Gold Nuggets beat Talladega 66-48, extend GCAC streak Ed Cassiere January 21, 2012 NEW ORLEANS -- SiMon Franklin scored 12 points Saturday to lead NAIA No. 16 Xavier University to a 66-48 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball victory against Talladega. The Gold Nuggets (16-5 overall, 6-0 GCAC) took sole possession of the conference lead by a half-game over Dillard, which was idle. Xavier has a nine-game win streak and has won 35 in a row against GCAC opponents, 30 in the regular season. Franklin, who scored six points in each half, was Xavier's only double-figure scorer. Dalila Robinson made 3-of-5 3-pointers and scored nine points. Danielle Kennebrew grabbed a season-best nine rebounds, and Jazmoné Kelly had six of the Nuggets' season-high 22 steals. Shakila Cole scored 15 points, Ebony Richardson 12 and Bianca Thomas scored 11 points for Talladega (11-5, 3-1). Xavier led 32-24 at halftime and held a double-digit advantage for the final 17˝ minutes. The Nuggets outshot the Lady Tornadoes 37.1 to 27.1 percent from the floor and outrebounded them 55-44. All six of Xavier's conference opponents have scored less than 50 points and shot less than 30 percent from the floor. Xavier's bench accounted for 31 points and 32 rebounds.