Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Tuesday 6-13-17

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


5:00 P.M. Games

NIACC - 76
UW-River Falls #1 - 50

SMU - 41
Lady Hawks - 20


5:55 P.M. Games

UST #2 - 57
St. Kate's - 47

Bethel - 52
St. Olaf - 26


6:50 P.M. Games

UST #1 - 55
Southwest Minnesota State - 45

Augsburg - 51
Hamline - 45


7:45 P.M. Games

GAC Gold - 45
Luther - 41

UST Alumni - 35
UW-River Falls #2 - 30


8:40 P.M. Games

B Ballers - 67
Southwest Minnesota State - 28

GAC Black - 41
Retirees - 37


Not much drama in the 5:00 P.M. slot as a speedy NIACC team built a 25-10 lead on a short-handed UW-River Falls team over on Court 1 early in the second period and that lead ballooned to 41-19 by the half as the youngsters from Mason City, Iowa rolled to an easy win.  Scoring came at something of a premium over on Court 2 as the SMU team built a 13-3 lead on the Lady Hawks team at the end of the first period and expanded that advantage to 18-5 by the half.  The SMU team would grow the lead even more to 25-7 by the end of the third period before the Lady Hawks team finally shook off the cobwebs in the final period to get into double-digits.

In the 5:55 P.M. slot, the UST #2 team wasted little time in building a cushion on the St. Kate's team over on Court 1 as they established an 18-6 advantage by the end of the first period and grew that lead to 30-14 late in the second period and enjoyed a 33-19 lead by the halftime break.  The UST #2 team still enjoyed a double-digit 47-33 lead at the end of the third period before the St. Kate's team finally woke up in the fourth period to whittle the deficit back into single-digit range at 53-45 late in the contest but could never get any closer.  Meanwhile, over on Court 2, the Bethel team was having its way with the St. Olaf team as they used their size and rebounding prowess to jump out to an early 8-0 lead that grew to 17-6 by the end of the first period.  The St. Olaf team was unable to make up any ground in the second period and was soon staring at a 24-12 deficit by the half and the Bethel team saw that lead bulge to 38-16 by the end of the third period enroute to an easy victory.

A couple of interesting games in the 6:50 P.M. slot as the UST #1 team battled the Southwest Minnesota State team over on Court 1.  Things would be close in this contest as the UST #1 team clung to a 15-12 advantage by the end of the first period and things would be deadlocked at 23-all midway through the second period.  The UST #1 team; propelled by a three-point bomb by senior-to-be Maddie Wolkow, went on a 11-4 run down the stretch of the second period to grab a 34-27 lead by the half.  The Southwest Minnesota State team was able to scratch and claw its way back to within a single possession at 40-37 early on in the third period but the UST #1 team was able to achieve a bit more breathing space at 45-39 going into the fourth period.  The UST #1 team got a ten-point cushion established at 51-41 midway through the fourth period and held onto that cushion the rest of the way. Meanwhile over on Court 2, the Augsburg team was embroiled in a tight one with the Hamline team and the Augsburg team was clinging to a 14-11 lead by the end of the first quarter.  The Augsburg team managed to increase that lead to five points at 21-16 midway through the second period but the Hamline team then proceeded to go on a 5-0 run to to the contest at 21 a piece.  Incredibly, however, the Augsburg team responded with an 11-0 burst down the stretch of the second period to grab a 32-21 lead by the halftime break.  The Augsburg team held onto that double-digit cushion throughout the third period and still led 40-28 going into the fourth period before the Hamline team was able to make a late run to get back into single-digit range but alas, could not bring it all the way back.

Two more interesting games followed in the 7:45 P.M. slot as the GAC Gold team battled the Luther team over on Court 1 and this one was back and forth in the early going before the GAC Gold team could get a bit of a push late in the opening period to establish a 12-8 lead.  The Luther team wasted little time in whittling that deficit down to a scant point at 12-11 early in the second period and they established a 13-12 lead midway through the second period.  A tough play by senior-to-be Emee Udo helped the GAC Gold team take the lead back and they held a slim 18-16 lead by the halftime break. The Luther team would knot things up at 27-all midway through the third period but the GAC Gold team would manage to step on the accelerator again and held a 36-30 lead by the end of the third period.  The Luther team would threaten again in the fourth and final period as they cut the deficit back down to a single possession at 38-36 and a "3" with just over four minutes left propelled the Luther team back out in front by a 39-38 count but the GAC Gold team managed to get the game tied at 41-all late and two late scores by junior-to-be Kendall Thompson helped seal the deal for the GAC Gold team.  Over on Court 2, you didn't exactly need an abacus to keep track of the score between the UW-River Falls #2 team and the UST Alumni team as the latter found themselves up only 4-2 by the end of the first period in a miserable shooting performance by both squads.  Still, the UST Alumni team shook off enough cobwebs to increase that lead to 10-4 late in the second period and they held a 12-7 lead by the halftime break.  An experienced and polished UST Alumni team proceeded to go on a 15-5 run in the third period for a 27-12 advantage but the UW-River Falls team finally found itself in the fourth period; getting the deficit cut down to six points at 29-23 midway through the fourth period but never had enough to get over the hump.

In the 8:40 P.M. slot, the younger members of the Southwest Minnesota State team took on the B Ballers team which is made up mostly of Southwest Minnesota State alumni.  The B Ballers team; with its size and rebounding, quickly built up a lead of 12-6 and upped that to 18-6 by the end of the first period.  An 8-0 burst by the B Ballers team in the second period built that lead to 26-6 and they enjoyed a comfy 35-10 lead by halftime break  and held a prohibitive 53-18 lead by the end of the third period as they cruised to an easy win.  Meanwhile over on Court 2, a much closer battle was ensuing between the GAC Black team and the Retirees team; a squad made up largely of former Northwestern players.  The Retirees team hardly looked like their name as they jumped out to a 9-0 lead and were seemingly in command of things up 12-2 by the end of the first period.  Not much changed as the second period got underway as the Retirees team still held a ten-point cushion at 19-9 midway through the second period and a three-point bomb by former Northwestern standout Chanel Madson had the Retirees team in good shape up 27-13 at the half.  But the GAC Black team came out in the third period fresh and a renewed determination as they embarked on a 6-0 run to get back into single-digit range trailing 27-19 and a "3" from the top of the key by senior-to-be Miranda Rice just before the end of the third period suddenly had the GAC Black team right back in the thick of things trailing 32-27.  The GAC Black team soon got to within a single possession trailing 32-30 and, with 4:10 left, Rice uncorked yet another three-point dagger that suddenly thrust the GAC Black team out in front by a 34-32 count.  The Retirees team tried to counter on a "3" by lanky former Northwestern standout Jacki Smith that had the Retirees team within a single possession trailing 38-35 with under two minutes left but the GAC Black team was able to close the door down the stretch to get the hard-earned victory.

Don't forget that another big night of action awaits at the Midtown YWCA tonight so do plan to come on down if you can.