Southwood's Savannah signs with Gold Nuggets
Jessica Savannah
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December 2, 2010
Ed Cassiere
NEW ORLEANS — Jessica Savannah of Shreveport, La., and
Southwood High School has signed a women's basketball
scholarship with Xavier University of Louisiana.
Savannah, a 5-foot-10 guard/forward, is the first to sign
with the Gold Nuggets for the 2011-12 season. She is averaging
seven points, 2.7 rebounds and shooting 50 percent from the
floor through Southwood's first three games this season.
"I think Jessica Savannah is one of the best players in the
state," 12th-year Xavier Coach Bo Browder said. "She comes from
an outstanding program at Southwood. I expect great things from
her in our program."
Savannah
averaged 3.5 points, three rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as
a part-time starter in 2009-10.
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She helped the Lady Cowboys go 37-1 and
finish second in the Class 5A state playoffs, and she had 10 points, six
rebounds and two assists in a semifinal victory against Mandeville.
She
was a member of Southwood's 5A state-championship team in 2007-08 and
was a teammate of current Xavier guard Jasmine Grant. Savannah, who has
a 3.8 grade-point average, will be a pre-medical major at Xavier.
"I like Xavier a lot," Savannah said. "I like the academics, and I
like the basketball team. And when I made a campus visit, I really felt
at home."
Xavier qualified for the NAIA Division I National Championship 14
times in the last 16 seasons and reached 20 victories 17 times in the
last 18 seasons. The Gold Nuggets, 8-1 and ranked 22nd, will play their
next game at 7 p.m. EST Friday at Florida Memorial. |