#8 posting 6.4.2007
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this game took place on Saturday, June 2
Minnesota State AAU Tournament
Cooper High School
16u Sweet 16
METRO STARS BLACK 72, NORTH TARTAN CROSBY 69
In a tight contest #5 Metro Stars Black avoided the upset bid from #12 North Tartan Crosby 72-69 in the sweet 16 round of the Minnesota AAU Tournament. There were some players missing for both teams, but MSB had three missing either due to track or tests. NTC had two MIA. The interesting factor in this game had MSB's Carolyn Dienhart and NTC's Molly Geske facing each other. They both play for Cretin-Derham Hall during the high school season.
NTC held a 36-23 lead with 2:29 left in the first half. MSB was mired in a 1/15 offensive sequence. Only four were the result of turnovers, the rest--poor shooting. The MSB held NTC scoreless for six possessions while the MSB offense scored three times in a row to close the margin to a more respectable 36-27.
The second half saw NTC start off strong going up 41-30 after scoring on four of their first five possessions. MSB scored on five straight possessions in about two minutes on a 12-0 run. Boylan had five of those points for MSB. MSB pulled out to a 55-50 lead with 8:30 left. That made the entire run sequence 25-9 to turn the game around. NTC wasn't finished yet. they closed to 70-67 after a three by Jenna Lillemoe. The next minute saw each team with five possessions and neither team was shining in the late game situation. MSB spent their time at the line, but was only 3/10. NTC went the 3 route with no second opportunities. The only time NTC scored was at the line.
Photo above is Courtney Boylan, MSB driving to the basket between Kate Constable and Molly Geske.
NUMBERS EXPLAINED
player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
METRO STARS BLACK
STARTERS
Sarah Wiens, Burnsville 20, 12, 166.7, .667 perimeter, lefty, dangerous 3 point shooter with five on the day. delivered from the offensive end. More active and effective defensively.
Courtney Boylan, Chaska 22, 20, 110.0, .550 point guard, stairway to the basket. competitive nature. fiery, moxy.
Tina Fisher, Park-Cottage Grove 3, 7, 42.9, .286 rough and tumble post. No fear. RF: foul issues. needs to work on post angle.
Adrea Holler, Eagan 8, 13, 61.5, .385 playing more inside. can jump. RF: needs to get stronger and initiate contact.
Carolyn Dienhart, Cretin-Derham Hall 13, 12, 108.3, .385 perimeter. delived 3 from beyond the arc. led MSB with 6 assists.
BENCH
Chelsey Jacox, DeLaSalle 4, 3, 133.3, .667 guard, young. can jump. RF: young. needs to deliver from the line.
DaNae Mooe, Eastview 2, 5, 40.0, .200 active defensively. long arms, quick feet. RF: elbow too far away on dribble. needs to deliver too from the line.
NORTH TARTAN CROSBY
STARTERS
Molly Geske, Cretin-Derham Hall 25, 18, 138.9, .611 stroking and smoking. handling ball more, most of the time had vision. can score in a variety of ways. has 3 range. scores off the dribble often. RF: when pressured late, vision went down. needs to pull back cross over to get away from double teams.
Miranda Speckel, Buffalo 11, 11, 100.0, .545 guard.
#15 15, 12, 125.0, .583 post player.
Janae Burich, Roseville 6, 6, 100.0, .500 post can be a force. RF: needs to get the dominant attitude and take over a game. needs to demand the ball.
Jenna Lillemoe, Hopkins 8, 9, 88.9, .444 guard, 3 point shooter.
BENCH
Cassie Robinson, Simley 3, 6, 50.0, .333 post. RF: ball handling, no angle when posting.
Kate Constable, Minnetonka 1, 7, 14.3, .143 guard
Alli Johnson, Princeton 0, 4, 0.0. .000
Kaila Lindsay, Becker 0, 0, 0.0, .000
TRENCH PLAYER
Sarah Wiens
BY THE NUMBERS
Metro Stars Black 72, 72, 100.0, .472
North Tartan Crosby 69, 73, 94.5, .466
Made 3s: MSB 10, NTC 3
Made fts: MSB 14, NTC 14
Assists: MSB 15, NTC 13
Bench: MSB 6, NTC 4
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
METRO STARS BLACK
DaNae Moore 8
Sarah Wiens 6.5
Courtney Boylan 6
Tina Fisher 5
Chelsey Jacox 4.5
Carolyn Dienhart 4
Adrea Holler 3
Totals: 37
NORTH TARTAN CROSBY
Molly Geske 7
Miranda Speckel 5
#15 5
Janae Burich 5
Kate Constable 3
Cassie Robinson 3
Alli Johnson 2
Kaila Lindsay 2
Jenna Lillemoe 1
Totals: 33
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