Out & About: Daubert Pinnacle/Metro Stars White

#3 posting 7.2.2006
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This game took place on Friday, June 30
Dakota Showcase Pool Play
Daubert Pinnacle Nebraska 60, MN Metro Stars White 37

Both of these teams ended up winning their final games on Saturday. DPN won in the championship bracket, while MMSW won the consolation side of things.

DPN showed why they were championship caliber in this game. They jumped out to a 7-0 lead after their first three possessions. They were up 24-4 after 17 possessions. MMSW had problems on offense all first half as they suffered droughts of 4, 11, 6, 7 and 6 again. They opened the game with four straight turnovers. The passing was suspect, and DPN pounced on each mistake. They were at a low 52.9 pp100 and their floor % was .265. DPN was steamrolling alonga at 130.3, and a floor % of .606.

The inevitable cool down occured in the second half as DPN had droughts of 5 and 7. But theystarted off smoking with scoring on 4 of their first 5 possessions. At that point they were up 51-21. They built it out to 59-24, but MMSW outscored DPN 13-1 to finish the game.

NUMBERS EXPLAINED
player, high school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

DAUBERT PINNACLE NEBRASKA
STARTERS
Abby Henry, Bellevue West 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Talia Miller, McPherson County 12, 7, 171.1, .714 one of the many weapons on the perimeter. 3 range.
Kelsey Woodward, Bellevue West 14, 9, 155.6, .667 headed to Creighton. Very Good perimeter shooter. smooth. Strong, communicates well. quiet intensity.
McKayla Knudson, South Sioux City 4, 6, 66.7, .500 makers her living in the paint. can run the floor.
Amber Hegge, Crofton 5, 4, 125.0, .750 can play out and in. runs floor well.
BENCH
Dominique Kelley, Lincoln Northeast 12, 16, 75.0, .438 causes havoc on defense. speed to burn. competitive. RF: needs to be better at the line. Tried to pass through hands.
Heidi Foland, Grand Island 8, 7, 114.3, .429 perimeter. tough kid. Takes charges, in good d position. has 3 range
Shelly Martin, Omaha Westside 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Kellie Nelson, Omaha Westside 3, 6, 50.0, .333 active inside. RF: not her best performance of the tournament.

MN METRO STARS WHITE
STARTERS
Maggie Slawson, Holy Angels 4, 9, 44.4, .222 RF: at times out of control with the ball.
Hanna Muegge, Hopkins 3, 8, 37.5, .125 RF: needs to be sharper on passing skills.
DaNae Moore, Eastview 2, 5, 40.0, .200 RF: court awareness
Siri Hill, Eastview 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Danielle Dove, Burnsville 7, 7, 100.0, .429 3 range. shooter.
BENCH
Jackie Hiebert, Hopkins 0, 8, 0.0, .000 RF: ball handling in traffic
Sarah Wiens, Burnsville 13, 13, 100.0, .462 has definitely improved over the times I have seen her earlier. Much more active, looks to take advantage of situations, not playing in the shadows. moves without ball. RF: passing tenative and soft at times.
Kellie Schueneman, Centennial 2, 6, 33.3, .167 RF: needs to be cleaner with the ball.
Jessica Miller, Chaska 4, 2, 200.0, 1.000
Caitlyn Von Bokern, Burnsville 2, 2, 100.0, .500 RF: needs to take quickness up a step against the likes of DPN.

TRENCH PLAYER
Kelsey Woodward

BY THE NUMBERS
DPN 60, 62, 96.8, .484
MMSW 37, 63, 58.7, .270

I saw all teams on Friday in the final action of pool play. It gave me a chance to see 8 teams I haven't seen yet this summer. DPN was much more physical, aggressive and had better speed on the perimeter. Their shooting eyese weren't bad either. I compared the heights and weights of both these teams and they were pretty similar
DPN 5-9.9, 144.1
MMSW 5-9.7, 143.3
So the numbers indicated that it was a close call physically. However DPN was cut or chisled. My guess is they would do better in the weight room.
MMSW went on to win the consolation bracket with wins over MN Summit 49-36; Iowa Elite 49-46; and in the consolation championship 53-37 over SD Northern Lites. Sara Wiens had a strong finish with 15-15-14 the last three games.

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Next up tonight: Triple Threat vs ECI East.