Out & About: Southern MN Magic Black/MN Breeze

#5 posting 6.4.2007
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this game took place on Friday, June 1
Minnesota AAU State Tournament
16u preliminary game
Cooper High School
SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC BLACK 52, MINNESOTA BREEZE 37

Since I have a lot of games to digest, the individual portion of the comments will be brief if any. The game details will be brief when needed, more detailed when more was happening.

This was a preliminary game in the 16u Minnesota State AAU tournament at Cooper and the #14 seed Southern Minne Magic Black defeating #19 Minnesota Breeze 52-37. I had not seen either team this year and that is why this particular game was chosen. Games were 20 minute stop time halves.

Both teams were not tickling the twine often at the start. Mackenzie Esson did start things off with a basket for SMMB but then went into a 9 possession slumber. The Breeze was mild as well with a 4-2 lead 10 possessions. After that they went into a 9 possession sequence when there was no breeze. SMMB went on a 11-2 run to go up13-6. Nikki Gosson had four point in the run. Then, all of a sudden, the heavens opened and there was scoring a plenty. Both teams combined had nine straight scores so the margin didn't budge with SMMB up 24-12. After that the Breeze was still for 11 possessions. SMMB did mangage to score two more baskets to lead at half 28-12.

The offenses got the kinks out at half time. The Breeze did outscore SMMB 25-24 in the second half, but not enough movement to stop the presses. SMMB led 47-24 with 10 minutes left. The Breeze held a 13-5 advantage down the stretch.

The above photo is Jennifer Fisher of SMMB going up for a 3.

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

SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC BLACK
STARTERS
Mackenzie Esson, New Ulm 2, 8, 25.0, .125 RF: wasn't heard from again after first possession.
Jennifer Fisher, Austin 7, 10, 70.0, .300 guard, lefty. 3 range
Brittney Lodermeier, Goodhue 6, 9. 66.7, .333 scored off the dribble RF: nothing in the second half.
Cassie Dorschner, Kasson-Mantorville 5, 8, 62.5, .375 guard. RF: elbow gets too far away on the dribble. needs to fake, stares down passes.
Nikki Gosson, Mankato East 8, 5, 160.0, .800 good lift, can score in transition.
BENCH
Tanya Kaufmann, DeSoto, WI 13, 16, 81.3, .375 guard. not afraid to get hit. Went to the line four times and was 5/5. can score inside.
Courtney Steinhauser, New Ulm 4, 5, 80.0, .400 tallest player, and was a force inside with rebounds and blocks.
Hayley Darrington, Blue Earth 4, 7, 57.1, .286 RF: didn't kick in until second half.
Hayley Loesch, Northfield 3, 6, 50.0, .167 worked the defensive boards

MINNESOTA BREEZE
STARTERS
Cecily Checkal, Delano 7, 14, 50.0, .286
Shelby Chollett, Anodver 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Sarah Bingea, Delano 4, 8, 50.0, .250 RF: stared at passing target and threw into defenses hands.
Katelyn Houser, Zimmerman 7, 13, 53.8, .231
Emily Dosman, Rogers 0, 0, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Kayla Lamar, Anoka 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Lauren Becchetti, Centennial 4, 10, 40.0, .200 rebounded well.
Katie Pettit, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 7, 12, 58.3, .250 guard
Brittany Drew, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 0, 4, 0.0, .000 RF: vision when dribbling
Casey Kolberner, Forest Lake 4, 5, 80.0, .400 active on defense. RF: complained about the call to the ref and he made it clear he wasn't about that.




TRENCH PLAYER
Nikki Gosson



Photo: Gosson going up for two in transition.

BY THE NUMBERS
Southern Minne Magic Black 52, 74, 70.3, .338
MN Breeze 37, 74, 50.0., .243
Made 3s: Breeze 3, SMMB 1
Made fts: SMMB 13, Breeze 8
Assists: SMMB 14, Breeze 10
Bench: SMMB 24, Breeze 17

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC WHITE
Courtney Steinhauser 7
Tanya Kaufmann 6
Haley Loesch 6
Jennifer Fisher 4
Brittney Lodermeier 4
Nikki Gosson 4
Hayley Darrington 3
Cassie Dorschner 2
Mackenzie Esson 2
Totals: 38

MINNESOTA BREEZE
Lauren Beccetti 6
Casey Kolberner 6
Katelyn Houser 5
Cecily Checkal 4
Sarah Bingea 4
Katie Pettit 3
Shelby Chollett 2
Brittany Drew 1
Emily Dosman 1
Totals: 32

Next up: the second out & about of the night: Stangs vs Southern Minne Magic White