#6 posting 4.30.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
This game took place Sunday, April 27
MINNESOTA SEEDING TOURNAMENT
at Bloomington Kennedy
16 Semifinals
MN STARS BOROWICZ 74, METRO STARS WHITE 38
In one of the 16 semis it was MN Stars Borowicz using their size and depth to zip by upset winner Metro Stars White 74-38. The defensive advantage for MSB kept MSW off balance. MSW only had five two point field goals on their initial half court offense. The two huge posts for MSB, Amber Dvorak and Cassie Rochel, combined for 30 points.
MSW scored on the opening tip with Lauren Wittman doing the honors. It was close up to 7-6 when MSB went on an 18-0 run to blow open the game 25-6. The twin towers started the run with 9 of the first 12 points.
MSB had a 9/10 offensive sequence as everything was clicking. At half time it was 39-16. Rochel had 10 points by half.
The second half didn't move the score off that margin. In fact MSB added to their margin. The second half Dvorak caught fire with 14 points.
It was unfortunate that the championship was scheduled at the same time as the Miss Basketball banquet. NC Heat beat MSB 52-50 on a last second drive by Tayler Hill.
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
This game took place Sunday, April 27
MINNESOTA SEEDING TOURNAMENT
at Bloomington Kennedy
16 Semifinals
MN STARS BOROWICZ 74, METRO STARS WHITE 38
In one of the 16 semis it was MN Stars Borowicz using their size and depth to zip by upset winner Metro Stars White 74-38. The defensive advantage for MSB kept MSW off balance. MSW only had five two point field goals on their initial half court offense. The two huge posts for MSB, Amber Dvorak and Cassie Rochel, combined for 30 points.MSW scored on the opening tip with Lauren Wittman doing the honors. It was close up to 7-6 when MSB went on an 18-0 run to blow open the game 25-6. The twin towers started the run with 9 of the first 12 points.
MSB had a 9/10 offensive sequence as everything was clicking. At half time it was 39-16. Rochel had 10 points by half.The second half didn't move the score off that margin. In fact MSB added to their margin. The second half Dvorak caught fire with 14 points.
It was unfortunate that the championship was scheduled at the same time as the Miss Basketball banquet. NC Heat beat MSB 52-50 on a last second drive by Tayler Hill.
photos: #1. Kate Thompson rises for a lay up over Tess Komarek. #2. Karin Gibson turns sideways for a shot and is defended by Theairra Taylor. photo by Teas.
key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MN STARS BOROWICZ
STARTERS
Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central 9, 10, 90.0, .400 makes things look easy. glides. long limbs
Rachelle Eckmann, St. James 2, 5, 40.0, .200 a lunch bucket player doing the grunt work.
Brittany Chambers, Jordan 9, 7, 128.6, .571 point guard. The signature play of this game came when Chambers grabbed a d rebound and in the air cocked the ball behind her ear looking for any MSBer streaking down the floor. That is awareness squared. delivered the ball quickly.
Leah Dietel, Jordan 6, 4, 150.0, .750 steady big perimeter.
Cassie Rochel, Lakeville North 12, 10, 120.0, .700 runs like a deer at 6-4. Velcro for hands.
BENCH
Tyisha Smith, Mpls South 0, 4, 0.0, .000 speedy quick small guard.
Megan Waytashek, Centennial 2, 3, 66.7, .333 lanky perimeter
Kate Thompson, Wayzata 8, 6, 133.3, .667 perimeter with post height 6-2. Moves well and runs the floor also like a deer.
Amber Dvorak, Hinckley-Finlayson 18, 8, 225.0, 1.000 hard to move in the post. is making progress every time I watch her. offensively keeps ball high, has good hands. is learning to play at a higher tempo/speed. If you look at the floor % you notice she was 8/8 1.000. That does not mean she made every shot. It does mean that if she missed either she got the board and scored or someone else got the o board. Defensively her height intimidates. However she needs to be more aggressive on the D boards.
Hannah Linz, Eden Valley-Watkins 3, 2, 150.0, .500 3 point shooter. lefty. her passing is deceptive and quick.
Dani Mangen, Osseo 5, 3, 166.7, .667 small guard delivers big results.
METRO STARS WHITE
STARTERS
Lauren Wittman, Eden Prairie 4, 5, 80.0, .400 perimeter, lefty
Jen Field, Maple Grove 9, 11, 81.8, .364 point guard. made a couple of 3s. looks to drive
Bridget Schuneman, Centennial 6, 8, 75.0, .375 post player that was out sized inside. Still battled.
Julie Kruse, Maple Grove 6, 6, 100.0, .500 post. again out sized by twin towers
Jodi Batzel, Dover-Eyota 6, 9, 66.7, .333 scored all her points at the line. is in the tweener zone between 3 and 4.
BENCH
Kyana Johnson, St. Paul Central 2, 3, 66.7, .333 point guard
Hanna Iaizzo, White Bear Lake 0, 1, 0.0, .000 post
Karin Gibson, Eden Prairie 0, 9, 0.0, .000 guard. last weekend in Menomonie was stroking. today was ice cold. needs to work on ball handling/passing decisions and becoming more consistent with performance.
Laura Bruce, Hopkins 3, 8, 37.5, .250 perimeter. did score in transition, shot not dropping
Tess Komarek, Hopkins 0, 1, 0.0, .000 guard
Carissa Wolyniec, DeLaSalle 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000 needs increase creativity on offense
TRENCH PLAYER
Amber Dvorak
BY THE NUMBERS
MN Stars Borowicz 74, 62, 119.4, .565
Metro Stars White 38, 62, 61.3, .306
made 3s: MSB 3, MSW 1
ftm/fta-ft%: MSB 19/22-.864; MSW 17/20-.850
bench: MSB 36, MSW 7
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MN STARS BOROWICZ
Rachelle Eckmann 6
Cassie Rochel 4.5
Dani Mangen 4.5
Brittany Chambers 4
Megan Waytashek 4
Kate Thompson 4
Leah Dietel 2
Theairra Taylor 2
Amber Dvorak 2
Tyisha Smith 1
Hannah Linz 1
totals: 35
METRO STARS WHITE
Lauren Wittman 3
Bridget Schuneman 2
Jodi Batzel 1.5
Hanna Iaizzo 1.5
Jen Field 1
Kyana Johnson 1
Luara Bruce 1
Tess Komarek 1
Carissa Wolyniec 1
totals: 13
ASSISTS
MN STARS BOROWICZ
Brittany Chambers 8
Dani Mangen 5
Megan Waytashek 3
Hannah Linz 3
Leah Dietel 2
Tyisha Smith 2
Theairra Taylor 2
Cassie Rochel 1
Kate Thompson 1
Amber Dvorak 1
METRO STARS WHITE
Jen Field 3
Carissa Wolyniec 3
Julie Kruse 1
Jodi Batzel 1
Hanna Iaizzo 1
Karin Gibson 1
Laura Bruce 1
Tess Komarek 1
totals: 12
Next up: tomorrow morning
key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MN STARS BOROWICZ
STARTERS
Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central 9, 10, 90.0, .400 makes things look easy. glides. long limbs
Rachelle Eckmann, St. James 2, 5, 40.0, .200 a lunch bucket player doing the grunt work.
Brittany Chambers, Jordan 9, 7, 128.6, .571 point guard. The signature play of this game came when Chambers grabbed a d rebound and in the air cocked the ball behind her ear looking for any MSBer streaking down the floor. That is awareness squared. delivered the ball quickly.
Leah Dietel, Jordan 6, 4, 150.0, .750 steady big perimeter.
Cassie Rochel, Lakeville North 12, 10, 120.0, .700 runs like a deer at 6-4. Velcro for hands.
BENCH
Tyisha Smith, Mpls South 0, 4, 0.0, .000 speedy quick small guard.
Megan Waytashek, Centennial 2, 3, 66.7, .333 lanky perimeter
Kate Thompson, Wayzata 8, 6, 133.3, .667 perimeter with post height 6-2. Moves well and runs the floor also like a deer.
Amber Dvorak, Hinckley-Finlayson 18, 8, 225.0, 1.000 hard to move in the post. is making progress every time I watch her. offensively keeps ball high, has good hands. is learning to play at a higher tempo/speed. If you look at the floor % you notice she was 8/8 1.000. That does not mean she made every shot. It does mean that if she missed either she got the board and scored or someone else got the o board. Defensively her height intimidates. However she needs to be more aggressive on the D boards.
Hannah Linz, Eden Valley-Watkins 3, 2, 150.0, .500 3 point shooter. lefty. her passing is deceptive and quick.
Dani Mangen, Osseo 5, 3, 166.7, .667 small guard delivers big results.
METRO STARS WHITE
STARTERS
Lauren Wittman, Eden Prairie 4, 5, 80.0, .400 perimeter, lefty
Jen Field, Maple Grove 9, 11, 81.8, .364 point guard. made a couple of 3s. looks to drive
Bridget Schuneman, Centennial 6, 8, 75.0, .375 post player that was out sized inside. Still battled.
Julie Kruse, Maple Grove 6, 6, 100.0, .500 post. again out sized by twin towers
Jodi Batzel, Dover-Eyota 6, 9, 66.7, .333 scored all her points at the line. is in the tweener zone between 3 and 4.
BENCH
Kyana Johnson, St. Paul Central 2, 3, 66.7, .333 point guard
Hanna Iaizzo, White Bear Lake 0, 1, 0.0, .000 post
Karin Gibson, Eden Prairie 0, 9, 0.0, .000 guard. last weekend in Menomonie was stroking. today was ice cold. needs to work on ball handling/passing decisions and becoming more consistent with performance.
Laura Bruce, Hopkins 3, 8, 37.5, .250 perimeter. did score in transition, shot not dropping
Tess Komarek, Hopkins 0, 1, 0.0, .000 guard
Carissa Wolyniec, DeLaSalle 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000 needs increase creativity on offense
TRENCH PLAYERAmber Dvorak
BY THE NUMBERS
MN Stars Borowicz 74, 62, 119.4, .565
Metro Stars White 38, 62, 61.3, .306
made 3s: MSB 3, MSW 1
ftm/fta-ft%: MSB 19/22-.864; MSW 17/20-.850
bench: MSB 36, MSW 7
DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MN STARS BOROWICZ
Rachelle Eckmann 6
Cassie Rochel 4.5
Dani Mangen 4.5
Brittany Chambers 4
Megan Waytashek 4
Kate Thompson 4
Leah Dietel 2
Theairra Taylor 2
Amber Dvorak 2
Tyisha Smith 1
Hannah Linz 1
totals: 35
METRO STARS WHITE
Lauren Wittman 3
Bridget Schuneman 2
Jodi Batzel 1.5
Hanna Iaizzo 1.5
Jen Field 1
Kyana Johnson 1
Luara Bruce 1
Tess Komarek 1
Carissa Wolyniec 1
totals: 13
ASSISTS
MN STARS BOROWICZ
Brittany Chambers 8
Dani Mangen 5
Megan Waytashek 3
Hannah Linz 3
Leah Dietel 2
Tyisha Smith 2
Theairra Taylor 2
Cassie Rochel 1
Kate Thompson 1
Amber Dvorak 1
METRO STARS WHITE
Jen Field 3
Carissa Wolyniec 3
Julie Kruse 1
Jodi Batzel 1
Hanna Iaizzo 1
Karin Gibson 1
Laura Bruce 1
Tess Komarek 1
totals: 12
Next up: tomorrow morning
