Out & About: MN Elite Camp: Rockers/Fever

#7 posting 7.23.2007
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MINNESOTA ELITE CAMP
Tonight I attended the MN Elite Camp and watched two games. first I am putting up the numbers.
One thing about the camp at Concordia St. Paul--the air conditioning is out due to roof work.

ROCKERS 63, FEVER 49

The camp is divided into two divisions with WNBA names (or former WNBA teams). There is supposed to be 10 players a team, but some players are still at other events. In the first game it was an East match up with the Rockers rocking the Fever 63-49.

Since it is the first day of the camp, the execution was off as players were still learning each others names. Droughts were more common than strings of offensive success. In the first half of this game the Fever had a 12 possession parched march. In the meantime the Rockers snapped out of their own 8 possession dry spell with a 12-0 run to take a 18-6 lead. The Rockers maintained that advantage for the rest of the half and led 33-18 at the break.

In the early part of the second half the Fever opened with an 11-2 run to cut the margin to 35-29 and it looked like their would be some drama. However the Rockers answered that challenge with a 15-2 run of their own to put the game out of reach 50-31. Jessie Althoff had six points in the stretch for the Rockers. That is basically the margin for the rest of the night as the Rockers pushed the lead out to 21. The Fever had one last push to close the gap at the end with a 9-3 run.

Photo: Hannah Hylla, 71 gold, slips by Julie Kruse, 92 maroon. photo by coach Teas

ROCKERS
STARTERS
Hannah Hylla, Albany 15, 14, 107.1, .500 scored inside, active on the offensive boards
Megan Olson, Sebeka 7, 8, 87.5, .375 hit a 3
Samantha Mehr, Eastview 5, 10, 50.0. .200 perimeter shooter. active hands on defense.
Caroline Haik, Totino-Grace 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Nicole Pothen, Bethlehem Academy 8, 6, 133.3, .667 most of her points in transition. Defensively gets off balance.
BENCH
Jamie Noonan, Richfield 6, 8, 75.0, .375
Sarah Carlson, KMS 6, 10, 60.0, .300
Jessie Althoff, Becker 12, 9, 133.3, .667 post player. scored in transition.
Gabby Boever, Worthington 2, 4, 50.0, .250

FEVER
STARTERS
Summer Young, Chisago Lakes 13, 13, 100.0, .462 point guard. favorite move is the spin
Julie Kruse, Maple Grove 2, 6, 33.3, .167 post
Brittany Dorsey, St. Paul Central 8, 9, 88.9, .333 hit some 3s. defensively off balance. reaching
Jenny Houle, Mpls South 9, 9, 100.0, .556 good shot, more aggressive on defense.
Ashlee Cherwinka, Faribault 5, 5, 100.0, .400
BENCH
Lulu Seelye, Deer River 4, 8, 50.0, .250 point guard. forcing offense. vision needs to be up. is aggressive on offense. had a nice crossover move.
Allie Benham, Deer River 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Chritina Swangim, Chetek, WI 0, 6, 0.0, .000
Shannon Thompson, Apple Valley 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Alyssa Van Klei, Stillwater 6, 5, 120.0, .600 scored on offensive put backs.
Kelsie Ammann, Lakeville North 0, 3, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Jessie Althoff

BY THE NUMBERS
Rockers 63, 71, 88.7, .423
Fever 49, 73, 67.1, .315
made 3s: Fever 4, Rockers 3
made fts: Rockers 8, Fever 5
bench: Rockers 26, Fever 12

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
ROCKERS
Sam Mehr 7
Hannah Hylla 6
Nicole Pothen 6
Sarah Carlson 5
Gabby Boever 5
Jamie Noonan 4
Jessie Althoff 4
Megan Olson 3
Caroline Haik 2
totals: 42

FEVER
Jenny Houle 6
Brittany Dorsey 5
Allie Benham 4
Alyssa Van Klei 3
Summer Young 2
Lulu Seelye 2
Julie Kruse 1
Ashlee Cherwinka 1
Shannon Thompson 1
totals: 25

Next up: the West division game at MN Elite Camp