Definitely a fun night with some great games on this Wednesday night!
6:15 P.M. Games
Hamline - 40
St. Kate's - 39
CSB - 66
Retired Athletes -38
GAC Black - 38
Anoka-Ramsey - 34 OT
7:15 P.M. Games
UW-Eau Claire - 90
Guards Of The Galaxy - 76
Wash-Ups - 78
Luther - 28
UW-River Falls - 61
Bethel - 35
The 6:15 P.M. slot on this Wednesday nigh certainly didn't disappoint with two great games going on - one of them on Court 1 that saw the St. Kate's team taking on the Hamline team in a battle of MIAC rivals that know each other very well. The St. Kate's team got off to a solid start in this one; grabbing a 4-0 lead by the 8:45 mark of the opening period and they would still have that four-point edge up 6-2 with 3:50 left in the first period. The Hamline team; which struggled out of the gate in this one, finally found its shooting touch and got some offense going down the stretch of the opening period but still trailed 11-8 by the end of the first period. Undeterred, the Hamline team would poke its nose out in front by the midway juncture of the second period at 15-13 and they get some more breathing room with a 20-15 advantage with 1:25 left. But the St. Kate's team was not going to stay down for long as they embarked on a 6-2 push down the stretch that had them right back in the thick of things down just 22-21 by the halftime break. With its newfound momentum, the St. Kate's team would go on a 9-2 run that had them up 30-24 near the midway point of the third period but you knew the Hamline team wasn't going anywhere either and they quickly clawed their way right back into it as they had the deficit down to two at 32-30 with 1:45 left in the third period and by the end of the third period, the St. Kate's team was still clinging to that two-point lead at 34-32. The St. Kate's team would still hold a slight upper hand once the fourth period got going and by the midway point of the fourth period, they would still have that two-point edge up 39-37 but the never-say-die Hamline team got this one leveled at 39 with just over 3:00 remaining in regulation and with 1:45 left things were still up in the air with this contest still deadlocked at 39. The Hamline team would be the benefactor of a free throw that would put them up 40-39 and although the St. Kate's teams would have a handful of opportunities to steal the W - including a heave-ho desperation shot in the waning seconds, the Hamline team held on for a thrilling and fun win.......Over on Court 2, the Retired Athletes team was taking on the CSB team and although the Retired Athletes team got off to a good start in this one; taking a 5-0 lead early on thank to a "3" by Danielle Schaub (Sioux Falls '22) and would manage to grow that lead to 9-2 by the 6:50 mark of the first period, things started to go slowly south for them as the CSB cleverly worked their way back into this one; leveling the contest at 13 a piece with 3:50 left and just before the buzzer that ended this first period, the CSB team would connect on a lay-up that would put them ahead to stay at 15-13. Things would still be relatively close once the second period got going with the CSB team up 17-14 by the 6:08 mark of the second period and they would hold a 23-17 lead with 3:50 left but the home stretch saw the Retired Athletes team dig themselves into a hole they would not be able to crawl out of as the CSB team would hold a 28-19 advantage with 1:50 left and by the halftime break, the CSB team had established a cozy 34-21 lead. The CSB team would hold a 28-16 lead by the 7:45 mark of the third period and by the midway point of the third period, the CSB team's lead had ballooned to 42-26. By the end of the third period, the CSB team was enjoying a 48-33 advantage and at the midway point of the fourth period, there was little doubt as to how this one was going to end with the CSB team up 55-35 as they cruised to an easy win.......The other wild game of the night took place on Court 3 that featured an intriguing matchup between the Anoka-Ramsey team and the GAC Black team. The Anoka-Ramsey team would use its speed and athleticism to grab a 4-0 lead by the 8:00 mark of the opening period and they would maintain this four-point edge with a 6-2 lead near the midway point of the first period. The Anoka-Ramsey team would hold a 13-8 lead with :45 left in the first period but a daring coast-to-coast drive and finish by junior-to-be Kylie Baranick in the closing seconds got the GAC Black team back to within a single possession down 13-10 at the end of the first period. But the Anoka-Ramsey team would still manage to hold the upper hand in this contest as they would be up 15-11 near the midway point of the second period and would hold a 21-16 lead with 1:15 left. A resourceful GAC Black team, however, would get a late score to stay within a single possession down just 21-18 by the halftime break. The Anoka-Ramsey team's lead would be cut to 21-20 by the 7:50 mark of the third period and the GAC Black team would finally poke its nose out in front when senior-to-be Izzy (Izzy Izzy, you're making me dizzy) Quick connected on a lay-up in transition at the 6:30 mark that now had the GAC Black team up 23-22. The GAC Black team would still be clinging to this one-poing edge at 24-23 with 1:55 left but the Anoka-Ramsey team would retake the lead at 25-24 with 1:20 left and they would hold this lead by the end of the third period. The GAC Black team would come right back and snare that lead away at 30-29 by the 7:30 mark of the fourth period and they would hold the upper hand with 3:30 left up 32-30. But a gamey Anoka-Ramsey team would not go quietly into the night without a fight and they would retake the lead at 34-33 with just :44 left in regulation. Baranick would come through for the GAC Black team; getting one free throw to go down with :34 left that leveled the contest and neither team could connect in the waning seconds so off to overtime we went. In the extra session, the GAC Black team would get a big lift from Quick as the former Champlin Park standout would make a hard drive for a finish with 1:50 left to make it a 36-34 ballgame and Baranick would get a couple of insurance free throws with :19 left as the GAC Black team held on for an exciting and fun win.
Over on Court 1 in the 7:15 P.M. slot, the storyline here was who could light up the scoreboard the most as this battle between the Guards Of The Galaxy team and the UW-Eau Claire team was a scoring fest from the get-go with any real defensive tactics sitting in the audience. The UW-Eau Claire team would hold a 6-5 lead by the 8:30 mark of the opening period and they would still have the upper hand with an 11-9 advantage by the midway point of the first period. The UW-Eau Claire team would hold an 18-15 edge with 2:00 left and by the end of the first period, they would have a bit more breathing room with a 24-20 lead. Things appeared to be going good for the UW-Eau Claire team as they stretched the lead to 27-20 early in the second period but then the Guards Of The Galaxy team put things into second gear; going on a big run that enabled them to take a 35-31 lead by the midway point of the second period. A lay-up by Alison Hinck (GAC '21) had the Guards Of The Galaxy team up 40-36 with 4:07 left. Although that lead would be trimmed to 42-40 with 1:50 left, Hinck - the former White Bear Lake standout - buried a three-point bomb with :25 left to make it a 45-40 game but right back came the UW-Eau Claire team as they would get a "3" of their own to go down right before the buzzer that trimmed the Galaxy Of The Guards team's lead to 45-43 at the halftime break. The Galaxy Of The Guards team got another big lift when Marisa Gustafson (GAC '21) drained a pretty "3" of her own that had them up 48-43 early on in the third period but the UW-Eau Claire team would come right back and grab a 58-56 lead midway through the third period. The Guards Of The Galaxy team would answer and get this contest knotted up at 62 with 2:25 left and by the end of the third period, things were up in the air with this game leveled at 64. But things would slowly go south for the Guards Of The Galaxy team as they seemed to run out of petro once the fourth period got going. The UW-Eau Claire team would own a 72-68 lead near the midway point of the fourth period and that lead would grow to 76-68 with 4:15 left. With 2:45 left, the UW-Eau Claire team was crusing up 83-68 as they would claim not only the win but likely the highest scoring output thus far in the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League.......No such drama over on Court 2 that saw the Luther team taking on the Wash-Ups team and it didn't take long to see how things were going to flow in this one with the latter up 5-0 by the 7:43 mark of the opening period. With 2:20 left, the Wash-Ups team's lead ballooned to 20-2 and by the end of the first period, the Wash-Ups team was rolling up 25-4. That lead would grow to 29-4 early on in the second period and with 3:15 left, the Wash-Ups team was enjoying a 38-11 advantage and although the Luther team would find some semblance of offense down the stretch, they were still staring at a 48-16 deficit by the halftime break. Not much would change in this one with the Wash-Ups team up 46-20 midway through the third period and by the end of the third period, that lead had grown to 57-23. By the midway point of the fourth period, things were pretty much academic with the Wash-Ups team enjoying a 69-23 lead as they had things in cruise control the rest of the way.......It was a similar story over on Court 3 in this time slot that featured a clash between MIAC and WIAC opponents that saw the Bethel team taking on the UW-River Falls team. It didn't take long for the UW-River Falls team to unleash its offensive prowess as they took a somewhat surprising 7-0 lead by the midway point of the first period and by the end of the first period, the UW-River Falls team would be enjoying a 15-6 advantage. By the midway point of the second period, the UW-River Falls team was cruising; up 26-8 and although the Bethel team finally got a little something going on offense, they still could not slow the potent attack of the UW-River Falls team as they would be up 34-16 with 1:20 left and by the halftime break, the UW-River Falls team had a seemingly insurmountable 37-18 advantage. The UW-River Falls team would be up 39-18 early on in the third period and with 3:00 left, they would hold a 45-26 lead. The Bethel team got a lift on a "3" by senior-to-be Anna Garfield late in the third period but they were still on the wrong end of a 47-33 score once the fourth period began. The UW-River Falls team would be holding on to this same lead by the 7:20 mark of the fourth period as they rolled to a big win.
This coming night is the final night of the regular season and I'll have to miss this week as I'm on vacation enjoying myself 😁. However, I'll be back as playoff action will commence the following Tuesday (7-25) with Championship night on Wednesday (7-26).
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