State girls basketball roundup: DeLaSalle cruises into Class 3A semis
CLASS 3A
DeLaSalle 81, Totino-Grace 49
All five DeLaSalle starters scored in double figures as the second-seeded Islanders shot a blistering 56 percent from the field in the second half.
Jordyn Johnson and Aneisha Scott each posted double-doubles for DeLaSalle (26-3). Scott tallied 14 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
The Eagles (17-12) were led by Chloe Nuss, who finished with 28 points.
DeLaSalle will meet third-seeded Alexandria in the Class 3A semis at 2 p.m. Thursday after Alexandria defeated Rock Ridge 67-50 in the quarterfinals.
Benilde-St. Margaret’s 75, Minneapolis Roosevelt 40
Michigan commit Olivia Olson scored 35 points and Zahara Bishop added 18 more as the top-seeded Red Knights (25-5) started their state tournament title defense with a bang.
Olivia Wren had 17 points and nine rebounds for Minneapolis Roosevelt (23-8), which was making its first state tournament appearance.
Benilde-St. Margaret’s will meet Stewartville in the Class 3A semis at 12 p.m. Thursday.
Stewartville 47, St. Peter 46
Fifth-seeded Stewartville survived in a thriller, stopping St. Peter’s Kylie Southworth at the buzzer to preserve a one-point victory in a back-and-forth game in which no team led by more than four points over the final seven and a half minutes.
Savannah Hedin paced the Tigers (22-8) with 15 points, while Jayci Rath added nine points and 10 rebounds.
Rhyan Holmgren scored 14 points for fourth-seeded St. Peter (27-3).
CLASS 4A
Minnetonka 74, Andover 48
Minnetonka star Aaliyah Crump tallied 31 points, six rebounds and three steals to get the second-seeded Skippers started on the right foot in the Class 4A quarters. Victoria McKinney also had 12 points, 13 rebounds and five swipes for Minnetonka (27-2).
Four players scored in double figures for Andover (24-5), including Anna Vaaler, who had 11 points and eight rebounds.
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