Out & About: Metro Stars Black/Metro Stars White

#6 posting 5.17.2007
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This game took place on Sunday, May 13
Richfield AAU Tournament
HS (16u) Semifinals
METRO STARS BLACK 47, METRO STARS WHITE 39

This was a civil war, family fued match up. And as usual in these contests no one wants to be showed up and every move is contested. In the end it was the Black topping the White.

White struck first with Kayla Blom dropping a three, followed by a lay up by Laura Bruce. That put White up 5-0. Black ran off 8 straight with Courtney Boylan leading the way with the first six Black points. Black stretched it out to 22-14 with a trey from Sarah Wiens from the top of the key with 4:53 to go in the half. Black closed the half however with a 1/8 scoring sequence. White did edge back to trail 23-20 at half.

A Bruce "& 1" tied the game at 23. Black took the lead right back with a pull up by Boylan. That started a 6-0 run. White used the three ball again to close the gap. This time it was Kyana Johnson striking from the left corner to shorten the margin to 31-29. The Whites again cut it with a 3 to 37-36 on a Blom shot from the left corner. That was White's last score in 11 possessions. By the time the drought was over they were trailing 43-36. Laura Weber was the first Black to put distance between White with two free throws. Black wasn't exactly ripping it up during the time with a 2/10 offensive sequence. Black did finish better with 4/5 scores, with three trips to the line and a lay up off a missed White shot.

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

METRO STARS BLACK
STARTERS
Sarah Wiens, Burnsville 3, 4, 75.0, .250 lefty 3 pt shooter RF: needs to be ready for the ball. needs to provide more than one field goal.
Laura Weber, Eden Prairie 6, 10, 60.0, .300 post player. RF: needs to gain upper body strength. needs to finish inside. too low on the block for proper angle on shot.
Courtney Boylan, Chaska 14, 10, 140.0, .700 has command of the game. confident. enjoys the hunt. scored on drives, pull ups. can score when hit. can hang. street fighter. good vision, can hit people with no look passes.
Tina Fisher, Park-Cottage Grove 2, 3, 66.7, .333 post. competitive. gets on the floor.
DaNae Moore, Eastview 1, 3, 33.3, .333 RF: when at the high post with the balls (after the cuts) should look to the basket, missed a back door cut for a potential assist as well.
BENCH
Stefanie Sension, Hopkins 6, 9, 66.7, .556 post. RF: needs to get balance after boards. gets too high on defense.
Adrea Holler, Eagan 2, 4, 50.0, .250 RF: on ball handling elbow gets too far away from body.
Carolyn Dienhart, Cretin-Derham Hall 2, 3, 66.7, .333 point guard.
Chelsey Jacox, DeLaSalle 6, 4, 150.0, .750 took a hard foul and fall, picked herself up and knocked down two free throws.
Hanna Muegge, Hopkins 5, 6, 83.3, .333 guard RF: picked up a charge. elbow gets too far away from body when dribbling.

METRO STARS WHITE
STARTERS
Kayla Blom, Centennial 9, 9, 100.0, .333 guard. scrapper, a pit bull. gets on the floor. 3 bombs. RF: size.
Laura Bruce, Champlin Park 14, 16, 87.5, .375 can reverse. likes baseline drives.
Kyana Johnson, St. Paul Central 3, 4, 75.0, .250 point guard. Has improved deception, and passing delivery. Gets the ball to people. led both teams with four assists. did hit a 3. RF: needs to be ready when she doesn't have the ball. As a point guard that is not very often. Elbow gets away from her on the dribble.
Cassie Sheppard, Eastview 2, 2, 100.0, .500 RF: exposes ball.
Bridget Schuneman, Centennial 2, 7, 28.6, .143 post. gets on the board. RF: needs to get balance, and collect herself before going up for second shot.
BENCH
Jaime Birr, Holy Angels 3, 7, 42.9, .286 post. drew charge.
Keely Schunke, Burnsville 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Lauren Safranski, Burnsville 4, 6, 66.7, .333 guard, hit 3 in corner. RF: tendancy to be off balance, moving too fast.
Nakita Walker, St. Paul Highland Park 2, 5, 40.0, .200 guard. moves without the ball. RF: shorted lay up. size.

TRENCH PLAYER
Courtney Boylan

BY THE NUMBERS
Metro Stars Black 47, 56, 83.9, .446
Metro Stars White 39, 57, 68.4, .298
made 3s: MSW 6, MSB 2
made fts: MSB 15, MSW 7
assists: MSB 10, MSW 10
bench: MSB 21, MSW 9
MSW only made 3 field goals (not counting 3s) each half.
MSB was more aggressive to the basket and had a slight edge in quickness. MSW defensively needs to get lower and cut off driving angles.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
METRO STARS BLACK
Laura Weber 6
Hanna Muegge 5
DeNae Moore 4
Stefani Sension 3
Adrea Holler 3
Chelsey Jacox 3
Courtney Boylan 2
Tina Fisher 2
Carolyn Dienhart 1

METRO STARS WHITE
Cassie Shepherd 5
Bridget Schueneman 5
Kayla Blom 3
Keely Schunke 3
Jaime Birr 2
Lauren Safranski 2
Nakita Walker 2
Laura Bruce 1
Kyana Johnson 1

Next up: the Metro Stars Black vs Total Package championships.