Out & About: 'Stangs/Southern Minne Magic White

#7 posting 6.4.2007
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This game took place Friday, June 1
Minnesota State AAU Tournament
Cooper High School
16u Preliminary Round
'STANGS 66, SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC WHITE 49


The 'Stangs crashed the Minnesota state tournament. On two counts they are unique: 1. They are from South Dakota with not one Minnesota player on the roster 2. They are basically from one school, Sioux Falls Roosevelt (only Alisa Brown attends another school). On top of that they have been up to the Twin Cities to play in AAU tournaments, but they were 15u and D2. They made the move to 16 D1 this tournament and did very well. In fact this was a minor upset with the #17 Stangs topping #16 SMMW.

Out of the gate Paige Beck scored the first three baskets for the Stangs. Southern Minne Magic White kept pace however. Both teams suffered droughts: SMMW didn't score for 11 possessions, the Stangs had an 8 drought. The Stangs broke free midway through the first half. SMMW led 13-12 and Stangs went on an 8-0 run. On a key possession the Stangs scored four points. Courtney Vande Hoef hit a three and was fouled after the shot. She made one free throw. They could have had two more as the Stangs picked up the rebound but the shot didn't connect. That moved the score to 24-17. At half it was Stangs 34-24.

In the second half SMMW only closed the margin to 10 59-49 with four minutes left. The Stangs met the challenge by shutting out SMMW and closing with a 7-0 run.

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

‘STANGS
STARTERS
Paige Beck, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 14, 13, 107.7, .538 post player. is able to score inside when defense is behind. will also crash boards.
Kelly Case, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 8, 8, 100.0, .375 point guard. had two 3s.
Shaunteva Ashley, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 7, 11, 63.6, .364 has fire. competitive, can jump. runs the floor. RF: should look to shoot
Alisa Brown, Sioux Falls O’Gorman 9, 11, 81.8, .364 strong younger player.
Katie Meister, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 6, 6, 100.0, .500
BENCH
Liberty Robinson, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 3, 6, 50.0, .167 guard.
Courtney Vande Hoef, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 14, 12, 116.7, .364 point guard
Kim Johnson, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Rachel Soyland, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 2, 5, 40.0, .200 guard
Abbey Fujan, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 3, 6, 50.0, .333 post player. rebounded.

SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC WHITE
STARTERS
Katie Lauer, Mankato West 13, 15, 86.7, .267 post. scored inside.
Katie Erdahl, Blue Earth 12, 17, 70.6, .235 3 shooter with 4 on the day. RF: forced some offense.
Kristina Vorphal, Austin 11, 14, 78.6, .500 went to the line three times.
Abby Rothenbuehler, Mankato West 5, 15, 33.3, .133 gurad trapped in a post players body. good quickness and speed. likes to block shots. moves without the ball. can also pass, had four assists. RF: offensively forced shots. defensively played behind post. Beck was able to make a move and score. needs to get stronger and not expose the ball.
Alyssa Rushton, Rochester JM 5, 12, 41.7, .167 had six assists. 3 range RF: ball handling
BENCH
Amelia Jajowka, Rochester Mayo 2, 6, 33.3, .167 guard. RF: footwork. picked up a T and was extremely unhappy with visible displays of annoyance both on the court and on the bench.
Lauren Schuster, United South Central 2, 5, 40.0, .200 RF: footwork



TRENCH PLAYER
Paige Beck
Seen here getting the ball in the low post with Rothenbuehler playing behind.



BY THE NUMBERS
‘Stangs 66, 82, 80.5, .354
Southern Minne Magic White 50, 84, 59.5, .250
Made 3s: Stangs 6, SMMW 6
Made fts: Stangs 13, SMMW 4
Assists: Stangs 17, SMMW 16
Bench: Stangs 22, SMMW 4
The key difference: the Stangs were much more aggressive to the basket. They didn't have nay fear. They also were crisper and sharper with their movements on offense, constant motion. They knew where everyone was going to be which is not surprising considering they play for the same team.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
‘STANGS
Alisa Brown 7.5
Abbey Fujan 6
Ahaunteva Ashley 5.5
Paige Beck 5
Rachel Soyland 5
Liberty Robinson 4
Courtney Vande Hoef 4
Katie Meister 4
Kelly Case 3
Kim Johnson 3
Totals: 47

SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC WHITE
Abby Rothenbuehler 7.5
Lauren Schuster 7.5
Kristina Vorphal 7
Alyssa Rushton 6
Katie Erdahl 4
Katie Lauer 3.5
Totals: 35

Interesting note: the Stangs are coached by Lilly Brown, former St. Paul Central and SW MN State player. Once upon a time, back in the pre-Cambrian era of AAU I got Brown on an AAU team. The circle of Hoops.

Next up: two more out & abouts from the Minnesota state AAU Tournament.