Cedar Rapids Xavier used a balanced scoring attack to stop West Delaware, 53-35, in a Class 3A first round game.
The second ranked Saints, last year's runner-up in Class 3A, forced 26 turnovers while holding the tenth-ranked Hawks to just 30 percent shooting. Amanda Covington led Xavier with 15 points while Kristin Jennings added 10 and RyAnne Ridge finished with 10 points and eight rebounds and six steals.
Amy Klostermann led West Delaware with 14 points and eight rebounds.
Cedar Rapids Xavier improves to 22-2 and will face Norwalk in the Class 3A semifinal Thursday at 6:30 p.m. West Delaware falls to 20-5.