Playoff Out & About: 6AAA Wayzata/Hopkins

#3 posting 10.30.2008
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SECTION 6AAA
Championship
WAYZATA trojans 3, HOPKINS royals 1
(25-18, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23)

#1 seed Wayzata punched their ticket to the state AAA Tournament with a 3-1 win over Hopkins. The Trojans keep their recent string of tournament berths in even years as both teams have traded spots in the state tournament the last four seasons. This was the third time this season Wayzata beat their Classic Lake Rivals. Last year Hopkins went to the show with the exact same 3-1 win in the championship. It was touch and go at the end of the match. Wayzata scored on their seventh match point. Tia Gaffen had 23 points on the night to lead the Trojans.

Both these team know each other well. Points were not flowing freely as they anticipated each other's moves. Hopkins had the advantage early in this set as they used two runs to build an 11-7 lead. Then the set broke open with an 11-1 Wayzata run. Of the 11 points, six came on Hopkins errors. The Royals took their first time out at 15-12 after an overpass kill by Gaffen. Gaffen had three kills in that run. In the meantime Wayzata had their first ball side out game ramped up. The Trojans finished with seven straight FBSO and were 11/13 for the first set. Gaffen had kills points in the first set.

Hopkins led at the early stages in set two with two three point runs to lead 9-3. Once again the Wayzata FBSO game went into overdrive with seven straight. With the Trojans slamming the door on defense, they chipped away on offense. Wayzata took their first lead at 17-16 and pushed it out to 20-17. Hopkins took a time out at 19-17. The Royals didn't crack. Alicia Vossen finished strong with five points in a 8-3 Hopkins closing run. Vossen had 7 points in the second set. The set ended on a Wayzata hitting error. Here is the big difference in this set----Hopkins had 20 earned points to Wayzata's 11.

Hopkins adrenaline was flowing a bit too much to start the third set. Of the first 10 Wayzata points six came on Hopkins errors. The Trojans kept building their lead out to 17-12 when Hopkins took their first time out. A quick three point burst by Hopkins cut the margin to 17-15. Wayzata left no doubt at the end of set three with a 8-1 run. Wayzata had 14 earned points to Hopkins' 10.

It looked like Wayzata was going to stampede to the fourth set win as they had three runs in the first four serves to lead 13-4. Hopkins took their second time out at that point and it stopped the bleeding. In fact Wayzata started to bleed with a five point run. All five points came on Wayzata errors. Hopkins managed to cut the margin to 14-11. Gaffen then had four of the next seven Trojan points and it looked like Wayzata was on their way at 21-13. Not so fast. Hopkins again rose up with four straight points to cut the lead to 21-17. After a net side out Wayzata tacked on two more to lead 24-17. A kill by Erin Ohlemann put the ball back in the Royals' hands. The Trojans couldn't get the side out for the next three points which forced Wayzata's second time out at 24-21. On match point five and six Hopkins added to their totals with a kill by Ohlemann and an ace by Vossen. The match ended on a Hopkins hit that went out and the Trojans picked up their even year State tournament ticket.

you can see the entire Wayzata vs Hopkins photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
WAYZATA
1. Kelsey Durocher, 2010, L 1-0-0-----1
1fr: Toni Okuyemi, 2012, MH 0-0.5-10----10.5
2. Julia Doyle, 2012, S 0-0.5-2----2.5
3. Olivia Fiergola, 2010, OH 1-0-10-----11
3br. Jackie Smith, 2009, DS 0-0-0----0
4. Tia Gaffen, 2009, MH 1-2-20----23
4br: Kelsey Durocher, 2010, L
5. Allison Lutz, 2009, S 2-0-2-----4
6. Kelsey Simmons, 2010, DS 0-0-0-----0
6fr: Jessica Kegel, 2011, OH 0-0-6----6
totals: 5-3-50-----58 points, 40 points on Hopkins errors

HOPKINS
1. Emily Gunsch, 2009, L 1-0-0---1
1fr: Ellen Gallagher, 2009, MH 0-1-3----4
2. Emma Henke, 2010, S 1-0-4----5
2. Christine Gilbert, 2009, DS 0-0-0----0
3. Jill Greenfield, 2011, OH 1-0-12----13
4. Alicia Vossen, 2010, MH 1-4-8-----13
5. Sarah Younger, 2009, S 0-1-5----6
6. Erin Ohlemann, 2011, OH 0-0-9----9
totals: 4-6-41-----51 points, 31 points on Wayzata errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Tia Gaffen, Dominated in set 4

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Wayzata 33/50-.660; .592; .378
Hopkins 22/49-.449; .622; .408
Runs 3+: Wayzata 12, Hopkins 8
Longest string: Wayzata 6, Hopkins 6
Missed Serves: Wayzata 9, Hopkins 6
Time Out %: Hopkins 3/7-.429; Wayzata 0/3-.000

ROTATIONS
WAYZATA
1. Durocher 17-9 .607
2. Doyle 21-14 .600
3. Fiergola 17-17 .500
4. Gaffen 15-18 .455
5. Lutz 17-14 .548
6. Simmons 11-10 .523
totals: 98-82 .544

HOPKINS
1. Gunsch 10-22 .313
2. Henke 14-17 .452
3. Greenfield 17-16 .515
4. Vossen 16-18 .471
5. Younger 13-12 .520
6. Ohlemann 12-13 .480
totals: 82-98 .455

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 H H W W W
set 2 H H H W H
set 3 W W W W W
set 4 W W W W W

BIGGEST LEAD
Team 1 2 3
Wayzata 7 3 9 9
Hopkins 4 4 1 0

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Out & About: Hibbing/Wayzata

#6 posting 10.3.2008
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TODD BACHMAN TOURNAMENT
Lakeville North
First Round
HIBBING bluejackets 2, WAYZATA trojans 0
(25-16, 25-22)

#4AA Hibbing topped an injured Wayzata team. Toni Okuyemi, Wayzata's freshman middle went down early in the first set with the Bluejackets up 8-4. She did not return. Hibbing pushed their lead out to 11-5. Wayzata came back with a five point run of their own to close the margin to 11-10. The game then shifted to a nine straight side outs. Hibbing broke from that pattern with a run of five, four points on Kate Lange's serve. Hibbing closed the first set with another run of four points.

Wayzata bounced back in the second set with a 6-2 start. The Trojan's Tia Gaffen dominated at the start of the second set with four of the six points. Hibbing roared back with a seven point run with Jill Gandsey serve. She had two aces in the run. Wayzata used their first time out at 12-9 and second at 15-10. Hibbing led 19-14 when Wayzata started to close. Wayzata had 4/5 first ball side outs to close the game. Wayzata was able to cut the margin with a 5-2 run. Hibbing pushed out to 23-19 when the scoreboard, for some reason, added points to Wayzata's total, making the score 23-22. After a long discussion the score was corrected. Wayzata scored twice after that delay to make it 23-21. Three straight side outs finished the contest. Paige Hardy finished the game with a kill.

Kate Lange led Hibbing with 11.5 points. Tia Gaffen led Wayzata with 11 points.

You can see the entire Hibbing vs Wayzata photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
HIBBING
1. Jill Gandsey, 2009, L 2-0-1-----3
1fr. Melissa Nyberg, 2009 MH 0-0.5-4----4.5
2. Kelsey Wirtanen, 2009, S 1-0.5-0-----1.5
3. Laicee Grahek, 2010 OH 0-0.5-3-----3.5
4. Kate Lange, 2010 MH 3-1.5-7-----11.5
5. Kaitlyn Aldrich, 2009, RH 0-0-3----3
6. Paige Hardy, 2009, OH 0-0-7----7
totals: 6-3-25----34 points, 17 points on Wayzata errors

WAYZATA
set one order below
set two- Simmons-Durocher-Doyle-Fiergola-Gaffen-Lutz
1. Julia Doyle, 2012, S 0-1-1------2
2. Olivia Fiergola, 2010, OH 0-0-2-----2
2br: Jackie Smith, 2009, DS 0-0-0-----0
3. Kelsey Durocher, 2010, L 0-0-1-----1
3fr: Tia Gaffen, 2009, MH 0-0-11------11
4. Allison Lutz, 2009, S 0-0-0----0
5. Jessica Kegel, 2011, OH 1-0-1----2
6. Kelsey Simmons, 2010, DS 0-0-1-----1
6fr: Toni Okuyemi, 2012, MH 0-0-0-----0
totals: 1-1-19----21 points, 17 points on Hibbing errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Kate Lange

BY THE NUMBERS
Hibbing 18/26-.692; 51*; .667; .447
Wayzata 15/26-.577; 38; .553; .333
Runs 3+: Hibbing 5, Wayzata 2
Longest string: Hibbing 7, Wayzata 5
Missed Serves: Hibbing 7, Wayzata 2
Time Out %: Hibbing 2/2 -1.000; Wayzata 2/4-.500

ROTATIONS
HIBBING
1. Gandsey 11-4 .733
2. Wirtanen 9-9 .500
3. Grahek 6-8 .429
4. Lange 13-4 .765
5. Aldrich 5-9 .357
6. Hardy 7-4 .636
totals: 51-38 .573

WAYZATA
1. Doyle 7-7 .500
2. Fiergola 5-5 .500
3. Durocher/Gaffen 5-13 .278
4. Lutz 5-11 .313
5. Kegel 8-11 .421
6. Simmons/Durocher 8-4 .667
totals: 38-51 .427

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 H H H H H
set 2 W H H H H

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2
Hibbing 9 5
Wayzata 1 4

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Out & About: Wayzata/Anoka

#3 posting 8.27.2008
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WAYZATA trojans 3, ANOKA tornadoes 0
(25-19, 25-20, 25-8)

In a battle between two AAA powers, it was Wayzata of the Classic Lake downing the NW Suburban Anoka Tornadoes on the road in a sweep. The Trojans have recently received votes in the top 10 poll. The blocking and serving game for Wayzata paved the way to victory. Tia Gaffen had 7 blocks and 8 kills to lead both teams. (the numbers are only from when I was there. I arrived late in the first game with the Trojans up 18-11.) Wayzata also had 12 aces during that time.

I got to this game late due to previous commitments. When I arrived Wayzata led by seven and then added four points. Gaffen put up two blocks at point 19 and 20. The Trojans were on the verge at 24-13 after an ace by Kelsey Durocher. Then Anoka rose up with after a side out with six points off the serve of Mariah Sis. Wayzata was forced to take a time out at 24-17, but it didn't stop the Tornadoes. The final point came on an Anoka net violation.

Gaffen had a hand in five of the first seven Wayzata points in game two. Gaffen had three kills and two blocks. The Trojans had a 6/7 sequence in First Ball Side Out which put the Trojans up 17-10. Then that FBSO game evaporated and Anoka went on a 10-4 run to close to 21-20. Wayzata took a time out at 19-18 and got the ball back and added the next two points on tip kills by Toni Okuyemi. After Anoka added two points to there totals to make it a one point game, the Tornadoes missed on a serve. Kelsey Simmons wrapped up the second game with three straight aces.

Whatever momentum Anoka had built up totally evaporated at the start of the second game. Wayzata zoomed out to a 15-1 lead with runs of 8 and 7 points. Again Gaffen started things rolling with two straight kills. Wayzata then gave a lot of players opportunities to play. The Wayzata side out game delivered on seven of the eight FBSO opportunities.

You can see the entire Wayzata vs Anoka photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

All stats are only from when I started watching. That means 29 points in the first game are unaccounted for.
rotation, player, (year) position, aces-blocks-kills---totals
WAYZATA
1. Toni Okuyemi (2012) MH 0-0-7---7
1g3: Jackie Smith (2009) DS 0-0-0---0
2. Julia Doyle (2012) S 3-0-0----3
2g3: Alyssa Bouma (2009) 0-0-0----0
3. Olivia Fiergola (2010) OH 2-0-4---6
4. Kelsey Durocher (2010) DS 2-0-0---2
4fr: Tia Gaffen (2009) MH 0-7-8---15
5. Allison Lutz (2009) S 1-0-0---1
6. Kelsey Simmons (2010) DS 4-0-0----4
6fr: Kayla Karvonen (2009) OH 0-0-0---0
totals: 12-7-21---40 points, 17 points on Anoka errors

ANOKA
1. Kellee Kackman (2009) S 0-0-0---0
2. Kayla Berning (2009) OH 0-1-7---8
3. Taylor Fritch (2009) L 0-0-0--0
3: Kendri Scarborough (2010) DS 1-0-0---1
3fr: Emily Buysse (2010) MH 0-3-3----6
3g3 Megan Witschen (2010) RH 0-0-0---0
3g3fr: Amy Waterman (2010) MH 0-0-0---0
4. Mariah Sis (2010) S 0-0-0---0
5. Lexi Robinson (2011) OH 0-0.5-3---3.5
6. Katie Christensen (2010) MH 0-1.5-1---2.5
totals: 1-6-14---21 points, 15 points on Wayzata errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Tia Gaffen

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Wayzata 14/21-.667; 57; .702; .417
Anoka 5/22-.227; 36; .583; .298
Runs 3+: Wayzata 6, Anoka 3
Longest run: Wayzata 8, Anoka 7
Missed Serves: Anoka 4, Wayzata 3
Time Out %: Wayata 1/2 -.500; Anoka 1/4-.250

ROTATIONS
WAYZATA
1. Okuyemi/Smith 5-5 .500
2. Doyle 14-4 .778
3. Fiergola 19-7 .731
4. Durocher 8-13 .381
5. Lutz 5-5 .500
6. Simmons/Karvonen 6-2 .750
totals: 57-36 .613

ANOKA
1. Kackman 6-14 .300
2. Berning 4-19 .174
3. Witschen/Fritch 7-8 .467
4. Sis 12-6 .667
5. Robinson 4-7 .364
6. Christensen 3-3 .500
totals: 36-57 .387

ANOKA

RACE TO
Game: 5 10 15 20 25
game 1 ? ? W W W
game 2 W W W W W
game 3 W W W W W

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3
Wayzata 11 7 15
Anoka ? 2 0

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