Out & About: Lakeville North/Lakeville South

#10 posting 12.7.2007
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LAKEVILLE NORTH panthers 54
LAKEVILLE SOUTH cougars 40

In a civil war battle of Lakeville it was the North over the South 54-40. North led at half time 25-15. South rallied to tie the game at 30 with 6:52 left. At that point North scored on every possession to close out the game--13 straight possessions--to win going away 54-40.

The only time South led in this game was after Gabriel Schroeder's three to open scoring. After that it was an 11-0 run by North. North scored on the next four possessions with Jess Braaten scoring the first four points for the Panthers. Meanwhile South was mired in a 10 possession drought, six of which were turnovers. In the middle of the drought North brought in a fresh five at the 12 minute mark. With the new shift, South was able to close the gap to 16-11. The first shift came back in force at 6:33 but South was on a roll to 18-14. Fouls however were starting to mount for North. Cassie Rochel and Rachel Banham spent extra time on the bench and missed some of their shift. The half ended when North took a time out with 3.1 ticks left. Banham entered the game and drained a 3 at the buzzer for a 25-15 North lead.

South scored the first three times they touched the ball to start the second half. North was trying to break Johnson's record for fastest team to foul and get the other team into the bonus. North had four fouls in the first 58 seconds of the second half. Thanks to the fouls crimping the North style and a sputtering offensive execution South pulled themselves back in the contest with a 12-3 run. North started the half with a 1/12 offensive sequence. Michaela Goris was the only Panther to find the bottom of the net at the start of the second half. South closed to one twice, but North held the younger school off. Jade Geif made one free throw with 6:52 left to tie the game at 30. Up to that point North was 2/19 in their offensive execution. Soon Rochel and others who were hampered with fouls returned. Then North's radar was back on. They scored on their last 13 trips down floor. At the start they only got a couple of points off of a free throw. Banham gave North breathing room with a 3 to make it 36-31. Goris mirrored that with a 3 on the next possession, and North had the came in control.

photos: #1 Kaiya Sygulla, North's floor general, leads the break. #2 Michelle Starkweather of South goes up with a shot in traffic. photos by Teas.

Key: player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
LAKEVILLE NORTH
STARTERS
Rachel Banham 14, 12, 116.7, .500 pure shooter. smooth shot, made clutch shot at the end of the half and help provide separation between South. three 3s on the night. When Sygulla was out with fouls, Banham took over at point. Has good vision and ball handling.
Cassie Rochel 5, 5, 100.0, .600 post, 6-4, runs floor, great hands, changes shots, too many fouls put her on the bench. her fouls come on block attempts.
Jess Braaten 7, 6, 116.7, .667 the "4" sets screens, lefty has bulk
Kaiya Sygulla 9, 15, 60.0, .267 point guard. is always in an attacking/testing mode on offense. always in the thick of things on both ends. follows her shot very well. On defense has a tendency to overextended herself. elbow too far away from body in dribbling--violations were called (although I didn't understand one of the calls).
Kelsie Ammann 3, 3, 100.0, .333 perimeter. three point specialist.
BENCH
Cassie Crego 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Kristi Levin 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Michaela Goris 8, 6, 133.3, .500 scrappy guard. a pest on defense
Brenna Carda 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Jamie Montgomery 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Britanie Olson 6, 3, 200.0, 1.000 post player. was perfect from the floor. can run the floor.

LAKEVILLE SOUTH
STARTERS
Beth Harrington 2, 5, 40.0, .200 perimeter
Gabriel Schroeder 10, 11, 90.9, .455 hit the 3 early. Was the only player with more than one field goal. needs to be stronger with the ball on the perimeter. Needs to zip the ball with authority.
Jennie Kalbfell 10, 12, 83.3, .500 strong 6-0 player. spent time behind the arc. went to the line five times.
Bridget Finke 2, 8, 25.0, .250 point guard
Jade Geif 7, 9, 77.8, .556 their five. athletic, aggressive on the boards in a serious way. picked up a lot of loose balls, relentless on offensive boards.
BENCH
Michelle Starkweather 5, 10, 50.0, .300
Brianna Olson 4, 4, 100.0, .500
Paige Roggenbuck 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Megan Oxton 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Rachel Banham

BY THE NUMBERS
Lakeville North 54, 61, 88.5, .427
Lakeville South 40, 61, 65.6, .393
made 3s: LN 6, LS 1
made fts: LS 25, LN 12
bench: LN 16, LS 9
LS only made six two point field goals all night
A look at North and their pp100 and floor %
Before 13 run: 62.5, .271
13 run: 184.6, 1.000
North frustrated South all night on offense. South never really could get any traction inside and their outside game was sporadic. South did a better job of attacking, or testing the paint in the second half as evident by the free throws.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
LAKEVILLE NORTH
Kaiya Sygulla 7.5
Jess Braaten 4
Michaela Goris 3.5
Rachel Banham 3
Cassie Rochel 3
Kristi Levin 2
Britanie Olson 2
Brenna Carda 1.5
Kelsie Ammann 1
Cassie Crego 0.5
Jamie Montgomery 0.5
totals: 29

LAKEVILLE SOUTH
Jade Geif 7.5
Jennie Kalbfell 7
Beth Harrington 5
Michelle Starkweather 2
Bridget Finke 1.5
Gabrielle Schroeder 1
Brianna Olson 1
totals: 25

Photos will be up tomorrow at some point.

next up: tomorrow morning.