Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Wednesday 7-27-22

 A wild Wednesday night to wrap up this year's edition of the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:

6:15 P.M. Games

GAC Alumni - 43

Augsburg - 42

CSB - 48

Bethel - 47

Carleton - 70

St. Olaf - 48

7:00 P.M. Games

GAC Black - 59

Hamline - 44

St. Kate's - 51

The Melting Pots - 33

GAC Gold - 67

Old But Not That Old - 60

7:40 P.M. Games

Concordia St Paul - 52

Macalester - 42

Guards Of The Galaxy - 92

UW-River Falls - 64

Northwestern - 53

Hamline - 50

There sure wasn't much time to get buckled up and catch my breath in the 6:15 P.M. slot with two very good games going on.  Over on Court 1, the GAC Alumni team was taking on the Augsburg team and while it took a bit for both teams to get their offensive groove going with the GAC Alumni holding a 4-2 edge midway through the first period and a 6-5 lead at the end of the first period would suggest, the Augsburg team would get things going on their end with their high-octane attack to forge a 17-11 lead midway through the second period.  But the GAC Alumni team would wake up as well and launch an attack that would close the gap to a single possession down 21-19 by the halftime break.  The GAC Alumni team would quickly get this game leveled at 21 early on in the third period and a three-point bomb by Kendall Thompson (GAC '19) pushed the GAC Alumni team back out in front 24-21 at the 6:35 mark of the third period.  The GAC Alumni team would hold a 29-27 lead with 2:30 left in the third period and they would enjoy a 32-28 advantage by the end of the third period.  But keeping the Augsburg team down for long was proving to be a tough proposition and they would get this game knotted at 34-all midway through the fourth period and you just knew that this one was going to go down to the wire.  With 4:12 left in regulation, the Augsburg team got a big boost when speedy junior-to-be Kalena Myers bolted through traffic to connect with a lay-up that drew a foul and her ensuing "and one" put the Augsburg team up 39-36.  Undaunted, the GAC Alumni team would get this game leveled at 40 with 1:55 left and one free throw by Miranda Rice (GAC '18) put the GAC Alumni team back out in front again by a 41-40 score.  The Augsburg team would take it right back, however, on their ensuing possession at 42-41 but it would be Rice coming to the GAC Alumni team's rescue again on their ensuing possession as her lay-up with :09.8 left gave the GAC Alumni team a 43-42 advantage.  One more chance for the Augsburg team to steal the show on this night and Myers would wheel and deal through traffic and would try and connect on a pretty reverse lay-up just before the buzzer but the shot attempt rimmed out and the GAC Alumni team escaped with yet another nail-biter......While all of this was going down, yet another doozy was brewing over on Court 2 between the Bethel team and the CSB team in a match-up of two fierce MIAC rivals.  The CSB team would grab a 4-2 advantage early on in the contest and they would up their lead to 8-2 by the 7:17 mark of the opening period.  The Bethel team would come right back and narrow the deficit to a single possession down 8-6 by the midway point of the first period and the Bethel team would hold a 13-12 advantage in the latter stages of this first period but the CSB team would use a 7-0 burst to hold a 19-13 advantage by the end of the third period.  The CSB team would increase its lead to 21-13 early on in the second period and they would hold a ten-point cushion at 25-15 by the 7:00 mark of the second period.  The CSB team would maintain this ten-point edge up 32-22 with 2:00 left in the second period and things were looking very good for the CSB team as they held a 34-22 advantage by the halftime break.  The CSB team would still enjoy a 36-24 lead near the midway point of the third period but the Bethel team would finally awake from its slumber and get on a big run down the stretch of the third period that had them right back in the thick of things down 40-36 by the start of the fourth period.  The CSB team's lead would begin to slowly shrink even more as they would be clinging to a 40-38 advantage early on in the fourth period and hanging on by a sliver up 42-41 by the midway point of the fourth period.  The Bethel team would finally have this game tied at 47 with 1:15 left with seemingly more than enough time to complete this comeback deal.  But one free throw by the CSB team with under a minute remaining allowed them to hang on for a thrilling 48-47 win......Things were a bit calmer over on Court 3 where two old MIAC crosstown rivals faced off against each other with the Carleton team taking on the St. Olaf team.  The Carleton team would have things going their way early on in this contest as they would hold a 5-0 lead early on in the first period and although the St. Olaf team would cut into that deficit being down 7-5 midway through the opening period, the Carleton team would launch a game-changing 10-0 run to own a 17-5 advantage late in the first period and that lead would increase to 22-7 by the end of the first period.  By the midway point of the second period, the Carleton team was in full control up 28-11 and by the halftime break the Carleton team was rolling up 42-20.  The St. Olaf team tried to tighten things up in the third period and although they reduced the deficit to seventeen at 46-29 by the midway point of the third period, they still had a long way to go and a short time to get there and another burst by the Carleton team emphasized that point as they increased their lead to 58-33 by the end of the third period.  By the midway point of the fourth period, things were pretty much academic with the Carleton team enjoying a 64-46 advantage as they had it in cruise control the rest of the way.

In the 7:00 P.M. slot, an interesting contest was going on between two MIAC rivals that both have high hopes for this next season as the GAC Black team was taking on the Hamline team and both teams had their offenses going right out of the gate.  A drive and finish by junior-to-be Syd Hauger allowed the GAC Black team to get this contest knotted at 11-all by the 7:11 mark of the first period and that would give the GAC Black team a big boost as they would use a 7-1 push down the stretch to own an 18-12 advantage by the end of the first period.  The Hamline team went right back to work and got the deficit down to two at 20-18 midway through the second period but the GAC Black team would find a second wind to establish some more breathing room with a 27-20 advantage in the latter stages of the second period and by the halftime break they still enjoyed a 29-24 lead.  The GAC Black would build its lead to nine at 38-29 near the midway point of the third period thanks to a three-point bomb by senior-to-be Anna Sanders.  The Hamline team would make another bid to get things tightened up again but Sanders would again come through for the GAC Black team with another bomb from behind the arc that helped get them a 43-36 advantage by the end of the third period.  Hauger would make another important contribution near the midway point of the fourth period with a short jumper off the glass that had the GAC Black team up 51-42 and the Hamline team could never recover as the GAC Black team was able to get a comfortable victory.....Another intriguing game was unfolding over on Court 2 between The Melting Pots team and the St. Kate's team.  The St. Kate's team would hold a 6-3 lead near the midway point of the opening period thanks to a tough score in the paint by senior-to-be Bree Glynn but The Melting Pots team would get this one leveled at nine a piece shortly thereafter.  But the St. Kate's team would use some hot three-point shooting down the stretch to grab an 18-14 lead by the end of the first period.  The Melting Pots team would then proceed to go into a funk offensively once the second period got underway and that allowed the St. Kate's team to expand its lead which it did; getting a 30-16 advantage near the midway point of the second period and by the halftime break, the St. Kate's team was enjoying a 36-20 advantage.  The St. Kate's team would continue to control things; up 40-25 midway through the third period and growing that lead to 46-28 by the end of the third period.  By the midway point of the fourth period, the St. Kate's team was cruising; up 51-30 enroute to an easy win.....Over on Court 3, the Old But Not That Old team was taking on one of the other Gustavus teams in this summer league - the GAC Gold team and despite the size and experience advantage held by the Old But Not That Old team, the GAC Gold team would hold a 4-3 edge early on in the opening period and then explode with a 16-0 run to hold a 20-3 lead in the latter stages of the first period and by the end of the first period, the GAC Gold team was up 22-7.  The GAC Gold team saw its lead grow to 33-15 midway through the second period and by the halftime break the GAC Gold team was cruising; up 45-27.  The GAC Gold team still had things going its way with a 50-36 advantage midway through the third period but the Old But Not That Old team slyly started picking away at the deficit and in the latter stages of the third period, they had the deficit trimmed down to ten points at 54-44 and by the end of the third period, they had climbed back to within single-digit range down 56-49.  The GAC Gold's lead got cut to six at 62-56 midway through the fourth period and things looked a little dicey for them at that point but they refused to fold and the Old But Not That Old team could never get closer than that down the stretch as the GAC Gold team hung on for the win.

Over on Court 1 in the 7:40 P.M. slot, a MIAC/NSIC clash was taking place between the Macalester team and the Concordia St Paul team.  The latter would hold a 6-2 advantage midway through the opening period and the Concordia St Paul team would grow its lead to 13-6 by the end of the first period.  The Macalester team would make a bid to tighten things up when recent Macalester grad Celine Sabbagh (Macalester '22) buried a three-point bomb that cut the deficit to six at 15-9 in the early stages of the second period but the Concordia St Paul team would re-establish some more breathing room with a 5-0 spurt that had them up 20-9 a short time later.  The Concordia St Paul team would still hold a double-digit advantage up 24-14 in the latter stages of the second period and by the halftime break they would find themselves up 28-16.  The Macalester team would make a bid to tighten things up again once the third period got underway; climbing back into single-digit range down 34-26 midway through the third period and getting a 5-0 spurt to climb back to within a single possession down 34-31 with 2:04 left in the third period.  But this bid by the Macalester team would run out of gas shortly thereafter as the Concordia St Paul team used a 5-0 push of its own to rebuild its lead to 39-31 by the end of the third period.  The Macalester team would fight hard to stay in single-digit range but it would be an uphill climb as the fourth period got underway.  A "3" would have the Concordia St Paul team up 46-37 at the 6:10 mark of the fourth period and by the midway point of the fourth period the Concordia St Paul team would hold a 48-40 advantage.  Down the stretch, the Macalester team's hopes would begin to fade as the Concordia St Paul team established a ten-point cushion up 52-42 late in the contest as they held on for the win.....The other blowout on this night took place on Court 2 during this time slot as the UW-River Falls team was taking on the Guards Of The Galaxy team and it was all Guards Of The Galaxy from the outset as they raced out to an 18-3 lead by the midway point of the opening period and held a 28-9 lead in the latter stages of the first period.  Despite a 5-0 push by the UW-River Falls team down the stretch, they were still on the wrong end of a 28-14 score by the end of the first period.  The Guards Of The Galaxy team would get its lead to 38-20 midway through the second period and by the halftime break but the UW-River Falls team would make a bid down the stretch to get closer again and a "3" just before the buzzer had the deficit down to twelve at 47-35 by the halftime break.  There was still some hope for the UW-River Falls team down 58-45 by the midway point of the third period but that hope quickly vanished into thin air as the Guards Of The Galaxy team went on a big run to hold an insurmountable 75-50 advantage by the end of the third period.  By the midway point of the fourth period, things were pretty much academic with the Guards Of The Galaxy team holding a 77-55 lead as they rolled to an easy win......I suppose it was only fitting that the other wild game on this night would take place over on Court 3 between the Northwestern team and the Hamline team which was doing double-duty on this night.  The Northwestern team would have a bit of an upper hand by the midway point of of the opening period up 6-5 but then the Hamline team reeled off a 12-0 blitz that pushed them out in front 18-5 by the end of the first period.  The Hamline would be up 22-12 midway through the second period and still had a fairly comfortable 26-17 advantage by the halftime break.  But the Northwestern team would start picking away at this deficit once the third period got underway and by the midway point of the third period, the Hamline team's lead was down to five at 30-25 and a three-point bomb by the Northwestern team got them closer down 32-28 with 4:55 left in the third period.  The Hamline team would recover from this initial comeback bid by the Northwestern team and get on a spurt that gave them some more breathing room up 41-32 by the end of the third period.  But the Northwestern team showed that it had no plans to go anywhere anytime soon and they launched yet another comeback attempt; cutting the deficit to six at 41-35 by the 7:20 mark of the fourth period and making further inroads down 41-37 a minute later at the 6:20 mark.  The Hamline team would try desperately to create more space for itself; holding a 48-43 lead with 2:45 left in regulation but things would soon spiral out of control for them as the Northwestern team now had momentum on its side.  The Northwestern team would climb back to within a single possession down 48-45 with 2:20 left and with 1:00 left in regulation, the Hamline team's fortunes had now become perilous with them trying to hang on to a one-point lead at 50-49.  With :17 left in regulation, the Northwestern team regained the lead for the first time since the first period with a 51-50 advantage but the Hamline team appeared to have new life when a foul was called on their ensuing possession with :09.4 left.  Unfortunately for them, both free throw attempts missed their mark and now they had to foul which they did with :05.6 left.  The Northwestern team got both free throw attempts to go down to make it 53-50 so now it came down to an all-or-nothing proposition for the Hamline team and with just under a second left, senior-to-be Chan'el Anderson-Manning got a decent look from behind the arc and although her shot attempt looked true, it rimmed out at the buzzer as the Northwestern team got a thrilling come-from-behind victory.

Just want to thank Bruce Smith of the Midtown YWCA and all the referees and score/timekeepers for their contributions to another successful Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League!   

Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Wednesday 7-20-22

 Was another fun night of action down at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League and here's a recap of the scores and action I got to cover on this night:

6:15 P.M. Games

GAC Alumni - 48

Bethel - 46

Augsburg - 62

St. Olaf - 39

GAC Black - 55

CSB - 52

7:00 P.M. Games

St. Kate's - 47

Carleton - 46

Old But Not That Old - 61

Hamline - 54

The Melting Pots - 60

UW-River Falls - 39

It was a bit of a different look over on Court 1 in the 6:15 P.M. slot where the GAC Alumni team was set to take on the Bethel team.  The only problem was that none of the regular members of the GAC Alumni team were able to make it on this night but that didn't stop the current Gusties from looking out for their graduated elders as a makeshift team of current GAC players came right to the rescue to take on a MIAC rival.  In a somewhat abbreviated format with three quarters instead of the normal four, it still had its share of drama.  Scoring would come at something of a premium early on with the game tied at two a piece and the Bethel team would hold a 6-4 advantage midway through the opening period.  The Bethel team would start to open up some distance, however, and held a 16-8 advantage by the end of the first period.  The Bethel team would grow its lead to 20-8 in the early stages of the second period but the makeshift GAC Alumni team got a big boost when junior-to-be Emma (Not Evil) Kniefel buried a "3" to get her squad back to within single-digits again but the Bethel team still had things going its way for the most part and would re-establish the double-digit lead again at 24-13 midway through the second period and things certainly didn't look too bright for the makeshift GAC Alumni team with the Bethel team holding a 34-24 advantage.  And things didn't change much when the third period got going with the Bethel team enjoying a 39-30 advantage at the midway point but with their backs to the wall, this makeshift GAC Alumni team suddenly caught fire and got this one leveled at 46 with less than a minute left and a late score by this makeshift GAC Alumni team would result in an improbable 48-46 victory......Over on Court 2, another pair of MIAC rivals were going at it as the St. Olaf team was taking on the Augsburg team.  A "3" by speedy junior-to-be Kalena Myers would give the Augsburg team a 3-2 advantage early on in the first period and the Augsburg team would still hold that one-point edge up 7-6 midway through the first period.  The Augsburg team would get a bit of a push to establish a bit of breathing room to own a 13-8 advantage by the end of the first period and although still a relatively close game by this point, things would soon start going south for the St. Olaf team as the Augsburg team would open up space getting a 21-11 lead midway through the second period and although the St. Olaf team got things tightened up a bit in the latter stages of the second period, a jumper by junior-to-be Katie Manecke with :10 left gave the Augsburg team a 28-20 advantage by the halftime break.  A determined St. Olaf team sought to make amends once the third period got underway and by the midway point of the third period, they definitely looked to be right back in the thick of things down 32-28.  But as quickly as the St. Olaf team came alive, they died the same way as they seemed to run out of gas in the latter stages of the third period that saw the Augsburg team re-establish separation with a 40-30 lead and a 7-0 push by the Augsburg team down the stretch of the third period effectively blew this one open at 47-30.  The Augsburg team's lead would balloon to 56-32 midway through the fourth period as they cruised to an easy win......Meanwhile, more drama was taking place over on Court 3 between the CSB team and the GAC Black team.  With the CSB team up 5-2 early on, the GAC Black team would get the game leveled at five when senior-to-be Anna Sanders drained a "3" at the 7:21 mark.  Still the CSB team would have things going their way as they would use a run to hold a 16-6 lead late in the first period and they would enjoy a 20-9 advantage by the end of the first period.  The CSB team would still hold a 24-16 lead midway through the second period but the GAC Black team would suddenly find itself and launch a big run down the stretch of the half to hold a 30-25 lead at the halftime break.  Despite losing the early advantage it had, the CSB team would fight back and grab a 35-34 lead midway through the third period and by the end of the third period, it looked as if CSB had re-established itself with a 44-38 advantage.  But the GAC Black team went back to work and slyly picked away at the deficit; reducing it to four at 47-43 in the early stages of the fourth period and by the midway point of the fourth period, the GAC Black team had taken the lead back at 49-48.  So it was only fitting then that this one would be nip-and-tuck down the stretch.  The CSB team would own a 52-51 advantage with 1:53 left but the GAC Black team would take the lead right back at 53-52 with just over a minute remaining.  As she had early on in this contest, Sanders would come through again with two free throws after getting fouled with :14.8 left to give the GAC Black team a 55-52 advantage.  The CSB team had one more chance left but a last-second three-point shot attempt was errant as the GAC Black team held on for an exciting win.  

But the drama on this night was far from over as a fun battle between yet another pair of old MIAC rivals was taking place over on Court 1 in the 7:00 P.M. slot that saw the Carleton team taking on the St. Kate's team.  This one would be tight from the outset with things knotted at six a piece midway through the opening period and both teams would play some tough defense as well as this game was deadlocked at 8 by the end of the first period.  Both teams would start to open up a bit more offensively once the second period got going and the St. Kate's team would hold a 16-13 edge midway through the second period but it wouldn't take long for the Carleton team to get this game leveled at 16 and the Carleton team would use a run down the stretch of this second period to grab a 29-25 advantage by the halftime break.  The Carleton team would push its lead to as many as nine points at 36-27 at the 6:18 mark of the third thanks to a three-point bomb and they would still have a cushion with a 40-32 advantage by the end of the third period.  But this never-say-die St. Kate's team had no intention of waving the white flag and they slowly worked themselves back into this one.  By the midway point of the fourth period, the Carleton team's lead was down to six at 45-39 and the St. Kate's team kept chipping away.  With less than one minute left, the Carleton team was clinging to a precarious 46-44 advantage and with :22 left in the game, the St. Kate's team pulled the coup de e'tat with a three-point bomb that had them winning a thriller......Another good one was brewing over on Court 2 between the Hamline team and the Old But Not That Old team.  This contest would be tied at six a piece midway through the opening period and things would still be tied at 14 a piece in the latter stages of the fourth period before the Old But Not That Old team could forge a three-point lead at 19-16 by the end of the first period.  The Hamline team would stay close thanks to a lay-up by senior-to-be Tess Hauer early on in the second period that had them right in the thick of things down 23-21 and although the Hamline team would manage to stay close down 30-28 in the latter stages of the second period, the Old But Not That Old team would get a late push to have a bit of a cushion by the halftime break with a 35-28 advantage.  The Hamline team would threaten again early on in the third period as they closed the gap to four at 35-31 but the Old But Not That Old team would re-establish its cushion to nine at 40-31 by the midway point of the third period thanks to two free throws by former UST standout Madi Radtke.  Still, the Hamline team was not taking "no" for an answer and they would get on a push that saw them getting this contest leveled at 42 in the late stages of the third period and by the end of the third period, this one was very much in doubt with things knotted at 44 a piece.  Perhaps it was the experience of the Old But Not That Old team that benefitted them on this night but they were able to get on a burst in the early stages of the fourth period that gave them a bit of breathing room with a 55-48 lead and although the Hamline team would make one last gambit; closing the gap to four at 58-54 with 1:55 left on a three-point bomb, they could never bring it all the way back this time around as the Old But Not That Old team would hang on for the tough victory.......The contest going on over on Court 3 during the 7:00 P.M. slot could be characterized by one word - schizophrenic - certainly early on anyway as this game had a lot of ups and downs that saw The Melting Pots team taking on the UW-River Falls team in a weird one.  The Melting Pots team would hold a 9-7 lead midway through the opening period but the UW-River Falls team would use a 9-0 run to own a 16-9 advantage by the end of the first period.  The Melting Pots team would respond with a 7-0 run of its own to level the game at 16 and a three-point bomb would push them ahead at 19-16 near the midway point of the second period.  The UW-River Falls team would come back to even things up and by the halftime break this one was tied at 22.  The Melting Pots team would get a 28-24 advantage early on in the third period but the UW-River Falls team suddenly went flat and could do little offensively.  Augsburg junior-to-be Katie Manecke was helping out The Melting Pots team on this night and a short jumper by the former Mounds View standout helped pace a big run that saw them build a 39-28 advantage by the end of the third period.  The Melting Pots team was rolling once the fourth period got underway; owning a 54-34 lead midway through the fourth period enroute to an easy victory.

Had to take off before the 7:40 contests got going to get some supper and some rest before another day at work.  So this next week Wednesday 7-27 is the last night of the Women's College Summer League and you'll want to be sure to get down and catch all the action as you know there'll be some very good games.      

Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Wednesday 7-13-22

 Had to miss out on the Wednesday action after the Fourth of July (7-6) but certainly was not going to miss out on this last Wednesday night's action so here's the results of the games I got to cover on this night:  

6:15 P.M. Games

Northwestern - 67

Carleton - 53

Guards Of The Galaxy - 54

Hamline - 50

GAC Gold - 51

The Melting Pots - 44

7:00 P.M. Games

GAC Alumni - 31

St. Kate's - 30

Old But Not That Old - 59

GAC Black - 54

UW-River Falls - 62

St. Olaf - 44

On Court 1 in the 6:15 P.M. slot, the Carleton team was a bit short-handed on this night and that resulted in the Northwestern team splitting itself up a bit to help out.  The Northwestern team would get up early on in the contest by a 15-6 count and hold a 17-11 lead by the end of the first period.  The Northwestern team would still be up 25-18 early on in the second period but things would get tightened up as the Carleton team would have the deficit reduced to three at 33-30 late in the second period and that would be the score by the halftime break.  The Northwestern team would open up a bit more space again up 37-30 early on in the third period although the Carleton team would be hanging around down 47-42 midway through the fourth period.  The Northwestern team would start pulling away after that, however, as the would cruise to a relatively easy win.......A much more interesting contest was taking place over on Court 2, however, that saw the Hamline team taking on the Guards Of The Galaxy team.  The Guards Of The Galaxy team would be paced on this Wednesday night by some terrific play from former GAC standout Marisa Gustafson (GAC '21).  With the Guards Of The Galaxy team holding a 5-4 lead early on, Gustafson; the former Mahtomedi standout, would drain a "3" to give her team a bit more breathing space with an 8-4 advantage by the 5:40 mark of the first period.  Gustafson would come through with more heroics just before the end of the first period as her lay-up before the buzzer gave the Guards Of The Galaxy team an 18-9 advantage.  The Hamline team would manage to tighten up things by the 6:20 mark of the second period down 19-15 but the Guards Of The Galaxy team would then take their cue and unleash a 7-0 burst to open up some more space again with a 26-19 lead just beyond the midway point of the second period and by the halftime break, the Guards Of The Galaxy team would have this cushion maintained up 32-24.  The Guards Of The Galaxy team would establish a double-digit cushion up 36-24 early on in the third period and thanks to a Gustafson lay-up, the Guards Of The Galaxy team team would still enjoy a ten-point cushion up 38-28 and by the end of the third period they were still maintaining that ten-point lead at 43-33.  But, if there's been one team that's had a flair for the dramatics at this year's Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League, it's been the Hamline team and they showed that again once the fourth period got underway as they went on a 6-0 burst; cutting the deficit to four at 43-39.  The Guards Of The Galaxy team would get back some of that breathing space again with a 50-44 advantage by the midway point of the fourth period but right back came the Hamline team as a 4-0 push had them right back in the thick of things down 50-48 with 2:20 left.  With 1:45 left, the Hamline team got this game knotted at 50 and the fortunes of the Guards Of The Galaxy team looked precarious at best.  To their credit, however, they held firm and got two important pairs of free throws down in the last minute of play as they escaped Dodge with a 54-50 victory......Over on Court 3, the GAC Gold team was taking on The Melting Pots team and this contest would be knotted at four a piece early on in the opening period.  A 6-0 run by the GAC Gold team had them up 10-4 late in the first period but The Melting Pots team showed they weren't going anywhere anytime soon as they reduced the deficit down to four at 12-8 by the end of the first period.  By the 7:39 mark of the second period, The Melting Pots team had this contest tied at 14 and things would be nip-and-tuck for most of the second period before the GAC Gold team got a second wind; grabbing a 21-17 advantage late in the second period and by the halftime break, the GAC Gold team was up 24-19.  But right back came The Melting Pots team as they shrunk the deficit down to a single possession down 27-25 by the 6:30 mark/  That got the attention of the GAC Gold team as they went right back to work to establish a bit more breathing room with a 34-29 lead late in the third period and they would up that lead to seven by the end of the third period at 36-29.  And the GAC Gold team was just getting started as a 7-0 push out of the gate at the beginning of the fourth period had them up 43-29 near the midway point of the fourth period.  A "3" by sophomore-to-be Kylie Baranick stretched the lead for the GAC Gold team to 46-33 in the latter stages of the fourth period and although The Melting Pots team would make a late run, the GAC Gold team had the cushion to withstand it.  

In the 7:00 P.M. slot, a good one was unexpectedly brewing on Court 1 between the GAC Alumni team and the St. Kate's team.  The St. Kate's team would get off to a very good start in this one; grabbing an 8-2 lead in the latter stages of the opening period and they would maintain that six-point edge up 10-4 by the end of the first period.  Despite the sluggish start by the GAC Alumni team, they finally got things going once the second period got underway as a quick 5-0 push cut the deficit to one at 10-9 early on in the second period and by the 7:10 mark of the second period, the GAC Alumni team had finally poked its nose out in front by an 11-10 count.  In the latter stages of the fourth period, the GAC Alumni team had built a 15-11 advantage but the St. Kate's team got a boost from senior-to-be Bree Glynn with her lay-up with 2:50 left to get back to within a single possession down 15-13 and by the halftime break, this one was leveled at 19.  The GAC Alumni team would gain the upper hand again once the third period got going and build a 24-19 advantage by the 6:30 mark.  The St. Kate's team would manage to get right back into the thick of things; getting back to within a single possession again down 25-23 in the latter stages of the third period but a late score by Miranda Rice (GAC '18) helped give the GAC Alumni team a bit of a cushion again with a 29-23 advantage by the end of the third period.  But this St. Kate's team wasn't going anywhere anytime soon as the GAC Alumni team was clinging to a somewhat precarious 31-28 lead by the midway point of the fourth period and with 2:05 left, the St. Kate's team got the chance they were waiting for as they got the deficit cut to one at 31-30.  But the St. Kate's team was unable to complete the deal down the stretch despite numerous chances as the GAC Alumni team squeaked by again with a tough victory......Meanwhile, another doozy of a contest was ensuing nearby over on Court 2 between the Old But Not That Old team and the GAC Black team.  The Old But Not That Old team got off to a solid start in this one; grabbing an 8-2 lead midway through the opening period.  But the GAC Black team would come right back; cutting the deficit to one at 8-7 late in the first period and with 1:50 left in the opening period, the GAC Black team would poke its nose out in front at 9-8.  Fittingly, this one would be tied by the end of the first period at 12 a piece.  The Old But Not That Old team would take the lead back by a 17-15 count early on in the second period but shaking off this young GAC Black team was proving to be quite a task as they would usurp the advantage with a 29-25 lead in the latter stages of the second period with a 29-25 lead and the GAC Black team would be up 31-29 by the halftime break.  This back-and-forth affair continued into the third period as the Old But Not That Old team would retake the lead at 32-31 early on but the GAC Black team would take it right back in the latter stages of the third period at 42-40.  Down 43-40 with seconds remaining in the third period, the Old But Not That Old team got a big boost from former UST standout Madi Radtke as her tip-in at the buzzer had the deficit down to one at 43-42.  The GAC Black team would be clinging to this one-point lead at 45-44 early on in the fourth period but a burst by the Old But Not That Old team had them back out in front at 50-47 midway through the fourth period.  The GAC Black team was hanging tough, however, and a score in the paint by junior-to-be Syd Hauger cut the deficit down to one at 50-49 with plenty of time (4:40) left.  Hauger would come through again with a lay-up with 3:17 left to keep the GAC Black team within a single possession down 54-51.  Hauger would also get one free throw to go down with 2:00 left that had the deficit down to two at 54-52 with 2:00 left but they could never get closer than that as former Lakeville North standout Caitlyn Peterson (SCSU '21) would come through big-time for the Old But Not That Old team with a tough lay-up with 1:30 left to make it 56-52 as the Old But Not That Old team came through with a tough victory......No such drama over on Court 3 as the UW-River Falls team was making quick work of the St. Olaf team with the former enjoying a 22-5 advantage by the end of the first period.  A "3" early on in the second period bloated the lead to 25-5 for the UW-River Falls team and although the St. Olaf team finally found some semblance of offense, they were still staring at a sizable 30-12 deficit by the midway point of the second period and by the halftime break, the UW-River Falls team was up handily at 37-18.  The St. Olaf team tried to cut some fat off of the deficit when the third period got going but the UW-River Falls team was still enjoying a 45-29 advantage by the end of the third period.  Things were pretty much academic by the midway point of the fourth period with the UW-River Falls team enjoying a hefty 55-34 advantage as they rolled to an easy victory.

Had to take off before the 7:40 games got going to get my "beauty rest" for work the next morning.  Only two more weeks left of the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League so get on down!  

Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League Results For Wednesday 6-29-22

 Another wild night at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League this last Wednesday night and here's the results of the games I was able to cover:

6:15 P.M. Games

Augsburg - 49

GAC Gold - 46

CSB - 57

The Melting Pots - 30

Hamline - 45

Carleton - 42  2OTs

7:00 P.M. Games

GAC Alumni - 45

UW-River Falls - 43

Old But Not That Old - 50

Midwest Basketball - 49

St. Kate's - 62

Macalester - 53

If the word "nuthouse" and "basketball" could be used in the same breath, that would aptly describe much of the action I got to cover on this Wednesday night and there were a handful of entertaining games to say the least.  It all started over on Court 1 in the 6:15 P.M. slot that saw the GAC Gold team taking on the Augsburg team in something of another rematch of this last season's MIAC Championship Game.  As you might expect, this one would be tight at the outset with the Augsburg team holding a 3-2 advantage at the 8:35 mark of the opening period and the game would be leveled at 6 a piece with 2:30 left in the first period.  Fittingly, things would still be deadlocked at nine by the end of the first period as well.  The Augsburg team would take the initiative once the second period got underway; grabbing a 16-14 advantage and a "3" would push that lead to 19-14 near the midway point of the second period.  Curiously, the GAC Gold team would struggle offensively and that allowed the Augsburg team to establish some breathing room; getting a 26-16 lead late in the second period and enjoying a 28-19 advantage by the halftime break.  But somehow you knew that the GAC Gold team wouldn't be held down for long and they started clawing their way back into the thick of things once the third period got underway; cutting the deficit to seven at 31-24 early on in the third period and closing to four points down 34-30 midway through the third period.  The Augsburg team was still clinging to that four-point advantage up 36-32 late in the third period but by the end of the third period, the GAC Gold team made it a one-possession game down 38-36.  The Augsburg team again tried to open up a bit more breathing space once the fourth period got underway; getting a 40-37 advantage early on but this GAC Gold team was not going anywhere as they would eventually get this one leveled and get on a push that had them in the driver's seat with a 46-42 advantage.  But just when you thought that the GAC Gold team had control of things, the Augsburg team said, "Not so fast".  A jumper by junior-to-be Kalena Myers reduced the deficit to one at 46-45 with 1:45 left.  Another score by the Augsburg team suddenly propelled them back out in front at 47-46 and senior-to-be Jaley Coplin would add an insurance lay-up with :25 left that helped give the Augsburg team a dramatic 49-46 victory and exacted a bit of revenge for what took place back in late February......  Sandwiching the two wild games in this time slot was the contest over on Court 2 between the CSB team and The Melting Pots team.  Though the CSB team would start out a bit slow; taking an early 3-0 lead in the opening minutes of the first period and growing that to 6-0 by the midway point of the first period, the floodgates would soon open up as the CSB team would close out this opening period on a 10-1 run to hold a 16-1 lead by the end of the first period.  By the midway point of the second period, the CSB team was rolling; up 24-7 before The Melting Pots team finally found some semblance of offense and cut the CSB team's lead down to 26-14 by the halftime break.  But a quick 6-2 push by the CSB team at the start of the third period put to rest any notion of The Melting Pots team making serious inroads on this one with the CSB team up 32-16.  By the end of the third period, things were pretty much academic on this one with the CSB team up comfortably at 43-19 and by the midway point, it was all over but the crying as the CSB team was cruising up 48-26 as they cruised to an easy win......  The other wild game going on during this time slot was ensuing over on Court 3 as two old MIAC rivals; the Carleton team and the Hamline team, were going at it and using the term "wild" may not have done this contest justice.  In any event, scoring would come at something of a premium when this one got underway with the Carleton team clinging to a 2-1 lead by the midway point of the first period but then the Hamline team got untracked and got on a scoring spree to hold an 11-4 lead by the end of the first period.  That got the attention of the Carleton team as they quickly woke up and got the deficit cut to two point at 16-14 early on in the second period and they would eventually get this one leveled at 16 just beyond the midway point of the second period.  Both teams would hunker down defensively and this one would be knotted at 18 a piece by the halftime break.  The Hamline team would poke its nose out in front by a 22-21 count early on in the third period and a "3" would give them a little breathing space with a 25-21 advantage by the 6:45 mark of the third period.  The Hamline team would hold a 29-25 lead late in the third period and by the end of the third period they had re-established that five point lead at 32-27.  But counting this Carleton team out has proven to be a dangerous proposition before and they closed the gap to two points at 34-32 by the 6:00 mark of the fourth period and the Hamline team was still trying to nurse that two-point advantage with 4:00 left in regulation up 36-34.  The Carleton team would finally get this one tied up at 36 with 3:35 left and with 2:00 left the game would still be tied at 39 a piece as the tension mounted.  With 1:00 left in regulation, the Carleton team would poke its nose out in front by a 41-39 count but the Hamline team would come right back to get this one leveled at 41 with :25 left in regulation.  The Carleton team would gain a one-point edge at 42-41 on one free throw with :15 left but the Hamline team came back on their next possession and managed to get one freebie to go down after a foul with :06 left in regulation to tie this one at 42 so off we went to overtime.  Both teams had several chances to win the game in the first two minute extra session but neither team could get anything to fall so this one would have to be somehow settled in the second extra 1:00 session.  It was here toward the end where senior-to-be Chan'el Anderson-Manning showed her stuff for the Hamline team as she would wheel and deal with the clock ticking down and drive into traffic and connect on a lay-up that also drew a foul and her "and one" finally sealed the deal for the Hamline team in easily the most thrilling game thus far.

You'd have to figure that after that wild 6:15 P.M. slot that anything after that would be anticlimactic.  But the 7:00 P.M. slot did everything it could to say "Hold my beer" as some more fun games unfolded.  On Court 1, the UW-River Falls team was taking on the GAC Alumni team and the former got off to a good start in this one; getting up 6-2 midway through the first period although the GAC Alumni team would tighten things up by the end of the first period that saw them down only 10-9.  This one would stay tight throughout the second period as the UW-River Falls team would hold a 19-17 lead midway through the second period but by the halftime break, the GAC Alumni team would have this one leveled at 25 a piece.  The GAC Alumni team wound find a second wind once the third period got going as they would forge a 36-32 lead midway through the third period and they would increase the lead to five at 39-34 by the time the third period ended.  The GAC Alumni team maintained that five-point cushion in the early part of the fourth period and by the midway point of the fourth period they still enjoyed a 41-36 advantage.  Whether or not the GAC Alumni team started running out of gas down the stretch is up for debate but the UW-River Falls team was able to craftily work its way back into this one down the stretch and with a minute left in regulation, the GAC Alumni team was clinging to a precarious one-point 44-43 advantage.  They would manage to get that lead up to 45-43 after a free throw with :04.2 left but the UW-River Falls team had one chance left on their next possession.  With time winding down, a good look was had but the shot wouldn't cooperate and the GAC Alumni team escaped with the narrow victory......Another fun one was taking place over on Court 2 that had the Midwest Basketball team taking on the Old But Not That Old team.  Things would be close in this one from the get-go and by the end of the first period, the Midwest Basketball team had the upper hand with a 15-13 advantage.  The Old But Not That Old team would take the initiative once the second period got underway and usurp the advantage with a 21-17 lead early on in the second period and they would get a bit more breathing room with a 26-21 advantage midway through the second period.  But right back came the Midwest Basketball team as they would get this one tied at 28 with 3:00 left in the second period and by the halftime break the Midwest Basketball team had snared the lead back at 32-28.  The Old But Not That Old team would keep this one close, however, and would trail by just one at 34-33 early on in the third period and they would eventually get this one tied again at 37 a piece at the midway point of the third period.  Down the stretch of this third period, the Old But Not That Old team would retake the lead and by the end of the third period, it definitely looked like things were trending their way with a 45-40 advantage.  Both teams would go into a bit of a funk scoring-wise once the fourth period got underway and the Old But Not That Old team would still cling to basically the same advantage with a 45-41 lead midway through but the Midwest Basketball team would soon catch a second wind and take a 49-47 lead with 2:40 left.  The Old But Not That Old team would regain the lead at 50-49 with 1:30 left and the Midwest Basketball team had several opportunities in their last few possessions to try and steal this one but couldn't get their shots to cooperate when they need it most as the Old But Not That Old team sneaked away with a narrow victory.......Another good one was brewing over on Court 3 that saw two geographically close MIAC rivals facing off against each other with the St. Kate's team taking on the Macalester team.  The Macalester team would hold the upper hand in this one in the early minutes of the first period and hold a 6-2 lead midway through the first period but the St. Kate's team would shake off the early cobwebs and get the deficit shaved down to one down 7-6 late in the first period and the Macalester team would still be clinging to that one-point edge at 9-8 by the end of the first period.  The Macalester team would manage to create some space once the second period got going and would hold a 17-13 advantage midway through the second period but the St. Kate's team was staying right in the thick of things as they would close to two points down 20-18 in the latter stages of the second period and down only 29-27 at the halftime break.  The St. Kate's team would snare the advantage away once the third period got going and they would hold a 37-33 advantage midway through the third period although the Macalester team would stay within a single possession down 44-41 by the end of the third period.  The Macalester team would stay within striking distance down 46-43 early on in the fourth period and this one seemed to hang on the balance for quite some time.  The St. Kate's team would hold a tenous 54-53 lead with :57 left and two free throws by senior-to-be Bree Glynn would get the lead to 56-53.  Still plenty of time for the Macalester team to counter but they would fire blanks in the last minute of play.  Glynn would be fouled again with :43.2 left and two more free throws by the former Totino-Grace standout gave the St. Kate's team some more breathing room up 58-53.  Junior-to-be Karis Zezza would get fouled with :31.7 left and the former STMA standout got two free throws to go down to make it 60-53.  The St. Kate's team would add one last score for insurance purposes and got a hard-earned win.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy Fourth of July holiday weekend.  And yes, I'm PUMPED about my UCLA Bruins (and our crosstown rival) coming to the B1G.  See you this next Wednesday night at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League!