Here's the results of the games I was able to cover this last Tuesday night at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:
6:15 P.M. Games
Bethel - 52
Carleton - 50
Augsburg - 57
CSB - 33
7:00 P.M. Games
Guards Of The Galaxy - 68
Old But Not That Old - 59
GAC Gold - 58
St. Kate's - 48
Carleton - 52
The Melting Pots - 51
Only two games in the 6:15 P.M. slot on this night as the St. Olaf team was not present and forced the Hamline team to do a red/gray intra-squad scrimmage. However, any disappointment there was more than made up for with the action happening on nearby Court 2 as two other MIAC rivals, the Carleton team and the Bethel team went at it. Somewhat surprisingly, it would be the Carleton team taking charge early on with a 2-0 lead in the opening minutes and a 6-2 advantage midway through the first period. The Carleton team would get its lead stretched to 13-5 in the latter stages of this opening period and by the end of the first period, the Carleton team enjoyed a somewhat shocking 15-7 advantage. The Bethel team wouldn't be held down for long, however, and they went to work once the second period got underway, getting the deficit down to five at 16-11 at the 7:00 mark of this second period and then closing the gap to a single possession down by just two at 18-16 at the midway point of the second period. Still, the Carleton team would manage to hang on to this small advantage down the stretch to own a 26-23 lead by the halftime break. The Bethel team was able to find a cure for whatever ailed it in the first half as they went to work once the third period got underway and usurped the advantage; getting a 31-28 lead at the 6:40 mark of the third period and stretching it six at 36-30 by the midway point of the third period. By the end of the third period, the Bethel team appeared to be pretty much in control of things with an eight-point advantage at 42-34 but counting this Carleton team out would prove to be a dangerous proposition. The Carleton team would get on a push once the fourth period got underway; getting the deficit cut down to four at 42-38 early on and by the midway point of the fourth period, the Carleton team had this game leveled at 46 a piece. As you would imagine, this one would be nip and tuck going down the stretch with neither side willing to give an inch. The Bethel team would hold a 50-48 advantage with 2:40 left and it would still be 50-48 with 1:00 left. The Carleton team would get this one deadlocked again at 50 on a score with :39 left but the Bethel team would come right back on its next possession to retake the lead and snuffed out the last gasp by the Carleton team to hold on for an exciting victory.......One team that's been looking for some sort of redemption since the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer league got started early this month is the Augsburg team; a squad that's been on the wrong end of some bad breaks and other misfortunes. Their task at hand wouldn't be easy on this night as they were taking on a CSB team that had thus far looked quite impressive. But on this night, the Augsburg team said "Enough" and they went to work right away; building an 8-2 advantage by the 6:35 mark of the first period and getting it to 10-2 midway through the first period. Making matters worse for the CSB team is that senior-to-be Jaley Coplin would start getting warmed up too as her jumper stretched the Augsburg team's lead to 16-2 with 2:25 left in the opening period. By the end of the first period, the CSB team was in a serious hole down 18-4 and things would not get better for them either once the second period got underway. The Augsburg team would continue on this roll; up 22-4 early on in the second period and then some three-point terror from Coplin had the Augsburg team up comfortably at 25-6 at the 6:25 mark. The Augsburg team would maintain this nineteen-point edge up 29-10 late in the second period and they would be up 29-12 by the halftime break. Another player who contributed quite well on this night for the Augsburg team was junior-to-be Katie Manecke as her "3" made it 32-14 early on in the third period. By the latter stages of the third period, the Augsburg team's lead ballooned to 39-16 and by the end of the third period they were rolling up 42-24. The CSB team tried cutting into this sizable deficit early on in the fourth period but the Augsburg team would get some more help from senior-to-be Grace Eastman and her jumper that helped the Augsburg team get a 48-30 lead midway through the fourth period. Another three-point bomb by Coplin in the latter stages of this contest added some insurance as the Augsburg team cruised to an easy win.
The normal supply of three games in the 7:00 P.M. slot on this evening. Something had to give over on Court 1 as two "mixed" alumni squads - Guards Of The Galaxy and Old But Not That Old - went at it. Guards Of The Galaxy team would get off to a very good start; building a 10-2 lead early on but two quick scores by the Old But Not That Old team would soon tighten things up at 10-6 and a "3" a bit later on suddenly made it a one-point game at 10-9 and things would stay tight with the Guards Of The Galaxy team holding a somewhat tenuous 15-13 lead by the end of the first period. The Old But Not That Old team would then turn the tables on its opponent; grabbing a 20-17 lead early on in the second period but the Guards Of The Galaxy team would soon have this one knotted at 20 a piece at the 6:10 mark of the second period and one free throw a bit later would push the Guards Of The Galaxy team up 21-20 and they would manage to hold this slim one-point lead with 1:00 left in this second period up but by the halftime break the Guards Of The Galaxy team had established a bit more breathing room with a 29-25 advantage. The Guards Of The Galaxy team maintained this four-point edge up 37-33 early on in the third period and by the midway point of the third period the Guards Of The Galaxy team increased that cushion to six points up 41-35 and by the end of the third period, it looked to be all Guards Of The Galaxy as they owned a 51-42 lead. The Guards Of The Galaxy team still had things going their way by the midway point of the fourth period as they enjoyed at 56-49 advantage but the Old But Not That Old team would make one more run at this thing; cutting the deficit down to four at 63-59 with 1:15 left. It was at this point, however, that the Old But Not That Old team finally ran out of gas and the Guards Of The Galaxy team was able to get a few insurance scores in the waning minutes to get an important win.....Two familiar MIAC rivals were going at it on Court 2 as the St. Kate's team was taking on the GAC Gold team. The GAC Gold team would get off to a solid start; getting a 7-2 lead early on and holding a 13-8 lead in the latter stages of the first period and stretching it to 17-8 by the end of the first period. The St. Kate's team would hang tough throughout the second period, however, and would have the deficit whittled down to a much-more manageable six points at 31-25 by the halftime break. One free throw by senior-to-be Bree Glynn early on in the third period would bring the St. Kate's team a bit closer down 31-26 but the GAC Gold team would re-establish its breathing space once again by the midway point of the third period up 38-29 and by the end of the third period, the GAC Gold team was still in full control up 41-34. The GAC Gold would maintain this seven-point edge up 47-40 early on in the fourth period but this St. Kate's team would try and threaten again as this fourth period progressed and two free throws kept the hopes alive down 47-42 by the 6:33 mark. Ultimately, however, not enough clean possessions by the St. Kate's team and some timely scores by the GAC Gold team helped give the latter a ten-point win at the end......Doing double-duty on this night didn't seem to faze the Carleton team one bit as they would take on The Melting Pots team on Court 3 in this time slot. The Carleton team would seem to have control of this one; up 8-4 in the latter stages of the first period and still up 11-8 by the end of the first period. Things would stay close throughout the second period with the Carleton team holding the upper hand but The Melting Pots team would make a sudden charge in the latter stages of the second period; poking their nose out in front 17-16 and a lay-up in transition just before the halftime break had them up 20-17. It would be The Melting Pots team's turn now to nurse a small lead and they would do that; holding a 28-27 advantage midway through the third period and still leading 33-32 by the end of the third period. The Carleton team would get things turned around once the fourth period got underway; grabbing a 34-33 advantage early on and then getting a bit more breathing room with a 36-33 lead a bit later. But The Melting Pots team would again come back and claim a 45-44 advantage with 3:15 left. The Carleton team would get this one leveled at 47 a piece with 1:35 left and you knew this one had all the ingredients for a fantastic finish. Two free throws by the Carleton team had them back up at 49-47 but The Melting Pots team would get this one tied up again at 49 on their next possession. After a foiled possession by the Carleton team, The Melting Pots team would take a 51-49 lead on a lay-up and they seemed to be in position to close this one out. But the Carleton team had vastly different ideas and a "3" with just :10 left would be the difference in their narrow 52-51 victory.
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