Out & About: Des Moines Roosevelt/Linn-Mar

#1 posting 3.9.2006

Iowa State Tournament 4A Quarterfinals game #1
Des Moines Roosevelt 57, Linn-Mar 35

Roosevelt worked inside early and often and took the lead from Linn-Mar on MyKenya Johnson's rebound and basket off of Charmaine Bell's missed shot. She added a free throw as she was fouled. Both teams were very deliberate early milking quite a bit of time from the clock. DM Roosevelt led 11-6 after one period.

The second quarter saw big droughts for both teams. LM had an 0/8 stretch from the start. DMR did them one better with 0/9. Both had three turnovers in this dry spell. LM shook out of it first with a four possession string and 7-3 run. Jaime Printy was the catalyst and seemed to be the only LM player that was able to generate anything all day. LM closed to 15-13, but Roosevelt closed with a 6-3 run to end the quarter with Bell finishing it off with a layup 21-16.

MyKenya Johnson dominated the third quarter and owned the paint. She had 10 points in 8 minutes and five possessions. She scored on post moves, and only one on a put back.

To start the fourth quarter Roosevelt had a 7/8 posssession string and outscored LM 13-8. LM never got closer than 13 the last quarter and were forced to foul. The upset was complete at 57-35

Height Matters: DMR 6-0, LM 5-9.4. with a 6-5 player and smallest players listed at 5-10 Roosevelt is big. However walking the back hall after the game the players were at least an inch smaller than listed.

player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
Des Moines Roosevelt Player Evaluations
Starters
Chamaine Bell 19, 18, 105.6, .611 lefty, makes things happen, alternative point guard.
Leigh Hotchkiss 3, 4, 75.0, .500 RF: foul problems
Ashley Tindrell 6, 8, 75.0, .375 point guard. steady. a convert from post. RF: is not a natural pg
Emma Van Winkle 0, 3, 0.0, .000 6-5 and young. RF: foul problems, not fluid, is a project
MyKenya Johnson 23, 16, 143.8, .688 tough inside, enforcer. uses body well. gets after boards. came up big when needed. RF: size for position post HS
Bench
Quinnetta Claytor 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Emily Warford 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Megan Pederson 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Samantha Tapscott 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Steph Fleckenstein 0, 1, 0.0, .000

Linn-Mar Player Evaluations
Starters
Jaye Hutcheson 7, 9, 77.8, .444
Jaime Printy 17, 17, 100.0, .529 has already commited to Iowa as a freshman, point guard. good body control on drives, has good vision, good instincts. RF: may be ahead of teammates with some players not ready or not in the spot Printy thinks they should be in.
Heather Bachman 4, 9, 44.4, .222
Caitie Kuempel 4, 8, 50.0, .375
Sara Hershner 0, 6, 0.0, .000
Bench
Laura Terpstra 3, 4, 75.0, .500
Sam Hubler 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Chelsie Hochstedler 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Brooke Lemon 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Trench: MyKenya Johnson

BY THE NUMBERS
DM Roosevelt 57, 61, 93.4, .459
Linn-Mar 35, 60, 58.3, .333
Bench: DMR 4, LM 0
made free throws: DMR 14, LM 9
Paint: DMR 38, LM 20
Points off turnovers DMR 15, LM 6

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