DUBUQUE - Kayla Armstrong scored two goals Monday as the top-ranked Xavier Saints opened their season with a 2-0 victory over Dubuque Hempstead in a Mississippi Valley Conference match in Dubuque.

Sara Chicchelly made three saves for the shutout. Marisa Berutti had an assist.

Armstrong scored her first goal with 32:20 remaining in the first half. She clinched the victory with another goal with 4:51 left in the game.