Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Wednesday 6-29-16

Here are the results from tonight's action at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:

5:00 P.M. Games

Augsburg - 40
CSB - 23

UST Purple - 73
NIACC - 50


5:55 P.M. Games

UST Grey - 64
Concordia St. Paul - 46

Northern State - 59
GAC #1 - 39


6:50 P.M. Games

Bethel - 54
Augsburg - 41

B Ballers - 55
UW River Falls - 40

St. Olaf - 41
CSB - 36


7:45 P.M. Games

Retirees - 49
Superhoopers - 39

Minnesota State - 71
Concordia St. Paul Alumni - 66

GAC #2 - 63
Hamline - 29


8:40 P.M. Games

Phatties - 72
UW-River Falls - 44

St. Kate's - 50
Luther - 47


9:35 P.M. Games

Suns - 38
Renegades - 34

Rusty Pipes - 58
Anoka-Ramsey - 39


In the 5:00 P.M. slot on Court 1, the Augsburg team jumped out to an early 6-1 lead on the CSB team and pushed that lead to 14-3 by the end of the first period.  The CSB team; which struggled offensively out of the gate, did manage to shake off enough cobwebs down the stretch of the second period to cut the Augsburg team's lead down into single-digit range at 24-17 by the half and stayed within ten points at the end of the third period trailing 31-23.  But the CSB team was ice-cold in the fourth and final period as the Augsburg team recorded a nice win.  Over on Court 2, the upset-minded NIACC team was taking on the highly-regarded UST Purple team.  Things were tight in the early going with the UST Purple team holding a 9-8 lead but a key 6-0 push by the UST Purple team increased that laed to 15-8 by the end of the first period.  The NIACC team; which relies primarily on its three-point shooting and ability to create turnovers, could do neither and the UST team did its damage down low and in transition to grab a 34-17 halftime advantage.  That lead bulged to 58-25 by the end of the third period and although the NIACC team did get a few of those three-point attempts to fall in the fourth period, it wouldn't be nearly enough to overcome the mountainous deficit that they faced

In the 5:55 P.M. slot, the Concordia St. Paul team was neck-and-neck with the UST Grey team over on Court 1 as the teams battled to an 11-11 deadlock by the end of the first period.  But things changed drastically after that as the UST Grey team embarked on a 10-2 burst early in the second period and took a 33-17 lead at the half as they wore down a Concordia St. Paul team that didn't have any reserves on this night enroute to a relatively easy win.  Meanwhile, an interesting battle took place over on Court 2 as the GAC #1 team jumped out to a somewhat surprising 11-5 lead on a somewhat sluggish Northern State team by the end of the first period.  But the Northern State team got an offensive jolt as senior-to-be Paige Waytashek got on a hot streak in the second period that got them right back into the thick of things and a three-point bomb by sophomore-to-be (and fellow former Centennial standout) Jaycie Gerding helped propel the Northern State team to a 24-19 halftime lead.  Northern State continued to dominate down low and another key "3" by Waytashek upped the lead to 40-29 by the end of the third period as the Northern State team continues to impress so far in this league.

There were three games in the 6:50 P.M. slot.  On Court 1, the Bethel team jumped out to an early 12-0 lead on the Augsburg team but the Augsburg team would close the gap to 14-10 midway through the second period and would manage to get to within a single possession soon thereafter trailing only 15-13.  But the Bethel team would soon right the ship and go on an 11-2 run that helped give them a 26-15 halftime lead.  The Augsburg team would manage to close the gap to a tantalizing three points again trailing only 35-32 in the third period but the Bethel team closed the door after that; getting the lead to 48-34 early in the fourth period to get the win.  On Court 2, the B Ballers team got out to an early 10-4 lead on the UW-River Falls team but the UW-River Falls team would get on a spurt that tied the game at 12-all and although the B Ballers team took a 16-13 lead going into the second period, this seemingly had the makings of a close affair.  The B Ballers team, however, got their lead to 31-23 late in the second period and withstood a late push by the UW-River Falls team to hold a 33-27 halftime advantage.  A quick 8-0 run by the B Ballers team at the beginning of the third period dashed the hopes of the UW-River Falls team in this one for good as the B Ballers team is another squad that has impressed lately.  One of the better games of the night took place over on Court 3 in another all-MIAC match-up between the St. Olaf team and the CSB team.  The St. Olaf team definitely looked to have an edge as they got off to an 8-2 lead and held a 12-5 lead by the end of the first period.  But the CSB team would slowly whittle away at the deficit and crank things up on defense that temporarily stifled the St. Olaf team and forged a 14-14 tie by the half.  The St. Olaf team got out to a good start in the third period and seemed to have a decisive edge again leading 26-19 only to see the CSB team claw its way right back into the thick of things as the St. Olaf team clung to a precarious 28-26 lead by the end of the third period.  The St. Olaf team looked to put the daisy on this one for good once they got their lead out to 35-28 midway in the final period but, once again, the CSB team made things very uncomfortable for them down the stretch as they closed the gap to a scant three points with under a minute left but were unable to close the gap.

The 7:45 P.M. slot saw three games as well.  Over on Court 1, the Retirees team looked to have an easy go of it as they bolted out to a 9-0 lead early on and held a seemingly prohibitive 17-3 lead at the end of the first period over the Superhoopers team.  But the Superhoopers team would find new life in the second period as they climbed back to within single-digit range trailing 24-18 late in the second period and trailed by only two points at 24-22 at the half.  But the Retirees team managed to get a bit more breathing room by the end of the third period holding a 39-34 lead and gradually increased the cushion from there.  A very good game on Court 2 between the Minnesota State team and the Concordia St. Paul Alumni team saw the Minnesota State team get out to a 12-5 lead but the Concordia St. Paul Alumni team soon cut that deficit down to three points thanks to a three-point bomb by former Golden Bear standout Carissa Wolyniec and the teams would battle to a 17-all deadlock by the end of the first period.  Minnesota State would re-establish its advantage at 29-23 midway through the second period but another Wolyniec three-point bomb shaved that lead down to 29-26 and the Concordia St. Paul Alumni team would take its first lead of the contest at 34-32 late in the second period and establish a 39-34 advantage by the half.  Minnesota State, however, went on a 9-0 burst to start out the third period to regain the lead and clung to a 56-55 lead by the end of the third period.  Both teams traded small leads down the stretch of the final period but in the end it would be the Minnesota State team that had the answers when it counted most.  Over on Court 3, the GAC #2 team held a slim 11-8 lead on the Hamline team midway through the first period but a quick 9-0 run by the GAC #2 team expanded that lead to 20-8 by the end of the first period and it was all downhill from there as the GAC #2 lead built the lead to twenty at 39-19 by the half and led 54-26 by the end of the third period.

In the 8:40 P.M. slot, the UW-River Falls team; doing double-duty on this night, managed to get deadlocked at 10-10 with the Phatties team midway through the first period and trailed only 15-12 by the end of the first period.  But things quickly went down the drain for the UW-River Falls team from there as the Phatties team embarked on a 10-2 run to begin the second period that made it a 25-14 game and the Phatties poured it on from there; taking a 40-18 lead by the half and putting it in cruise control from then on.  A much, much better contest over on Court 2 as a MIAC-IIAC battle was underway between the St. Kate's team and the Luther team.  Things would be very tight in this one as St. Kate's held a 12-10 lead midway through the first period only to see the game deadlocked at 16-all going into the second period.  The Luther team got on a 5-0 push to begin the second period to take a 21-16 lead but that was answered by a 7-0 burst by the St. Kate's team that saw them retake the lead at 23-21 and, fittingly anyway, the game was tied again by the half at 27 a piece.  St. Kate's opened the third period on an 8-2 run for a 35-29 lead but the Luther team would soon close the gap to 35-34. The St. Kate's team would hold a 40-36 lead going into the fourth and final period and a 6-1 run by the St. Kate's team made it 46-37 and the Luther team appeared to be in a vice grip at that point.  But some clutch three-point shooting by senior-to-be Anna Madrigal sliced the St. Kate's team's lead down to a scant three points and the St. Kate's team had to hold on for dear life to secure the "W".

Another good game took place on Court 1 in the late-night 9:35 P.M. slot as the Renegades team and the Suns team went at it.  The Renegades team managed to grab an 8-6 lead by the end of the first period in a defensive-minded contest and things would stay relatively tight throughout most of the second period but a late push by the Renegades allowed them to take a 20-14 lead by the half.  The Suns team would answer the bell at the beginning of the third period; going on a 7-0 run to take a 21-20 lead only to see the Renegades team go on a 7-0 push of their own as they retook the advantage at 27-21 and held a 29-25 advantage going into the fourth and final period.  The Suns would quickly knot the game at 29-all and things would remain tight from there with each side grabbing small leads down the stretch.  With the Suns clinging to a 35-34 lead with under a minute remaining and with the ball and trying desperately to eat as much clock as possible, former St. Cloud State player and current STMA assistant coach Jen Wiese found herself open behind the three-point line and drained a game-clinching trey as the Renegades team was unable to recover.  Over on Court 2, the Rusty Pipes team bolted out to an early 9-1 lead on the Anoka-Ramsey team and held a 13-3 lead at the end of the first period.  The undersized Anoka-Ramsey team managed to get back to withing single-digit range trailing 15-8 midway through the second period but a 14-3 push by the Rusty Pipes team down the stretch of the second period gave them a 29-11 halftime lead.  A three-point shooting barrage by the Anoka-Ramsey team got them back within the single-digit range again; trailing 29-20 early in the third period but there hopes for a comeback were dashed right then and there as the Rusty Pipes team soon built its lead to 43-27 by the end of the third period and to 52-32 midway through the final period.

The league takes a break next week for the Fourth of July holiday but action will resume again on Wednesday July 13th.