Box Score NEW ORLEANS —
Chinedu Echebelem's third double-double of the season, 10 kills and 13 digs, led Xavier University of Louisiana to a 25-21, 25-19, 27-25 women's volleyball victory against Loyola on Friday at XU's Convocation Center.
The Gold Nuggets (7-2), winner of seven straight, will play another city rival, Dillard, at noon Saturday at the Convocation Center.
Echebelem also matched her career high of four blocks. She had a kill and teamed with
Jodi Hill for a pair of blocks in Xavier's 12-3 run to end the match. The Gold Nuggets trailed 22-15 in the third set and fought off four set points.
Hill ended the match with an ace. Hill,
CeCe Williams and
Claudia Haywood had eight kills apiece, and Hill had a career-high six blocks.
Jada Broussard had seven kills.
XU's
Darian Harris had 17 digs and reached double figures for the eighth consecutive time.
Eva Allen had 16 kills and Lauren Brand eight for the Wolf Pack (6-10), and Becca Burnett had 10 digs.
Xavier, beating Loyola for the fourth consecutive time, rallied from 4-0 and 16-13 first-set deficits.
Xavier outhit Loyola .252 to .216 for the match and had advantages of 45-41 in kills, 55-42 in digs and 10-3 in blocks. The Gold Nuggets' blocks were a season high.
