Out & About: Eastview/Lakeville North

#7 posting 1.10.2008
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EASTVIEW lightning 59, LAKEVILLE NORTH panthers 54

Eastview went on a 14-0 run to take a 48-37 lead in the second half and then withstood a LN run to remain undefeated in the Lake Conference. This was also a critical 3AAAA game. Eastview looks like the #1 seed in the brutal section. They have beat both Park-Cottage Grove and LN at this stage of the season.

As the only Lake conference game on tap, it was must see action for a good chunck of the conference coaches. They saw a grinder with possessions milked for the best possible shot against intense, ferocious defense. Everything was contested. The only things that came cheap were steals that translated into layups which were few and far between.

LN started off with a 4-0 lead after two baskets by Cassie Rochel. Eastview didn't score until their 6th possession. In the early portion of the game Rachel Banham scored 7 straight for LN to make it 11-7 LN. After that LN went into a five possession drought. LN led 18-14 after a "&1" on a perimeter shot by Jamie Montgomery. After that LN finished the half 1/6. Eastview tied the game at 18 on a patented pull up jumper by McSparron, her first score on the night. The first lead came on a Sam Mehr basket from the right corner. On the next LN possession Rochel made two free throws to tie it back up at 20. That is how the half ended. Both teams were at 66.7 pp100 for the half.

After the break the scoring started heating up. Mehr opened things up with a 3 from the right corner. She added another trey two possessions later. Eastview was 4/5 to open the half and led 30-25 after a lay up by DaNae Moore. LN ran off five straight scoring possessions (8/9 for the start of the half). The LN tide would crest at 37-32 after a drive by Kaiya Sygulla, with a little more than 11 minutes to go. Then Eastview had their game changing 14-0 run initiated by a McSparron stop and pop. Up to that point the point guard had four points. McSparron had 9 of the 14 points. During that run Banham picked up four #4 and had to sit. That helped the Eastview momentum.

LN rallied with a 9-0 run in a little over 2 minutes to make the game competitive. Eastview led 48-46 at that point. Lightning struck on the next Lightning possession as Mehr knocked down a three from the left corner. Eastview pushed the margin back out to 55-46. Time was winding down, sometimes faster than anyone realized. The clock kept running late in the game after the whistle sounded. There was a debate about where the clock should be. Since I write down the time on stoppages the clock should have been set at 26.9, but the officials decided to split the difference in their Solomonic wisdom to 22.9 (the clock was stopped at 19 & change. That incident really didn't factor into the outcone however. Banham drained a three to finish the scoring at 59-54.

photos: #1. Brittnye McSparron drives with Cassie Rochel waiting. #2. Kaiya Sygulla advances the ball up court with McSparron as the shadow. photos by kja

key: player (year) points, possessions, pp100, floor %
EASTVIEW
STARTERS
DaNae Moore (08) 10, 11, 90.9, .455 rangy perimeter with decent quickness. six of her points came via the transition game. defensively had Sygulla and Banham at various times.
Brittnye McSparron (08) 17, 20, 85.0, .400 point guard. loves to go with her stop and pop shot. has good elevation on that move. LN had Goris guard her at the start and there was plenty of help when there was penetration. Eventually BMcS rose to the occasion late in the game.
Cassie Sheppard (08) 5, 6, 83.3, .333 a lunch bucket type. did step out and hit a three.
Brittany Rud (08) 2, 5, 40.0, .200 forward, came up with four steals on the night.
Sam Mehr (09) 11, 7, 157.1, .571 came up with big 3s to start the second half, and when LN closed the gap to 48-46 in the second half.
BENCH
Emily Kaus (09) 8, 6, 133.3, .667 post player. physical, Holds her spot on the block. exposes ball at times.
Haley Thomforde (10) 6, 5, 120.0, .400 gives Eastview another outside weapon.

LAKEVILLE NORTH
STARTERS
Britanie Olson (09) 10, 12, 83.3, .417 left handed post. runs the floor. In the half court scored off the dribble. needs to use the glass, and when on the right side needs to use the right hand. ball handling also needs to be sharper
Cassie Rochel (10) 10, 8, 125.0, .625 post player with speed. runs the floor. great hands. crashed the offensive boards. defensively changes shots.
Kaiya Sygulla (09) 12, 18, 66.7, .389 point guard. likes to drive, went to the line four times. when feet set offensive performance is sharper.
Rachel Banham (11) 16, 14, 114.3, .500 LN's outside threat. has feel for the game. nice shot. defensively got caught high.
Michaela Goris (09) 0, 1, 0.0, .000 with her size and the man defense, never got open for her favorite shot the three. Is a zone buster shooter. took the ball vs press down the sideline and was trapped in the corner.
BENCH
Jess Braaten (10) 0, 2, 0.0, .000 post
Ashley Prather (10) 0, 2, 0.0, .000 post
Jamie Montgomery (09) 3, 2, 150.0, .500
Cassie Crego (08) 3, 1, 300.0, 1.000 banked a three at the top of the key in the late surge.
Kelsie Ammann (09) 0, 0, 0.0, .000 came in when 3s were needed

TRENCH PLAYER
Sam Mehr

BY THE NUMBERS
Eastview: 59, 60, 98.3, .433
Lakeville North: 54, 60, 90.0, .433
made 3s: Eastview 6, LN 3
ftm/fta-ft%: LN 13/19-.684; Eastview 9/13-.692
bench: Eastview 14, LN 6
Both teams were 66.7 in the first half. Eastview heated up to a 130.0 pp100; and LN checked in with 113.3 pp100 in the second half.

Both teams had 26 scoring possessions on the night. The difference came from behind the arc.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
EASTVIEW
Brittnye McSparron 6
Brittany Rud 6
DaNae Moore 5
Haley Thomforde 5
Cassie Sheppard 3
Sam Mehr 3
Emily Kaus 1
totals: 29

LAKEVILLE NORTH
Rachel Banham 7
Cassie Rochel 6
Kaiya Sygulla 5
Britanie Olson 3
Jess Braaten 2
Ashley Prather 2
Jamie Montgomery 1
Michaela Goris 1
Cassie Crego 1
totals: 28

DEPARTMENT DEFENSE
Eastview played hard nosed man in the half court. they pressed some.

LN also played man in the half court most of the game, but they also did 2/3. Their press which was used only a few times late was a 1/2/2 type.

Next up: Tomorrow morning