Solid Win @ KVA.

Hi Girls,

***Dismissal Time for APA 11:15am, make sure you have your uniforms etc and wear warm ups.***
***Team Picture's Monday @3:45pm***. If time I would like to shoot foul shots prior*** Uniforms!


A nice solid win at KVA. We got good play from a lot of players and that is what it takes. We are still tied with Parrott Academy for first place. They squeeked by St. Davids 21 to 20 on Tuesday. That means we are going to need to beat them to be the conference regular season champions. Let's be focused and ready and make the most of the opportunity. We have clinched one of the top two spots and will play the winner of the 4 and 5 or the 3 and 6 seeds on Thursday on our home court. I am pretty sure St. Davids is the 3 seed and KVA is the 6 seed. Rocky Mount is probably going to be the 4 seed and CCS the 5 seed.

Scoring by Qtrs: 1st: 6-9; 2nd: 11-1; 3rd: 13-4; 4th: 11-6; Final Score 41 to 20

HA Scoring: Kelly 14, Emily 12, Mer 5, Lindsey 2, Jamie 2, Alex 2, Jordan 2, M&M 2.

KVA Scoring: #4 Cristin Abbott 6 pts, #15 Rachel Ross 5 pts, #13 Brittney West 4 pts, #3 Mckenzie jones 2 pts
#11 Jracy Manahan 2 pts, #23 Lauryn William 1 pt.

HA FG%: Team: 18/45 40%: Individual: M&M 1/1*****, Mer 2/3****, Emily 6/10****, Kelly 5/9***,
Jordan 1/2***, Lindsey 1/5, Alex 1/5, Jamie 1/10.

HA FT%: Team 5/7; 71,4%****; Kelly 4/5****, Mer 1/2***.

KVA FT% 5/11; 45.5%

Rebounds: Team 12off/27Def: Kelly 5/10*****, Jamie 2/3***, Emily 2/3***, Mer 1/4***, Jorday 1/2**,
MeganK 0/2**, Lindsey 0/2**, Alex 1/1**.

Assists: Team 10***; Lindsey 4****, Mer 3***, Jamie 2**, Jordan 1*.

Steals: Team 8*; Lindsey 4****, Jamie 2**, M&M 1*, Kelly 1*.

Blocks: Lindsey 1*.

Turnovers: Team 12; Individual: Lindsey 4, Jamie 3, Emily 2, Mer 1, Kelly 1, MeganK 1.

Layups: Team 15/32***; M&M 1/1*****, Mer 2/3****, Emily 6/10****, Kelly 5/9***, Lindsey 1/4,
Jamie 0/5. Ladies, anytime we make 50% or better we are going to be awfully tough to beat as long as we play good defense and not make too many turnovers. Good Work!

Final Thoughts: We played a good game. They were hot to start with but once we got up in their faces their shooting percentage dropped off. It is hard to shoot and make it with a hand in your face. That is what great defense is about, contest shots without fouling and denying layups. I Thought a lot of you girls played a good game. We were effective with finding Kelly early and did some nice things with Mer passing out of the High Post late. Emily did a great job of stepping out a couple of steps then sliding back around the back of their zone and scoring. I also was excited to see Lindsey breakdown the front of their zone down by swinging the ball wide and getting it back and driving into the lane with both Low Posts sliding into scoring position for the pass or the Offensive Rebound. That was effective and we will add that to our arsenal of tools for when the other teams try to overplay the wing.

Our greatest advantage over most teams is our skill at getting good shots close to the goal on offense and playing tough on the boards on both offense and defense. When we move our feet and don't foul and stay squared up on our men defensively our athleticism makes it hard for the oppostion to get good shots just by not giving them any room to shoot and not letting them drive by us. Closely contested shots as we know are hard to make unless they are layups and we always want to make sure the other team does not beat us at getting more layups than us. We also always want to not put them on the foul line. Mix all the above in with not turning the ball over by focusing on making the simple smart pass and that is the formula for winning basketball.

The one exception to the simple pass rule is on plays like Up and seal out post ups etc. where there is some risk but if we complete the pass it usually means a basket or a foul, sometimes both. Plus that is on the far end of the court away from their basket and does not give the other team a run out basket opportunity. Turnovers that give up runouts are extra bad.

Ladies: Let's Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together. We have the tools and the talent to do what needs to be done we just need to make sure we step up, focus on the task at hand and do it. It is all about team.

Thought: Don't reach for something unless you are willing to dig and scratch for it. Everyone is willing to take something if it is easy. If you really want it, put the effort into it to take it. Roy Williams, UNC.


Coach May