DUBUQUE - Tyler Sampson belted a two-run homer and Jacey Wiebold tossed a shutout as No.14 Xavier defeated Dubuque Senior, 6-0, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader Thursday.

Dubuque Senior won the nightcap, 7-2.

Sampson hit her 12th homer of the season, placing her among the state leaders. Audrey Richards went 2-for-2 for the Saints with two RBIs in the opener.

Kelsey Kuba-Tresnak hit a two-run homer for Xavier in the second game.

The split left the Saints 24-8 overall and 16-6 in the conference. Dubuque Senior is 17-16 overall and 10-11 in the league.

Game 1

XAVIER (6)
Bedard, 3b, 3 2 2 0, Colston, rf, 3 1 0 0, Sampson, ss, 3 2 2 2, Winter, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Walton, dp, 4 0 1 0, Schwach, pr, 0 1 0 0, Schulte, 1b, 1 0 0 0, Kuba-Tresnak, cf, 1 0 0 0, Richards, cf, 2 0 2 2, Miller, c, 3 0 0 0, Galligan, lf, 3 0 2 0, Wiebold, p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 26 6 9 4.

DUBUQUE SENIOR (0)
Katie Sommer, ss, 2 0 0 0, Gerardy, 3b, 3 0 0 0, Kristie Sommer, c, 3 0 1 0, Zenner, rf, 2 0 1 0, Medinger, p, 3 0 2 0, Jacobsmeier, lf, 2 0 0 0, Blatz, 2b, 2 0 0 0, Putchio, dp, 2 0 0 0, Kremer, 1b/lf, 1 0 0 0, Reuter, cf, 2 0 1 0. Totals 22 0 5 0.

Xavier    000 120 3 - 6 9 1
Senior    000 000 0 - 0 5 1

Wiebold and Miller. Medinger and Sommer. W - Wiebold. L - Medinger. 2B - Bedard, Sampson, Walton, Medinger. HR - Sampson. SB - Richards.

Game 2

XAVIER (2)
Bedard, 3b, 4 0 1 0, Colston, rf, 2 0 0 0, Sampson, ss, 2 0 0 0, Winter, 2b, 3 0 1 0, Galligan, pr, 0 0 0 0, Walton, c, 2 0 0 0, Schwach, cr, 0 0 0 0, Schulte, 1b, 1 0 0 0, Kuba-Tresnak, cf, 2 1 1 2, Drahozal, p, 2 0 0 0, Richards, cr, 0 1 0 0, Deutmeyer, ph, 1 0 0 0, Ireland, lf, 2 0 0 0. Totals 21 2 3 2.

DUBUQUE SENIOR (7)
Katie Sommer, ss, 4 3 3 0, Gerardy, 3b, 3 1 2 0, Kristie Sommer, c, 4 0 2 0, Zenner, p, 4 0 2 0, Medinger, 1b, 4 0 0 0, Jacobsmeier, lf, 4 0 0 0, Blatz, 2b, 1 1 0 0, Goedert, rf, 2 1 0 0, Reuter, cf, 2 1 1 0. Totals 28 7 10 0.

Xavier     002 000 0 - 2 3 1
Senior     100 402 x - 7 10 1

Drahozal, Wiebold and Walton. Zenner and Sommer. W - Zenner. L - Drahozal. 2B - Bedard, Gerardy. HR - Kuba-Tresnak.