Even though the Xavierite may not print over break, that does not mean that our teams stop doing their thing.
Here are some of the things that you may have missed while we were away.
Men’s Basketball
The Men’s Basketball team hosted the Midwest Tournament at the Shannon Center from December 21st to the 23rd.
Going into the tournament ranked 15th nationally, the Cougars staggered to a 1-2 tourney record.
Game one was a 78-72 loss to the 6th ranked Davenport University.
They struggled from the floor shooting 30% from the field and 26% from the three-point line.
Their shooting woes continued in the second game, which resulted in a 74-62 loss to Cincinnati Christian University.
The game shooting 38% from the field and 27% from the three-point line.
In game three, which was a 84-73 win over Lourdes University, they picked it up, shooting 55% from the field and 50% from the 3 points line.
Number 33, Jack Krieger, continued to build on his exceptional year by averaging 28 points per game on 52% field goal percentage.
Krieger made the all-tournament team and earned the CCAC Men’s player of the week following the tournament.
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Basketball traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii and went one and one.
In the first game, they extended their current winning streak to 9 games with an 81-55 win over Dickinson State University.
In a showdown with the number one ranked team in the country, the Lady Cougars came up short.
Despite trailing by as many as 19 points, the Lady Cougars fought back and were able to cut the lead to two. However, the number one team in the country proved to be too much in the end with a score of 83-77.
Morgan Stuut (21 points) and freshman guard Kara Krolicki (19 points) continued their solid play.
Morgan Stuut
On December 28th Morgan Stuut became the SXU Women’s basketball all-time leading scorer and rebounding leader.
She’s the first to score 2,000 career points and set a new SXU record for rebounds in a single game (27).
Football
In Football news, St. Xavier continued to tap into one of the best high school programs in the Midwest by signing 3 more players from Joliet Catholic, bringing the roster total to 8 players.
The trio includes senior running back Nick Borgra, senior defensive back Brandon Bolek, and redshirt freshman transfer Xavier Hernandez from McKendree University (Ill.).
SXU Cheer Twitter
Cheerleading
The SXU Competitive Cheerleading squad traveled to Indianapolis and received 1st place and a National Champion title at Jamfest Super Nationals.
The Cougars competed in the co-ed collegiate cheer division on January 16th and 17th.
They have the highest routine score in SXU cheer history.
Those are some of the things that you might have missed over break.
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Kelly Kramer
Sports Editor