Out & About: Prairie Bison Hoopsters/Stangs

#4 posting 6.18.2007
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This game took place on Saturday, June 16
AAU Summer Jam Tournament
Bloomington Kennedy HS
16 Pool Play
PRAIRIE BISON HOOPSTERS 72, 'STANGS 69


Unfortunately, I was stuck at the construction traffic jam on 94 eastbound for over 30 minutes and that delay caused me to miss the early portion of this game. The numbers and stats will be off slightly therefore.

This was the tightest of the four pool games I saw on Saturday. It featured the Prairie Bison Hoopsters from various spots in North Dakota and the 'Stangs, basically from Sioux Falls Roosevelt, who have been to a few Minnesota AAU tournaments already this spring. I wanted to see teams I haven't seen yet this year and PBH fit the bill.

When I arrived the score apparently was 15-9 for PBH. I am guessing I missed something like 14 possessions in the first half. The game was nip & tuck in the first half with battling back from an early deficit. At half it was 34-31 PBH.

The 'Stangs battled back and took a slight lead at 37-36. The game see sawed back & forth with 7 lead changes in a three minute period. Erin Ericson scored on a pull up jumper to keep the lead in PBH's hands for good at 45-44. PBH pushed that lead out to 8 at 58-50. The Stangs closed to 2 twice late in the game, the last time coming at 71-69 with under a minute to go on the front end of a free throw by Emily Palmer. She missed the second and Sammi Schmit picked up the rebound. Morgan Bindas was fouled and she delivered an insurance free throw. On the second shot that missed Schmitt rebounded and was fouled. She missed both giving the Stangs hope. The clock wound down to 10.9 when the Stangs called time out to set up the final shot. Shaunteva Ashley attempted a 3 which fell short. Morgan Bindas picked up the board and was fouled. She failed to connect, but time didn't permit the Stangs from getting another decent crack at the tie.

Photo: Shauteva Ashley of the 'Stangs (orange team) and the rest of the players look skyward for a potential rebound.

PRAIRIE BISON HOOPSTERS
Sammie Schmitt, Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 4, 6, 66.7, .333 strong frame. gets after boards. RF: needs to cash in at the line.
Morgan Bindas, Kindred 15, 12, 125.0, .583 knocked down three 3s in the second half. RF: needs to get involved with more aggressive defense.
Maddi Lamb, Dakota Prairie 4, 6, 66.7, .333 guard
Mandi Bindas, Kindred 11, 12, 91.7, .417 can go in and out. hit a 3. bigger frame than Morgan. came in with a scoop
Mariah Smith, Maple Valley 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Jeanna Sommer, Cavalier 4, 2, 200.0, 1.000 They had two 14s which confused me (Smith is the other one). Sommer is bigger. That wasn't confusing.
Erin Ericson, Hatton-Northwood 16, 14, 114.3, .571 has pull up jumper, perimeter player.
Malinda Scherf, Norman County West, MN 3, 6, 50.0, .333
Dani Schneider, Hamlin, SD 0, 5, 0.0, .000

'STANGS
Emily Palmer, Beresford 6, 7, 85.7, .429 has pull up jumper
Celeste Beck, Centerville 6, 7, 85.7, .429
Katie Meister, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 10, 7, 142.9, .714 post. Can also score off the drive facing basket. active defensively
Kim Johnson, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 7, 7, 100.0, .429 3 range
Kaylla Nicholson, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Callie Hanssen, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 4, 4, 100.0, .500 RF: ball handling/awareness.
Paige Beck, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 12, 13, 92.3, .462 go to player inside. RF: may have been in foul trouble in the first half due to few touches (1).
Jessica Halsne, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 1, 2, 50.0, .000
Shaunteva Ashley, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 14, 14, 100.0, .500 quick guard. scored in transition, and off the dribble. likes to go baseline. her number was called at the end of the game when the money was on the table. RF: passes too high when in transition

TRENCH PLAYER
Morgan Bindas
Here about to shoot a free throw.

BY THE NUMBERS
Prairie Bison Hoopsters 57, 65, 87.7, .431
'Stangs 60, 65, 92.3, .446
made 3s: PBH 4, Stangs 1
made fts: PBH 11, Stangs 2
The free throw totals were a big disparity, but it could have been worse. PBH missed 7 free throws in their last three possessions.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
PRAIRIE BISON HOOPSTERS
Mandi Bindas 6
Sammi Schmitt 5
Jeanna Sommer 4
Erin Ericson 4
Dani Schneider 2
totals: 21

'STANGS
Katie Miester 5
Kim Johnson 4
Kaylla Nicholson 4
Emily Palmer 3
Celeste Beck 3
Paige Beck 2
Shaunteva Ashley 2
totals: 24

Of note: Lillie Arndt (former Brown) played high school ball at HARDING not Central as I wrote last time. Her HS coaches however are now at Central---Tom Gunderson and Willie Taylor.

next up: later today with the Team WI Select 16 vs Basketball Plus Elite out & about