South Central All Star Game #2

#3 posting 11.18.2007
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SOUTH CENTRAL ALL STAR GAME #2
TEAM 5 2, TEAM 6 1
(25-18, 25-22, 15-9)

In the second game today an oddity---Team 5 won the game, but only earned .474 of their points. Team 6 gave away 31 points. That is why they lost. Again communications, timings, familiarity prevented team six from delivering. Sometimes it is sharing the wealth. With all stars a team won't set player A, even if they are the best player, 80% of the time like a high school team will do to win the contest. Here everyone has about equal swings.

Runs and lack of fbso were evident in the first two games here. Team 6 opened with a three point run, only to see team 5 storm right back with four straight. The game see sawed back and forth with team 5 finally breaking free with six straight points after trailing 14-13 to take a 19-14 lead. Five of those points were on errors. Team 5 finished with an ace from Morgan Wynveen to win 25-18.

Team 5 carried that momentum into game two with a run of three to start and 6-1 advantage. Again four points were via errors. Team 5 never trailed in game two. Team 6 did battle back and closed to a two point deficit six times, but could never get over the hump. Libby Augedahl finished game two with a kill.

Just as in the first match the team that dropped the first two games started to get the rhythm of the game and had a fbso of .750 in game three. Team 6 also never allowed a run of three in game three.

There was one more contest, but I didn't stay. I didn't double up on any team, so teams 1 & 2 didn't get the coverage today.

Photos: #1 Bridgette Kelly of Northfield goes up to block Morgan Wynveen of Mahtomedi. #2 Jessica Granquist eleveates for an attack. #3. Liz Hanson of Triton goes up for a jump serve. Julie Blume waits on the other side. photos by kja.

TEAM 5
1. Katie McDonald, Northfield, S, 1-0-0----1
2, Maggie Dauer, New Ulm, 0-0-0----0
2 Libby Augedahl, Caledonia, OH 1-1-4----6
3. Morgan Wynveen, Mahtomedi, MH 1-0-3----4
4. Julie Blume, Wheaton, S 0-0.5-0---0.5
5. Elly Braaten, Hastings, OH 1-0.5-8---9.5
5 Johanna Harmon, Concordia Roseville 0-0-3----3
6. Danika Stindtman, Blue Earth, MH 1-1-2----4
totals: 5-3-20----28 points, 31 points on Team 6 errors

TEAM 6
1. Elizabeth Benson, Cannon Falls, S 1-0-0----1
2. Megan Ericson, Concordia Roseville, L 0-0-0---0
2 Bridgette Kelly, Northfield, MH 1-0-6---7
3. Jenny Kimm, Maple River, OH, 2-0-3---5
4. Liz Hanson, Triton, S 4-0-0----4
4 Sarah Osberg, Hastings, RH 0-1-3---4
5. Kylie Dykes, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, MH 1-0-4----5
5 Alison Mason, Sleepy Eye, MH 0-0-2---2
6. Jessica Granquist, Blaine, OH 1-2-2---5
totals: 10-3-20---33 points, 22 points on Team 5 errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Elly Braaten

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Team 5 13/30; .433; 59; .474; .400
Team 6 15/30; .500; 55; .600; .526
3+ runs: Team 5 10, Team 6 7
missed serves: Team 6 10, Team 5 6

Next up: tomorrow morning