Out & About: North Tartan 15u/Metro Stars 14u

#5 posting 5.1.2007
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This game took place on Sunday, April, 29
COOPER AAU TOURNAMENT
15u Semifinals
NORTH TARTAN 15U 50, METRO STARS 14U 47

I originally had a gabcast report on this game (and the 19u semi win over Quest). I originally had a 56 score for North Tartan, but that was because in my scribblings my zero morphed into a six.

Both teams were hot to start this contest with scores occuring on six of the first eight possessions. Brooke Brown for Metro Stars started things off with a three. MS led 10-6 when North Tartan had a 7-0 run to go up 13-10. Suriya McGuire for NT had three points at the line in the push. MS tied it up on an & 1 by Brown. The rest of the first half saw seven ties. The last coming at 31. Taylor Cullers made two free throws with 24 seconds left for the final points in the first half MS up 33-31.

Both teams cooled off considerably in the second half. The scoring pace slowed and there were long stretches of drought. NT had a 9 possession drought and was 1/12 in the heart of the second half. Both teams were trading leads early in the half. NT led 35-34 on a drive by Kelsey Evans. Metro Stars went on a 11-2 run during that drought to go up 45-37. Another Brown drive were the final points MS would score and there were slightly over five minutes left. MS picked the wrong time to go into a drought with their last nine possessions coming up empty. Six of those possessions were turnover related. NT awoke from their offensive slumber and finished the game with 7/10 on their last ten possesseions. Katie Loberg tied the game with a post up & one at 47. Brown traveled for MS. Megan Lauck provide NT with the margin of victory with two free throws on their next possession. McGuire stole the ball twice from MS in the next two MS possessions. McGuire added one more point for the final point total of the game.

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

NORTH TARTAN
STARTERS
Kelsey Florian, Roseville 9, 10, 90.0, .500 lefty, went to the line 3 times. drives. RF: yanks follow through too quickly. Exposes the ball.
Katie Loberg, Princeton 11, 7, 157.1, .571 inside presence. strong enough to get hit and score. good athlete. not only rebounds but got a few steals with anticipation. RF: didn't get the ball enough.
Devyn Smith, Roseville 10, 11, 90.9, .455 3 range. runs floor. RF: off balance at times on shot.
Bree Holleman, Hancock 4, 5, 80.0, .400 point guard at times. steady performance. canned the free throws.
Megan Lauck, Mounds View 6, 7, 85.7, .429 big player. bookends with Loberg.
BENCH
Suriya McGuire, Mpls Roosevelt 5, 10, 50.0, .400 when in was the point guard. long arms and legs. causes problems on defense. RF: vision. elbows too far away on dribble. passes behind target. tendancy to carry.
Mimi Reif, Irondale 0, 4, 0.0, .000 RF: needs to be aware of lines.
Chelsea Garcia, Hopkins 3, 5, 60.0, .200 hit a 3.
Kelsey Evans, Willmar 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Holly Riesselman, Park-Cottage Grove 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Danielle Bennett-Curry, Benilde-St. Margaret's 0, 0, 0.0, .000

METRO STARS 14U
STARTERS
Brooke Brown, Chaska 15, 13, 115.4, .538 nice shot. looks to drive. runs the floor. 3 range. can score when hit. RF: late game poise. Needs to relax and stay alert, not rush.
Shannon O'Toole, Wayzata 3, 6, 50.0, .333 played on the perimeter after playing inside all winter. Can handle the movement. has good speed. RF: still needs to work on stops/starts.
Taylor Cullers, Eastview 5, 7, 71.4, .286 RF: turned invisible in the second half with scoring. footwork. took a 3 attempt when up by six late. Probably not the time for a 3.
Lisa Loeffler, North St. Paul 0, 1, 0.0, .000 RF: needs to set screens without fouling.
Ellen Edison, Maple Grove 7, 7, 100.0, .429 Had two "& one" plays. RF: no angle for shot. needs to deliver in the second half. Ball handling in pressure situations.
BENCH
Erica Gress, Apple Valley 7, 13, 53.8, .308 played inside. rebounds. RF: carry, size inside too small.
Hana Potter, Edina 6, 7, 85.7, .429 rebounder. big, hard to move. RF: needs to establish herself in paint and not be content with role/bit player. But that means getting quicker on releases.
Julia Wiemer, Hopkins 0, 4, 0.0, .000 guard
Grace Veker, Edina 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Rachel Leitz, Champlin Park 2, 3, 66.7, .333

TRENCH PLAYER
Katie Loberg

BY THE NUMBERS
North Tartan 15u 50, 62, 80.6, .403
Metro Stars 14u 47, 63, 74.6, .365
made 3s: NT 1, MS 1
made fts: NT 19, MS 10
bench: MS 17, NT 10
It is all about timing. MS picked the wrong time to have their drought. The younger squad did push the NT team to the limit. Late game situations/pressure situations/time & score situations all need to be addressed.
Here is the differences in NT pp100 by half: 1st half 88.6; 2nd 70.4. MS 94.3 and 50.0. The problem for MS was only Brown was able to convert in the second half. Only two others scored from the floor (Gress & Potter) and only Potter was able to score off the initial offense. NT used their superior size to wear MS down.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NORTH TARTAN
Katie Loberg 6
Devyn Smith 3
Megan Lauck 3
Kelsey Florian 2
Bree Holleman 2
Suriya McGuire 2
Kelsey Evans 1
Holly Riesselman 1
Danielle Bennett-Curry 1
totals: 21

METRO STARS
Hana Potter 6
Brooke Brown 3
Erica Gress 3
Taylor Cullers 3
Shannon O'Toole 2
Rachel Leitz 2
Lisa Loeffler 1
Grace Veker 1
Ellen Edison 1
totals 22

Next up: tomorrow morning.