Out & About: North Tartan Larson/MN Stars Smith

#7 posting 6.5.2007
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This game took place on Saturday, June 2
Minnesota AAU State Tournament
Cooper HS
16u Quarterfinals
NORTH TARTAN LARSON 75, MN STARS SMITH 53


In the first 16u State AAU quarterfinal game it was #1 North Tartan Larson topping #8 MN Stars Smith 75-53.

Early on MSS held an early lead at 9-3 as they scored on four of their first five possessions. Whitney Langen had six of those points as she scored on a put back and on a couple of post ups. MSS continued to hold on to the lead at 14-10. Then it was the NTL show. MSS was held scoreless for nine possessions and NTL had a 14-0 run to go up 24-14. That lead continued to build as the half went on. NTL led at half 41-25. Jackie Voigt had 12 points at half.

I don't want to be trite, but it was more of the same with little or no drama in the second half. The biggest MSS drought was six. The biggest margin NTL held was 63-41.
One side note: Eden Valley-Watkins teammates Hannah Linz (NTL) and Amber Junker (MSS) faced each other.

Photo: Hannah Draxten of NTL goes up for an offensive rebound.

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

NORTH TARTAN LARSON
STARTERS
Jackie Voigt, Park-Cottage Grove 18, 14, 128.6, .643 lefty, in & out. crashed the offensive boards. can muscle inside and also can 3s.
Caitlin Rowland, Hopkins 6, 6, 100.0, .500 guard, directed traffic. pull up jumper. defense minded.
Kiara Buford, St. Paul Central 13, 11, 118.2, .545 runs floor, scores off the dribble. takes it to the rack.
Amanda Viehauser, Armstrong 8, 5, 160.0, .800 post. RF: needs to move more in the post. Needs to seal, hold the seal, and demand the ball.
Hannah Draxten, Fergus Falls 12, 11, 109.1, .455 had two "&1s" on the day. has range. one of the multitude of interchangeable parts. moves without the ball.
BENCH
Jenny Gilbertson, Winona Cotter 6, 7, 85.7, .429 one of the big interchangeable parts. in & out.
Hannah Linz, Eden Valley-Watkins 8, 8, 100.0, .375 lefty, guard. led NTL with four assists. scored on transition. 3 shooter.
Rey Robinson, Becker 0, 5, 0.0, .000 lefty, guard. RF: passing choices, needs to fake
Michelle Hugelen, Rosemount 4, 5, 80.0, .400 post, RF: needs to work on strength and hands.

MN STARS SMITH
STARTERS
Whitney Langen, Kittson County Central 8, 6, 133.3, .667 post, quick start, found a way to score inside.
Abby Weiss, Martin County West 8, 8, 100.0, .375 perimeter, two 3s on the day. RF: speed.
Alycia Dahl, Northern 4, 11, 36.4, .182 boarded well. RF: couldn't negotiate inside against the bigger NTLers
Marissa Yernatich, Duluth East 12, 11, 109.1, .455 guard, went to the line three times. 3 range
Ali Schwartzwald, St. Francis 2, 4, 50.0, .250 point guard. pull up jumper. RF: vision needs to be up under pressure.
BENCH
Nicole Anderson, Cannon Falls 5, 9, 55.6, .222 point guard. a pick pocket and makes them pay.
Jordan Skiem, Minnetonka 4, 4, 100.0. .500 post . RF: needs to keep working on post moves, and seals.
Kelsey Marcks, Burnsville 4, 5, 80.0, .400 guard. RF: needs to me more assertive defensively.
Amber Junker, Eden Valley-Watkins 3, 9, 33.3, .222 RF: passing choices. too high and far
Ali Marson, Somerset, WI 3, 5, 60.0, .200 hit a 3. RF: ball handling needs to be aware.


TRENCH PLAYER
Jackie Voigt

BY THE NUMBERS
North Tartan Larson 75, 72, 104.2, .486
MN Stars Smith 53, 72, 73.6, .333
Made 3s: MSS 5, NTL 3
Made fts: MSS 10, NTL 9
Assists: NTL 18, MSS 11
Bench: MSS 19, NTL 18

NTL can not afford to keep starting games slow out of the gate. They need to establish right away their position. Also NTL scored 12 points off put backs. Against a bigger team that blocks out those points evaporate.
Also if you notice MSS made one more free throw, but NTL went to the line more often due to three "&1s."

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NORTH TARTAN LARSON
Amanda Viehauser 6
Kiara Buford 5
Jenny Gilbertson 4
Hannh Linz 4
Hannah Draxten 4
Jackie Voigt 3
Caitlin Rowland 3
Rey Robinson 2
Michelle Hugelen 2
Totals: 33

MN STARS SMITH
Nicole Anderson 5
Amber Junker 4.5
Whitney Langen 4
Alycia Dahl 4
Jordan Skiem 3.5
Abby Weiss 3
Ali Schwartzwald 3
Marissa Yernatich 1
Totals: 28

Next up: the final edition of today's out & abouts.