WATERLOO - The Xavier Saints zoomed to a 45-2 lead by halftime Tuesday and crushed Waterloo East, 57-14, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game in Waterloo.

Hayley Deutmeyer led the Saints (3-0, 1-0) with 22 points and five rebounds.

Lizzy Bailey finished with 11 points and four steals. Morgan Breitbach had five assists and four steals. Maddie Bertsch also collected five assists and four steals.

Xavier is ranked No.3 in Class 4A. Waterloo East, a Class 5A school, fell to 0-3.

XAVIER (57): Breitbach 1 2-2 4, Bailey 4 2-2 11, Deutmeyer 8 4-5 22, Dickes 0 2-4 2, Watson 4 1-4 9, Bertsch 1 2-3 4, Drahozal 1 0-0 2, Joens 0 3-4 3. Totals 19 16-24 57.

Halftime - Xavier 45, Waterloo East 2. 3-point goals - Xavier 3 (Deutmeyer 2, Bailey 1).