Out & About: Iowa Elite I/All Iowa Attack

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IOWA AAU STATE TOURNAMENT JUNIOR ELIGIBLE
Sunday, April 1, 2007
SEMIFINALS
IOWA ELITE I 62, ALL IOWA ATTACK 60

In an upset of a mild sort, Elite fended off the Attack and moved on to the finals. Elite had a six point lead with 2:05 to go, but saw that lead melt to a 59 all tie with a minute to go. They had more in the tank and at the line, to take the game.

Both teams scored on their first possession with a Tia Mays scoring on a post up for Attack and Clare Duwellius knocking down a trey from the corner for Elite. Elite took early leads in the first quarter, the biggest at 8-6 after a rebound basket by Ashley Arlen. Jamie Elbert gave Attack their first lead since the opening possession with a shot from behind the arc. Attack outscored Elite 7-2 the last three minutes of the quarter to go ahead 14-10.

Elite struck first in the second quarter with two free throws by Micha Mims. Attack outscored Elite 9-0 over a two minute stretch to build a 25-17 lead. Elite was stuck in a 6 possession drought. Clare Duwelius struck for her second trey of the quarter from the left wing to stop the bleeding. Elite outscored Attack 7-3 the rest of the way. Attack led 28-24 at half.

The big change came in the third quarter. It was the best of times for Elite, It was the worst of times for Attack. Elite opened the quarter with a 6/7 scoring sequence, knotting the the game at 34 on Emma Krieger-Kittle's transition lay up after an Attack miss. Elite was doing its damage in the paint. They had four points off second chances, two on a post up, a transition lay up, and two free throws on drives in the paint. Elite was running on missed shots and they had six points in the quarter on transition off of missed shots. For the quarter Elite had a 126.7 pp100 and .667 floor %; Attack checked in at 68.8 pp100 and .313 floor %. Elite was up 43-39 going into the fourth quarter.

Attack spent the fourth quarter trying to close the gap, but everytime they were within sight, Elite would slip back ahead. Tia Mays closed the gap to 45-44 with a rebound basket for Attack, but the next possession Lindsey Cain popped one in on the left wing. Elite did stretch the lead to five at 51-46 on two free throws by Arlen. An Ally Jensen basket cut the lead to 51-49 with 3:22 to go, but once again Elite answered with an Arlen basket and then two free throws by Mims on a drive. Elite led at this point 55-49. That lead held up at 2:05, when Attack mounted their last rally. Zimmerman started it off with one free throw, but then got the rebound as three Elite players knocked each other off the ball. Zimmerman finished that possession with a basket and the score stood at 57-54. Mims added two free throws to push the lead back to 59-54. Then Jensen drained a trey to make it a two point margin. A time out at 1:24 by Attack set up their defense. Armstrong got caught in a double team and turned it over to Mays who scored on the lay up to tie it at 59. On Elite's next possession Armstrong drained two free throws. Katelyn Sunde drove for Attack and was fouled. She made the first, but missed the second free throw. Arlen made sure their was no doubt on the rebound. But Mims turned it over on a pass and Mays once again was there for the steal. Elite was up 61-60 with 31 seconds left. On the next Attack sequence Zimmerman got caught too far under the basket with no angle at all. She had to lean back and the ball was tapped and batted around with Morgan Hamner picking up the vital rebound. Armstrong again was fouled with 7.3 seconds left and she made the first, and missed the second. Mays picked up the board and a deep runner by Jensen bounced off for an Elite upset win 62-60.

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

IOWA ELITE I
STARTERS
Clare Duwelius, Dowling Catholic 12, 9, 133.3, .444 3 point stake in the heart shooter. hand usually in the face. RF: needs to develop drive game to keep defenses guessing
Ashley Arlen, Cascade 13, 13, 100.0, .538 lefty. Scored on drives and offensive glass work. RF: free throws need to be cashed in. needs to finish the drive.
Emma Van Winkle, Des Moines Roosevelt 0, 1, 0.0, .000 big (6-5) post, defensively changes shots. RF: needs to work on offensive end
Micha Mims, Cedar Rapids Washington 12, 11, 109.1, .545 handled the point at times. has pull up with glass action. Elite clicked best when Mims was teamed with Armstrong. RF: one hand passes
Brittany Pritchard, Norwalk 0, 0, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Morgan Hamner 5, 11, 45.5, .273 came up with big boards in the second half. Sealed well on post ups. RF: needs to square up and power through defenders.
Kalli Hansen , Olin 6, 7, 85.7, .429 hit offensive boards. RF: passing decisions
Kaitlin Armstrong, Cedar Rapids Washington 9, 12, 75.0, .417 quick point guard. made her free throws when the money was on the table. RF: needs to recognize double team situations and avoid the lines. size is also a factor. picked up a charging foul--needs to avoid those type situations with better body control/awareness. forced drive shot despite being ahead and no real opening for the drive.
Emma Krieger-Kittle, Iowa City West 4, 5, 80.0, .400 RF: exposes ball. needs to work on ball handling against quicker defenders.
Lindsey Cain, Cedar Rapids Prairie 2, 2, 100.0, .500

ALL IOWA ATTACK
STARTERS
Tia Mays, Des Moines East 14, 15, 93.3, .467 much more aggressive and alert on defense this game. heads up hustle play on d. Good speed. RF: needs to polish free throw game. balance needs to improve on the block. footwork inside.
Amanda Zimmerman, Ballard 13, 17, 76.5, .353 big post. lefty. Likes the left side. RF: needs to work and be effective on the right block as well. needs to be able to score on the left block after defense takes away baseline move. needs to be aware of floor spacing.
Katelyn Sunde, Johnston 1, 5, 20.0, .200
Ally Jensen, Ballard 18, 15, 120.0, .467 point guard. when going got tough, Attack looked to her 3 game. She used screens well losing defenders. made money 3s. also has pull up
Jamie Elbert, Indianola 3, 5, 60.0, .200 made a 3 early. RF: quiet the rest of the game.

BENCH
Chelsea Poppens, Applington-Parkersburg 6, 7, 85.7, .571 drew charges, sacrificed body. strong post. RF: also picked up her own charging foul.
Marni Jacobsen, Spencer 2, 5, 40.0, .200 RF: illegal screen
McKinsey Nessa, Ballard 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Katie Schechinger, IKM 3, 3, 100.0, .333 drained a 3. has good range for a big player. RF: needs to be able to assert herself offensively.

TRENCH PLAYER
Micha Mims

BY THE NUMBERS
Iowa Elite I 62, 71, 87.3, .437
All Iowa Attack 60, 73, 82.2, .384
made 3s: Attack 6, Elite 4
made fts: Elite 19, Attack 10
bench: Elite 24, Attack 11
Elite showed good poise when the heat was on. They had a chance to crack, but held on. Elite was 10/10 at the line after the double bonus kicked in. Armstrong's last miss may have been deliberate. Attack, when the back was to the wall, also delivered with 5/5 offensive sequence. Court awareness caught them off balance.
In their 6 possession drought in the third quarter they missed on five shots, with only one chance to get a second chance.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
IOWA ELITE I
Morgan Hamner 10
Ashley Arlen 7
Emma Krieger-Kittle 7
Clare Duwelius 3
Emma Van Winkle 3
Micha Mims 3
Hansen 2
Kaitlin Armstrong 2
Totals: 37

ALL IOWA ATTACK
Tia Mays 9
Chelsea Poppens 6
Amanda Zimmerman 5
Ally Jensen 5
Katie Schechinger 5
Katelyn Sunde 3
Marni Jacobsen 2
totals: 35

Next up: tomorrow morning. The next out & abouts will be tomorrow with the 3rd place and championship games from the Iowa AAU state tournament. I will have the first "Week that was" with team of the week and player of the week on Friday. I will look at trends and so on. On Sunday night I will name the college player of the year (from the coverage area by the way) and also look at some history too.