Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Wednesday 7-11-18

Here are the results of the games I was able either to catch the ending of or follow last night at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:


5:00 P.M. Games

Southwest Minnesota State - 51
Anoka-Ramsey - 43

Dordt -38
Northwestern - 24


5:55 P.M. Games

Southwest Minnesota State - 58
UW-River Falls - 33

GAC Gold - 59
St. Kate's - 43


6:50 P.M. Games

NIACC - 62
GAC Black - 56

Winona State - 44
Bethel - 42


7:45 P.M. Games

Rimshots - 56
GAC Black - 52

Concordia St. Paul - 70
Winona State - 57


I was able to catch the very last moments of the Southwest Minnesota State team's win over the Anoka-Ramsey team on Court 1 in the 5:00 P.M. slot and on Court 2 the Dordt team surprised the Northwestern team which had found several different ways to win up until this point by a 38-24 margin.

There were two close games going on - at least in the early stages anyway - in the 5:55 P.M. slot.  On Court 1, the Southwest Minnesota State team was in a tough contest with the UW-River Falls team and the former was up 11-8 midway through the first period but the UW-River Falls team cut that deficit to a scant point at 13-12 by the start of the second period.  But the Southwest Minnesota State team put together a game-changing 8-1 run to get the lead to 21-13 midway through the second period and by the halftime break that lead extended to double-digits at 33-16.  The UW-River Falls team simply was unable to handle the size of the Southwest Minnesota State team down low and they weren't able to make much of a dent in the deficit either.  The Southwest Minnesota State team was up 38-23 midway through the third period and held a 46-30 lead at the beginning of the fourth period enroute to a win.  Over on Court 2, the St. Kate's team managed to stay close to the GAC Gold team throughout much of the first period but a tough lay-up by senior-to-be Justine Lee at the end of the first period gave the GAC Gold team a bit more breathing room with a 13-8 advantage.  The St. Kate's team managed to battle back in the second period and a tough running jumper by junior-to-be Jackie Radford tied the contest at 15 a piece midway through the second period.  Although the GAC Gold team was able to forge a 25-21 lead by the halftime break, there was still plenty of hope over on the St. Kate's side.  But that hope slowly faded once the third period got going as the GAC Gold team increased its lead to 36-28 midway through the third period and by the start of the fourth period the GAC Gold team held a cozy 47-32 lead as they rolled to a double-digit victory.

In the 6:50 P.M. slot over on Court 1, the GAC Black team ran into the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League buzzsaw - otherwise known as the NIACC team and the young group from Mason City, Iowa put on quite a show in the early going with their up-tempo and three-point shooting and they found themselves up 18-4 midway through the first period and led 22-8 at the start of the second period.  The GAC Black team simply could not find a way to slow down this group as the NIACC team grew their lead to 36-20 midway through the second period and by the halftime break the GAC Black team found itself in quite a hole down 39-23.  The GAC Black team indeed appeared to be buried midway through the third period down 46-26 but they somehow found a second wind and managed to cut the deficit down to single-digits at 46-37 by the start of the fourth period.  The GAC Black team kept chipping away and found themselves down by only four points at 53-49 midway through the fourth period and it looked as if they might be capable of completing this miraculous comeback attempt.  Curiously however, the GAC Black team never could quite find the magic down the stretch when they so desperately needed it and the NIACC team dribbled out the last few seconds to get the win.  One of the better games of the night took place over on Court 2 between the Winona State team and the Bethel team in an unlikely NSIC-MIAC clash.  The Winona State team got off to a very good start in this one; getting a 12-3 lead midway through the first period and one more score made it 14-3 by the start of the second period.  The Bethel team, however, finally started getting its act together and cut the deficit down to five points late in the second period and were back in the thick of things down 20-15 at the half.  The Winona State team managed to grow its lead to eight points at 31-23 late in the third period but a 10-3 run by the Bethel team had this thing close as the Winona State team carried a tenuous 34-33 lead to start the fourth period.  The Bethel team would manage to stay within striking distance and was down 40-36 midway through the fourth period and managed to crawl to within a single possession late but could not get any closer than that at the end.

In the 7:45 P.M. slot over on Court 1, the GAC Black team sought to make amends for its loss in the earlier time slot but they again found themselves crawling out of a hole as the Rimshots team built an 8-3 lead midway through the first period and were up 12-9 to start the second period.  The Rimshots team grew its lead to six points at 23-17 midway through the second period but the GAC Black team finally found some rhythm and crawled back to within a single possession down 30-28 by the halftime break.  The GAC Black team tied the contest at 37 a piece midway through the third period and the GAC Black team took a brief 41-39 lead late in the third period but again the GAC Black team faltered when it looked like they were on the verge of taking things over.  The Rimshots team came back to take a 46-44 lead at the start of the fourth period and held a slim 52-50 advantage midway through the fourth period leaving the door open for the GAC Black team.  But the GAC Black team simply could not get any key shots to fall in the last few minutes that might have made a difference and the Rimshots team held on for a four-point victory.  A much-anticipated battle between two bitter NSIC rivals was taking place over on Court 2 between the Winona State team and the Concordia St. Paul team.  The Concordia St. Paul team built a 9-3 advantage midway through the opening period but a "3" from the top of the key by sophomore-to-be Allie Pickrain helped trim the deficit for the Winona State team down to five points at 17-12 by the end of the first period.  Pickrain was just getting started, however as she was on fire in the second period but a porous Winona State defense allowed the Concordia St. Paul team to hold a 24-17 lead midway through the second period and that lead grew to nine at 39-30 by the halftime break.  The Concordia St. Paul team maintained its safety net throughout the third period and led 51-43 to start the fourth period.  Pickrain tried to single-handedly bring the Winona State team back in the early moments of the fourth period by drilling back-to-back three-point bombs but the Winona State team could never get stops when they needed them.  The Concordia St. Paul team led comfortably 68-52 late in the contest and never looked back.

Playoff action begins this next week and I'm awaiting the schedule of game so I'm not sure of the format or day(s) involved just yet.  But once I do I'll put something out so be ready to head on down to the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League before it's too late!