Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Tuesday 6-12-18

Here's the results of the games I was able to cover Tuesday evening at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:


5:55 P.M. Games

UST Purple -49
Bethel - 43

Winona State - 57
UST Black - 54


6:50 P.M. Games

Northwestern - 45
St. Olaf - 42

NIACC - 43
Hamline - 29


7:45 P.M. Games

Superhoopers - 68
Augsburg - 47

NIACC - 74
Anoka-Ramsey - 43


Two very good games took place in the 5:55 slot on this Tuesday night.  Over on Court 1, two old MIAC rivals who are very familiar with each other - the UST Purple team and the Bethel team - were battling it out and, as expected, this one was very close.  Bethel was clinging to an 11-10 lead midway through the opening period and the game was knotted at 16 a piece heading into the second period and it was the UST Purple team holding a tenuous 24-22 lead at the half with neither team giving an inch.  This trend continued in the early moments of the third period when Bethel senior-to-be Hannah Johnson used her lanky frame to slither into the paint for a score that had this one tied at 26.  The UST Purple team, however, managed to make a somewhat decisive move down the stretch of the third period that had them up 34-29 going into the fourth and final period.  That proved to be the difference as the Bethel team never was quite able to crack that little cushion and the UST Purple team earned a hard-fought victory.  Over on Court 2, the UST Purple team was taking on the Winona State team and the gang from down the River in Winona seemed to have all the answers early on; particularly sophomore-to-be Allie Pickrain, the former Eastview product.  She sank one three-point bomb that gave the Winona State team a 9-4 lead midway through the first period and another Pickrain three-point dagger in the waning moments of the first period had the Winona State team in good shape up 24-16 as things morphed into the second period.  Pickrain continued to be a one-person wrecking crew as she connected with a pretty lay-up in transition to stretch the lead to 28-16 early in the second period and that lead grew to 32-18 midway through the second period.  The UST Black team was able to shave a bit of the fat off the deficit but they still had a lot of work in front of them down 34-23 at the halftime break.  At the time, it looked as if the UST Black team simply had too much to overcome but they proved the doubters (including your's truly) wrong with a huge third period comeback that had that sizable deficit down to just five points at 36-31 midway through the third period and by the time the fourth period started, they were down by only one at 40-39.  The UST Black team's surge continued into the fourth period that saw them take a 47-44 lead midway through the fourth period Winona State managed to tie the contest at 52 a piece with 2:00 left and with 1:00 left the two squads were still deadlocked at 54-all.  It was here that Pickrain came through for the Winona State team with yet another dagger "3"; this one from the right top area with :30 left that helped give them a nail-biting victory.

Another doozy of a contest took place on Court 1 in the 6:50 P.M. slot as the St. Olaf team raced out to an early 8-0 lead on the Northwestern team and the St. Olaf team held a sizable 14-4 advantage by the end of the first period.  The St. Olaf team still enjoyed a double-digit cushion midway through the second period up 18-7 and although the Northwestern team tried to make inroads, things still looked rosy for the St. Olaf team as they held a 26-16 lead at the half.  The Northwestern team was finally able to right the ship once the third period got underway as they closed the gap to six points early in the third period and were down 28-24 midway through the third period.  The Northwestern team managed to close to a single point late in the third period but the St. Olaf team managed to recover a bit to hold a 33-30 lead once the fourth period got underway.  The St. Olaf team appeared to have a stranglehold on this contest with a 37-30 lead early in the fourth period but the Northwestern team simply would not go away as they went on a 8-0 run to assume a 38-37 lead with 4:28 left in the contest and were up 41-38 with 2:35 left.  The St. Olaf team managed to close the gap to one point at 41-40 and then got the lead back on an offensive rebound and putback by junior-to-be Britta Koenen at 42-41 with under a minute left.  But the Northwestern team would have the last laugh in this one as former Eagle standout sharpshooter Chanel Madson ('15) calmly drilled a three-point bomb on their subsequent possession which proved to be the difference.  No such drama over on Court 2 where the young NIACC team; known for their run-and-gun style, was taking on the Hamline team.  The NIACC team got out to an early 7-2 lead midway through the first period and and held a 16-5 lead once the second period got underway.  The NIACC team's three-point shooting was simply clicking on this night and the 19-9 lead they held midway through the second period grew to 27-13 by the halftime break.  The NIACC team held a 32-17 lead at the end of the third quarter and although a "3" by junior-to-be Kaeli Stayer helped give the Hamline team a bit of hope down by ten at 32-22 early in the fourth period, those hopes were soon dashed as the NIACC team closed the door down the stretch to earn the victory. 

In the 7:45 P.M. slot, the Augsburg team was looking good early on over on Court 1 against the Superhoopers team with an 8-2 lead and the Superhoopers team definitely looked to be in trouble down 26-14 by the start of the second period.  But the size and experience of the Superhoopers team paid dividends in the second period as they slowly but surely chipped away at the deficit and by the halftime break things were tied up at 34-all.  The Superhoopers team soon assumed the lead at 37-34 early in the third period and were able to grow the lead although the Augsburg team was able to stay within striking distance down 48-43 by the start of the fourth period.  But the Augsburg team's hopes soon faded as the Superhoopers started the fourth period on a 7-0 burst that saw them up 55-43 and they were able to put things in cruise control from there.  Meanwhile over on Court 2, the NIACC team; fresh off of its win in the 6:50 P.M. slot, looked to do more damage the second time around.  The Anoka-Ramsey team did manage to get out to an early 8-2 lead but the NIACC team soon closed the gap to three points at 10-7 midway through the first period and things were tied up at 12 a piece at the start of the second period.  It was here where the NIACC team really got its run-and-gun style going as they used an 11-3 tear to give them a 23-15 lead midway through the second period.  The Anoka-Ramsey team used a 9-0 run of their own to close the gap and were still well within striking distance down only 32-28 by the halftime break.  But the NIACC team simply went on a three-point artillery barrage once the third period got underway and their lead grew to double-digits at 44-30 midway through the third period and that lead grew to 56-35 by the start of the fourth period.

Had to leave before the games in the 8:40 slot got going but I'll have a report on the games I was able to catch Wednesday night.