Out & About: Eagan/New Prague

#3 posting 10.16.2008
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EAGAN wildcats 3, NEW PRAGUE trojans 0
(25-7, 25-16, 25-9)

The Eagan Wildcats swept New Prague with a margin of 43 points. Eagan plays a brutal schedule. Their record after tonight's win is 10-13. However ten of those losses were against teams in the top 10 polls. The other three losses came to teams in the receiving vote category. So the record is a bit deceptive. New Prague found that out tonight. The Trojans are 9-18 on the year.

The Wildcats used a stellar FBSO (first ball side out) game with a .867 % (26/30) for the night. On top of that the lowest scoring Eagan rotation checked in with .667, and the Wildcats had a shutout in runs of three or more 11-0.

In the first set Eagan was a perfect 8 for 8 in FBSO. NP's ball control forced poor hitting options while Eagan used their service game for five aces. NP was forced to take their first time out at 8-2, but the Wildcats were on the prowl soon after. Eagan racked up their biggest run of the night with six points off of Katie Kvas' serve including two aces. The second time out came at 18-5 but nothing in the Trojans arsenal could pierce Eagan FBSO defense. The Wildcats closed the set with another six point run.

The second set was the most competitive of any of the sets as NP got off to a 2-0 start. The Trojans maintained that lead up to 7-5 when the Wildcats turned the tables with a five point run on Kristin Ammerman's serve putting the hosts up 10-7 and forcing a NP time out. Both teams traded 8 side outs in a row, but two of them were NP service errors. Eagan had another five point service run in which NP took their second time out at 20-14. It didn't slow the Wildcats down as they added two more points to their totals.

NP came back to the East side of the gym in set three and for some reason there must have been a curse on the bench because Eagan again dominated with five runs in that set alone. Right from the start Eagan led 5-0 with Ammerman get the FBSO kill and then tacking of four points off her serve. The second NP time out came at 15-5 and after that it was a matter of time before the night ended.

you can see the entire Eagan vs New Prague photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
EAGAN
1. Kristin Ammerman, 2010, S 3-0-3----6
2. Taylor Gerr, 2009, OH 1-0-7----8
2. Kyndra Beekman, 2011, DS 0-0-0---0
3. Shannon Basset, 2009, MH 1-1-7----9
3. Katie Willems, L
4. Katie Kvas, 2011, DS 2-0-0-----2
4fr: Jennica Adkins, 2009, RH 0-3-6----9
5. Kayla Slaikeu, 2010, OH 2-0-3-----5
5. Bree Blanchette, 2010, DS 0-0-0----0
6. Katie Willems, 2011, L 3-0-0-----3
6fr: Liz Petesch, 2010, MH 0-0-6----6
totals: 12-4-32-----48 points, 27 points on New Prague errors

NEW PRAGUE
1. Anissa Svoboda, 2009, S 1-0-2----3
2. Maggie Weiers, 2010, OH 0-2-7----9
3. Rit Rynda, 2009, MH 0-0-4----4
4. Shelby Dugas, 2011, RH 0-0.5-1----1.5
4. Bri Burns, 2010, S 0-0-0-----0
5. Jessica Hoffman, 2010, OH 0-0-3-----3
5br: Nicole Wehseler, 2010, DS 0-0-0-----0
6. Hannah Strop, 2010, MH 0-1.5-3-----4.5
6. Kalee Torp, 2010, MH 0-0-0------0
totals: 1-4-20------25 totals, 7 points on Eagan errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Kristin Ammerman

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Eagan 26/30 .867; 75; xxxx; .219
New Prague 13/31-.419; 32; .781;
Runs 3+: Eagan 11, NP 0
Longest string: Eagan 6, NP 2
Missed Serves: NP 8, Eagan 0
Time Out %: NP 3/6-.500; Eagan did not take a time out

ROTATIONS
EAGAN
1. Ammermann 20-10 .667
2. Gerr/Beekman 16-5 .762
3. Koenig 9-4 .692
4. Bassett 11-4 .733
5. Slaikeu 9-4 .692
6. Willems 10-5 .667
totals: 75-32 .701

NEW PRAGUE
1. Svoboda 10-13 .435
2. Weiers 5-18 .217
3. Rynda 4-8 .333
4. Dugas 4-11 .267
5. Hoffman 4-10 .286
6. Strop 5-15 .250
totals: 32-75 .299

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

BIGGEST LEAD
Team 1 2 3
Eagan 18 9 16
New Prague 0 2 0

Next up: more to follow

Out & About: Lakeville North/Eagan

#5 posting 11.3.2007
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3AAA CHAMPIONSHIP
LAKEVILLE NORTH panthers 3, EAGAN wildcats 1
(25-17, 25-22, 15-25, 25-21)

#1 Lakeville North rallied in game four to close out a 3-1 win over Eagan. The Wildcats led 21-19 in the fourth when a tip kill by Brooke Lewko gave the side out back to LN. Taylor Fieldsted served out the game with Kelsey Brandl delivering four kills and one block for the final five points. Brandl had 21 kills on the night with 7 blocks. Amy Braun led LN with 24 kills.

Lakeville North established their domination early in game one with points off each of their first four servers. LN had three runs of three plus and lead 13-3. Eagan had to use a time out at 11-3. Braun had six kills in the run. LN also had their first ball side out game working with six straight fbso. LN delivered 10 of 13 fbso in game one. Brandl had the first three fbso with kills. Braun had three in this game too. Eagan missed four serves in this game, including point 25.

Again LN jumped out to a 4-0 and 12-4 lead in game two. It is hard to comeback when in a hole that deep, but Eagan kept chipping away. They soon got their own fbso game going in a major way with six straight fbso. Eagan went on a 14-6 run to tie it at 18. After the tie, Eagan's fbso disappeared. There were no major runs, but one point each server adds up. LN led 22-21 and had the serve, but a kill by Brooke Lewko gave the ball back to LN. Brandl put down a block to put LN on the verge. After an Eagan time out Katie Hofstad had a kill. Brandl ended a tight game two with a kill.

Eagan came out in game three and played lights out fbso ball. They were 13/14 for game three and had 11 straight to open the game. The biggest margin Eagan enjoyed was 21-11. LN took time outs at 9-5 and 17-10, but little slowed down the Eagan machine. It was the Eagan middles that stepped it up with Laurel Sanford putting up three blocks and putting down three kills. Kelsey Sparks had five kills and one block. With the win, momentum seemed to have shifted to the Wildcats.

Eagan rode the emotion to a 7-3 lead early in game four. However on Kelsey Brandl's serve LN tied it up with three more points. Eagan kept scrapping and LN never had the lead. A net hugging ace by Andrea Willems put the Wildcats up 14-10. A LN time out again shifted momentum. A side out plus three points off Lindsey Weaver's serve tied it up again at 14. Brandl had two blocks at points 13 and 14. Eagan led 18-15 with a 5-1 run. Sanford had two kills in the burst. Eagan maintained the lead all the way to 21-19. Then Lewko had the side out kill that never gave the ball back. Brandl put five straight points on the board and LN was off to the State tournament.

It is too bad that great teams have to clash in high school gyms and not under the lights of the Xcel Center. It is time for the best to play the best. Tonight two of the top four teams will be ousted in AAA. The state needs to figure out a way to seed the entire state. Sure there will be teams that may feel they didn't get the seed they deserve, of course there will be an occasional upset. But the best will be playing the best. You will drive up interest and the state will see classic matches.

photos: #1 Amy Braun, LN, going up in the back row for an attack; #2 Kelsey Brandl meets Laurel Sanford at the net. #3 The reaction of the kill by Brandl from the rest of the LN team. photos by kja

LAKEVILLE NORTH
1. Taylor Fieldstad, L 1-0-0-----1
1fr Brooke Lewko, MH 0-2.5-7----9.5
2 Lindsey Weaver, DS 0-0-0-----0
2 Christina Hanf, RH 0-0-0------0
3 Kayla Kirby, DS 0-0-0---0
3fr Kirsten Zeise, OH 0-0-2----2
4 Kelsey Brandl, MH 0-7-21----28
5 Leah Johnson, S 1-0.5-5----6.5
6 Amy Braun, OH 0-0-24----24
totals: 2-10-60----72 points, 18 points on Eagan errors

EAGAN
1 Kelsey Sparks, MH 0-2.5-10---12.5
1 Andrea Willems, Serve 1-0-0----1
2 Kristin Ammerman, S 0-0-2----2
3 Taylor Bohannon, DS 1-0-0-----1
3fr Katie Hofstad, OH 0-0-11----11
4 Leah Ehret, L 1-0-0----1
4fr Laurel Sanford, MH 0-7-11----18
5 Malia Paleafei, RS 0-0.5-3----3.5
6 Kelsey Ammerman, DS 0-0-0----0
6fr Taylor Gerr, OH 0-0-6----6
totals: 2-11-43----56 points, 28 points on LN errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Kelsey Brandl, 5 straight at the end puts her over the top

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/att; fbso%; points; %earned; %allowed
Lakeville North 28/52; .538; 90; .800; .333
Eagan 33/52; .635; 84; .667; .200
3+runs: LN 10, Eagan 8
missed serves: Eagan 8, LN 4
Ace/error: LN .500; Eagan .250

ROTATIONS
LAKEVILLE NORTH
1. Taylor Fieldstad 22-17 .564
2. Lindsey Weaver 17-16 .515
3. Kayla Kirby 13-13 .500
4. Kelsey Brandl 14-12 .538
5. Leah Johnson 12-10 .545
6. Amy Braun 11-16 .407
totals: 90-84 .517
If you notice in Braun's rotation the #s drop. The one-two punch is not in the front row that rotation. Braun is the back row option in 6 and Brandl is on the bench.

EAGAN
1. Kelsey Sparks/Andrea Willems 17-20 .459
2. Kristin Ammerman 17-14 .548
3. Ehret/Kelsey Ammerman/Bohannon 12-14 .462
4. Bohannon/Ehret 12-12 .500
5. Malia Paleafei 10-11 .476
6. Kelsey Ammerman/Bohannon 17-19 .472
totals 84-90 .483
Eagan used the same kids, but had different lineups:
in 1: Sparks; Kristin Ammermann; Ehret; Bohannon; Paleafei; Kelsey Ammermann
in 2: Ehret and Bohannon switched Libero roles. Sparks; Kristin Ammermann; Kelsey Ammermann; Ehret; Paleafei; Bohannon
in 3: Sparks; Kristin Ammermann; Bohannon; Ehret; Palefei; Kelsey Ammermann
in 4: Willems (for Sparks); Kristin Ammermann; Bohannon; Ehret; Palefei; Kelsey Ammermann.

Next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: Eagan/Marshall

#8 posting 9.22.2007
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APPLE VALLEY TOURNAMENT
3rd Place game
EAGAN wildcats 2, MARSHALL tigers 0
(25-20, 25-20)

Eagan topped Marshall with identical scores for 3rd place. Marshall lef 9-8 when the second Eagan run kicked in. The Wildcats had a 9-4 run to go up 17-13. Marshall took the first time out then and their second at 22-17. Another Marshall time out got the side out and the Tigers added points to 23-20 Eagan. A wide serve doomed Marshall chances. Katie Hofstad ended game one with a kill.

Both teams were a bit looser in game two. Eagan led early 4-0. Anna Full had four points in a 6-1 run for Marsshall. That 6-5 lead didn't last. The next server up in the Eagan rotation, Malia Paleafei served up three to put the Wildcats back up 9-6. But here is the kicker. Marshall helped Eagan out with four straight missed serves. So two Marshall three point runs ended by their own hands. Kelsey Sparks had three straight points on Taylor Bohannon's serve. That made it Eagan 15-9. The runs weren't over as Marshall had one and Eagan two more up their sleeves. Eagan led 24-18, when Rachel Westby staved off the final point with a kill. The game ended on a Tiger violation.

photos: #1 Eagan #10 Laurel Sanford up for an attack. #2 Marshall's Anna Full with an attack. photos by kja.

EAGAN
1. Kristin Ammerman, S 0-0-3----3
2. Leah Ehret, DS 0-0-0----0
2fr Taylor Gerr, OH 0-0.5-2---2.5
3. Kelsey Sparks, MH 1-3-7----11
4. Malia Paleafei, OH 1-0-2---3
5. Andrea Willems, DS 1-0-0---1
5fr Katie Hofstad, OH 0-0-1---1
6. Taylor Bohannon, L 0-0-0----0
6fr Laurel Sanford, MH 0-0.5-6---6.5
totals: 3-4-21---28 points, 22 points on Marshall errors

MARSHALL
1. Shay Birath, L 0-0-0----0
1fr Tina Tauer, MH 0-1-0----1
2. Kellie Ellefson, DS 0-0-0----0
2fr Kayla Wallerich, S 0-0-4----4
3. Hope Weilage, OH 0-0.5-4---4.5
4. Anna Full, MH 2-0.5-7----9.5
5. Karli Vaneputter, DS 1-0-0----1
5fr Kelsey Deragisch, S 0-0-1----1
6. Rachel Westby, OH 1-0-6----7
totals: 4-2-22-----28 points, 12 points on Eagan errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Kelsey Sparks

BY THE NUMBERS
Eagan 15/26; .577; 50; .560; .300
Marshall 13/26; .500; 40; .700; .440
3+ Runs: Eagan 8, Marshall 3
missed serves: Marshall 8, Eagan 4

ROTATION POINTS
EAGAN
1 Ammerman 5-5 .500
2 Ehret 11-8 .579
3 Sparks 8-9 .471
4 Paleafei 8-6 .571
5 Willems 11-6 .647
6 Taylor Bohannon 7-6 .538
totals: 50-40 .556

MARSHALL
1. Birath 5-7 .417
2. Ellefson 8-10 .444
3. Weilage 9-9 .500
4. Full 6-9 .400
5 Vanedeputter 5-11 .313
6. Westby 7-4 .636
totals: 40-50 .444

next up: championship game.