Out & About: River Falls/Osceola

#8 posting 11.25.2008
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RIVER FALLS wildcats 40, OSCEOLA chieftains 33

Once again it was across the St. Croix River to watch a game in Wisconsin. Host River Falls downed Osceola 40-33 in a battle between D1 and D2 teams. (Think AAAA vs AAA in Minnesota). It was the first contest for both teams this season. Wells scored 22 points for the Wildcats, more than half their total.

There was no score for the first seven possessions, five of which ended in turnovers. Both teams didn't make it easy for the other side. Both teams were athletic. You could summarize it this way---Osceola was deliberate in the half court; RF looked to run. For the quarter Osceola did have a couple leads, their last coming at 7-6 after a drive by Jess Martell, her 5th point. RF led at the end of the quarter 10-8. Six of the Wildcat points came on transition.

Osceola struggled in the second quarter. The Chieftains were 1/10 to start the 2nd quarter. The Wildcats weren't sizzling either with a 2/10 offensive sequence. RF led at the break 19-12.

Osceola closed the margin to 25-23 with 2:46 left in the third quarter thanks to free throws and crashing the boards when they missed. On two consecutive possessions Osceola went to the line and slipped the block out to score on put backs. RF's Wells responded with two straight baskets on the next two Wildcat possessions. RF led 29-23 headed into the fourth quarter.

Wells continued her hot hand with a three to open the fourth quarter to make it 32-23. RF then had six empty trips. Again Osceola rallied with a three by Lindsay Danielson. Again RF let Osceola get an offensive rebound on a missed free throw. The Chieftains turned the ball over however. Brea Tinney had a steal and lay up, and then stole the ball on the ensuing pass in, but Osceola was unable to convert. That kept the score at 32-29 RF. Once again Wells broke the drought and scored on two free throws as the Wildcats scored on each of the next four possessions. RF turned deliberate at this stage and Osceola started taking earlier shots in the half court game.

Tonight Coach Teas made is 2008-09 debut behind the camera. Last week he was on a golfing junket in Missouri.

Another interesting facet of this game---this was the second day in a row the Chieftains were playing. Yesterday it was Lake Holcombe. Today it was Osceola. There will be no back to back Chieftain games in Minnesota.

you can see all the River Falls vs Osceola photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

key: player, year, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
RIVER FALLS
STARTERS
Tessa Wells, 2010 22, 17, 129.4, .588 guard, moves crisp and sharp. foot work is clean. is athletic, quick and is a competitor. has 3 range. was the only Wildcat that went to the free throw line. good pull up. some passes are floaters that can be snatched by the defense if receiver stands around. would have had more assists, but receivers didn't finish what would have been nice assists.
Sarah Vitale, 2011 6, 14, 42.9, .214 quick guard. scored in transition. rushed/hurried passes in transition.
Ashley Branigan, 2009, 4, 4, 100.0, .500 post.
Aimee Dusek, 2010, 2, 5, 40.0, .200 guard
Emma Purfeerst, 2010, 2, 6, 33.3, .167 forward. aggressive on the defensive boards. had a couple of blocks. also had 6 assists.
BENCH
Kayla Kusilek, 2010 2, 5, 40.0, .200 forward.
Anastacia Janovec, 2010, 0, 3, 0.0, .000 guard
LaKita Bell, 2010, 2, 3, 66.7, .333 forward. high arcing shot.
Lindsie Freeborn, 2009, 0, 1, 0.0, .000

OSCEOLA
STARTERS
Katie Rydeen, 2009 0, 7, 0.0, .000 guard. started off with four straight turnovers--all on passes. some times too high, sometimes forced. some no angle.
Paige Garriga, 2011, 6, 5, 120.0, .600 young post. 6-1 strong shoulders. scored four in second chancers. Flex offense took her away from the block.
Brea Tinney, 2009 9, 12, 75.0, .417 guard. good anticipation on defense. can read what is happening. scored off her defense. 3 point shooter.
Kristen Jasperson, 2009 2, 8, 25.0, .125 thin forward
Lindsay Danielson, 2009 3, 7, 42.9, .143 guard. did make a three
BENCH
Jess Martell, 2010, 12, 13, 92.3, .462 guard. scored off the drive. wasn't afraid to go into the lane. The only Osceola player that scored more than one field goal in the half court.
Megan Tarman, 2010, 1, 5, 20.0, .200
Katie Zais, 2010, 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Lisa Rydeen, 2011, 1, 1, 100.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Tessa Wells

BY THE NUMBERS
River Falls 40, 58, 69.0, .328
Osceola 34, 59, 57.6, .288
made 3s/&1s: RF 2/0; Osceola 1/0
ftm/fta-ft%: RF 4/5-.800; Osceola 7/15-.467
bench: Osceola 14, River Falls 4
* I have 34 points. Somehow they didn't count one free throw in the second quarter for Osceola.

RF 10-9-10-11---40
Osceola 8-4*-11-10---33*
* missing free throw in the second quarter.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
RIVER FALLS
Emma Purfeest 12.5
Sarah Vitale 6
Kayla Kusilek 4
Tessa Wells 2
LaKita Bell 2
Aimee Dusek 2
Anastacia Janovec 1.5
Ashley Branigan 1
Lindsie Freeborn 1
Totals: 32

OSCEOLA
Brea Tinney 12
Kristen Jasperson 6
Lindsay Danielson 4
Katie Rydeen 4
Jess Martell 3
Paige Garriga 3
Lisa Rydeen 3
Megan Tarman 1
totals: 36

ASSISTS
RIVER FALLS
Emma Purfeerst 6
Sarah Vitale 5
Ashley Branigan 2
Kayla Kiusilek 2
Tessa Wells 1
Anastacia Janovec 1
LaKita Bell 1
totals: 18

OSCEOLA
Katie Rydeen 5
Jess Martell 2
Megan Tarman 2
Paige Garriga 1
Kristen Jasperson 1
Katie Zais 1
Lindsay Danielson 1
totals: 13

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Osceola pressured full court.
Both teams used man
(Osceola off/RF Defense)
Tinney/Wells; K Rydeen/Dusek; Jasperson/Purfeerst; Danielson/Vitale; Garriga/Branigan
(RF Offense/Osceola D)
Wells/Tinney; Kusilek/Tarman; Dusek/Martell; Vitale/L Rydeen; Purfeest/Garriga;

next up: tomorrow

Out & About: River Falls/White Bear Lake

#3 posting 10.4.2007
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MYAS GIRLS BASKETBALL FALL LEAGUE
GREEN DIVISION, Forest Lake
RIVER FALLS wildcats 38, WHITE BEAR LAKE bears 35

On Sunday I traveled up to Forest Lake to watch a battle of Green unbeatens. And in a narrow give and take rally game it was River Falls surviving a last second flurry by White Bear Lake 38-35. The pp100s in this game didn't crack 70 p100. So it was a competitive game, if not an artistic success.

WBL led 6-3 after 7 minutes of running time. RF was mired in a 1/11 offensive sequence--a .091 floor %. RF had a drought of seven which WBL tried to match with five of their own. RF then had a 6-0 run to take the lead at 9-6. It was WBL's turn for offensive futility with a 1/12 offensive sequence and an even cooler .083 floor %. RF led 14-10 with four minutes left in the half when WBL awoke from its offensive hibernation. They outscored RF 10-2 to finish the half with a 4/5 offensive sequence. Hannah Iaizzo started things off with two straight baskets. The Bears ended the half with two 3s, the last by Tanya Dickey, her first points of the game. WBL led at half 20-16.

At the start of the second half WBL pushed their margin to 24-18. Then all the frozen offense started to thaw in a hurry for RF. The scored on five straight possessions as they enjoyed a 12-2 run. Four different Wildcats contributed with Tess Wells scoring four in the outburst. That forced WBL to take a time out. After the regrouping RF went stone cold dry for 10 possessions. Their 30-26 lead did hold up however as WBL could do no better than another 1/12 offensive string. Opportunity came knocking and no one was home. RF pushed their margin to 36-31 with 1:09 left as WBL took another time out. The rejuvenated Bears roared out of the break with two straight scores, a post up by Emily Newman and a steal and lay up by Dickey to make it 36-35. Tessa Feyereisen, who led both teams with 12 points, knocked down two free throws with 35 seconds left for the final margin. WBL had two more cracks at a potential tie, but the shots didn't drop.

photos: #1 Tess Wells of River Falls is slapped across the arm as she brings the ball up court. #2. Tanya Dickey of WBL advances the ball up court with Britt Burns defending for RF. photos by kja

RIVER FALLS
STARTERS
Tessa Feyereisen 12, 16, 75.0, .313 point guard, active defensively, looks to drive.
Britt Schmitt 0, 6, 0.0, .000 guard
Tess Wells 9, 11, 81.8, .364 perimeter player, made a 3. runs the floor. favorite target of Feyereisen.
Emma Purfust 10, 9, 111.1, .556 crashed the offensive boards. Had six points on put backs.
Lauren Cernahouse 0, 2, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Sarah Vitale 3, 2, 150.0, .500
Kayla Kusilek 0, 4, 0.0, .000 lefty, post player, needs to get stronger
Amiee Dusek 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Britt Burns 4, 3, 133.3, .667 lefty, perimeter has 3 range.

WHITE BEAR LAKE
STARTERS
Mara Petrich 6, 10, 60.0, .300 perimeter. moves without the ball
Hannah Iaizzo 6, 7, 85.7, .429 post player. lanky, did not score the second half. Needs to demand the ball.
Alyssa Glass 6, 7, 85.7, .429 scored off the drive
Tanya Dickey 10, 14, 71.4, .286 got the motor started later in the game. Last possession of the first half was her first points. too many turnovers with passing and ball control issues. Needs to step up before game is on the line
Emily Newman 2, 8, 25.0, .125 Post player, has strong frame. needs to finish
BENCH
Kayla Pulczinski 5, 7, 71.4, .286 perimeter
Allison Edberg 0, 3, 0.0, .000 inside player

TRENCH PLAYER
Emma Purfust

BY THE NUMBERS
River Falls 38, 55, 69.1, .309
White Bear Lake 35, 56, 62.5, .286
made 3s: RF 4, WBL 3
made fts: RF 4, WBL 0
bench: RF 7, WBL 5

WBL did not attempt one free throw in the entire game.

DEFENSIVE STOPS
RIVER FALLS
Tessa Feyereisen 8
Britt Schmitt 7
Tess Wells 6
Kayla Kusilek 4
Sarah Vitale 3
Emma Purfust 3
totals: 31

WHITE BEAR LAKE
Hannah Iaizzo 7.5
Tanya Dickey 5
Emily Newman 5
Alyssa Glass 4.5
Mara Petrich 4
Allison Edberg 3
Kayla Pulczinski 2
totals: 31
If you notice both teams had 31 stops each. However RF had 16 steals to 7 for WBL

Next up: tomorrow unless news breaks.