Out & About: White Bear Lake/Park-Cottage Grove

#9 posting 1.9.2007
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WHITE BEAR LAKE bears 51,
PARK-COTTAGE GROVE wolfpack 48

Strange.
Crazy.
Insane.
but the best word to descirbe this game is Controversial.

WBL upset PCG in a key Suburban East contest. Earlier in the year WBL upset Cretin-Derham Hall.

WBL scored on their first two possessions to take a 4-0 lead as they worked the give and go game. After missing 4 free throws PCG did convert on five straight possessions and led 9-8. Katya Leick had four points in the PCG 9-4 run. It was then WBL's turn with four straight scoring possessions with a 7-2 run. Tanya Dickey had six in the run with two off cuts, and one basket off a steal and lay up. WBL pushed the lead to 21-14, as PCG hit a 6 possession dry spell. WBL led at half 26-20.

WBL expanded that lead with five of six scoring possessions on a 11-5 run. Stacey Dally had four for WBL in the run. WBL held a 37-27 lead with 13:44 to go, only to see PCG go on an 18-5 run to lead 45-42 with 2:05 to go. 3 players delivered for PCG in the run Leick had eight, Voigt, and Nohrenberg had five. This is where controversy #1 came in. At 5:10 to go Jessica Widerski was fouled for WBL and was allowed to shoot the one and one. But PCG didn't have the required seven fouls. Widerski made one. Once the mistake was found out, it was too late to correct it. PCG took their first lead in the second half on Nohrenberg's transition lay up and free throw for a 45-42 lead. There were two turnovers by each team. In fact WBL was mired in a six possession drought.

That is where controversy #2 came in WBL's Tanya Dickey drained a 3 from the right side to tie the game, but there also was a foul on Katya Leick underneath as she held on a block out. But Dickey went to the line and made one, missed the other. Dickey wasn't the one that was fouled. That made the score 46-45 WBL with 52.1 seconds left. On PCG's next possession Sami Hildebrandt drove the lane and missed her runner. Jessica Widerski grabbed the rebound and was fouled. She canned her first free throw, missed her second. WBL led 47-45. Jackie Voigt was fouled on a drive and she tied it for PCG with two free throws.

With 14.5 seconds to go Dickey was fouled deep 88 feet away. she missed her free throw, but Leick was whistled for a lane violation meaning Dickey got her one and one again. (Controversy #3) controversy 3 wasn't a lane violation on Katya Leick. She was telling her teammates to block out and the ref said she was disrupting the free thrower so he let Dickey shoot again. Dickey, with a second chance, made both for a 49-47 lead. Sarah Nohrenberg was fouled on her drive and she missed her first free throw with 7 seconds left. She did make her second to cut the margin to 49-48. Dickey was fouled again, but time was now 3.1 and Dickey was good again for two more for the final 51-48 margin. Nohrenberg's 3 with 3.1 seconds left didn't drop.

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

WHITE BEAR LAKE
STARTERS
Brooke Jensen 2, 3, 66.7, .333 more active in second half. RF: fouls
Tanya Dickey 20, 19, 105.3, .474 confident, poised. sharp, cans money shots, for the most part good decisions. cuts and scores, pull up jumpers too. good vision. RF: came in at flat angle for lay up. passed too far.
Stacey Dally, 12, 15, 80.0, .400 had better first half. had pull up jumpers, moves without the ball. scores in transition. RF: second half limited. foul problems.
Jamie Kelly 4, 3, 133.3, .667 RF: needs to be ready to catch
Jessica Widerski 7, 5, 140.0, .800 strong post, most active on defensive boards. RF: foul issues, size post hs
BENCH
Mara Petrich 1, 6, 16.7, .167 RF: takes shot from right shoulder. forced a lot of shots
Hanna Iaizzo 3, 4, 75.0, .500 reserve post player, had a couple of solid blocks. RF: needs strength
Cami Bauer 2, 2, 100.0, .500 RF: size.
Lindsey Jans 0, 1, 0.0, .000 reserve post.

PARK-COTTAGE GROVE
STARTERS
Jessi Schmoll 0, 2, 0.0, .000 active defensively, boards. guarded Dickey for most of the second half. RF: not an impact on offense.
Sarah Nohrenberg 11, 16, 68.8, .313 RF: needs to finish transition lay ups. coming in at flat angle. passes too far, forced. needs to get her feet set on shot.
Jackie Voigt 14, 14, 100.0, .571 lefty; much more active defensively this game. stayed out of foul trouble. put her self in position to help team. went to the line to work at form at half time and it payed off in the second half. active offensive and defensive boards. RF: when she missed at the line it was deep--keep the hand up
Katya Leick 16, 14, 114.3, .571 uses glass on shot. active and aggressive on both ends of the floor. big guard. guarded Dally. RF: needs to get feet set on shot. passing is forced.
Tina Fisher 7, 6, 116.7, .500 strong inside. power and direct. RF: needs to cash in at the line. Needs to spend less time sitting due to fouls, needs to stay in game.
BENCH
Meghan Nelsen 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Sami Hildebrandt 0, 6, 0.0, .000 RF: needs to be aware of situations
Holly Riesselman 0, 0, 0.0, .000 RF: needs strength

TRENCH PLAYER
Tanya Dickey

BY THE NUMBERS
WBL 51, 58, 87.9, .448
PCG 48, 59, 81.4, .408
made 3s: WBL 1, PCG 1
made fts: PCG 15, WBL 10
bench: WBL 6, PCG 0
I can understand if both coaches have a few more gray hairs after this one. WBL had players down the stretch that were taking shots from quite a distance when they had the lead. Probably not the best shot selection at the time. Also WBL was moving well early, but as the night wore on the passing and cutting game was taken away by PCG. WBL didn't have the same sharpness on their cuts and weren't quite as open.
PCG was struggling (37-27) when they finally started putting it together. Part of the struggle was at the line. In the first half PCG missed nine free throws as they only made three. They also missed five free throws in the second half, that combined is 14 points left at the line. Also when the game was 46-45 WBL, PCG didn't have their hot shooters/scorers take the shot.
But Dickey made the big 3 with uner a minute to go down three to tie. She also delivered at the line when it mattered (even with a second chance).

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
d rebounds, steals, forced turnovers, blocks leading to offensive possessions
WHITE BEAR LAKE
Jessica Widerski 6
Stacey Dally 4
Jamie Kelly 4
Hanna Iaizzo 4
Brooke Jensen 4
Tanya Dickey 3
Lindsey Jans 2
Mara Petrich 1
totals: 28

PARK-COTTAGE GROVE
Jackie Voigt 14
Katya Leick 8
Jessi Schmoll 6
Tina Fisher 2
Sami Hildebrandt 2
Sarah Nohrenberg 1
Holly Riesselman 1
totals: 34

Much more, numbers to follow. Wow