Out & About: Anoka-Ramsey/North Iowa Area

#8 posting 11.20.2007
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ANOKA-RAMSEY golden rams 67,
NORTH IOWA AREA trojans 32

North Iowa Area got lost on the way to Anoka-Ramsey due to the 35W bridge being down. They could have also used a map to find the basket in the first half as the defending NJCAA D3 champs Anoka-Ramsey raced to a 32-9 lead on the way to a 67-32 drubbing of their wayward guests. AR hit for 11 threes in the contest.

Anoka-Ramsey may have been stale at the start of the game waiting for their opponents. The nets weren't burning at either end as it was only a 7-5 advantage for AR with 11 minutes to go in the half. Droughts were the order of the day with NIA suffering through 5, 7, and then the mother of all droughts 21 straight possessions in the first half. They were stuck on five for over 10 minutes. AR didn't start heating up until later in the half. AR did go on an 18-0 run during NIA's walk in the wilderness. At halftime AR led 32-9 with #32 Amanda Reh leading the way with 9 points.

It was more of the same in the second half. The AR individual pressure defense harrassed the NIA guards all night. The game margin did get to be 40 points at one point 60-20 with about 7 minutes to go. At that point AR made good use of their bench. The rest of the way NIA outscored AR 12-7.

photos: #1 Sonja Ellingson lets fly one of her three 3s for AR. #2. Amanda Reh is nice and low when defending De Aubrey Johnson, #3 Madelyn Hauser elevates for a shot. photos by kja

ANOKA-RAMSEY
STARTERS
Love Washington, Blaine 5, 7, 71.4, .286 guard. quick defender. also hit a three
Jessica Cichy, St. Francis 14, 14, 100.0, .429 perimeter type. Runs the floor, can hit the pull up, and hit 3s.
Megan Hambleton, Anoka 3, 6, 50.0, .167 guard, has a knee brace on the left knee.
Sonja Ellingson, Maple Grove 15, 12, 125.0, .500 perimeter, zone shooter. hit three 3s on the day from the corner, wing and top of the key.
Amanda Reh, Monticello 13, 12, 108.3, .500 point guard, tough, harrassing defender with active hands, had 7 steals. got nice and low on defense. quick feet. on offense directed offense with verbal and nonverbal cues. can hit distance shots, runs the floor.
BENCH
Kelley Olson, Centennial 7, 6, 116.7, .500 permeter. 3 range
Kate Bement, Princeton 5, 6, 83.3, .333 perimeter, canned a three. threw pass behind receiver once in a while.
Carri Roline, St. Francis 5, 8, 62.5, .375 went to the line twice.
Georgia Morff, St. Francis 0, 3, 0.0, .000 fouled out. too high on defense.

NORTH IOWA AREA
STARTERS
De Aubrey Johnson, St. Paul Central 2, 13, 15.4, .077 point guard. had problems with the defensive pressure. vision, ball handling, decisions need improvement. forced passes. stared down passes.
Sara Cox, Waterloo 0, 16, 0.0, .000 ball handling, vision, passing decisions all need polish. traveling at both the start and end of moves need improvement.
Britta Milius, Plainfield 1, 3, 33.3, .000
Tiffany Braun, St. Ansgar 6, 17, 35.3, .235 moves without the ball. needs to hold her follow through. at times did not sprint down court on turnovers.
Madelyn Hauser, Gilbert 15, 14, 107.1, .571 best athlete on the floor and bright spot for NIA. has strong frame. had a monster game on the defensive boards. Good strength, good hands. took a rebound coast to coast. neglected in half court offense at times--only five possessions in the first half. in the blocks needs to square up completely and soften up touch. Had a frustration foul late in the game.
BENCH
Lindsay Urbatsch, St. Ansgar 7, 7, 100.0, .429 needs to be more aware.
Jenny Tweed, Woden, NE 1, 4, 25.0, .000 lefty.
Tiffany Burgess, Des Moines 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Amanda Reh

BY THE NUMBERS
Anoka-Ramsey 67, 75, 90.5, .392
North Iowa Area 32, 75, 42.7, .213
made 3s: AR 11, NIA 0
made fts: AR 8, NIA 6
bench: AR 17, NIA 8

DEFENSIVE WRAP
ANOKA-RAMSEY
Amanda Reh 7.5
Love Washington 7
Jessica Cichy 6.5
Megan Hambleton 5
Sonja Ellingson 5
Kate Bement 4
Kelley Olson 3
Carri Roline 3
Georgia Morff 2
totals: 43

NORTH IOWA AREA
Madelyn Hauser 16
Britta Milius 4
Lindsay Urbatsch 4
De Aubrey Johnson 3
Jenny Tweed 3
Sara Cox 1
Tiffany Braun 1
totals 32

next up: tomorrow morning