Out & About: Rochester Lourdes/Holy Family

#7 posting 11.6.2007
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BREAKDOWN FALL LEAGUE
LAKEVILLE SOUTH DIVISION
ROCHESTER LOURDES eagles 41,
HOLY FAMILY fire 30

There was only three possessions where Holy Family led in this game--an 8-6 lead early in the first half---as Rochester Lourdes used their full court harassing press to douse the Fire 41-30. The Lourdes defense only allowed six field goals the entire game, only three in the half court 5-5 action. Meanwhile their press and fast breaks delivered at least 16 points in their favor.

Lourdes scored on their first possession off the tip on a basket by Lindsay Frie. Lourdes put the heat on the Fire right away with the press. It disrupted the free flow of Holy Family's offense and forced them to do things they didn't want to do. The Fire briefly held the lead on the strength of a 8-2 run with Lisa Weathers scoring four of the points in a four of five sequence. But after that the embers were stone cold for the Fire with a 10 possession drought without a spark. Lourdes enjoyed that time with a 15-0 run with many contributions by all. The top two point getters in that time were Laura Melquist, who had four points on one possession, and Claire Rieder, who had lay ups off turnovers. HF snapped out of it with three straight scores to close to 21-14. Lourdes led at half 26-14.

There was one more stretch in the second half where the Fire went cold. It was a mini drought of five possessions. In that span Lourdes held their biggest advantage at 38-22. There was no surprises or drama the rest of the way. Lourdes cruised to a 41-30 win.

photos: #1 a tie up between Lisa Weathers of Holy Family and Claire Rieder of Lourdes. #2 Addy Stepaniak lets fly one of her three 3 pointers. #3. Becca Friestleben finishing one her lay ups. photos by kja

ROCHESTER LOURDES
STARTERS
Lindsay Frie 5, 6, 83.3, .333 lefty, needed to use her right hand on a lay up chance. needs to keep her feet on defense.
Claire Rieder 10, 8, 125.0, .625 quick, anticipates, seizes advantage of sloppy play. can finish.
Mikki Hoeffer 3, 6, 50.0, .167 jumps well, ball handling needs polish. exposed the ball.
Laura Melquist 12, 11, 109.1, .455 the 6-1 center, a strong body, moves well, has decent range out to the elbows. passes well. understands the game. moves without the ball.
Ashlie Seifert 2, 5, 40.0, .200 scored off the high low from Melquist.
BENCH
Allison Wasz 4, 4, 100.0, .500 guard
Mary Utz 5, 5, 100.0, .400 guard, hit a three
unknown 0, 2, 0.0, .000

HOLY FAMILY
STARTERS
Lisa Weathers 6, 8, 75.0, .375 active, moves, scored on the move, couple of steals
Shelby Spinner 2, 9, 22.2, .222 through behind receivers
Addy Stepaniak 14, 8, 175.0, .750 guard, canned three 3s on the day. rebounded well for guard. also went to the line three times.
Becca Friestleben 6, 9, 66.7, .333 scored on lay ups, aggressive defensive anticipation like a cat in the weeds ready to pounce on an unsuspecting prey. however never scorched the nets from the distance like I have seen in the past. Of course forced to the bench with the mandatory in and out nature of fall ball.
Kaylagh Hollen 0, 2, 0.0, .000 needs to keep the ball and elbows tighter to the body when trying to advance against pressure. needs to avoid spins.
BENCH
Ally Gerads 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Emily Ewen 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Lindsay Bruns 0, 2, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Laura Melquist

BY THE NUMBERS
Rochester Lourdes 41, 47, 87.2, .383
Holy Family 30, 47, 63.8, .319
made 3s: RL 3, HF 3
made fts: HF 9, RL 4
bench: RL 9, HF 2

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
ROCHESTER LOURDES
Laura Melquist 8
Claire Rieder 6
Mikki Hoeffer 3
Ashlie Seifert 3
Allison Wasz 2
Mary Utz 2
Lindsay Frie 1
totals: 25

HOLY FAMILY
Becca Friestleben 5
Lisa Weathers 4
Shelby Spinner 3
Kaylagh Hollen 1
Emily Ewen 1
Lindsay Bruns 1
totals: 19

Next up: tomorrow morning unless news breaks.