WATERLOO – McKenna Andersen poured in six 3-pointers and scored 26 points as the Xavier girls basketball team topped Waterloo West, 63-54, Friday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at West.

The Wahawks trailed just 55-53 with three minutes left, but the Saints held on down the stretch. Xavier shot 19-of-23 from the free-throw line on the night. Andersen was 6-of-6 from the line in the second half alone.

Lexi Noonan scored 13 points for Xavier (6-5) and Amelia Ivester added 11.

Aliyah Robinson scored 18 points to lead Waterloo West (4-7).

XAVIER (63): Noonan 4 5-8 13, Joens 2 0-0 4, Ivester 5 1-1 11, Dickes 1 2-3 4, Andersen 6 8-8 26, Stanek 0 0-0 0, Brown 1 3-3 5, Steffen 0 0-0 0, Hoffman 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 19-23 63.

WATERLOO WEST (54): Robinson 5 5-6 18, Young 2 0-0 6, Cook 1 0-0 3, Campbell 3 7-8 13, Wehr 0 0-0 0, Ceasar 4 3-4 11, Phillips 1 1-5 3, Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 16-23 54

Halftime – Xavier 37, Waterloo West 29. 3-point goals – Xavier 6 (Andersen 6), Waterloo West 6 (Robinson, Young 2, Cook).