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This game took place on Sunday, July 8
Adidas Mid-American Tournament, Hopkins
16u semifinals
SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC BLACK 54,
MN STARS ANTL 48
Southern Minne Magic Black won this semifinal that had plenty of turnovers and missed opportunities. SMMB started this game off hot with four straight scores and a 9-0 lead. MN Stars Antl had to battle out of that hole. Both teams had a series of turnovers, including rapid fire turnovers by both teams. One sequence looked like this rebound, fumble; steal, fumble; steal, bad pass; steal....all that took place in less than 20 seconds. Both teams were anxious to score, but rushed too much, hurried too much, and didn't take good care of the ball. SMMB, after the 9-0 start then went into a 12 possession drought, five via turnovers. MSA did take some advantage of that down time with their own 7-0 run. SMMB had another 7 possession drought later in the first half, five of which were turnovers. MSA also had droughts, but not as severe. Their biggest dry spell was five. The game was tied six times after MSA tied it at 11. A free throw by Jessie Althoff gave MSA a 24-23 lead at the half.
It remained a tight affair to start the second half with two more ties. MSA led 31-29 when SMMB went on an 8-0 run with two straight 3s from Hayley Darrrington and Brittney Lodermeier. That gave SMMB a 37-31 lead. MSA came back and cut the margin to 41-39. Droughts struck both teams again with SMMB with a fiver, But MSA had an 8 possession drought which did hurt their cause because SMMB snapped out of their offensive sluggishness with four straight scores to make it 48-39. There was less than three minutes left at this point. MSA rose up from their depths with five straight scores. A common thread in these scores was the second chance basket. Hali Hendrickson started it off with a put back with 2:15 left. All nine points came after the initial shot in their possession missed. Jenny Ramey was fouled on a 3 attempt and she drained all three. That cut the margin to 50-47 with 57 seconds left. Althoff made a free throw to make it 51-48 with 40 seconds left. That ended MSA's scoring. SMMB added three free throws with Tanya Kaufmann adding two and Leslie Wilson finishing the scoring.-
photos: #1 Michaela Larson, 15 MSA, is double teamed by Haley Loesch, 34 and Nikki Gosson, 32, SMMB. #2 Cyonna West, 4 MSA goes up for a drive surrounded by four SMMB players. photos by kja.
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As a whole both groups can use work on their ball handling, their vision, their passing choices and decisions. This is a blanket statement, but valid.
player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
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SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC BLACK
STARTERS
Leslie Wilson, Hayfield 9, 10, 90.0, .600 point guard, aware defensively, went to the line four times.
Haley Loesch, Northfield 8, 7, 114.3, .571 left handed shooter, physical
Jennifer Fisher, Austin 3, 10, 30.0, .100 made a 3.
Tanya Kaufmann, DeSoto, WI 15, 12, 125.0, .583, another lefty perimeter shooter. can score when hit. went to the line four times. rebounds well for size, gets position.
Nikki Gosson, Mankato East 1, 1, 100.0, 1.000 boards
BENCH
Hayley Darrington, Blue Earth 11, 16, 68.8., .313 perimeter shooter
Mackenzie Esson, New Ulm 1, 7, 14.3, .143 post
Brittney Lodermeier, Goodhue 6, 6, 100.0, .333 another 3 shooter.
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MN STARS ANTL
STARTERS
Jessie Althoff, Becker 4, 6, 66.7, .333 post, all points at the line. picked up defensive boards.
Rachelle Eckmann, St. James 6, 10, 60.0, .300 a post player with guard abilities.
Taylor Luke, Amery, WI 7, 7, 100.0, .571 guard
Sam Mehr, Eastview 7, 12, 58.3, .250 3 point shooter
Jenny Ramey, New Life 3, 6, 50.0, .167 point guard
BENCH
Cyonna West, St. Paul Central 8, 8, 100.0, .500 quick defensive thief
Michaela Larson, Hutchinson 4, 4, 100.0, .500 perimeter
Alyssa Van Klei, Stillwater 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Megan Howard, St. Paul Central 3, 5, 60.0, .400 post
Hali Hendrickson, Albert Lea 4, 5, 80.0, .400 perimeter
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TRENCH PLAYER
Tanya Kaufmann
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BY THE NUMBERS
Southern Minne Magic Black 54, 69, 78.3, .391
MN Stars Antl 48, 69, 69.6, .362
made 3s: SMMB 4, MSA 2
made fts: SMMB 20, MSA 20
bench: MSA 21, SMMB 18
In the second half MSA had three two point field goals, two were put backs, one a lay up.
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DEFENSIVE WRAPS
SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC BLACK
Tanya Kaufmann 8
Leslie Wilson 6
Hayley Darrington 4
Nikki Gosson 4
Haley Loesch 3
Jennifer Fisher 3
Mackenzie Esson 2
Brittney Lodermeier 2
totals: 32
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MN STARS ANTL
Jessie Althoff 6
Rachelle Eckmann 5
Cyonna West 5
Sam Mehr 4
Alyssa Van Klei 4
Megan Howard 4
Alisha Moritz 3
Taylor Luke 1
Michaela Larson 1
Jenny Ramey 1
Hali Hendrickson 1
totals: 35
Next up: the 16u finals