Xavier Girls Soccer

Armstrong's hat trick sends Saints to finals

DES MOINES - The Xavier Saints needed something spectacular from Kayla Armstrong Friday after they got off to another relatively slow start at the state soccer tournament.

The Super Saint delivered in style.

Armstrong poured in three goals as the top-ranked Saints dumped No.4 Pella, 4-0, in the semifinals of the Class 2A state tournament at the Cownie Sports Park.

Xavier (18-1) will be chasing an unprecedented eighth consecutive title when it faces No.3 Sioux City East (18-2) in the championship game Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on Field 9.

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'Secret Weapon' helps Saints at state soccer

DES MOINES - Katie Ives had to wait patiently for several months before finally getting a chance to play soccer for the Xavier Saints this season.

It was worth the wait.

Ives scored her first goal of the year Thursday to help the top-ranked Saints clip ADM/Van Meter, 4-1, in the opening round of the Class 2A state tournament in Des Moines.

Xavier (17-1) will face fourth-ranked Pella (18-1) in the semifinals Friday at 4:45 p.m. at the Cownie Sports Complex.

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Armstrong's 4 goals send Saints to state

The Xavier Saints began winning state soccer titles on a regular basis when Kayla Armstrong was in the fifth grade, dreaming about becoming a high school player herself one day.

Now a senior and one of the elite players in Iowa, Armstrong wants to finish her career with another state crown before taking her skills to Drake University this fall.

Armstrong poured in four goals Monday as the top-ranked Saints blanked Waverly-Shell Rock, 4-0, in the regional finals at Heco Field to earn a berth in the Class 2A state tournament.

Xavier (16-1) will face ADM/Van Meter (12-6) in the opening round Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines.

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Armstrong, Shepard pace No.1 Saints

Xavier girls’ soccer coach Bailey Dorrington hopes to get a more balanced offense before the team’s next game in the Class 2A regional finals, but she wasn’t too upset with Tuesday’s 6-0 win over Independence.

“Ideally, we’d like to spread that out a bit more,” Dorrington said after the regional semifinal at Xavier’s Heco Field. “But right now, it’s you lose, you’re done, I don’t care who scores.”

The top-ranked Saints will host No.9 Waverly-Shell Rock in the regional finals Monday at 5 p.m., with the winner advancing to the state tournament in Des Moines.

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