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MINNESOTA FINISHERS 36, TOTINO-GRACE 28
With AAU off this week in Minnesota, the action shifted over to the MYAS side. Forest Lake hosted the 17u division today with four teams involved. I caught the MN Finishers vs Totino-Grace this morning. The Finishers are a multi-school team; TG is exclusively from the AAA State champs. Only one player saw extensive time for TG this year. Between both teams there was only one substitute. The Finishers overcame an early seven point deficit to beat Totino-Grace 36-28.Kaeli Kraska of TG struck first with a 3. She was really the only effective weapon TG had as she racked up 22 of the 28 points (.786 of the TG points). On the next possession Britta Syverson scored on a second chancer for the Finishers. Points were hard to come by as both teams turned the ball over a whopping 36 times. Actually the Finishers had more turnovers (23-13) despite the victory. TG led 12-5 after a lay up by Kraska. TG went stone cold from the floor with only four more points in the first half, all by Kraska at the line, as the Finishers finis
hed with a 12-4 run. TG finished the half with a 2/13 sequence (30.8 pp100, .154 floor %). MF took the lead for good on a drive by Laura Maltby 15-14. It was 17-16 MF at the break.The icy TG attack continued in the second half as they started with a 1/12 sequence or 3/25 overall. MF broke free with a trey by Sonya Farrell followed by a Maltby shot in the lane, sandwiched by another Farrell three. That made the score 25-18 MF. TG managed to cut the margin down to 30-24 after the third 3 by Kraska, but they were only able to get two more points the last six minutes. MF didn't singe the nets either closing with a 3/16 offensive performance (.188 floor %).
TG only had numbers on one side of the jerseys in a minor annoyance.
In the early game it was Triple Threat beating MN Dynamite 47-40 reversing a loss in the Park Center Championship.
photos: #1 Rachel Lukasik stretches out for a rebound. #2. Theresa Cassidy scrambles for a loose ball. photos by kja
key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MINNESOTA FINISHERS
STARTERS
Maya Farrell, Eden Prairie 10, 16, 62.5, .250 hit two 3s in the second half. passing decisions/execution (fakes for example) need to improve.
Britta Syverson, Mpls Southwest 9, 7, 128.6, .571 a rugged post. was a force on both boards. All her points were second chancers in some manner. She did convert an &1.
Becky Weybright, Eden Prairie 3, 11, 27.3, .091 point guard. passing/ball handling vs pressure needs to improve. Fakes/vision need to get better.
Sam Tuttle, Eden Prairie 3, 11, 27.3, .091 made her 3 in the corner. Passing improvement a must.
Laura Maltby, Mpls Southwest 11, 11, 100.0, .545 a rangy player more 4 than 3. can score off the drive.
BENCH
Erin Puk, Eden Prairie 0, 1, 0.0, .000 a post substitute with limited touches.
TOTINO-GRACE
All players are from TG
STARTERS
Kaeli Kraska 22, 27, 81.5, .370 the only real scoring threat for TG. has 3 range (made 3), also will drive and score off runners.
Libby Norris 4, 7, 57.1, .286 perimeter
Jackie Meyer 0, 9, 0.0, .000 point guard. missed on two transition baskets.
Rachel Lukasik 2, 11, 18.2, .091 perimeter. lefty looked to take 3s and medium 2s
Theresa Cassidy 0, 3, 0.0, .000 defensively was alert. came up with six steals, the most of anybody on any team.
BENCH
none
TRENCH PLAYERBritta Syverson
BY THE NUMBERS
MN Finishers 36, 57, 63.2, .281
Totino-Grace 28, 57, 49.1, .229
made 3s/&1s MF 3/1-2; TG 3/0-0
ftm/fta-ft%: TG 7/8-.875; MF 5/8 .625
Bench MF 0, TG 0
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MN FINISHERS
Britta Syverson 12.5
Maya Farrell 6
Becky Weybright 5
Laura Maltby 4.5
Sam Tuttle 3
Erin Puk 2
totals: 33
TOTINO-GRACE
Cassidy 12
Lukasik 7
Meyer 6
Kraska 6
Norris 2
totals: 33
ASSISTS
MN FINISHERS
Becky Weybright 5
Sam Tuttle 3
Maya Farrell 2
Britta Syverson 2
Laura Maltby 1
totals: 13
TOTINO-GRACE
Meyer 3
Norris 2
Lukasik 2
Cassidy 2
totals: 9
Next up: tomorrow morning
