Out & About: Park-Cottage Grove/Coon Rapids

#9 posting 2.22.2007
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PARK-COTTAGE GROVE wolfpack 46,
COON RAPIDS cardinals 25

In a battle of top 10 AAAA teams, #5 PCG left no doubt and slammed the door defensively on #8 Coon Rapids, fresh off an upset win over Champlin Park on Tuesday. PCG is now 20-4 and has won five in a row. CR is 19-6. The loss snapped a six game win streak.

PCG stamped their brand on this game early with Katya Leick initiating the defensive intensity with 5 of the first 6 defensive wraps. On her first steal she went in and scored the lay up, and her rebound and pass to Jackie Voigt made the score 4-0. CR started off stuck in a 6 possession drought, they soon added another 7 drought to the mix as they trailed 13-6. CR did have a bust of action with two consecutive possessions worth three points. Chelsea Lyons hit a 3 from the right side and then Jazmin Townsend scored in traffic in the lane and was fouled. She converted the free toss and it was 13-12. PCG took a time out and finished the half with a 12-5 run. PCG finished with four straight scoring possessions. Tina Fisher had 5 points in the run. Chelsea Lyons came down and nailed a 15 foot pull up jumper at the buzzer to make it 25-17 at half.

The 6 and 7 droughts paled in comparison to the 10 possession drought in the second half. CR went 7 minutes without scoring. PCG opened the half with an 18-2 run. Voigt scored the first six for PCG. They also had five consecutive scores in the middle of the half. PCG only allowed two field goals when the regular rotation was in. Fisher scored the last PCG points with 4:30 left. CR's top two scorers Chelsea Lyons and Jazmin Townsend were a combined 0/8 with their possessions in the second half. Soon thereafter the deeper benches arrived and combined the two squads ended the night with a 1/16 possession string.

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

PARK-COTTAGE GROVE
STARTERS
Jessi Schmoll 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000 good decisioins, on the ball defense strong. RF: needs to get stronger.
Katya Leick 11, 11, 100.0, .500 alert, aggressive, energetic. anticipates well on defense. good offensive boards. hit a 3. went to the locker room early in the second half, and came back. RF: came into flat on transition and without proper angle.
Jackie Voigt 14, 12, 116.7, .583 lefty, big strong. can face and post. scored high/low; off drive; can score when getting hit. RF: dribbled too high, on some drives off balance. needs to get feet under control. defensively needs to keep hands up higher by ears.
Sarah Nonrenberg 0, 5, 0.0, .000 RF: spent most of the evening on the bench due to fouls, so moving feet and staying in balance on defense needs to improve.
Tina Fisher 11, 12, 91.7, .500 post player. strong physical. rebounds at both ends. RF: charged with a charge. had a travel in traffic.
BENCH
Holly Riesselman 3, 7, 42.9, .286 scored from the short corner. can jump. RF: rushes offense, or shot at times.
Sami Hildebrandt 2, 4, 50.0, .250 scored on a strong cut move. strong defender. RF: but could get lower when guarding the ball.
Meghan Nelsen 3, 3, 100.0, .667 guard back up.
Shannon Killeen 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Secillia Riley 0, 1, 0.0, .000

COON RAPIDS
STARTERS
Alyssa Kellas 2, 6, 33.3, .167 RF: leaves feet with head fakes; brings ball and down and exposes ball. needs to hold follow through.
Chelsea Lyons 5, 11, 45.5, .182 can hit money shots, like at the end of the half. nice hesitation dribble. RF: on defense too tight to the weak side. had to leave the game in the second half with blood issues on the jersey. not in rhthym offensively. favored the right hand on dribble and was caught too often in traps.
Jazmin Townsend 7, 17, 41.2, .176 creates off the dribble. likes baseline drives. can score in traffic. drew charge. RF; needs to get stronger. passing needs to be sharper
Michelle Syverson 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000 scored in transition. RF: needs to make quicker, stronger decisions with the ball.
GiGi Hudson 4, 9, 44.4, .222 post, can jump, RF: needs to be ready for ball. needs to have better angles for shot.
BENCH
Kadie Mullerleile 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Katie Biggins 1, 1, 100.0, 1.000
Molli Janni 0, 3, 0.0, .000 RF: likes to spin dribble to change hands.
Anna Belpedio 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Lindsie Schultz 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Ashley Zimmel 0, 2, 0.0, .000
DeVon Hunter-Schlichting 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Jeanette Omdalen 0, 0, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Katya Leick, for bringing the energy early and setting the benchmarks for the game.

BY THE NUMBERS
Park-Cottage Grove 46, 58, 79.3, .414
Coon Rapids 25, 57, 43.9, .211
made 3s: PCG 1, CR 1
made fts: PCG 11, CR 4
bench: PCG 8, CR 5
PCG dominated the defensive end with physical play, active arms, and alert action pouncing on opportunities. This was the 5th lowest pp100 total of the year, and 4th floor %. They had 14 more defensive wraps than CR. The size and strength kept CR off balance and never let them get inside free and clear.
On offense CR was somewhat stationary. PCG was able to steer the ball to traps. CR didn't draw the fouls, while PCG converted 11 at the line.
PCG is looking stronger with the ball, and is coming out right from the start to stamp their brand on the game from the first two times I have seen them.
CR at times looks hesitant on offense. It seems three players are watching to see what Lyons and Townsend will do. The others don't help them get open often or help others get open.

D WRAPS
d rebounds, steals, forced turnovers, & blocks leading to offensive possessions
PARK-COTTAGE GROVE
Katya Leick 8
Tina Fisher 8
Sami Hildebrandt 7
Jackie Voigt 4.5
Jessi Schmoll 3
Meghan Nelsen 3
Secillia Riley 2
Holly Riesselman 2
Sarah Nohrenberg 1.5
Shannon Killeen 1
totals: 40

COON RAPIDS
Alyssa Kellas 9.5
GiGi Hudson 5
Jazmin Townsend 4
Molli Janni 2.5
Chelsea Lyons 1
Michelle Syverson 1
Kadie Mullerleile 1
DeVon Hunter-Schlichting 1
Jeanette Omdalen 1
totals: 26

Next up: tomorrow morning.