Champion Athletes, Lynx Lows, MS/TP Photos

#1 posting 6.17.2006
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BASKETBALL STATE TRACK CHAMPS
This proved to be a popular talking point this week so I will run the MN Track champs that are rostered on their basketball teams. This is only a listing of champions. (If in parenthesis, didn't play much varsity)
A
Brittany Gigstead, Perham part of the 4x800 relay
Megan Quistorff, Sauk Centre part of the 4x200 relay and 4x100--double winner
Nikki Swenson, Dawson-Boyd 800
Cori Klassen, Kelly Dries, and Kathryn Thompson, Pine Island part of the 4x400 relay
Briana Kvanli, Kingsland pole vault (sophomore, was off the bench)
Natalie Devine, Litchfield high jump
AA
Kelly Russ, Wayzata part of the 4x800 relay
Cassie Toepfer, Eagan part of the 4x200 relay
Melissa Henderson, Brianna Olson, Osseo part of the 4x100 relay. Here is their story from the Osseo Maple Grove press.
Katlyn Merrill, Mounds View part of the 4x400 relay
Tressa Beckel, Waseca high Jump
LaiSheman Hampton, St. Louis Park Shot Put (off the bench)
Felisha Willaert, Lakeville South Discus (only one game)
If I missed anyone Email me in the profile.

ALL STAR MATCH UP
SD/NEBRASKA
As stated before this contest will be at Mount Marty College tonight at 6 pm. A look at the pregame build up in the Yankton Press & Dakotan.
WI
Wisconsin also has their all star games today. Here is a story on Mariah Dunham, Watertown who will be headed to Madison next season. She is playing in the D1 game. Article is from the Capital Times. Stephanie Rudar, Elkhorn will be playing in the D2 game. Here is her prep for the game from the Janesville Gazette.
MI
Even more all star action: This time it is in Michigan with the Blue Water Classic at Richmond at 5 pm today. The feature in the Port Huron Times-Herald is on Amber Bailey of Memphis

COACHING NEWS
COLLEGE
Austin Peay has named Carrie Daniels their new coach. Daniels, an AP grad from '96, had been an assistant at Western Kentucky the last seven seasons. Here is the Austin Peay press release.

SIGNINGS
ID
Lindsey Koppen will transfer from North Idaho CC to Idaho. Before North Idaho she played her HS ball at Missoula Sentinel. Here is the Idaho press release.

TRANSFERS
Ebony White is leaving Oregon State and is looking for a school closer to Los Angeles. Here is the OSU press release.

A LOOK AT THE LYNX
Yikes. A miserable first quarter against San Antonio, a team they beat 86-79 in San Antonio a week before, ended any hopes of a repeat this week as SA jumped out to a 32-8 lead.

MINNESOTA
STARTERS
Amber Jacobs 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Seimone Augustus 7, 14, 50.0, .286
Kristen Mann 5, 6, 83.3, .500
Timika Williams 3, 6, 50.0, .333
Nicole Ohlde 6, 13, 46.2, .231
BENCH
Megan Duffy 3, 3, 100.0, .333
Tynesha Lewis 10, 11, 90.9, .455
Adrian Williams 4, 6, 66.7, .500
Svetlana Abrosimova 10, 8, 125.0, .625
Vanessa Hayden 10, 11, 90.9, .455

SAN ANTONIO
STARTERS
Vickie Johnson, 12, 9, 133.3, .667
Shannon Johnson 21, 12, 175.0, .750
Kendra Wecker 5, 6, 83.3, .333
Sophia Young 6, 7, 85.7, .429
Chantelle Anderson 3, 5, 60.0, .400
BENCH
Agnieszka Bibrzycka 20, 13, 153.8, .615
LaToya Thomas 12, 13, 92.3, .462
Dalma Ivanyi 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Shanna Zolman 5, 8, 62.5, .250
Katie Feenstra 6, 8, 75.0, .250
Jae Kingi-Cross 0, 1, 0.0, .000

BY THE NUMBERS
Minnesota 60, 82, 73.2, .378
San Antonio 90, 83, 108.4, .482

This was the worst loss for MN looking at pp100, and the second worst loss in floor % differential (the worst was to Houston). MN offensive pp100 dropped from 110.3 last week to 73.2 a difference of 37.1. The floor % #s dropped from .538 to .378 a difference of .160. San Antonio #s didn't jump all that much--from 101 to 108 (up 7) and 474 to .482 (up .008). The pace of the game was somewhat quicker with MN having four more possessions. The main factor was MN had 11 less scoring possessions this week.
MN went 5:26 minutes without scoring in the dreadful first quarter. 11 possessions came & went with out finding the bottom of the basket. Also in the first quarter SA had scoring strings of 5 and 4.
In the second quarter SA & MN both had droughts of five, but SA was able to snap out of it with a string of six (12-2 run). MN was only able to put together another drought of five.
SA did have droughts of 6 and 7 in the third quarter. MN was able to string five possessions together for a 9-0 run, but even then the score was 50-34 after that burst of offensive fireworks.
For the game in the lay up category, as told to me by the official sheet (which had problems), SA was 13/20 on the night and 8/10 in the first quarter blitz. MN was only 6/15 on the night.
Right now there are only 3 Lynx that meet the gold standard of +100 pp100 and +.500 floor % for the year:
Simone Augustus 116.3, .542
Svetlana Abrosimova 114.1, .500
Adrian Williams 101.5, .600
Only Abrosmiova reached the gold standard for this game for MN. SA had both Johnsons and Bibrzyka reach the milestone.

PHOTOS FROM MN METRO STARS15/TOTAL PACKAGE
The Second Half Action (TP Offense)
Photo #1 has Danielle Daniels with a pull up jumper. P#2 has Brittany Dyshaw with a lay up & foul. P#3 has Hudnell with a turn & seal in the post. P#4 shows Theairra Taylor with TP's only 3 of the game.


P#4 (Sequence) has Daniels ready to drive. P#5 she penetrates and pulls up for the shot. P#6 Dyshaw grabs the rebound. P#7 she finds Hudnell off the double team and passes to Jamelia Hudnell. P#8 Hudnell goes up for the basket.

P#9 is a wide shot of the general defense. Off ball defense does not have the knees bent, which will make them slower as they try to move laterally, or try to stop penetration. Even on the ball defense is a tad too high. Players need to be lower than the person dribbling. Most players (and this is true for all AAU teams I have seen this year) have the wrong visual focus once their player gets the ball & hasn't used the dribble. They either look at the offensive players eyes, or the ball. They need to look at the belly button as that is the area of the body hardest to fake. There are no hula dancers in this AAU league. Again, both teams suffered from being to vertical on defense.




P#10 Dyshaw up for the layup. P#11 Nicole Anderson slips inside for two. P#12 (sequence action) Molitor starts the drive to the baseline. P#13 she is stops and spins around Kayla Bloom. P#14 she finishes with the basket. P#15 Taylor passes to a teammate in the left corner after penetrating the lane.


P#16 the after affects of a foul on Carolyn Mobley as she goes in for a lay up. P#17 Taylor's baseline drive from the left side.