- November 10, 2004-

Men’s b-ball adds two walk-ons

Xavier University men's basketball head coach Sean Miller has added two walk-ons to the 2004-05 roster.

Kevin Waymire is a 6-7 and 220-pound sophomore forward from Cincinnati's Roger Bacon High School. Waymire played two years as a basketball forward and two years as a football tight end at Roger Bacon.

He helped the Spartans win the 2002 State Basketball Championship his junior year and the 2003 Regional Finals his senior year.

Brandon Rice, a 6-0 and 170-pound freshman guard from Bedford (OH) St. Peter Chanel High School, also earned a spot on the men’s basketball team.

Rice, a three-year varsity letterwinner at Chanel, averaged 12 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals as a senior while earning All-League Honors, Second Team All-District Honors and a spot on the Sectional and District All-Tournament teams.

He helped his team reach the state’s Final Four as a junior in 2003 and the Regional Semifinals as a senior in 2004.

Men’s soccer closes season

The Musketeers had no answer for Dayton on Saturday night as the Xavier University men's soccer team lost 5-1 at the XU Soccer Complex.

With the loss, XU concludes its season with a 5-12-2 record overall and ends Atlantic 10 Conference play with a 3-6-2 mark. Dayton improves to 11-6-1 on the year and 8-3-0 in the loop.

Xavier improved in every offensive category in 2004 including goals assists and points.

Xavier totaled 31 goals for the 2004 season. They also had 20 assists and recorded 89 points. Last year, XU’s numbers were 13 goals, nine assists and 35 points.

Boothe named to A-10 first team

Xavier University’s women’s basketball player junior Tara Boothe was selected to the preseason Atlantic 10 Conference First Team.Boothe returns as XU's leading scorer and rebounder after averaging 18.1 ppg and 7.6 rpg as a sophomore.

Two other of Boothe’s teammates were also recognized. Sophmore Suntana Granderson was honored as Third Team and freshman Brittney Puccini was tabbed as a member of the All-Rookie Team.