Out & About: NC Heat/MN Stars Borowicz

#4 posting 7.28.2008
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NORTH TARTAN MELTDOWN
Platinum Championship
Bloomington Kennedy
NC HEAT 55, MN STARS BOROWICZ 49

NC Heat, despite not having two recent All tournament selections in Memphis, beat MN Stars Borowicz for the third time this summer 55-49. Again NCH started out with a 17-7 lead and withstood a hard charge by MSB in the second half to take the championship. Tayler Hill again showed why she is considered the best player in the state with 21 first half points as NCH led 32-22.

In the second half Leah Dietel of MSB came out with two straight 3s to cut the deficit and give renewed juice to the MSB chances. MSB closed to 37-36. They held NCH scoreless for four possessions, but failed to take advantage of that down time. Brittany Chambers did tie the game at 39, but then MSB went scoreless for three possessions. Jen Hill, Tayler's cousin, made two free throws to start a 6-0 run. The last four of those points came on second chancers. Tayler Hill ended up with 28 points for the game.

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key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
NC HEAT
STARTERS
Tayler Hill, Mpls South 28, 18, 155.6, .667 21 first half points or 65.6 of the teams total. delivered five 3s, all in the first half. Also went to the line six times.
Tempestt Wilson, Elk River 7, 9, 77.8, .444 guard. uses size to post up smaller guards.
Katya Leick, Park-Cottage Grove 12, 15, 80.0, .400 animal on the boards.
Mandy Poke, Richfield 0, 1, 0.0, .000 guard
Maggie Weiers, New Prague 4, 2, 200.0, 1.000 had to guard bigger posts. initiated contact. came up with key rebounds late. does what she has to do.
BENCH
Michaela Larson, Hutchinson 2, 3, 66.7, .333 perimeter
Jen Hill, St. Paul Central 2, 8, 25.0, .125 Tayler Hill's younger cousin. built more like Ephesia Holmes. strong. wasn't afraid to mix it up on boards.

MN STARS BOROWICZ
STARTERS
Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central 9, 10, 90.0, .400 led both teams in d wraps. goes up and snatches.
Cassie Rochel, Lakeville North 4, 6, 66.7, .500 post player. more aggressive in going after defensive rebounds.
Brittany Chambers, Jordan 11, 16, 68.8, .313 warrior mentality. unafraid in attacking basket. contorts body in mid air in effort to stay aloft.
Leah Dietel, Jordan 8, 5, 160.0, .600 hot shooting at the start of the second half jump started MSB.
Sarah Hintz, Woodbury 0, 1, 0.0, .000 returning from knee injury.
BENCH
Amber Dvorak, Hinckley-Finlayson 5, 4, 125.0, .500 post. playing at this pace and speed is good for her long term development. is more consistent on offense. now needs to flat out dominate on defense. Every rebound should have her name on it.
Megan Waytashek, Centennial 2, 4, 50.0, .250 another big perimeter player.
Hannah Linz, Eden Valley-Watkins 7, 7, 100.0, .429 playing with more confidence. had a couple of nice freeze moves in transition.
Rachelle Eckmann, St. James 3, 2, 150.0, 1.000 can play in and out.
Kate Thompson, Wayzata 0, 2, 0.0, .000 biggest point guard in the state. guard Hill during portions of the second half.

TRENCH PLAYER
Tayler Hill

BY THE NUMBERS
NC Heat 55, 56, 98.2, .464
MN Stars Borowicz 49, 57, 86.0, .404
made 3s/&1s: NCH 6/0; MSB 4/1
ftm/fta-ft%: NCH 11/18-.611; MSB 10/19-.526
bench: MSB 17, NCH 4

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NC HEAT
Katya Leick 6
Jen Hill 6
Tayler Hill 4.5
Mandy Poke 4.5
Maggie Weiers 4
Tempestt Wilson 1
totals: 26

MN STARS BOROWICZ
Theairra Taylor 8
Cassie Rochel 6
Hannah Linz 4
Leah Dietel 3
Rachelle Eckmann 2
Brittany Chambers 1
Kate Thompson 1
Sarah Hintz 1
totals: 26

ASSISTS
NC HEAT
Tayler Hill 6
Katya Leick 3
Tempestt Wilson 2
Jen Hill 2
Mandy Poke 1
totals: 18

MN STARS BOROWICZ
Brittany Chambers 5
Theairra Taylor 4
Megan Waytashke 2
Hannah Linz 2
Kate Thompson 2
Cassie Rochel 1
Leah Dietel 1
Sarah Hintz 1
totals: 18

Next up: Gold Championship