Out & About: Barnum/New Life

#5 posting 3.14.2008
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Today it was A semis in the afternoon and AA semis in the evening.

A SEMIFINALS
BARNUM bombers 64, NEW LIFE eagles 61

Here are the Duluth News Tribune and StarTribune version of events.

key: player (grad year) points, possessions, pp100, floor %
BARNUM
STARTERS
Jaimee Wickstrom (10) 1, 5, 20.0, .200
Katrina Newman (10) 19, 21, 90.5, .476
Megan Myhre (08) 18, 14, 128.6, .500
Darian Bushey (10) 1, 4, 25.0, .250
Leah Nordvall (10) 17, 15, 113.3, .533
BENCH
Sarah Myhre (10) 3, 5, 60.0, .200
Jessica Newman (11) 5, 3, 166.7, .667

NEW LIFE
STARTERS
Sarah Nisleit (08) 10, 9, 111.1, .444
Jenny Ramey (09) 13, 15. 86.7, .400
Cara Lutes (11) 17, 21, 80.9, .429
Kristin Stein (08) 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Olivia Mann (08) 5, 3, 166.7, .667
BENCH
Danielle Cathey (09) 5, 4, 125.0, .500
Rebekah Schmidt (11) 6, 9, 66.7, .333
Danielle Schmidt (09) 5, 6, 83.3, .333

TRENCH PLAYER
Leah Nordvall

BY THE NUMBERS
Barnum 64, 67, 95.5, .448
New Life 61, 69, 88.4, .443
made 3s: Barnum 7, NL 6
ftm/fta-ft%: NL 9/11-.818; Barnum 9/19-.474
bench: NL 16, Barnum 8

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
BARNUM
Katrina Newman 8
Megan Myhre 8
Leah Nordvall 8
Jaimee Wickstrom 5
Sarah Myhre 2
Jessica Newman 2
Darian Bushey 1
totals: 34

NEW LIFE
Jenny Ramey 6
Cara Lutes 6
Danielle Schmidt 5
Sarah Nisleit 5
Rebekah Schmidt 4
Olivia Mann 3
Danielle Cathey 1
totals: 30

Next up; A Semifinal #2

Out & About: New Life/West Lutheran

#8 posting 3.8.2008
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4A CHAMPIONSHIP
NEW LIFE eagles 63, WEST LUTHERAN warriors 29

New Life broke free from a 10 all tie with a 17-0 run in the first half to win their first section championship. It was over by halftime with NL up 46-18.

West Lutheran scored first and had a 5-2 lead at their widest. Holly Recht scored the first 10 points for WL, and then didn't score again. New Life had their 17-0 run when WL had a 13 possession drought. Jenny Ramey had 8 in the run and Rebekah Schmidt chipped in 7 during the run. Ramey had 12 at half.

In the second half it was more of the same. NL led 63-27 with 8 minutes left. By that time they had already started to sub. The Eagles failed to score the rest of the way and had a 9 possession drought to finish the game.

key: points (grad year) possessions, pp100, floor %
NEW LIFE
STARTERS
Danielle Schmidt (09) 10, 9, 111.1, .444
Sarah Nisleit (08) 9, 9, 100.0, .556
Cara Lutes (11) 6, 4, 150.0, .750
Jenny Ramey (09) 17, 14, 121.4, .571
Kristin Stein (08) 0, 0, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Rebekah Schmidt (11) 9, 8, 112.5, .625
Danielle Cathey (09) 5, 5, 100.0, .400
Olivia Mann (08) 5, 3, 166.7, .667
Ali Smith (09) 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Kelly Stein (10) 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Rachel St. John (09) 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Melissa Mueller (09) 0, 1, 0.0, .000

WEST LUTHERAN
STARTERS
Caitlin Seichter (08) 2, 7, 28.6, .143
Holly Recht (08) 10, 10, 100.0, .400
Olivia Smith (09) 2, 7, 28.6, .143
Ashley Jensen (09) 13, 12, 108.3, .500
Jenna Gehl (09) 0, 3, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Barb McFee (10) 0, 4, 0.0, .000
#44 0, 1, 0.0, .000
#50 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Morgan Obraske (08) 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Amber Paulson (09) 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Kate Hallstrom (10) 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Taylor Mejia (08) 0, 1, 0.0, .000
#40 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Rachel Usgaard (11) 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Jenny Ramey

BY THE NUMBERS
New Life 63, 58, 108.6, .500
West Lutheran 29, 58, 50.4, .224
made 3s: NL 4, WL 3
ftm/fta-ft%: NL 13/19-.684; WL 0/2-.000
bench: NL 21, WL 2

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NEW LIFE
Cara Lutes 5
Jenny Ramey 4
Danielle Cathey 4
Olivia Mann 4
Rebekah Schmidt 3
Sarah Nisleit 2
Kristin Stein 2
Danielle Schmidt 1
Kelly Stein 1
Rachel St. John 1
Melissa Mueller 1
totals: 28

WEST LUTHERAN
Caitlin Seichter 6
Holly Recht 4
Kate Hallstrom 3
Olivia Smith 2
Jenna Gehl 2
Ashley Jensen 1
Barb McFee 1
Taylor Mejia 1
Rachel Usgaard 1
totals: 21

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Both used man
match ups: WL off/NL def: Smith/Lutes; Seichter/D Schmidt; Jensen/Kristin Stein; Recht/Ramey; Seichter/Nisleit
NL off/WL def: Nisleit/Smith; Lutes/Gehl; D Schmidt/Seichter; Ramey/Recht; Stein/Jensen

Next up: 4AA Championship

Out & About: New Life/Maranatha

#10 posting 2.16.2008
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MCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
NEW LIFE eagles 60, MARANATHA mustangs 54

Due to the amount of games the summary is going to be brief.

New Life won round two in a potential three round bout over Maranatha 60-54. Maranatha led early with two 3s, NL trailed 13-9 when Danielle Schmidt came in and hit three consecutive 3s. In fact she had 12 straight NL points (but the 4th came five possessions after her 3rd). That trey-riffic performance put NL up 21-14. Jenna Higgins used her height to good advantage with two consecutive put backs for Maranatha to make it 23-21. A key point came when Higgins picked up her third foul with 2:03 left in the half. NL finished the half up 31-25.

NL rode that momentum early into the second half with Sarah Nisleit providing five points. That put the score 36-25 the high water mark for the Eagles. Then they went into a 7 possession drought--with some sloppy play. That was the opening Maranatha needed. Alexis Long started the comeback with a three. Higgins was on the bench to start the half, but then picked up her fourth foul rather quickly at the 11:41 mark and had to return to the pine. She wasn't the only Mustang in trouble. Also picking up four fouls was Danielle Masera. Despite those burdens Maranatha took a 45-43 lead after a three by Rachel Long. Jenny Ramey came right back for NL with her own three. That started a four possession scoring run, but Maranatha was staying close at 50-47 with 6;06 left. In that NL run Higgins picked up foul #5. Still Maranatha kept battling and took another lead at 52-50 on a trey by Masera. On the next NL possession Rebekah Schmidt scored on her own put back to tie it at 52. Both teams had two empty possessions. DeRosier gave Maranatha their last lead at 54-52 with 3:31 left. That was to be the last Maranatha points. Their last 6 possessions were dry. NL finished the contest with four straight scores. Jenny Ramey scored on a put back to tie it at 54. Cara Lutes hit what proved to be the game winner with 1:20 left.

photo: Ashley DeRosier of Maranatha launches a shot with Cara Lutes reaching for the block. Jenna Higgins looks like she is trying to separate the two. photo by kja

key: player (grad year) points, possessions, pp100, floor %
NEW LIFE
STARTERS
Jenny Ramey (09) 13, 16, 81.3, .375 point guard. competitive. a tad out of control trying to force, initiate action. went to the line four times. very active on defense.
Olivia Mann (08) 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Cara Lutes (11) 15, 14, 107.1, .571 young post, able to score with either hand. initiates contact. can score on quick step drive from free throw line.
Sarah Nisleit (08) 8, 13, 61.5, .308 has 3 range and posts up.
Kristin Stein (08) 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
BENCH
Rebekah Schmidt (11) 6, 8, 75.0, .500 crashes offensive boards
Danielle Schmidt (09) 12, 9, 133.3, .444 instant offense. was deadly on the left side. crashed the d boards
Danielle Cathey (09) 2, 3, 66.7, .333 quick small guard

MARANATHA
STARTERS
Danielle Masera (08) 10, 10, 100.0, .400 perimeter, has 3 range.
Alexis Long (12) 17, 15, 113.3, .467 savvy 8th grade point guard. keeps head up, is aware. knows where her teammates are. didn't force things. made three 3s. has pull up jumper.
Jenna Higgins (08) 6, 6, 100.0, .500 making impact on offensive boards. fouls hampered her play
Ashley DeRosier (08) 17, 21, 81.0, .333 perimeter, made three 3s.
Rachel Long (08) 4, 10, 40.0, .200 perimeter, active defensively
BENCH
Keshia Carpentier (10) 0, 6, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Cara Lutes

BY THE NUMBERS
New Life 60, 68, 88.2, .426
Maranatha 54, 68, 79.4, .338
made 3s: Maranatha 8, NL 6
ftm/fta-ft%: NL 12/22-.545; Maranatha 3/4-.750
bench: NL 20, Maranatha 0

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NEW LIFE
Jenny Ramey 9
Danielle Schmidt 8
Cara Lutes 7
Sarah Nisleit 4
Rebekah Schmidt 3
Danielle Cathey 3
Kristin Stein 2
Olivia Mann 1
totals: 37

MARANATHA
Rachel Long 8
Danielle Masera 6
Alexis Long 5
Ashley DeRosier 4
Jenna Higgins 3
Keshia Carpentier 3
totals: 29

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
New Life opened man and also played zone 1/2/2; 2/3
Maranatha opened man and also played zone
match ups: (Maranatha off/NL def) DeRosier/Nisleit; Masera/Mann; Higgins/Lutes; Alexis Long/Kristin Stein; Rachel Long/Ramey
(NL off/Maranatha def) Lutes/Higgins; Ramey/Alexis Long; Kristin Stein/Rachel Long; Mann/Masera; Nisleit/DeRosier

Next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: New Life/West Lutheran

#6 posting 1.7.2008
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NEW LIFE eagles 76, WEST LUTHERAN warriors 39

#3A New Life built a 42-20 halftime lead behind 18 points from Jenny Ramey in this MCAA contest. Mondays are usually the domain of class A, but more outstate than metro. With the slim opportunities in the Metro this was the top contest with two teams with winning records. New Life is now 8-1 while West Lutheran is 6-5.

It seemed like everyone was going to score on each possession as the two teams scored four straight possessions. WL never led, but did tie it up three times, the last at 6. The droughts hit WL harder with a 1/9 sequence. NL went on a 9-2 run to lead 18-10. WL had their own 8-4 run to cut the margin to 22-18. After that WL walked in the desert. The rest of the half NL outscored WL 20-2. WL was only 1/15 with their chances--a 13.3 pp100 and .067 floor %. WL tried to stop the NL freight train with four time outs in the first half. NL seized the opportunity with Ramey delivering 8 of those points. She put an exclamation mark at the buzzer with a 3 two steps inside midcourt.

WL had a 9-1 run to start the half, 7 of which came on second chancers. That cut the lead to 43-29. Sarah Nisleit was the only NL player connecting on the first 9 possessions as she scored 7 points, the last six on 3s in the left corner. NL took a time out to try to get the sense of urgency back. It seemed to work as NL went on a 14-4 run to make the score 57-33. There really was never any question after that point on the outcome.

photos: #1 Rebekah Schmidt of New Life finishes off a drive. #2 Jenny Ramey is fouled by Holly Recht after a steal. photos by kja

key: player, (year), points, possessions, pp100, floor %
NEW LIFE
STARTERS
Olivia Mann (08) 7, 5, 140.0, .600 perimeter player. looks to shoot 3s
Danielle Schmidt (09) 15, 15, 100.0, .400 runs the floor, had 9 points in transition lay ups. also nailed two 3s.
Jenny Ramey (09) 21, 15, 140.0, .667 point guard to start. heady, tough, is smaller than average. has a good pull up. hit three 3s. active on defense. director/communicator. had 18 points at half time. involves teammates.
Cara Lutes (11) 2, 5, 40.0, .200 post player. spent most of the game on the bench due to fouls. When in was strong on the boards. offensively was smothered when she had the ball. Never was in rhythm offensively.
Sarah Nisleit (08) 11, 11, 100.0, .455 another post, but can also step out and can 3s. Left corner was her favorite 3 spot.
BENCH
Rebekah Schmidt (11) 12, 10, 120.0, .600 taller perimeter player. crashed the offensive boards. Had six points on second chancers. Will look to drive if given the chance.
Danielle Cathey (09) 5, 5, 100.0, .400 was point guard when she was in moving Ramey to the off guard. active defensively.
Melissa Mueller (09) 1, 4, 25.0, .250 post player. needs to get stronger physically.
Kelly Stein (10) 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Ali Smith (09) 0, 0, 0.0, .000
Kristin Stein (08) 0, 0, 0.0, .000

WEST LUTHERAN
STARTERS
Olivia Smith (09) 10, 10, 100.0, .500 did a good job crashing offensive boards. 6 points came on 2nd chancers. played facing the basket.
Holly Recht (08) 9, 11, 81.8, .364 a small guard that was involved. did make a 3
Ashley Jensen (09) 8, 15, 53.3, .267 point guard. has decent pull up. was involved in some physical action.
Jenna Gehl (09) 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Ashley Geistfeld (09) 6, 7, 85.7, .429 perimeter type.
BENCH
Caitlin Seichter (08) 4, 7, 57.1, .286
Barb McFee (10) 0, 8, 0.0, .000
Morgan Obraske (08) 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Taylor Mejia (08) 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Amber Paulson (09) 0, 4, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Jenny Ramey

BY THE NUMBERS
New Life 76, 71, 107.0, .493
West Lutheran 39, 70, 55.7, .271
made 3s: NL 9, WL 1
ftm/fta-ft%: NL 9/15-.600; WL 2/8-.250
bench: NL 20, WL 4

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NEW LIFE
Cara Lutes 7
Danielle Cathey 6
Jenny Ramey 5
Rebekah Schmidt 5
Kristin Stein 4
Sarah Nisleit 3
Melissa Mueller 3
Olivia Mann 2
Danielle Schmidt 2
totals: 37

WEST LUTHERAN
Holly Recht 7
Olivia Smith 4
Ashley Geistfeld 4
Jenna Gehl 3
Caitlin Seichter 3
Ashley Jensen 2
Barb McFee 2
Morgan Obraske 1
totals: 26

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
New Life started man, and eventually settled on 2/3. A couple of times they used a 1/3/1 and used the 2/3 to rush the ball handlers, but for the most part it was 2/3.
West Lutheran also started man. They tried 1/3/1, and 2/3. They returned to man later.

next up: tomorrow morning