Was a little tired on this night as I didn't sleep so well after the first night but I certainly wasn't going to let that stand in my way - at least for the first two time slots anyway - on this Wednesday evening so here's the results of the games I was able to cover on this second night at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:
6:15 P.M. Games
Free Agents - 44
GAC Black - 43
Lady Hustlers - 48
Retired Athletes - 30
Luther - 62
St. Scholastica - 53
7:15 P.M. Games
UW-River Falls - 51
Hamline - 50
Bethel - 47
St. Kate's - 46
Wash-Ups - 84
Guards Of The Galaxy - 50
As you can tell by the scores on this night, some very competitive games took place. And one of them took place over on Court 1 between another one of the mixed squads call the Free Agents team as they went up against the GAC Black team. The GAC Black team was short-handed on this night with only five players but that didn't seem to deter them too much as they would hold a 5-3 lead at the 7:45 mark of the opening period and they would still hold the upper hand with 1:25 left in the first period with an 8-6 lead and they would still be up at the end of the first period by an 11-9 count. The Free Agents team would try and turn the table; grabbing a brief 15-14 edge by the midway point of the second period but then the GAC Black team had enough in them to go on a 10-0 burst; punctuated by a three-point bomb by senior-to-be Syd Hauger with :55 left in the second period and by the halftime break, this short-handed GAC Black team had a somewhat surprising 27-17 lead. Things were still looking very good for the GAC Black team in the early minutes of the third period as they held a 30-18 advantage at the 8:15 mark but fatigue inevitably caught up with this short-handed GAC Black squad as they would see this double-digit cushion quickly evaporate as the Free Agents team came storming back to take a 32-31 lead with 1:15 left in the third period and by the end of the third period, the Free Agents team held a 36-33 advantage. The GAC Black team would stay close, however, staying in single-possession range down 38-35 at the 8:00 mark of the fourth period and with 3:25 left, things were still up in the air as the Free Agents team held a somewhat tenuous 42-38 advantage. With :45 left, a three-point bomb by willowy senior-to-be Emma (not evil) Kniefel had the GAC Black team still in the thick of things down 44-41 and with :10 left, Kniefel would strike again with a pretty drive and finish that now cut the deficit to a scant point but the Free Agents team held firm in the final few frantic seconds to claim a fun win.......Meanwhile, an intriguing contest was taking place over on Court 2 between two other mixed/alumni teams - the Lady Hustlers led by former Minneapolis North and University of Wisconsin standout Tamara Moore and the Retired Athletes team. The Retired Athletes team would get a big boost early on from Anna Schmitt (Concordia St Paul '19) as the former Waconia standout would drain a three-point bomb at the 8:45 mark of the first period that had them up 6-3 but that lead would be short-lived as the Lady Hustlers team would quickly come back and forge an 8-6 advantage near the midway point of the opening period. The Lady Hustlers would slowly grow their lead and would enjoy a 16-6 lead by the end of the first period. Former Park Center standout Danielle Schaub (Sioux Falls '22) would connect on one of her trademark drive and finishes at the 7:25 mark of the second period that had the Retired Athletes team back to within single digits down 18-9 but the Retired Athletes team had a much tougher time trying to contain the wily Moore of the Lady Hustlers as she would help them rebuild that double-digit cushion at 24-14 and a 7-0 push down the stretch by the Lady Hustlers team grew their lead to 31-14 by the halftime break. The Lady Hustlers seemed to have things in cruise control after that as they would enjoy a 33-17 advantage at the 6:15 mark of the third period and would lead 38-19 by the end of the third period. By the 6:20 mark of the fourth period, this one was out of reach as the Lady Hustlers were up 42-23 enroute to an easy win.........Court 3 meanwhile was hosting an intriguing battle of its own in an ARC/MIAC clash featuring the Luther team going up against the St. Scholastica team. Things would be knotted at five near the midway point of the opening period that suggested that a close, tight battle was underway. But it was here that the Luther team went on a big run that gave them a 19-6 lead with 1:15 left; a lead that they would also have by the end of the period. The Luther team was cruising by the 6:35 mark of the second period up 28-9 and although the St. Scholastica team managed to get things tightened up somewhat down the stretch, the Luther team still owned a decided 42-26 advantage by the halftime break. A 9-0 burst by the Luther team out of the gates in the third period had them rolling again up 51-26 and although the St. Scholastica team trimmed off some of that deficit with 2:00 left down 51-31, the Luther team would stretch it out a bit more again by the end of the third period up 56-38. The Luther team appeared to be cruising; up 59-40 by the midway point but gamey St. Scholastica team would launch an unlikely bid to tighten things up again down 62-51 but they could never get back to within striking distance.
Two very good and entertaining games in the 7:15 P.M. slot. Court 1 featured a MIAC/WIAC clash as the Hamline team was taking on the UW-River Falls team. The UW-River Falls team would take an early 5-0 lead by the 7:45 mark of the first period and they would hold this five-point edge up 9-4 near the midway point of this first period. But the Hamline team would soon catch fire and go on a tear that would have them up 21-14 by the end of the first period. The UW-River Falls team would take its cue and launch a 9-3 push that cut the deficit to one at 24-23 by the 6:10 mark of the second period and another late run by this UW-River Falls team enabled them to hold a 32-27 lead by the halftime break. The Hamline team would not be kept down for long, however, and they would get this contest leveled at 35 a piece by the midway point of the third period and fittingly, this game would be deadlocked at 41 a piece by the end of the third period. This game would still be tied at 44 a piece early on in the fourth period before the UW-River Falls team could build just a slight edge as they would be up 47-46 midway through the fourth period and with just under a minute left in regulation, the UW-River Falls team would hold a 51-48 advantage. The Hamline team would cut the deficit to one on a pair of free throws with :36 left and they would throw everything at their opponent but the kitchen sink on defense in hopes of forcing a turnover but the UW-River Falls team held firm and ran out the clock for the win.......Two MIAC rivals were going at it over on Court 2 as the St. Kate's team was taking on the Bethel team. The St. Kate's team would have the upper hand in this contest early on as they would hold a 6-3 lead by the 7:10 mark of the first period and that lead would expand slightly with 1:05 left in the opening period at 12-8. But things would get even better for the St. Kate's team as a three-point bomb just before the first period buzzer sounded expanded that lead to 15-8. The Bethel team; perhaps somewhat alarmed by these developments, got its stuff together and went right to work once the second period got underway; trimming the lead by the St. Kate's team to 16-13 early on in the second period and by the 6:15 mark of the second period, the Bethel team would have this game tied at 16 a piece. The St. Kate's team would recover, however, and grab an 18-17 advantage with 3:25 left in the second period and a late jumper just before the halftime buzzer would propel them on top again by a 22-21 count. A 4-0 push by the St. Kate's team would have them up 26-21 by the 6:50 mark of the third period and with 3:50 left in the third period, that lead would grow to eight at 31-23. But the Bethel team would pull out of its funk and get things tightened up again down 31-27 by the end of the third period. The St. Kate's team would at least maintain this small lead for a good chunk of the fourth period and with 4:10 left, they were still up 41-38. But the Bethel team would get this one leveled at 41 two minutes later with 2:10 left and with :44 left, they would finally poke their nose out in front by a 46-44 count. The St. Kate's team would get this one tied up at 46 with :10 left but on the Bethel team's ensuing possession, a foul would be called on the St. Kate's team and the Bethel team would get one free throw to go down to make it 47-46. Still one last chance for the St. Kate's team but the desperation heave-ho fell short allowing the Bethel team to escape with a close win........No such drama over on Court 3 that saw the Wash-Ups team taking on the Guards Of The Galaxy team in a match-up of mixed/Alumni teams. This game would be tied at six a piece by the midway point of the second period but the Wash-Ups team would forge ahead as a "3" by Caitlyn Peterson (St Cloud St '21); the former Lakeville North standout put them up 9-6 and the Wash-Ups team would hold an 18-12 advantage by the end of the first period. The Guards Of The Galaxy team would attempt to draw closer once the second period got going and would close back to within a single possession down 20-18 but the Wash-Ups would get more breathing room shortly thereafter as a pretty turnaround jumper by former UST standout Madi Radtke made it a 22-18 ballgame. Still, the Guards Of The Galaxy team would come right back and snare the lead away at 23-22 and by the halftime break, the Guards Of The Galaxy team was holding a 37-35 advantage. The Wash-Ups team would get this one leveled at 37 early on in the third period but things were still looking hopeful for the Guards Of The Galaxy team when they took a 42-40 lead thanks to two free throws by Marisa Gustafson (GAC '21) at the 6:10 mark. It was here, however, where things started going south for the Guards Of The Galaxy team as the Wash-Ups team embarked on big 19-3 run down the stretch of the third period to hold a 59-45 advantage. The Guards Of The Galaxy team was unable to recover from this onslaught as the Wash-Ups team continued on with their run; holding a sizable 74-52 advantage with 3:10 left in the third period and putting it in cruise control the rest of the way for the big win.
Don't forget - action on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights again this coming week at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League!
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