Playoff Out & About: 5AAA Osseo/Centennial

#5 posting 10.29.2008
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5AAA PLAYOFFS
semifinals
OSSEO orioles 3, CENTENNIAL cougars 1
(26-28, 28-26, 25-15, 25-14)

#2 seed Osseo survived two set points in set two and rode that momentum to beat #3 seed Centennial in the next sets. Centennial's "earned" points dropped from 19.5 in the first two sets to 7 in the next two as Osseo's defense tightened up at the net. Osseo had 52 earned points, while getting 52 points on Centennial errors. In fact the Cougars had 53 earned points, one more that the Orioles. Osseo however had fewer errors on the night.

The night can be divided into two portions---back and forth, and going away. Centennial had five runs in the first set including the first two. Both times it was only a three point run and Osseo never trailed by more than three. Osseo had a run of four to retake the lead at 17-15 which forced the first Centennial time out. After the break the Cougars ran off three straight to take an 18-17 lead. All three points came from Micah Sater kills. Karen Hiltunen ended that with a side out kill and then started serving. The Orioles added three more points for a 21-18 lead. The last two points came on Osseo blocks. Centennial had their 4th run to tie it up at 22. That forced an Osseo time out. After that the game moved to a side out game with 8 straight side outs. Osseo had two set points in the sequence, but Leigh Pudwill got point 24 for Centennial and Sater had point 25 to tie. The Cougars had their fifth run of the first set to close out the win. Pudwill had the kill to get the 27-26 advantage and then an Osseo hitting error ended the first set.

Set two was similiar but reversed. Osseo had the early advantage. A four point run gave the Orioles a 10-5 lead. Centennial answered right away with their own four point run. Two serves later Centennial had another four point run to take a 14-12 lead. An Osseo time out ended that and started an Oriole three point run. Two straight Centennial hitting errors were part of the equation. Six side outs later Osseo still led 18-17. Centennial moved forward on their third and final run of the set. Osseo returned the favor with three straight of their own to retake the lead 21-20. Centennial edged out ahead 23-22 when Osseo took a time out. Two Centennial errors later Osseo led 24-23 forcing the Cougars second time out. A deep serve and then a block put Centennial on the cusp of a two set margin, but Rachel Pekarek got the key side out. Centennial's Krista Stoltz got a side out kill to give Centennial their second match point. A deep hitting error on a slide turned the ball over to Osseo. Hiltunen slammed home an overpass kill and then Sathre served up an ace to ice the second set.

That loss took a lot of steam out of the Cougars. The next set Centennial only had four earned points. In fact in the first 10 Osseo points only 3 were earned. In the first 7 Centennial points zero were earned. Osseo cleaned up their mistakes the rest of the set allowing only four more. Meanwhile Centennial gave away 7 more points. Sathre had four points in the third set.

Centennial had one last gasp as they led 7-3 in the fourth set. That forced an Oriole time out and the Orange and Black outscored Centennial the rest of the night 22-7. The key service came on Amanda Hoefling's serve as Osseo had an 8 point run to lead 16-9. Centennial had five errors in that sequence. Centennial narrowed the gap to 16-12 after three straight kills, two by Sater. But missed serves torpedoed any momentum that was building. Rachel Wiinanen didn't give the ball back until Osseo added six more points. Osseo led 24-13 when a missed serve gave it back to Centennial. Sathre ended the night with a kill, her 11th on the night.

you can see the entire Osseo vs Centennial photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
OSSEO
1. Rachel Wiinanen, 2009, MH 3-1-3----7
1br: Kyle Everett, 2011, L
2. Lauren Everett, 2009, S 0-0-0----0
2fr: Sarah Pekarek, 2011, RH 0-3-6----9
3. Rachel Pekarek, 2009, OH 0-1-8----9
4. Lindsey Sathre, 2009, MH 3-1-11---15
4br: Kyle Everett, 2011, L
5. Amanda Hoefling, 2009, S 1-0-0----1
6. Karen Hiltunen, 2010, OH 0-1-10----11
totals: 7-7-38----52 points; 52 points on Centennial errors

CENTENNIAL
1. Allison Atkins, 2009, L 2-0-0-----2
1fr: Amanda McAulay, 2010, MH 0-0-7----7
2. Hannah Glocke, 2011, S 2-0-0-----2
2fr: Abby Mohr, 2010, RH 0-0-3----3
3. Leigh Pudwill, 2012, OH 0-0.5-17-----17.5
4. Megan Waytashek, 2010, MH 2-2-4----8
4br: Allison Atkins, 2009, L
5. Krista Stoltz, 2010, S 1-0.5-1----2.5
6. Micah Sater, 2009, OH 0-0-11-----11
6br: Kaila Solberg, 2009, DS 0-0-0---0
6serve: Nicole Thul, 2010, serve 0-0-0----0
totals: 7-3-43----53 points, 30 points on Osseo errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Lindsey Sathre. Ace finished key second set. consistent throughout

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Osseo 29/49 -.592; 104; .500; .361
Centennial 23/48-.479; 83; .639; .500
Runs 3+: Osseo 12, Centennial 12
Longest string: Osseo 8, Centennial 4
Missed Serves: Centennial 16, Osseo 12
Time Out %: Osseo 4/5-.800; Centennial 3/7-.429

ROTATIONS
OSSEO
1. Wiinanen 21-21 .500
2. L Everett 16-14 .533
3. R Pekarek 19-12 .612
4. Sathre 13-11 .542
5. Hoefling 23-19 .548
6. Hiltunen 12-6 .667
totals: 104-83 .556

CENTENNIAL
1. Atkins 22-17 .564
2. Glocke 14-19 .424
3. Pudwill 11-14 .440
4. Waytashek 10-25 .286
5. Stoltz 18-12 .600
6. Sater/Thul 8-17 .320
totals: 83-104

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 C C C O O*
set 2 O O O C C*
set 3 O O O O O
set 4 C O O O O
*other team won set

BIGGEST LEAD
Team 1 2 3
Osseo 3 5 10 11
Centennial 3 2 0 4

next up: The other 5AAA Semifinal

Out & About: Centennial/Elk River

#4 posting 9.30.2008
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CENTENNIAL cougars 3, ELK RIVER elks 0
(25-17, 25-11, 25-10)

In a Northwest Suburban conference match Centennial swept Elk River with a 37 point margin on the Cougars' parent night. ER put up a fight in the early part of the first set, but once Centennial grabbed the lead the Cougars put the game into overdrive. Centennial dominated the first ball side out game with a .774 mark. At one point they had 11 straight FBSOs over two sets. The two Centennial outsides---Leigh Pudwill and Micah Sater---combined for 27.5 points on the night. Centennial is 4-1 in the NWS in second place trailing Blaine by a game. ER is 1-4.

The most competitive contest was the first set. Elk River led with an ace by Janell Finkbeiner after the first serve. ER only had two runs on the night and both occurred in the early portion of set one. With those two runs ER led 11-8. At that point Rachel Finkbeiner had three kills. An 8-1 run turned the whole night around for Centennial and they never looked back. Micah Sater closed out the first set with four of the last six points for the Cougars including a finishing ace.

That win seemed to deflate ER a bit and Centennial pushed out early in the second set with a 7-1 lead. Centennial led 16-9 when a six point run put the contest out of reach. Leigh Pudwill had two aces in that outburst.

Things didn't change much with an 8-1 run in the third set. Hannah Glocke served up five of the points with three aces to put the Cougar stamp on the set early. Centennial had four more three point runs in the third set. ER had problems generating much offense with only four earned points in the third set.

You can see the entire Centennial vs Elk River photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com. Photos tonight were taken by Coach Teas.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
CENTENNIAL
1. Allison Atkins (2009) L 0-0-0---0
1fr: Amanda McAulay (2010) MH 0-1-3----4
2. Hannah Glocke (2011) S 4-0-2---6
2fr: Abby Mohr (2010) RH 0-0-1----1
3. Leigh Pudwill (2012) OH 4-0.5-10----14.5
3. Kaila Solberg (2009) DS 0-0-0----0
3. Nicole Thul (2009) DS 1-0-0----1
4. Megan Waytashek (2010) MH 0-1.5-5---6.5
4br: Allison Atkins (2009) L
5. Krista Stoltz (2010) S 2-0-1----3
5fr: Stacey Andersen (2009) RH 0-0-0---0
6. Micah Sater (2009) OH 2-0-11----13
6. Laura Reiter (2011) OH 0-0-0----0
totals: 13-3-33----49 points, 26 points on ER errors

ELK RIVER
1. Janell Finkbeiner (2013) 1-0-0----1
2. Rachel Finkbeiner (2010) OH 0-1-5----6
3. Chelsi Winskowski (2009) S 0-0-0----0
4. Kirstie Grill (2009) MB 1-0-6----7
5. Liz Carle (2011) 0-0-0----0
5fr: Sam Sadlowsky (2010) OH 0-0-2----2
6. Callie Schroer (2010) L 0-0-0-----0
6fr: Jessica Grill (2011) MB 0-0-1----1
totals: 2-1-14----17 points, 21 points on Centennial errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Leigh Pudwill

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Centennial 24/31-.774; 75; .653; .553
Elk River 8/31-.258; 38; .447; .347
Runs 3+: Centennial 11, ER 2
Longest string: Centennial 6, ER 3
Missed Serves: ER 10, Centennial 9
Time Out %: ER 3/6-.500; Centennial did not take a time out

ROTATIONS
CENTENNIAL
1. Atkins 15-6 .714
2. Glcoke 17-7 .708
3. Pudwill 16-6 .727
4. Waytashek 10-7 .588
5. Stoltz/Andersen 7-7 .500
6. Sater 10-5 .667
totals: 75-38 .664

ELK RIVER
1. J Finkbeiner 8-14 .364
2. R Finkbeiner 6-17 .261
3. Winskowski 6-17 .261
4. Grill 6-10 .375
5. Carle 6-8 .429
6. Schroer 6-9 .400
totals: 38-75 .336

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 E E C C C
set 2 C C C C C
set 3 C C C C C

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3
Centennial 8 14 15
Elk River 3 0 0

Next up: Tomorrow morning

Out & About: Centennial/Osseo

#4 posting 9.6.2007
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CENTENNIAL cougars 3, OSSEO orioles 1
(22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-23)

In a battle of unbeaten Northwest Suburban teams it was Centennial prevailing after losing the first game in a four game match in Osseo. Both teams stayed within shouting distance. Both teams delivered in the side out game with both teams above .518. Topping the charts tonight was Centennial's Becka Meiser with 15 kills.

In game one, the side out game was in overdrive with eight straight side outs. Osseo was the first to shake free with a run of three to make it 9-7. The Orioles maintained a slight advantage until Centennial ran off three points to make it 16-14. Osseo had another three point run to force a Centennial time out. That break worked as Centennial nosed in front again on a 5-2 run to lead 21-19. This time it was Osseo with the time out and modification of plans. Their time out tactic worked with a 6-1 run after the time out. Centennial tried to get their mojo back with another time out at 22-21 Osseo. They did get the side out to knot it up, but the Orioles closed out with the last three points. Finishing game one was Libero Brianna Olson of Osseo with a kill.

There were seven ties to start game two. Centennial broke through with a three point run to make it 13-11. Osseo was forced to use a time out at this juncture. The game hung in this zone until Melanie Schmidt's serve for Centennial. She served up three more points (Osseo tried to slow the momentum to no avail at 20-16) to make it 22-16. The Orioles did get a side out, but Centennial finished it off with a kill by Becka Mieser on Allison Atkins' service.

Centennial broke a 13 all tie with five straight points, four on Brittany Wilson's serve to make it 18-13. Osseo took a time out, but Wilson added her second ace after their break. In fact it was the third Centennial ace stretching back to a 8-1 run. Osseo closed to 19-16 after a Centennial hitting error forcing the Cougars to burn a time out. Soon after the game went into sideout mode for six straight balls. Osseo took their second time out at 23-18. Rachel Pekarek nailed a kill for the side out. Osseo hung on to close to 24-21 which led to another chat by Centennial. After the break Pekarek had a hitting error to end the third game 25-21.

Centennial revved it up early on Melanie Schmidt's serve. She had five service points with Centennial kills accounting for three points. Osseo did battle back from their doldrums to tie the game at 11. After that the game was tied five times, the last time at 22 after an ace by Hoefling for Osseo. Centennial took a time out, but Hoefling kept the pressure on with another ace to make it 23-22 Orioles. On the next serve the ball went wide and Centennial never gave it back. The last two points for Centennial came via Osseo hitting errors.

Of note: The Father of Oriole Lindsey Sathre, MH, saw his last game this year. He leaves soon for Iraq.

Photos: #1: Osseo's Rachel Pekarek goes up for a back row attack. #2: Megan Waytashek of Centennial goes one on one with Osseo's Tiara Russell. #3 Osseo's coach Quan recognizing Mr. Sathre. photos by kja

CENTENNIAL
order, player, position, aces-blocks-kills-----points
1 Melanie Schmidt, DS 0-0-1----1
1fr Micha Sater, OH 0-0.5-7---7.5
2 Allison Atkins, L 3-0-1----4
2fr Megan Waytashek, MH 0-1.5-8---9.5
3 Brittany Wilson, RH 2-1.5-4----7.5
4 Becka Meiser, OH 0-0-15----15
5 Renata Thielen, DS 0-0-0----0
5fr Abby Mohr, MH 0-1.5-4----5.5
6 Ally Wilson, S 1-0-4----5
Totals: 6-5-44-55 points; 42 points on Osseo errors

OSSEO
1 Amanda Hoefling, S 2-0-1----3
1fr Karen Hiltunen, RH 0-1-1----2
2 Rachel Pekarek, OH 0-0-7----7
3 Briana Olson, L 0-0-1----1
3fr Tiara Russell, MH 0-2-5---7
4 Lauren Everett, S 0-0-0-----0
4fr Casey Carroll, RH 0-2-7----9
5 Rachel Wiinanen, DS 0-0-3----3
5fr Abby Roff, OH 0-1.5-5---6.5
6 Lindsey Sathre, MH 1-0.5-7---8.5
totals: 3-7-37---46 points, 40 points on Centennial errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Becka Meiser

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso att; fbso%; points, Pts earned%; pts allowed %
Centennial 34/56; .607; 97; .567; .465
Osseo 29/56; .518; 86; .535; .433
Runs 3+: Centennial 9, Osseo 9
missed serves: Osseo 10, Centennial 8

ROTATIONS
CENTENNIAL
1 Schmidt 24-16 .600
2 Atkins 21-17 .553
3 B Wilson 14-15 .483
4 Meiser 13-10 .565
5 Thielen 15-13 .536
6 A Wilson 11-14 .440
totals: 98-85 .536

OSSEO
1 Hoefling 17-23
2 Pekarek/Wiinanen 15-22
3 Olson 16-16
4 Everett 14-13
5 Wiinanen/Pekarek 10-15
6 Sathre 13-9
totals: 85-98 .464

Osseo's rotations were in flux most of the night with the left side undergoing most of the experiments.

Next up: tomorrow morning