Summer Jam Saturday

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SUMMER JAM SATURDAY RESULTS
Today I traveled down to Bloomington Jefferson for the Summer Jam tournament, the first tournament in the area with top flight teams from multiple states. The theme of the day was Minnesota vs other states. Minnesota ended up 4-1 in those contests.

I started off with the 15 tournament. The Minnesota Metro Stars beat IBCA's 14 team 63-36. The Metro Stars jumped off to a 7-0 lead and weren't really pushed. It was 32-17 at half time.

The rest of the day was spent with the 16u brackets
Game two featured another IBCA squad--IBCA Red. They beat MN Stars Eckman for the only Non Minnesota win on the day. IBCA led 23-9 at half time. MSE closed to 36-30 in the second half before IBCA pulled away again. This is IBCA's first tournament since March.

Next up the Fury beat Iowa Elite 63-57. This game was a story of fast starts and fast finishes. The Fury led early 13-0. Iowa Elite closed to 23-18 in the first half before the Fury reasserted themselves 41-23 at the half. In the second half the Fury stretched their lead to 54-33. IE again closed the gap, but were only down to four players late in the game due to fouls. IE finished with a 24-9 run.

I then shifted one court over and North Tartan 15 had already started their contest against All Iowa Attack. It was 11-5 when I arrived on the scene. NT15, the team of the week two weeks ago, was well oiled as they led 36-19 at half time. The really were firing on all cylinders in the second half. They scored on nine straight possessions and won 77-42.

The last battle featured Team WI Select Samuels, a three time team of the week winner this summer. They faced Metro Stars Black. And Black rallied from 10 down to win 43-40. The sidelines were crammed with fans and college coaches for this epic struggle. It should be noted that MSB was missing Kara Elofson, out with an injury, and TWSS was missing Sam Hoyt, off at a camp at Central Michigan, and Heather Kessler. They did pick up a few players from Team WI Select Doucette including Anna Cole.
TWSS led 20-9 early in the first half as every possession was contested all night. MSB finished with an 11-2 run to lead 22-14 at the half.
TWSS led 35-25 with slightly more than 5 minutes left. MSB finished with a 8/10 scoring sequence and tied it up at 40. MSB used balance with three different players knocking down shots from behind the arc. Tina Fisher scored what proved to be the game winner with a hook over the outstretched hand of Nicole Griffin with under a minute to go. TWSS finished with a 1/6 sequence as the defense ruled for MSB.

That sets up a very interesting Sunday. In the 16 brackets IBCA, the only non Minnesota team left, will play North Tartan Crosby; the Fury takes on North Tartan Larson; Metro Stars Black faces another MSB team MN Stars Borowicz; and youth vs veterans is the theme of the last quarterfinal game with North Tartan 15 vs Metro Stars 19s. All those games start at 9 am with the vets vs rookies at 10:10.
In the 15s the semis are---All Iowa Attack vs Metro Stars; and Fury vs MN Stars Carlisle
In the 14s the semis are---MN Stars Seter vs North Tartan 14; and North Tartan 13 vs Metro Stars.

The action should be intense. The finals are at 2:50 for all divisions.

Next up: tomorrow