Out & About: Ada-Borup/Mt. Iron-Buhl

#2 posting 12.1.2007
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TIP OFF CLASSIC: ONLY ONE GAME
ADA-BORUP cougars 74
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL rangers 41

The Breakdown Tip Off Classic only played one game today as the inclement weather kept metro teams at home, and those at Fergus Falls wanted to get home before the roads became even worse. Even DGF a good 30 minutes away would not send their team.

For those of you that aren't familiar with Minnesota. Fergus Falls is about 3 hours to the northwest of the Twin Cities. I made the journey up this morning. I came back in three hours this afternoon. The conditions are by no means ideal, but I was able to go 60 miles an hour on the way home most of the time. Let's just say I have driven in much, much worse.

The games that were scheduled today will be made up later, but probably the opponents will change. The Metro teams will meet at Rogers at an undetermined date. That line up will include Rogers, Lakeville North, Park-Cottage Grove and Centennial.
The Outstate teams will go back to Fergus Falls with Becker, Crookston, DGF, Albany and Moorhead in attendance.
Both of these games will take place on a Saturday to be determined. They might not be on the same Saturday.

As it was the only game in town was the current Class A #1 Ada-Borup pressing Mt. Iron-Buhl to a 74-41 victory. AB used quick ball movement on the perimeter with snappy passing and player movement with cuts and screens in the half court game. More often than not they scored in transition off turnovers or missed shots, or, in rare cases, when MIB scored. If AB didn't score on the first crack they scored on the second or third opportunity in the same possession. If they didn't score from the floor, AB scored at the line. AB had 12 second chance points in the first half. AB also had 14 points in the first half off transition. Another feature for AB was the way the all hit the floor for loose balls. At times two players were getting raspberries going for a stray ball.

MIB actually started off with a 2-0 lead. After that AB ran off 13 in a row before MIB found the bottom of the net. MIB went through a 10 possession drought. MIB also had a pair of five possession droughts. AB led at halftime 42-19. Brittany Burke hit a three at the buzzer for AB.

It was more of the same in the second half. AB eventually led 71-33. Soon thereafter they put in the deep bench. MIB outscored the Cougars 8-3 to finish the contest.

photos: #1 Rhonda Towner of MIB passes the ball as Vicki Ellefson is sprawled on the floor for AB. #2. Ellefson attempts a lay up, but the ball is knocked away. MIB#3 is Vanessa Aultman

key: player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
ADA-BORUP
STARTERS
Nicole Smart 25, 21, 119.0, .571 strong with the ball. crisp. looks for 3. can drive. went to the line 4 times in the first half. like the hole AB team blocks out well. moves well with out the ball---with sharp direction changes.
Katy Ness 15, 17, 88.2, .471 tough nosed, solid block outs. runs the floor. took a charge. sometimes moves faster than the situation warrants.
Sarah Wagner 9, 7, 128.6, .571 point guard. another that scored on transition.
Vicki Ellefson 11, 11, 100.0, ..545 very fast, three of her four baskets in transition.
Laura Kolness 5, 7, 71.4, .429 the de facto post. strong gets on the floor. aggressive after the ball. scored on second chancers
BENCH
Brittany Burke 5, 4, 125.0, .500 perimeter. hit a three at the buzzer to end the half.
Kristen Austinson 2, 4, 50.0, .250 back up post
Haley Lindell 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Kayla Purrington 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Chantelle Kappes 0, 1, 0.0, .000

MT. IRON-BUHL
STARTERS
Rhonda Towner 5, 14, 35.7, .214 was the best rebounder on the night with 12 d rebounds. needs to improve ball handling with vision against pressure defense. lunges on defense at times.
Vanessa Aultman 9, 13, 69.2, .385 lefty, a bigger player. got in foul problems.
Charlotte Overbye 10, 15, 66.7, .333 lefty. scored off the dribble. also hit a three.
McKenzie Overbye 13, 18, 72.2, .389 lefty, point guard. went to the line five times.
Ashley Overbye 0, 3, 0.0, .000 fouled out
BENCH
Anna Jordan 1, 6, 16.7, .167
Chelsea Rubow 3, 5, 60.0, .400
Baily Knuti 0, 2, 0.0, ;000
Karlye Kostich 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Dakotah Winans 0, 0, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Nicole Smart

BY THE NUMBERS
Ada-Borup 74, 78, 94.9, .474
Mt Iron-Buhl 41, 78, 52.6, .295
made 3s: AB 1, MIB 1
made fts: AB 19, MIB 14
bench: AB 9, MIB 4
Three of MIB's starters are left handed.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
ADA-BORUP
Laura Kolness 11
Katy Ness 10.5
Brittany Burke 9.5
Vicki Ellefson 7
Sarah Wagner 6
Nicole Smart 5
Haley Lindell 3
Totals: 52

MT IRON-BUHL
Rhonda Towner 14
McKenzie Overbye 7
Vanessa Aultman 3
Karley Kostich 2
Dakotah Winans 2
Charlotte Overbye 1
Ashley Overbye 1
totals: 30

next up: D1 reports from Friday