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NORTH TARTAN MELTDOWN
PEARL DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
MINNEAPOLIS LADY CATS 68, GYM RATS 23
Always bet on Cats when facing Rats. The Minneapolis Lady Cats used their cat like quickness to devour the Gym Rats 68-23. It was over pretty fast. MLC led 15-0 before the Gym Rats made a free throw. MLC led 30-2 before the first GR field goal with 3:53 left in the first half. MLC held the GR to an 11 possession drought to open the game, seven of which were turnovers. The GR also had a 10 possession drought later in the half. Turnovers were the main bread and butter for the MLC as the defense forced turnovers galore. The Gym Rats had problems advancing the ball to mid court. MLC had 18 points on steals and lay ups. It was 43-10 at half time. Tyisha Smith led the buzz saw attack with 11 points.
There really wasn't much change in the second half. There was one main drought for the Gym Rats with an 8 possession patch. This game did not have any mystery. The one bright spot for the Gym Rats was the performance of Kayla Hirt who had 12 points.
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Photos: #1 Chelsey Jacox, 15 orange, goes up for two after a steal for MLC. #2. Kayla Hirt, 21 goes above Jacox, 15 orange. photos by kja
MPLS LADY CATS
STARTERS
Sadiqah Jihad, Mpls South 8, 9, 88.9, .444 one of the many buzz saw guards
Chelsey Jacox, DeLaSalle 9, 5, 180.0, .800 lay ups were the rule for her
Sarina Baker, DeLaSalle 8, 11, 72.7, .364 gritty lunch bucket defender.
Tyisha Smith, Mpls South 18, 9, 200.0, 1.000 the queen bee of the buzz saws. explosive and disruptive. speed to burn. often a blur. also has 3 range.
Aubrey Davis, Bloomington Kennedy 6, 4, 150.0, .750 another in the buzz saw guards
BENCH
Brianna Williams, Hopkins 7, 5, 140.0, .600 yet another in the buzz saw arsenal
Kaylani Edwards, Bloomington Kennedy 8, 5, 160.0, .800 a post. getting physical
Arianna Fuller, Champlin Park 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Abbye Barner, St. Paul Johnson 2, 4, 50.0, .500 raw post
GYM RATS
STARTERS
Karlee Erickson, Mora 1, 12, 8.3, .083
Kayla Hirt, Bemidji 12, 14, 85.7, .357 lanky, runs the floor. gets off the floor. can score when getting hit and can make the "&1" to boot (twice). obviously can go inside but also has range.
Erika Weimann, Bemidji 3, 12, 25.0, .083
Heather Schumacher, Crookston 4, 7, 57.1, .286 liked to shoot outside.
Jessica Weatherstone, Sisseton, SD 3, 9, 33.3, .222 big post.
BENCH
Tori Schmitz, Crookston 0, 4, 0.0, .000
TRENCH PLAYERTyisha Smith
BY THE NUMBERS
Mpls Lady Cats 68, 57, 119.3, .579
Gym Rats 23, 58, 39.7, .190
made 3s: MLC 4, GR 1
made fts: MLC 6, GR 4
bench: MLC 19, GR 0
Another big factor, besides the speed/quickness, was the lack of legs on the part of the Gym Rats. They only had one substitute available. That meant players were making fatigue mistakes against fresh onslaughts by the MLC.
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MPLS LADY CATS
Sarina Baker 8
Tyisha Smith 7
Arianna Fuller 6
Chelsey Jacox 4
Aubrey Davis 4
Brianna Williams 3
Kaylani Edwards 3
Sadiqah Jihad 1
Abbye Barner 1
totals: 37
GYM RATS
Kayla Hirt 5.5
Jessica Weatherstone 2.5
Karlee Erickson 2
Erika Weimann 2
Heather Schumacher 1
Tori Schmitz 1
totals: 14
interesting fact: MLC teammates Brianna Williams and Sarina Baker rushed from the Minnesota Gopher team camp where their high schools faced each other in the championship. Williams was a double winner.
Next up: tomorrow morning with the general news of the day. later tomorrow---the out & abouts with North Tartan Crosby vs the Sultan Prospects in the Diamond Gold Quarterfinals; then IBCA Select I vs New Mexico Heat in the Diamond Gold Semis.