Out & About: Springfield/Nicollet

#8 posting 3.5.2007
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2A SOUTH SUBSECTION FINALS
SPRINGFIELD tigers 61, NICOLLET raiders 47

Nicollet led 36-24 early in the second half before Springfield rallied to win. In the contest Springfield's Krystal Schwanke reached the 1000 point mark. Springfield moves on to the 2A finals at MSU Mankato on Friday with a 20-7 record. Nicollet finishes the year 21-7.

Springfield opened scoring by going inside. They didn't score on the initial shots, but on the putbacks. Alissa Domeier and Tori Jones each converted for Springfield. Springfield maintained their lead throughout most of the first half, but both teams had problems finding the basket for good stretches of the first half. Springfield had a drought of 7, 6, and another 6 in the first half. Nicollet had a five possession drought. Springfield's biggest lead came at 13-8 on a post up by Krystal Schwanke. Nicollet started their rally at 5:19 to go in the half. They scored on 7 straight possessions and had a 14-2 run to take a 28-19 lead with 1:46 left. Bailey Hendrycks opened with four points in the run and Kristin Hulke closed the scoring with four straight points. Springfield kept working the ball inside and Schwanke was fouled on the next two possessions. She converted three of the four free throws and Springfield cut the margin to six. Lindsey Beckendorf scored on a put back to bump the lead back to 30-22 Nicollet, but Tiffany Wilhelmi was fouled by Shannon Renne with 0.6 ticks left at mid court. Wilhelmi made both free throws and Nicollet's lead was back to six 30-24.

Nicollet opened with a 6-0 run to start the half in their first four possessions to stretch their lead to 36-24. That would prove to be their high water mark. Springfield took a time out and Wilhelmi scored on the next possession on a runner. That was the beginning of the end for Nivollet. Wilhelmi was the spark as she hit a three then added two straight steals and transition lay ups. She had 9 straight points for Springfield as the lead was cut to 36-33. Nicollet tried to stop the bleeding with a time out between Wilhelmi steals, but Nicollet was mired in a 9 possession drought. Nicollet had five straight turnovers in the downward spiral. Springfield regained the lead at 8:25 with a shot from the right elbow from Andrea Miesen. Nicollet again went into hibernation on offense, this time for 10 straight possessions. It was a 14-0 run for Springfield. Schwanke had 7 in the outburst. Nicollet couldn't generate a decent shot in the paint and had to take outside shots. They were limited to one shot, if they had a shot, on most possessions and those shots tended to be outside 15 feet or behind the arc. Nicollet was held scoreless for seven and a half minutes. Both teams emptied the benches late.

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

SPRINGFIELD
STARTERS
Tiffany Wilhelmi 20, 22, 90.9, .409 guard. ignited the comeback. pickpocket on defense. has 3 range. scored on runners, pull ups and transition. RF: passing decisions early in game.
Kylie Dauer 2, 7, 28.6, .143 point guard
Krystal Schwanke 22, 20, 110.0, .650 primary post player. runs the floor very well. strong. athletic. persistent on the offensive boards. has range out to free throw line. RF; posts too low at times and when turning to the baseline side has no angle on the board.
Alissa Domeier 10, 11, 90.9, .455 post player, good athlete. can jump. rebounds well.
Tori Jones 3, 9, 33.3, .222 big perimeter. RF needs to hold follow through. defensively too high, needs to bend knees
BENCH
Kaci Winkelman 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Teri Lang 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Andrea Miesen 2, 3, 66.7, .333 hit her only shot to put Springfield up from the right elbow.

NICOLLET
STARTERS
Shannon Renne 8, 12, 66.7, .417 at times the point guard. can drive and dish. Had a nice no look interior pass. RF; needs to know time and score situations.
Kelsey Hulke 3, 10, 30.0, .100 3 range. RF: shot not on
Bailey Hendrycks 10, 9, 111.1, .556 athletic. active, had blocks, jumped center, had a strong start. RF disappeared in the second half after scoring 8 inside in the first half. needs to be ready to catch.
Kristin Hulke 12, 21, 57.1, .286 guard, sometimes point. shooter. scored off the drive. RF: needs to value ball better. needs to make the chip shots; not on today
GP Vaske 8, 7, 114.3, .571 blocks out and boards well. RF: size for position
BENCH
Shannon Voges 0, 6, 0.0, .000
Lindsey Beckendorf 4, 4, 100.0, .500 6-2 post. keeps ball high on offensive board. RF: seemed as if she was ill. She was in and out for only few minutes at a time. tendancey to fade on shot.
Katie Wagner 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Jenna Mettler 2, 5, 40.0, .200 RF; needs to be ready for the ball.
Megan Asleson 0, 0, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Krystal Schwanke

BY THE NUMBERS
Springfield 61, 73, 83.6, .438
Nicollet 47, 75, 62.7, .320
made 3s: Springfield 1, Nicollet 1
made fts: Springfield 16, Nicollet 8
bench: Nicollet 6, Springfield 4
What a difference a half makes. Springfield had these numbers per half:
first: 24, 40, 60.0, .300
second: 37, 33, 112.1, .606
in the last 11 minutes: 29, 22, 131.8, .727
Those numbers were smoking.
Nicollet on the other hand were as icy as Springfield was scorching.
first: 30, 40, 75.0, .325
second: 17, 35, 48.6, .257
last 16 minutes: 11, 31, 35.5, .194

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
d rebounds, steals, forced turnovers, & blocks leading to offensive rebounds
SPRINGFIELD
Alissa Domeier 11.5
Tiffany Wilhelmi 9
Krystal Schwanke 7
Tori Jones 4.5
Kylie Dauer 2
Kaci Winkelman 1
Andrea Miesen 1
Courtney Lindmeier 1
totals: 37

NICOLLET
GP Vaske 10
Kristin Hulke 8
Shannon Renne 5
Kelsey Hulke 2
Bailey Hendrycks 2
Shannon Voges 2
Lindsey Beckendorf 2
Katie Wagner 2
Jenna Mettler 2
Megan Asleson 1
totals: 36

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