Out & About: Alexandria/Waconia

#7 posting 8.30.2008
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EDEN PRAIRIE TOURNAMENT
Semifinals
ALEXANDRIA cardinals 2, WACONIA wildcats 0
(25-16, 25-22)

#10AAA Alexandria moved to the finals of the Eden Prairie tournament with a two game sweep of #7AAA Waconia. Ariel Carlson had 10.5 points to lead Alex. The story of this game was the net play of Alex. The Cards came up with nine points off their blocks. Waconia didn't have a lead in either game, but did make the match interesting in the second game.

Alex used a 4-0 lead at the start of game one and built up that momentum. Carlson started the game with a kill. Alex broke free with a five point run with two blocks from Carlson to make it 14-8. Waconia did take a time out after two straight hitting errors. After that break Carlson came up with her third block of the first game. Alex had a 7-1 run, with only a missed serve marring the scoreboard. Game one ended on an ace by Keely Gross.

The odd fact in game one was Margo Schwartz did not have one kill or point for Waconia. That was rectified in game two with 7 kills. But again it was not in the Cards for the Wildcats. Alex grabbed a 7-2 lead after a four point run, three on Carlson's serve. That forced a Waconia time out. Schwartz answered with a side out kill. Alex maintained their lead and then added to it with a run of three to make it 18-10. At that point Waconia scrambled back in the contest. The Wildcats had a 9-3 run, with two of the Alex points coming on missed Waconia serves. Alex took a time out at 21-17, but Schwartz had added two kills. Alicia Montbriand got the key side out for the Cardinals. Waconia did try to hold off the inevitable with two points to make it 24-22. Sam Trumm finished the match with a kill.

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rotation, player, (year) position, aces-blocks-kills---totals
ALEXANDRIA
1. Katie Brown (2010) S 0-0-1---1
1fr: Angela Christianson (2010) RH 0-0-1---1
2. Greta Wood (2009) DS 1-0-0----1
2fr: Alicia Montbriand (2009) OH 0-0-4---4
3. Ariel Carlson (2009) MH 0-4.5-6---10.5
3br: Valerie Smith (2009) L
4. Keely Gross (2010) S 1-0-0---1
4fr: Jacque Brown (2010) RH 0-0-1---1
5. Samantha Dale (2009) OH 1-0.5-2---3.5
6. Valerie Smith (2009) L 0-0-0---0
6fr: Sam Trumm (2011) MH 0-3-4---7
totals: 3-9-19---31 points, 19 points on Waconia errors

WACONIA
1. Jessica Rice (2010) MB 0-0.5-0---0.5
2. Emily Willems (2009) DS 0-0-0---0
2frg1: Beth Aeling (2010) RH 0-0.5-000
2frg2: Emily Storms (2009) RH 0-0-1---1
3. Chandra Honebrink (2011) OH 2-0-5---7
4. Dana Noeldner (2011) DS 0-0-0---0
4fr: Margo Schwartz (2009) MB 0-0-7---7
5. Jenna Lester (2009) S 0-0-1---1
6. Kara Pioske (2009) OH 0-0-11---11
totals: 2-1-26----29 points, 9 points on Alexandria errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Ariel Carlson

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Alexandria 15/25-.600; .620; .237
Waconia 11/25-.440; .763; .380
Runs 3+: Alex 6, Waconia 2
Longest string: Alex 5, Waconia 4
Missed Serves: Waconia 6, Alex 2
Time Out %: Waconia 2/3-.667; Alex 1/2-.500

ROTATIONS
ALEXANDRIA
1. Brown 12-8 .600
2. Wood 9-9 .500
3. Carlson 10-7 .588
4. Gross 7-5 .583
5. Dale 4-5 .444
6. Smith 8-4 .667
totals: 50-38 .568

WACONIA
1. Rice 6-9 .400
2. Willems 5-9 .357
3. Honebrink 11-7 .611
4. Noeldner 6-10 .375
5. Lester 5-8 .385
6. Pioske 5-7 .417
totals: 38-50 .432

RACE TO:
Game: 5 10 15 20 25
game 1 A A A A A
game 2 A A A A A

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2
Alex 10 8
Waconia 0 0

Next up: Eden Prairie Championship