Out & About: Moorhead-West Central/Albany

#5 postings 10.30.2007
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BREAKDOWN FALL LEAGUE
Becker Division
MOORHEAD/WEST CENTRAL 41, ALBANY huskies 38

Kelsey Jacobson, a Florida Gulf Coast verbal, had 15 points, all on 3s including the shot from the right corner for the win in a Moorhead/West Central win over Albany. MWC trailed by as many as 14 in the the second half before mounting their stunning comeback. Much of this story could have been written by Dickens---it was the best of halves, it was the worst of halves.

For Albany their "best of halves" came in the first. The Huskies broke free from a six all tie with nine unanswered points on a 5/6 scoring sequence. Jennie Noreen and Hannah Hylla each had four points in the outburst. All this occurred as MWC was stuck in neutral for eight straight possessions. Albany wasn't finished with their hot hand yet. They had another 6/7 scoring sequence on a 9-3 run to make it 25-11. So for 15 possessions Albany was firing at 126.7 pp100 clip. The problem for Albany was that they were leaving four points at the line. Moorhead also left one more at the line with five missed opportunities. The last score, not the last possession, came by Jacobson's hand from the top of the key. It was her first points of the day. Jennie Noreen had 9 points at half for Albany.

Noreen hit a three to start the half to make it 28-14 Albany. Jacobson answered right back with another of her favorite shots. MWC then went into an offensive hibernation for the next five possessions. Albany also was in an offensive rut going 1/6. Moorhead started their comeback with a 3/4 sequence near the 14 minute mark. Cassie Hooten turned it up a notch on defense and that seemed to get MWC off in the right direction. Hooten had five defensive stops in the first 10 Albany possessions. MWC had a 8-1 run to cut the margin to 31-25. On the next Albany possession the Huskies scored three points. One on a Taylor Voss free throw, and then a rebound basket by Brittany Schieber. Until that time Albany was 2/12 or 25 pp100 and a floor % of .167. That is c-c-c-cold. Five of those possessions were turnovers. Still with 8 minutes to go Albany led 36-25. Another, more frigid offensive sequence coupled with a resurgent MWC offense made the game more interesting. Albany went 7 straight trips without scoring. This time the Huskies left 8 points at the line. MWC went on an 13-0 tear capped by a Cassie Hooten driving lay up for a 38-36 MWC lead. Taylor Voss had one free throw, and then Noreen added another one possession later for the tie. A travel call with under a minute gave the ball back to Albany. They worked it down and the Huskies found a wide open Schieber under the basket. The shot didn't drop and Kelsey Jacobson got the rebound. A time out with 10 seconds left set up the dramatics. Jacobson was fouled and the ball was out of bounds with 3.1 left. Jacobson rubbed off screens for a clean look in the right corner.

It should be noted that Sam Larsen was not available for Albany.

This game also featured three other players that have verballed. Jennie Noreen to MSU Mankato; Taylor Voss to SW MN State and Krystal Lacey to Northern State.

photos: #1 That is Hannah Hylla hidden between Mikaela Stephenson and Cassie Hooten. #2 Jennie Noreen after a drive down the lane, Stephenson is the Moorhead player. #3 Jacobson lets the game winner fly with 3 seconds left. photos by kja

MOORHEAD/WEST CENTRAL
STARTERS
Taylor Brekke, West Central 4, 6, 66.7, .333 perimeter. lean, athletic
Kelsey Jacobson, Moorhead 15, 12, 125.0, .417 clutch 3 pt shooter. looks for chances to use screens.
Krystal Lacey, West Central 4, 6, 66.7, .333 strong frame
Delaine Ronhovde, West Central 1, 2, 50.0, .500 perimeter
Cassie Hooten, Moorhead 9, 10, 90.0, .500 post. aggressive attitude started the fire in the second half. starting to face basket more. Looking for drive opportunities. Will crash both ends.
BENCH
Lisa Torgerson, West Central 4, 7, 57.1, .286 perimeter
Mikaela Stephenson, Moorhead 4, 4, 100.0, .500 post player, younger (sophomore) has a strong build and should improve as the snowflakes fly. She will help Hooten out inside
Kelsey Johnson, Moorhead 0, 2, 0.0, .000 guard.

ALBANY
STARTERS
Taylor Voss 11, 11, 100.0, .455 can play multitude of spots. Was inside during mismatches. is strong and aggressive. strong enough to score when hit. Needs to stay away from sidelines when bringing up the ball. 3/7 at the line needs to improve.
Jennie Noreen 13, 14, 92.9, .500 can score on the drive, pull up, and 3.
Hannah Hylla 11, 10, 110.0, .600 starting to stretch her wings. can run the floor. can score in the paint and off the glass.
Rebecca DeGeest 1, 4, 25.0, .000 guard
Brittany Roering 0, 4, 0.0, .000 guard. both the above look to Voss and Noreen.
BENCH
Brittany Scheiber 2, 6, 33.3, .167 inside player. needs to improve quickness/feet

TRENCH PLAYER
Kelsey Jacobson

BY THE NUMBERS
Moorhead-West Central 41, 49, 83.7, .388
Albany 38, 49, 77.6, .429
made 3s: MWC 5, Albany 1
made fts: Albany 8, MWC 5
bench: MWC 8, Albany 2
At least 10 points directly can be tied to second chancers for MWC.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MOORHEAD-WEST CENTRAL
Cassie Hooten 8
Kelsey Jacobson 5
Mikaela Stephenson 5
Delaine Ronhovde 2
Taylor Brekke 1
Krystal Lacey 1
Kelsey Johnson 1
totals 23

ALBANY
Taylor Voss 10
Brittany Scheiber 4
Jennie Noreen 4
Hannah Hylla 3
Rebecca DeGeest 2
Brittany Roering 1
totals: 24

Next up: tomorrow unless news breaks like yesterday