Out & About: Sioux Falls Warriors/North Tartan Crosby

#6 posting 6.30.2008
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this game took place on Friday, June 27, 2008
DAKOTA SHOWCASE
POOL PLAY
SIOUX FALLS WARRIORS 59, NORTH TARTAN CROSBY 50

There were three high school teams in this tournament with two from Sioux Falls. This squad is from Washington and they won the South Dakota State AA tournament this past winter. SFW has quickness and speed.
NTC was without the services of 6-5 center Janae Burich who hurt her ankle in the first round of games Thursday.

The word in this game comes down to Eide. Ashley Eide was a one person wrecking crew in the second half. In a rather uneventful first half Sioux Falls Warriors led 26-22 at the break. They broke free from a 20 all tie with three straight scores to close the half.

SFW scored the first 7 points of the second half building a 33-22 lead. SFW scored 11 unanswered points as NTC stayed in a 8 possession drought. Eide really took over at about the 10:30 mark with four defensive wraps in a five possession string plus four points and one assist. That is when SFW built their lead to 41-28. Going back to the first half NTC was a collective 3/20 or a .150 floor % and a pp100 of 30.0. SFW had a 21-6 run over that extended time. The biggest SFW lead came at 54-39 with 4:47 left after Eide scored on an old fashioned three point play after a NTC turnover. From that point on the NTC offense woke up as they scored 11 points in their last seven possessions (157.1 pp100). It was a case of too little too late as the Warriors took the game.

You can see the photo gallery of the Sioux Falls Warriors vs North Tartan Crosby game at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

Key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
SIOUX FALLS WARRIORS
All players are from Sioux Falls Washington
STARTERS
Kacey Meeker 9, 6, 150.0, .667 forward, made a 3
Rachel Walters 10, 10, 100.0, .500 forward
Becca Ryan 7, 5, 140.0, .600 shooting guard
Amanda Farritor 3, 5, 60.0, .200 point guard
Sami Smith 0, 2, 0.0, .000 point guard
BENCH
Logan Lower 3, 4, 75.0, .500 perimeter
Ashley Eide 18, 15, 120.0, .600 a whirlwind of energy. Everyone (players, coaches, fans) say so and so plays hard. Eide plays with venom. She really amped her game up in the second half and was clearly the difference maker.
Kelli Hilbrands 2, 4, 50.0, .250 perimeter
Mercede Stotesbery 4, 7, 57.1, .286 post
Stacy Marlettte 0, 1, 0.0, .000 guard
Kilee Kading 3, 5, 60.0, .200

NORTH TARTAN CROSBY
STARTERS
Bree Holleman, Hancock 2, 5, 40.0, .200 guard
Devyn Smith, Roseville 5, 7, 71.4, .286 perimeter
Kendra Harris, Cretin-Derham Hall 3, 4, 75.0, .250 post
Jenna Lillemoe, Hopkins 3, 9, 33.3, .111 handled the point, made a three
Sarah Hendricks, Cretin-Derham Hall 2, 4, 50.0, .250 taller perimeter
BENCH
Miranda Speckel, Buffalo 9, 9, 100.0, .444 guard. Looks to score. Made two threes.
Kaiya Sygulla, Lakeville North 3, 10, 30.0, .200 point guard
Kelsey Evans, Willmar 17, 12, 141.7, .583 a bright spot throughout the game for NTC. Hit three 3s. scored 15 of her points in the second half.
Ashley Prather, Lakeville North 6, 5, 120.0, .600 smaller post

TRENCH PLAYER
Ashely Eide, double/double a healthy amount of assists

BY THE NUMBERS
Sioux Falls Warriors 59, 64, 92.2, .438
North Tartan Crosby 50, 65, 76.9, .338
Made 3s/&1s: SFW 5/1; NTC 7/1
Ftm/fta-ft%: SFW 12/18-.667; NTC 3/7-.429
Bench: NTC 35, SFW 30
NTC starters only managed to score 15 points
The posts came up with 9 points for NTC (11 if you count Hendricks a post)

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
SIOUX FALLS WARRIORS
Ashley Eide 10
Kacey Meeker 5
Rachel Walters 5
Mercede Stotesbery 3
Becca Ryan 2
Sami Smith 2
Logan Lower 1
Kelli Hilbrands 1
Stacy Marlette 1
Kilee Kading 1
Totals: 31

NORTH TARTAN CROSBY
Kelsey Evans 7
Bree Holleman 5
Devyn Smith 4.5
Ashley Prather 4
Kendra Harris 2
Miranda Speckel 2
Kaiya Sygulla 2
Jenna Lillemoe 0.5
Totals: 27

ASSISTS
SIOUX FALLS WARRIORS
Ashley Eide 6
Becca Ryan 3
Kacey Meeker 2
Rachel Walters 2
Sami Smith 2
Logan Lower 1
Amanda Farritor 1
Kelli Hilbrands 1
Mercede Stotesbery 1
Stacy Marlette 1
Totals: 20

NORTH TARTAN CROSBY
Kaiya Sygulla 6
Devyn Smith 3
Jenna Lillemoe 2
Bree Holleman 1
Kendra Harris 1
Miranda Speckel 1
Kelsey Evans 1
Totals: 15

Next up: South Dakota Riders vs Prairie Bison Hoopsters