Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Tuesday 6-4-19

The opening night of the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League was a good one and here's the results of the games on this Tuesday evening:


5:00 P.M. Games

UST Black - 59
Hamline - 35

St. Kate's - 46
Anoka-Ramsey - 31


5:55 P.M. Games

UNW/Defenders - 48
GAC Black - 43

UST Purple - 68
UW-River Falls - 44

Bethel - 77
Anoka-Ramsey - 35


6:50 P.M. Games

GAC Gold - 44
NIACC - 36

Bethel - 66
Macalester - 41


7:45 P.M. Games

Concordia St. Paul - 76
Augsburg - 46

Rusty Pipes - 50
Minnesota's Best - 34

Twin City Swish - 54
Millenials - 32


After battling some heavy traffic on I-94 and Highway 55 during the rush hour just to get over to the Midtown YWCA, I got settled in during the halftime breaks of both the 5:00 P.M. games.  Over on Court 1, the UST Black team had a rather sizable 29-13 lead on the Hamline team at the halftime break and they had no intentions of letting their foot off the gas pedal anytime soon once the third period got underway.  They maintained the sixteen-point edge at 33-17 with 6:00 left in the third period and would soon have the lead at twenty at 37-17.  A score in the paint by junior-to-be Madi Radtke helped the UST Black team up their lead to 44-19 late in the third period and a short jumper by fellow junior-to-be Kaia Porter gave the UST Black team a commanding 46-22 lead by the beginning of the fourth period as they cruised to an easy win.  Meanwhile, over on Court 2, the St. Kate's team held a 26-18 lead at the halftime break on the Anoka-Ramsey team and they maintained that eight-point edge midway through the third period at 33-25.  That lead expanded to ten points at 37-27 by the end of the third period.  A finish in transition by senior-to-be Jackie Radford helped the St. Kate's team maintain the ten-point edge at 41-31 midway through the fourth period as the St. Kate's team had full control down the stretch.

Things really picked up in the 5:55 P.M. slot with three games going on that kept me moving back and forth between games.  Over on Court 1, the GAC Black team was taking on the UNW/Defenders team; a squad made up of players from both Northwestern and Dordt.  The UNW/Defenders team got off to a solid start; building an 8-0 lead early on and held a 19-8 lead by the end of the first period.  Things didn't change too much by the midway point of the second period with the UNW/Defenders team up 24-15 and still held that nine-point edge by the halftime break at 28-19.  The UNW/Defenders team still had an eight-point cushion at 34-26 by the end of the third period before the GAC Black team finally found some solid footing in the fourth period to close the gap some but couldn't complete the deal.  It was something of a ho-hum affair over on Court 2 as the UST Purple team was taking on the UW-River Falls team.  The UST Purple team wasted little time grabbing a sizable lead and they enjoyed a 20-8 advantage by the end of the first period.  The UST Purple team's lead expanded to seventeen points midway through the second period at 32-15 and they held a comfortable 39-21 lead by the halftime break.  Things only got worse for the UW-River Falls team from there as they soon found themselves down 43-23 with 6:00 left in the third period and the UST Purple team's lead ballooned to 59-30 by the start of the fourth period enroute to the blowout win.  Over on Court 3, the Anoka-Ramsey team was doing double-duty on this night as they faced off against the Bethel team.  Unfortunately for the young Anoka-Ramsey team, they ran into a buzzsaw as the experienced and defensive-minded Bethel team quickly took control of things; getting an 11-5 lead midway through the first period and that lead grew to ten at 17-7 by the end of the first period.  To their credit, the Anoka-Ramsey team managed to tighten things up a bit in the second period as they managed to whittle the deficit down to six points by the halftime break at 28-22.  But any hopes of a full comeback by the Anoka-Ramsey team quickly faded as the third period got underway as the Bethel team opened up some more distance up 34-22 early in the period and down the stretch of the third period the Bethel team got on a roll and held a sizable 54-24 lead by the start of the fourth period as they rolled to an easy win as well. 

Things were a bit calmer in the 6:50 slot with two games going on.  On Court 1, the GAC Gold team faced off against the NIACC team and the visitors from Mason City, IA held an 11-8 lead late in the first period but the GAC Gold team made a late first period push to close the gap to one point at 14-13 by the start of the second period.  Things would stay tight throughout this second period and the GAC Gold team took their first lead of the evening at 26-24 late in the second period before the NIACC team was able to forge a 26-26 halftime stalemate.  The NIACC team got the advantage again at 29-26 late in the third period but yet another late period GAC Gold push allowed them to snare the lead back at 30-29 by the start of the fourth period.  The NIACC team was able to retake the lead briefly in the early moments of the fourth period and both teams would trade one-point leads over the next few minutes.  With the NIACC team clinging to a precarious 34-33 lead with just over five minutes left, the GAC Gold team suddenly took control with a 7-0 push that gave them a 40-34 lead with 2:00 left as they got a hard-earned win on this night.  No such drama over on Court 2 as the Bethel team was doing double-duty on this night as well but that didn't seem to slow them down or fatigue them in the slightest as they took on a conference rival in the Macalester team.  The Bethel team built up a 15-4 lead late in the first period and that lead grew to 30-9 midway through the second period although the Macalester team was able to trim some of the fat off of the deficit down 34-17 at the half.  But any questions about the outcome of this one were quickly put to rest once the third period got underway as the Bethel team built its lead to 50-24 late in the third period and was up 54-28 by the start of the fourth period as they had things in cruise control the rest of the way. 

The 7:45 P.M. slot on this night saw three games taking place again which again had me hopping from court to court to try and keep up with things while trying to talk with people at the same time.  Over on Court 1 was an NSIC-MIAC clash that saw the Concordia St. Paul team taking on the Augsburg team.  Things were tight early on but the Concordia St. Paul team gradually started taking control of things and they held a 14-8 lead by the start of the second period.  A lay-up by junior-to-be Danielle Schaub allowed the Concordia St. Paul team to get a 27-13 lead with 2:50 left in the second period and they still enjoyed a fourteen-point cushion at 32-18 by the halftime break.  The Concordia St. Paul team enjoyed a 35-20 lead early in the third period and led 45-29 midway through the third period.  By the early part of the fourth period, the Concordia St. Paul team was up 59-34 so there was little doubt as to how this one was going to turn out.  Court 2 featured a game between two different alumni/mixed teams - the Minnesota's Best team going up against the Rusty Pipes team.  While I didn't know any players on the former team, I was pretty well acquainted with the Rusty Pipes team as they featured a nice mix of mainly former Hamline and St. Kate's players.  This game was tied at 4-all early on and the Rusty Pipes team held a 10-9 lead midway through the first period and grew that lead to 18-11 late in the opening period but the Minnesota's Best team ended this first period with a 5-0 push to close the gap to two points at 18-16 by the start of the second period.  The Rusty Pipes team got on a 8-0 push to get a 26-16 lead with 7:00 left in the second period and they held a 31-19 lead by the halftime break.  The Rusty Pipes team still had a ten-point cushion at 34-24 midway through the third period and still maintained that ten-point lead at 36-26 by the start of the fourth period as they got the "W" on this night.  Finally, over on Court 3 was yet another match-up of alumni/mixed team - the Millennials team vs the Twin City Swish team.  Again, I didn't know any of the players on the Twin City Swish team but was quite familiar with the Millennials team that featured primarily former Northwestern players.  It would be the Twin City Swish team having its way on this night as they built a 10-2 lead late in the first period and although the Millennials team was able to close the gap to a single possession at 12-9 by the start of the second period, staying close throughout the contest would prove to be a bridge too far on this night.  Still, the Millennials team stayed within striking distance for the duration of the second period and was down only 20-16 by the halftime break.  But the roof started caving in once the third period got underway as the Twin City Swish team held a 30-20 lead midway through the third period and that lead would grow to 37-24 by the start of the fourth period as they would get the convincing win on this night.