METAIRIE, La. — Senior-day honorees Samira Roper, Charley Prouse, Jayda Wyatt, Crislyn Gregory, Amelia Thompson, Faye Butterworth and Lanettia Aikens combined for four goals and four assists Saturday to help Xavier University of Louisiana roll to an 8-0 Red River Athletic Conference women's soccer victory against Jarvis Christian.
        The Gold Nuggets (6-2-2 overall, 5-0-1 Red River) have not allowed a goal in six conference games. The winning goalkeeper was another senior, Paula Camus.
        XULA honored nine seniors, including Amelia Suma.
        Roper scored two of the first three goals and climbed into a tie for fourth in the NAIA with 17 goals this season. Prouse and Wyatt scored one goal apiece, and Gregory, Thompson, Butterworth and Aikens had one assist apiece.
        Alina Paiz scored twice for XULA, and Shakiana Dagher and Chie Akayama scored one goal apiece. Fauziya Prothro had two assists.
        Jarvis Christian is 1-9-1 and 1-5. XULA outshot the Lady Bulldogs 37-4 and had a 16-1 advantage in shots on goal.
        Weather at kickoff (1:03 p.m. CDT): sunny, 80 degrees, humidity 54 percent, north-northeast wind at 9 mph. Venue was Freedom Field at Metairie Park Country Day School.
        The Gold Nuggets will return to Texas for 1 p.m. RRAC games Thursday at A&M-Victoria and Saturday at North American. The next home game will kick off at 1 p.m. Oct. 23 against RRAC opponent Louisiana Christian at Lafreniere Park.