Aaliyah Beier Aaliyah Beier 5'6" | SG Cedar Rapids-Xavier | 2023 State IA has been an un-sung hero for this team this season and just at the right times. Beier has put together a great senior season with the Saints and is peaking at the right moments in her career. She is playing defense with passion and tenacity, knocking down the open shots she is getting when the ball is rotated, and most importantly she is not settling for just jump shots offensively. She has been fantastic getting to the spot she wants to on the floor and making a real difference for this ball club this entire season. Like I mentioned above, players like Beier have really stepped up in big moments all season long and I hope that doesn’t change this next week. This group is going to give it all they have and leave it all on the floor, especially those seniors like Aaliyah one last time.   Let’s see what they got.

Aaliyah Beier Aaliyah Beier 5'6" | SG Cedar Rapids-Xavier | 2023 State IA and Xavier High School return this season as state champions after making a big playoff run a year ago. The Saints will lose some key seniors for their 22′-23′ season but will keep their core of young stars together in Libby Fandel Libby Fandel 5'11" | CG Cedar Rapids Xavier | 2025 State IA and Kyla Mason, with some returning stars in Beier and others. Beier is coming off of a great summer AAU season where she really developed her game to become more than just a shooter but an overall scorer and lock down defender. She showed patients in games, made great decisions, didn’t force her shots, and stayed in front of her opponent, forcing them into a difficult attempt. As this high school season gets under way we will see her step into a big role for the Saints as they attempt to repeat. If she can knock down some open shots, play solid defense, and not settle for only three point looks, she will continue to make it look easy on the court.