2021 HoopSource Presidents' Day Showcase: NW Select/Baroness EBO

Final: NW Select 47, Baroness EBO 42 NW Select played a riveting game with Baroness EBO in the Gold Seeded Bracket Final of the 2021 HoopSource Presidents’ Day Showcase. Baroness EBO is a portion of the San Diego Adidas 3SSB associated with EBO and is a team primarily made up of players from Bonita Vista High School - a club that went 21-10 in the 2019-2020 season. The game came down to the wire as Select found themselves down in the middle of the first half, but thanks to some inspiring play from [player_tooltip player_id="158542" first="Kennedie" last="Shuler"] and [player_tooltip player_id="158545" first="Rhyan" last="Mogel"], they kept composure and fought with the team from San Diego. Late game heroics would be served by [player_tooltip player_id="207820" first="Mia" last="Skoro"] and [player_tooltip player_id="158517" first="Halle" last="Hageman"]. The affair began with a Hageman to Stone three-pointer followed by a [player_tooltip player_id="158545" first="Rhyan" last="Mogel"] free-throw to tie it at 4 a piece. Shuler would find the defensive board and skip it over to Mogel for a triple. [player_tooltip player_id="158551" first="Annie" last="Koenig"] would rush to the spot at the elbow and sink it as Shuler found Koenig on the next play for a three. [player_tooltip player_id="158542" first="Kennedie" last="Shuler"] would have a circus shot around the rim followed by two Jazzy Davidson free-throws. [player_tooltip player_id="158542" first="Kennedie" last="Shuler"] found [player_tooltip player_id="158517" first="Halle" last="Hageman"] for a triple as Davidson would penetrate through the lane and kick it out to Mogel for a triple to make it 22-25. A gritty [player_tooltip player_id="207820" first="Mia" last="Skoro"] board and bucket would make the contest 24-27 at halftime. NW Select fell into a bit of a scoring drought after an initial [player_tooltip player_id="158542" first="Kennedie" last="Shuler"] triple to start the half. They wouldn’t score for minutes as they trailed 27-34 as Baroness EBO would go on a 7-0 run. Shuler found [player_tooltip player_id="207820" first="Mia" last="Skoro"] who converted a tough and-one. [player_tooltip player_id="158545" first="Rhyan" last="Mogel"] would be fouled at the rim and convert two free-throws. Jazzy Davidson would find [player_tooltip player_id="158553" first="Allie" last="Mead"] for a nice teardrop. Davidson skipped it to Halle Haeman for a huge triple that would bring them within one 37-38. On the next possession, Davidson would flip it yet again to Hagemna would sank another huge three to give them the lead 40-38. It became a back and forth battle between two talented clubs as Jazzy Davison would give them yet another spurt as she got the board and went coast to coast for a nice score. [player_tooltip player_id="158517" first="Halle" last="Hageman"] would sink two free throws, giving them some more breathing room. Late game management would find Mead, Shuler, and Mogel sinking free throws as the buzzer expired and NW Select walked away victorious in a close fought battle 47-42. Stats: Jazzy Davidson: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 2 steals [player_tooltip player_id="158517" first="Halle" last="Hageman"]: 10 points, 2 assists, 1 steal [player_tooltip player_id="207819" first="Carly" last="Stone"]: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal [player_tooltip player_id="158545" first="Rhyan" last="Mogel"]: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals [player_tooltip player_id="158542" first="Kennedie" last="Shuler"]: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals [player_tooltip player_id="207820" first="Mia" last="Skoro"]: 5 points, 5 rebounds [player_tooltip player_id="158551" first="Annie" last="Koenig"]: 5 points [player_tooltip player_id="158553" first="Allie" last="Mead"]: 3 points, 1 rebound Breakdown: Skoro & Hageman [player_tooltip player_id="207820" first="Mia" last="Skoro"] and [player_tooltip player_id="158517" first="Halle" last="Hageman"] are two integral pieces for NW Select. Skoro is the team oriented super-glue player who is incredibly gritty and finds ways to make plays all across the board. Hageman is the dynamic scorer who effortlessly makes shots, saving her best for the biggest moments. Skoro had an exclamation point at the end of the first half with a much needed bucket to keep them within striking distance going into the second half and was a key piece of their second half run as she helped rebound and had a huge and-one to stop their scoring slump early in the second half. Hageman would single handedly bring them over the hump as she sank two back to back threes, with the second giving them a one point lead in an incredibly close game. Both players certainly made their mark on a close and highly contested contest.   The Big Three [player_tooltip player_id="158545" first="Rhyan" last="Mogel"], [player_tooltip player_id="158542" first="Kennedie" last="Shuler"], and Jazzy Davidson are quite the trio for NW Select as they each bring eclectic talents and skills for their club in novel ways. Mogel is the activated two-way player who is rugged in her efforts and now has shown strides as a three-point shooter. [player_tooltip player_id="158542" first="Kennedie" last="Shuler"] is a competitor who made several big and unselfish plays throughout the game, whether it was finding teammates in scoring position or saving loose balls. Jazzy Davidson has grown into a versatile role for NW Select Navy as an eclectic scorer who knows how to find teammates in optimal positions as well as provide a natural rim protector.   Great Team Win Everyone certainly played their role in this one and every point mattered in such a close contest, so nothing went unnoticed in this one. [player_tooltip player_id="158551" first="Annie" last="Koenig"] had a superb shooting spurt early in the first half to keep them with Baroness EBO early on as she had a nice mid-range jumper followed by a three. [player_tooltip player_id="158553" first="Allie" last="Mead"]’s little floater in the lane came at a moment where NW Select needed every opportunity to keep up with their adversary. [player_tooltip player_id="207819" first="Carly" last="Stone"], the dynamic scorer and defender, led things off in the game with a three of her own. The NW Select truly had a team effort in a big way as the club played tremendously, saving the last for best in the 2021 HoopSource Presidents’ Day Showcase.