ALEXANDRIA, La. — Xavier University of Louisiana women's basketball got a season-high 15 points from Kyla Duncan but lost 102-75 Saturday at LSU-Alexandria.
     Duncan also grabbed nine rebounds and blocked a shot for the Gold Nuggets (9-6).
     The Generals (7-4) had only six available players but produced five double-figure scorers. Kelsey Thaxton scored a career-high 29 points and made 6-of-9 3-pointers, and Brittany Hall had 27 points, 10 assists and four steals.
     XULA's other double-figure scorer was Shaelynn Moore with 11 points. Abryhia Irons had nine points, six rebounds and two steals.
     Two other Generals produced double-doubles: Jamaya Galloway had 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Kendriana Washington had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
     LSUA outshot XULA 56.5 to 34.2 percent from the floor. The Generals took the lead for good in the third minute, led 51-38 at halftime and held their largest lead, 95-63, after JaChristany Demouchet's 3-pointer with 4:52 remaining.
     LSUA became the first countable XULA opponent to score 100 points since Lambuth in a Nov. 14, 1997, road game.
     The Gold Nuggets will open defense of their Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season championship in a 2 p.m. game next Saturday at Philander Smith in Little Rock, Ark. Philander Smith won its GCAC opener Saturday, 69-62 at home against Edward Waters.