Out & About: New Life/Maranatha

#10 posting 2.16.2008
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MCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
NEW LIFE eagles 60, MARANATHA mustangs 54

Due to the amount of games the summary is going to be brief.

New Life won round two in a potential three round bout over Maranatha 60-54. Maranatha led early with two 3s, NL trailed 13-9 when Danielle Schmidt came in and hit three consecutive 3s. In fact she had 12 straight NL points (but the 4th came five possessions after her 3rd). That trey-riffic performance put NL up 21-14. Jenna Higgins used her height to good advantage with two consecutive put backs for Maranatha to make it 23-21. A key point came when Higgins picked up her third foul with 2:03 left in the half. NL finished the half up 31-25.

NL rode that momentum early into the second half with Sarah Nisleit providing five points. That put the score 36-25 the high water mark for the Eagles. Then they went into a 7 possession drought--with some sloppy play. That was the opening Maranatha needed. Alexis Long started the comeback with a three. Higgins was on the bench to start the half, but then picked up her fourth foul rather quickly at the 11:41 mark and had to return to the pine. She wasn't the only Mustang in trouble. Also picking up four fouls was Danielle Masera. Despite those burdens Maranatha took a 45-43 lead after a three by Rachel Long. Jenny Ramey came right back for NL with her own three. That started a four possession scoring run, but Maranatha was staying close at 50-47 with 6;06 left. In that NL run Higgins picked up foul #5. Still Maranatha kept battling and took another lead at 52-50 on a trey by Masera. On the next NL possession Rebekah Schmidt scored on her own put back to tie it at 52. Both teams had two empty possessions. DeRosier gave Maranatha their last lead at 54-52 with 3:31 left. That was to be the last Maranatha points. Their last 6 possessions were dry. NL finished the contest with four straight scores. Jenny Ramey scored on a put back to tie it at 54. Cara Lutes hit what proved to be the game winner with 1:20 left.

photo: Ashley DeRosier of Maranatha launches a shot with Cara Lutes reaching for the block. Jenna Higgins looks like she is trying to separate the two. photo by kja

key: player (grad year) points, possessions, pp100, floor %
NEW LIFE
STARTERS
Jenny Ramey (09) 13, 16, 81.3, .375 point guard. competitive. a tad out of control trying to force, initiate action. went to the line four times. very active on defense.
Olivia Mann (08) 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Cara Lutes (11) 15, 14, 107.1, .571 young post, able to score with either hand. initiates contact. can score on quick step drive from free throw line.
Sarah Nisleit (08) 8, 13, 61.5, .308 has 3 range and posts up.
Kristin Stein (08) 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
BENCH
Rebekah Schmidt (11) 6, 8, 75.0, .500 crashes offensive boards
Danielle Schmidt (09) 12, 9, 133.3, .444 instant offense. was deadly on the left side. crashed the d boards
Danielle Cathey (09) 2, 3, 66.7, .333 quick small guard

MARANATHA
STARTERS
Danielle Masera (08) 10, 10, 100.0, .400 perimeter, has 3 range.
Alexis Long (12) 17, 15, 113.3, .467 savvy 8th grade point guard. keeps head up, is aware. knows where her teammates are. didn't force things. made three 3s. has pull up jumper.
Jenna Higgins (08) 6, 6, 100.0, .500 making impact on offensive boards. fouls hampered her play
Ashley DeRosier (08) 17, 21, 81.0, .333 perimeter, made three 3s.
Rachel Long (08) 4, 10, 40.0, .200 perimeter, active defensively
BENCH
Keshia Carpentier (10) 0, 6, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Cara Lutes

BY THE NUMBERS
New Life 60, 68, 88.2, .426
Maranatha 54, 68, 79.4, .338
made 3s: Maranatha 8, NL 6
ftm/fta-ft%: NL 12/22-.545; Maranatha 3/4-.750
bench: NL 20, Maranatha 0

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NEW LIFE
Jenny Ramey 9
Danielle Schmidt 8
Cara Lutes 7
Sarah Nisleit 4
Rebekah Schmidt 3
Danielle Cathey 3
Kristin Stein 2
Olivia Mann 1
totals: 37

MARANATHA
Rachel Long 8
Danielle Masera 6
Alexis Long 5
Ashley DeRosier 4
Jenna Higgins 3
Keshia Carpentier 3
totals: 29

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
New Life opened man and also played zone 1/2/2; 2/3
Maranatha opened man and also played zone
match ups: (Maranatha off/NL def) DeRosier/Nisleit; Masera/Mann; Higgins/Lutes; Alexis Long/Kristin Stein; Rachel Long/Ramey
(NL off/Maranatha def) Lutes/Higgins; Ramey/Alexis Long; Kristin Stein/Rachel Long; Mann/Masera; Nisleit/DeRosier

Next up: tomorrow morning