Another busy night at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League on this Wednesday night. Here's the results of what I was able to catch:
6:15 P.M. Games
Hamline - 77
Macalester -44
Midwest Basketball - 49
Carleton - 35
CSB - 73
UW-River Falls- 57
7:00 P.M. Games
GAC Black - 71
Guards Of The Galaxy - 59
GAC Gold - 68
Northwestern - 54
Concordia St. Paul - 45
The Melting Pots - 33
7:40 P.M. Games
Old But Not That Old - 77
Augsburg - 56
Bethel - 38
St. Kate's - 35
So while there wasn't a lot drama-wise on this night, there was still some very good action to watch. In the 6:15 P.M. slot over on Court 1, two familiar MIAC rivals - the Macalester team and the Hamline team - faced off against each other. The Macalester team would get off to a decent enough start in this one as a three-point bomb had them up 5-4 early on in the opening period but it didn't take too long for the Hamline team to start finding its groove as they would soon get things leveled and then bolt out in front to hold a 17-11 lead late in the first period. The Macalester team would get the deficit trimmed down to four points at 17-13 by the end of the first period but the Hamline team would kick it into high gear again as they would expand their lead and a three-point bomb would put them up 28-15 midway through the second period and by the halftime break, the Hamline team was enjoying a 34-22 advantage. The Hamline team would continue to pour it on once the third period got underway and would increase its lead to 48-27midway through the third period and by the end of the third period, the Hamline team was rolling along up 59-30. The Hamline team would continue to run away with things up 77-41 down the stretch of the fourth period as they cruised to an easy win. It was much the same story over on Court two that had the Midwest Basketball team going up against the Carleton team. The Midwest Basketball team would get out to a 4-0 lead early on and hold a 16-4 lead by the end of the first period. The Carleton team would slowly try and fight its way out of this hole and would manage to crawl back to within single digits down 26-18 late in the second period but the Midwest Basketball team would get a big boost soon thereafter on a three-point bomb that widened their lead back to double-digits again at 29-18 but a resourceful Carleton team would not back down and continued to claw back and by the halftime break, hope seemed to spring eternal for them down by just four at 29-25. But unfortunately for the Carleton team, they weren't able to sustain this momentum that got them close once the third period got underway as the Midwest Basketball team slowly but surely built up its lead again and held a 39-31 advantage late in the third period and upped that lead to double-digits again at 44-33 by the end of the third period. The Midwest Basketball team would increase its lead to fourteen at 47-33 near the midway point of the fourth period and that form would hold for them the rest of the way in their victory. Meanwhile, over on Court 3, a MIAC/WIAC clash of sorts was taking place as the CSB team was taking on the UW-River Falls team. The CSB team would come out of the gate on fire in this one; holding a 14-4 lead early on in the opening period and owning a 20-6 advantage midway through the first period. But the CSB team was hardly satisfied and their lead continued to balloon and by the end of the first period, they were up by four touchdowns at 35-7. The UW-River Falls team, which struggled mightily early on, finally found some semblance of offense in the second period but they were already fighting an uphill battle and by the halftime break, the UW-River Falls team was still staring at a twenty-three point deficit at 46-23. The UW-River Falls team would manage to get the deficit down to fifteen down 51-36 midway through the third period but bringing this one all the way back was a forgone conclusion as the CSB team would up its lead to 63-45 early on in the fourt period as they rolled to victory.
In the 7:00 P.M. slot, a good one was brewing on Court 1 between the GAC Black team and the Galaxy Of The Guards team. A three-point bomb by Alison Hinck (GAC '20) had the Galaxy Of The Guards team up 4-2 midway through the first period and they would enjoy an 8-3 advantage with 4:40 left in this opening period. But it didn't take long for the GAC Black team to get things rolling on their end as they would quickly even things up and eventually poke their nose out in front. A "3" that found nothing but cotton by senior-to-be Anna Sanders shortly before the buzzer sounded had the GAC Black team up 15-10 by the end of the first period. The Galaxy Of The Guards team was unable to match this sudden burst and by the midway point of the second period, the GAC Black team extended its lead to 25-17 and they would still enjoy this eight-point advantage at 34-26 by the halftime break. By the time the third period got underway, the Galaxy Of The Guards team found themselves in even deeper trouble as the the GAC Black team extended its lead to 48-33 midway through the third period and by the midway point of the fourth period, the GAC Black lead had grown even more by a 64-45 mark as they would hold on down the home stretch for the win. Another interesting contest was taking place over on Court 2 between the GAC Gold team and the Northwestern team. Things would be tight early on in this game with the score knotted at 11 midway through the first period but a three-point bomb by sophomore-to-be and former Maple Grove standout Kylie Baranick pushed the GAC Gold out in front 14-11 a bit later. The Northwestern team would come right back, however, and snare the lead back at 15-14 with 4:00 left in the opening period and they would continue to hold the edge up 20-18 late in the first period but the GAC Gold team would turn the tables on them; going on a very late 4-0 burst to own a 22-18 advantage by the end of the first period. Undaunted, the Northwestern team would have an answer of its own as they would take the lead right back once the second period got underway and by the midway point of the second period, the Northwestern team would hold a 29-24 advantage. But just as they did earlier, the GAC Gold team would answer the bell again as they would soon reduce the deficit to a scant point at 33-32 late in the second period and put on a very late 5-0 spurt that earned them a 37-33 lead by the halftime break. The Northwestern team was hoping that the pattern of them coming back would continue but the GAC Gold team would instead increase its lead as the third period got going and by the end of the third period, the GAC Gold team now had a double-digit cushion up 56-45. The GAC Gold would maintain this cushion once the fourth period got going; up 60-50 midway through the fourth period enroute to the win. Another interesting battle was ensuing over on Court 3 between the Concordia St Paul team and the Melting Pots team. The Concordia St Paul team would have the upper hand in this one early on; grabbing a 6-3 lead but the Melting Pots would soon have this one leveled at eight a piece by the 6:20 mark of the opening period. Things would stay tight for the rest of this first period with the Concordia St Paul team owning a slim 18-15 advantage. The Melting Pots team would stay right in the thick of things throughout the second period; still finding themselves down by just three at 20-17 in the latter stages of the second period and they would cut that deficit down to just two at 24-22 by the halftime break. But things would quickly go south for the Melting Pots team once the third period got underway as the Concordia St Paul team started taking control of things and by the latter stages of the third period the Concordia St Paul team enjoyed a 33-26 advantage. By the fourth period, the Concordia St Paul team started pulling away for good as they earned a double-digit victory.
In the 7:40 P.M. slot on Court 1, the Old But Not That Old team was taking on the Augsburg team and although the Augsburg team would enjoy a 7-4 advantage midway through the opening period, the Old But Not That Old team would shrug off its initial sluggishness and quickly get the game tied at seven. They would hold the Augsburg team scoreless down the stretch of this opening period and embark on an 11-0 run of their own to own an 18-7 lead at the end of the first period. Things would continue to deteriorate for the Augsburg team as the Old But Not That Old team would increase its lead to double-digits and enjoy a 26-11 lead late in the second period and 30-18 by the halftime break. The Augsburg team would try to make inroads once the third period got going but it was a lot like trying to bail water from a sinking boat as they still found themselves down 47-37 late in the third period and by the end of the third period, the Old But Not That Old team had upped its cushion to fourteen at 53-39. The Old But Not That Old team would up the lead to twenty at 65-45 midway through the fourth period as they rolled to victory. The best game of this Wednesday night took place on Court 2 during this time slot between the St. Kate's team and the Bethel team. The Bethel team had things going their way early on; up 3-2 early in the contest and enjoying an 11-6 advantage by the end of the first period. A pretty drive and finish by sophomore-to-be and former Becker standout Courtney Nuest stretched the Bethel team's lead to 13-6 early on in the second period but just when the St. Kate's team appeared to be vulnerable, they hunkered down and brought this one back as they would get the game leveled at 17 with 2:50 left in the second period and they would manage to snare the lead away; enjoying a 21-18 advantage by the halftime break. Things would be nip-and-tuck throughout the third period with neither side willing to give an inch. The game would be deadlocked at 22 early on in the third period and tough defense by both teams still had this one tied at 24-all late in the third period. The St. Kate's team seemingly got a bit of breathing room with a 27-24 lead but by the end of the third period, the Bethel team had cut that lead to just a scant point at 27-26. It was the Bethel team's turn to try to open up some space once the fourth period got going and they would own a 31-27 advantage by the 6:30 mark of the fourth period. But a 4-0 push by the St. Kate's team brought this game right back to Square One tied at 31 at the 5:20 mark. The Bethel team would be clinging to a 33-32 lead but the St. Kate's team would again get this game tied up on one free throw by recent St. Kate's grad Sam Orth with 2:00 left. The Bethel team would again take a small 35-33 lead with 1:45 left and although there was still a mountain of time left for the St. Kate's team to respond, their hopes of bringing this one back were dashed when a "3" by the Bethel team with 1:10 left upped their lead to 38-33 as the Bethel team escaped with an incredibly hard-fought and narrow victory. I did get to catch some of the action on Court 3 in this time slot between the St. Olaf team and the GAC Alumni team but because games on Court 3 were running a bit late on this night, I had to leave before it was finished. In any event, the GAC Alumni team would be up 8-2 midway through the first period but the St. Olaf team would tighten things up down the stretch of the opening period and found themselves down by just two at 14-12 by the end of the first period. The St. Olaf team would get this one leveled at 14 a piece early on in the second period and things would stay tight for a while but the GAC Alumni team would use a late push down the stretch of the second period to give themselves a 34-24 lead by the halftime break. Toward the latter stages of the third period, two free throws by Miranda Rice (GAC '18) maintained this ten-point edge for the GAC Alumni team up 52-42 when I had to head back home.
Don't forget that there will be games on both Tuesday night and Wednesday night (6-14 & 6-15) again this next week so make sure you get yourselves down to the Midtown YWCA to catch all the action!
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