Out & About: MN Elite All Stars #21-40

#3 posting 7.27.2007
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This is the first All Star game (playes #21-40) from the MN Elite camp.

Gold 49, Maroon 44

Both teams scored traded scoring early in the half. Colleen Doerr started things off for Maroon with a basket. After each team scored three times in was shut down mode for offense. The Gold team had a drought of five, and a 1/10 sequence. Maroon wasn't much better at 1/8. Gold took their only lead in the first half with Esther Peterson's 3 for a 9-8 lead. Maroon snapped out of their lethargy first with four straight scoring possessions and a eventually a 12-2 run. Catherine Nass had seven points in the run including a banked 3 from up top. Nass usually makes her living on the blocks. Maroon led 20-11. Gold again had a 1/10 sequence. Maroon fell into the same situation with a seven possession dry spell. Gold did close out the half with an 8-2 run. Maroon led 22-19.

Maroon had their biggest lead in the second half at 26-19. Then Gold really revved up the offensive machine. They went on a 21-9 run and had a 40-35 lead when it was over. Gold had six straight scoring possessions and a 10/12 sequence. Esther Peterson bookended the run with 3s. Megan Forster gave Gold their first lead in the second half at 37-35. Doerr tied it up at 40 with a three for Maroon. Deena Ewert and Doerr each made one free throw and Maroon was up 42-40. Samantha Gacke made an old fashioned three point play for a 43-42 lead for Gold. Taylor Cross made a free throw to tie it. Gold finished off the game with four straight scores. Peterson was the player to put Gold in the lead for good with two free throws. Maroon apparently didn't understand their situation or they would have done a better job of clock management at the end of the game.

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

GOLD
STARTERS
Megan Forster, Fairmont 4, 8, 50.0, .250 RF: shot was flat, hand needs to be higher.
Latasha Wittmayer, Lakeville North 7, 6, 116.7, .500 paint performer. undersized, but big fight.
Krystal Lacey, West Central 8, 8, 100.0, .500 runs the floor. RF: off balance on shot at times. needs to work more on the line.
Anna Kovalchuk, DeLaSalle 1, 5, 20.0, .200 out of her element inside. prefers 3 point line.
Nikki Klink, Hibbing 0, 1, 0.0, .000 point guard. great speed. likes behind the back move. didn't look to shoot. RF: uses right hand too often.
BENCH
Samantha Gacke, Luverne 8, 7, 114.3, .429 big player that can drill a 3. RF: foot speed.
Esther Peterson, KMS 10, 8, 125.0, .500 good 3 range, good elevation. got after boards. RF: needs to lead receiver.
Casey Christian, Shakopee 0, 5, 0.0, .000 RF: slammed ball after a violation. She wasn't mad at the refs, but showing frustration in her own play. It is probably better not to show that emotion to the opponent.
Megan Eul, Rosemount 9, 6, 150.0, .833 good fakes, nimble and light on feet. Able to take a beating inside and punish the opponent at the free throw line.

MAROON
STARTERS
Emily DeWitt, Centennial 3, 7, 42.9, .143 3 pt shooter.
Cassie Dorschner, Kasson-Mantorville 2, 3, 66.7, .333 point guard, quick. pullup off the glass.
Colleen Doerr, LeSueur-Henderson 12, 7, 171.4, .857 strong with the ball. protects, chins the ball better than most I've seen this summer. Most hold the ball like it was a loaf of stale bread. Doerr vaules it like it was precious. nice stroke, pull up jumper.
Catherine Nass, Rochester Century 11, 7, 157.1, .714 big player. had 3 range. made free throws. RF: I would prefer more defensive rebounds
Deena Ewert, Andover 5, 4, 125.0, .750 good anticipation, decent speed. RF: on misses she was short.
BENCH
Sam Zopfi, Providence 0, 7, 0.0, .000
Jamie Zelinsky, Park Center 6, 11, 50.0, .273 nice pull up shot. RF: needs to finish in transition
Erica Nord, Barnesville 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Taylor Cross, Hill-Murray 1, 4, 25.0, .250 RF: exposed ball to defense.
Michaela Larson, Hutchinson 4, 6, 66.7, .333

TRENCH PLAYER
Megan Eul

BY THE NUMBERS
Gold 49, 57, 86.0, .404
Maroon 44, 58, 75.9, .379

Gold rescued their game with that 10/12 sequence in the second half. Again most of these players were unfamiliar with each other until tip off. At this point everybody will play hard, or they would not be selected. It comes down to seizing initiative, who is creatative, who grabs the game and doesn't let go. True the players have been going non stop since Tuesday, but that is the beauty of camp ball. I will say that the games this year were much more competitive than they had been in the past.


Next up: Another quick hit with the 1-20 All Star game.