Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Wednesday 6-8-16

Here are the results from an action-packed Wednesday evening at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:


5:00 P.M. Games

UST Grey - 40
CSB - 31

St. Kate's - 68
Augsburg - 41


5:55 P.M. Games

Winona State - 58
Concordia St. Paul - 57

GAC #1 - 57
St. Olaf - 27


6:50 P.M. Games

Winona State - 74
Minnesota State - 50

Luther - 43
Hamline - 29


7:45 P.M. Games

Northern State - 50
Retirees - 35

Superhoopers - 69
Rusty Pipes - 48

Bethel - 57
UST Purple - 36


8:40 P.M. Games

GAC #2 - 57
Anoka-Ramsey - 34

NIACC - 59
Concordia St. Paul Alumni - 49


9:35 P.M. Game

B Ballers - 56
Suns - 36


In the 5:00 P.M. slot, the St. Kate's team raced out to a 22-1 lead behind senior-to-be LaShay Holt's scoring ability in transition before the Augsburg team finally got untracked a bit but a steady diet of transition baskets and sharp perimeter shooting gave the 'Cats a 39-18 halftime advantage.  The St. Kate's team continued to pour it on in the third period getting the lead out to 51-20 and coasting from there.  Meanwhile, the UST Grey team got out to a 12-7 lead on the CSB team and although the Blazers briefly cut the deficit to two points, the UST Grey team used a late second period spurt to grab an 18-10 lead.  The CSB team struggled offensively for much of the third period and, as a result, the UST Grey team increased their lead to 22-12.  The CSB team would manage to trim the deficit to five at 24-19 going into the fourth period but also blew several easy scoring opportunities in the process and this allowed the UST Grey team to get the cushion back to ten points at 29-19 early in that final period and they maintained that cushion the rest of the way.

In the 5:55 P.M. slot, the GAC #1 team battled a familiar MIAC foe; St. Olaf and this one would be tight in the early going but a key 7-0 run led by senior-to-be Hannah Howard enabled the GAC #1 team to get a 20-10 advantage at the half.  The young St. Olaf team appeared to be stuck in neutral going into the third period as the GAC #1 team extended the lead to 25-10 and the St. Olaf team could do little to stem the tide; down 49-24 midway through the final period as the one-two punch of Howard and fellow senior-to-be Miranda Rice in the paint was a tough combo for the young Oles to handle.  The game of the night took place on adjacent court one as bitter NSIC rivals Concordia St. Paul and Winona State were pitted against each other.  The Winona State team had the early edge in this one; building an 18-9 advantage midway through the first period but Concordia St. Paul would get a bit of a burst before the end of the period that trimmed that lead down to 18-14.  That seemed to give the Concordia St. Paul team a shot of confidence as they managed to grab a 27-26 lead late in the second period and held a 34-31 edge at the halftime break.  Things would stay close in the third period as the two rival found themselves deadlocked at 50 early in the fourth quarter.  The Concordia St. Paul team would hold a 57-55 lead with 2:30 left in the game but were unable to build on it. Winona State freshman-to-be Madison Weierke got herself open with :06 left and drilled a "3" that gave the Winona State team a breath-taking 58-57 win.  No such drama in the 6:50 P.M. slot as the Luther team out of the IIAC built an early 15-5 lead on MIAC opponent Hamline and used pressure defense that forced several Piper boo-boos as the Luther team increased its lead to 29-15 at the half. That lead would grow to 34-15 midway through the third period before the Hamline team managed to get on an 8-0 run that cut some of the fat off of the deficit but Luther slammed the door shut in the fourth period enroute to a comfortable win.  Winona State; doing double-duty on this night, took on yet another NSIC rival - Minnesota State.  Winona State team would hold a small 16-14 advantage at the end of the first period and used a key 8-0 run early in the second period to build the lead to 24-14 and although Minnesota State got the deficit down to single digits again at 43-35 at the half, the Winona State team showed no letdown as they opened things up in the second half enroute to an easy win.

There were three games in the 7:45 P.M. slot.  The Northern State team nursed a small cushion in the first half to forge a 21-15 halftime lead and then used a strong presence on the boards and timely three-point shooting to pull away from the Retirees team.  The Superhoopers team got out to an early 12-6 lead on the Rusty Pipes team made up mostly of former Hamline players and cruised to an easy win.  The anticipated game in this slot was between two bitter MIAC foes; the Bethel team going up against the vaunted UST Purple team.  But it would be the Bethel team setting the tone in this contest as they managed to build a 21-14 lead early in the second period and gradually extended the lead to 26-17 midway through the second period.  Both teams used their trademark nasty defense to try and gain an edge but it would be Bethel that would have the answers on this night.  With the UST Purple team desperately trying to keep the deficit in the single-digit range, senior-to-be Shanni Moorse grabbed an offensive rebound with :01 left before the half and got a putback that gave the Bethel team a 33-22 halftime lead and that seemed to have a deflating effect on the UST Purple team afterward as they struggled on offense in the third period and the Bethel team was able to build the lead to 45-22 going into the fourth period.  Junior-to-be Abby Miller connected on a long jumper early in the fourth period that kept the beat going for the Bethel team as they also got strong contributions from senior-to-be Kalli Zimmerman and sophomore-to-be Hannah Johnson as they stunned many on this night with their twenty-one point victory including yours truly.

In the 8:40 P.M. slot, the GAC #2 team jumped out to a 12-0 lead on the young Anoka-Ramsey team and managed to get the cushion to twenty points at 31-11 by the half.  To its credit, the Anoka-Ramsey team shaved some of the fat off the deficit as they trailed 37-23 midway through the third period before the GAC #2 team regained solid footing and rolled to an easy win.  With both Howard and Rice filling in on the GAC #2 team on this night and dominating in the paint, it's easy to see why GAC will be a threat to win the conference this next season.  The interesting game in this time slot was the tilt between the NIACC team and the Concordia St. Paul Alumni team.  With its superior size, the Concordia St. Paul Alumni team looked to have a clear advantage but the NIACC team used its speed and quickness to counter the size aspect to grab a 13-9 lead late in the opening period and stretched that advantage to 19-11 by the second period.  Initially befuddled at this development, the Concordia St. Paul Alumni team settled down and began dominating on the boards and proceeded to go on a 9-0 run that had the former Golden Bears up 22-21 late in the second period.  But the NIACC team would get off to another hot start in the third period and take a 40-29 lead near the midway point of the third period.  The Concordia St. Paul Alumni team looked as if it were in the comeback mode again as sharpshooter Carissa Wolyniec drained two three-point bombs that helped to cut the NIACC team's lead down to a tenuous 45-43 count going into the fourth and final period.  The Concordia St. Pual team managed to tie the game at 45-all early in the fourth period but curiously ran out of gas after that as the NIACC team scored an upset win.

Just one game in the 9:35 P.M. slot as the Suns team built a 13-8 advantage on the B Ballers team by the end of the first period but the B Ballers team managed to get on a burst midway through the second period and they took the lead for good with 4:41 left before the half at 18-15 and managed a 24-19 lead at the halftime intermission.  The B Ballers team would stretch the lead to nine at 30-21 midway through the third period and although the Suns team would cut the B Baller team lead down to 35-30 but the B Ballers team would find its groove again going into the fourth period with a 7-0 run to make it 42-30 and would roll on to an easy win.

Next week's action features games on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights again so do try to come out and catch the action if you can.