Out & About: Somerset/Durand

#7 posting 2.8.2007
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SOMERSET spartans 71, DURAND panthers 56

I traveled acrosss state lines to catch some Wisconsin action. In a Middle Border conference battle Somerset upset Durand 71-56. In the first game they played on January 27 it was all Duand 66-38. Tonight was Durand's first conference loss and second overall as they move to 17-2 on the season, 12-1 in conference. Somerset is 14-4 overall, and 9-4 in conference.

Someset drew first blood and it was 6-1 Megan Plourde canning a 15 footer from the left wing. Durand matched it with Kelsey Weber's two free throws. That started a 6/8 scoring sequence and 12-6 run for Durand. Of those scoring possessions Durand was working the ball inside against the taller Spartans. Samantha Hoyt was the only score from outside the paint with a 3 from the left wing. Somerset finished the quarter with six points and had the lead at the break 14-12.

The fouls were starting to pile up for Somerset in the second quarter. Three players picked up their 3rd foul in the 2nd quarter. Plourde picked hers up at 5:27, and then had to sit the rest of the quarter. Durand tied it at 14 and that was the last time they were tied. Somerset strung together five straight scoring possessions late in quarter on taking a 23-20 lead and mushrooming it out to 32-20 on a 9-0 run. Alison Marson had 7 of those points. But Durand finished the half with three straight scores on a 5-0 run. Somerset led 32-25 at the half.

Durand closed to 37-31, but Somerset fired off on 8/10 offensive possessions and expanded their lead to 14-7 run. Kellie Ring had six of those points. The quarter ended with Somerset in the drivers seat 53-43. Durand would narrow the gap to 55-48 early in the 4th quarter, but it never crossed any lower. Durand did cut it to 66-56 with 47.1 seconds to go, but Somerset cashed in five free throws for the final margin. Plourde had 10 for Somerset in the 4th, but she was equalled by Hoyt's 10. Part of the Durand problem was only two players connected in the 4th, and only Hoyt was able to make a field goal.

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

SOMERSET
STARTERS
Alison Marson 8, 9, 88.9, .556 tall perimeter player. athletic. can go inside. can handle ball. RF: likes to spin on dribble. likes to finger roll. didn't use glass when posting. stared down some passes.
Kellie Ring 23, 20, 115.0, .600 has 3 range, handled most of the ball handling responsibilities. had a nice behind the back move on the fly. likes to drive to the glass, but will also find open player. RF: some drives ended up as circus shots. Needs balance, picked up charge. has a tendancy to dribble high and also elbow away from body.
Breanna Krohn 4, 6, 66.7, .333 has 3 range. RF: picked up fouls
Kayla Solum 11, 13, 84.6, .462 post player. stronger upper body. likes to block shots. RF: plays behind post on defense. picked up rapid fouls in the second half.
Megan Plourde 20, 15, 133.3, .600 tall player that can move and handle the ball. She could be a 3 post HS. good hands, nice touch. is ready to catch. Can drive and pass off. has 15 foot range, and of course can post up. quick moves. went airborne out of bounds trying to save a ball. moves without the ball. likes to block shots. RF: needs to be lower when guarding smaller players on the perimeter. needs to move feet on defense. picked up a travel on a shot fake and drive.
BENCH
Alicia Potting 3, 4, 75.0, .500
Amy Wells 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Mallory Rorabeck 2, 2, 100.0, .500

DURAND
STARTERS
Samantha Hoyt 20, 11, 181.8, .727 has speed to go coast to coast. has 3 range. ran give and go with Bauer. had two old fashion 3 point plays to. drew charge.
Tessa Weisenbeck 2, 6, 33.3, .167 perimeter RF: too many fouls put her on the pine.
Allyson Kvislen 3, 10, 30.0, .200 perimeter. active defensively. RF: only scored at the line.
Janie Bauer 16, 17, 94.1, .588 post, strong upper body, seals well, good foot work. crashes boards. persistent on the boards. RF: size
Kelsey Weber 10, 14, 71.4, .357 3 point shooter. RF: Plourde assigned on defense and made it hard to get shot off.
BENCH
Danielle Bauer 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Justina Schoeder 3, 3, 100.0, .333
Amber Doverspike 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Rachel Danzinger 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Megan Plourde

BY THE NUMBERS
Somerset 71, 70, 101.4, .529
Durand 56, 69, 81.2, .406
made 3s: Durand 3, Somerset 2
made fts: Somerset 25, Durand 19
bench: Somerset 5, Durand 5
Somerset is taller and more athletic that Durand. Durand's biggest starter was 5-9. Somerset had 3 starters 5-10 or bigger topped off by Plourde. I noticed Plourde's name on the high jump list on the track records in the entry way. Durand tried to get Somerset in foul trouble, which they did, but they never expoited the line. Durand left 8 points at the line in the first half. Somerset also was aggressive to the glass and also put Durand in foul trouble.
One other bit of information--there are no seniors starters for Somerset.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
d rebounds + steals + forced turnovers + blocks leading to offensive possessions
SOMERSET
Megan Plourde 13
Kayla Solum 11
Alison Marson 7
Kellie Ring 3.5
Alicia Potting 1.5
Totals: 36

DURAND
Allyson Kvislen 7
Kelsey Weber 6
Jenie Bauer 5
Samantha Hoyt 5
totals: 23

Side notes: First--Somerset's uniforms are cut so the shoulder blades are exposed. I haven't seen this type of uniform until tonight.
2nd: at the concession stand they had hot dogs and brats. After all it is Wisconsin.
3rd: the pop is by the glass, a little glass, not the 24 ounce bottles at the other games.
4th: during the national anthem Somerset had six students do the anthem with sign language.

Nest up tomorrow morning