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• Xavier has eight guards on the roster, paced by senior Raeshaun Gaffney. The Fairfield, Ohio, native was named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team on Oct. 11.

Raeshaun Gaffney led the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) and rebounding (4.8 rpg) last season. She also finished the year ranked eighth in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.758).

• Xavier also returns redshirt-sophomore Kindell Fincher who missed nearly all of last season with a broken hand. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native scored in double figures seven times during her freshman campaign and is expected to be a key contributor on offense this season.

• The Musketeers return three other veteran guards in Marquia Turner, Jada Byrd, Erica Dawson and Martha Thompson. Turner is the team's returning leader in assists (53). She also hit 80.6 percent (29-for-36) of her free throws last season.

• The two newcomers to the position group are Ashley Gomez and Na'Teshia Owens. Gomez was a two-time all-state selection at Westmoore HS (Oklahoma City, Okla.) where she earned 6A Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors in 2016. Owens, a two-sport athlete, helped her team win a state title in 2012-13 while compiling a 107-22 overall record during her playing career. She also won the state title in the long jump last spring.