Out & About: Iowa Select II/SD Riders

#2 posting 7.5.2006
Your Daily Dose of Girls Basketball News & Information

This game took place on June 30
Dakota Showcase Pool Play
Iowa Select II 64, SD Riders 54

This was considered an upset since SD Riders moved on to the championship round on Saturday. SD Riders are similar to the Prairie Shooters in that the vast majority of the team is from one school--in this case it is Sioux Falls Roosevelt (the Rough Riders).

ISII scored on five of their first six possessions and led 12-8. The game was back and forth early on, but SD Riders had a 1/12 dry spell including 7 straight in the middle of the half. ISII had their own 5 possession drought and didn't gain much ground. After the march through the desert ISII led 21-14. The first half saw SD Riders connect on 5 3s, they only scored on two field goals in front of the arc. ISII led 31-21 at half. Tessa Wilka led SDR with 10, but the rest of her team was not as efficient.

The only main drought took place at the end of the game as both teams did not execute very well with the game still in doubt. SDR and ISII were both 2/10. ISII before that had four straight scoring possessions. The game was never really in doubt in the second half.

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

IBCA IOWA SELECT II
STARTERS
Hannah Noel, Norwalk 7, 6, 116.7, .500 hustler, active, 3 range. RF: size
Kaisha Brown, Spirit Lake 7, 6, 116.7, .500
Samantha Harrington, Nashua-Plainfield 7, 10, 70.0, .300 another smallish guard.
Mackenzie Wescott, Williamsburg 8, 9, 88.9, .444
Jessica McDowell, AGWSR 11, 7, 157.1, .714 inside presence. RF: exposed ball a couple of times
BENCH
Chelsie Trask, Rockford 3, 8, 37.5, .250 RF: seemed tenative at times
Amber Kirschbaum, Spirit Lake 18, 12, 150.0, .750 great vertical and hang time. tough player, enjoys contact. another plus is she is a youngster. RF: Size post HS would be more of a "4"
Stephany Bjustrom, Algona 0, 3, 0.0, .000 RF: forced some offense
Trisha Nesbitt, Ames 3, 2, 66.7, .333

SD RIDERS
STARTERS
Meghan Nelson, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 6, 4, 150.0, .500 lefty. good post feeder.
Tessa Wilka, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 17, 10, 170.0, .700 big perimeter guard, can hit 3s. lean. Kept SDR afloat in first half.
Michelle Dirks, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Chantel Tengwell, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 5, 8, 62.5, .375
Julie Wagner, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 9, 13, 69.2, .308 another with 3 range.
BENCH
Breanna Konz, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Jayme Reiners, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Samantha Senske, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Kelly Case, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 3, 5, 60.0, .200
Annie Roche, Vermillion 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Janey Hofer, West Central 10, 7, 142.9, .429 active on offensive boards. can also step out and can 3s.

TRENCH PLAYER
Amber Kirschbaum, Iowa Select II

BY THE NUMBERS
Iowa Select II 64, 63, 101.6, .476
SD Riders 54, 62, 87.1, .371

Select II had less drought time that SDR which may be odd considering SDR should be used to each other and the system. But it was an O'Gorman player that led them in scoring with West Central kid the second top scorer. ISII won the battle of the free throw line with 16 made free throws to 8. Again I believe teams that go to the line are more aggressive offensively, and challenge the defense.

To see more stats and details check out the Dakota Showcase site.

Next up: Later today with Iowa Select I vs North Tartan Blue