Out & About: Chaska/Mankato West

#3 posting 9.26.2007
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MYAS FALL LEAGUE
WHITE DIVISION
CHASKA hawks 52, MANKATO WEST scarlets 38

Chaska with a combination of physical play and moxy, took down a favorite in the Big 9 race this winter Mankato West 52-38. The Hawks, or you could call them the killer Bs with the front court (Brittany and Breanna) and the back court (Brown, Brown, and Boylan), controlled the action throughout. Led by floor general Courtney Boylan's five points and assist, Chaska put their stamp on the game early 9-2. Chaska established right from the get go the physical nature of the contest. They were more aggressive and assertive. The biggest margin in the first half was 28-13 after five straight defensive stops by Chaska. Boylan was ripping the nets for 13 points in the first half as Chaska led 28-17 at half.

Chaska again dominated the start of the second half with five straight scores on a 11-3 run to make it 39-20. Brittany Travis had four of those points inside with the Brown sisters providing five more. West strung together four scores of their own and all together had their own 10-0 run to get the deficit back to single digits 39-30. Chaska had an 8 possession drought during this stretch. Travis and Brooke Brown scored on consecutive possessions to get the margin back to 43-30. Travis had 8 second half points. There really wasn't any more movement with the margin fluxing between 15-10 points. Chaska endured another five possession drought, but it didn't affect the outcome.

Photos #1: Courtney Boylan, Chaska #30 goes up for a reverse lay up as Abby Rothenbuehler looks on. #2 Rothenbuehler is fouled going down the lane. photos by kja.

CHASKA
STARTERS
Courtney Boylan 16, 10, 160.0, .700 her strong summer performance has carried over into the fall. poised, alert, good vision. Strong---a MW player grabbed her forearm as she went up for the shot. Boylan made it a three point play. Also out rebounded her taller teammates on the defensive end so she has a nose and knack for the ball. has good hang time and body control. can pen & pitch, or take it home. good leader.
Brooke Brown 6, 10, 60.0, .400 guard, good speed. scores off the drive. has hesitation dribble.
Taylor Brown 7, 7, 100.0, .429 guard, is more spot up shooter. 3 range
Brittany Travis 10, 5, 200.0, 1.000 left handed post. strong, finished. Could get more defensive boards
Breanna Tisch 1, 4, 25.0, .250 another big post, another strong body. needs to keep hands/arms up on defense, on offense needs to be aware of drivers and step away, clear a path for them to get a short kick out. Right now it is cluttered and stops any offensive flow.
BENCH
Samantha Bornman 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Mia Sandstrom 8, 8, 100.0, .500 has 3 range.
Brenda 0, 5, 0.0, .000
Julia 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000

MANKATO WEST
STARTERS
Abby Rothenbuehler 5, 10, 50.0, .300 for a 6-2 player moves like a guard. has good vision and court awareness. her passes are zippy, snappy and fast. However her teammates sometimes are not ready or aware they are open, and Rothenbuehler shows signs of frustration. needs to be more consistent from the line. defensively needs to keep her feet.
Allison Downs 6, 8, 75.0, .375 guard. wasn't afraid to mix it up.
Brooke Rosenstiel 9, 12, 75.0, .417 has range on shot.
Erin Doyle 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Katie Lauer 8, 8, 100.0, .500 made half her points at the line. strong frame. needs more defensive stops whether d boards, or steals.
BENCH
Jasmine Bartlett 4, 5, 80.0, .400
Amanda Lageson 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Jessica Wacholz 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Amanda Zrust 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Andrea Krueger 0, 2, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Courtney Boylan

BY THE NUMBERS
Chaska 52, 54, 96.3, .481
Mankato West 38, 56, 67.9, .357
made 3s: Chaska 2, MW 1
made fts: MW 9, Chaska 8
bench: Chaska 12, MW 10

DEFENSIVE STOPS
CHASKA
Courtney Boylan 8
Breanna Tisch 4
Brittany Travis 3
Brooke Brown 2
Taylor Brown 2
Samantha Bornman 2
Brenda 2
Julia 2
Mia Sandstrom 1
totals: 26

MANKATO WEST
Abby Rothenbuehler 4.5
Allison Downs 4
Zrust 3
Katie Lauer 2.5
Rosenstiel 2
Bartlett 2
Krueger 2
Lageson 1
Wacholz 1
totals: 22

next up: tomorrow, unless news breaks