Out & About: MN Stars Smith/East Metro Elite

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this game took place on Saturday, June 2
Minnesota State AAU Tournament
Cooper High School
16u Sweet 16 game
MN STARS SMITH 67, EAST METRO ELITE 55


The #8 seed MN Stars Smith advanced with a hard fought 67-55 win over #9 East Metro Elite. This was the first time I saw EME. They were missing three players, while MSS was at full strength.

EME led at half 27-25 and in the second half held a 40-34 lead with 13:38 left. That is when MSS took off. They went on a 16-0 run and held EME scoreless for 11 possessions and 7:30 minutes. By the time Alex Moore scored on a drive with 5:57 left it was 50-42. EME got the margin narrowed to 52-47 with less than 4:53 left. MSS had an offensive sequence of five straight possessions and reclaimed a 63-53 lead.

Picture is of Jordan Skiem getting blocked by Carolyn Mobley.

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

MN STARS SMITH
STARTERS
Kelsey Marcks, Burnsville 11, 10, 110.0., .400 3 range, 3 on the day
Nicole Anderson, Cannon Falls 3, 5, 60.0, .400 point guard. tough, not afraid of contact. has good vision.
Jordan Skiem, Minnetonka 1, 8, 12.5, .125 post player RF: would like to shoot away from the basket.
Ali Marson, Somerset, WI 3, 11, 27.3, .182 perimeter. active on defense. RF: threw passes at at the ankles.
Amber Junker, Eden Valley-Watkins 17, 12, 141.7, .750 went to the line four times.
BENCH
Marissa Yernatich, Duluth East 9, 9, 100.0, .400 had four assists. runs floor, 3 range.
Whitney Langen, Kittson County Central 5, 4, 125.0, .750 post.
Ali Schwartzwald, St. Francis 0, 7, 0.0, .000 point guard. had a strong floor game RF: despite not scoring. has good vision.
Alycia Dahl, Northern 14, 7, 200.0, .857 has good elevation. good instincts. scored on put backs, drives and at the line.
Abby Weis, Martin County West 4, 9, 44.4, .222 big perimeter. RF: spin dribble, elbows too wide, vision too down

EAST METRO ELITE
STARTERS
Ari Johnson, Tartan 4, 10, 40.0, .200 post. once in position got plenty of rebounds. only field goal a 3. RF: would like to play on the 3 line.
Carolyn Mobley, North St. Paul 11, 20, 55.0, .250 energetic, leaper, runs the floor. usually scores off the dribble. hit a 3. RF: needs to deliver chip shots. showed negative emotion on a refs call.
Brittany Travis, Chaska 9, 9, 100.0, .444 post player that has made stride in improving game. lefty. RF: tied to the left block. needs to develop right hand. posted up so low as not to have an angle on the drop step.
Danielle Daniels, North St. Paul 7, 14, 50.0, .286 point guard. RF: needs to keep vision up when pressured, pull back cross over.
Alex Moore, St. Paul Johnson 16, 17, 94.1, .412 3 point shooter.
BENCH
Brittany Zins, Bloomington Kennedy 6, 5, 120.0, .600
Nikki Lewis, St. Paul Johnson 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Mykal Suggs, St. Paul Johnson 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Alysha Daniels, North St. Paul 0, 0, 0.0, .000



TRENCH PLAYER
Alycia Dahl seen her shooting the technical fouls

BY THE NUMBERS
MN Stars Smith 67, 82, 81.7, .402
East Metro Elite 55, 81, 67.9, .321
Made 3s: MSS 4, EME 4
Made fts: MSS 17, EME 7
Assists: MSS 17, EME 9
Bench: MSS 32, EME 8

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MN STARS SMITH
Ali Marson 7
Ali Schwartzwald 7
Kelsey Marcks 5
Jordan Skiem 5
Nicole Anderson 4
Marissa Yernatich 4
Amber Junker 4
Abby Weiss 2
Alycia Dahl 1
Totals: 39

EAST METRO ELITE
Ari Johnson 9.5
Brittany Travis 7
Danielle Daniels 5.5
Carolyn Mobley 5
Alex Moore 5
Brittany Zins 3
Nikki Lewis 1
Totals: 36

Next up: the last O&A for today: Metro Stars Black vs North Tartan Crosby