Out & About: MN West/Minneapolis

#8 posting 1.30.2008
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MINNESOTA WEST bluejays 71,
MINNEAPOLIS mavericks 61

In a Minnesota South Community College match up it was MN West closing with a 10-2 run to beat host Minneapolis 71-61. Ashlee Domine had 8 points during the run on her way to 27 points for the game.

If it is Wednesday it is community college night. And it was pretty lonely on the bench. There were more coaches than players. Only one sub remained for each team. Both teams approached defense differently: Minneapolis used the zone, MN West relied on man. MN West would look to run more on offense; Minneapolis would pick and choose their opportunities.

Minneapolis jumped out to an early 8-2 lead. MN West struggled early on with a 1/8 offensive sequence to start. The biggest Mpls margin came at 13-6. MN West showed their fire power quickly with a 7-0 run on three possessions to tie the game at 13. Stacy Bush hit one of her three 3s to tie the contest. Mpls was on a seven possession drought during the MW fireworks. That was the first of three ties. MW actually led 15-13 on a second chancer &1 by Domine. Brittany Monio put Mpls back in front with a three from the top of the circle. The biggest Maverick lead in this sequence was 28-21 after a Jessica Ray 3 off the glass. Bush immediately answered with her own 3 as MW finished the half with a 16-1 run. The Bluejays went into the locker room on the upsurge with put back at the buzzer by Cali Mischke. It was 37-29 at the half.

MW pushed their lead to 12 in the first portion of the second half. The margin stayed in that zone up to 57-45. Then MW went into the ice box. They were in a 2/15 offensive sequence, a 26.7 pp100 level and only .133 floor %. Mpls took advantage of MW's offensive slumber with a 14-4 run to cut the margin to 61-59 with 3 minutes left. Monio had 6 to lead the Mavs on the run. Mpls had two opportunities to tie it up, but missed shots on each of their two possessions. MW came to life with a five possession scoring string. It all started with Ashley Kirk's rebound. MW changed one detail of their offense putting Domine on the left block instead of the perimeter. They ran their secondary break and she scored two possessions in a row. Rosie Lewis scored on the third possession while Domine finished up the scoring. Mpls picked the wrong time to go into a five possession drought. Ray scored on a drive for the final Mpls points.

I feel like I am the grim reaper. For the third straight game a player had to leave after an incident on the floor. Amy Langenfeld had the wind knocked out of her and had to leave. She eventually returned.



photos: #1 Jessica Ray keeps her dribble alive after a slip. #2. Ashlee Domine goes up at the left block in her 8 point outburst late in the contest. photos by kja.


key: player (grad year) points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MN WEST
STARTERS
Ashlee Domine, TMB (10) 27, 26, 103.8, .500 permiter (until crunch time). lefty. gets down the floor in transition. Likes to drive baseline side---on the left side. crashes offensive boards.
Rosie Lewis, Ellsworth (10) 6, 7, 85.7, .429 mainly high post on offense.
Ashley Kirk, TMB (11) 17, 15, 113.3, .533 main defensive responsibility was to hound Ray up the floor. runs the floor in transition. looks to drive. has 3 range. big defensive rebounds late.
GP Vaske, Nicollet (11) 4, 7, 57.1, .286 post player. both baskets came on second chancers.
Stacy Bush, Hills-Beaver Creek (10) 11, 14, 78.6, .286 point guard. initiated the run at the end of the first half with two straight 3s. All her points came in the first half. very active defensively.
BENCH
Cali Mischke, Windom (10) 6, 7, 85.7, .429 back up post.

MINNEAPOLIS
STARTERS
Charmaine Cross, Mpls North (10) 23, 24, 95.8, .458 post player, but can shoot outside. has 16 foot range, runs the floor, crashes the offensive board. 7 points via second chancers. went to the line four times. cleaned up defensive boards. Defensively needs to stay low and not give baseline.
Brittany Monio, Stillwater (11) 17, 18, 94.4, .444 mid range shooter back to the 3 line. needs to be more aggressive on defense.
Nicole Morris, DeLaSalle (11) 2, 5, 40.0, .200 hit baseline shot.
Jessica Ray, Mpls North (11) 17, 19, 89.5, .421 point guard. hit a couple of 3s in the first half. In the second half took the ball hard to the glass. has good body control.
Amy Langenfeld, Mpls (10) 2, 8, 25.0, .125 hit one corner shot in the second half. needs to step up on defense. had the wind knocked out of her.
BENCH
Ruby Daniels, Chicago (10) 0, 2, 0.0, .000 reserve with few minutes.

TRENCH PLAYER
Ashlee Domine

BY THE NUMBERS
MN West 71, 76, 93.4, .434
Minneapolis 61, 71, 80.3, .382
made 3s: MW 5, Mpls 4
ftm/fta-ft%: Mpls 9/11-.818; MW 6/7-.857
bench: MW 6, Mpls 0

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MN WEST
Stacy Bush 12
Rosie Lewis 7
Ashlee Domine 6
Ashley Kirk 5
GP Vaske 5
Cali Mischke 1
totals: 36

MINNEAPOLIS
Charmaine Cross 14
Jessica Ray 13
Brittany Monio 3
Nicole Morris 1
Ruby Daniels 1
totals: 32

DEPARTMENT OF THE DEFENSE
MN West used man, Minneapolis used a variety of zones.
match ups: (MN west off/Mpls Def) Cross/Lewis; Ray/Kirk; Monio/Vaske; Langenfeld/Bush; Morris/Domine

For those wondering what happened to the grab bag, time didn't permit this afternoon. It will be up tomorrow.

Next up: tomorrow morning