Xavier Girls Basketball

Noonan paces No. 7 Saints by Rams

Lexi Noonan scored 18 points Tuesday night as the Class 4A  seventh-ranked Xavier Saints cruised to a 65-21 victory over Dubuque  Senior in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Xavier.

Kylie Brown contributed 10 points for the Saints (9-6).

Dubuque Senior fell to 1-15 for the campaign.

DUBUQUE SENIOR (21): Zillig 1 1-4 3, Edminster 0 0-0 0, Schueller 0  0-0 0, Doepke 0 0-0 0, Weber 0 0-0 0, Burns 0 1-2 1, S.Biehl 3 0-0 6,  Udelhofen 2 1-3 5, Marting 0 0-0 0, K.Biehl 2 0-0 4, Ruden 0 0-0 0,  Hannah 0 0-0 0, Mott 0 2-2 2. Totals 8 5-11 21.

XAVIER (65): Arnold 2 0-0 4, Stanek 0 0-0 0, Hoffman 0 0-2 0, Daniels  3 0-0 7, Diebold 0 0-0 0, Marshall 0 0-0 0, Cooling 2 2-4 6, Brown 5  0-0 10, Noonan 8 2-2 18, Steffen 3 0-0 6, Callahan 2 0-0 4, Stovie 1  0-0 2, Ivester 2 0-0 4, Jasper 2 0-0 4. Totals 30 4-8 65.

Halftime - Xavier 37, Dubuque Senior 10. 3-point goals - Dubuque  Senior none, Xavier 1 (Daniels 1).

Daniels sparks Saints by Hempstead

DUBUQUE - Freshman Caitlynn Daniels popped in a career-high 15 points  Friday night to help the Xavier Saints defeat Dubuque Hempstead, 57-44, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Dubuque.

Daniels connected on three 3-pointers and led four Saints into double  figures. Lexi Noonan contributed 13 points, Kylie Brown scored 10 and  Amelia Ivester had 10.

The Saints, who are ranked No. 7 in Class 4A, raised their overall  record to 8-6. Hempstead fell to 8-5.

Morgan Kluesner canned six 3-pointers for Hempstead and took  game-scoring honors with 18 points.

XAVIER (57): Stanek 1 0-0 3, Daniels 6 0-0 15, Brown 3 4-4 10, Noonan  6 1-2 13, Steffen 1 4-6 6, Ivester 5 0-0 10, Jasper 0 0-0 0. Totals 22  9-12 57.

HEMPSTEAD (44): Paulsen 0 0-0 0, Tressel 0 0-0 0, Bitter 0 0-0 0,  Kluesner 6 0-0 18, K.Springer 1 2-2 5, Bryte 0 0-0 0, Fleckenstein 3  0-0 6, Krug 3 0-2 6, R.Bleymeyer 0 1-2 1, M.Bleymeyer 1 0-0 2, Groneau  3 0-0 6. Totals 17 3-6 44.

Halftime - Xavier 27, Hempstead 24. 3-point goals - Xavier 4 (Daniels  3, Stanek 1), Hempstead 7 (Kluesner 6, K.Springer 1).

Xavier girls fall to Little Hawks

IOWA CITY - The Xavier Saints gave powerful Iowa City High a tough  game for much of the night Friday before falling, 59-40, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball contest in Iowa City.

The Saints (7-6) trailed 25-20 at halftime and pulled within three  points at 25-22 and 27-24 in the third quarter, but the Little Hawks  pulled way from there.

Xavier, which is ranked No. 7 in Class 4A, fell to 7-6 overall with  its third straight loss. The undefeated Little Hawks are ranked No. 2  in Class 5A with a perfect 13-0 mark.

Lexi Noonan tossed in 22 points for Xavier. Ashley Joens scored 23 for  City High.

XAVIER (40): Stanek 1 0-0 3, Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Daniels 0 0-0 0, Cooling  0 0-0 0, Brown 2 0-0 4, Noonan 9 4-5 22, Steffen 0 2-2 2, Callahan 0  0-0 0, Stovie 0 1-2 1, Ivester 3 0-0 6, Jasper 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 7-11  40.

IOWA CITY HIGH (59): Hora 2 0-0 5, Nkumu 2 0-0 4, Sa.Schroder 0 0-0 0,  Sy.Schroder 3 2-3 8, As.Joens 10 0-0 23, Fontana 0 0-0 0, Au.Joens 1  2-2 5, Rocca 1 1-2 3, Lacey 0 0-0 0, Earl 4 2-2 11, Greving 0 0-0 0.  Totals 23 7-9 59.

Halftime - Iowa City High 25, Xavier 20. 3-point goals - Xavier 1  (Stanek 1), Iowa City High 6 (As.Joens 3, Hora 1, Au.Joens 1, Earl 1).

No. 7 Valley girls pound No. 7 Saints

WEST DES MOINES - The difference between the seventh-ranked girls basketball team in Class 5A and the seventh-ranked team in Class 4A was 30 points Saturday afternoon.

West Des Moines Valley rolled by the Xavier Saints, 75-45, in West Des Moines. Jackie Feldt led the winners with 21 points.

Lexi Noonan was the lone Xavier player to hit double figures, scoring 11. She also had six rebounds and five steals.

Zoe Young added 11 points for the host Tigers.

Valley raised its record to 10-2. Xavier fell to 7-5.

XAVIER (45): Arnold 0 0-0 0, Stanek 1 0-0 3, Daniels 0 2-2 2, Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Helms 0 0-0 0, Cooling 0 0-0 0, Noonan 5 1-2 11, Brown 1 2-2 4, Callahan 0 3-4 3, Steffen 4 0-1 8, Stovie 2 1-2 5, Ivester 3 1-2 7, Jasper 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 10-15 45.

WDM VALLEY (75): Carr 2 0-0 4, Young 5 1-4 11, S. Fuller 2 1-2 8, Jac. Feldt 9 2-2 21, Helverson 1 0-0 2, Evans 1 0-0 2, Honnold 3 0-0 6, Jam. Feldt 3 2-4 9, Plummer 0 2-2 2, Roush 1 1-2 3, H. Fuller 2 2-2 7. Totals 30 11-18 75.

Halftime - Valley 44, Xavier 20. 3-point goals - Xavier 1 (Stanek), Valley 4 (S. Fuller, Jac. Feldt, H. Fuller, Jam. Feldt).