Out & ABout: Eastview/Park-Cottage Grove

#8 posting 3.7.2008
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3AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP
EASTVIEW lightning 51,
PARK-COTTAGE GROVE wolfpack 35

Eastview's lightning quickness eclipsed PCG's power game 51-35. The Eastview defense limited PCG to seven two point field goals for the night. With the win Eastview returns to the state for the first time since 2003.

Neither team established much offense as the defenses took center stage early. Eastview forced 7 turnovers in the first 14 PCG possessions. In fact the first six points from the floor for Eastview were the result of transition turnovers. Eastview broke free from a five all tie with a 5/6 offensive sequence on an 11-2 run. PCG had a 7 possession drought at the start of the Lightning run. After a Jackie Voigt finish on a high low feed, PCG had another six possession drought. So it was 1/14 or a 14.3 pp100, and floor % of .071. Eastview had their own six possession drought which left the door open for PCG. They took advantage of the opportunity with three straight scores to close to 16-13. Eastview finished the half with a mini 5-0 run to go up 21-13.

That mini run expanded into a 12-0 and a 28-13 lead with 15:08 left in the contest. It was definitely an uphill climb for the Wolfpack. All in all it was nine straight empty trips by PCG over two halves. Eastview held a comfortable margin for the rest of the contest. The lead never dipped to the single digits. PCG's Voigt tried to carry the Pack with 13 second half points, but the hole was too big. Another factor was the lack of scoring punch with only six points coming off 2 point field goals. Only Voigt and Leick were able to score more than one field goal on the night. Eastview was quicker to the ball most of the night and their defense prevented any PCG rhythm.

photos: #1. Brittnye McSparron after a steal, a lay up. #2. DaNae Moore floats through the air as Jackie Voigt awaits and Jaimee Lurken defends. photos by Teas.

key: player (grad year) points, possessions, pp100, floor %
EASTVIEW
STARTERS
Cassie Sheppard (08) 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Sam Mehr (09) 11, 14, 78.6, .357
Brittnye McSparron (08) 11, 17, 64.7, .353
DaNae Moore (08) 11, 10, 110.0, .600
Brittany Rud (08) 8, 9, 88.9, .556
BENCH
Emily Kaus (09) 8, 5, 160.0, .800
Haley Thomforde (10) 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Kelsey North (08) 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000

PARK-COTTAGE GROVE
STARTERS
Sarah Nohrenberg (08) 3, 14, 21.4, .143
Tina Fisher (09) 8, 9, 88.9, .556
Katya Leick (09) 8, 15, 53.3, .200
Jackie Voigt (08) 15, 14, 107.1, .500
Samantha Hildebrandt (08) 1, 6, 16.7, .167
BENCH
Jaimee Lurken (09) 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Holly Riesselman (09) 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Meghan Nelsen (08) 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
DaNae Moore

BY THE NUMBERS
Eastview 51, 61, 83.6, .443
Park-Cottage Grove 35, 61, 57.4, .295
made 3s: Eastview 1, PCG 1
ftm/fta-ft%: PCG 18/28-.643; Eastview 13/21-.619
bench: Eastview 10, PCG 0
PCG in the first half had a 43.3 pp100.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
EASTVIEW
Brittnye McSparron 8.5
Brittany Rud 6
Cassie Sheppard 5
DaNae Moore 5
Emily Kaus 3.5
Kelsey North 2
Sam Mehr 1
Haley Thomforde 1
totals: 32

PARK-COTTAGE GROVE
Jackie Voigt 9
Sarah Nohrenberg 6
Katya Leick 6
Samantha Hildebrandt 3
Holly Riesselman 2
Tina Fisher 2
totals: 28

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Both teams used man most of the night. Eastview used a 1/3/1 briefly.
match ups: PCG off/Eastview def: Nohrenberg/McSparron; Fisher/Rud; Leick/Moore; Hildebrandt/Mehr; Voigt/Sheppard
Eastview off/PCG def: Mehr/Leick-Nohrenberg-Hildebrandt; Rud/Voigt-Riesselman; McSparron/Hildebrandt-Nelson-Fisher; Sheppard/Nohrenberg-Leick; Moore/Fisher-Leick; Kaus/Voigt

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