NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Xavier, the BIG EAST regular season and tournament champions, saw its NCAA run end on Monday afternoon as the Musketeers fell to UC Santa Barbara, 14-5, at Hawkins Field in the tournament’s Nashville Regional championship game. The Musketeers finished the year winning 18 of their final 22 games – and eight of their last 10 – en route to the league’s regular season and championship title, while advancing to the program’s third NCAA Tournament.
The No. 4 seed Musketeers (32-30) went 2-2 on the weekend, moving their all-time NCAA Tournament record to 4-6.