Out & About: Chaska/Eagan

#3 posting 1.20.2006

Chaska 57, Eagan 50
This was a matchup between team hovering around .500 in the Lake Conference. Eagan took the early lead in this contest with Adrea Holler leading the way with their first 8 points. Chaska was right in the mix and tied it up at eight. At that point Eagan went on a 11-1 run helped in part with two 3s by Courtney Peterson. Chaska made a wholesale change with five new players. The game turned at this point and Chaska went on a 17-2 run to finish the half. Eagan did not score their last 12 possessions of the half, 8 of which were missed shots. Chaska's 2nd group got the run started, but the starters returned to contribute the last 12 points. Courtney Boylan had six of those points. Chaska led at half 26-21.
Eagan started the second half with three straight scoring possessions to go up 27-26. Chaska then ran off four possessions to quickly go up 34-27. Chaska went with the wave of five when they were up 36-30 and Eagan took advantage. Chaska's second group went 1/8 on possessions, while Eagan 7-2 run. The starters returned, but the momentum was in Eagan's favor. Morgan Johnson scored to put Eagan up 39-38. That was Eagan's last lead. After turnovers by both teams, Laura Woods hit a short baseline shot to return the lead to Chaska for good. But it was not solid. Chaska led 44-39 when Tess Lardie made two free throws to cut the lead to 44-41. A steal and layup by Holler on the ensuing throw in made it a one point game. Chaska coughed it up again on the inbounds, but Eagan did not convert and turned it over in the half court set. Woods scored off a missed three by Boylan to push the lead back to 46-43. Lardie converted on an out of bounds play to bring it to 46-45 the last time it was to be that close. Liz Grider scored on a drive to make it 48-45. Chaska scored on their last six possessions, with nine free throws.

Department of Defense: Both teams used man, and zone to varying degrees. Chaska showed a 1/3/1 at one point.
Height Matters: Chaska 5-10, Eagan 5-7.6
name, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
Chaska Player Evaluations
Starters
Courtney Boylan 16, 18, 88.9, .500 point guard, nice pull up jumper, had 10 points in the first half. Creative, feisty and has energy, plays on the edge. RF: size matters, sometimes passes with feet in the air, plays on the edge
Liz Grider 15, 17, 88.2, .471 second threat, can score on the drive. RF: shot selection
Jessie Miller 8, 6, 133.0, .667 scored all her points in the second half, worked the boards. RF: took a long two, needs to be consistent whole game.
Arie Emde 0, 5, 0.0, .000 RF: needs to be a threat
Laura Woods 4, 3, 133.0, .667 big, upper body has great strength potential, not there yet. RF; got into foul trouble early, needs to work on footwork
Bench
Brianna Tisch 6, 6, 100.0, .500 a fresh face as 8th grader and 6-0. Came in for Woods. Nice movement and big frame for 8th grade. RF: experience
Melissa Smith 0, 3. 0.0, .000
Kaitlin Bach, 4, 3, 133.0, .667
Lindsey Phelps 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Brittany Santjer 1, 2, 50.0, .500
Michelle Bigaouette 1, 1, 100.0, 1.000
All Chaska bench players (not Tisch): RF ball handling, spacing, shot selection, decision making.
Eagan Player Evaluations
Starters
Adrea Holler 20, 22, 90.9, .429 nice shot from corners, made key steal off inbounds late in game for basket, natural outside "3". RF forced to be physical, needs more strength
Courtney Peterson 10, 10, 100.0, .400 another nice outside shooter. RF: needs to be consistent both halves. Peterson was shut out in the second half
Lauren Herrmann, 1, 5, 20.0, .200 RF: needs to be a threat
Molly Sinclair 4, 4, 100.0, .500 point guard, RF: strength
Dana Svendsen 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Bench
Tess Lardie, 6, 10, 60.0, .300 intense, RF: decision making
Morgan Johnson, 7, 9, 77.8, .444 scores off the pass; size
Lisa Weniger, 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Ellen Evrard, 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Eagan was missing Cassie Toepfer who averages 11.8 their second leading scorer.
Bench play was pretty even with Chaska 14, Eagan 13
Classic post ups: Chaska 10, Eagan 8. Eagan has no true post.
Trench Player: Courtney Boylan

BY THE NUMBERS
team, points, possessions, pp100, scoring %
Chaska 57, 69, 82.6, .449
Eagan 50, 69, 72.5, .362

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