Out & About Twofer: Outstate Visitors

#3 posting 2.4.2006

Today outstate MN came to the metro with Grand Rapids playing at Hopkins in a matinee and Winona Cotter traveling to Minnehaha for the night cap.

Hopkins 59, Grand Rapids 37

Hopkins led from start to finish in a matchup with a northern AAA school on Saturday afternoon. They were more aggressive by attacking the basket early and often and were in the bonus at 13:17 of the first half. Hopkins was up 15-0 before GR's post Katie McBride scored with 13:45 to go in the first half. The Royal's best possession string occurred early in the first half when they were 6/7 at one point. Tiana Wilkinson delivered six of those points with a steal, layup and one; a standard foul with one free throw; and a put back of a Schurle miss.
GR opened with a 0/10 possession string. Of those 10 possessions 7 were turnovers. Even when GR was not turning it over they were not getting the type of shot they wanted. They were forced to take a couple of 3s when nothing else was available. Hopkins had another string of 4/5 possessions, including two on a GR bench technical. Again Hopkins closed the half with a 6/7 string. Most of these points were in the paint or at the line. GR finished the half 0/5. The score at half was a commanding 39-11.

Everybody got a chance to play in the second half as one would expect in a blow out win. Hopkins opened the half with a 4/5 string while GR put together two possessions before going dry for seven. The turnover bug was still biting GR as they had four during that streak, all of them fumbling either dribbling or not catching the ball. Hopkins' starters were sitting down, done for the day when the score was 48-17. GR outscored Hopkins the rest of the way 20-11. Very late in the contest GR had a 4/5 possession string. Also Hopkins made the bonus extremely late in the second half--with 54.3 seconds left in the game.

Height matters: Hopkins 5-9.4, Grand Rapids 5-9
Department of Defense: Hopkins man with full court trapping; GR man

player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
Hopkins player evaluations
Starters
Abby Greene 4, 4, 100.0, .500 leader, strong, gets ball down floor quickly on pass, often catching defense asleep. RF: Rothstein beat her off the dribble a couple times on ball defense.
Hanna Muegge 5, 5, 100.0, .400 steady, made a three,
Jillian Schurle 15, 10, 150.0, .700 nose for the basket, scorers mentality. has 3 range. also efficient (.700) RF: not much to nit pick about
Jackie Hiebert 8, 13, 61.5, .308 lanky, decent speed. RF: Needs to hit the weight room. may be too low on the block and when turning to the glass, has no angle to use the glass. Maybe should be on the first hash instead. Needs to make free throws.
Tiana Wilkinson 10, 10, 100.0, .600 strong, aggressive rebounder. can score while getting hit. Coming out more from the blocks to the perimeter. RF: outside shot needs to be developed for post HS.
Bench
Stephanie Sension 9, 8, 112.5, .625 first time I have seen this player as she has returned from a knee injury suffered in the fall. rangy, lanky, moves well. good hands. good upside. RF: needs to hit the weight room.
Rachel Johnson 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Hannah Oliverius 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Claire Burmeister 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Becky Eischens 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Emily Vossen 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Katie Goodroad 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Kacey Wyttenhove 0, 2, 0.0 .000
Emily Wiemer 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Hallie Espel 0, 1, 0.0, .000

Grand Rapids player evaluations
Starters
Sam Trembath 3, 5, 60.0, .200 decent speed. made one 3. RF: thin need strength.
Laura Rothstein 5, 13, .385, .231 good foot speed, main point guard, RF: consistent decisions, stronger with the ball, consistent shooting
Erin Joki 2, 4, 50.0, .250 RF: foul problems
Jessica Butler 4, 12, .333, .167 RF: ball handling/decisions
Katie McBride, 10, 10, 100.0, .500 inside force. RF: needs quickness. could be much stronger and in better shape. Height post HS for position
Bench
Erin Erickson 3, 8, 37.5, .125
Ashley Runge 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Mackenzie Johnson 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Molly Helmbrecht 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Alicia Heinrich 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Trench Player: Jillian Schurle is there

BY THE NUMBERS
team, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
Hopkins 59, 68 86.8, .441
Grand Rapids 37, 68, 54.4, .265
*Hopkins with starters 48, 48, 100.0, .500
GR at the same time 17, 48, 35.4, .188
Bench: Hopkins 17, Grand Rapids 9
Made Free throws: Hopkins 15, Grand Rapids 1
In the bonus: Hopkins at 13:17 first half. 0:53 in the second. GR never was in bonus
Hopkins was rather tepid at the line.

Game #2 Winona Cotter 73, Minnehaha 38

This game was somewhat similar to the first in that it was a blow out. The difference was it the outstate team provided the fire works. Cotter took over right from their first possession as Jenny Gilbertson scored the first two times WC had the ball. Cotter put the heat on with their press which cause too many problems for the Minnehaha ball handlers. Minnehaha started the game 0/10 on their possessions--nine of which ended in turnovers. Ani Johnson finally broke the scoring drought with a three. Cotter's sharpness and quickness with their passing resulted in an avalanche of points. They like it fast and furious and Minnehaha got caught in that pace. Cotter had a string of 4/5 possessions where they connected. They never had long consecutive scoring possessions however. WC's biggest lead was at half at 28 points 42-14.
Minnehaha seemed a little more coherent on offense in the second half as they scored their first two possessions, but the damage was done. Cotter's lead ballooned out to 73-31 with 5:09 left. After the subbing Minnehaha went on a 7-0 run. There was not much drama in this game. But a lot of MA turnovers and WC sprinting down court and converting.

player, points, possessions, floor %
Winona Cotter Player Evaluations
Starters
Devin Bowlin 8, 8, 100.0, .500 quarterback, point guard, coach's daughter. distrubutes well, strong passer. frozen rope. zippy full court passes. get & go. RF: size post HS
Brooke Beyer 5, 7, 71.4, .286 has range. RF: consistency on shooting, decisions
Laura Erickson 12, 9, 133.3, .667 can drive, good free throw shooter, boards well. RF: hard to tell against the opponent
Allison Kirkvold 6, 5, 120.0, .600 another good shooter: RF: not much to judge against
Jenny Gilbertson 21, 17, 123.5, .647 big, can handle the ball, finishes well, gets up and down the floor. athletic, competitive and quick, good anticipation on defense. RF: leaves feet on defense
Bench
Whitney Wisecup 14, 10, 140.0, .500 strong off the bench. did most of her damage in the second half. Scored 9 points in the space of 6 WC possessions. RF: was not evident under the game situations.
Kelly Brandon 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Jessi Larson 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Renee Pecarina 4, 2, 200.0, 1.000
Chelsi Larson 1, 1, 100.0, 1.000
Janine Engleth, 2, 2, 100.0, 1.000
Emily Cooper 0, 1, 0, 0.0, .000
Liz Holubar 0, 5, 0, 0.0, .000
#22 0, 1, 0, .000
#3 0, 1, 0, .000

Minnehaha player evaluations
Starters
Rachel Hansen 2, 11, 18.2, .091 youngster asked to shoulder point guard duties: RF: spin dribble to trouble. Decisions, needs to keep head up
Mari Henderson 2, 6, 33.3, .167 RF: decisions, vision, spinning
Amanda Sicoli 2, 11, 18.2, .091 lefty, RF: ball handling
Lindsay Johnson 2, 7, 28.6, .143 RF: injured in second half. quickness
Jenny Couch 8, 6, 133.3, .667 big body, got on floor for loose balls, decent touch around five feet. RF: quickness and she too could get stronger. could dominate if she grabbed game by the throat.
Bench
Ani Johnson 9, 6, 150.0, .500 all points on 3s. RF: need more dimension to offense.
Calla Nassif 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Karin Driggers 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Sarah Peterson 7, 8, 87.5, .375 lanky youngster. moves well, decent hands. can jump RF: experience. Strength
Brittany Norby 4, 8, 50.0, .375
Kirsten Monson 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Liz Mrozak 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Erin Morales 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Ali Sienstra 0, 1. 0.0, .000

In the trench: Jenny Gilbertson

BY THE NUMBERS
team, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
Winona Cotter 73, 72, 101.4, .486
Minnehaha 38, 73, 52.1, .233
Bench: Winona Cotter 21, Minnehaha 22
Made Free Throws: Winona Cotter 8, Minnehaha 7

next up: Sunday am