Thursday, December 07, 2006
Perham Game - Press Report
Vikings Half = 8 Regulation= 22
Perham Half = 30 Regulation = 60
Viking Scoring: Haley Hoyer 5, Sarah Voigt 2, Kelcey Lass 4, Stephanie Torkildson 6,
Chelsea Bjerke 4, Kendra Coleman 0, Lexi Thorson 1, Katie Mattern 0
Opponent’s Leading Scorers = Cresap 14, Spiecher 11, Moenkedick 10
•Rebounds: Vikings 19 Opp. 38
•Turn-Overs Vikings 31 Opponent 9
•Free-thows: Vikings 9/12 Opp. 7/15
•Field Goals 6/26 = 23% Opp. 25/60 = 41%
The Lady Viking’s second Heart O’ Lakes game of the season was not filled with the excitement that their overtime win against Lake Park – Audubon generated. A strong Perham Yellowjacket squad came into Pelican Rapids and immediately dictated the tempo of the game and by halftime left no doubt whom the winner of the game would be.
The Yellowjackets jumped out to an early lead with some hot outside shooting and a dominant performance on the boards as they surged to a 30 to 8 half time lead. The Vikings struggled on the offensive side of the ball throughout the night. “The pressure that Perham put on our girls was a little too much for us to handle at this point of the season.” Noted Bruggeman. The Viking squad committed thirty-one turnovers on the night and made only six field goals on the evening. To make matters worse for the Vikings was the fact that Perham had twenty-five offensive rebounds on the night.
“If you combine our turnovers with the number of offensive rebounds they had that correlates into fifty-six more opportunities for them to score on the evening.” Bruggeman pointed out. The Yellowjackets didn’t return the favor as they kept their turnovers below ten for the contest and because the Vikings put up only twenty-six shots on the evening there were very few offensive rebounds available for the home team.
Bruggeman was concerned with his teams turnovers and rebounding problems going into the game. Against Lake Park – Audubon the Vikings turned the ball over thirty-two times and gave up almost twenty offensive boards. The Raiders, however, did not capitalize on these opportunities because of a poor shooting effort. “This is an area that we will continue to work on in practice.” Explained Bruggeman. “The rebounding side of this equation will come quicker than taking care of the ball as one involves desire while the other is a skill that needs to be worked on.” Continued Bruggeman.
Bruggeman liked the fact that his charges worked hard from start to finish even when faced with a large deficit. He feels that it is crucial for the Vikings to learn from these experiences and improve their play when facing a team that can perform at the level the Yellowjackets did on this night. “If we are going to be successful as the year progresses it is important to use every moment as a learning experience.” Commented Bruggeman. “It is easy to get frustrated in these types of games but we will strive to get better instead.”
Stephanie Torkildson led the Vikings in scoring with six points and Kelcey Lass led the team once again in assists with four. Lexi Thorson did pull down five boards to lead the Vikings on the evening. The Vikings will need to be quick studies as their next opponent, Ulen – Hitterdahl, likes to play an up tempo pressure game as well.
Perham Half = 30 Regulation = 60
Viking Scoring: Haley Hoyer 5, Sarah Voigt 2, Kelcey Lass 4, Stephanie Torkildson 6,
Chelsea Bjerke 4, Kendra Coleman 0, Lexi Thorson 1, Katie Mattern 0
Opponent’s Leading Scorers = Cresap 14, Spiecher 11, Moenkedick 10
•Rebounds: Vikings 19 Opp. 38
•Turn-Overs Vikings 31 Opponent 9
•Free-thows: Vikings 9/12 Opp. 7/15
•Field Goals 6/26 = 23% Opp. 25/60 = 41%
The Lady Viking’s second Heart O’ Lakes game of the season was not filled with the excitement that their overtime win against Lake Park – Audubon generated. A strong Perham Yellowjacket squad came into Pelican Rapids and immediately dictated the tempo of the game and by halftime left no doubt whom the winner of the game would be.
The Yellowjackets jumped out to an early lead with some hot outside shooting and a dominant performance on the boards as they surged to a 30 to 8 half time lead. The Vikings struggled on the offensive side of the ball throughout the night. “The pressure that Perham put on our girls was a little too much for us to handle at this point of the season.” Noted Bruggeman. The Viking squad committed thirty-one turnovers on the night and made only six field goals on the evening. To make matters worse for the Vikings was the fact that Perham had twenty-five offensive rebounds on the night.
“If you combine our turnovers with the number of offensive rebounds they had that correlates into fifty-six more opportunities for them to score on the evening.” Bruggeman pointed out. The Yellowjackets didn’t return the favor as they kept their turnovers below ten for the contest and because the Vikings put up only twenty-six shots on the evening there were very few offensive rebounds available for the home team.
Bruggeman was concerned with his teams turnovers and rebounding problems going into the game. Against Lake Park – Audubon the Vikings turned the ball over thirty-two times and gave up almost twenty offensive boards. The Raiders, however, did not capitalize on these opportunities because of a poor shooting effort. “This is an area that we will continue to work on in practice.” Explained Bruggeman. “The rebounding side of this equation will come quicker than taking care of the ball as one involves desire while the other is a skill that needs to be worked on.” Continued Bruggeman.
Bruggeman liked the fact that his charges worked hard from start to finish even when faced with a large deficit. He feels that it is crucial for the Vikings to learn from these experiences and improve their play when facing a team that can perform at the level the Yellowjackets did on this night. “If we are going to be successful as the year progresses it is important to use every moment as a learning experience.” Commented Bruggeman. “It is easy to get frustrated in these types of games but we will strive to get better instead.”
Stephanie Torkildson led the Vikings in scoring with six points and Kelcey Lass led the team once again in assists with four. Lexi Thorson did pull down five boards to lead the Vikings on the evening. The Vikings will need to be quick studies as their next opponent, Ulen – Hitterdahl, likes to play an up tempo pressure game as well.
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