Photos: Liberty at Xavier girls’ basketball

Photos: 4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier beats Iowa City Liberty girls’ basketball

Saints roll past 5A No. 12 Lightning, 67-43

Savannah Blake

Jan. 3, 2023 9:23 pm, Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 11:03 am

4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier beat 5A No. 12 Iowa City Liberty 67-43 in an Iowa high school girls’ basketball game at Xavier High School on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.

Liberty Lightning guard Madeline Casey (30) drives the ball past Xavier Saints guard Lexi Turner (24) as she looks to shoot the ball in the third quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liberty Lightning guard Madeline Casey (30) shoots the ball in the third quarter of the game against Xavier at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints guard Libby Fandel (13) shoots a three-pointer in the fourth quarter of the game against Liberty at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints center Ava Turner (5) gets control of the ball after fighting for control with Liberty Lightning guard Haley Schroeder (22) and Liberty Lightning forward Ava Meyer (20) in the third quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints guard Libby Fandel (13) jumps up and shoots the ball with pressure from Liberty Lightning guard Haley Schroeder (22) in the first quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liberty Lightning guard Janessa Mosley (2) fights to keep the ball with pressure from Xavier Saints guard Emma Arnold (0) and Xavier Saints guard Libby Fandel (13) in the third quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints guard Aaliyah Beier (35) holds up three fingers after the Saints scored a three-pointer in the fourth quarter of the game against Liberty at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints guard Libby Fandel (13) runs to guard Liberty Lightning guard Jasmine Barney (4) as she drives the ball down the court in the second quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints guard Aaliyah Beier (35) fouls on Liberty Lightning guard Janessa Mosley (2) as she shoots the ball in the third quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liberty Lightning forward Ava Meyer (20) reaches up to block Xavier Saints guard Libby Fandel (13) as she shoots a two-pointer in the first quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints forward Sydney Huber (14) knocks the ball away from Liberty Lightning guard Haley Schroeder (22) as she goes for a layup in the second quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints center Kyla Mason (21) reaches out to block Liberty Lightning guard Jasmine Barney (4) as she shoots a three-pointer in the second quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liberty Lightning forward Kennedy Daugherty (11) fouls on Xavier Saints center Kyla Mason (21) as she shoots the ball in the fourth quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints guard Libby Fandel (13) drives the ball past Liberty Lightning guard Libby Allen (15) and shoots the ball in the fourth quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liberty Lightning guard Jasmine Barney (4) guards Xavier Saints guard Libby Fandel (13) as she drives the ball towards the net in the fourth quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints center Kyla Mason (21) shoots the ball as Liberty Lightning forward Ava Meyer (20) reaches up to block her shot in the first quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints guard Emma Arnold (0) puts her hands up to block Liberty Lightning guard Janessa Mosley (2) as she shoots the ball in the third quarter of the game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)