Out & About: Team Iowa/Fury 15

#5 posting 6.24.2008
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This game took place on Sunday, June 22, 2008
MIDWEST GIRLS CLASSIC
Ames, Iowa
15u Semifinals
TEAM IOWA 54, FURY 15s 43

Team Iowa broke free from the Fury with an 11-0 run in the second half to advance to the 15u finals in the Midwest Classic. That run, plus a 20 free throw attempt advantage at the free throw line, sent Team Iowa on their way.

In the first half the Fury had the advantage most of the time. Their widest lead came at 9-4 after a pair of free throws by Shannon O’Toole. But the fouls were soon piling up on the Fury. Tessa Cichy was saddled with three in the first half. The other factor working in favor of Team Iowa was their persistence on the offensive boards. There were occasions where Team Iowa had three cracks at scoring. The Fury lead maintained out to 22-17 with a little over two minutes to go. The Fury failed to score their last seven possessions with only one possession ending in a turnover. TI finished the half with five straight points to tie it up 22 all at the break. Laura Brewer had nine points at half for TI.

The Fury drought went from bad to worse with seven more empty trips to start the second half. So stretching back over two halves TI had a 12-0 run. They led 28-22 after an initial 6-0 run to start the half. The size inside was starting to take its toll. The smallest player on the TI squad is 5-9. Their starting line up averages slightly under 6-0 and all the players look like cookie cutters with the lean, athletic look. The Fury average height is 5-10, but there is a couple of differences. TI has long wing spans and can get up and stay in the air longer. The Fury battled back to tie it at 31 when they suffered another power outage on offense. This time it lasted six possessions. TI scored on six of their seven chances and TI led 42-31 before the Fury stopped the bleeding. The Fury did score four straight times to cut the TI lead to 46-41 with 2:04 left after a three by Morgan Zabel. After that the Fury only scored one more time in their last six possessions. A key possession came on a TI possession when Allison Emrich was fouled. She made the first and missed the second free throw. Virginia Johnson was their for the rebound. She was fouled and duplicated Emrich’s results at the line. This time Brittney Steffney grabbed the rebound and eventually Kiah Stokes scored. Those four points on one possession made the Fury comeback more of a climb.

At the same time this game was going on Steven Froemming was reporting on the other 15u semifinal won by the All Iowa Attack over the Cornhusker Shooting Stars Judds 55-48.

Photos #1 Virginia Johnson elevating in the lane. #2. Bailey Lund getting down in the lane too deep as she looks for a receiver. photos by kja.
You can look at the entire Team Iowa vs Fury 15 photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

Key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
TEAM IOWA
STARTERS
Allison Emrich, Vinton-Shellsburg 2, 4, 50.0, .250 bigger guard. Passing needs to be sharper. Needs to clean up jump stop.
Kiah Stokes, Linn-Mar 14, 17, 82.4, .471 post, tall, lean, athletic, can jump. Had a double double with 11 defensive stops. Went to the line five times. Needs to deliver better at the line (4/10)
Olivia Meier, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 6, 10, 60.0, .300 guard. Took some 3s. needs to take care of the ball, keep the ball tighter to the body to avoid getting stripped. Needs to put the ball under chin, not near the belly button.
Virginia Johnson, Iowa City 9, 11, 81.8, .364 another player cut like Stokes. Johnson was more high post with Stokes taking the low blocks.
Brittney Steffney, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 5, 3, 166.7, 1.000 another guard cut from the same style as the other TI players.
BENCH
Laura Brewer, Waukee 11, 17, 64.7, .294 perimeter. Made a three. Took a charge. Needs to take better care of the ball.
Amanda Platte, Mount Vernon 7, 7, 100.0, .571 post player. Strong in the shoulders. Went to the line three times.

FURY 15s
STARTERS
Darcey Rice, Eastview 2, 11, 18.2, .091 guard. Passing needs to be sharper. Needs to avoid traps and use fakes.
Shannon O’Toole, Wayzata 6, 8, 75.0, .375 perimeter. Strong feisty. Can put the ball on the floor and drive. Has made a good transition to the perimeter. Provided good help defense.
Tessa Cichy, Hill-Murray 5, 12, 41.7, .167 guard. Got into foul problems and that modified and limited her game. Did make a 3. not afraid to attack against larger defenders.
Carly Chell, Farmington 7, 7, 100.0, .429 post. Strong upper body.
Morgan Zabel, Northfield 8, 11, 72.7, .364 perimeter. Solid frame. Gets physical
BENCH
Abbie Bauernfiend, Rosemount 4, 6, 66.7, .333 guard
Bailey Lund, Bloomington Kennedy 8, 6, 133.3, .667 guard, tough nosed defender, will go hard to the glass.
Lisa Loeffler, North St. Paul 2, 5, 40.0, .200 post. Led the Fury in d stops.
Alexandria Love, Bloomington Kennedy 1, 3, 33.3, .333 guard

TRENCH PLAYER
Kiah Stokes

BY THE NUMBERS
Team Iowa: 54, 69, 78.3, .406
Fury 15s: 43, 69, 62.3, .304
Made 3s/&1s: Fury 3/0; TI 1/0
Ftm/fta-ft%: TI 21/35-.600; Fury 12/15-.800
Bench: TI 18, Fury 15
Team Iowa took 20 more free throws than the Fury. The nine that TI made was part of the difference in the game.
Neither team silenced the other on second chancers. Team Iowa had a slight advantage with 15 second chance points and the Fury had 11.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
TEAM IOWA
Kiah Stokes 11
Virginia Johnson 8.5
Laura Brewer 6
Olivia Meier 5
Brittney Steffney 4
Amanda Platte 2
Allison Emrich 0.5
Totals: 37

FURY 15s
Lisa Loeffler 6
Carly Chell 5
Shannon O’Toole 4
Abbie Bauernfiend 4
Bailey Lund 4
Tessa Cichy 3
Alexandria Love 3
Morgan Zabel 2
Darcey Rice 1
Totals: 32

ASSISTS
TEAM IOWA
Olivia Meier 5
Kiah Stokes 4
Amanda Platte 4
Virginia Johnson 3
Allison Emrich 2
Laura Brewer 2
Brittney Steffney 1
Totals: 21

FURY 15s
Tessa Cichy 4
Shannon O’Toole 2
Abbie Bauernfiend 2
Morgan Zabel 2
Darcey Rice 1
Lisa Loeffler 1
Totals: 12

Next up: 16u Quarterfinals: Team WI Select Samuels vs WI Hoops Select