Out & About: Indiana Elite FTW/WI Force

#3 posting 7.7.2007
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Oddly enough, this game was today!
Adidas Mid-America Championships
Hopkins
17u Sweet Sixteen round
INDIANA ELITE FTW 36,
WI FORCE 33

Indiana Elite FTW (Fort Wayne) overcame a nine point first half deficit, and then held on with a barrage of 3s late by WI Force to move on to the quarterfinals 36-33. This game was a low scoring affair, probably due to staying in a hotel room. No one can complain about the heat inside the Hopkins gyms---they are air conditioned.


With the heat outside it was easier to track the droughts and IEF had the first long drought of 8. WF took advantage of the IEF down time with a 8-0 run. The biggest WF lead came at 13-4. IEF did manage to come back in the first half closing to 17-14 at the buzzer.

The 8 possession drought for IEF was half as long as the 16 possession marathon WF had over the tail end of the first half and the beginning of the second. Tack on the five possession dry spell after a 3 by Chelci Reynolds and it was a 1/22 offensive sequence. That three was the only points WF scored in the first 12 minutes of the second half. WF did manage to close a 28-20 deficit late courtesy the 3 ball. WF hit four 3s for the second half. IEF had a seven point lead with less than 30 seconds to go. WF nailed two 3s for their last two possessions, but time ran out on their 3 parade. IEF moved on to the quarters where they will play ECI West Gold, the second place finishers in the Dakota Showcase last weekend.

Photos: #1 Elizabeth Althoff, WF goes up for a shot at the buzzer with Marah Kyle and Mary Hathaway preventing the basket for IEF. #2 Andrea Newbauer, IEF drives past Danielle Senf and Amber Fiene, WF. Photos by kja.

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

INDIANA ELITE FTW
STARTERS
Normalyn Smith, Ft Wayne South Side 5, 9, 55.6. .333 all her points at the line
Marah Kyle, Bluffton 5, 8, 62.5, .375 alert defensively. RF: needs to finish when hit.
Laine Mello, Bishop Dwenger 4, 7, 57.1, .286 RF: passing choices
MyQueshia Bratton, Ft Wayne Harding 3, 7, 42.9, .286 quick, wants to drive to the basket each time. RF: couldn't believe it when fouls were called on her and weren't called when she was bumped.
Andrea Newbauer, Concordia 7, 9, 77.8, .333 point guard. aggressive to basket. initiates contact. stronger second half than first.
BENCH
Monica Lohmuller, Bishop Luers 3, 3, 100.0, .333
Mary Hathaway, Bishop Luers 1, 3, 33.3, .333 RF: ball handling needs to be stronger.
Angela Doerffler, Ft Wayne Concordia 6, 3, 200.0, 1.000 hit a 3.
Andrea Vogel, Norwell 2, 2, 100.0, .500

WISCONSIN FORCE
STARTERS
Danielle Senf, Pecatonica 5, 7, 71.4, .429 active, jumps, gets after ball. had reverse lay up. RF: throws one handed passes
Amber Fiene, Sauk Prairie 10, 11, 90.9, .364 guard. 3 range. RF: needs to keep head up when dribbling. favors spin dribble way too much
Jessica Docken, Mt. Horeb 2, 3, 66.7, .333 guard. RF: exposed ball.
Emily Bauer, Sauk Prairie 3, 7, 42.9, .286 post. RF: needs to get quicker with shot
Anna Walker, Reedsburg 6, 6, 100.0, .333 guard. hit two 3s on the day.
BENCH
Bayley Steinhoff, Lodi 0, 5, 0.0, .000
Kendall Steinhoff, Lodi 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Elizabeth Althoff, Clinton 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Chelci Reynolds, Dodgeville 5, 4, 125.0, .500 has 3 range.

TRENCH PLAYER
After a slow start, Andrea Newbauer finished strong

BY THE NUMBERS
Indiana Elite FTW 36, 51, 70.6, .373
Wisconsin Force 33, 51, 64.7, .294
made 3s: WF 4, IEF 1
made fts: IEF 15, WF 4
bench: IEF 12, WF 7
Strangely enough both teams had the same amount of 2 pt field goals. WF was only able to score two in the second half. EIF was more aggressive to the glass and spent more time at the line.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
INDIANA ELITE FTW
Marah Kyle 7
Andrea Newbauer 6
Normalyn Smith 5
Laine Mello 4
Angela Doerffler 3
Mary Hathaway 2
MyQueshia Bratton 1
Andrea Vogel 1
totals: 29

WISCONSIN FORCE
Amber Fiene 6
Anna Walker 6
Danielle Senf 5
Elizabeth Althoff 3
Chelci Reynolds 3
Jessica Docken 2
Emily Bauer 2
Bayley Steinhoff 2
Totals: 29

next up: later tonight with a quarterfinal game from the Mid American Tournament.