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

Here are the results from this last Wednesday night's action at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:


5:00 P.M. Games

St. Kate's - 45
GAC Black - 42

Hamline - 44
Minnesota's Best - 36


5:55 P.M. Games

Rusty Pipes - 55
St. Olaf - 35

GAC Gold - 56
Twin City Swish - 53

Bethel - 66
Millennials - 37


6:50 P.M. Games

Southwest Minnesota State - 77
Macalester - 30

GAC Alumni - 52
Anoka-Ramsey - 37

Superhoopers - 67
NIACC - 50


7:45 P.M. Games

Augsburg - 50
Southwest Minnesota State - 49

Concordia St. Paul - 65
UNW/Defenders - 37

College Girls - 51
UW-River Falls - 49


For a change, the rush hour traffic from my place over to the Midtown YWCA wasn't that bad on this Wednesday night and that allowed me to at least get settled into the late second period action of both games in the 5:00 P.M. slot.  One of the more interesting games of this evening took place on Court 1 where the GAC Black team was battling the St. Kate's team.  The GAC Black team seemed to have the upper hand with a 22-18 lead late in the second half and a 26-22 lead during the halftime break.  But the St. Kate's team had the deficit whittled down to one point at 27-26 early in the third period and eventually tied the contest at 30-all late in the third period.  By the start of the fourth period, the St. Kate's team held a one-point lead at 33-32 and they worked quickly to try and expand on that slim margin.  A "3" from the left wing by sophomore-to-be Grace Amacher helped the St. Kate's team grow that lead to 39-32 in the early minutes of the fourth period and things looked very good for them by the midpoint of the fourth period as they held a 41-32 lead.  But the GAC Black team made one last push to try and close the gap by applying full- and half-court pressure and with under :20 left, they had the deficit down to three points at 45-42 but were unable to complete the deal.  Over on Court 2, the Hamline team was taking on the Minnesota's Best team and it was the Hamline team getting the advantage as they led 24-14 late in the second period and at the halftime break as well.  The Minnesota's Best team managed to get the deficit down to seven points at 29-22 midway through the third period but then the Hamline team went on a key 8-2 run down the stretch of the third period to hold a 37-24 lead at the end of the third period.  The Hamline team still enjoyed a double-digit cushion up 39-29 midway through the fourth period but a late run by the Minnesota's Best team cut the deficit down to five points at 39-34 and briefly closed to within a single possession down 39-36 before the Hamline team closed the door for good.

Three games in the 5:55 P.M. slot had me doing the roaming thing again.  Over on Court 1, things looked innocent enough between the St. Olaf team and the Rusty Pipes team with the latter up 2-0 early on but the bottom soon gave way on the St. Olaf team as the Rusty Pipes team soon ripped off a 12-0 run and led 14-2 by the end of the first period.  The Rusty Pipes team led 22-9 midway through the second period and led 27-15 late in the second period as the St. Olaf team tried to make some inroads but the Rusty Pipes team still had a cozy 31-17 lead by the halftime break.  To their credit, the St. Olaf team managed to climb back to within single-digit range down 35-27 midway through the third period and briefly had the deficit down to five points at 35-30 but another 12-0 run by the Rusty Pipes team quickly dashed any hopes of a comeback as they had a 47-30 lead by the start of the fourth period and led 57-32 midway through the 4th period as they coasted to the win.  A much tighter game ensued over on Court 2 between the Twin City Swish team and the GAC Gold team.  The GAC Gold team was up 4-3 early and led 11-9 by the end of the first period.  A spurt by the GAC Gold team had them up 20-13 midway through the second period but the Twin City Swish team would come right back and have the deficit reduced to just two points at 23-21 by the halftime break.  The Twin City Swish team continued this push to take a 25-23 lead early on in the third period but things would be knotted at 38 a piece as junior-to-be Haley Sorenson knocked down two free throws to forge the tie going into the fourth period.  The GAC Gold team then proceeded to get a push going and led 48-42 midway through the fourth period and although the GAC Gold team still held a 52-48 lead late in the fourth period, the Twin City Swish team cut the deficit to two points at 52-50 with just :42.8 left.  But it would be Sorenson coming up clutch again at the charity stripe late for the GAC Gold team with two more freebies to secure the victory.  Over on Court 3, the Bethel team was making quick work of the Millennials team as the former gained a 9-2 lead midway through the opening period and led 13-4 by the end of the first period.  The Millennials team tried desperately to keep things close and were down by eleven at 32-21 by the halftime break but a stingy defense by the Bethel team that created several turnovers soon had this one in blowout mode.  The Bethel team would be up 36-21 early on in the third period and led 52-34 by the end of the third period and stretched things to 61-36 midway through the fourth period as they cruised to an easy win.

In the 6:50 P.M. slot, another blowout was taking place over on Court 1 as the Southwest Minnesota State team was taking on the Macalester team.  Although the game would be tied at 5-all early on, the Southwest Minnesota State team used a 23-0 blitz to hold a 23-5 lead by the end of the first period; capped off by a three-point bomb by junior-to-be Erin Baxter.  The Southwest Minnesota State team would enjoy a 35-13 lead midway through the second period and would be up 39-13 by the halftime break.  The Southwest Minnesota State team's lead would bulge to thirty at 52-22 late in the third period and would be up 71-30 midway through the fourth period as the ending was pretty much academic.  Meanwhile, over on Court 2, the GAC Alumni team was taking on a young Anoka-Ramsey team and the latter would get off to a good start; holding a 5-0 lead early on and would lead 11-5 by the end of the first period.  Despite the sluggishness showed early on by the GAC Alumni team, they quickly bounced back once the second period got going and a three-point bomb by Justine Lee (GAC '19) had this one tied at 12-all midway through the second period and a lay-up by Hannah Howard (GAC '17) pushed them ahead 14-12 a bit later.  Although the Anoka-Ramsey team would bounce back and take a 21-19 lead at the intermission, the size of the GAC Alumni team was beginning to take its toll and they made a big push in the third period to take a 28-24 lead midway through the third period and stretched that lead to 34-26 by the start of the fourth period.  By the midway point of the fourth period, the GAC Alumni team was up 45-32 as they had things in cruise control the rest of the way.  Court 3 featured an interesting battle between the NIACC team and the Superhoopers team with the former up 13-10 by the end of the first period.  The NIACC team held that three-point advantage at 18-15 midway through the second period and still led 28-26 by the halftime break.  But a bigger and more experienced Superhoopers team would slowly but surely grab control of things in the third period as they led 35-32 midway through the third period and led 47-34 by the start of the fourth period.  By the midway point of the fourth period, the Superhoopers team was up 63-42 so there was little doubt as to how this one was going to turn out. 

The 7:45 P.M. slot saw the Southwest Minnesota State team doing double-duty on this night as this time around they faced yet another MIAC opponent in the Augsburg team.  But unlike their previous time slot game against the Macalester team, they would find the going much tougher this time around as the Augsburg team jumped out to an early 8-0 lead and led 10-5 midway through the first period.  The Augsburg team would enjoy a 24-17 lead midway through the second period but the Southwest Minnesota State team would use a 7-0 spurt down the stretch to forge a 24-24 tie by the halftime break.  The Augsburg team would use a spurt to get a 30-24 lead early on in the third period but that lead would soon be cut down to 30-28 midway through the third period.  Another Augsburg run, however, let them take a 42-35 lead by the start of the fourth period.  A lay-up by senior-to-be Tamira McLemore and a three-point bomb by fellow senior-to-be Aiza Wilson helped the Augsburg team to a 50-46 lead with 2:40 left.  The Southwest Minnesota State team refused to go quietly into the night and soon had the deficit down to one point at 50-49 with just 1:10 left.  They had possession of the ball with just under thirty seconds left but committed a costly turnover with just under :20 left.  The Augsburg team had a chance to ice this game at the charity stripe but senior-to-be Ari Jones could get a free throw attempt to cooperate.  The Southwest Minnesota State team had one last-gasp chance left but a three-point shot attempt went awry at the end as the Augsburg team held on for a fun win.  No such drama over on Court 2 between the Concordia St. Paul team and the UNW/Defenders team.  Although the UNW/Defenders team had a 4-3 lead midway through the opening period, the Concordia St. Paul team used a big run to gain a 17-8 lead by the end of the first period which pretty much set the tone for the rest of this contest.  The Concordia St. Paul team was up 24-13 midway through the second period and by the halftime break, that lead was stretched to 34-15.  The gap only widened once the third period got underway as the Concordia St. Paul team enjoyed a 48-24 lead midway through the third period and led 51-27 by the start of the fourth period.  Meanwhile, a wild contest was taking place over on Court 3 between the College Girls team and the UW-River Falls team.  The College Girls team was up 9-7 midway through the first period and led 18-10 by the end of the first period.  The College Girls team still enjoyed the eight-point lead at 20-12 midway through the second period but a spurt by the UW-River Falls team reduced the deficit down to four points at 22-18 with under four minutes left in the second period.  Although the College Girls team would hold a 28-22 lead by the halftime break, things would drastically tighten up in the third period as the UW-River Falls team closed the gap to one point at 31-30 midway through the third period and the College Girls were still clinging to that one-point edge at 41-40 by the start of the fourth period.  Things would stay close through this fourth period but the UW-River Falls team would fall just short in their comeback bid.

Another round of games coming up this next Wednesday night (6-26) so make sure you get down to the Midtown YWCA to catch all the action.