Nike Showcase: Fury

#8 posting 7.18.2007
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NIKE SHOWCASE: Fury
15s
The 15U team lost by 2 at the buzzer to the Potomic Valley District Champions and National Power Fairfax Stars, who won Nationals 3 years ago as a 12U team.
The other loss came in overtime to Renn. Phoenix from Detroit.
The 15U team beat Illinois Lightning Silver, who was the pool winner.
The 15s have their boxes up.

15U Team: 3-2 Record, losses by a combined 3 pointsLost at buzzer to National Power, Fairfax Stars (VA)Lost in OT to Renaissance Phoenix (Detroit).

Minnesota Fury 45, Ladyswift Gold (CA) 41
Chrissy Holm (Hill-Murray) 16 pts, 14 reb; Keely Brennan (Eden Prairie) 4 pts, 8 reb., 4 stl.

Minnesota Fury 52, WI Lady Stars 19
Kailyn Wilcox (Cretin-Derham Hall) 18 pts., 5 reb; Taylor Heltne (Simley) 5 pts., 5 reb.

Minnesota Fury 49, Fairfax Stars (VA) 51(Loss at buzzer to National Power and Former National Champion)
Kika Greenlee (St. Louis Park) 7 pts, 4 reb, 7 ast.; Chrissy Holm (Hill-Murray) 10 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast.

Minnesota Fury 56, Illinois Lighting Silver 41(Illinois Lighting Silver was pool winner)
Sarah Peterson (Minnehaha Academy) 12 pts, 12 reb; Tiffany Van Haaften (Chaska) 16 pts, 5 reb.

Minnesota Fury 50, Rennaissance Pheonix (MI) 51 (OT)
Kika Greenlee (St. Louis Park) 10 pts, 7 reb, 8 ast.; Chrissy Holm (Hill-Murray) 18 pts, 4 reb, 3 stls

14s
The 14U team also beat their pool winner, Illinois X-citement who was the Central District Champion and will compete at Nationals.

Their only loss was to Charlotte Lady Monarchs. There was a forfeit in their pool on Friday and the Fury played the Monarchs one day early and won by one point in overtime, led by a 23 point performance by Rachel Hansen (Minnehaha Academy). However, the Fury found out on Saturday morning that the game played on Friday between the two teams would count as a win for us but not as a loss for the Monarchs, and that the Saturday game would count. (The Fury was under the impression that the Friday game was the game that would count for the pool)

So the pool ended in a three way tie for first, with the Fury losing the tie-breaker by 2 points, but having beat the team that won the pool.

The 14s will have their boxes up later.

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