#7 posting 7.31.2007
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NORTH TARTAN MELTDOWN
Diamond Division Gold Bracket Semifinals
DAKOTA HARDWOOD THREAT 66
NORTH TARTAN CROSBY 46
Dakota Hardwood Threat came out smoking and rode that momentum to the finals in a 66-46 over host North Tartan Crosby. DHT started off with a 9/11 offensive sequence and led 19-8. If they kept up this pace DHT would have 172..7 pp100 and a floor % a sizzling .818. Amber Wollschlager had eight points in the run up. Wollschlager for the half had 14 points in eight possessions. That would be a 175 pp100. No matter how you slice it DHT was blistering. Joining Wollschlager with a red hot hand was Nicky Rausch with 12 points in the first half. NTC had to fight to get out of the whole right from the start. Whitney Lickteig nailed a three on the opening possession for DHT. Ironically it was to be her only points of the day. NTC wasn't that far off the pace early with a 4/5 offensive string. A seven possession drought soon after didn't help their cause. Still DHT kept up their torrid pace. Later in the first half DHT checked in with a 7/8 offensive sequence. At one point DHT led 35-20. NTC did string four possessions late in the half and cut the margin to 39-28 at halftime.
NTC came out smoking in the second half with five straight scores on a 10-4 run and 18-8 run going back to the later stages of the first half. Beth Christensen had seven of those points going back to the first half. NTC was able to shave another point off the score to close to 46-42. But they went through the Sahara after that with seven straight trips that came up empty. DHT added 10 points to their totals and it was 56-42. A difficult comeback attempt became much harder when DHT scored six points on one possession. Wollschlager was fouled on "& 1" but missed the one. Rausch grabbed the miss and Maggie Malloy scored again on a "& 1." Again the one was missed. Again DHT grabbed the rebound. To come full circle it was Wollschlager with the put back for four points in the six point possession. That sealed NTC's fate as they trailed 62-44 with five minutes left. As hot as the teams were early, the later part of the second half turned frigid. NTC finished 1/10 on their chances; DHT 2/9.
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