Out & About: Totino-Grace/DeLaSalle

#7 posting 3.15.2008
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AAA CHAMPIONSHIP
TOTINO-GRACE eagles 53, DE LA SALLE islanders 40

Totino-Grace beat #1 seed DeLaSalle 53-40. The Eagles built an early 17-4 lead that the Islanders could not overcome.

The StarTribune looks at the Eagles defense. The Pioneer Press has more on the first state title for TG.

In the 3rd place game Rogers beat Minnehaha 66-52. From the Elk River Star News.

key: player (grad year) points, possessions, pp100, floor %
TOTINO-GRACE
STARTERS
Sasha McHale (08) 5, 4, 125.0, .750
Lizzi Naumann (09) 10, 11, 90.9, .545
Veronica Scott (08) 12, 12, 100.0, .417
Caroline Haik (08) 3, 6, 50.0, .333
Jessica Meyer (08) 10, 18, 55.6, .278
BENCH
Sam Laventure (08) 10, 7, 142.9, .571
Lauren Palkert (08) 1, 4, 25.0, .250
Jackie Meyer (09) 2, 2, 100.0, .500

DE LA SALLE
STARTERS
Frances Wehrwein (08) 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Aaryn Booker (08) 14, 15, 93.3, .467
Akilah Hudnell (08) 1, 9, 11.1, .111
Tori Rule (11) 7, 14, 50.0, .286
Anna Kovalchuk (08) 6, 8, 75.0, .250
BENCH
Jamelia Hudnell (09) 4, 8, 50.0, .250
Carissa Wolyniec (10) 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Michelle Harris (09) 1, 1, 100.0, 1.000
Chelsey Jacox (11) 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Alex Bledsoe (08) 3, 2, 150.o, .500

TRENCH PLAYER
TG is soooooo balanced, there would be plenty of good picks. The choice, and their needs to be a choice (I can't leave it blank) goes to Sam Laventure. She had the highest pp100, and she did all her damage in 18 minutes compared to the others 24 to 33.

BY THE NUMBERS
Totino-Grace 53, 64, 82.8, .422
DeLaSalle 40, 65, 61.5, .308
made 3s: TG 3, DLS 2
ftm/fta-ft%: TG 22/39-.564; DLS 10/22-.455
bench: TG 13, DLS 12

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
TOTINO-GRACE
Lizzi Naumann 9
Veronica Scott 7
Sasha McHale 5
Jessica Meyer 5
Caroline Haik 4
Sam Laventure 3
Lauren Palkert 2
Jackie Meyer 2
totals: 37

DE LA SALLE
Anna Kovalchuk 6.5
Akilah Hudnell 6
Aaryn Booker 5
Tori Rule 4.5
Frances Wehrwein 2
Chelsey Jacox 2
Carissa Wolyniec 1
Michelle Harris 1
Alex Bledsoe 1
totals: 29

next up: AAAA championship