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RIVERLAND blue devils 53, ANOKA-RAMSEY rams 49
If it is Wednesday, it must mean a Community College game. It was off to Coon Rapids tonight for a Southern Division game. Riverland rallied from a 47-38 deficit with a 15-2 run to beat a depleted host Anoka-Ramsey 53-49. Sonja Ellingson and Love Washington were not in uniform for AR tonight.
There were more droughts than scoring sequences in this game. At the start it seemed that the scoring would be coming in buckets. It was 7-6 Riverland after 10 possessions. That was a pp100 combined of 130.0. That offensive fire power was not to last however. Riverland went into a six possession drought. AR soon followed suit with their own sixer. AR had other droughts of 8 and 5, Riverland added another sixer. Neither team could establish any rhthym. Riverland led 15-11, but AR went on an 8-2 run to take a 19-17 lead. Riverland finished the half with a 10-4 run to lead at half time 27-23. At about the 3 minute mark AR's point guard Amanda Reh went out of the game with an ankle injury. That made AR's bench even thinner.Reh soldiered on with her left ankle bandaged up to start the second half. Just like the first half the beginning of the second half gave the illusion of offensive fireworks. It turned out to fizzle with a whimper. It was 12 points combined in the first 10 possessions. AR regained the lead at 31-29. A key moment came at the 18:06 mark of the half when Riverland post Brooke Monson picked up foul #3. She tacked on a technical foul for complaining and went to the pine. Riverland led 29-23 at that point. Reh cashed in four free throws and on the next AR possession Kelley Olson scored on a put back to tie it at 29. Riverland had a 32-30 lead when their offense took a wrong turn. Riverland found 11 dead ends before getting back on the point highway. In the intermission, AR went on a 9-0 run. They too struggled to find the bottom of
the basket with a five possession drought. AR led 39-32. Monson retuned at the 12:46 mark to try to stop the bleeding. She did provide two baskets to cut the lead to 39-36. Shortly thereafter in the space of 40 seconds AR scored three quick baskets, two off their press by Reh to push the lead out to 45-36. Becca Swalla stopped that run for Riverland to make the score 45-38. Two free throws by Carri Roline put the score at 47-38. Then AR went into offensive slumber mode. They finished the game with a 1/14 sequence including 11 straight. This was with 7:30 left in the contest. At 4:04 left Reh fouled out on an over the back call. Riverland tied the game with under 1:10 left with a bucket by Swalla. That started a 6 point run by Swalla. The final basket was an &1 at 20.5 left 51-49. AR had a chance to tie with 12.2 left but Megan Hambleton missed both free throws. Brooke Monson was fouled and provided the final two points for Riverland.photo: #1 Amanda Reh looking for a receiver. #2. Brooke Monson receives the ball in the post with Jessica Cichy defending. photos by kja
key: player, high school (year), points, possessions, pp100, floor %
RIVERLAND
STARTERS
Becca Swalla, South Hamilton, IA (10) 16, 12, 133.3, .583 competitve, guard, made clutch shots late. made two 3s early. handled point guard responsibilities. likes spin dribble. elbow gets to far away on dribble. defensively was active. took a charge. She was given a warning early in the game about her complaints to the officials.
Brooke Monson, Austin (11) 18, 19, 94.7, .474 post player. her technical forced her to the bench. probably a better tactic is to keep the mouth shut. Important for their success
Anna Hebrink, Austin (11) 11, 17, 64.7, .353 handled point guard responsibilities. also can mix it up inside
Ali Mackey, Ballard, IA (10) 0, 10, 0.0, .000 3 point shooter that was firing blanks.
Tracee Crowley, Fulda (10) 0, 5, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Jenyce Mueller, Stewartville (11) 8, 8, 100.0, .625 went to the line four times. had wide open opportunities in the paint and didn't finish.
Lizzie Gunter, Austin (11) 0, 5, 0.0, .000
Holly Waltz , Austin (11) 0, 2, 0.0, .000 small guard
ANOKA-RAMSEY
STARTERS
Jessica Cichy, St. Francis (11) 8, 13, 61.5, .308 scored in the paint. not a post necissarily. best defensive rebounder for AR
Amanda Reh, Monticello (10) 18, 23, 78.3, .347 point guard, general, barked directives to troops. tough defender. gritty player. that ankle bothered her but she came back to fight for a win. At times drives in with no angle or drives in too deep for any options.
Kate Bement, Princeton (11) 8, 15, 53.3, .267 perimeter. hit a three. will try to drive.
Megan Hambleton, Anoka (11) 4, 13, 30.8, .154 back up point guard. scored in transition. needs to cash in at the line. also needs to put breaks on when nothing is available.
Kelley Olson, Centennial (11) 3, 10, 30.0, .200
BENCH
Carri Roline, St. Francis (11) 8, 5, 160.0, .800 scored crashing offensive boards. perimeter player.
Ashley Henry, St. Anthony (11) 0, 0, 0.0, .000 guard
TRENCH PLAYERBecca Swalla
BY THE NUMBERS
Riverland: 53, 78, 67.9, .346
Anoka-Ramsey: 49, 79, 62.0, .304
made 3s: Riverland 2, AR 1
ftm/fta-ft%: Anoka-Ramsey 14/21-.667; Riverland 13/20-.650
bench: Riverland 8, AR 8
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
RIVERLAND
Becca Swalla 9
Brooke Monson 6
Tracee Crowley 6
Anna Hebrink 4
Ali Mackey 4
Jenyce Mueller 4
totals: 33
ANOKA-RAMSEY
Jessica Cichy 11
Amanda Reh 9
Megan Hambleton 7
Kelley Olson 7
Carri Roline 4
Kate Bement 2
Ashley Henry 2
totals: 42
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Both teams used man. At times they would 2/3, but not for too long. Riverland used 2/3 later in the game. AR used full court press later in the game.
Next up: tomorrow morning