Out & About: Wayzata/Irondale

#6 posting 12.18.2006
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WAYZATA trojans 59, IRONDALE knights 27

Wayzata dominated early with five straight scoring possessions and held Irondale scoreless until 9:35 to go in the first half as they cruised to a 59-27 win.

Wayzata moved the ball crisply and strongly, worked the ball inside early for their first 11 points in the first five possessions. Justine Mrosak sealed well and cashed in for six points including a transition basket. Kate Thompson had the other five with two put backs and a free throw. Irondale had problems on offense early with players crashing into each other and the ball sailing out of bounds on miss fired passes. Irondale didn't score until their 15th possession. Wayzata did have a stretch where they went 1/8 on their possessions, but they were going more with the 3 shot instead of paint ball.

Things didn't really change that much in the second half with Wayzata again dominating. At one stage Wayzata scored on 8 straight possessions. Irondale was 1/8 during the same period. Half of the possessions ended up as turnovers and Wayzata exploited those situations. Both benches emptied early.

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

WAYZATA
STARTERS
Stacie Braegelman 3, 3, 100.0, .333 point guard. looks to pass, zips ball. did hit a 3. RF: doesn't really look for shot. needs to hold follow through when she does shoot.
Kat Myers 9, 9, 100.0, .444 like SB moves the ball quickly. looks to shoot more, 3 shooter. crashes offensive boards. fed from up top. RF: picked up a charging foul, so body control/stoping is an issue. ball handling could be suspect under pressure
Kate Thompson 16, 13, 123.1, .692 rangy, lanky perimeter threat, can drive, hit pull up jumper. crashes boards on both ends. defensively blocks shots, good at avoid fouls on when blocking. RF: needs to gain strength, especiall lower body. when she missed her shot it was because it was off the back rim--cure: keep arm up.
Katie Coughenour 5, 7, 71.4, .286 prefers the 3 shot. took a charge on defense. RF: too high defensively
Justine Mrosak 14, 9, 155.6, .778 posts up, uses body well, seals, went to the line often, not afraid of being hit. had two 3 point plays the hard way. has some hang time. RF: size post HS
BENCH
Shannon O'Toole 9, 6, 150.0, .833 diaper dandy (2011) younger sister of Krissy now at Northern State. Moves well, good feet, good hands. not afraid of contact. had one 3 pt play. RF: needs to look for her own shot and not just feed outside.
Teresa Thour 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Abby Doran 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Jordan Risberg, 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Missi Crees 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Callie Stark, 1, 3, 33.3, .333 RF: needs to finish transition
Steph Althoff 0, 0, 0.0, .000

IRONDALE
STARTERS
Michelle Rohrbacher 0, 3, 0.0, .000 at 5-4 had the most defensive rebounds for Irondale. RF: size
Devan Post 9, 10, 90.0, .500 had 9 points at half, moves without the ball. canned a 3 from up top. RF: was not involved and invisible in the second half. stopping/starting
Amy Podein 0, 4, 0.0, .000 RF: footwork.
Ashley Carr 3, 10, 30.0, .100 RF: picked up fouls and sat the first half. prefers to shoot on the move. ball exposed, finger rolls
Lindsay Piwoschuk 5, 8, 62.5, .375 made ball cut, RF: needs to be more active defensively
BENCH
Sarah Damerow 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Alison Aalund 0, 5, 0.0, .000 lefty. tried 3s.
Katie Samuelson 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Megan Lampman 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Jennifer Trombley 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Greta Johnson 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Kati Kahoun 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Lyndsay Hicken 2, 0, infinity, infinity This is because she made a shot and was fouled, a teammate got the rebound and so the possession continued.

TRENCH PLAYER
Kate Thompson

BY THE NUMBERS
Wayzata 59, 57, 103.5, .526
Irondale 27, 56, 48.2, .232
made 3s: Wayzata 3, Irondale 1
made FTs: Wayzata 16, Irondale 4
Bench: Wayzata 12, Irondale 10

Wayzata controlled all facets of the game. They moved the ball and themselves with zip and verve. They reversed the ball, they worked it inside, they did what they wanted to, anytime they wanted to. For all intents and purposes this game was over in the first five possessions. Wayzata makes the top 10 this season for pp100 (#4) and floor % (#2). Also Defensively Wayzata made the top 10 with pp100 (#7) and floor % (#8)

This continues my Blue Mondays where the games are not very close. Perhaps after the first of the year the luck will change.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
defensive rebounds, blocks, steals and forced turnovers leading to offensive possessions.
WAYZATA
Kate Thompson 9
Katie Coughenour 5
Stacie Braegelman 4
Justine Mrosak 3
Shannon O'Toole 3
Abby Doran 2
Jordan Risberg 2
Kat Myers 1
Callie Stark 1
Steph Althoff 1
totals 30

IRONDALE
Michelle Rohrbacher 4
Amy Podien 2
Jennifer Trombley 2
Lindsay Piwoschuk 2
Sarah Damerow 1
Alison Aalund 1
Ashley Carr 1
Katie Samuelson 1
Devan Post 1
Lyndsay Hicken 1
totals 16

Next up: tomorrow morning