Xavier Girls Basketball

Andersen helps Saints top Wahlert

McKenna Andersen scored 13 points and Lexi Noonan added 10 to lead the 14th-ranked Xavier girls basketball team to a 45-32 win over Dubuque Wahlert on Friday at Xavier.

Tied 17-17 at halftime, the Saints pulled away in the second half, building a 29-24 lead at the end of the third quarter.

Xavier squared its record at 2-2.

DUBUQUE WAHLERT (32): Rolling 2 2-2 7, Osterberger 1 0-0 2, Varley 0 0-0 0, Fricano 1 2-2 4, Tranel 2 0-4 4, Boge 0 0-0 0, Flynn 5 5-5 15, Noonan 0 0-2 2. Totals 11 9-15 32.

XAVIER (45): Bastian 0 0-0 0, Andersen 4 3-4 13, Noonan 4 2-3 10, Joens 2 1-1 5, Ivester 1 0-0 2, Dickes 0 3-7 3, Stanek 2 0-0 6, Brown 1 0-0 2, Steffen 0 0-0 0, Kadlec 0 0-0 0, Stovie 0 0-0 0, Callaghan 2 0-1 4. Totals 16 9-16 45.

Halftime – Xavier 17, Dubuque Wahlert 17. 3-point goals – Dubuque Wahlert

1 (Rolling), Xavier 4 (Andersen 2, Stanek 2).

Xavier girls fall to Cedar Falls

CEDAR FALLS - The Xavier girls basketball team lost to Cedar Falls, 45-30, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday Night in Cedar Falls.

Kiana Stanek hit three 3-pointers and led the Saints with 11 points.

XAVIER (30): Bastian 0 0-0 0, Andersen 2 3-5 7, Noonan 1 4-4 6, Joens 2 0-0 4, Ivester 0 0-0 0, Dickes 0 2-2 2, Stanek 4 0-0 11, Brown 0 0-0 0, Steffen 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 9-13 30.

CEDAR FALLS (45): R.Johnson 0 0-0 0, Gerdes 5 5-5 19, Johnson 3 0-0 8, Becker 0 0-0 0, Conrad 3 0-0 6, Bermel 0 0-0 0, Barney 2 1-2 6, Paup 0 0-0 0, Wolf 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 6-7 45.

Halftime - Cedar Falls 25, Xavier 17. 3-point goals - Xavier 3 (Stanek 3), Cedar Falls 7 (Gerdes 4, Johnson 2, Barney 1).

Xavier girls fall to No.2 Johnston

JOHNSTON - Elle Brown popped in 20 points Saturday afternoon as Johnston defeated the Xavier Saints, 64-37, in a battle of ranked girls basketball teams in Johnston.

Johnston is ranked No. 2 in Class 5A and Xavier is ranked No. 11 in Class 4A.

Meghan Joens led the Saints (1-1) with six points.

XAVIER (37): Bastian 1 0-0 2, Stanek 0 0-0 0, Helms 1 0-0 2, Andersen 1 2-6 4, Cooling 0 0-0 0, Noonan 2 1-3 5, Dickes 1 2-2 4, Brown 1 0-0 2, Kadlec 2 1-1 5, Callahan 0 0-0 0, Steffen 1 1-2 3, Stovie 0 0-0 0, Ivester 2 0-0 4, Joens 3 0-0 6. Totals 15 7-15 37.

JOHNSTON (64): Ness 0 0-0 0, Sieren 2 0-0 5, Wilmes 1 0-0 2, Brown 7 4-4 20, Beswick 0 1-2 1, Towers 0 0-0 0, Stubbs 0 0-0 0, Corell 0 0-0 0, Hurn 0 0-0 0 Johnson 2 0-0 4, Hinders 7 0-0 15, Knuth 7 3-3 17. Totals 26 8-9 64.

Halftime - Johnston 31, Xavier 14. 3-point goals - Xavier none, Johnston 4 (Brown 2, Sieren 1, Hinders 1).

Andersen helps Saints top Decorah

DECORAH - McKenna Andersen scored 11 points Tuesday night as the Xavier Saints topped Decorah, 41-21, in a low-scoring girls basketball game to begin the season in Decorah.

Lexi Noonan had eight points for the Saints, who are ranked No. 11 in Class 4A.

Decorah made only nine field goals in the game.

XAVIER (41): Bastian 0 1-2 1, Andersen 4 2-4 11, Noonan 4 0-0 8, Joens 3 0-0 6, Ivester 1 0-0 2, Dickes 2 1-2 5, Stanek 0 0-0 0, Brown 1 2-2 4, Steffen 0 0-0 0, Callahan 1 0-0 2, Kadlec 1 0-0 2, Stovie 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 6-10 41.

DECORAH (21): McEnaney 0 0-0 2, Schuning 4 0-4 10, Iverson 0 0-0 0, Hudson 0 0-2 0 Zidlicky 1 1-2 3, Hartman 1 0-0 2, Zidlicky 3 0-0 6. Totals 9 1-8 21.

Halftime - Xavier 20, Decorah 7. 3-point goals - Xavier 1 (Andersen 1), Decorah 2 (Schuning 2).