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.
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