Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Summer League Out & About: Bloomington Kennedy/Richfield

#4 posting 6.4.2008
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Concordia St. Paul Summer League
BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY eagles 4,
RICHFIELD spartans 2
(28-11, 23-27, 23-20)

Summer basketball leagues are up and running, and it was the second night of the Concordia Summer League. This league plays three 14 minute games with the team gaining points for each win. That is why you see a 4-2 score (two points for a win). If you look at the points across the board Kennedy won 74-58. Fouls count as automatic points--1 point for non shooting fouls, and the team keeps the ball, 2 points for shooting fouls. That is why when you look at the pp100 the numbers are extremely high.
As is typical of summer games neither team was at full strength. Kennedy was without Alexis Holt (knee injury) plus Bailey Lund, and Raven Boone among others. Richfield didn't have the Januarys.

Richfield led early in game one 3-0. Shakila Boler arrived as the game was in progress. Once she took the floor the game changed. Kennedy outscored the Spartans 28-8 the rest of the first game. Boler had 11 points in that contest. Kennedy scored on six straight possessions and 11 of 12 to really put the game out of reach. The Eagles used the flex offense and were crisp in their execution. Richfield had a six possession drought when Kennedy had their initial burst.

Richfield jumped out to a 10-1 lead in game two. They scored on their first five possessions. It was Jamie Noonan that had the hot hand for the Spartans with 11 points in game two. Kennedy roared back with five straight scores to close the gap to 14-13. The scorers messed up and gave Richfield a couple of Kennedy points. With the added points Richfield stretched their lead to 24-16. Four straight Kennedy scores cut the difference to 26-23. Boler had seven straight points to put Kennedy in position to take the game. The last 1:14 of game two ended up scoreless.

Aubrey Davis had the hot hand at the start of the third game. She had eight straight points including two 3s to put the Eagles up 9-4. Kennedy scored on seven of the first eight possessions as they built a 15-6 lead. The Spartans battled back with Jamie Noonan scoring eight straight for Richfield including two 3s. That cut the margin to 17-15. With two minutes left Kennedy milked their flex. Kim Campbell grabbed a rebound and was fouled so it was 18-15 and Kennedy still had the ball. Kaylani Edwards drained a three for a 21-15 advantage. With time running out Richfield didn't have enough time to pull out the win.
photos: #1. Jamie Noonan driving the lane. #2. Aubrey Davis lifting off. photos by kja.

key: player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY
STARTERS
Brittany Zins 13, 12, 108.3, .333 looks to take the 3. took control of the d boards.
Shamara Duwearatchi 0, 1, 0.0, .000 small guard
Kim Campbell 5, 3, 166.7, .333 guard. two points came on the automatic non shooting fouls.
Aubrey Davis 22, 15, 146.7, .600 guard. connected with 3s in game three. also handled point when Boler didn't.
Kaylani Edwards 9, 5, 180.0, .800 post that faces the basket more than plays with her back to the basket. does have 3 range.
BENCH
Shakila Boler 26, 18, 144.4, .667 simply took over. played intense and relaxed. That might sound like a contradiction. Maybe the better word would be confidence and poise. not only led in scoring, but also distributed the ball.
Mikayla 0, 0, 0.0, .000 only played late, late, late in game three.

RICHFIELD
STARTERS
Jamie Noonan 21, 17, 123.5, .529 a three point shooter. Likes the left corner. Had 19 points the last two games.
Mandy Poke 11, 14, 78.6, .357 guard. oddly enough didn't score a point when Richfield won game two. Poke was active with assists. Only one D stop is not up to her standards.
Vanessa Uko 7, 6, 116.7, .500 scored her points in the paint.
Bree 7, 6, 116.7, .500 young player, did hit a three
Kierra Jeffers 1, 1, 100.0, .000 guard
BENCH
Wise 5, 6, 83.3, .333 guard
Jasmine Smith 4, 5, 80.0, .400 runs the floor. passing needs to be sharper. tend to float.

TRENCH PLAYER
Shakila Boler

BY THE NUMBERS
Bloomington Kennedy 75, 54, 138.9, .556
Richfield 56, 55, 101.8, .436
made 3s: Kennedy 8, Richfield 4
ftm/fta-ft%: Kennedy 2/2-1.000; Richfield 3/4-.750
bench: BK 26, Richfield 9
I don't know if this is a trend, but for the second game (charted) in a row the assists outnumber the defensive stops.

DEFENSIVE STOPS
BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY
Brittany Zins 9
Kim Campbell 5
Shakila Boler 5
Aubrey Davis 3
Kaylani Edwards 2
Shamara Duwearatchi 1
totals: 25

RICHFIELD
Jamie Noonan 6
Jasmine Smith 5
Vanessa Uko 3
Wise 3
Kierra Jeffers 3
Mandy Poke 1
Bree 1
totals: 22

ASSISTS
BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY
Shakila Boler 10
Aubrey Davis 5
Brittany Zins 4
Kaylani Edwards 4
Shamara Duwearatchi 3
Kim Campbell 1
totals: 27

RICHFIELD
Wise 6
Mandy Poke 5
Kierra Jeffers 5
Jamie Noonan 3
Vanessa Uko 2
Jasmine Smith 2
Bree 1
totals: 24

Next up: tomorrow morning