Out & About: MN Dynamite/Triple Threat

#7 posting 4.10.2008
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this game took place on Sunday, April 6
MYAS 16U TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP
at Park Center
MN DYNAMITE 38, TRIPLE THREAT 16

MN Dynamite beat Triple Threat in a convincing 38-16 for the 16u championship. TT was missing post Amy Waterman and that impacted their scoring. Waterman had 19 in the semis, and TT did not find any replacement for that scoring punch. Dynamite used offensive balance (five players with 5+ points) and defensive balance (four players with five or more stops) in the win.

It was a relatively quick contest with only 49 possessions. Despite the score it was TT that struck first with a basket from the right corner from Danielle Davenport. Dynamite ran off 9 straight and were never really challenged after that. The score was 9-4 when both teams fell into a deep, profound drought—TT had 11 empty trips while Dynamite failed to score 8 times. It was over 3:30 before Haley Steinwand broke the bad luck for both teams. In the 11 possession drought for TT only four were on turnovers. In fact Dynamite had 9 more turnovers for the game (19-10) and still won the contest. Dynamite closed the half with four straight scores to make it 24-10. Sara Drangstveit had 3 of the last seven points, all on second chancers.

There were only 20 possessions for the second half. Again TT could not find the bottom of the basket for the first 8 possessions and was only 3/20 for the half. It is hard to come back with a .150 floor %. There really was no mystery on the outcome and Dyanmite walked off with the championship 38-16

photos: #1: Caitlynn Happke posts up for MN Dynamite. #2: Taylor Beatty goes in for a lay up for Triple Threat. photos by kja

Key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MN DYNAMITE
STARTERS
Sara Drangstveit, Andover 6, 9, 66.7, .444 crashes offensive boards. Free throw can be flat. Forces passes inside at times on the back cut scheme.
Kara Hofschild, Andover 6, 5, 120.0, .600 Point guard. Only Dynamite player over 100 pp100. scores on drive. Had four assists on the day. Rebounded well on defense. Passes can be forced inside.
Haley Steinwand, Andover 7, 8, 87.5, .375 tied with Jergenson with five rebounds. Made a 3 from the left corner. Runs the floor. Needs to keep vision on dribble and elbow tighter to the body.
Marissa Murdy, Andover 6, 7, 85.7, .429 perfect at the line 4/4. passes tend to be forced on the back cuts
Joy Mikkelson, St. Francis 0, 2, 0.0, .000 contributed on defensive end.
BENCH
Caitlynn Happke, Coon Rapids 2, 3, 66.7, .333 forward type
Hannah Chuinard, Blaine 2, 5, 40.0, .200 point guard. needs to work on jump stop.
Stephanie Jergenson, Blaine 5, 7, 71.4, .286 passing (again the back cut was the issue) and needs to be stronger with the ball. Made a 3 from the right corner.
Alex Schroeder, Blaine 4, 3, 133.3, .667 guard, runs the floor. Rebounded well. Needs to keep vision up on dribble.

TRIPLE THREAT
STARTERS
Danielle Davenport, Champlin Park 5, 10, 50.0, .200 made perimeter shots include a 3. likes the right corner. With Waterman gone needed to step up rebounding efforts.
Madison Delamarter, Jordan 0, 7, 0.0, .000 on offense was 0/7 from the floor including a transition attempt.
Emily Clark, Jordan 5, 6, 83.3, .500 most effective TT player today. Scored on a pull up, has 3 range, took a long 2. also led TT in d wraps.
Taylor Bare, Anoka 4, 7, 57.1, .286 with her favorite target absent Bare only had one assist. Point guard. Scores off dribble. Active hands on defense.
Taylor Beatty, Champlin Park 2, 5, 40.0, .200 perimeter player. Scored on a drive. Will shoot the 3.
BENCH
#21 unknown 0, 10, 0.0, .000 had five turnovers. Passes tended to sail too far and too high. Looked to shoot 3. was visibly upset and frustrated with a missed shot at the end of the first half. Needs to get more active on defense.
Erin Winkler, Champlin Park 0, 4, 0.0, .000 needs to get more aggressive and lower on defense.

TRENCH PLAYER
Kara Hofschild again

BY THE NUMBERS
MN Dynamite 38, 49, 77.6, .388
Triple Threat 16, 49, 32.7, .163
Made 3s: MD 1, TT 1
Ftm/fta-ft%: MD 12/17-.706; TT 1/6-.167
Turnovers: MD 19, TT 10
Steals: TT 11, MD 4
Bench: MD 14, TT 0
If you notice Dynamite started the Andover connection + St. Francis, while Blaine came in as a unit later.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MN DYNAMITE
Haley Steinwand 6
Alex Schroeder 5
Joy Mikkelson 5
Stephanie Jergenson 5
Kara Hofschild 4
Caitlynn Happke 3.5
Sara Drangstveit 2
Marissa Murdy 1
Hannah Chuinard 0.5
Totals: 32

TRIPLE THREAT
Emily Clark 6
Madison Delamarter 5
Taylor Bare 5
Taylor Beatty 2
Danielle Davenport 1
Erin Winkler 1
#21 1
Totals: 21

ASSISTS
MN DYNAMITE
Kara Hofschild 4
Sara Drangstveit 3
Alex Schroeder 3
Haley Steinwand 2
Marissa Murdy 1
Caitlynn Happke 1
Stephanie Jergenson 1
Joy Mikkelson 1
Totals: 16

TRIPLE THREAT
Emily Clark 3
Madison Delamarter 2
#21 2
Taylor Bare 1
Totals: 8

Next up: tomorrow morning, later tomorrow the week that was #2

Out & About: MN Dynamite/MN Heat Red

#2 posting 4.8.2008
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this game took place on Saturday, April 5
MYAS 16U TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS
at Park Center
MN DYNAMITE 57, MN Heat Red 30

The Dynamite exploded and the Heat cooled off in the 16u semifinals on Saturday. Six players had six or more points for the Dynamite showing off their balance. The Heat only had two players that topped six. The Dynamite was bigger, stronger and that provided the TNT for the win.

The Dynamite started off with the first four points. The Heat also had a few sparks and tied it at four. In fact the Heat led a few times in the first half. The Dynamite did have a couple of four possession droughts in the first portion of the half which didn't help their cause. There were four ties in the first half. The last time Heat led was after a Natalie Roundtree trey 18-16. That is what ignited the Dynamite. They scored on their last five possessions of the half to go up 27-20. The free throw line and second chancers played a huge part in that 11-2 run. There were two old fashioned three point plays and six points on second chancers, the last two converted by Joy Mikkelson.

That energy carried over to the second half. The Dynamite came out scoring on 12 of their first 16 possessions--a .750 floor % clip which is sizzling any time of the year. The pp100 checked in scorching 162.5. Second chancers again played a huge part with 14 points coming because the Heat could not get the defensive boards. A couple of times there were no, absolutely no weak side rebounders except Dynamiters. Missed assignments were an obvious reason, but so was the physical aggressiveness of the Dynamite. With a six possession drought the Heat's chances were not helped. The Dynamite punched the first ticket to the finals on Sunday.

photos: #1. Stephanie Jergenson shoots past the outstretched hand of Amy Betcher. #2 Jordan Sammons looks to get the ball out of the trap set by Alex Schroeder and Joy Mikkelson. photos by kja.

key: players, school, points, pp100, floor %
MN DYNAMITE
STARTERS
Stephanie Jergenson, Blaine 5, 6, 83.3, .333 post, creates space, can also step out and hit a 3.
Caitlynn Happke, Coon Rapids 7, 6, 116.7, .500 lean forward, led Dynamite with five d rebounds.
Alex Schroeder, Blaine 0, 4, 0.0, .000 perimeter. needs to be stronger with the ball.
Hannah Chuinard, Blaine 7, 7, 100.0, .571 point guard, crashes the offensive boards. all seven points came on second chancers.
Sara Drangstveit, Andover 11, 8, 137.5, .625 perimeter, scored in transition. also scored on drives. moves with out the ball.
BENCH
Joy Mikkelson, St. Francis 6, 5, 120.0, .600 scored all points on second chancers.
Haley Steinwand, Andover 6, 8, 75.0, .375 scored in transition. needs to clean up footwork.
Kara Hofschild, Andover 12, 7, 171.4, .714 point guard, confident. was effective on both ends. led both teams with three steals. can hit the three. crashes the offensive boards. smooth operator, confident. is aware.
Marissa Murdy, Andover 3, 2, 150.0, 1.000 scored all her points at the line.

MN HEAT RED
STARTERS
Keziah Ojika, Irondale 0, 8, 0.0, .000 value is on defense and d boards. is strong and works to get the ball. Needs to work on all facets of offensive skills.
Amy Betcher, Hastings 5, 6, 83.3, .333 perimeter. looks to take three. needs to step it up on defense
Jordan Sammons, Apple Valley 4. 6, 66.7, .333 perimeter. active on the d boards. runs the floor. made a long long 2. needs to be aware of the lines. needs to follow her own shot.
Natalie Kapphahn, Champlin Park 2. 5, 40.0, .200 scored in transition when hit. Needs to ramp up defensive activity. forces passes inside.
Libby Johnson, Irondale 0, 3, 0.0, .000 post player. her main emphasis needs to be defensive boards. she had zero for the game.
BENCH
Kumari Daniels, Park-Cottage Grove 6, 9, 66.7, .444 as a sign of her aggressiveness, she went to the line three times. likes to drive to the lane.
Natalie Roundtree, Blaine 13, 13, 100.0, .462 shooter with 3 range, drive and pull up. needs to keep the elbow tighter on dribble and be aware of what is going on around her.
Gurinder Sidhu, Totino-Grace 0, 4, 0.0, .000 needs to be stronger with the ball.

TRENCH PLAYER
Kara Hofschild

BY THE NUMBERS
MN Dynamite 57, 53, 107.5, .509
MN Heat Red 30, 54, 55.6, .278
made 3s: MD 2, MHR 2
ftm/fta-ft%: MD 11/13-.846; MHR 4/7-.571
turnovers: MHR 14, MD 8
bench: MD 27, MHR 19
The Dynamite had a 23-11 overall advantage on second chancers (+12); and a 16-4 (+12) advantage in transition.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MN DYNAMITE
Kara Hofschild 7
Caitlynn Happke 5
Sara Drangstveit 4
Joy Mikkelson 4
Marissa Murdy 4
Stephanie Jergenson 2
Alex Schroeder 1
Hannah Chuinard 1
Haley Steinwand 1
totals: 29

MN HEAT RED
Keziah Ojika 7.5
Jordan Sammons 7.5
Kumari Daniels 1
Natalie Roundtree 1
Gurinder, Sidhu 1
totals: 18

ASSISTS
MN DYNAMITE
Kara Hofschild 4
Sara Drangstveit 3
Stephanie Jergenson 2
Alex Schroeder 2
Hannah Chuinard 1
Joy Mikkelson 1
Haley Steinwand 1
Marissa Murdy 1
totals: 15

MN HEAT RED
Jordan Sammons 3
Keziah Ojika 2
Kumari Daniels 2
Natlalie Kapphahn 2
Natalie Roundtree 1
Gurinder, Sidhu 1
Libby Johnson 1
totals: 12

Next up: tomorrow morning