#10 posting 12.21.2007
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ELK RIVER elks 54.
ST. CLOUD TECH tigers 50
Elk River upset #8 St. Cloud Tech in an 8AAAA match up in Elk River. ER led at half, but fell behind 43-34 before mounting their rally. Fouls, free throws and turnovers dominated this competitive, yet unpolished game.
Elk River struck right away with a three by MaKayla Frericks. Droughts ruled the early portion of the game. ER had droughts of 5, and 5 early on. SCT suffered through a 9 possession dry spell. Neither team was on fire. If we look at the pp100 ER was at 52.9, SCT was at 58.8. Definitely not in the gold zone. ER had 10 turnovers in their first 17 possessions. SCT had four, but their shot selection, and 3 choices hurt them. ER did have a 10-3 run to take a 19-13 lead. Britta Hall and Courtni Metcalfe each had four. SCT caught fire with five straight scoring possessions to inch ahead 21-20. Jordyn Sears had 7 of the 8 points in that run for SCT. ER had a 6-0 run to go up 28-24. Sears hit a free throw before the half ended to make it 28-25. She had 12 in the first half. Also in the first half, fouls were mounting. SCT had Sears, and Kristin Johnson tagged with 3. ER's victims included Tempestt Wilson, Frericks, and Courtni Metcalfe.
SCT broke free from a 34 all tie with a 9-0 run on a 4/5 offensive sequence. ER took a time out at 41-34 to set up their 1/2/1/1 press. It delivered a turnover, but the Elks failed
to convert. ER bounced right back with a 8-0 run to inch ahead 44-43 with 7 minutes left. SCT went back in front on two straight scores 47-44. A Wilson basket returned the lead back to ER 48-47. The key moment in the game came with 3:46 left when SCT's center Kristin Johnson picked up her 5th foul on an over the back call. With Johnson out of the way ER had more opportunities to score inside. The game was tied at 48 with 2:27 left. Sears made a steal and was fouled. Sears missed the front end. Wilson got the board. Eventually she drove and missed. Tiffany Cornelius got the rebound and was fouled. She delivered both free throws for advantage ER 50-48. There was 1:51 left when Sears rushed down court and hurried a 3 attempt from the right wing. Hall hauled down the board and ER worked the clock. Eventually Hall was fouled. She made the first, missed the second. Cornelius came up with another key rebound. Wilson was fouled and she too made the first missed the second. So in the long possession ER squeezed two points from two different players for a 52-48 lead. Erin Foley drove the lane and was fouled by Jenna Berkley, her 5th with 42.1 ticks left. She drained both to make it 52-50. ER ran 30 seconds off the clock before Wilson was fouled. She delivered the final points.
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ELK RIVER elks 54.
ST. CLOUD TECH tigers 50
Elk River upset #8 St. Cloud Tech in an 8AAAA match up in Elk River. ER led at half, but fell behind 43-34 before mounting their rally. Fouls, free throws and turnovers dominated this competitive, yet unpolished game.
Elk River struck right away with a three by MaKayla Frericks. Droughts ruled the early portion of the game. ER had droughts of 5, and 5 early on. SCT suffered through a 9 possession dry spell. Neither team was on fire. If we look at the pp100 ER was at 52.9, SCT was at 58.8. Definitely not in the gold zone. ER had 10 turnovers in their first 17 possessions. SCT had four, but their shot selection, and 3 choices hurt them. ER did have a 10-3 run to take a 19-13 lead. Britta Hall and Courtni Metcalfe each had four. SCT caught fire with five straight scoring possessions to inch ahead 21-20. Jordyn Sears had 7 of the 8 points in that run for SCT. ER had a 6-0 run to go up 28-24. Sears hit a free throw before the half ended to make it 28-25. She had 12 in the first half. Also in the first half, fouls were mounting. SCT had Sears, and Kristin Johnson tagged with 3. ER's victims included Tempestt Wilson, Frericks, and Courtni Metcalfe.SCT broke free from a 34 all tie with a 9-0 run on a 4/5 offensive sequence. ER took a time out at 41-34 to set up their 1/2/1/1 press. It delivered a turnover, but the Elks failed
to convert. ER bounced right back with a 8-0 run to inch ahead 44-43 with 7 minutes left. SCT went back in front on two straight scores 47-44. A Wilson basket returned the lead back to ER 48-47. The key moment in the game came with 3:46 left when SCT's center Kristin Johnson picked up her 5th foul on an over the back call. With Johnson out of the way ER had more opportunities to score inside. The game was tied at 48 with 2:27 left. Sears made a steal and was fouled. Sears missed the front end. Wilson got the board. Eventually she drove and missed. Tiffany Cornelius got the rebound and was fouled. She delivered both free throws for advantage ER 50-48. There was 1:51 left when Sears rushed down court and hurried a 3 attempt from the right wing. Hall hauled down the board and ER worked the clock. Eventually Hall was fouled. She made the first, missed the second. Cornelius came up with another key rebound. Wilson was fouled and she too made the first missed the second. So in the long possession ER squeezed two points from two different players for a 52-48 lead. Erin Foley drove the lane and was fouled by Jenna Berkley, her 5th with 42.1 ticks left. She drained both to make it 52-50. ER ran 30 seconds off the clock before Wilson was fouled. She delivered the final points. photos: #1 Jordyn Sears of SCT on a drive with ER's Britta Hall going up for the block. #2 Jenna Berkley drives left baseline to tie the game at 43. defending is Kristin Johnson, photos by Teas.
key: player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
ELK RIVER
STARTERS
MaKayla Frericks 6, 12, 50.0, .250 guard, rugged. opened scoring, her turnovers were due to traveling and passing decisions
Tempestt Wilson 13, 23, 56.5, .348 started off as the point, likes to score off the dribble. likes to spin. went to the line six times. 9 of her 13 points from the line. scored only once from the initial offense from the floor. forced offensive at times. defensively boarded well. can get up. has a tendency to lose track of players on back cuts.
Britta Hall 13, 12, 108.3, .583 post player. she likes the elbow shot. worked hard to get Johnson out of the contest.
Courtni Metcalfe 10, 11, 90.9, .455 strong, physical. got into foul trouble in the second half and had only two possessions in the second half. boarded well in the first half.
Jenna Berkley 6, 8, 75.0, .375 ran the point most of the night. got into early foul trouble.
BENCH
Paige Greene 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Tiffany Cornelius 6, 5, 120.0, .600 provided quality minutes off the bench. Came up with key rebounds. delivered when it mattered, made good choices.
Kaitlyn Orrock 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Hannah Sweet 0, 1, 0.0, .000
ST. CLOUD TECH
STARTERS
Jordyn Sears 21, 26, 80.8, .423 more shooting guard than point. quick hands on defense, had a few strips. starts her shot low. shot was off the back rim, needs to keep her hand up on the 3. Also went to the line frequently. rushes free throws like there is a five second clock to get it off. questioned the officials on a call
Kristin Johnson 10, 13, 76.9, .385 post player that has shown improvement over the past year. She is strong and goes after the ball on the board. She needs to sit down, get a wider stance and demand the ball. She also faded on a couple of shots. She needs to go up through the defense. On her free throws she needs to straighten out her feet--they point to the left side line. picked up a couple of offensive fouls, one of which was questionable.
Hannah Zwiener 2, 5, 40.0, .200 needs to step up and deliver more on offense. athletic and has strong legs. picked up 11 defensive wraps, most when Johnson was sitting.
Erin Foley 10, 15, 66.7, .333 guard. more point. did hit a 3. Could assert herself more on offense.
Megan Gray 0, 3, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Janelle Johnson 1, 4, 25.0, .250 younger sister of Kristin. Defensively needs to get quicker and assert herself more
Rachel Zwiener 6, 6, 100.0, .500 younger sister of Hannah. also a perimeter shooter. Hit a 3.
TRENCH PLAYER
Britta Hall
BY THE NUMBERS
Elk River 54, 74, 73.0, .392
St. Cloud Tech 50, 72, 69.4, .361
made 3s: SCT 3, ER 1
made fts: ER 19, SCT 15
bench: SCT 7, ER 6
SCT left 13 points at the free throw line. ER left 8.
Both teams had 16 second chance points.
SCT over relied on the 3 shot. They missed 13 on the night 3/16, a .188 %
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
ELK RIVER
Tempestt Wilson 10
MaKayla Frericks 8
Britta Hall 6
Courtni Metcalfe 6
Jenna Berkley 6
Tiffany Cornelius 3
Paige Green 1
Kaitlyn Orrock 1
Hannah Sweet 1
totals: 42
ST, CLOUD TECH
Hannah Zwiener 11
Kristin Johnson 10
Jordyn Sears 5
Erin Foley 4
Janelle Johnson 3
Rachel Zwiener 3
Megan Gray 1
totals: 37
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SCT went with man most of the night. They did press late when they were down.
ER opened in man, went to 1/3/1, also used 2/3. In the second half was in man. ER did press full court when down 1/2/1/1.
ALSO TONIGHT
Prior Lake beat North St. Paul 60-49. Prior Lake led 34-24 at halftime. Casey Christian had 20. Christian has the nicest release. Christian had three 3s. Emily Holte had 18. Six players for NSP scored.
Armstrong beat Woodbury in overtime 47-41 in the Woodbury tournament. At halftime it was Woodbury in the lead 18-12. The Royals were held scoreless in overtime. Jessica Thone had 19 for Woodbury with four 3s. After halftime Armstrong locked down on her. Kasey Kallman had 9 points all at the line.
With 30 seconds Woodbury had 2 point lead, but Amanda Viehauser scored on lobs to tie it up. She ended up with 14. Nicole Dooher had 10. With 2:42 left Dooher had a tech.
Steph Loobeek had 15 points, and all 6 of Armstrong's points in overtime.
In Minneapolis, Roosevelt beat Washburn 66-54
Washburn had a 13 point lead 8 minutes into the game. Washburn led at halftime 26-21. Roosevelt opened the second half with a run of 7 - 2, 14 - 4, 25 - 5 (all the same run).
next up: tomorrow
key: player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
ELK RIVER
STARTERS
MaKayla Frericks 6, 12, 50.0, .250 guard, rugged. opened scoring, her turnovers were due to traveling and passing decisions
Tempestt Wilson 13, 23, 56.5, .348 started off as the point, likes to score off the dribble. likes to spin. went to the line six times. 9 of her 13 points from the line. scored only once from the initial offense from the floor. forced offensive at times. defensively boarded well. can get up. has a tendency to lose track of players on back cuts.
Britta Hall 13, 12, 108.3, .583 post player. she likes the elbow shot. worked hard to get Johnson out of the contest.
Courtni Metcalfe 10, 11, 90.9, .455 strong, physical. got into foul trouble in the second half and had only two possessions in the second half. boarded well in the first half.
Jenna Berkley 6, 8, 75.0, .375 ran the point most of the night. got into early foul trouble.
BENCH
Paige Greene 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Tiffany Cornelius 6, 5, 120.0, .600 provided quality minutes off the bench. Came up with key rebounds. delivered when it mattered, made good choices.
Kaitlyn Orrock 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Hannah Sweet 0, 1, 0.0, .000
ST. CLOUD TECH
STARTERS
Jordyn Sears 21, 26, 80.8, .423 more shooting guard than point. quick hands on defense, had a few strips. starts her shot low. shot was off the back rim, needs to keep her hand up on the 3. Also went to the line frequently. rushes free throws like there is a five second clock to get it off. questioned the officials on a call
Kristin Johnson 10, 13, 76.9, .385 post player that has shown improvement over the past year. She is strong and goes after the ball on the board. She needs to sit down, get a wider stance and demand the ball. She also faded on a couple of shots. She needs to go up through the defense. On her free throws she needs to straighten out her feet--they point to the left side line. picked up a couple of offensive fouls, one of which was questionable.
Hannah Zwiener 2, 5, 40.0, .200 needs to step up and deliver more on offense. athletic and has strong legs. picked up 11 defensive wraps, most when Johnson was sitting.
Erin Foley 10, 15, 66.7, .333 guard. more point. did hit a 3. Could assert herself more on offense.
Megan Gray 0, 3, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Janelle Johnson 1, 4, 25.0, .250 younger sister of Kristin. Defensively needs to get quicker and assert herself more
Rachel Zwiener 6, 6, 100.0, .500 younger sister of Hannah. also a perimeter shooter. Hit a 3.
TRENCH PLAYERBritta Hall
BY THE NUMBERS
Elk River 54, 74, 73.0, .392
St. Cloud Tech 50, 72, 69.4, .361
made 3s: SCT 3, ER 1
made fts: ER 19, SCT 15
bench: SCT 7, ER 6
SCT left 13 points at the free throw line. ER left 8.
Both teams had 16 second chance points.
SCT over relied on the 3 shot. They missed 13 on the night 3/16, a .188 %
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
ELK RIVER
Tempestt Wilson 10
MaKayla Frericks 8
Britta Hall 6
Courtni Metcalfe 6
Jenna Berkley 6
Tiffany Cornelius 3
Paige Green 1
Kaitlyn Orrock 1
Hannah Sweet 1
totals: 42
ST, CLOUD TECH
Hannah Zwiener 11
Kristin Johnson 10
Jordyn Sears 5
Erin Foley 4
Janelle Johnson 3
Rachel Zwiener 3
Megan Gray 1
totals: 37
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SCT went with man most of the night. They did press late when they were down.
ER opened in man, went to 1/3/1, also used 2/3. In the second half was in man. ER did press full court when down 1/2/1/1.
ALSO TONIGHT
Prior Lake beat North St. Paul 60-49. Prior Lake led 34-24 at halftime. Casey Christian had 20. Christian has the nicest release. Christian had three 3s. Emily Holte had 18. Six players for NSP scored.
Armstrong beat Woodbury in overtime 47-41 in the Woodbury tournament. At halftime it was Woodbury in the lead 18-12. The Royals were held scoreless in overtime. Jessica Thone had 19 for Woodbury with four 3s. After halftime Armstrong locked down on her. Kasey Kallman had 9 points all at the line.
With 30 seconds Woodbury had 2 point lead, but Amanda Viehauser scored on lobs to tie it up. She ended up with 14. Nicole Dooher had 10. With 2:42 left Dooher had a tech.
Steph Loobeek had 15 points, and all 6 of Armstrong's points in overtime.
In Minneapolis, Roosevelt beat Washburn 66-54
Washburn had a 13 point lead 8 minutes into the game. Washburn led at halftime 26-21. Roosevelt opened the second half with a run of 7 - 2, 14 - 4, 25 - 5 (all the same run).
next up: tomorrow
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