Out & About: MN Stars Hested/MN Stars Borowicz

#6 posting 5.10.2007
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This game took place on Sunday, May 5
Skyview AAU Tournament
Varsity Championship
MN STARS HESTED 66, MN STARS BOROWICZ 48

I reported on this game on Sunday on the Gabcast channel.

This was the championship game in what should have been called the Stars invitational. In this civil war battle it was Hested, the flagship team of the Stars Fleet sailing into port with a victory. If you compare the two rosters Hested's group has 6 state champions, and 8 players that were in the top five teams this year. Borowicz's group has no state champs (at least in basketball) and 3 that were in the state tournament. Hested also has three players that have already verballed D1 programs. That experience, plus the height and athleticism put Hested on top. They were the only team close to the 100 pp100 this weekend.

It was Borowicz that drew first blood on their first possession with Sarah Hintz making two free throws. Hested went on a 11-2 run to take an 11-4 lead. Theairra Taylor ignited Hested with seven points in all sorts of ways: on transition, from beyond the arc, and on a second chancer. Borowicz was 2/12 on their possessions, only two of which were turnovers. Hested also had a slow offensive stretch with five possession drought, three were turnovers. Hested broke that spell with a 4/5 possession string on a 9-2 run to go up 20-10. Borowicz closed with a 5/8 string on a 10-6 run led by Laura Dietel's six points. Hested led at half 28-22.

The game remained in a six point zone until Hested erupted with a 13-2 run. Borowicz had a seven possession drought during the stretch with four ending up as turnovers. Hested had another run with six straight offensive scores with six different players doing the honors. Hested's biggest lead was 57-35. Borowicz did close somewhat to 57-42, but it was soon back to 22.

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

MN STARS HESTED
STARTERS
Brianna Mastey, Becker 12, 14, 85.7, .429 picked up pace in second half. running game on. can jump. RF: slow start
Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central 14, 8, 175.0, .750 put a stamp on the game early. is stretching her game. Last year at SPC tried to fit in. Now she is establishing herself and reaching new territory. plain flat explosive. fluid. RF: no more hiding for her. It is like going 30 miles an hour going down the interstate. Rev it up.
Georgie Jones, St. Paul Central 10, 12, 83.3, .500. big quick, active. wing span on press makes life difficult. RF: ball handling. defensive pressure on the perimeter---too high.
Brittnye McSperron, Eastview 7, 5, 140.0, .600 guard. scored in transition. runs, and runs.
Kiara Allums, Centennial 3, 7, 42.9, .286 nice wrap around pass. led team with four assists. RF: on drives comes in flat on angles.
BENCH
Alex Montgomery, Cannon Falls 3, 7, 42.9, .286 lefty
Shelly Stemper, Becker 4, 4, 100.0, .500 picked up charge. has competitive fire. active on defense.
Emily Becken, Centennial 6, 9, 66.7, .333 active on both ends. alert. has body hang time and control. RF: forces drives at times.
Nicole Mastey, Becker 4, 2, 200.0, 1.000 moves without the ball. scored on back cut. good frame. knows role.
Brittany Lewis, Red Wing 3, 2, 150.0, .500 3 shooter. RF: defensively too high, knees not bent.

MN STARS BOROWICZ
STARTERS
Sarah Hintz, Woodbury 5, 7, 71.4, .429 RF: size against the bigger players inside.
Colleen Doerr, LeSueur-Henderson 0, 7, 0.0, .000 RF: needs to be aware of press and where to get ball.
Brittany Chambers. Jordan 5, 10, 50.0, .300 knows the way to the basket. led team with three assists. RF: shot erased with bigger defenders. Needs more pen & pitch action.
Deena Ewert, Andover 7, 7, 100.0, .429 active on boards. can run the floor.
Leah Dietel, Jordan 8, 9, 88.9, .444 has body control. has good stroke. RF: press situations. needs to fake pass. Get ball in better position.
BENCH
Alia Cook, Hibbing 8, 8, 100.0, .500 scored on transition lay ups off press.
Casey Christian, Prior Lake 5, 7, 71.4, .286 3 range.
Kate Thompson, Wayzata 6, 13, 46.2, .308 runs floor. hang time.
Jessica Thone, Woodbury 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Joanne Morando, Bloomington Jefferson 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000

TRENCH PLAYER
Theairra Taylor

BY THE NUMBERS
Hested 66, 70, 94.3, .471
Borowicz 48, 71, 67.6, .352
made 3s: Hested 4, Borowicz 1
made fts: Borowicz 11, Hested 6
bench: Borowicz 23, Hested 20
One key factor in the second half was Hested's team scoring 12 points on second chancers to Borowicz's five.
Two other facts draw attention: Borowicz's bench actually outscored Hested's bench. So the depth of the teams are similar, however the starters ended up with Hested holding a 46-25 advantage.
The second eye opening trend is that Borowicz went to the line more often, and had a better go of it than in the semis. Borowicz only left six points on the table. Hested left 8 at the line.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
STARS HESTED
Emily Becken 6.5
Georgie Jones 5.5
Brianna Mastey 5
Theairra Taylor 4
Shelly Stemper 4
Brittnye McSperron 2
Nicole Mastey 2
Brittany Lewis 2
Alex Montgomery 1
Kiara Allums 1
Totals: 33

STARS BOROWICZ
Leah Dietel 6
Casey Christian 5
Deena Ewert 4
Kate Thompson 4
Sarah Hintz 3
Colleen Doerr 3
Jessica Thone 2
Brittany Chambers 1
Joanne Morando 1
totals: 29

Next up: tomorrow morning