Out & About: Woodbury/Mpls Southwest

#9 posting 11.28.2007
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WOODBURY royals 53,
MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST lakers 42

In a rare Wednesday night game it was #9AAAA Woodbury grinding out a win at Southwest. This game contrasted with last night's contest at Johnson. Woodbury was quite deliberate looking for the choice shot in the paint for the most part. SW switched up the defenses often, but Woodbury still patiently took the shots they wanted, when they wanted.

Woodbury took control early when they held SW to 2 points over 12 possessions. Woodbury enjoyed a 10-2 run to take a 10-4 lead. However SW scored on four straight possessions to take a 13-11 lead. It all started with a 3 from the left corner from Hannah Goetz. She had five points in the 9-1 SW run, Melissa Fitz had the other four points. The Lakers then slipped back into the cold mode again with a 1/9 sequence and 2/13 to finish out the half. Free throws also played a big part in the first half. Woodbury hit for 9, SW had 5. Woodbury led at the break 25-18.

In the second half SW struck early with a 7-2 run to make it 25-27. Fitz had five of those points as she drew plenty of attention. On the next Royal possession Sarah Hintz scored in the paint to make it 29-25. SW then went out on another 7-2 run. Goetz gave SW their only lead in the second half at 32-31. Then Fitz took a break on the bench. Woodbury seized advantage of that with a 6-0 run and were back up 37-32. Four of those points were from steals by Kallman and transition lay ups. A quick SW time out got Fitz back in the action. Again SW closed the margin. Another 3 by Goetz cut the margin to 37-35. The last time it was a one possession game (43-40) was with 4:18 left after a Britta Syverson free throw. From there on out Woodbury milked the clock for the best available shot. Woodbury finished with a 5/7 possession string. SW by contrast was 1/7, four of which were turnovers. Both Goetz and Fitz fouled out to hamper the Laker outside attack.

WOODBURY
STARTERS
Caitie Christoffel 8, 7, 114.3, .571 quick off her feet. was active and physical inside. has good feet.
Kassey Kallman 11, 11, 100.0, .545 quick feet on the perimeter. assigned to Fitz. alert, made key steals to separate the two teams. scored inside.
Lindsey Sajevic 6, 9, 66.7, .333 another defender. harrassed Walker most of the night.
Sarah Hintz 14, 13, 107.7, .538 strong, athletic. physical inside. took advantage (even if team didn't see her being guarded by smaller players). When on the perimeter will drive baseline. picked up six defensive rebounds. will take a charge.
Jessica Thone 7, 8, 87.5, .500 the designated 3 point shooter. Was open on the weak side of the zone, but teammates couldn't get the skip pass over to her.
BENCH
Carrie Lang 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Megan Strand 3, 2, 150.0, 1.000
Kelsey Christoffel 4, 6, 66.7, .333 thinner than her sister.
Hannah Betz 0, 2, 0.0, .000

MPLS SOUTHWEST
STARTERS
Laura Maltby 8, 12, 66.7, .333 shows some promise. post player that boarded well in the second half. She can take the ball coast to coast. can wheel from the elbow. Needs to square up when in the half court. needs to be ready for the ball
Melissa Fitz 18, 18, 100.0, .444 the main gun for SW. has a street fighter mentality. understands and sees things before they happen. A couple of her passes were spot on, but teammates didn't catch and finish. needs to stay positive and encourage in those disappointing moments. has a nice shot, a nice step back.
Sarah Schwie 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Britta Syverson 4, 6, 66.7, .500 post player. worked the boards in the first half. physical. sets screens high.
Nakita Walker 0, 13, 0.0, .000 lefty. handled most of the point guard duties. got called for five seconds a couple of times. turns her back on the basket too often. shot was off the back rim. got beat back door a couple of times.
BENCH
Vinishia Jackson 2, 4, 50.0, .250 athletic youngster. took ball up the sideline limiting options when pressured.
Hannah Goetz 10, 6, 166.7, .667 corner 3 shooter. picked up too many fouls. 5th was a moving screen.
Grace Theisen 0, 0, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Sarah Hintz

BY THE NUMBERS
Woodbury 53, 59, 89.8, .475
Mpls Southwest 42, 61, 68.9, .328
made 3s: Mpls SW 4, Woodbury 0
made fts: Woodbury 19, Mpls SW 6
bench: Mpls SW 12, Woodbury 7
Woodbury has good athletes that use their feet, not their hands on defense. They have good positioning, and are physical, again without the overabundance of fouling.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
WOODBURY
Sarah Hintz 9
Caitie Christoffel 5
Lindsey Sajevic 5
Kelsey Christoffel 5
Kassey Kallman 2.5
Jessica Thone 2.5
Megan Strand 2
Carrie Lang 1
Hannah Betz 1
totals: 33

MPLS SOUTHWEST
Laura Maltby 9
Britta Syverson 7
Melissa Fitz 5
Nakita Walker 3
Hannah Goetz 1
Grace Theisen 1
totals: 26

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