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).