Here's the results of the games I was able to cover on Wednesday night over at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:
5:55 P.M. Games
Bethel - 55
Anoka-Ramsey - 21
UST Purple - 60
GAC Alumni - 33
6:50 P.M. Games
Rimshots - 56
Anoka-Ramsey - 29
Superhoopers - 74
Dordt - 51
7:45 P.M. Games
Rusty Pipes - 40
St. Kate's - 30
UST Black - 61
UST Alumni - 42
Couldn't get over to the Midtown YWCA soon enough to catch the 5:00 P.M. games account getting off of work when I did and traffic and I apparently missed a nail-biter between the Northwestern team and the Hamline team from the info I was given by players of both squads. That was a disappointment as none of the games I covered on this night had much drama. In the 5:55 P.M. slot over on Court 1, the Bethel team jumped out to a 9-3 lead late in the first period and inched the lead up to nine points at 14-5 by the start of the second period. The Bethel team maintained that nine-point edge midway through the second period at 16-7 and by the halftime break they had established a double-digit advantage at 19-9. Things only got worse for the quick but young Anoka-Ramsey team as the Bethel team used its size to dominate down low and by the middle of the third period they had increased their lead to 25-12 and then pretty much put a daisy on this game down the stretch of the third period as they were up 43-14 by the start of the fourth period. Meanwhile over on Court 2, the UST Purple team was making quick work of the GAC Alumni team as they built up a 21-6 lead by the start of the second period and were up 30-12 by the halftime break. That lead grew to 38-17 midway through the third period and by the start of the fourth period, there was little doubt as to how this one was going to turn out with the UST Purple team up 45-21.
On Court 1 in the 6:50 P.M. slot, the Rimshots team; a squad primarily made up of former Bethel players, initially found themselves in a tight battle with the Anoka-Ramsey team as things were tied up at 7-all midway through the first period but the Rimshots team got a big boost with a run to hold a 19-12 lead by the start of the second period. The Rimshots team expanded that lead to 23-12 early in the second period and a jumper in transition by former Bethel standout Rachel Parupsky ('16) helped give the Rimshots team a 32-20 lead by the halftime break. A pretty drive and finish by Sydney "Bam Bam" Schultz ('16) helped get the Rimshots team off to a very good start in the third period and they doubled-up the Anoka-Ramsey team at 42-21 midway through the third period. By the start of the fourth period, the Rimshots team was enjoying a 49-23 advantage and they had things in cruise control the rest of the way. Over on Court 2, another blowout was soon taking shape as the Superhoopers team got an early 6-2 lead on the Dordt team and that lead soon expanded to ten points by the end of the first period at 18-8. Former Minnesota Golden Gopher great and current head coach of defending Class AAA Robbinsdale Cooper Kiara Buford was on fire from behind the arc on this night for the Superhoopers team and their lead grew to 53-33 midway through the third period and were up 61-37 by the start of the fourth period enroute to an easy victory.
In the 7:45 P.M. slot on Court 1, the St. Kate's team and the Rusty Pipes team; a squad primarily made up of former Hamline players, were tied up at 4-all midway through the first period but the Rusty Pipes team used a 6-1 push down the stretch of the opening period to enjoy a 10-5 lead by the start of the second period. The Rusty Pipes team maintained the status quo throughout the second period and at the halftime break they had managed a 19-12 advantage. The St. Kate's team used a 5-0 push at the start of the third period to close the gap to two points at 19-17 and were certainly right in the thick of things but the Rusty Pipes got control of the ship to build their safety net back up to eight points at 29-21 by the start of the fourth period. The Rusty Pipes team put this one out of reach midway through the fourth period with a 37-24 advantage and never looked back. Over on Court 2 it was a battle of the Old versus the New as the UST Alumni team took on the UST Black team. Things would be tight in the early going of this one with the UST Black team clinging to an 8-7 lead midway through the first period and things were neck-and-neck by the start of the second period with the UST Black team holding a 16-14 edge. It was here, however, where the UST Black team made a decisive 9-2 run to get a 25-16 lead and force a UST Alumni team timeout. The UST Black team had a 35-25 lead by the halftime break and were up 41-29 midway through the third period and by the start of the fourth period, the UST Black team was up 53-34 and the UST Alumni team was simply unable to recover.
I had to take off before the 8:40 P.M. games got underway to get my beauty rest for another working day. Next week, things revert to a Wednesday night basis so do plan on getting down to the Midtown YWCA to catch the action.
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