NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana led wire-to-wire Thursday in a 77-38 Red River Athletic Conference women's basketball victory against the University of the Southwest. The Gold Nuggets (13-4 overall, 10-2 RRAC) moved into a second-place tie in the RRAC with LSU-Alexandria, a 74-73 loser at home to league-leading LSU-Shreveport. Shylia McGee scored 17 points and Taylor Dewitt 14 for XULA, and teammate Jala Williams — a 5-foot-3 freshman — had career highs of six rebounds and four assists. XULA led 13-1 through 5 1/2 minutes, 19-4 after one quarter, 36-10 at halftime and 58-24 through three quarters. The...