Xavier Girls Basketball

Saints move into poll

A six-game winning streak to start the season has vaulted Xavier into the No. 10 spot in the Dec. 9 IGHSAU Class 4A rankings.

Xavier was unranked in the previous two polls.  The Saints (6-0) moved into the poll two days after beating Waterloo East, 64-8.  They are allowing only 26.7 points per game.

Xavier is the third Cedar Rapids-Marion metro area team in the top 10.  Linn-Mar (5-0) stayed in the No. 3 spot and Washington (4-0) is No. 6 again this week.

All three face tough tests this weekend.  Xavier hosts Kennedy (2-2) Friday and No. 13 West Des Moines Dowling (4-0) Saturday.

Linn-Mar and Washington are travel partners headed to Sioux City.  The Lions play Class 3A No. 11 Heelan (4-1) Friday and Class 4A No. 7 Sioux City North (4-0) Saturday.  Washington plays North Friday and Heelan Saturday.

Undefeated Saints overwhelm East, 64-8

WATERLOO — Xavier held Waterloo East to two points in the second half Tuesday night (Dec. 7) and rolled, 64-8, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ basketball game.

The Saints (6-0, 3-0) led, 31-6, at halftime. Waterloo East made one field goal in the third quarter and was held scoreless in the final stanza.

Annie Dale and Alex Saxen led a balanced attack for Xavier with nine points apiece.

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Saints stay perfect

DUBUQUE — Krissi Tow scored 15 points and Emily Walvoord added 13 Friday night (Dec. 3) as Xavier topped Dubuque Senior, 59-41, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ basketball game.

The Saints (5-0, 2-0) also got 10 points from Alex Saxen and eight points from Annie Dale.

Nakhyla Powell led Dubuque Senior with nine points.

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Xavier stays perfect in 46-41 win over Wahlert

Xavier raised its record to 4-0 with a victory over Dubuque Wahlert on Nov. 30 in the Mississippi Valley Conference opener at Xavier. Alex Saxen and Krissi Tow led the Saints with 11 points apiece.

WAHLERT (41): Till 3 2-4 8, Walker 1 4-8 6, Ihm 5 1-1 12, Lynch 0 0-1 0, Leytem 4 2-3 10, Smith 2 0-0 5. Totals 15 9-16 41.

XAVIER (46): Dale 1 3-6 5, Sampson 1 2-6 4, Saxen 5 0-0 11, Walvoord 1 2-4 4, Tow 5 1-2 11, Bartz 2 0-2 4, Dickes 1 0-0 2, Andersen 0 3-4 3, Winker 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 11-24 46.

Halftime — Xavier 18, Wahlert 18. 3-point goals — Wahlert 2 (Ihm 1, Smith 1); Xavier 1 (Saxen 1).