Here's the results of the games I was able to cover on Wednesday night at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:
6:15 P.M. Games
GAC Black - 68
Carleton - 43
CSB - 67
St. Olaf - 35
Bethel - 55
Augsburg - 54
7:00 P.M. Games
GAC Gold - 66
UW-River Falls - 56
Old But Not That Old - 69
The Melting Pots - 50
St. Kate's - 30
Hamline - 26
Two old MIAC rivals were going head-to-head over on Court 1 in the 6:15 P.M. slot on this Wednesday evening as the GAC Black team was taking on the Carleton team. The Carleton team would manage to grab an early 5-3 lead in the opening period but it didn't take long for the GAC Black team to start strutting its stuff. A three-point bomb by senior-to-be Anna Sanders pushed the GAC Black team out in front 8-7 at the 6:30 mark and the GAC Black team would establish some breathing room in the latter stages of this first period; building a 19-12 advantage. But the Carleton team had enough spunk in them collectively to launch an 8-1 push to forge a 20-20 tie by the end of the first period. But the GAC Black team would quickly throw any notions of a close game out the window once the second period got underway; going on a key 9-0 run to hold a 29-20 lead at the 7:40 mark and by the 6:10 mark, the GAC Black team now had a double-digit advantage at 31-20 and they would maintain this cushion down the stretch as they would enjoy a 40-29 lead at the half. The GAC Black lead would bulge to twenty at 51-31 by the 7:00 mark of the third period and by the end of the third period that lead was extended to 59-35. The GAC Black team was rolling by this point; up 66-43 midway through the fourth period enroute to an easy victory......It was a very similar story going on over on Court 2 between another pair of MIAC rivals that had the St. Olaf team taking on the CSB team which continues to impress in this year's Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League. Both teams would struggle out of the gate initially; with the St. Olaf team taking a 2-0 lead early on in the first period but the CSB team would have the contest tied at two a piece by the 6:15 mark. It didn't take too long, however, for the CSB team to break out of its initial funk as they would build a 13-6 advantage and although the St. Olaf team would trim the deficit down to four at 13-9 by the end of the first period, momentum clearly seemed to be with the CSB team. That was demonstrated even more as the CSB team would hold a 17-11 lead by the 6:46 mark of the second period and with 3:45 left in the second period the CSB team had established a double-digit cushion up 22-11. And a 7-0 push by the CSB team down the stretch of this second period gave them an almost insurmountable 29-11 lead by the halftime break. By the 7:45 mark of the third period, the CSB team doubled up the St. Olaf team with a 32-16 advantage and by the end of the third period the CSB team was up safely 44-20. The CSB team had it in cruise control the rest of the way, enjoying a 56-29 lead midway through the fourth period to get another easy win......However, it was a much, much different story over on Court 3 as yet another pair of MIAC rivals stood toe-to-toe with the Augsburg team taking on the Bethel team. The latter would hold the upper hand in this one early on as the Bethel team would be up 8-5 at the 7:00 mark of the opening period and they would get the lead stretched out a bit at 12-7 by the midway point of the first period. The Augsburg team would get back to within a single possession down 18-15 late in the first period but a tough finish in the paint by sophomore-to-be Courtney Nuest re-established the five-point edge for the Bethel team up 20-15 at the end of the first period. But the Augsburg team wasn't going to be held down for long, however, as they made a push at the beginning of the second period to close the gap to one at 22-21 at the 6:15 mark and the Augsburg team would soon push its nose out in front 23-22 a bit later. Then a lay-up in transition by willowy senior-to-be Jaley Coplin had the Augsburg team up 27-22 with 3:40 left in the second period. The Bethel team would mount a comeback of its own; forging a 27-all tie with 1:25 left and this game would be leveled at 29-all at the halftime break. Neither side was willing to give any ground once the third period got underway with things still deadlocked at 33 midway through the third period and although the Bethel team would be clinging to a 43-42 advantage by the end of the third period, the Augsburg team would take the lead right back at 44-43 early on in the fourth period. This back and forth affair continued through the fourth period and with 1:50 left in regulation, the game would be tied again at 51 a piece. It was at this point that the Bethel team was able to counter with two quick scores to get a 55-51 advantage but the Augsburg team would soon get a "3" to go down that closed the gap to one point again. The Augsburg team would have one last chance to pull off some late-game heroics but a late shot attempts failed to go down as the Augsburg team went down in heartbreaking fashion for the second straight with the Bethel team escaping with the narrow victory.
In the 7:00 P.M. slot over on Court 1, an interesting battle was underway between the GAC Gold team and the UW-River Falls team. The UW-River Falls team would hold an early 8-6 lead in the opening period but that all changed as the GAC Gold team caught a bit of fire when junior-to-be Lexi Schermann drained a "3" to push the GAC Gold team out in front by a 9-8 count and by the end of the first period, the GAC Gold team had stretched its lead to 22-12. By the midway point of the second period, the GAC Gold team had doubled-up its opponent with a 34-17 advantage and by the halftime break, the GAC Gold team was cruising up 45-23. Not much would change during the third period with the GAC Gold team up 55-32 midway through the third period and by the end of the third period the GAC Gold team was still enjoying a 57-39 advantage. To their credit, the UW-River Falls team battled back from a near-hopeless situation to cut the deficit down to ten at 62-52 with 3:00 left in the fourth period but they could never get any closer than that as the GAC Gold team got the "W"......On Court 2, The Melting Pots team was taking on another team that has been very impressive thus far - the Old But Not That Old team. Things would be close early on in this one as the Old But Not That Old team would hold a slim 13-12 advantage midway through the opening period but The Melting Pots team would strike back with a three-point bomb a bit later to poke their nose out in front by a 15-13 count. The Old team would come right back and regain the lead at 19-7 by the end of the first period but things would still stay tight throughout much of the second period but in the home stretch before the halftime break, the Old But Not That Old team made a decisive push that had them up 28-22 and a tough, left-handed lay-up by former UST standout Madi Radtke maintained this six-point edge as the Old But Not That Old team enjoyed a 35-29 advantage by the halftime break. The Old But Not That Old team would grow its lead to 47-33 midway through the third period and a Radtke finish in transition late in this third period now had the Old But Not That Old Team up safely 57-39 by the end of the third period. The Old But Not That Old team would maintain this cushion throughout the fourth period; enjoying a 63-41 lead in the latter stages enroute to an easy win......One team that came into this Wednesday night looking for some redemption after a horrendous showing on Tuesday night was the St. Kate's team but they would have their work cut out for them again on this night as they would be taking on a very good MIAC rival in the Hamline team over on Court 3. Indeed, the Hamline team would hold a 6-2 advantage midway through the first period but by the midway point of the second period, the St. Kate's team had whittled that deficit down to one at 11-10. Still, the Hamline team was able to establish a bit more breathing room up 13-10 at the halftime break in what was proving to be a low-scoring affair dominated by tough defense on both sides. The St. Kate's team would get this one leveled at 15 midway through the third period and a momentary lapse by the Hamline team allowed the St. Kate's team to pounce on the opportunity as they would get two quick scores to grab a 19-15 advantage a bit later. The St. Kate's team would hold onto this four-point edge up 22-18 by the end of the third period and they would get some more breathing room up 24-18 early on in the fourth period. The St. Kate's team would be clinging to a somewhat precarious 26-23 with 1:50 left and although they would add one free throw, the Hamline team would soon close the gap to one on a three-point bomb with 1:20 left. But the St. Kate's team would hold firm when it counted and got a hard-earned victory.
Had to head home before the 7:40 P.M. games got going to get some extra rest on this night. Another Tuesday-Wednesday night outing at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League so make sure you get down to catch all the action.
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