Xavier Girls Soccer

No.2 Saints blank J-Hawks in soccer

Addy Hoffman scored the only goal in the game Tuesday as the second-ranked Xavier Saints shut-out Jefferson, 1-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls soccer match on Jefferson's home field.

Josie Fuhrman collected an assist on Hoffman's goal.

The Saints dominated the match and had 14 shots on goal, although only one found the net. Jefferson was not credited with any shots on goal.

North Scott edges Xavier, 1-0

North Scott scored off a corner kick with just over 11 minutes remaining in the game to come away with  1-0 win over Xavier on Friday night Xavier.

The visiting Lancers outshot the hosts 23-7. Xavier goaltender Melody Snow made three saves for the 0-3 Saints.

Linn-Mar girls boot Saints, 2-0

In a cat-and-mouse match for much of 80 minutes, the Lions of Linn-Mar scored once in each half to eke out a 2-0 win over Xavier Thursday afternoon in girls soccer on the Saints’ home field.

It was the third straight victory of the young season for Linn-Mar, ranked second in Class 3A and still potent after losing only once last year, 1-0, to Kennedy in the regional final.

Xavier fell to 0-2 under first-year Coach Beth Samek after coming into the year ranked third in Class 2A.

With five returning all-staters (including three on the first team), the Lions again appear loaded for bear. Of the 19 girls on the roster, 14 of them played last year.

“We’re blessed to have a lot of really good players back,” said Linn-Mar Coach Steve Dickinson.

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Xavier girls blanked by Hempstead

DUBUQUE - The Xavier girls soccer team was shut out by Dubuque Hempstead,  4-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match in Dubuque Tuesday.

Xavier is ranked No. 3 in Class 2A. Hempstead is ranked No. 7 in Class 3A.

Beth Samek made her debut as Xavier's new head coach.