Out & About: North Branch/Fridley

#4 posting 3.1.2006

North Branch 48, Fridley 26

North Branch scored first and never trailed after that. Marlayna Graff scored the first 7 points for NB. The Vikings opened an early 15-4 lead. Fridley had a 10-3 run to end the half with NB in the lead 18-14.

Fridley narrowed the lead to 21-18 early in the second half, but NB broke the game open with a 19-4 run. Gabrielle Olson had 9 points during the run. Fridley had droughts of 7, another 7, and 8 in the second half with many turnovers resulting in transition baskets or free throws for NB.
NB passed well, crisp, zippy, but their defense was the story as well. They create offense with their D and held Fridley to new observed lows (see the By the numbers section).

Height Matters: North Branch 5-9.2; Fridley 5-9.2
Department of defense: Fridley used 2/3, 3/2, 1/3/1; man. NB used 2/3 primarily with pressing 3/4 court 1/2/2

North Branch Player Evaluations
Starters
Kacie Ramberg 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Tiffany Good 9, 12, 75.0, .333 tall perimeter player, decent movement. good wing span. RF: shot consistency
Jill Vandne Heuvel 2, 3, 66.7, .333 RF: recovering from mono, not full strength yet.
Marylayna Graff 14, 13, 107.7, .615 active post player. Thin, tougher than she appears. Third year of basketball. RF: thin, could and should get stronger.
Gabrielle Olson 10, 10, 100.0, .500 strong point guard. has zip on passes. also has good court vision. strong to glass. RF: didn't look to score in the half court.
Bench
Randi Zentner 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Kristen Robatcek 5, 12, 41.7, .333
Megan Scherer 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Lacee Scherer 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Ashley Johnson 4, 2, 200.0, 1.000
Amy Aho 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Ellie Fairbanks 0, 1, 0.0, .000

Fridley Player Evaluations
Starters
Ashley Johnson 4, 13, 30.8, .154
Cassie Breitenfeldt 1, 5, 20.0, .200
Micha Sater 2, 13, 15.4, .077
Kristen Freichels 2, 1, 100.0, 1.000 RF too many fouls put her down.
Molly Roith 4, 8, 50.0, .500
Bench
Jessica Scholzen 2, 7, 28.6, .143
Emily Bintner 0, 5, 0.0, .000
Erin Green 6, 6, 100.0, .500
Jaime Scholzen 3, 2, 150.0, .500
Ali Barragan 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Stacy Allen 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Jenna Freichels 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Trench Player: Gabrielle Olson

BY THE NUMBERS
North Branch 48, 64, 75.0, .406
Fridley 26, 63, 41.3, .206
This game set a new observed record for futility with Fridley .206 the lowest observed floor % beating Fergus Falls when they took on St. Cloud Tech with a .228. Also the pp100 was a new low beating Cleveland's 49.3. NB should take some credit with their defense.
Bench: Fridley 13, NB 7
Made Free Throws: NB 7, Fridley 5

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