Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer Leagues Results For Tuesday 7-31-18

Things really started heating up this last week at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League with games on both Tuesday and Wednesday evening and here's how the games I was able to cover turned out on Tuesday night:


6:00 P.M. Games

Rusty Pipes - 58
GAC Black - 43

Augsburg - 58
Bethel - 38


6:55 P.M. Games

Rusty Pipes - 56
GAC Gold - 52

Southwest Minnesota State - 43
St. Kate's - 34


7:45 P.M. Game

Southwest Minnesota State - 49
Augsburg - 47


Over on Court 1 in the 6:00 P.M. slot, the Rusty Pipes team bolted out to a quick 6-0 lead and soon built that lead to 10-0 midway through the first period.  Things continued to get worse for the GAC Black team as they soon found themselves down 18-4 by the start of the second period and by the halftime break, the Rusty Pipes were up comfortably 32-13.  The Rusty Pipes team's lead stretched to 48-31 by the start of the fourth period and by the midway point of the fourth period the Rusty Pipes team seemed to be well on its way to victory with a 54-37 lead.  Miraculously, however, the GAC Black team made a furious rally down the stretch to close the gap to four points late but could not quite bring things all the way back.  Over on Court 2, the Bethel team got off to a very good start with a 5-0 lead over the Augsburg team but things started going downhill quickly for the Bethel team after that as the Augsburg team reeled off an 11-0 run and led 15-7 midway through the first period.  By the start of the second period, the Augsburg team was up 20-9 and a "3" by junior-to-be Aiza Wilson helped the Augsburg team get the lead to 26-13 midway through the second period.  Though the Bethel team was able to trim the deficit back down to ten points at 30-20 by the halftime break, they were never able to muster much offensively that would have allowed them to seriously threaten the rest of the way.  The Augsburg team built the lead to fourteen points midway through the third period at 34-20 and by the start of the fourth period they were up 44-23.  It was all academic after that as the Augsburg team was up safely 53-32 midway through the fourth period. 

A rematch of sorts took place over on Court 1 in the 6:55 P.M. slot as the Rusty Pipes team took on a revenge-minded GAC Gold team and it certainly looked early on that the GAC Gold team would make good on their quest.  Though they only held a one-point 8-7 lead midway through the first period, a "3" by senior-to-be Taylor Anderson helped get the GAC Gold team a 17-11 lead by the start of the second period.  The GAC Gold team padded its lead to double-digits at 22-12 midway through the second period and by the halftime break the Rusty Pipes team looked to be in serious trouble down 29-17.  But an experienced Rusty Pipes team refused to abandon ship as their experience and size helped them cut into the GAC Gold lead and by the midway point of the third period the GAC Gold lead was shrunk down to four points at 36-32 and late in the third period the Rusty Pipes team had things tied up at 40-all.  Although the GAC Gold team was able to re-establish their lead at 42-40 by the start of the fourth period, it proved to be a short-lived affair.  The Rusty Pipes team soon took the advantage away and by the midway point of the fourth period the Rusty Pipes team held a 50-46 lead.  The GAC Gold team managed to tie the game at 50 with 2:00 left and were down only 52-50 with 1:00 left but free throws by former Hamline players Nikki Klink ('11) and Jordan Sammons ('15) helped seal the deal for the Rusty Pipes team.  On Court 2, the Southwest Minnesota State team was looking to survive and they had to take on a gamey St. Kate's team and they were anything but a pushover on this night.  Although the Southwest Minnesota State team held a 9-4 advantage midway through the first period, the St. Kate's team managed to hang around and were down only 16-12 by the start of the second period.  The Southwest Minnesota State team managed to slowly build on its lead throughout the second period and by the halftime break they owned a 30-21 advantage and it seemed like it would only be a matter of time before the dam broke.  But the St. Kate's team held tough and managed to stay within single-digits to a bigger opponent down 35-26 midway through the third period and by the start of the fourth period they had cut the deficit down to seven points at 37-30.  With 3:48 left in the contest, the St. Kate's team was able to cut the deficit down to six points at 40-34 but the Southwest Minnesota State team was finally able to close things out down the stretch to advance. 

Only one game in the 7:45 P.M. slot on this night but it proved to be the best game of the night as the Southwest Minnesota State team; fresh off of its tough win in the earlier slot, took on the Augsburg team over on Court 2.  This one would be knotted at 9 a piece midway through the first period and by the start of the second period, the Augsburg team held a 16-14 advantage.  Both teams showed off their offensive prowess and by the midway point of the second period the Southwest Minnesota State team held a 25-24 edge but the Augsburg team was able to come right back and a pretty give-and-go pass from junior-to-be Aiza Wilson to fellow junior-to-be Camryn Speese that drew a foul and resulted in an "and one" helped the Augsburg team get a 33-27 lead by the halftime break.  Wilson would make a hard drive and finish that helped the Augsburg team maintain that six-point edge at 38-32 midway through the third period but the Southwest Minnesota State team would respond with a 7-0 run that would have them up 39-38 by the start of the fourth period.  The Southwest Minnesota State team would hold a slight edge in the early moments of the fourth period but a Wilson "3" helped the Augsburg team poke its nose back out in front again at 43-42 midway through the fourth period.  Fittingly, this game would be tied at 47-all with 2:00 left and one free throw had the Southwest Minnesota State team up 48-47 with 1:00 left.  The Augsburg team still had a couple of chances down the stretch.  But a Speese shot with :03 left missed its mark.  Southwest Minnesota State would again get to the charity stripe but could only get one freebie out of the deal and with one tick left on the clock, Wilson let loose with a desperation heave for the Augsburg team that barely missed its mark and the Southwest Minnesota State team held on for a very exciting win.