Out & About: Wayzata/Thunder 16

#4 posting 4.28.2007
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MYAS 17/19 INVITATIONAL
Wayzata HS
Semifinals
Wayzata 07 37, MN Thunder 16U 30

This game pitted a primarily JV squad from last year from Wayzata against a multischool squad made up from the most part from the Lake and Classic Lake. The single school was triumphant over the multiplex 37-30. The ironic thing is that the Wayzata team beat a couple of their classmates: Theresa Thour and Caitlyn Book. MYAS, in this tournament, ran 7 minute stop time quarters.

Thunder came out scoring on their first two possessions with Thour nailing one free throw and then Nicole Hanninen knocking down a 3. Wayzata kept it close at 4-3 with three free throws in their first three possessions. But for the most part neither team was that hot at the start with the Thunder after the initial outburst finishing the half 2/10 on their possessions with one drought of five, while Wayzata finished the quarter 0/8. It was 8-3 Thunder after one.

Wayzata didn't get their first field goal until 3:42 left in the second quarter. Alexa Clausen scored on an out of bounds situation. Wayzata had a few free throws before that and the score was 10-8. The Thunder was quiet for six possessions, but then rumbled for four straight scores late in the quarter to go up 18-10. Clausen scored to finish the point totals in the half 18-12 Thunder.

Wayzata came out with aggressive defense in the second half and forced turnovers which resulted in a lay up by Taylor Denz. Then Wayzata went on a seven possession drought. Thunder led again by 8 22-14. Thunder then was 1/8 the rest of the half, four of which were turnovers. Wayzata's heat started to bother teams. Wayzata finished the third quarter with a 7-2 run. It was 24-21 Thunder heading into the last seven minutes.

The four quarter opened with a bang as Jordan Risberg hit a three from the right corner to tie the game. Thour gave the lead back to Thunder on a drive. Then Risberg struck again, this time from the left wing for Wayzata's first lead 27-26. Liz Shay scored to put the Thunder in the lead for the last time at 28-27. Risberg anwered that by going coast to coast for a driving lay up and Wayzata never looked back. Of Wayzata's last 8 points, six came at the line. In crunch time Thunder went silent for five offensive possessions. They were getting shots, sometimes more than one, but nothing fell. Thour finally broke the ice, but with 1.9 seconds left comebacks are hard to achieve. Wayzata advanced to the finals 37-30. Ironically they will play the Thunder 19u team who beat Wayzata's II team 48-38. It was 40-38 until fouls and free throws gave way in the last minute of that semifinal.

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

WAYZATA 07
STARTERS
Jordan Risberg 11, 12, 91.7, .417 3 point range, initiated contact on offense. shown some respect by Thour who defended her after her 3s. has pull up. RF: small
Callie Stark 5, 7, 71.4, .429 scrappy defender, caused headaches. RF: fouled out.
Missi Crees 1, 5, 20.0, .200 point guard. RF: small, forced some offense.
Taylor Denz 2, 9, 22.2, .111 lanky RF: vision with the ball.
Emily Steinweg 8, 4, 200.0, 1.000 Finished today. good at the line. RF: needs more touches, more opportunities. needs upper body strength; exposes ball after rebound.
BENCH
Alexa Clausen 10, 12, 83.3, .500 got in position for rebounds. not afraid of contact. RF: picked up charge.
Claire Steinweg 0, 3, 0.0, .000 Emily's Twin.

MN THUNDER 16U
STARTERS
Nicole Hanninen, Bloomington Jefferson 5, 7, 71.4, .286 moves after passing. RF: picked up offensive foul.
Tess Komarec, Hopkins 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Ashley Cherwinka, Faribault 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Teresa Thour, Wayzata 10, 13, 76.9, .462 likes to shoot off the move. RF: elbow too far away on dribble. exposes ball.
Kelly Boelter, Bloomington Kennedy 2, 9, 22.2, .111
BENCH
Danielle Bradley, Bloomington Kennedy 2, 7, 28.6, .143 RF: lob forced and off target.
Liz Shay, Minneapolis Washburn 9, 8, 112.5, .500 RF: passed to where player was, not where player will be. needs to keep head up on dribble.
Bri VanderVeren, Eden Prairie 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Caitlyn Book, Wayzata 2, 4, 50.0, .250 RF: forced transition with no angles for passing. needs to square on her shot.

TRENCH PLAYER
Jordan Risberg

BY THE NUMBERS
Wayzata 07 37, 52, 71.2, .385
MN Thunder 16u 30, 54, 55.6, .296
made 3s: Wayzata 3, Thunder 1
made fts: Wayzata 12, Thunder 5
bench: Thunder 13, Wayzata 10

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
WAYZATA 07
Alexa Clausen 7
Taylor Denz 5
Emily Steinweg 5
Missi Crees 4
Callie Stark 3
Jordan Risberg 3
Claire Steinweg 1
totals: 28

MN THUNDER 16
Theresa Thour 4
Kelly Boelter 3.5
Danielle Bradley 3
Bri VanderVeren 3
Caitlyn Book 3
Ashley Cherwinka 3
Nicole Hanninen 2
Liz Shay 2
Tess Komarek 1.5
totals: 25

Wayzata beat Mpls Lady Lakers on Friday 50-47. The Thunder beat Totino-Grace. In the consolation semis it was TG over the Lady Lakers. The Lady Lakers are primarily Minneapolis Roosevelt players. In the gym this afternoon was Kevin McHale watching his daughter for TG.

Next up: tomorrow morning.