Fiero Resigns at UMDuluth, Lynx Record Breakers

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COACHING NEWS
COLLEGE
Sue Fiero has resigned after one year at MN Duluth. The former Miss Basketball will be soon a Mrs. as she is marrying Brad Newton in August. He has accepted a job in the Twin Cities and they will be moving. Here is the Duluth News Tribune article. Dave Stromme, former Gopher assistant, was an assistant at UM Duluth and may be a possibile coaching candidate.
Texas has hired Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil as an assistant. The former Longhorn was on their undefeated team, and has won many awards and is already in the Hall of Fame. Here is the press release from the University of Texas.

COACHING OPENINGS

SIGNINGS
D2
Winona State has signed Nikki Fleck, Iowa City Regina a 5-8 Guard. Also from Winona State news Liz Buttke left for UW LaCrosse. Here is more from the Winona Daily News Also here is the Winona State press release with the list of their previous recruits. Here is the UW LaCrosse press release on the Buttke signing and more signees.

VERBALS
This is only for the 2007 and beyond class. I don't have a list for 2006s.

AAU THIS WEEKEND
MN
This weekend the action is in the West Metro with Hopkins and Robbinsdale Cooper hosting.
Here are the schedules16Blue (highest level) 16Red both of these tournaments are at Hopkins. The rest are at Cooper 16D2 15d1/d2 14d1/d2
The best match up looks like it will be on Sunday at Hopkins HS at 1:45 pm between North Tartan 16s vs Metro Stars 19s
ND
North Dakota is having a super regional this weekend in Casselton (Central Cass HS). The schedule can be found at the NDAAU

AAU ROSTERS I have added some more rosters from Illinois, and North Dakota

A LOOK AT THE LYNX
The Lynx set WNBA records for most points scored (114) and most 3s in a game (15). When you shoot good, you look good. When you shoot very good, you look very good.

NUMBERS EXPLAINED
Name, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

MINNESOTA LYNX
STARTERS
Amber Jacobs, 11, 9, 122.2, .556
Simone Augustus 26, 13, 200.0, .846
Tamika Williams 5, 4, 125.0, .500
Krista Mann, 18, 8, 225.0, .875
Nicole Ohlde 10, 8, 125.0, .500
BENCH
Svetlana Abrosimova 21, 13, 161.5, .615
Adrian Williams 13, 8, 162.5, .875
Vanessa Hayden 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Shona Thorburn 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Meghan Duffy 8, 5, 160.0, .800
Tynesha Lewis 2, 3, 66.7, .333

LOS ANGELES
STARTERS
Tamara Moore 18, 15, 120.0, .533 Moore is a Mpls North grad (1998) and Wisconsin (2002) I remember watching an AAU game back when Moore was an unknown (to the general public) and overhearing a suburban dad thinking their supposed high powered team was going to walk all over the inner city team. I explained to him that Moore and her team are dangerous and good. He said he never heard of any of the players. Two minutes later he was changing his tune. Later, in a bit of irony, Moore played with that dad's daughter in another AAU season.
Lisa Leslie 8, 10, 80.0, .400
Murril Page 4, 3, 133.3, .667
Mwadi Mabika 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Jessica Moore 4, 5, 80.0, .400
BENCH
Temeka Johnson 7, 9, 77.8, .444
Doneeka Hodges 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Brandi Davis 6, 10, 60.0, .300
Lisa Willis 12, 12, 100.0, .417
Emmeline Udongue 4, 3, 133.3, .667

BY THE NUMBERS
Team, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MN 114, 78, 146.2, .641
LA 71, 78, 91.0, .449
MN burst out of its 90 pp100 routine with a smoking 146.2 pp100 performance. All five starters were above 100 pp100 for the first time all year, and two reached the rarified air of 200 pp100. The Lynx bench also produced big numbers with Abrosimova, Duffy and Adrian Williams putting up big numbers.

Next Up: later today, close to 7 pm., with the championship game in the Memorial Day Classic in Menomonie WI.