Out & About: Lakeville North/Rochester JM

#8 posting 2.28.2007
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1AAAA QUARTERFINALS
LAKEVILLE NORTH panthers 53,
ROCHESTER JM rockets 44

#3 seed Lakeville North opened their postseason with a strong defensive effort over #6 Rochester JM. This was a replay of the Rochester Rotary Tournament final which was won by LN 48-42. The win snapped a two game losing streak by LN. LN is now 18-9. RJM lost for the first time in five games and finished the year 16-9.

Also in 1AAAA #1 seed Rosemount beat #8 Hastings 67-44.

LN scored on their first possession on a free throw by Latasha Wittmayer. There were six lead changes. JM's Nytor Longar scored the first six points for JM, four on putbacks. JM tied it at 7 on Maija Schmelzer's free throw, but on the second (which did go in) Longar stepped in the lane to quickly. After that RJM went into offensive hibernation with 12 non scoring possessions, 9 of which were turnovers against the hassling LN pressure. LN went on an 8-0 run during the period. Six of those points came by the hand of Rachel Banham on two 3s. RJM did charge back on a 10-2 run over 2:20 minutes. Samantha Sikkink tied it with a three from the right wing. She had two 3s in the run and 7 points total in the run. Cassie Rochel immediately answered for LN on a secondary break post up. LN pushed the lead back to 24-19 on a 3 from Micahael Goris. RJM had a 7-3 run to finish the half with Katherine Block knocking down a 3 from the left wing as time expired. LN led 27-26 at half.

LN never trailed in the second half. RJM did test the lead. LN led 39-30 after Wittmayer's post up. Three straight RJM scores tightened the game to 39-36. Longar had four of the 6-0 run points. Again Rochel answered for LN and once again they stretched the margin out to 45-36. RJM wasn't finished yet and closed the margin to 47-43 with 1 minute to go after a drive by Camille Stenhaug. LN finished their scoring at the line and did so three straight possessions. Banham delivered four points at the line, Sygulla two for the final margin 53-44.

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

LAKEVILLE NORTH
STARTERS
Casey Radcliffe 2, 5, 40.0, .200 played solid defense and bothered Stenhaug, never letting her get free. RF: size
Michaela Goris 3, 5, 60.0, .200 3 shooter. RF; size
Kaiya Sygulla 13, 20, 65.0, .350 point guard. when she is balanced with her feet stopped under her she is a better shooter. active defensively RF. offensively forces action.
Latasha Wittmayer 10, 12, 83.3, .500 the power forward. strong. had a better second half from the floor. RF; size post HS
Cassie Rochel 7, 5, 140.0, .800 at 6-4 (listed) is a definite specimen. has good feet and hands. RF: needs to be much more active defensively, and opportunity to get some loose balls, stray passes and hung back. Needs to assert herself more both ends. Should demand the ball. She has good enough touch. Needs more possessions on offense, part of that is her hunger for the ball. When warming up didn't use her left hand.
BENCH
Ashley Prather 2, 4, 50.0, .250 post reserve.
Rachel Banham 12, 7, 171.4, .714 very nice technical shooter. has ice water in her veins. as an 8th grader plays with confidence, poise, and intelligence. RF: look at the numbers-not much to say about that.
Jessica Braaten 4, 4, 100.0, .500 post player. had a hook shot.
Cassie Crego 0, 1, 0.0, .000

ROCHESTER JM
STARTERS
Nytor Longar 12, 20, 60.0, .300 7-0 brother plays at Oklahoma. Like name implies is long (6-2) a soph. very active defensively getting 8 defensive boards. strong hands. RF: experience. on offense needs to improve shooting range and passing decisions. Had some footwork problems. These can be overcome
Samantha Sikkink 11, 11, 100.0, .364 guard, had a flurry of activity in the first half when RJM was stalling. has 3 range. RF: only scored at the line in the second half.
Camille Stenhaug 7, 15, 46.7, .267 started to assert herself later in the game. RF: frustrated in the first half and part of second. couldn't shake free for her 3s. picked up some fouls that also hampered her game.
Alyssa Rushton 1, 4, 25.0, .250 permeter player. lefty.
Maija Schmelzer 1, 4, 25.0, .000 their 4. active on boards. RF; no one guarded her when she stepped out on the perimeter.
BENCH
Katherine Block 12, 9, 133.3, .556 perimeter. Had a strong finish in the first half. has 3 range. RF: needs to improve ball handling, stopping/starting.
Luka Heiderscheidt 0, 1, 0.0, .000 small guard
Apiew Ojulu 0, 0, 0.0, .000 8th grade 6-0. RF needs experience with the ball.

TRENCH PLAYER
Rachel Banham

BY THE NUMBERS
Lakeville North 53, 63, 84.1, .429
Rochester JM 43, 64, 67.2, .313
made 3s: RJM 4, LN 3
made fts: LN 14, RJM 12
bench: LN 18, RJM 12
LN's defense prevented their 1000 point scorer Camille Stenhaug from getting on track early. Nothing was easy. RJM ball handlers didn't like the attention.
For the fourth time this year I saw LN. Their numbers have been pretty consistent. They have been in the window of 77.3 to 87.9 pp100. Their floor % has also been between .373 and .429, On the defensive end LN is between 61.3 to 77.9 and floor % .293 to .368. Owatonna, their potential opponent is the high end defensively.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
d rebounds, steals, forced turnovers, and blocks leading to offensive possessions
LAKEVILLE NORTH
Kaiya Sygulla 7
Latasha Wittmayer 6
Casey Radcliffe 6
Rachel Banham 3
Michaela Goris 2.5
Cassie Rochel 1.5
Ashley Prather 1
Cassie Crego 1
totals: 28

ROCHESTER JM
Nytor Longar 11
Maija Schmelzer 6
Samantha Sikkink 5
Camille Stenhaug 3
Katherine Block 3
Apiew Ojulu 1
totals: 29

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