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A Golden Musketeer Season
 | A happy group of Musketeers celebrate back-to-back Atlantic 10 championships.
[enlarge] Photo by Bob Stevens |
What's your favorite memory of Xavier's best-ever season of 2007-08? Was it Byron Larkin's “Do it, B.J, Do it,” as B.J. Raymond launched the three-point shot that sealed a, 79-75, victory over West Virginia to send the Muskies to the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament? Or was it Derrick Brown tipping in the miss of Drew Lavender's driving layup to nip the Billikens at St. Louis? Or, C.J. Anderson's slashing and cashing in against Indiana?
Or was it Josh Duncan's scoring and rebounding heroics or Stanley Burrell's lock-down defense and clutch scoring and free throws, or Drew Lavender's leadership, driving, “tear drops” or his pass to B.J. whose three in the closing seconds beat St. Joe's in Cintas?
Or Jason Love's rebounds and baby hooks, or Dante Jackson's poker-faced three against Georgia that broke a 49-49 tie with seven minutes left that gave Xavier a 52-49 lead it would never lose in that first NCAA tournament game?
Sean Miller's maneuvers ? Or Stanley's “Stay with us coach,” as he held Sean's face in his hands during the comeback against Georgia?
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XU's Final Four Hopes Dashed by UCLA
The No. 3 Xavier Musketeers' historical season came to a close against No. 1 seed UCLA in the West Region Finals of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday evening. After having defeated Georgia, Purdue, and West Virginia in the first three rounds of the Big Dance, Xavier collided with a Bruins squad that proved to be just too big and talented as UCLA knocked off X, 76-57. Derrick Brown led all Muskies with 13 points and six rebounds in the defeat. Xavier finishes its 2007-08 campaign at 30-7 overall, while UCLA (35-3) advances to the Final Four to face Memphis.
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The Muskies' Opportunity is Now Gargantuan!!!
Maybe I'm dead wrong and an insufferable Xavier homer, but I think the Muskies have a great chance of beating UCLA Saturday night in Phoenix and roaring right into the Final 4. As I mentioned prior to the X-West Virginia game and will repeat here, the historicals are not all that discouraging. In 25 No. 3 seed/No. 1 seed match-ups at the Elite 8 level since the NCAA field expanded to 64 teams back in the mid-1980's, the 3's have pulled off 12 so called upsets. That's almost 50%. And XU has already been hosed once in the Elite 8, so the tourney gods own us one!!
From Sweet to Elite - Muskies Knock Out WVU
For the second time in five seasons, the No. 3 seed Xavier Musketeers advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. XU rallied from down six points in overtime to defeat No. 7 seed West Virginia 79-75 in Semifinals of the West Regional. Senior Josh Duncan turned in a career-high 26 point performance and B.J. Raymond came to life in overtime, hitting two key back-to-back 3-pointers to finish with eight points. The Musketeers (30-6), who are just one win from their first Final Four appearance in school history, advance to the Elite 8 to face No. 1 seed UCLA on Saturday evening.
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Lady Muskies Fall Short in NCAA First Round
Junior guard Jerri Taylor scored 19 points and drained five 3-pointers but a furious Xavier rally fell short as the No. 9 seed Xavier University women's basketball team fell, 61-58, to No. 8 Nebraska in first round action of the 2008 Division I Women's Basketball championship. With the loss, Xavier concludes its season with a 24-9 mark while Nebraska improves to 21-11.
Lady Muskies to Face Nebraska in the Big Dance
The Xavier women's basketball team will be making its second-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament as the Musketeers earned a No. 9 seed in the Spokane Regional. The Musketeers, who will play No. 8 Nebraska (20-11, 9-7 Big 12) on Sunday, March 23, earned the Atlantic 10 Championship title after defeating Temple last Monday night and garnered the league's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. XU is currently 24-8 overall and finished 11-3 in conference play.
Xavier Women Win A-10 Tourney!
Headed to the Big Dance!
Junior guard Jerri Taylor led all scorers with 14 points and came up with a big steal with under 10-seconds remaining to lead the Xavier University women’s basketball team to a 47-42 victory over Temple and to its second consecutive Atlantic 10 Championship on Monday evening in Philadelphia. With the win, the No. 3 seeded Musketeers improve to 24-8 on the season while the top-seeded Owls slip to 22-12. With the Championship, XU earns the Atlantic 10 Conference’s automatic bid into the 2008 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship.
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