Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Out & About: North Tartan 15s/IBCA Select II

#8 posting 6.20.2007
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This game took place on Sunday, June 17
Summer Jam AAU Tournament
Bloomington Kennedy
16u Semifinals
NORTH TARTAN 15s 58,
IBCA SELECT II 41

Surprising North Tartan 15s kept the momentum from their 55-53 upset of Team Wisconsin Select 16 in the quarterfinals. IBCA Select II reached the semis with two wins in the brackets. NT15s never trailed in the contest, but it was tied four times early. The game was competitive in the first half. NT15 added to their 21-19 lead by closing the half with a 9-2 run. At half it was 30-21 for NT15s. One odd fact was that IBCA only made four baskets in the first half and had 11 points at the line.

IBCA came out at the start of the second half and narrowed the margin to 30-29 with 13:45 left. NT15 then held IBCA scoreless for the next 10 possessions. In the meantime NT15 went on a 13-0 run to put the game in a comfortable margin of 43-29. NT15 soon after added another 6/7 offensive sequence to their totals for a 12-6 run and 55-37 lead with 5:29 left. IBCA Then endured another 7 possession drought on offense. NT15 advanced to the finals with a 58-41 win.

In the finals IBCA Select I beat NT15s 60-44.

photos: #1 Suriya McGuire, NT15s dribbles by with her eyes up past IBCA's Brittany Peterson. #2 NT15's Katie Loberg goes up for a shot with Kayla Waskow and Jess McDowell defending for IBCA.

NUMBERS EXPLAINED

player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

NORTH TARTAN 15S
STARTERS
Suriya McGuire, Mpls Roosevelt 7, 10, 70.0, .400 point guard. long lean and lanky. turned heads, has made great strides. has quickness. is playing much more oriented to her team. delivered a game high five assists. in dangerous in transition. nice no look passes. likes to block shots. ascendant.
Danielle Bennett-Curry, Benilde-St. Margaret's 5, 4, 125.0, .750 forward. active on the offensive boards. RF: exposes ball.
Bree Holleman, Hancock 3, 4, 75.0, .250 guard, 3 range goes to the floor for loose balls. RF: delivered a pass at the ankles for the post
Kelsey Florian, Roseville 6, 6, 100.0, .500 perimeter. lefty. strong
Megan Lauck, Mounds View 8, 9, 88.9, .444 post. can score in and also face up.
BENCH
Kaite Loberg, Princeton 10, 8, 125.0, .625 post. runs floor. gets after boards. likes to block shots. can feed from the post.
Holly Riesselman, Park-Cottage Grove 2, 4, 50.0, .250 post, lean
Devyn Smith, Roseville 11, 7, 157.1, .571 perimeter. called on to shoot the tech (when IBCA had 6 on the floor). canned a couple of 3s.
Kelsey Evans, Willmar 4, 5, 80.0, .400 perimeter. crashed defensive boards hard.
Mimi Reif, Irondale 2, 4, 50.0, .250 guard. RF: small. needs to fake before passing. footwork.

IBCA SELECT II
STARTERS
Kristin Nelson, Oelwein 8, 11, 72.7, .364 guard. gets on the floor. goes after loose balls. RF: needs to get jump stop braked.
Kayla Waskow, Dunkerton 6, 7, 85.7, .429 guard, pull up jumper.
Brittany Peterson, Spencer 5, 7, 71.4, .429 all her points came at the line. aggressive attitude
Jess McDowell, AGWSR 8, 8, 100.0, .500 post player. active and draws attention. RF: needs to go through bigger players. needs to look for ways to score.
Jodi Gibbs, Maquoketa Valley 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000 guard, on floor. RF: size
BENCH
Lana Otting, Cascade 2, 12, 16.7, .083 guard. RF: needs to hold follow through on shot. needs to be more alert when facing pressure.
Natalie Hackbarth, Algona 5, 10, 50.0, .300 post RF: needs to go up strong, through people. out sized inside.
Jenny Dorman, Pella 3, 4, 75.0, .250 3 point shooter. RF: needs to develop drive game.
Samantha Thrapp, Davenport Assumption 2, 2, 100.0, .500 guard. RF: needs to keep the ball tighter to body.

TRENCH PLAYER
Devyn Smith, eyeing up a free throw

BY THE NUMBERS
North Tartan 15s: 58, 61, 95.1, .459
IBCA Select II: 41, 62, 66.1, .339
made 3s: NT 3, IBCA 2
made fts: IBCA 19, NT 7
assists: NT 16, IBCA 5
bench: NT 29, IBCA 12

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NORTH TARTAN 15S
Kelsey Evans 6
Katie Loberg 4.5
Megan Lauck 4.5
Suriya McGuire 4
Devyn Smith 3
Holly Riesselman 2
Danielle Bennett-Curry 1.5
Kelsey Florian 1.5
Bree Holleman 1
totals: 28

IBCA SELECT II
Natalie Hackbarth 5
Jess McDowell 4
Lana Otting 4
Kirstin Nelson 3
Jodi Gibbs 3
Kayla Waskow 2
Jenny Dorman 2
Samantha Thrapp 1
totals: 24

Next up: tomorrow morning