Out & About: NC Heat/MN Lakers

#2 posting 6.2.2008
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This game took place on Saturday, May 31, 2008
Battle of the Hardwood
Woodbury High School
17u Pool Play
NC HEAT 99, MINNESOTA LAKERS 43

Coach Teas & I arrived at Woodbury expecting to see NC Heat and North Tartan Larson, but that time was switched. Instead the Minnesota Lakers took on the Heat. NC Heat set a record for older teams with their pp100. The highest pp100 record holder is Mpls Lady Cats last year when they hit for 145.1 pp100 in a 14u game. NC Heat sets the record for pp100 in the older division (17u). The previous high was 133.85 by Daubert Pinnacle Nebraska in 2006. The record for a high school game is still 129.7 by Adrian in 2006. Ironically Sam Lynn made the game tying basket in that game for Adrian with a mid court shot at the buzzer. In this game the record was set on Lynn's team.

NCH was quick out of the gate and didn't let up. Tayler Hill cashed in a three right on the first possession. NCH scored on six of the first seven possessions to take a commanding 13-4 lead. By their 17th possession NCH led 29-11, a pp100 of 170.6. ML had a drought of 12 that didn't help their cause in the first half. NCH led at the break 57-19. Hill had 17 at half.

There was no suspense in the second half other than if NCH would reach 100. They fell one point short.

Nine of the NCH players were above 100 pp100 and two were at or above 200. The Lakers had one player make the 100 mark.

photos: #1. Tempestt Wilson and Kayla Larson go after a rebound for NCH. Krystle Sell is the Laker going after the board. #2. Emily Bose rises above Anne Berner for a shot. Photos by Teas.

key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
NC HEAT
STARTERS
Tayler Hill, Mpls South 25, 12, 208.3, .917 another outstanding performance. relaxed, played with calm assertiveness. made four 3s on the day. Also an underrated passer.
Katya Leick, Park-Cottage Grove 17, 14, 121.4, .643 workhorse on the boards. scored 7 points on second chancers. ran the floor had six in transition.
Mandy Poke, Richfield 7, 8, 87.5, .375 guard. feisty, had 2 &1 chances. anticipates well.
Megan Nipe, Centennial 13, 10, 130.0, .600 another weapon in the NCH arsenal. quick shot. smooth and effective.
Anne Berner, Forest Lake 4, 2, 200.0, 1.000 menacing presence inside.
BENCH
Brittany Dyshaw, Eagan 6, 4, 150.0, .750 long wing span makes it hard to pass around her.
Jamelia Hudnell, DeLaSalle 7, 6, 116.7, .500 guard. made a 3. distributes well.
Tempestt Wilson, Elk River 14, 9, 155.6, .667 made two 3s on the day. active, alert.
Kayla Larson, Hutchinson 3, 3, 100.0, .333 scrapper. in the thick of the battle.
Maggie Weiers, New Prague 1, 2, 50.0, .500 post. runs the floor, active on the glass.
Sarah Bingea, Delano 2, 2, 100.0, .500 is playing facing the basket more than in HS

MINNESOTA LAKERS
STARTERS
Samantha Lynn, Adrian 6, 7, 85.7, .429 point guard. got hurt early in the game with an ankle. eventually came back later in the game after NCH piled up their lead. has 3 ability
Thea Engen, Red Rock Central 4, 6, 66.7, .500 went to the line three times.
Emily Bose, Murray County Central 16, 14, 114.3, .571 strong post. Wasn't hesitant to attack the basket and mix it up with bigger players. went to the line four times.
Karli Meyer, Adrian 6, 12, 50.0, .250 her shots today came on the left wing and corner.
Krystel Sell, Red Rock Central 5, 11, 45.5, .182 NCH pressure and Lynn's absence forced Sell into turnovers.
BENCH
Alyson Drooger, Edgerton 3, 7, 42.9, .143 made one 3
Brooke Kix, Ellsworth 0, 6, 0.0, .000 guard
Katie Hadler, Edgerton 2, 9, 22.2, .111 guard.

TRENCH PLAYER
Tayler Hill +200

BY THE NUMBERS
NC Heat 99, 72, .137.5, .653
Lakers 42, 72, 58.3, .292
made 3s/&1s: NCH 8/1; ML 2/1
ftm/fta-ft%: NCH 11/15-.733; ML 14/22-.636
bench: NCH 33, ML 5
One category ML managed to win was the free throw attempts and made categories.
The Lakers had 30 turnovers. The only one to escape without being tagged with a turnover--Emily Bose.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NC HEAT
Mandy Poke 6.5
Tayler Hill 6
Anne Berner 6
Katya Leick 5
Tayler Hill 4.5
Tempestt Wilson 4
Jamelia Hudnell 3
Kayla Larson 3
Maggie Weiers 3
Brittany Dyshaw 2
Sarah Bingea 1
totals: 44

MINNESOTA LAKERS
Karli Meyer 5
Alyson Drooger 4
Samantha Lynn 3
Emily Bose 3
Katie Hadler 2
Thea Engen 1
Krystel Sell 1
Brooke Kix 1
totals: 20

ASSISTS
NC HEAT
Mandy Poke 7
Tayler Hill 5
Megan Nipe 5
Kayla Larson 5
Jamelia Hudnell 4
Katya Leick 3
Tempestt Wilson 2
Brittany Dyshaw 1
Sarah Bingea 1
totals: 33

MINNESOTA LAKERS
Alyson Drooger 4
Katie Hadler 4
Sam Lynn 3
Krystel Sell 3
Karli Meyer 2
Brooke Kix 2
Emily Bose 1
totals: 19

Next up: 43 Hoops Zuck vs Triple Threat

Out & About: Southern Minne Magic/Minnesota Lakers

#2 posting 5.21.2008
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This game took place May 18, 2008
St. Francis High School
MYAS STATE TOURNAMENT
17u SEMIFINALS
SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC 51, MINNESOTA LAKERS 42

The name of this semifinal was rebounding. Southern Minne Magic crashed the offensive boards hard and had a 19-3 point advantage on putbacks in beating the Minnesota Lakers 51-42. The other word was balance. The Magic had five players with 8 to 10 points. The Lakers are made up primarily of players in the Red Rock Conference in southwestern Minnesota. Southern Minne Magic is made up of players from the southeastern part of the state.

SMM started the scoring off on a drive by Alyssa Rushton. The Magic quickly built up a 16-5 lead as they had a 6/8 scoring surge. And already the put back trend was in full force with four coming on second chancers. The Lakers started the game with a five possession drought and 1/8 offensive sequence. The Lakers burned a time out at 12-3. At half time it was 29-19 Magic with Rachel Stenhaug leading the way with 7 points.

The Lakers cut that margin to 29-24 after a five point unanswered string with Karli Meyer providing all the points. Stenhaug answered two possessions later with a three. The closest the Lakers got after that was six points at 32-26. A six possession drought right after closing the gap torpedoed any hopes of a comeback. The Magic had 8 unanswered points during the Lakers offensive slumber. It was 51-36 late in the game when the Lakers made two three point plays. One of which was three free throws by Samantha Lynn after being fouled in the act of shooting behind the arc, and another three from Thea Engen to make it 51-42.

Coaching for the Lakers is Ellsworth's boys assistant coach Steve Kellen. Also on the bench was Lance Becker. Once upon a time I was the boys head coach in Ellsworth and Lance would come in and scrimmage the team.

Missing for the Lakers was Emily Bose a 6-1 center from Murray County Central. Missing for SMM was Kristina Vorphal, Kate Hartman and Brittney Gengler.

photos: #1 Liberty Robinson dribbles by a fallen Brittni Mayer. #2 Karli Meyer is posting up while Whitney Ryan plays behind. photos by kja

key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC
STARTERS
Brittni Mayer, Dover-Eyota 6, 9, 66.7, .333 guard, active defensively
Alyssa Rushton, Rochester JM 9, 8, 112.5, .500 point guard. lefty. needs to understand passing angles. tried to get the ball inside, but could not see the posts numbers.
Katie Lauer, Mankato West 8, 11, 72.7, .364 post. more 4. scored on second chancers.
Yvonne Freese, Lanesboro 8, 9, 88.9, .444 bruising post. dominates boards. best close in on shot. at times rushes shot and it looks like a throw.
Whitney Ryan, Kenyon-Wanamingo 2, 3, 66.7, .333 post
BENCH
Rachel Stenhaug, Rochester JM 10, 6, 166.7, .667 shooting guard. made two 3s.
Abby Rothenbuehler, Mankato West 8, 11, 72.7, .364 long lean post. More 3 I think. tendency to pick up fouls.

MINNESOTA LAKERS
STARTERS
Katie Hadler, Edgerton 0, 4, 0.0, .000 guard
Liberty Robinson, Luverne 2, 7, 28.6, .143 guard. likes to shoot 3s.
Samantha Lynn, Adrian 4, 8, 50.0, .250 point guard. led both teams in assists. alert on defense. however left her feet on defense after buying a fake.
Karli Meyer, Adrian 12, 12, 100.0, .500 did her damage inside. not very big at 5-8. was adept at drawing fouls. went to the line four times.
Thea Engen, Red Rock Central 10, 13, 76.9, .385 has some length and can face the basket. hit a 3 at the top of the key.
BENCH
Erica Thier, Adrian 2, 3, 66.7, .333 guard
Alyson Drooger, Edgerton 12, 9, 133.3, .444 taller perimeter. another player with the lean look. made a couple of 3s.
Brooke Kix, Ellsworth 0, 2, 0.0, .000 guard

TRENCH PLAYER
Rachel Stenhaug

BY THE NUMBERS
Southern Minne Magic 51, 57, 89.5, .421
Minnesota Lakers 42, 58, 72.4, .310
made 3s/&1s: SMM 5/0; ML 5/1
ftm/fta-ft%: ML 12/19-.632; SMM 8/13-.615
bench: SMM 18, ML 14

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC
Yvonne Freese 9
Brittni Mayer 6
Abby Rothenbuehler 6
Whitney Ryan 4.5
Katie Lauer 4
Alyssa Rushton 3.5
Rachel Stenhaug 3
totals: 36

MINNESOTA LAKERS
Thea Engen 10
Samantha Lynn 7
Liberty Robinson 3
Alyson Drooger 3
Katie Hadler 2
Karli Meyer 2
Erica Thier 1
Brooke Kix 1
totals: 29

ASSISTS
SOUTHERN MINNE MAGIC
Alyssa Rushton 3
Katie Lauer 3
Brittni Mayer 2
Abby Rothenbuehler 2
Whitney Ryan 2
Yvonne Freese 1
Rachel Stenhaug 1
totals: 14

MINNESOTA LAKERS
Samantha Lynn 5
Liberty Robinson 4
Karli Meyer 2
Erica Thier 2
Thea Engen 2
Brooke Kix 2
Katie Hadler 1
totals: 18

Next up: Tomorrow morning