Out & About: Team WI Select 15/Viking Club Hurricanes

#4 posting 4.17.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

this game took place on Sunday, April 14
SPRING FLING SHOOTOUT
UW LaCrosse Rec Center
Gold Championship
TEAM WI SELECT 15s 58, VIKING CLUB HURRICANES 33

Five players had more than 9 points as Team WI Select used that depth and balance to tame the Hurricanes 58-33. TWS15 raced to an 11-1 lead. The size, speed and quickness helped TWS15 to that margin. Plus a solid transition game and crashing the offensive boards. Four of the first 11 points were on transition, while 2 came on second chancers. TWS15s found gold at the end of the rainbow with three 3s in the first half. The Hurricanes also struck gold three times behind the arc, but scoring inside was not as easy with the taller TWS team patrolling the middle. It was 31-22 at the end of the half. TWS scored the last five times they had possession in the first half.

The worst offensive sequence all game for TWS was a four possession drought to start the second half. More often than not it was the scoring string that was added up. The transition game was kicked into high gear in the second half with 11 points. The best offensive sequence came in the second half as TWS scored six straight possessions. Meanwhile the Hurricanes had droughts of six twice in the second half.

I don't have a clear roster on the Hurricanes, but my best guess is most, if not all the players, are from Hayward, Wisconsin.

photos: #1 Tessa Wells goes in for a lay up past the outstretched hand of Sami D. #2. Laura Van Es rises above a Hurricane. photos by kja

key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
TEAM WI SELECT 15
STARTERS
Laura Van Es, Eau Claire North 12, 10, 120.0, .600 tall thin post. runs the floor. good mobility. has a brace on the right knee. VCH avoided her long arms. needs to keep the ball high
Tessa Wells, River Falls 6, 6, 100.0, .500 guard. scored in transition.
Kelsey Andrist, Menomonie 9, 7, 128.6, .571 perimeter. catch and shoot. hit a 3. runs the floor. picked up six d boards. exposes the ball. got the ball into Van Es with a lob now and again.
Jessica Waldvogel, Wausau West 10, 7, 142.9, .714 thin perimeter. runs the floor. had 10 assists. will crash the offensive boards. needs to keep elbows tighter to the body when dribbling.
Morgan Lee, Hayward 9, 7, 128.6, .429 guard, close to a triple double. all her points from 3 point land. had some very nice passes that led to scores.
BENCH
Erin Frase, Phillips 12, 8, 150.0, .750 scoring punch off the bench. runs the floor. hit a 3. no assists.
Emma Purfeerst, River Falls 0, 2, 0.0, .000

VIKING CLUB HURRICANES
STARTERS
Rands 9, 8, 112.5, .625 inside scorer
Tatum Lee 5, 8, 62.5, .250 hit a 3. likes to spin. scores off the dribble.
Hartke 3, 3, 100.0, .667
Bethany Zuegler 2, 8, 25.0, .125
Sami D 3, 5, 60.0, .200 guard hit a 3. led team with 6 assists.
BENCH
Tubbs 2, 6, 33.3, .167 passes can be forced or too high.
Ostennis 4, 2, 200.0, 1.000
Jane Ghe 3, 2, 150.0, .500 hit a 3.
Miranda Hunter 2, 5, 40.0, .200 passed into a crowd. exposes the ball.

TRENCH PLAYER
Jessica Waldvogel

BY THE NUMBERS
Team WI Select 15s 58, 47, 123.4, .574
Viking Club Hurricanes 33, 47, 70.2, .340
made 3s: TWS15 3, VCH 3
ftm/fta-ft%: VCH 6/9-.667; TWS15 5/9-.556
Bench: TWS15 12, VCH 11

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
TEAM WI SELECT 15
Morgan Lee 9
Kelsey Andrist 6.5
Jessica Waldvogel 4
Erin Frase 3
Laura Van Es 2.5
Tessa Wells 2
Emma Purfeerst 1
totals: 28

VIKING CLUB HURRICANES
Tubbs 3
Hartke 3
Ostennis 2
Rands 1
Tatum Lee 1
Bethany Zuegler 1
Jane Ghe 1
totals: 12

ASSISTS
TEAM WI SELECT 15s
Jessica Waldvogel 10
Morgan Lee 8
Tessa Wells 3
Kelsey Andrist 2
totals: 23

VIKING CLUB HURRICANES
Sami D 6
Tubbs 4
Miranda Hunter 1
totals: 11

Next up: Platinum Championship