LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Xavier University of Louisiana
extended a school record, set four more and tied one Thursday during a 25-6, 25-5, 25-8
women's volleyball victory against Voorhees in the quarterfinals of the Gulf Coast
Athletic Conference Tournament.
Xavier (24-7), the two-time defending champion of this event, will play Talladega, a winner
in five sets against Philander Smith, in the semifinals
at noon Friday. The championship match will start at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The Gold Nuggets extended a record with their
18th consecutive victory — they haven't lost a match since Sept. 7 —
and set or tied XU marks for:
• Victories in a season. The previous record
was 23 in 2011.
• Fewest points allowed in a match, 19.
The previous record was 22 against Tougaloo in 2010.
• Highest individual hitting percentage in a postseason
match: .700 by
Kerris Crier. The previous mark was .692 by Erin Vincent against Edward
Waters in 2010.
• Highest team hitting percentage in a postseason
match: .485, which shattered the previous mark of .429 against Tougaloo in 2010.
• Most individual aces in a postseason
match: six by
Emily Reuther, matching Eva Bobkova's mark against Tougaloo in 2010.
Crier, the lone XU senior, produced eight kills and one
error in 10 attacks and was one of four Nuggets to hit higher than .500.
Moira Kirk hit .667 with 11 kills and one error in 15 attacks,
Jodi Hill hit .600 with nine kills
in 15 attacks, and
Taylor Reuther, Emily's older sister, hit .533 with eight kills in 15 attacks.
The Gold Nuggets scored
the final eight points of the first set, the final 18 points of the second set and produced
a 12-0 run in the third.
Xavier served 14 aces, one less than its season
high.
Jodi Chatters and
Darian Harris served two aces apiece.
Xavier has won 41 matches in a row, nine in the tournament, against GCAC opponents
since the start of the 2011 season.