Xavier Girls Basketball

Morgan sparks IC West by Xavier

Mikaela Morgan collected 17 points and 14 rebounds Friday night as Iowa City West defeated Xavier, 49-38, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game at Xavier.

Lizzy Bailey led the Class 4A No.11 Saints with nine points. Abby Watson had nine rebounds.

Xavier finished the regular season with a 10-11 overall record and 6-7 mark in the conference. Iowa City West is 11-10 overall.

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Deutmeyer paces Saints by J-Hawks

Jefferson Coach Jason Edwards thought his team's 59-45 loss at Xavier Tuesday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game was because the Saints showed more energy.

Xavier Coach Tom Lilly felt it was something all together different.

“It's called contagion,” he said. “That's a smart man's term. It means to have a collective influence on others. It's like the flu.”

Whatever it was, the game was decided when the Saints went on a 17-0 run over a five-minute span in the second quarter.

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Sommer sisters vault Lions past Saints

Linn-Mar built a 12-point lead in the first quarter and rolled past Xavier, 55-35, Friday in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game at Xavier.

Kristie Sommer scored 13 points and Katie Sommer added 12 for Linn-Mar (12-8, 7-4).

Maddie Bertsch scored 10 points to pace Xavier (9-10, 6-6).

Linn-Mar held a 17-5 lead after one quarter. The Lions' lead was nine after three quarters, but they outscored Xavier 12-1 in the fourth period to pull away for the win.

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Deutmeyer paces Saints by Tigers

CEDAR FALLS - Hayley Deutmeyer scored 15 points Friday night as the Xavier Saints topped Cedar Falls, 48-35, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Cedar Falls.

Xavier held a commanding 37-16 lead at halftime and won the game despite scoring only 11 points in the second half. Meghan Joens contributed eight points for the Saints (9-9) and Morgan Breitbach scored seven.

Jamie Becker led Cedar Falls (9-8) with eight points.

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