Out & About: IBCA Select I/Iowa Lady Gators

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Sunday, April 1, 2007
SEMIFINALS
IBCA SELECT I 73, IOWA LADY GATORS 44

IBCA Select raced to a 27-11 first quarter lead and cruised to a 73-44 victory over the Iowa Lady Gators. Kelly Krei, an early verbal to Iowa, led the way with 19 points.

IBCA scored on 6 of their first 8 possessions, and four of them were 3 point plays (3 behind the arc, one old fashioned variety). MacKenzie Wescott scored the first five points, the first two off a second shot, the next three on the "and one." Then Hannah Noel, Chelsea Trask and Kaitlin Oney drilled 3s. So after four minutes IBCA led 16-4. IBCA also had an 11-0 run later in the quarter. ILG were mired in a seven possession drought with four turnovers due to the IBCA pressure in the half court. IBCA led 27-11 after one.

For the rest of the game IBCA kept slowly adding to the lead. They had one sequence in the second quarter where they went on a 4/5 scoring sequence. Kelly Krei had four points in that 8-2 run. IBCA led 42-23 at half.

The comeback chances were slim and IBCA squashed them quickly at the start of the third quarter with a 5/6 scoring sequence on a 10-2 run. Kaisha Brown and Indy Uhlenhopp each had 5 points in the outburst. IBCA did have a extreme dry spell later in the quarter however with 2/13 sequence including a drought of six. But ILG couldn't seize any advantage as both teams finished off the quarter 4-4.

IBCA got their mojo back in the early fourth quarter going 5/6 with their scoring sequence. ILG had their best sequence, a three possession scoring sequence, in this quarter. In the end it was IBCA 73-44.

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

IBCA SELECT I
STARTERS
MacKenzie Westcott, Williamsburg 11, 14, 78.6, .357 worked the offensive boards. RF: hot the first quarter, cooler the second. needs to be ready for the ball at all times.
Kaitlin Oney, Cedar Rapids Washington 7, 9, 77.8, .333 guard. hit a 3. RF: needs to get a good angle on the drive.
Hannah Noel, Norwalk 3, 3, 100.0, .333 point guard. hit a 3. more distributor in this game.
Chelsea Trask, RRMR 5, 5, 100.0, .400 perimter player. scored a 3.
Indy Ulenhopp, North Butler 13, 6, 216.7, .833 good jumper, good speed. can hit 3s (2) and also go inside. will play on the perimeter post HS.
BENCH
Kelly Krei, Iowa City 19, 13, 146.2, .692 6-2 player with great speed. more effective facing the basket. is mature, poised and confident in her role. rebounds on both ends. Knifed through lane strongly with the ball.
Ashton McClarren, West Des Moines Valley 6, 11, 54.5, .273 takes the ball aggressively to the basket. RF: needs to pick an angle on transition.
Kaisha Brown, Spirit Lake 9, 8, 112.5, .625 good anticipation, runs floor.

IOWA LADY GATORS
STARTERS
Stacey Schutjer, WCLT 11, 14, 78.6, .429 post player. gets good position for rebounds. able to play physical. got hit and went to the line.
Kami Kuhlmann, Charter Oak-Ute 8, 14, 57.1, .214 3 point shooter. did score a reverse lay up.
Erin Goldsmith, Dallas Center-Grimes 10, 14, 71.4, .286 lefty, 3 point shooter.
Heljik 0, 5, 0.0, .000 point guard. fed the post.
Rachel Thune, Des Moines Christian 10, 8, 125.0, .625 post player. bigger player. will get stronger as the years go on.
BENCH
Dufeilmeier 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Warner 0, 7, 0.0, .000 RF: needs to be ready for the ball.
Hernandez 5, 3, 166.7, .667

TRENCH PLAYER
Kelly Krei

BY THE NUMBERS
IBCA Select I 73, 69, 105.8, .478
Iowa Lady Gators 44, 69, 63.8, .290
made 3s: IBCA 6, ILG 5
made fts: IBCA 5, ILG 3
bench: IBCA 34, ILG 5
The IBCA defense generated 19 points off turnovers. IBCA also ran very well off of missed ILG shots. Once ILG fell behind deep, the resorted to taking the 3s quickly in their offense which played right into the rhthym of IBCA. IBCA has some size and they all run the floor well.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
IBCA SELECT I
Indy Uhlenhopp 8
MacKenzie Wescott 7
Ashton McClarren 6
Kelly Krei 5.5
Chelsea Trask 5
Kaisha Brown 4.5
Kaitlin Oney 2
Hannah Noel 2
totals: 40

IOWA LADY GATORS
Stacey Schutjer 12.5
Kami Kuhlmann 4
Goldsmith 3
Heljik 3
Thune 2.5
Warner 2
Hernandez 1
totals: 28

IBCA was missing Amber Kirschbaum of Spirit Lake who was on a family vacation; and Trisha Nesbitt of Ames who was on the bench, but not dressed for action.

Next up: the second semifinal game