Out & About: St. Paul Humboldt/Irondale

#2 posting 9.21.2008
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MYAS FALL LEAGUE
Green Division---Concordia St. Paul
ST. PAUL HUMBOLDT hawks 37
IRONDALE knights 15

The MYAS Fall League opened today with games in six divisions at five different sites. Today I traveled to Concordia St. Paul for Green Division action. In the first contest of the day St. Paul Humboldt used their quickness, and defensive pressure to beat the Irondale Knights. Plus Humboldt had the Hicks trio to buzz around the court.

Actually this was each team's second contest of the day. Humboldt, even thought they won, started off the day with a 13 possession drought. Irondale enjoyed a five point lead before Ayanna Hicks drained the first basket. Both teams struggled to find the basket. Irondale had more trouble retaining possession while Humboldt tried to score deep before cashing in on turnovers. Irondale also had a 13 possession drought. The Hawks scored five straight possessions to put their stamp on the game. At half time Humboldt led 16-9 on the strength of 8 points on transition. Teresa LaRocque had 8 points for the Hawks at the half.

Not much changed in the second half. Irondale finished the second half with 14 straight scoreless possessions. Angeline Hicks had 10 points for the Hawks in the second half with eight coming on lay ups. The Hicks trio had 19 points in the second half.

Irondale was hampered by the absence of Jolene Blood out with mono for the rest of the fall and Mimi Reif who injured her ACL in Chicago in July.

You can see the entire Humboldt vs Irondale photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

key: player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
ST. PAUL HUMBOLDT
STARTERS
Teresa LaRocque 10, 11, 90.9, .455 scored in transition.
Annessa Hicks 3, 9, 33.3, .111 strong defensive efforts, deft passing
Angeline Hicks 12, 18, 66.7, .333 finished transition baskets
Breanna McDonough 2, 7, 28.6, .143 boarded well.
Cynthia Ibarra 3, 2, 150.0, 1.000
BENCH
Ayanna Hicks 7, 12, 58.3, .333 made the only three. Also went to the line four times.

IRONDALE
STARTERS
Katie Kahoun 5, 11, 45.5, .273 crashed the offensive boards.
Katie Christenson 0, 8, 0.0, .000 passing turnovers vs press.
Brittney Flanigan 1, 8, 12.5, .125
Sarah Parten 4, 4, 100.0, .500
Melissa Aaland 0, 7, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Afton Ifkewitch 2, 12, 16.7, .167 points came off the line.
Sarah Kahoun 3, 7, 42.9, .286
Anne Neuswinger 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Annessa Hicks---court awareness rules.

BY THE NUMBERS
St. Paul Humboldt 37, 59, 62.7, .322
Irondale 15, 58, 25.9, .172
made 3s/& 1s: Humboldt 1/1; Irondale 0/0
ftm/fta-ft%: Humboldt 6/12-.500; Irondale 7/20-.350
bench:

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
ST. PAUL HUMBOLDT
Breanna McDonough 11
Annessa Hicks 10
Teresa LaRocque 6
Cynthia Ibarra 6
Angeline Hicks 5
Ayana Hicks 4
totals: 42

IRONDALE
Brittney Flanigan 6
Sarah Parten 6
Melissa Aaland 6
Katie Kahoun 5
Sarah Kahoun 3
Anne Neusinger 3
Afton Ifkewitch 2
Katie Christenson 2
totals: 33

ASSISTS
HUMBOLDT
Angeline Hicks 3
Annessa Hicks 3
Teresa LaRocque 3
Cynthia Ibarra 2
Ayana Hicks 1
totals: 12

IRONDALE
Katie Kahoun 2
Sarah Parten 2
Katie Christenson 1
Brittney Flanigan 1
totals: 6

next up: Western Wisconsin vs Barnum