Here are the results from Wednesday night's action over at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:
6:00 P.M. Games
GAC Black - 75
St. Olaf - 43
GAC Alumni - 42
St. Kate's - 41
6:50 P.M. Games
Carleton - 63
Macalester - 53
GAC Gold - 59
CSB - 39
7:45 P.M. Games
Java - 42
UW-River Falls - 39
Northwestern - 50
Bethel - 37
In the 6:00 P.M. slot over on Court 1, the GAC Black team would jump out to an early 5-0 lead on the St. Olaf team and the GAC Black team would grow that lead to 24-7 midway through the first half. By the halftime break, the GAC Black team held a hefty 44-17 lead. Not much would change once the second half got underway as the spread only grew larger as the GAC Black team held an insurmountable 61-32 lead at the 11:45 mark of the second half as they rolled to an easy win. A much closer battle was ensuing over on Court 2, however, between the GAC Alumni team and the St. Kate's team. The St. Kate's team would get off to a good start in this one; grabbing a 5-3 lead at the 16:40 mark of the first half and that lead would grow to 9-3 by the 13:20 mark. The GAC Alumni would get things tightened up, however, thanks to a three-point bomb by Emily Carpenter (UW-Superior '20) with 8:25 left along with one free throw by Lindsey Johnson (GAC '16) a bit later reduced the deficit to a scant point at 14-13. A tough score in the paint by Miranda Rice (GAC '18) kept the GAC Alumni team in that one-point range down 20-19 but the St. Kate's team was able to establish a bit more breathing room by the halftime break with a 23-19 advantage. The St. Kate's team still had the upper hand early on in the second half holding a 26-22 lead but the GAC Alumni team would manage to get things tied up at 27 a piece by the 11:10 mark. Then the GAC Alumni team would start taking control of things getting a 34-30 lead with 6:50 left and with 3:42 left, that lead would grow to eight at 40-32. But the St. Kate's team was far from finished in this one as they would find a second wind at get the deficit cut to two points at 40-38 with 1:20 left and with just :11 left, the St. Kate's team would take a one-point lead at 41-40. That lead wouldn't last long, however, as the GAC Alumni team would get to the charity stripe on their ensuing possession and two free throws put the GAC Alumni team up 42-41. The St. Kate's team would get one more chance, however, as a foul was called with :01.2 left but both free throw attempts went awry and the GAC Alumni team held on for another tough win.
In the 6:50 P.M. slot, a good battle was going down on Court 1 between the Macalester team and the Carleton team. The Carleton team would get off to a very good start in this one; building a 23-13 lead midway through the first half but the Macalester team would briefly get things cut down to single-digits when senior-to-be Celine Sabbagh snared a steal for a lay-up the other way with 4:38 left. But that little dent didn't deter the Carleton team as they re-established their double-digit lead to go up 38-26 by the halftime break. The Macalester team would come out of the halftime break with renewed determination as they quickly got the deficit cut down to six at 38-32 by the 18:40 mark of the second half and by the 12:25 mark, the Macalester team was back to within a single possession down 41-38. Perhaps alarmed by this development, the Carleton team awoke from their slumber and re-established the double-digit advantage with a 50-40 lead with 8:45 left and they would never look back from that point on. Over on Court 2, the GAC Gold team was having a slightly easier time with their opponent; the CSB team. The GAC Gold team would establish a 10-4 lead at the 12:48 mark of the first half and the lead would grow to ten points at 16-6 with 8:40 left. With 4:56 left, that lead would grow to 20-6 before the CSB team was finally able to shake off some of the cobwebs they had early on offensively but the GAC Gold team still held a 28-17 advantage by the halftime break. The GAC Gold team wasted little time once the second half got underway in pulling away and by the 12:00 mark, they were up 43-26 as the rolled to a relatively easy win.
In the 7:45 P.M. slot, a good game was brewing between the UW-River Falls team and the Java team. Early on anyway, the needle would be pointed squarely towards the UW-River Falls team as they bolted out to a 7-0 lead and a "3" with 8:40 left in the first half gave them a 12-4 advantage. But in a short two-minute span, the UW-River Falls team saw that cushion evaporate as the Java team closed to a point down 12-11. Undaunted, the UW-River Falls team went on a 9-0 run to hold a 21-11 lead with 3:00 left and they would enjoy a 23-15 lead at the halftime break. The Java team would then take the initiative and slowly start cutting into the deficit as they had things down to five points at 23-18 early on in the second half and by the 17:00 mark, the Java team was back to within a single possession down 23-20. The Java team would make further inroads when senior-to-be Katie Benjamin knocked down a jumper at the 15:20 mark that reduced the deficit to two at 25-25. It took a bit but the Java team finally took their first lead at 31-30 with 9:07 left and although the UW-River Falls team would get things tied up at 35-all with 6:05 left, the Java team would have the upper hand down the stretch. Holding a 41-39 lead with 2:00 left, the Java team staved off several three-point shot attempts by the UW-River Falls team and closed out with the tough victory. Over on Court 2, the Northwestern team was surprising the Bethel team as the Northwestern team bolted out to a 7-2 lead early on in the first half and extended that lead to 9-2 by the 14:20 mark. The Bethel team then managed to shake off some of the early doldrums they had offensively and went to work; getting the deficit down to one at 9-8 by the 10:20 mark. But this Northwestern team would not be deterred as senior-to-be Megan Roberts would drain a "3" that gave the Northwestern team a bit more breathing space with a 16-12 lead and the Northwestern team would enjoy a 23-18 advantage at the halftime break. The Northwestern team would not let its collective foot off the gas pedal once the second half got underway as they held a 29-22 advantage at the 14:00 mark and enjoyed a 33-27 lead midway through the second half. The Northwestern team would up its lead to nine points at 38-29 with 7:19 left and a pretty drive and finish by senior-to-be Kelsea Lund gave the Northwestern team a double-digit advantage at 42-31 with 5:10 left. Roberts would get another tough paint in the score late and the Northwestern team would score a somewhat unlikely 50-37 victory.
Wasn't able to hang around for the 8:40 P.M. game between the Hamline team and the Augsburg team although that appeared to be a good one brewing at 12-all early on in that one. This next week is another Tuesday and Wednesday night affair so get on down to the Midtown YWCA to catch all the action.
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