Out & About: MN Stars Hested/Total Package

#8 posting 6.6.2007
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This game took place on Saturday, June 2
Minnesota AAU State Tournament
Cooper HS
16u Quarterfinals
MN STARS HESTED 99, TOTAL PACKAGE 58


In the final game of the night it was #3 MN Stars Hested just missing the century mark in a 99-58 win over #6 Total Package. TP had three more players for the evening game: Kiara Strickland, AunDreah Aune, and Tyisha Smith. The additional legs didn't make a difference. Five MSH players hit double figures, no one did for TP.

At the start it didn't seem that MSH would get to the century mark. They did have a 6-0 lead and led from start to finish, but there were no big runs or consecutive scoring sequences early. For TP Lyndsey Westgaard scored the first six points. The closest TP came after the opening tip was 8-6. Droughts did hit TP. They had dry spells of five three times. MSH biggest offensive sequence was only four. Their trick was few missed sequences. There were 51 possessions in the first half which made it almost a 100 pp100 half for MSH.

It was more of the same in the second half. One key difference was MSH did put together a run of six. The only drama was whether there would be triple digits on the scoreboard. The last MSH points came on a put back by Alex Montgomery. Montgomery had one more crack on the last possession, but it didn't fall.

photo: Georgie Jones, MSH going up for a shot on the left block

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

MN STARS HESTED
STARTERS
Brittnye McSperron, Eastview 10, 9, 111.1. .556 point guard. speedy, and can jump. had nice hesitation move.
Brianna Mastey, Becker 7, 6, 116.7, .500 post, long wing span on defense
Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central 16, 12, 133.3, .667 perimeter, skyer, has range, and can go of the dribble.
Kiara Allums, Centennial 6, 9, 66.7, .333 perimeter, can jump, effective off the dribble. can pass--had five assists.
Georgie Jones, St. Paul Central 8, 8, 100.0, .500 post. effective defensively
BENCH
Alexis Montgomery, Cannon Falls 15, 15, 100.0, .467 post, lefty.
Shelly Stemper, Becker 8, 6, 133.3, .667 big perimeter, a ball of motion RF: picks up travel calls
Brittany Lewis, Red Wing 2, 4, 50.0, .250 guard
Kelsey Jacobson, Moorhead 10, 8, 125.0, .500 guard, 3 point shooter
Nicole Mastey, Becker 5, 4, 125.0, .750 post, quietly gets job done.
Emily Becken, Centennial 12, 8, 150.0, .625 point guard. led MSH with 7 assists. competitive, good vision, confident. 3 range, and not afraid to go inside.

TOTAL PACKAGE
STARTERS
Jamelisa Hudnell, DeLaSalle 7, 13, 53.8, .231 guard
Akilah Hudnell, DeLaSalle 2, 8, 25.0, .125 guard. defensive quickness.
Lyndsey Westgaard, Big Lake 6, 11, 54.5, .273 post, scored early RF: and was not heard from the rest of the night
Brandy Solomon, Cooper 6, 7, 85.7, .429 physical inside RF: defensively was faked out, left feet.
Krista Kaput, Hill-Murray 6, 6, 100.0, .333 3 point shooter
BENCH
Chaundera Riley, Mpls North 6, 6, 100.0, .500 bruising post
Kiara Strickland, Mpls Roosevelt 8, 8, 100.0, .500 left handed wing player. likes to pass. scored in transition.
Kari Solum, Somerset, WI 5, 7, 71.4, .429 perimeter
AunDreah Aune, Mpls Roosevelt 0, 4, 0.0, .000 guard
Tyisha Smith, Mpls South 6, 9, 66.7, .222 quick guard
Jennifer Dowd, Rogers 5, 8, 62.5, .250 guard
Bianca Hall, Mpls North 1, 1, 100.0, 1.000 post

TRENCH PLAYER
Emily Becken showing her 3 range

BY THE NUMBERS
MN Stars Hested 99, 89, 111.2, .528
Total Package 58, 88, 65.9, .307
Made 3s: MSH 5, TP 3
Made fts: MSH 16, TP 14
Assists: MSH 25, TP 8
Bench: MSH 52, TP 31

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MN STARS HESTED
Georgie Jones 7
Nicole Mastey 6
Theairra Taylor 5.5
Alexis Montgomery 5
Kiara Allums 4
Kelsey Jacobson 3
Emily Becken 3
Brianna Mastey 2
Shelly Stemper 2
Brittany Lewis 1
Totals: 39

TOTAL PACKAGE
Akilah Hudnell 5
Chaundera Riley 4
Krista Kaput 2
Kiara Strickland 2
Tyisha Smith 2
Jennifer Dowd 2
Jamelia Hudnell 1
Lyndsey Westgaard 1
Brandy Solomon 1
Bianca Hall 1

Next up: the final game of tonight's O&A the semifinals between NC Heat & MN Stars Hested.