Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Wednesday 7-10-19

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


5:00 P.M. Games

UST Black - 47
St. Olaf - 39

Millennials - 44
Anoka-Ramsey - 35


5:55 P.M. Games

Macalester - 30
UST Purple - 29

Bethel - 57
GAC Black 33


6:50 P.M. Games

GAC Alumni - 48
GAC Gold - 29

Southwest Minnesota State - 54
UNW/Defenders - 38

Rusty Pipes - 71
Hamline - 34


7:45 P.M. Games

Concordia St. Paul - 62
Southwest Minnesota State - 39

Superhoopers - 50
St. Kate's - 26

Augsburg - 57
Minnesota's Best - 46


Because my bus was a little late on this day coming back from work in downtown, I didn't make it over to the Midtown YWCA until the third period of both games in the 5:00 P.M. slot.  On Court 1, things were tight between the St. Olaf team and the UST Black team with the latter holding a slim 29-26 lead midway through the third period but the St. Olaf team would manage to get things knotted at 31-all by the start of the fourth period.  The St. Olaf team would manage to poke its nose out in front 33-31 and, for a moment anyway, looked to be in prime position to spring the huge upset.  But the UST Black team ended those hopes with a push to retake the lead at 39-36 midway through the fourth period and they maintained that three-point edge at 42-39 with 2:20 left and padded it down the stretch.  Over on Court 2, the Millennials team was up 27-21 on the Anoka-Ramsey team but the Anoka-Ramsey team managed to get the deficit cut down to three points late in the third period at 30-27 before the Millennials team could get a bit more breathing room up 33-27 by the start of the fourth period.  A three-point bomb by Tiffany Stubbs (Northwestern '17) gave the Millennials team a ten-point cushion at 37-27 early in the fourth period and they would grow the lead to 42-29 by the midway point of the fourth period enroute to the victory. 

Only two games on this night in the 5:55 P.M. slot as the NIACC team from Mason City, IA forfeited and gave the UW-River Falls team a paper victory.  But one of those games in this slot; the one on Court 1 between the Macalester team and the UST Purple team was likely the game of the evening.  The UST Purple team would hold a 5-2 lead midway through the opening period but the surprising Macalester team would come back and get an 8-5 advantage late in the first period and hold that score at the start of the second period.  The Macalester team would get is lead to 11-5 early in the second period and still led by an 11-7 count midway through the second period.  The UST Purple team would make a push down the stretch of this second period that found them down by only one at 16-15 by the halftime break.  The UST Purple team would assume a 17-16 edge early on in the third period but the Macalester team would refuse to go quietly into the night and they came back to take a 20-17 lead midway through the third period and were clinging to a 22-21 advantage once the fourth period got underway.  All eyes seemed to be peeled on Court 1 as the Macalester team enjoyed a 26-23 lead midway through the fourth period but the UST Purple team would get the lead back at 27-26 with 2:30 left and it appeared the Macalester team's hopes for an upset might fade right then and there.  But they would soon get the game tied at 27-all with 2:00 left and although the UST Purple team would retake the lead at 29-27, the Macalester team had one last burst left in them to retake the lead at 30-29.  They would thwart the UST Purple team's last possession and although the UST Purple team would use full- and half-court pressure in a vain attempt to get the ball back, the Macalester team would hang on for a thrilling upset victory.  No such drama over on Court 3 where the Bethel team was taking on the GAC Black team.  Things would be tied at 2-all midway through the first period and the GAC Black team would enjoy a 6-5 advantage at the end of the opening period.  But the Bethel team would soon take control of things and a "3" by junior-to-be Makenna Pearson not only got things tied up at 9-all midway through the second period but lit the spark for a game-changing run by the Bethel team as they held a 25-11 lead at the halftime break.  The GAC Black team would momentarily get the gap closed to eight points at 28-20 midway through the third but that's as close as they would ever get as the Bethel team got things in gear again to push their lead back up to 43-27 as they would roll to an easy win.

Three games in the busy 6:50 P.M. slot had me roaming from court to court again.  Court 1 saw a battle between Gustie grads and current Gusties as the GAC Alumni team took on the GAC Gold team.  The GAC Alumni team would grab an early 4-0 lead and a layup in transition by Justine Lee (GAC '19) would help push that lead to 7-0 and would help get them a 14-5 lead by the end of the first period.  The GAC Gold team, however, would go to work in the second period and had the GAC Alumni's lead cut to 18-14 late in the second period and the GAC Alumni's team was only 20-14 by the halftime break.  Despite two three-point bombs early on in the third period by the GAC Gold team, the GAC Alumni team would hold a 24-17 advantage early on in the third period and would hold that seven-point cushion at 29-22 midway through the third period.  By the end of the third period, the GAC Alumni team's lead grew to 35-22 and two layups by Hannah Howard (GAC '17) had the GAC Alumni team up comfortably at 39-25 early on in the fourth period as they cruised to the victory.  Court 2 saw a clash between the Southwest Minnesota State team and the UNW/Defenders team and things certainly went well early on for the latter as they held a 9-5 advantage midway through the opening period but the Southwest Minnesota State team would come back and get a 13-11 lead by the end of the first period.  The Southwest Minnesota State team would grow the lead to four points at 17-13 midway through the second period and a drive along the baseline and finish by junior-to-be Erin Baxter got the lead to 19-13 soon thereafter.  That helped to propel a big run by the Southwest Minnesota State team as they got their lead to 33-17 by the halftime break.  The UNW/Defenders team would cut into this cushion a bit down 38-27 midway through the third period but the Southwest Minnesota State team would soon close the door on this comeback attempt and held a 43-29 lead at the end of the third period and never looked back from there.  Over on Court 3, the Rusty Pipes team was making quick work of the young Hamline team as they would get a 4-0 lead early on and led 10-0 with 3:00 left in the first period.  A "3" by LaShay Holt (St. Kate's '17) soon pushed the lead to 13-0 and the Rusty Pipes team was up comfortably 17-6 by the start of the second period.  The Rusty Pipes team continued to dominate this contest up 32-12 late in the second period and 39-14 by the halftime break.  The Rusty Pipes team was up 52-22 with 3:05 left in the third period and led 57-26 by the start of the fourth period so there was little doubt as to how this one was going to turn out.

Three more games in the 7:45 P.M. slot had me hopping from court to court again.  Court 1 saw a clash between two NSIC rivals as the Southwest Minnesota State team; fresh off its victory in the earlier time slot, squared off against the Concordia St. Paul team.  But the Southwest Minnesota State team would find the going much tougher in this one.  Things would be tied at 9-all midway through the first period and the Concordia St. Paul team would soon grab control of things and would be up 20-15 by the end of the first period.  The Concordia St. Paul team would get their cushion to ten points up 28-18 early in the second period and that lead would bulge to 41-25 with 1:40 left in the second period and they would enjoy a 45-27 lead by the halftime break.  The Concordia St. Paul team would be up 54-32 late in the third period and would hold a commanding 58-32 lead by the start of the fourth period.  By the midway point of the fourth period, the St. Paul team was in full control up 61-34 as they waltzed to an easy victory.  Court 2 saw the St. Kate's team going up against the Superhoopers team and not much went right for the St. Kate's team on this night as the Superhoopers team would be up 4-0 midway through the opening period and would lead 9-0 by the start of the second period.  The Superhoopers team was still pitching a shutout by the midway point of the second period up 17-0 before the St. Kate's team finally dusted off the cobwebs on their basket but would still be on the wrong end of a 23-11 score by the halftime break.  The Superhoopers team would grow their lead to 32-15 midway through the third period and would lead 34-22 by the start of the fourth period.  By the midway point of the fourth period, the Superhoopers team was running away with this one up 43-26 as they got the easy "W" on this night.  Another MIAC team was in action over on Court 3 in this time slot as the Augsburg team was taking on the Minnesota's Best team.  The latter would hold a 7-6 advantage midway through the first period but the Augsburg team would go on a 9-0 run and hold a 15-7 lead by the end of the opening period.  The Augsburg team would be up 19-14 left in the second period but by the midway point of the third period, the Augsburg team held a 37-20 advantage and by the start of the fourth period, the Augsburg team led 43-24 so there seemed to be little doubt about how this one was going to wind up.  But the Minnesota's Best team would go on a tear in the fourth period to get the deficit down to eight points at 48-40 midway through the fourth period before the Augsburg team recovered and shut the door down the stretch.

Playoff action starts this next Wednesday evening for the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League so make sure you get down to catch all the games!