Out & About: Team WI Select 15/PRIDE Youth

#5 posting 5.29.2007
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This game took place on Sunday, May 27
Memorial Day Classic, Menomonie, WI
15 Semifinals
TEAM WI SELECT 15U 38, PRIDE YOUTH 13


I reported on this game on Sunday on my Gabcast channel, episode #31, PRIDE Youth was the only Minnesota that we came across this weekend. The photo on the left is Bailey Lund of PY going up over Anna Cole.

The 6-6 Twin Towers were imposing sentinels on defense and TWS15 dominated the smaller PRIDE Youth 38-13. Of the two towers it was Nicole Griffin that had a strong offensive first half with 8 points to lead TWS15. PY managed only one field goal in the first half. Oddly enough TWS15 only had three more field goals. Neither team was scorching the nets. PY had droughts of 7, 5, and 6 during the half. TWS15 was 66.7 pp100 while PY was a chilly 17.4 pp100. It was 16-4 at half time.

The game didn't really vary in the second half. PY started the half with another drought of 5, combining that with the last portion of the second half it was a long 11 possession dry spell. PY had one more dry spell with a six spot. Again neither team ripped it up, but TWS15 did put a string of four possessions late in the game. Four different players contributed. Whitney Rawdon had six points in the second half to lead TWS15.

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

TEAM WI SELECT 15
STARTERS
Kelsey Andrist, Menomonie 1, 4, 25.0, .250 RF: needs to finish on drives and put backs.
Whitney Rawdon, Eau Claire North 8, 7, 114.3, .571
Samantha Hoyt, Durand 8, 10, 80.0, .400 guard. pull up jumper.
Nicole Griffin, Milwaukee Vincent 10, 7, 142.9, .714 tall, effective, wiry. when rebounding gets elbows out. "the blade". RF: needs to contribute more in the second half. I would like to see more "&1s" rather than two shot fouls.
Anna Cole, Mondovi 2, 4, 50.0, .250 big post. doesn't give ground inside. RF: in the photo above needs to get hand up to challenge shots. needs to get lower on defense. needs to finish inside. needs to make offensive moves quicker.
BENCH
Laura Petersen, Osseo-Fairchild 2, 4, 50.0, .250 RF: needs to finish in transition.
Bartner, ???? 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Nimerya Rogers, Milwaukee Vincent 5, 3, 166.7, .667 quick, likes transition. had a nice no look pass. deceptive. RF: needs to finish on transition.
Hannah Betz, Woodbury, MN 0, 2, 0.0, .000 RF: no angle on transition lay up.

P.R.I.D.E. YOUTH
in general this team RF for all players could be: get stronger with the ball, take shots in your range, make good decisions.
STARTERS
Rachel Lukasik, Chisago Lakes 2, 10, 20.0, .100 had a turnaround jumper.
Bailey Lund, Bloomington Kennedy 6, 15, 40.0. .267 carried the main load for PY. RF: frustration going against 6-6 players when Lund is built for perimeter work.
Olivia Antilla, Champlin Park 3, 4, 75.0, .250
Raven Boone, Bloomington Kennedy 0, 7, 0.0, .000 guard
Summer Young, Chisago Lakes 2, 9, 22.2, .111
BENCH
Tenisha Jamison, ??? 0, 0, 0.0, .000


TRENCH PLAYER
Nicole Griffin
tall presence on offense and defense







BY THE NUMBERS
Team WI Select 15u 38, 46, 82.6, .413
PRIDE Youth 13, 45, 28.9, .156
made 3s: TWS15 2, PY 1
made fts: TWS15 12, PY 4
assists: TWS15 7, PY 3
bench: TWS15 9, PY 0

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
TEAM WI SELECT 15
Nicole Griffin 9.5
Kelsey Andrist 3
Samantha Hoyt 3
Laura Petersen 3
Whitney Rawdon 2
Bartner 2
Nimerya Rogers 2
Anna Cole 1.5
Hannah Betz 1
Totals: 27

PRIDE YOUTH
Bailey Lund 11
Summer Young 4
Rachel Lukasik 2
Olivia Antilla 2
totals: 19

Next up: the Gold 2nd semifinals