Out & About: DeLaSalle/Hill-Murray

#7 posting 3.3.2007
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3AAA SEMIFINALS
DE LA SALLE islanders 52, HILL-MURRAY pioneers 46

This is the first of four games today

DeLaSalle won a grind-it-out slugfest with Hill-Murray in the semis of 3AAA. DLS beat HM earlier in the year 67-35. DLS led throughout except at 2-1. They did have a 9-2 run late in the first half to go up 17-9. But DLS didn't score the last 2:45 of the half. HM finished with a 3 by Jen Annoni and then Taylor Cross, on the next HM possession, got an offensive rebound, scored and made the free throw to cut the margin to 17-15 at half.

DLS asserted themselves on the first two possessions of the half and continued to build on their lead. The high water mark was 38-25 with 8 minutes to go. That is when HM kicked into rally mode. HM outscored DLS 15-4 in a five minute stretch to close the gap to 42-40. Cross scored on a drive from the high post. That was as close as HM was going to get. DLS's Aaryn Booker took over at that point. She scored on a lay up off the HM press and was fouled. She converted the three point play. After HM's Krista Kaput drained two free throws, Booker was fouled coming up court. She added two more free throws. Booker then gathered a rebound on the next HM miss. Again she was fouled and knocked down two more free throws. So Booker had 7 straight points for DLS. Booker had 22 points, 19 in the second half, 9 in the last three minutes.
DLS moves on with a 25-2 record while HM finishes up with a 14-14 record.

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

DE LA SALLE
STARTERS
Aneshia Starks 5, 13, 38.5, .308
Akilah Hudnell 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Rachel Booth 7, 10, 70.0, .300
Frances Wehrwein 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Aaryn Booker 22, 19, 115.8, .526
BENCH
Jamelia Hudnell 2, 6, 33.3, .333
Anna Kovalchuk 4, 6, 66,7, .333
Carissa Wolyniec 6, 7, 85.7, .286
Alex Bledsoe 2, 2, 100.0, .500

HILL-MURRAY
STARTERS
Jen Annoni 5, 7, 71.4, .286
Krista Kaput 17, 22, 77.3, .409
Chrissy Holm 2, 14, 14.3, .071
Lauren Hanzalik 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Taylor Cross 9, 10, 90.0, .400
BENCH
Kristin Vasko 8, 7, 114.3, .500
Rochelle Cichy 3, 4, 75.0, .250
Amy Kuper 0, 2, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Aaryn Booker

BY THE NUMBERS
DeLaSalle 52, 71, 73,2, .366
Hill-Murray 46, 70, 65.7, .314
made 3s: HM 3, DLS 2
made fts: DLS 20, HM 19
bench: HM 14, DLS 11

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
d rebounds, steals, forced turnovers, & blocks leading to offensive possessions
DE LA SALLE
Rachel Booth 7.5
Aneshia Starks 7
Akilah Hudnell 6.5
Aaryn Booker 5
Anna Kovalchuk 5
Jamelia Hudnell 4
Carissa Wolyniec 2.5
Alex Bledsoe 2.5
Frances Wehrwein 1
totals: 41

HILL-MURRAY
Taylor Cross 11
Krista Kaput 9
Chrissy Holm 5
Rochelle Cichy 3.5
Kristin Vasko 3
Jen Annoni 1.5
Lauren Hanzalik 1
totals: 34