Out & About: East Division: Mystics/Fire

#6 posting 7.24.2007
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MINNESOTA ELITE CAMP
East Division
MYSTICS 55, FIRE 45

The Mystics had no one in double figures, but had six players with six or more points in a balanced 55-45 win over the Fire. The Fire's Shelly Stemper was blazing with 17 points (a 170 pp100 and .900 floor %), but the rest of the squad couldn't stir the embers.

There were six ties in the first half in this closely contested match up, the last coming at 23 all. The Mystics wrapped up the first half with an 8-2 run to lead at the break 31-25. Both teams spent a good chunk of the running time at the line in the first half with a combined 19 free throws made. Abbey Evavold and Stemper each made two appearances at the line in the first half.

A 10-2 run to start the second half by the Mystics doused any Fire hopes. Bridget Schuneman had a four point possession in which she made a put back and was fouled. She missed the chance for one more points, but the Mystics got the ball back and she scored again. The largest Mystic lead came at 51-35. The Fire started stirring late, but it never blazed. The Fire endured a seven possession drought in the middle of the half on top of the earlier seven drought early in the half. Stemper had 11 in the second half for the Fire. Only three others scored in the second half.

photos: #1 Abbey Evavold, maroon, goes up for a shot over Brittni Hover, 70 gold. #2 Bridget Schuneman, 120 maroon, goes up for a shot with Megan Corradi, 38 gold defending. photos by kja

MYSTICS
STARTERS
Tanya Dickey, White Bear Lake 2, 7, 28.6, .143 guard. quick
Bridget Schuneman, Centennial 9, 6, 150.0, .667 post. persistent inside,
Abbey Evavold, Battle Lake 9, 11, 81.2, .364 has an attack the basket mentality
Esti Zimmerman, Providence 4, 4, 100.0, .500
Katie Swanhorst, Crosby-Ironton 2, 2, 100.0, .500
BENCH
Nadean Krueger, Alden-Conger 6, 9, 66.7, .333
Kelsey Jacobson, Moorhead 8, 8, 100.0, .500 had a strong floor game. diversifying her attack. has better vision and making her presence felt on defense. Had 7 stops in the second half.
Laura Bruce, Champlin Park 7, 8, 87.5, .375 likes to shoot.
Kendra Harris, Cretin-Derham Hall 6, 4, 150.0, .750 post player. strong shoulders. reminds people of Ashley Ellis-Milan. However didn't get any defensive boards.
Holli Aggen, Worthington 2, 5, 40.0, .200

FIRE
STARTERS
Europe Guy, Mpls South 6, 10, 60.0, .300 lefty. likes to shoot 3s. will drive. needs vision
Brittni Hover, Clayton, WI 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Michaela Larson, Hutchinson 3, 7, 42.9, .143
Megan Howard, St. Paul Central 4, 8, 50.0, .250 rebounding machine.
Megan Corradi, Chisago Lakes 2, 4, 50.0, .250
BENCH
Courtney Kranz, Visitation 1, 4, 25.0, .250 big post. needs to be more active on offense and if she doesn't get the ball on an entry pass, needs to clean up the offensive boards.
Sam Stanfield, Crosby-Ironton 6, 5, 120.0, .400
Shelly Stemper, Becker 17, 10, 170.0, .900 only Fire player on fire. scored in and out. aggressive and alert. can handle the ball and feels comfortable posting up. her spot post HS will be on the perimeter. but can handle the physical nature. gets after loose balls.
Breanna Erickson, Simley 4, 7, 57.1, .286 guard. ran the floor.
Alyssa Marschner, Armstrong 0, 6, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
It is rare when the trench player is on the losing team, but today Shelly Stemper gets the call

BY THE NUMBERS
Mystics 55, 64, 85.9, .406
Fire 45, 64, 70.3, .344
made 3s: Mystics 3, Fire 3
made fts: Mystics 14, Fire 10
bench: Mystics 29, Fire 28

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MYSTICS
Kelsey Jacobson 8
Bridget Schuneman 5
Esti Zimmerman 5
Tanya Dickey 4
Laura Bruce 4
Abbey Evavold 2
Nadean Krueger 2
Holli Aggen 1
Katie Swanhorst 1
totals: 32

FIRE
Megan Howard 10
Michaela Larson 4
Courtney Kranz 4
Sam Stanfield 4
Brittni Hover 3
Shelly Stemper 3
Breanna Erickson 2
totals: 30


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