Fall League: Lady Lightning/Lady Bucs

#3 posting 9.28.2008
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MYAS FALL LEAGUE
Red Division: Eagan
LADY LIGHTNING 51, LADY BUCS 38

It was a battle of Ladies today at Eagan it was the Lightning over the Bucs 51-38. The Lightning is made up of Farmington players---freshman and sophs. The Bucs are from Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, a class AA team between Faribault and Mankato.

The Lightning have players that are lean and have the hungry look. The used their full court press to full advantage as they struck for a 17-2 lead. On the first 12 possessions LL scored 8 times. LL had 9 points off second chancers in that run. The LB attacked inside and spent a lot of time at the line. The Bucs attempted 31 shots at the line and converted 12. By half time the Lightning led 31-16.

In the second half the margin didn't move much. The Lightning had 9 players score on the day with point guard Shelby Calhoun leading all scorers with 13 points. Calhoun had three 3s on the day.

You can see the entire Lady Lightning vs Lady Buc photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
LADY LIGHTNING
STARTERS
Taylor Meyer 6, 8, 75.0, .375
Isis Alexander 4, 6, 66.7, .333
Shelby Calhoun 13, 9, 144.4, .556 the point guard, steady, good vision. keeps things moving. made four 3s on the day.
Jaime Keneally 1, 3, 33.3, .333
Alana Knoch 8, 5, 160.0, .800
BENCH
Dava White 8, 6, 133.3, .667
Paige Steele 7, 7, 100.0, .429
Sarah Silber 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Desi Loftus 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Mariah Minke 0, 2, 0.0, .000

LADY BUCS
STARTERS
Megan Bakke 8, 9, 88.9, .556
Amanda Barton 5, 7, 71.4, .429
Nicole Gehrke 7, 7, 100.0, .571
Annika Kinniry 5, 7, 71.4, .429
Kylie Dornkamper 0, 1, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Steph Lindahl 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Cassie Maasberg 6, 7, 85.7, .429
Nicole Brockmiller 3, 4, 75.0, .500
Danielle Mathis 4, 6, 66.7, .333

TRENCH PLAYER
Shelby Calhoun

BY THE NUMBERS
Lightning 51, 50, 102.0, .480
Bucs 38, 49, 77.6, .449
made 3s/&1s: Lightning 4/0; Bucs 0/0
ftm/fta-ft%: Bucs 12/31--.387; Lightning 1/2-.500
bench: Lightning 19, Bucs 13
The Lightning only scored two more times than the Bucs. The Bucs were stopped at the free throw line with a chilly 38.7%. If the Bucs made 80% the game would have been tied. The Lightning only made one trip to the free throw line for the contest.

next up: Game three