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NORTH TARTAN MELTDOWN
Exhibtion Game
NORTH TARTAN LARSON 60, IBCA SELECT I 50
North Tartan Larson knocked off IBCA Select I, the current #1 team in the gbbrecruit rankings 60-50. Katie Loberg, pulled up from NT's 15u team made a big impact with 14 points in the win. She scored 8 straight points for NT when they trailed in the first half.The gym at Hopkins was crowded with collegiate coaches watching two heavyweight contenders in this exhibition. NTL after the game had a plane to catch for Georgia and the Nike National tournament. That made for an early 8 am tip off. Kamille Wahlin, NTL's point guard, barely arrived before tip off. There was a dearth of scoring early, but NTL's Jackie Voigt was able to find the basket twice, once a three to put NTL up 5-0. IBCA started off with a six possession drought. Kaisha Brown broke the ice for IBCA with a three. That kicked off a 10-2 run for IBCA. NTL responded with a 7-0 run immediately. Next IBCA went off on a six possession scoring spree and 12-2 run capped off with six straight from Katelin Oney. That gave IBCA a 22-16 lead, which would be their biggest lead. After a time out, Voigt stepped up for NTL on a high low from Amanda Viehauser. Amber Kirschbaum put IBCA back up by six. NTL then went on an 11-1 run to finish the half. This is when Katie Loberg established her presence. She scored eight straight NTL points in the run as the size advantage started to wear on the smaller IBCA squad. NTL led 29-25 at half.
NTL maintained the lead in the second half testing the five point margin at least four times. Each time IBCA would narrow it somewhat. NTL went up 42-36 after a Kamille Wahlin transition lay up. IBCA had one last run in them and after a 7-0 run went back in front 7-0. Leading the charge again was Oney with 4 points. However a trend was developing that would haunt IBCA--missed free throws. IBCA left three points on the table in that run with missed free throws. NTL answered on the very next possession with a basket by Kiara Buford. That started a 10/11 possession string to close out the game as NTL squeezed every last opportunity. NTL was scoring in the paint and in transition as they threw over the top of the IBCA press. IBCA couldn't generate any continuity inside against the taller NTL team and settled, some times too quickly for the 3 attempt. It was a 50-46 game with four minutes left and IBCA finished up with 4/5 offensive sequence in that stretch, but on three of those possessions they only got one point.Photos: #1 Katie Loberg, 25 white, goes up for two of her eight points in the critical run late in the first half. Mackenzie Westcott defending. #2 Katelin Oney, 22 red, drives for two of her 13 points against Jackie Voigt, 21 white and Hannah Draxten. photos by kja
NORTH TARTAN LARSON
STARTERS
Jackie Voigt, Park-Cottage Grove 9, 8,. 112.5, .500 steady, reliable. gets the job done. physical. can score in & out
Hannah Draxten, Fergus Falls 7, 5, 140.0, .600 perimeter player that can hit 3s.
Kiara Buford, St. Paul Central 9, 10, 90.0, .400 slasher, transition player. can also drain 3s
Amanda Viehauser, Armstrong 3, 6, 50.0, .333
Kamille Wahlin, Crookston 6, 7, 85.7, .429 indispensable. she rarely came off the floor. had good vision and gets the ball to players quickly so they can score or make a move. put the clamps on Nesbitt with lock down defense forcing IBCA to adjust offense.
BENCH
Hannah Linz, Eden Valley-Watkins 7, 4, 175.0, .750 3 point dagger
Katie Loberg, Princeton 14, 10, 140.0, .700 call up from 15u proved she can play and shine with the big girls. Made big impact in the first half. took advantage of size. changed shots. allowed NTL to use other kids outside the post
Caitlin Rowland, Hopkins 3, 5, 60.0, .400 alert defender
Jenny Gilbertson, Winona Cotter 2, 5, 40.0, .200 likes to shoot on the outside. has good speed and got back to block shots on defense.
Rey Robinson, Becker 0, 2, 0.0, .000
IBCA SELECT I
STARTERS
Trisha Nesbitt, Ames 7, 9, 77.8, .444 point guard. not afraid of contact made five free throws.
Indy Uhlenhopp, North Butler 4, 11, 36.4, .182 is a 3 that is forced to play inside. is a good athlete, but is out sized inside.
Kaisha Brown, Spirit Lake 6, 5, 120.0, .400 3 point shooter
Amber Kirschbaum, Spirit Lake 6, 3, 200.0, 1.000 good jumper. effective body control. had ice on her arm after the game.
Katelin Oney, Cedar Rapids Washington 13, 9, 144.4, .667 a pit bull. gets after ball and attacks with gusto. shows no fear. scored off the dribble.
BENCH
Ashton McClairen, WDM Valley 2, 5, 40.0, .200 sometimes gets caught too far in on the penetration among the trees.
Kelly Krei, Iowa City 5, 10, 50.0, .300 prefers the 3 point line. runs the floor
MacKenzie Westcott, Williamsburg 3, 8, 37.5, .250 another 3 that is forced to play inside. again out sized
Chelsie Trask, RRMR 4, 2, 200.0, 1.000 hit a 3.
TRENCH PLAYERKatie Loberg
BY THE NUMBERS
North Tartan Larson 60, 62, 96.8, .468
IBCA Select I 50, 63, 79.4, .397
made 3s: NTL 4, IBCA 2
made fts: IBCA 13, NTL 2
bench: NTL 26, IBCA 14
Notice that IBCA had 11 more points at the line compared to NTL. Yet IBCA was only 13/24 (counting missed front ends as two) at the line. NTL wasn't that much better only going 2/7.
Also the bench proved to be strong for NTL.
Size is an issue. Kirschbaum is about the only real post player IBCA has. The others are more perimeter/wing 3s. Adding Loberg to the mix allowed NTL to play some of their bigger kids on the perimeter. That caused vision problems. NTL was also more physical.
One of the more interesting battles was the battle of the 11s: point guards Kamille Wahlin and Trisha Nesbitt. Wahlin stuck to Nesbitt tightly to prevent a smooth flow of the IBCA offense.
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NORTH TARTAN LARSON
Jackie Voigt 6
Hannah Linz 5
Kamille Wahlin 5
Kiara Buford 3
Katie Loberg 3
Jenny Gilbertson 3
Amanda Viehauser 2
Caitlin Rowland 2
totals: 31
IBCA SELECT I
Indy Uhlenhopp 5
Trisha Nesbitt 3
Kaisha Brown 3
Ashton McClairen 2
Amber Kirschbaum 2
Katelin Oney 2
Chelsie Trask 2
Kelly Krei 2
MacKenzie Westcott 1
totals 22
Also of note: future Iowa Hawkeye players Hannah Draxten (NTL) and Kelly Krei (IBCA) faced each other.
Also of note: future Iowa Hawkeye players Hannah Draxten (NTL) and Kelly Krei (IBCA) faced each other.
next up: later today with the week that was.