The Gold Nuggets (18-14), seeded second, will play top-seeded SUNO (20-4) for the championship at 3 p.m. Sunday at Xavier. SUNO defeated Talladega 76-65 in the other semifinal.
Mayfield also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.
Vinnie Briggs scored 11 points for the Gold Nuggets, and Trana Hopkins scored 10.
Britany Rowell scored 18 points, Amber Antoine 17 and Kyeshia Dawkins 12 for Edward Waters (19-13).
Xavier outscored the Lady Tigers 17-4 in the first seven minutes and led 41-36 at halftime. The Gold Nuggets led for the final 38:12, and Edward Waters never came closer than six points in the second half.
Xavier shot 45.5 percent from the floor — its second-best accuracy this season — and limited Edward Waters to 35.3 percent, including 1-of-13 on 3-pointers. The Gold Nuggets outrebounded the Lady Tigers 42-29.
Xavier is 12-0 all-time against Edward Waters. Eight of those victories occurred since the Jacksonville, Fla., school joined the GCAC in 2010.
Xavier is in the GCAC final for the seventh time in nine years. During that period the Gold Nuggets won the tournament in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014. SUNO won its only GCAC Tournament championship in 2013 and is in the final for the fourth time.
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Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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