#4 posting 7.5.2007
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This game took place on Saturday, June 30
Dakota Showcase, Augustana, Sioux Falls
Championship
Metro Stars Black 59, ECI Gold West 55, OT
The Dakota Showcase Championship featured two teams with contrasting styles. The push it at every opportunity ECI Gold West team from North Dakota; and the deliberate, patient get a high percentage shot each time Metro Stars Black from Minnesota. In the world of the analogies it was the tortoise (MSB) vs the hare (ECIGW). Again chalk one up for the tortoises, but not without some nail biting moments in the second half.
Both teams started off with radar vision, of the first nine possessions eight found the bottom of the net. ECIGW opened the scoring with an inside bucket from Kylie Messer. Hanna Muegge answered for MSB with a drive. MSB led 9-8 when the initial flurry was over. Muegge had four for MSB, Messer had three for ECIGW. MSB did prevent ECIGW from their patented transition game by jamming their engine Ashley Privratsky and making sure they didn't get beat down court. I counted four points in transition in the first half, same as MSB. ECIGW did score four points off put backs. Muegge broke a 14 all tie with a three from the right wing. DaNae Moore added two free throws later for a 19-14 lead. ECI closed the half with two more scores, but they were not having good success at the line. They missed four points at the line while MSB didn't deliver one time.
There were seven ties in the second half. MSB broke free from the fifth tie at 32 with a basket from Laura Weber off a pass from Muegge. The zone defense ECIGW used allowed open spaces and Sarah Wiens found one to put MSB up five 37-32. They maintained that lead until the 6:20 mark when ECIGW broke free. It started with an "& 1" by Messer, but it was only worth two. However that started a seven possession scoring sequence and 15-2 run for ECIGW. Messer had 7 points in the run. ECIGW led 50-42 with 3:30 left. MSB took a time out to regain their composure and to stop the momentum. They also used it to remind the players ECIGW liked to run (which they were doing).
The time out worked and then some. The defense held. Tina Fisher started MSB back on the road to recovery with a rebound basket. That started a four possession 11-3 run. The zone allowed three straight 3s by three different MSB players: Carolyn Dienhart, Adrea Holler, and Courtney Boylan all delivered a rainbow. Boylan's tied the game at 53 with under a minute to go. Shawna Knife missed on a drive, Muegge rebounded. MSB took a time out, but on the ensuing pass in they stepped on the out of bounds line. ECIGW had one last crack but the pass from out of bounds went awry. Boylan's desperation 3 at the buzzer was off. Overtime.
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