Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Tuesday 6-7-16

Here are the results of the games on the opening night of action at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League.


5:00 P.M. Games

CSB - 38
GAC #1 - 32

NIACC - 83
Anoka-Ramsey - 19


5:55 P.M. Games

GAC #2 - 54
St. Kate's - 40

UST Purple - 35
Concordia St. Paul - 33


6:50 P.M. Games

Northern State - 63
UST Grey - 39

Augsburg - 56
Hamline - 49


7:45 P.M. Game

Luther - 52
Bethel - 50


8:40 P.M. Games

Suns - 48
Concordia St. Paul Alumni - 35

B Ballers - 55
Renegades - 39


9:35 P.M. Game

Retirees - 58
Superhoopers - 47


As you can tell by the score, not much of a battle between the NIACC team from Mason City, Iowa and an undersized and inexperienced Anoka-Ramsey team as the Trojans built a 21-5 halftime and simply rolled from there.  A much better game on the other court in the 5:00 P.M. slot featured two MIAC rivals as CSB held off a challenge from the GAC #1 team.  One of the better games of the evening took place in the 5:55 P.M. slot as the UST Purple team bolted out to a big first half lead only to have Concordia St. Paul slowly but surely whittle away at the deficit.  Junior-to-be Kyrah Fredenburg got a score in the paint with :20 left in the first half that had Concordia St. Paul back in the ten-point range at 23-13 although the UST Purple team did get one more score right before the half to make it 25-13 at the intermission.  A determined Concordia St. Paul team trimmed the UST Purple's lead down to a tenuous four points at 27-23 at the end of the third period and finally had the game deadlocked at 29-all with 3:39 left in the game but UST junior-to-be Maddie Wolkow hit a huge three-pointer late in the game to save the UST Purple squad.  Another fun game in the 5:55 P.M. slot featured the GAC #2 team going up against St. Kate's.  This one was very close in the first period but a Gustie run towards the end of the second period on the strength of clutch shooting by sophomores-to-be Brooke Lemke and Kendall Thompson enable the GAC #2 team to grab a 32-25 halftime lead.  The St. Kate's team threatened to make inroads on the Gustie advantage but GAC senior-to-be Kelsey Carpenter knocked down two important threes and a strong inside presence by junior-to-be Miranda Rice helped the GAC #2 team get the victory.

In the 6:50 P.M. slot, a very big and talented Northern State squad built a 19-10 first period lead on the UST Grey team and slowly wore down the Tommies the rest of the way; building a 41-24 halftime lead and coasting from there.  A much closer game on the other court in this time slot as two other MIAC rivals; Augsburg and Hamline went at it.  Augsburg held a 14-12 lead at the end of the first period and neither side could get much of an advantage until Hamline was able to make an 8-0 push late in the second period that helped give them a 29-23 lead at the half.  The Augsburg team would battle back in the third period and get the game tied up at 32 a piece with just under five minutes left in the period.  The Hamline team never could find that one spark in the fourth period and Augsburg built a 45-39 midway through the fourth and final period and get the victory from there. The best game of the night may have come in the 7:45 P.M. in an interconference clash between Bethel and Luther.  This one was tight in the opening minutes as expected but the Bethel team managed to get a 16-10 lead at the end of the first period and a quick 5-0 spurt by the Bethel team in the opening moments of the second period made it 21-10 and the Luther team looked to be in a fix. But an unexpected 10-0 run by the Luther team ensued that now had Bethel up by a scant point at 21-20 with just under three minutes left in the half.  Luther would grab a brief 24-23 lead shortly thereafter but a score in the paint by Bethel senior to be Kalli Zimmerman gave the Bethel team a 25-24 lead at the halftime break.  Some clutch three point shooting by the Luther squad gave the Luther team a 36-31 lead late in the third period and they were able to maintain a bit of a cushion up 48-42 with 2:30 left in the game.  Bethel had one last hope as junior-to-be Abby Miller drained a "3" late and senior-to-be Shanni Moorse knocked down two free throws with :35 left that had the Bethel team within striking distance but clutch free throw shooting by the Luther team saved their cause in the end.  How cool would it be if these two teams could square off in an actual game during the season? If the powers-that-be from both conferences could get off their respective doles, a MIAC-IIAC "Challenge" could make something like this a reality.

The alumni and "mixed" squads capped off the evening.  In the 8:40 P.M. slot, the Suns team jumped out to an early 12-2 lead on a cold-shooting Concordia St. Paul Alumni team but the Concordia St. Paul team soon turned the tables; going on a 14-4 run before the half to close the gap to a much more-manageable 21-16 deficit.  With their confidence renewed, the Concordia St. Paul Alumni team knotted the contest at 23 with 4:11 left in the third period.  Things got a little physical and chippy shortly thereafter between the two squads but it would be the Suns who were able to keep their cool and regain their composure to get the victory.  The B Ballers meanwhile got out to an early 21-12 advantage on the Renegades team and, thanks to some tough work in the paint by former Minnesota Golden Gopher and current Concordia St. Paul Assistant Coach Ashley Ellis-Milan, the B Ballers extended their cushion to fourteen at 29-15 at the half.  The Renegades initially appeared to get a bit of momentum in the early moments of the third period but that quickly evaporated as the B Ballers built the lead back to fourteen at 46-32 by the end of the third period and coasted from there.  Just one game in the 9:35 P.M. slot between the Superhoopers and the Retirees.  With the score tied at 19, the Retirees hardly appeared to be a group slated to take their pension as they went on a 7-0 spurt to grab a 26-19 advantage.  Former Concordia St. Paul standout Jamie Jones scored a late bucket right before the half to trim the Retirees lead down to five at 30-25 but it was an uphill battle for the Superhoopers from there as the Retirees built a 39-30 lead early in the second half and and were able to maintain the cushion the rest of the way.

Another night of action coming up tomorrow night at the Midtown YWCA and I'll be there to catch it.