Out & About: Twin River Valley/Central Decatur

#5 posting 3.5. 2006

Iowa 1A Quarterfinals Game #2
Twin River Valley 41, Central Decatur 25

This was the slowest paced or more deliberate game of the day. Both teams, but especially Central Decatur looked to take the choice shot. It was hard to come by.

The first quarter both teams had 17 possessions combined compared to the 35 possession total in the first game. Central Decatur had one lead for the game and that occurred at 5-4 with a three by Callan Bethards. TRV put together a 3 run string with Liz Trauger scoring 4 in the 6-3 run. TRV led 8-5 at the break.

Neither team lit it up in the second quarter either as each team only scored 3 times in the 10 possessions they had. The highlight of the quarter took place when Tiara Smith picked up a poorly thrown ball and made a three at the buzzer to cut TRV’s lead to 15-11.

TRV put together a strong 3rd quarter with 8 of 10 possessions resulting in a score. Trauger scored 9 of the 15 points for TRV. Central Decatur also had a better offensive performance, but it was only a matter of adding one score (4/10). TRV led going into the 4th 30-18.

In the last stanza the game was mainly set with TRV. At about four minutes to go and a 34-22 lead TRV decided to take CD out of their 2/3 zone. They had one possession with 38 touches as they drew them out of the zone and forced CD to use their fouls. The rest of the game TRV scored from the line.

Player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
Twin River Valley Player Evaluations
Starters
Brittney Bennett 3, 2, 150.0, .500
Erin Olson 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Jessie Hauck 4, 5, 80.0, .400
Liz Trauger 18, 19, 94.7, .526 the TRV engine, can score in and out. Force on the boards. Brought the ball up. RF: forced the issue on offense at times instead of letting game open up.
Kennedy Bollmeyer 10, 8, 125.0, .500 does an adequate job and is the secondary focus after Trauger. Made her free throws down stretch. RF: decision making/passing forcing issues.
Bench
Megan Jacobson 2, 3, 66.7, .500
Christina Streit 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Jessica Benjamin 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000

Central Decatur Player Evaluations
Starters
Ashley Fuller 2, 7, 28.6, .143
Morgan Bethards 5, 5, 100.0, .600
Callan Bethards 4, 7, 57.1, .286
Taylor Smith 0, 5, 0.0, .000
Tiara Smith 9, 9, 100.0, .444
Bench
Sara Lincoln 2, 7, 28.6, .143
Felicia White 3, 1, 300.0, 1.000
Kelsi Andrews 0,1, 0.0, .000
Trench player: Liz Trauger

BY THE NUMBERS
Twin River Valley 41, 41, 100.0, .512
Central Decatur 25, 40, 62.5, .300
Bench: CD 5, TRV 4
Paint: TRV 24, CD 10
2nd chance: TRV 8, CD 1
Fast break: TRV 4, CD 0

With the matchup on Wednesday between TRV and IKM I believe IKM will win. They run a different pace and have more horses in the stable.