Out & About: Team Wisconsin Select 17s/All Iowa Attack

#6 posting 6.27.2007
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this game took place on Sunday, June 24
Adidas Midwest Classic
Ames, Iowa
16u Championship
TEAM WISCONSIN SELECT 17S 74,
ALL IOWA ATTACK 61

Team WI Select used their balance and outside sniping to defeat the bigger hosts 74-61. In tournaments I have seen this year TWS17 have now won three, the most of any teams. One reason for the victories this weekend was the improvement of the role players in their stepped up performances. Their 3 point shooting helped the cause.

It didn't look like that at the start however. AIA went inside early and often as they scored on their first three possessions and built a 5-3 lead. TWS17 first scored from behind the arc as AIA played their zone. Katie Hackbart struck first for Wisconsin, the first of seven 3s in the first half (9 for the game). Wisconsin tied the game at five. Iowa pushed the lead out to 13-7 after a 8-2 urn. Ally Jensen had four points in the outburst. Then Iowa went into a nine possession drought, four of which were turnovers. In the mean time Wisconsin took advantage with an 11-0 run with three 3s in the equation. Briana Radowicz had two of the rainbows for TWS17. Iowa did cut the margin with four straight points by Zimmerman. The game remained tight until late in the half when another flurry of 3s rained down for TWS17. Kaylee Cardinal delivered two straight 3s to push a 23-21 lead to 29-21. TWS17 rode that momentum to a 33-26 halftime lead. Here was a key difference: for AIA Zimmerman and Chelsea Poppens combined for 20 points; TWS17 had five players with five points or more. For the game AIA had four players north of five.

AIA came out revved up in the second half. They opened the half with a 5/7 offensive sequence. But they only shaved two points off the deficit. TWS17 also came out hot with the first three possessions dropping for scores. Hackbart again struck from behind the arc to get things rolling for Wisconsin. The contest stayed in the neighborhood of ten to five points. TWS17 closed the deal with a 6/7 offensive sequence after AIA closed to 57-52. The 13-7 run made the outcome inevitable. A steal by Hannah Quilling made it 70-59 with about 2 minutes left.

Photos: #1 Jamie Elbert, AIA focuses on defense as TWS17 is about to pass the ball in. #2 Amanda Zimmerman, AIA, goes in on the left side with Katie Bushman, TWS17 going up for the block.

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

TEAM WISCONSIN SELECT 17
STARTERS
Katie Bushman, Phillips 10, 12, 83.3., 417 post player, much more aggressive on the boards. went up and made snatch rebounds.
Katie Hackbart, Arrowhead 10, 9, 11.1. .444. perimeter bomber
Val Schuster, Wausau Neman 6, 10, 60.0, .300 quieter performance against bigger posts
Hannah Quilling, Eau Claire North 16, 8, 200.0, .875 played an almost flawless game in direct TWS17 to the victory. command of the game. intelligent decisions, totally aware. shot when she needed to. distributed the ball to the right players at the right time.
Kaylee Cardinal, Arrowhead 11, 8, 137.5, .500 another 3 point bomber RF: defensively needs to step in and stop penetration.
BENCH
Morgan Stueber, Park Falls 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Briana Radowicz, Mukwonago 9, 5, 180.0, .600 delivered from behind the arc
Cassy Schemberger, Park Falls 12, 6, 200.0, .833 will score or get fouled when she has the ball inside. uses body position well. RF: size post HS for a collegiate post.

ALL IOWA ATTACK
STARTERS
Amanda Zimmerman, Ballard 21, 18, 116.7. .611 lefthanded post. runs the floor well. fluid. RF: defense needs sharpening.
Chelsea Poppens, Applington-Parkersburg 14, 13, 107.7, .692 aggressive and strong inside presence. when she boards makes herself big, chins the ball, and no one wants to mess with her elbows. RF: needs to be better at the line. If you see her floor % is actually higher than Zimmerman's, but four missed free throws lowered her pp100. She could have had a 138.5 pp10 with those points.
Ally Jensen, Ballard 15, 14, 107.1, .429 point guard. 3 point shooter.
Katie Schechinger, IKM 0, 1, 0.0, .000 a big player that was silent. likes perimeter. needs to be more vocal.
Jamie Elbert, Indianola 2, 4, 50.0, .250 guard. RF: passed to a player totally unaware
BENCH
Tia Mays, Des Moines East 6, 8, 75.0, .375 another in the post stable. active on the boards
Emily Guenther, SE Polk 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Marni Jacobsen, Spencer 3, 3, 100.0, .333
Dani Lang, Ankeny 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Hannah Quilling
here directing traffic

BY THE NUMBERS
Team WI Select 17s 74, 62, 119.4, .500
All Iowa Attack 61, 63, 96.8, .492
made 3s: TWS17s 9, AIA 5
made fts: TWS17s 12, AIA 8
bench: TWS17s 21, AIA 9

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
TEAM WISCONSIN SELECT 17s
Katie Bushman 8
Hannah Quilling 7
Cassy Schemberger 6
Katie Hackbart 4
Val Schuster 2
Morgan Steuber 2
Kaylee Cardinal 2
Briana Radowicz 1
totals: 32

ALL IOWA ATTACK
Chelsea Poppens 8
Ally Jensen 5
Tia Mays 4
Jamie Elbert 3
Amanda Zimmerman 3
Katie Schechinger 2
Emily Guenther 2
Dani Lange 1
totals: 28

Next up: tomorrow morning