2011 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

2011 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

East West 78 66
1st half 2nd half Total East 46 32 78 West 27 39 66
Date	March 30, 2011
Venue	United Center, Chicago, Illinois
MVP	Elizabeth Williams
Referees	Becky Blank Marissa Whaley Kevin Dillard
Attendance	19,899
Network	ESPNU
Announcers	Lou Canellis (play–by–play) Abby Waner (color commentator)
McDonald's All-American

The 2011 McDonald's All-American Girls Game is an All-star basketball game that was played on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Bulls. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2011. The game is the 10th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.

2011 Game

All-star games are typically showcases for offense, not defense, but the 2011 event featured a defense described as vigorous. Not coincidentally, one of the players, Elizabeth Williams, who would go on to win the Most Outstanding Player award, likes to play defense. Despite her interest in defense, it was her offense that helped earn the award. With minutes left in the game, and a comfortable lead, the East coach pulled the starters, including Williams, to give the crowd a chance to applaud their performance. However, one of her teammates pointed out that her 22 points was a single point shy of the McDonald's scoring record. She was re-inserted in the game, and with 42 seconds left, scored on a layup to set the scoring record. The East team won the game 78–66.^[1]

2011 East Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Hometown	High School	College Choice
30	Cierra Burdick	6-2	170	F	Matthews, NC, U.S.	Butler High School	Tennessee
10	Briyona Canty	5-10	150	G	Hamilton, NJ, U.S.	Trenton Catholic Academy	Rutgers
14	Temi Fagbenle	6-4	168	C	Blairstown, NJ, U.S.	Blair Academy	Harvard
13	Bria Goss	5-11	155	G	Indianapolis, IN, U.S.	Ben Davis High School	Kentucky
00	Sara Hammond	6-2	178	F	Mount Vernon, KY, U.S.	Rockcastle County High School	Louisville
31	Amber Henson	6-4	180	C	Tampa, FL, U.S.	Sickles High School	Duke
44	Betnijah Laney	6-0	174	G	Smyrna, DE, U.S.	Smyrna High School	Rutgers
22	Samantha Logic	6-0	155	G	Racine, WI, U.S.	J.I. Case High School	Iowa
11	Ally Malott	6-2	180	F	Middletown, OH, U.S.	Madison High School	Dayton
1	Ariel Massengale	5-6	152	G	Bolingbrook, IL, U.S.	Bolingbrook High School	Tennessee
3	Bria Smith	5-10	150	G	Middle Village, NY, U.S.	Christ The King Regional High School	Louisville
15	Elizabeth Williams	6-3	198	F	Virginia Beach, VA, U.S.	Princess Anne High School	Duke

2011 West Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Hometown	High School	College Choice
13	Brianna Banks	5-9	145	G	Fayetteville, GA, U.S.	Fayette County High School	Connecticut
3	Ariya Crook-Williams	5-7	150	G	Long Beach, CA, U.S.	Long Beach Polytechnic High School	Southern Cal
12	Krystal Forthan	6-4	185	C	Georgetown, TX, U.S.	Georgetown High School	LSU
21	Reshanda Gray	6-3	180	F	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Washington Preparatory High School	Cal
35	Justine Hartman	6-3	180	C	Brea, CA, U.S.	Brea Olinda High School	UCLA
1	Morgan Jones	6-2	170	F	Lake Mary, FL, U.S.	Lake Mary High School	Northwestern
32	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis	6-0	175	G	Santa Ana, CA, U.S.	Mater Dei High School	Connecticut
10	Amber Orrange	5-8	145	G	Houston, TX, U.S.	Westbury Christian School	Stanford
4	Cassie Peoples	5-7	148	G	Cypress, TX, U.S.	Cy-Fair High School	Texas
41	Bonnie Samuelson	6-3	155	F	Huntington Beach, CA, U.S.	Edison High School	Stanford
40	Kiah Stokes	6-3	180	F	Marion, IA, U.S.	Linn-Mar High School	Connecticut
24	Alexyz Vaioletama	6-0	178	G	Santa Ana, CA, U.S.	Mater Dei High School	Southern Cal

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

• Head Coach Mary Coyle Klinger of Rutgers Preparatory School (Somerset, New Jersey)
• Asst Coach Anthony Pappas of Waterloo West High School (Waterloo, Iowa)
• Asst Coach Teri Morison of Carroll High School (Grapevine, Texas)

The West team was coached by:

• Head Coach Dorothy Gaters of Marshall High School (Chicago, Illinois)
• Asst Coach Gwen Howard of Marshall High School (Chicago, Illinois)
• Asst Coach Courtney Hargrays of Marshall High School (Chicago, Illinois)

All-American Week

Schedule

• Monday, March 28: Powerade Jamfest
  • Slam Dunk Contest
  • Three-Point Shoot-out
  • Timed Basketball Skills Competition
• Wednesday, March 30: Girls All-American Game

Contest Winners

See also

2011 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

References

1. Michaelson, Lee (March 30, 2011). "Young Stars Shine at McDonald's All-American Girls' Game". FullCourt.com. Lee Michaelson. Retrieved September 20, 2013.

External links

• McDonald's All-American on the web