DUBUQUE - Erin Drahozal and Kylie Oldridge pitched strong games Thursday as the seventh-ranked Xavier Saints swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Dubuque Hempstead in Dubuque.

Drahozal tossed a three-hit shutout with seven strikeouts as Xavier captured the first game, 8-0.

Oldridge pitched a complete game in the nightcap with three strikouts in a 5-2 victory as the Saints raised their record to 6-0.

Kailee Becker went 3-for-3 with two doubles in the first game. Morgan Breitbach hit a home run.

Breitbach socked another homer in the second game. Freshman Cassie Himmelsbach hit her first career home run for Xavier.