Victory @ Fayetteville Christian

Hi Girls,

Stats: * beside a stat means very impressive!

1- Final Score 32 to 15*. A very nice win.

2- Scoring Totals: Lindy 10*, Mer, 6, Lindsey 4, Caroline 4, Jamie 3, Jesse 2 , Emily 2.

3- Rebounding: Lindy 4, Emily 4, Jamie 3, Jesse 3, Mer 3, Caroline 2, Alex 1. For a total of 24 rebounds. 18 defensive, 6 offensive.

4- Steals: Jamie 7*, Lindy 5*, Em, Jess, Lindsey, Mer, Casey 1 each. Total 17.

5- Assists: Lindsey 6*, Jamie 2, Lindy, Jesse, Caroline 1 each. Total 11.

6- Blocks: Jamie 1 *

7- Free Throws: Jamie 1 of 2, Alex 1 of 2, Mer 0 of 2.

8- Shooting percentage: 15 out of 48, 31.3%. Free Throws 2 out of 6 33.3%.

9- Scoring by Qtrs: H.A. first: 6 to 4, 16 to 4*, 8 to 7, 2 to 0.

10- Defensive stats: Fay Ch. scoring: #15 K Sawyer 8 points, #51 C Walker 7 points. No one else scored.

11- Turnovers: Mer 5, Jamie 3, Jesse 3, Lindsey 3*, Caroline 2, Emily 1, Casey 1.

12- Individual shooting: Lindsey 2/4*, Em 1/2*, Mer 3/7, Caroline 2/5, Jessie 1/6, Jamie 1/8, Caitlin 0/1, Alex 0/3 Team % 31.25

Thoughts: Winning is a lot more fun than losing. From the looks of the other games, F.C. has a good basketball program so take pride in the win. I thought our TEAM defense was better today than it has been since the first game. When someone got beat our post players and other players did a good job of helping off their man and making the competiton make a play.

I thought our post players did a good job of posting up and getting good shots in the low post, I think our perimeter players did a nice job of getting the ball to the low post on timely passing and moving the ball around their zone.

We dominated the rebounding and our pressure defense made it hard for them to run their offense, these are the two main reasons we won.

We did not exploit their weakness in the high post at all. That will be worked on in practice next week. They had a hole there that we never got the ball in.

We made too many unforced turnovers (18 total). Basically we did a good job of playing winning basketball, but we all know we can still play better. I was disappointed we only scored 2 points in the final quarter. I think that was simply a case of losing our focus, kind of like at the end of the chaos drill when everyone is tired.

Our first objective in a game is to pressure the ball and get points from making steals and running the fastbreak.

Our second objective is to keep the other team from getting any easy shots. Especially no lay ups or short follow shots.

Our third objective is to try to get the ball in the low post or drive the ball to the basket, as you can see thats where our points come from. If the low post players can get a good shot thats great if they cannot they pass back outside and the wings might get a good look or we can swing the ball and look for something good on the other side and give their defense a chance to make a mistake by making them shift.

As a team we have to focus on learning to make the shots our offense presents us. That means we have to spend more time on our individual skills and make sure we are doing them correctly.
More emphasis on proper shooting form and low post and high post movement and scoring is on our agenda.

Also more emphasis on boxing out and weakside offensive rebounding.

We have Village Christian at home on Tuesday, Ridgecroft on the road on Wednesday and Fayetteville Academy away on Friday. Next week will be a busy week. Try to find time to work on your game some this weekend. 100 shots with the proper form would be a good start.

We will be putting in a man to man offense and overload offense on Monday and maybe a new inbounds play called Carolina. Be on the court early if possible.

We were the best prepared team on the court Friday, lets work to make sure we are the best prepared this week both as a team and as an individual.

Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together

Coach May