#4 posting 7.14. 20o6
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RESULTS FROM THE BIG THREE
AAU 16 Nationals
MN Metro Stars Black won their final two games in pool E. In their first game they defeated the only other undefeated team in the pool Texas Express Nationals '89 63-60. MMSB trailed by as many as 12. The comeback was led by Jenny Theisen's 3 point shooting. In their final pool game they utterly destroyed VA Suffolk Lady Blazers 98-51. Alyssa Benson had 19. The score was 48-28 at halftime. MMSB is the #1 team in pool E and is seeded 9th overall.
North Tartan Blue lost Ohio Royals Basketball 72-62. They next lost to PV Virginia Cardinals 80-65. NTB finished 4th in pool F.
The Wisconsin Pride beat the SETN KAYA Lady Stingers 77-73 in their only game today. They finished second in pool G.
North Tartan continued to roll with their first taste of the century mark 102-40 in a thorough trouncing of SOMS NBD Hoop Dreams. They hit it again in a 100-58 win over NEMA Magic Rebels. NT has yet to be challenged in this tournament. NT ran away with the pool N lead.
MN Lady Suns were almost directly opposite NT. They lost to MV Missouri Valley Eclipse 78-56. They finished 6th in pool O.
In the championship bracket
NT Blue will play MA Comets tomorrow.
The MN Lady Suns will play GA SD Lady Eagles.
MN Metro Stars Black will play the winner between SE/AL Twisters Elite or SO/MS NMB Dream.
North Tartan will play the winner between MA Philladelphia Belles or CT Shamrocks.
Wisconsin Pride will play Connecticut Breeze.
The national championship will be on Tuesday
find out more from the aau site.
MISS BASKETBALL SHOWCASE
I recommend you go to the site to see the scores and the box scores at the top site for information. Miss Basketball Showcase.
These teams have advanced to bracket play tomorrow with 3-0 records
IBCA Iowa Select I; IBCA Iowa Select II; SD Elite; Northern Lites; ECI Select West I. Mpls Lady Lakers are 2-0 and will be in the brackets. Teams that are 2-1 and advancing to bracket play include Southern Minne Magic, MN Summit.
Their finals are on Sunday.
NIKE SUMMER SHOWCASE
Here are some of the results now up on the site Summer Showcase.
Everything is brackets at Nike's tournament. In the White (14) division MN Gym Rats lost their first game.
WI Force made it to the quarterfinals before losing.
Lakeville North Panthers lost their first game against Team Cal Black.
The MN Stars won their first game against Colorado Elite White, but lost in the round of 16 to Indiana's Finest Red.
North Tartan 14s beat a MN team 43 Hoops in the first game and then beat Illinois Lady Intense in the round of 16. They take on the Indiana's Finest Red in the quarters.
MN Metro Stars 14 beat Fairfax Stars and then beat Lady Lightning Black in the round of 16. They play Michigan Dearborn Comets in the quarters.
Here is the gold division teams
This is the list of teams from the area that were beat in the first round: Intensity East Iowa Slam. WI Viking Club 15 Red.
WI Force won their first game but then lost to Lady Lightning Blue.
In Red Division action teams dropping their first round games included MN Metro Stars 15s, SUGAA Storm, WI Dykstra Engineering 15s,
WI Pride won their first but lost in the round of 16 to Mississippi Lady Warriors. MN Total Package won their first game against St. Louis Rockets, but then lost to Western Lakers in the round of 16. NC Heat won their first game against WI Dykstra Engineering but lost to Western PA Bruins in the round of 16. NC Heat beat Total Package in the play backs.
Team WI Select 15 won their first two games and advanced to the quarters against Colorado Elite Red.
In the Green division these times lost in the first round MN Gym Rats 16, WI Force 16.
WI Rising Force won their first game but lost to The Players Club in the next round.
MN Quest won against California's Finest Blue, and Fox Valley Hustle. They now are in the quarterfinals.
In the Blue Division these teams lost in their first round: Rochester Shock, Green Bay Metro.
WI Swish won their first two games. While WI Playground and WI Fastbreak Select won their first but then lost in the next round.
In the Black Division these teams made the exit to the consolation side WI Pride Busch; WI Lady Stars; MN Metro Stars White; WI Playground 16; MN Storm
MN Triple Threat, winners of the Great Lakes Shootout, won their first game against Hoopstars Midwest 16, but then lost to West Coast Central California Elite in the round of 16.
And finally in the Gray bracket these teams took a move to the left side of the bracket first VC Team WI red.
Central WI and WI Crush won their first games , but lost the round of 16 game.
Phew
Next up tomorrow with the general news of the day.