block for Tougaloo (2-15, 2-7), which has dropped six straight.
Xavier led 9-1 in the first set, 6-0 in the second and 8-1 in the third.
Xavier outhit Tougaloo .361 to minus-.020 and had advantages of 42-9 in kills and 8-0 in aces.
The teams will meet again at 1 p.m. Saturday at Tougaloo. Xavier's next home match
will start at 7 p.m. Monday against Philander Smith.