Out & About: Alexandria/Rogers

#3 posting 6.23.2008
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ROGERS BREAKDOWN TOURNAMENT
BLUE DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
ALEXANDRIA cardinals 42, ROGERS royals 40

Summer is a good time to see how the next season will play out. Which players will step up? How will teams function without the graduating class of 2008? In Rogers’ case they are also playing for new coach Jeremy Digiovanni. One of the main differences was in the size of the players, Rogers players, especially on the perimeter were wispy, while the Alex players were solid.

A word about the timing: This tournament was 18 minute running time; stop time the last minute of each half.

Alexandria beat the hosts to take the Breakdown Rogers Tournament 42-40. Angela Christianson scored 24 points to lead the Cardinals. Christianson also had 12 defensive stops for a double/double on the day.

Alex got off to an 8-0 start as they scored on three of their first four possessions. Rogers didn’t score until their 9th possession and that was on a Jennifer Dowd steal and lay up. Rogers ran off three scores in a row to close to 11-8 with 9 minutes left in the half. Alex again got hot with four scores in five possessions as they scored 10 unanswered points. Rogers went through another dry patch, this time 10 possessions before stopping the Alex momentum. At half it was 21-10. Chistianson had 8 at this stage.

Alex’s Gracie Bruzek scored from the top of the key with a three to make it 24-10, the largest Cardinal lead after one possession in the second half. The lead hung around 11 to 9. After an Angela Christianson 3, Alex led 37-25 with 6:20 left. Rogers turned on the after burners at about this time. They scored seven times the last nine possessions on a 15-5 run. Jennifer Dowd led the hard charging Royals with 8 points down the stretch. Rogers closed to 37-36 when Christianson responded with an acrobatic lay up &1. Christianson later added two more free throws on Alex’s next possession to finish the Cardinal scoring. Dowd scored on a put back to end the game, a little short for Rogers.

Both Christianson and Dowd play on North Tartan teams in the summer—Christianson with the 15s, Dowd with North Tartan Larson.

photos: #1 Kate Gearman goes up for a lay up with Jennifer Dowd and Heather Johnson defending. #2. Rogers' Kingren goes up for a lay up with Gearman defending. photos by kja

Here is the whole photo gallery from kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

Key: player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
ALEXANDRIA
STARTERS
Kate Gearman 2, 6, 33.3, .167 passing needs to improve
Angela Christianson 24, 19, 126.3, .579 taller perimeter. Plays with confidence and authority. All eyes turned to her for the needed play and she delivered. Also was a main factor on defense playing the middle of the 2/3 zone.
Ally Teclaw 1, 3, 33.3, .333
Gracie Bruzek 9, 16, 56.3, .188 point guard. Made three 3s mostly up top. Had five turnovers on passing.
Alicia Montbriand 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
BENCH
Katie Brown 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Courtney Richardson 4, 4, 100.0, .500 was a banger in side. Scored on a put back.

ROGERS
STARTERS
Heather Johnson 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Jennifer Dowd 14, 11, 127.3, .545 guard, runs the floor, scored off her defense, hit a pair of threes. this is her team and when the chips were down made the effort to lift Rogers. Will need to play with that energy/urgency right from the start this season.
Britni Tokheim 2, 6, 33.3, .167 needs to be stronger with the ball.
Maria Laughlin 6, 8, 75.0, .375 runs the floor. Scored on pull up.
Emily Dosmann 2, 3, 66.7, .333 post player. Will need to step up and deliver more on both ends.
BENCH
Caitlyn Coleman 10, 11, 90.9, .455 perimeter. was the only player to get to the line for Rogers. Exposes the ball.
Kingren 0, 3, 0.0, .000 exposes the ball
Sarah McDonough 2, 1, 200.0, .500
Amy Stone 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Erin Rossen 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Megan Coleman 2, 2, 100.0, .500 hit a shot from the left corner

TRENCH PLAYER
Angela Christianson

BY THE NUMBERS
Alexandria 42, 54, 77.8, .352
Rogers 40, 53, 75.7, .358
Made 3s/&1s: Alex 4/1; Rogers 2/0
Ftm/fta-ft%: Alex 6/9-.667; Rogers 4/4-1.000
Bench: Rogers 16, Alex 4

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
ALEXANDRIA
Angela Christianson 12
Courtney Richardson 4
Alicia Montbriand 4
Kate Gearman 3
Ally Teclaw 2
Gracie Bruzek 2
Katie Brown 2
Totals: 29

ROGERS
Jennifer Dowd 6
Caitlyn Coleman 3
Maria Laughlin 3
Emily Dosmann 3
Heather Johnson 2
Megan Coleman 2
Britni Tokheim 1
Sarah McDonough 1
Totals: 21

ASSISTS
ALEXANDRIA
Kate Gearman 4
Gracie Bruzek 4
Alicia Montbriand 3
Angela Christianson 1
Totals: 12

ROGERS
Jennifer Dowd 3
Heather Johnson 2
Maria Laughlin 2
Megan Coleman 2
Britni Tokheim 1
Caitlyn Coleman 1
Kingren 1
Totals: 12

Next up: Rogers Gold Championship Becker vs Maple Grove