Out & About: Champlin Park/Winona Cotter

#8 posting 12.2.2006
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ROGERS BREAKDOWN TIP OFF
CHAMPLIN PARK rebels 75, WINONA COTTER ramblers 68

In what turned out to be the most competitive game of the day CP and WC seesawed back and forth. Cotter led early at 4-0, but CP went on a 7-0 run to take the lead for good in the first half. CP had some mini droughts of four, but nothing to knock them off the leader perch. WC had a pair of five possession droughts spread at different times of the half. WC did close to 12-11 but that is when their first 5 possession dry spell struck. CP had a 10-3 run during a portion of that sequence to lead 22-14. WC came back to within 2 at 25-23. Then Ashlynn Fuller scored on a drive and two possessions later did the same and was fouled. She missed the free throw however and Ashley Witte was their for the CP rebound keeping the possession alive. Jenny Theisen finished it off with a basket for four points in one possession and the CP lead was back to 31-23. Winona Cotter took a instructional time out about the virtues of blocking out at that point. Later Theisen was fouled from behind the arc and was awarded 3 free throws of which two were converted for CP's biggest lead at the half 33-23. Devin Bowlin answered on the was back and was fouled with 1.3 ticks left when she went to the glass and scored. She made her toss to make it 33-26 at half.

When driving to the glass WC scored again. This time it was Jenny Gilbertson to open the half to make it 33-28. Bowlin hit two 3s to pull WC to 36-34. Gilbertson tied it at 36 with a basket off a Bowlin dish. After a Cotter turn over Fuller scored and was fouled. This time it was a three point play as she made the free throw. WC went on a 7-2 run capped by a Bowlin 3 from the left wing to make it 43-41 with about 12 minutes left. That is when CP went on an 8/9 scoring sequence and had a 18-2 scoring spree until Cotter scored again. CP's Ashlynn Fuller exploded for 11 points during the stretch. Two WC turnovers resulted in five points for Fuller. But mostly it was missed shots, primarily from the other Cotter players. Champlin's biggest lead was 59-45.
Cotter had some fight left in them and they closed to 68-62 on three consecutive scoring possessions. CP quickly scored six points in three possessions to push the lead back to 12 at 74-62.

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

CHAMPLIN PARK
STARTERS
Michelle Burns, 2, 13, 15.4, .077 point guard. RF: needs to stay off the sideline when taking the ball up court, keep her eyes up, and avoid spinning.
Heather Sampson 2, 6, 33.3, .167 strong body. not afraid of contact.
Ashlynn Fuller 25, 19, 131.6, .579 was scintillating in the second half. Able to exceed WC's speed on the dribble. drained 3s, got fouled and made old fashioned 3s. defensively a pest. RF: needs to play at full throttle all the time and more importantly take the ball and just blow by the presses. She needs to come to the rescue directly when team mates are in trouble.
Jenny Theisen 19, 15, 126.7, .600 smooth, fluid, scored in transition. Good set shooter. RF: needs to come to help teammates in need quicker.
Natalie Gigler 15, 12, 125.0, .583 another smooth player. can face the basket and drive. quick inside moves. RF: foul issues keep her grounded.
BENCH
Ali Schmidt 3, 4, 75.0, .250 back up point. Did hit a 3. RF: speed/quickness
Laura Bruce 2, 6, 33.3, .167 strong kid, RF: shoots at the first chance she gets.
Ashley Witte 5, 6, 83.3, .500 one to keep an eye on. got the key offensive rebound in the first half. Seems to be in the right spot. good athlete. RF: needs to get stronger
Jessica Hoffman#33, 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000

WINONA COTTER
STARTERS
Devin Bowlin 18, 22, 81.8, .318 quick spitfire guard. runs the floor runs the team. aggressive. knocked down huge 3s in the second half when push came to shove. RF: aggressive too much as she fouled out. primary reason too many reaches
Kelly Brandon 5, 6, 83.3, .333 prototypical WC guard. quick and a pest. RF: prototypical WC guard small
Laura Erickson 9, 14, 64.3, .286 crashes offensive boards. RF: missed the ft block out on defensive end. needs to be aware and ready all the time.
Allison Kirkvold 2, 4, 50.0, .250 RF: needs to become more of an offensive threat
Jenny Gilbertson 25, 24, 104.2, .500 prime athletic talent. big body on the perimeter. can drain the trey. RF: needs to get faster on the perimeter.
BENCH
Whitney Wisecup 4, 8, 50.0, .250 can hit the long ball. RF:
Renee Pecarina 2, 2, 100.0, .500 another in the long line of harrassing quick guards. RF: small
Chelsi Larson 3, 2, 150.0, .500 hit a 3. quick disruptor. RF: small

TRENCH PLAYER
Ashlynn Fuller

BY THE NUMBERS
Champlin Park 75, 82, 91.5, .427
Winona Cotter 68, 82, 82.9, .366
3s: WC 8, CP 4
Made FT: 13, WC 4
Without attacking the basket WC didn't get the CP players in foul trouble. WC struck gold behind the arc, but it was primarily a two person show. only four free throw made for the game. CP is better defensively this season, but more work is needed. They need to get to the Rogers/Hopkins level to make noise in March (floor % .224-.228).

Next up: Rogers/Fergus Falls