The Alexandria girls’ basketball team held Stewartville to 33% shooting as the lady Cards captured third place at the Class AAA Girls State Tournament with a 69-55 victory on Saturday at the Gangelhoff Center on the campus of Concordia University in St. Paul.  The Cardinals led 34-33 at the half and controlled the second half, out-scoring Stewartville 35-22 over the final 18 minutes.

The Alexandria girls’ basketball team won from start to finish in the quarterfinal round of the Class 3A State Tournament on Wednesday at Maturi Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota.  The Cardinals led 27-24 at halftime and out-scored Rock Ridge 40-26 over the final 18 minutes to post a 67-50 victory.  Alexandria scored 21 points of 19 turnovers and shot 45.6% (26-57) from the field while holding their opponent to just 34.5% (19-55) shooting.