DUBUQUE -- The Xavier Saints got stingy Tuesday night.

Xavier held Dubuque Hempstead to 24 points and collected a 48-24 victory in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Dubuque.

The Saints snapped a four-game losing streak. All the losses were to ranked teams.

Alex Saxen led the Saints (13-7, 9-6) with 10 points. Krissi Tow and Alex Bartz scored eight points apiece.

Megan Kluesner topped Hempstead (6-13, 4-11) with 10 points.

XAVIER (48): Dale 1 0-0 2, Dickes 2 1-2 6, Saxen 5 0-0 10, Wiltgen 0 2-2
2, Murtha 2 0-0 4, Andersen 1 0-0 2, Sampson 1 0-0 2, Walvoord 0 0-0 0,
Boomgarden 2 0-0 4, Tow 3 2-2 8, Bartz 4 0-0 8. Totals 21 5-6 48.

HEMPSTEAD (24): Tauke 0 0-0 0, Kluesner 4 0-0 10, Van Cleave 3 1-2 7, Doty
0 0-0 0, Gartner 1 0-0 2, Cox 1 0-0 2, Donovan 0 0-1 0, Graves 0 3-6 3.
Totals 9 4-9 24.

Halftime -- Xavier 18, Hempstead 13. 3-point goals -- Xavier 1 (Dickes 1),
Hempstead 2 (Kluesner 2).