#5 posting 6.5.2008
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This game took place on Sunday, June 1, 2008
Battle of the Hardwood
Woodbury High School
17u Championship
NC HEAT 51, METRO STARS 19s 49
NC Heat rallied from a 10 point deficit, not once but twice to beat the Metro Stars 19s. Tayler Hill went on a scoring rampage blazing away for 13 straight points late in the game to put the Heat on the verge. It was Katya Leick that scored the game winner as time expired leaving the Metro Stars broken hearted. Speaking of broken hearted, my camera battery died right at the end, so I missed the winning basket. That spoiled an exciting, great performance day.
NC found themselves in a hole rather quickly. The Stars jumped out to a 9-0 lead after their first five possessions. Four different players contributed to the scoring. NC Heat didn't score their first field goal until their 7th possession, and that was a put back. Off their initial offense it took until their 9th possession. The Stars were shining early as they built out a 21-10 lead Adrea Holler knocked down three 3s to lead the Stars. NCH didn't really start cooking until Hill stroked her own three, her first points of the game. That started an eight straight scoring spree by the Heat, a harbinger of things to come. Leading the charge in the first half was Megan Nipe. She scored eight straight points and had 15 for the first half including the final points of the half. NCH inched ahead 27-26 at the break.
It was deja vu all over again in the second half. MS scored on four straight possessions, again with four different players doing the honors. That pushed the lead to 34-27. NCH opened with six empty trips and didn't score a field goal in their initial offense until their 9th possession. Is their a pattern developing? MS built out their lead to 44-34 with 3:30 to go. But then their offense stalled. They didn't score for four possessions as NCH ramped up the pressure. With 2:09 left Hill started her onslaught as went coast to coast with a rebound a
nd basket after a missed free throw by Laura Weber. It was all down Hill for the Stars after that. It was still 46-38 with 1:47 left after Carolyn Dienhart sank both free throws. Hill drove the lane, scored and converted the & 1 with 1:40 left. Dienhart was fouled, but missed the front end of the one & one. Hill grabbed the rebound and again drove the lane and again scored and again converted the & one to make the score 46-44 with 1:25 left. So in less than one minute (35 seconds to be precise) Hill had 8 points and she wasn't done yet. The Metro Stars took a time out and Courtney Boylan tried to do a "Hail Mary" pass. Hill was expecting the same thing as a rover and made the steal she drove the lane and this time had to be content with only two free throws. Boylan was fouled and she converted the second to make it 47-46 Stars. On the next possession Hill had the ball up top and, in a reversal of the latest efforts, drained a three, her 13th straight point, to take a 49-47 lead. Boylan was fouled with 32 seconds left and she made both to tie it. On the next NCH possession the defense jumped Hill. She had to give it up. In the ensuing scramble Katya Leick was left alone on the left block as Anne Berner had the ball on the left wing. She found Leick who ended the drama at the buzzer.
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
This game took place on Sunday, June 1, 2008
Battle of the Hardwood
Woodbury High School
17u Championship
NC HEAT 51, METRO STARS 19s 49
NC Heat rallied from a 10 point deficit, not once but twice to beat the Metro Stars 19s. Tayler Hill went on a scoring rampage blazing away for 13 straight points late in the game to put the Heat on the verge. It was Katya Leick that scored the game winner as time expired leaving the Metro Stars broken hearted. Speaking of broken hearted, my camera battery died right at the end, so I missed the winning basket. That spoiled an exciting, great performance day.
NC found themselves in a hole rather quickly. The Stars jumped out to a 9-0 lead after their first five possessions. Four different players contributed to the scoring. NC Heat didn't score their first field goal until their 7th possession, and that was a put back. Off their initial offense it took until their 9th possession. The Stars were shining early as they built out a 21-10 lead Adrea Holler knocked down three 3s to lead the Stars. NCH didn't really start cooking until Hill stroked her own three, her first points of the game. That started an eight straight scoring spree by the Heat, a harbinger of things to come. Leading the charge in the first half was Megan Nipe. She scored eight straight points and had 15 for the first half including the final points of the half. NCH inched ahead 27-26 at the break.It was deja vu all over again in the second half. MS scored on four straight possessions, again with four different players doing the honors. That pushed the lead to 34-27. NCH opened with six empty trips and didn't score a field goal in their initial offense until their 9th possession. Is their a pattern developing? MS built out their lead to 44-34 with 3:30 to go. But then their offense stalled. They didn't score for four possessions as NCH ramped up the pressure. With 2:09 left Hill started her onslaught as went coast to coast with a rebound a
nd basket after a missed free throw by Laura Weber. It was all down Hill for the Stars after that. It was still 46-38 with 1:47 left after Carolyn Dienhart sank both free throws. Hill drove the lane, scored and converted the & 1 with 1:40 left. Dienhart was fouled, but missed the front end of the one & one. Hill grabbed the rebound and again drove the lane and again scored and again converted the & one to make the score 46-44 with 1:25 left. So in less than one minute (35 seconds to be precise) Hill had 8 points and she wasn't done yet. The Metro Stars took a time out and Courtney Boylan tried to do a "Hail Mary" pass. Hill was expecting the same thing as a rover and made the steal she drove the lane and this time had to be content with only two free throws. Boylan was fouled and she converted the second to make it 47-46 Stars. On the next possession Hill had the ball up top and, in a reversal of the latest efforts, drained a three, her 13th straight point, to take a 49-47 lead. Boylan was fouled with 32 seconds left and she made both to tie it. On the next NCH possession the defense jumped Hill. She had to give it up. In the ensuing scramble Katya Leick was left alone on the left block as Anne Berner had the ball on the left wing. She found Leick who ended the drama at the buzzer. photos: #1. Courtney Boylan looking over her options. #2. Tayler Hill hitting from down town on her 13th straight point to take the 49-47 lead. Also the last photo before the battery died. photos by kja
key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
NC HEAT
STARTERS
Tayler Hill, Minneapolis South 21, 15, 140.0, .600 Hill refuses to lose. She found the way to win and took it upon herself to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. Clutch shooting, clutch defense. expert creator, artist. the basketball court is her canvas. They will be talking about this finish for awhile.
Katya Leick, Park-Cottage Grove 4, 8, 50.0, .250 a solid performer, made a baseline move for a basket besides the game winner.
Megan Nipe, Centennial 15, 12, 125.0, .583 provided the lift the Heat needed in the first half. crashed the boards on offense. can hurt a team in a variety of ways.
Mandy Poke, Richfield 3, 3, 100.0, .667 guard. made a key steal and lay up before the Hill fireworks started.
Annie Berner, Forest Lake 1, 2, 50.0, .500 post player with more assists than the guards including the game winner.
BENCH
Maggie Weiers, New Prague 0, 2, 0.0, .000 post
Tempestt Wilson, Elk River 2, 3, 66.7, .333 guard
Brittany Dyshaw, Eagan 0, 4, 0.0, .000 perimeter
Sarah Bingea, Delano 3, 2, 150.0, 1.000 perimeter
Jamelia Hudnell, DeLaSalle 2, 2, 100.0, .500 guard played key minutes late.
Kayla Larson, Hutchinson 0, 0, 0.0, .000 guard
METRO STARS 19
STARTERS
Carolyn Dienhart, Cretin-Derham Hall 9, 10, 90.0, .400 guard did make a three. needs to avoid the spins.
Adrea Holler, Eagan 11, 7, 157.1, .571 early 3 point bombs provide the Metro Stars with their first lead. only two possessions in the second half.
Stefanie Sension, Hopkins 7, 5, 140.0, .600 rangy post.
DaNae Moore, Eastview 4, 6, 66.7, .333 assigned to guard Hill late.
Courtney Boylan, Chaska 16, 14, 114.3, .571 point guard. has a nice jump fade shot.
BENCH
Kayla Blom, Centennial 0, 3, 0.0, .000 guard
Laura Weber, Eden Prairie 2, 7, 28.6, .143 post
TRENCH PLAYER
Tayler Hill, Simply Wow
BY THE NUMBERS
NC Heat 51, 53, 96.2, .472
Metro Stars 19s 49, 52, 94.2, .423
made 3s/&1s: NCH 3/2; MS 5/0
ftm/fta-ft%: MS 12/17-.706; MS 10/16-.625
bench: NCH 7, MS 2
For a summer game the benches acted more like a high school game in more of support role.
This game featured high school teammates facing, and in some cases, guarding each other.
Megan Nipe vs Kayla Blom (Centennial)
Brittany Dyshaw vs Adrea Holler (Eagan)
One factor in the NCH win--9 points (all in the first half) on second chancers. The Stars may have tired toward the end of each half. If you look at the pp100 for both teams on the last 9 possessions.
LAST NINE POSSESSIONS EACH HALF
NCH 33, 18, 183.3, .833
MS 10, 18, 55.6, .333
FIRST PART OF EACH HALF
NCH 19, 25, 54.3, .257
MS 39, 34, 114.7, .471
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NC HEAT
Tayler Hill 7
Katya Leick 4
Megan Nipe 3
Sarah Bingea 3
Mandy Poke 2
Annie Berner 2
Tempestt Wilson 2
Brittany Dyshaw 2
Kayla Larson 1
totals: 26
METRO STARS 19
Laura Weber 7
Courtney Boylan 6
Adrea Holler 5
Stephanie Sension 4
DaNae Moore 3
Carolyn Dienhart 2
totals: 27
ASSISTS
NC HEAT
Anne Berner 3
Katya Leick 3
Brittany Dyshaw 2
Tayler Hill 1
Megan Nipe 1
Tempestt Wilson 1
Kayla Larson 1
totals: 12
METRO STARS 19
DaNae Moore 6
Adrea Holler 4
Carolyn Dienhart 3
Stephanie Sension 3
Laura Weber 2
Courtney Boylan 1
Kayla Blom 1
totals: 20
Next up: tomorrow
key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
NC HEAT
STARTERS
Tayler Hill, Minneapolis South 21, 15, 140.0, .600 Hill refuses to lose. She found the way to win and took it upon herself to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. Clutch shooting, clutch defense. expert creator, artist. the basketball court is her canvas. They will be talking about this finish for awhile.
Katya Leick, Park-Cottage Grove 4, 8, 50.0, .250 a solid performer, made a baseline move for a basket besides the game winner.
Megan Nipe, Centennial 15, 12, 125.0, .583 provided the lift the Heat needed in the first half. crashed the boards on offense. can hurt a team in a variety of ways.
Mandy Poke, Richfield 3, 3, 100.0, .667 guard. made a key steal and lay up before the Hill fireworks started.
Annie Berner, Forest Lake 1, 2, 50.0, .500 post player with more assists than the guards including the game winner.
BENCH
Maggie Weiers, New Prague 0, 2, 0.0, .000 post
Tempestt Wilson, Elk River 2, 3, 66.7, .333 guard
Brittany Dyshaw, Eagan 0, 4, 0.0, .000 perimeter
Sarah Bingea, Delano 3, 2, 150.0, 1.000 perimeter
Jamelia Hudnell, DeLaSalle 2, 2, 100.0, .500 guard played key minutes late.
Kayla Larson, Hutchinson 0, 0, 0.0, .000 guard
METRO STARS 19
STARTERS
Carolyn Dienhart, Cretin-Derham Hall 9, 10, 90.0, .400 guard did make a three. needs to avoid the spins.
Adrea Holler, Eagan 11, 7, 157.1, .571 early 3 point bombs provide the Metro Stars with their first lead. only two possessions in the second half.
Stefanie Sension, Hopkins 7, 5, 140.0, .600 rangy post.
DaNae Moore, Eastview 4, 6, 66.7, .333 assigned to guard Hill late.
Courtney Boylan, Chaska 16, 14, 114.3, .571 point guard. has a nice jump fade shot.
BENCH
Kayla Blom, Centennial 0, 3, 0.0, .000 guard
Laura Weber, Eden Prairie 2, 7, 28.6, .143 post
TRENCH PLAYERTayler Hill, Simply Wow
BY THE NUMBERS
NC Heat 51, 53, 96.2, .472
Metro Stars 19s 49, 52, 94.2, .423
made 3s/&1s: NCH 3/2; MS 5/0
ftm/fta-ft%: MS 12/17-.706; MS 10/16-.625
bench: NCH 7, MS 2
For a summer game the benches acted more like a high school game in more of support role.
This game featured high school teammates facing, and in some cases, guarding each other.
Megan Nipe vs Kayla Blom (Centennial)
Brittany Dyshaw vs Adrea Holler (Eagan)
One factor in the NCH win--9 points (all in the first half) on second chancers. The Stars may have tired toward the end of each half. If you look at the pp100 for both teams on the last 9 possessions.
LAST NINE POSSESSIONS EACH HALF
NCH 33, 18, 183.3, .833
MS 10, 18, 55.6, .333
FIRST PART OF EACH HALF
NCH 19, 25, 54.3, .257
MS 39, 34, 114.7, .471
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NC HEAT
Tayler Hill 7
Katya Leick 4
Megan Nipe 3
Sarah Bingea 3
Mandy Poke 2
Annie Berner 2
Tempestt Wilson 2
Brittany Dyshaw 2
Kayla Larson 1
totals: 26
METRO STARS 19
Laura Weber 7
Courtney Boylan 6
Adrea Holler 5
Stephanie Sension 4
DaNae Moore 3
Carolyn Dienhart 2
totals: 27
ASSISTS
NC HEAT
Anne Berner 3
Katya Leick 3
Brittany Dyshaw 2
Tayler Hill 1
Megan Nipe 1
Tempestt Wilson 1
Kayla Larson 1
totals: 12
METRO STARS 19
DaNae Moore 6
Adrea Holler 4
Carolyn Dienhart 3
Stephanie Sension 3
Laura Weber 2
Courtney Boylan 1
Kayla Blom 1
totals: 20
Next up: tomorrow
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