Out & About: IBCA Select I/Southern Minny Elite

#5 posting 6.19.2007
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this game took place on Saturday, June 19
AAU Summer Jam Tournament
Bloomington Kennedy
16u pool play
IBCA SELECT I 70, SOUTHERN MINNY ELITE 44


Again the theme for the games I watched on Saturday was--"find the teams I haven't seen yet." Southern Minny Elite fit that requirement. I did see IBCA Select I in the Iowa State AAU Tournament back on April 1.

IBCA took command right from the start jumping out to a 12-2 lead after the first shift. IBCA could run five players in and out, while it was lonely on the bench for SME with a sole player. The defensive intensity bothered SME early. In the first nine SME possessions, six ended up as turnovers. Of those six turnovers, IBCA converted for six points. IBCA had two runs of five in the first half, and if extended, two 6/7 sequences. Thos two runs combined delivered a 23-9 advantage for IBCA. Of those 23 point, 9 came on second chancers. At half time it was 40-23 IBCA.

The second half didn't have a lot of drama. IBCA scored on their first three possessions to push their lead to 25 points. The biggest IBCA lead came at 64-36. The rest of the half was running time.

photo: Emily Greiner is hounded by a vocal Trisha Nesbitt, amongst other IBCA players.

IBCA SELECT I
STARTERS
Trisha Nesbitt, Ames 8, 7, 114.3, .429 point guard, confident, assertive, vocal, 3 range. RF: needs to finish transitions
Kelly Krei, Iowa City 13, 10, 130.0, .600 smooth operator, likes outside, big enough to go inside. runs floor very well.
Katelin Oney, Cedar Rapids Washington 6, 4, 150.0, .750 perimeter shooter. crashed offensive boards too. runs floor
Amber Kirschbaum, Spirit Lake 11, 10, 110.0, .600 post, has lift, can hang in the air. worked both ends on the boards.
Chelsie Trask, RRMR 8, 5, 160.0, .600 perimeter. canned two 3s. aggressive on defense.
BENCH
Indy Uhlenhopp, North Butler 9, 6, 150.0, .667 scored all 9 of her points in the first half. runs floor well. can get up. active rebounder. good footwork. RF: short at the line
Kaisha Brown, Spirit Lake 6, 6, 100.0, .500 perimeter shooter. moves without the ball on offense.
MacKenzie Wescott, Williamsburg 9, 9, 100.0, .556 lanky perimeter. crashed offensive boards. RF: passes can sail high
Ashton McClairen, WDM Valley 0, 2, 0.0, .000 quick point guard. RF: small
Hannah Noel, Norwalk 0, 1, 0.0, .000 point guard. RF: small

SOUTHERN MINNY ELITE
STARTERS
Emily Greiner, Kingsland 5, 17, 29.4, .118 guard. RF: bigger players pressure was a bother. passes sailed high
Jodie Batzel, Dover-Eyota 8, 8, 100.0, .500 pull up jumper.
Megan Quiram, Cannon Valley Lutheran 6, 6, 100.0, .500 biggest player on the floor. RF: younger than the 16u division. learning to play at a faster/quicker rate. free throws
Sam Lynn, Adrian 9, 12, 75.0, .333 guard. 3 range. RF: small, ball handling against intense pressure
Alise Holst, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 10, 11, 90.9, .364 perimeter. Tough, 3 shooter from the left wing
BENCH
Trisha Boese, Cannon Valley Lutheran 6, 6, 100.0, .500 perimeter.

TRENCH PLAYER
In a you pick 'em, Kelly Krei. Many others were worthy for IBCA.

BY THE NUMBERS
IBCA Select I 70, 60, 116.7, .550
Southern Minny Elite 44, 60, 73.3, .333
made 3s: IBCA 6, SME 4
made fts: IBCA 10, SME 2
assists: IBCA 14, SME 12
bench: IBCA 24, SME 6
Also IBCA controlled the boards with a 13-2 advantage on putbacks/second chancers. Their defense dictated tempo and pace and caused headaches for the SME guards.

SME is primarily players made up of class A and AA players. The lack of a depth was a factor as was the lack of height.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
IBCA SELECT I
Indy Uhlenhopp 6
Chelsie Trask 6
Trisha Nesbitt 5
Amber Kirschbaum 5
Kelly Krei 4
Kaisha Brown 4
Katelin Oney 2
Ashton McClairen 2
MacKenzie Wescott 1
totals: 35

SOUTHERN MINNY ELITE
Jodie Batzel 6
Megan Quiram 5
Trisha Boese 3
Alise Holst 2
Emily Greiner 1
Sam Lynn 1
totals: 18

Next up: the IBCA Select II vs MN Stars Antl