Here are the results of the games I was able to cover at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League on the last night of the regular season:
6:15 PM Games
Currey Crew - 85
Lions Gold - 47
Court Crashers - 75
Anoka-Ramsey - 48
KATZ - 64
Luther - 59
7:15 PM Games
GAC Alumni - 84
Bemidji St - 69
UW-Stout - 87
UNW Eagles - 54
Arden Hills - 65
Leaky Roof - 52
Guards Of The Galaxy - 75
Free Agents - 69
On Court 1 in the 6:15 PM slot, the Currey Crew team was taking on the Lions Gold team and the Currey Crew team set the tone for this contest early on; getting a 2-0 lead by the 9:45 mark of the opening period and building the lead to 10-4 near the midway point of the first period. The Currey Crew team would maintain the six-point cushion up 17-11 with 1:10 left although the Lions Gold team would tighten things up a bit down 17-13 by the end of the first period. The Currey Crew team would rebuild the six-point edge up 21-15 by the 8:22 mark of the second period but the spunky young Lions Gold team would get back to within a single possession down 21-18 at the 7:57 mark; providing some hope. But that hope quickly dissolved as the Currey Crew team went on a game-changing 12-0 run to assume a 33-18 lead with 3:33 left and they would hold a sizable 38-24 lead by the halftime break. The Currey Crew team would pad their lead by a 44-26 count by the 8:03 mark of the third period and they would hold a comfortable 53-29 advantage by the midway point of the third period. By the end of the third period, the Currey Crew team was on a roll up 62-35 and there was little doubt as to how this one was going to go by the 7:05 mark of the fourth period with the Currey Crew team up 68-37 as they waltzed to an easy win.......It was a similar story over on Court 2 which saw the Court Crashers team taking on the Anoka-Ramsey team as the former started out of the gate fast - building a 10-0 advantage by the midway point of the first period before the Anoka-Ramsey team could finally break out of their extended slumber but the Court Crashers team would still hold a 13-5 advantage with 3:15 left and would grow that lead to 21-12 by the end of the first period. This score would remain unchanged by the 7:10 mark of the second period but the Court Crashers team would finally get things going again and hold a 26-15 lead near the midway point of the second period. The Court Crashers team would grow their lead to 33-17 with 2:10 left and they would be sitting on a cozy 39-20 advantage by the halftime break. Not much would change once the third period got going with the Court Crashers team up 42-24 at the 7:35 mark and a 46-26 lead near the midway point and with 2:45 left, the Court Crashers team was cruising up 53-28. By the end of the third period, the Court Crashers team would be up 53-34 and there was little doubt as to how this one was going to turn out with the Court Crashers team up 63-37 by the 6:10 mark of the fourth period as the romped to an easy win.......A much tighter contest ensued over on Court 3 between the KATZ team and the Luther team. The Luther team would jump out to a 10-3 advantage by the 7:30 mark of the opening period and would up the lead to 18-10 with 2:50 left but the KATZ team would cut into this cushion down the home stretch and by the end of the first period, the Luther team's lead would be cut to 20-16. The Luther team would get things going again once the second period got underway and they would build a ten-point cushion at 28-18 by the 6:50 mark and they would hold this lead near the midway point of the second period. But the KATZ team would answer right back with a big 10-2 run that saw the Luther team's advantage dwindle to 30-28 with 1:10 left and perhaps fittingly, this game would be leveled at 31 a piece by the halftime break. The newfound momentum that the KATZ team found would show up even more once the third period got underway as they would grab a 36-31 lead by the 6:50 mark and would grow that lead to 40-31 by the midway point. The Luther team finally broke out of its doldrums but not enough to slow down the KATZ team as they would grow their lead to double digits at 53-40 with 1:05 left and by the end of the third period, the KATZ team still enjoyed a 53-43 advantage. Things were still looking reasonably safe for the KATZ team near the midway point of the fourth period with a 61-54 lead but the Luther team would make one last gamble to get back into this contest and with 2:25 left in regulation, the KATZ team saw its lead cut to four at 61-57 and a bit later with 2:05 left in regulation, the Luther team had climbed back to within a single possession down just 61-59. But the Luther team could get no closer than that as the KATZ team held on for the win.
An interesting contest was brewing on Court 1 in the busy 7:15 PM slot between the Bemidji St team and the GAC Alumni team. Things would be tight early on with the game knotted at two a piece by the 8:14 mark of the opening period and the GAC Alumni team nursing a 4-2 advantage by the 6:45 mark. The Bemidji St team would then find its groove as they would hold a slim 12-10 lead with 2:40 left and they would maintain this two-point advantage up 18-16 by the end of the first period. Unfazed, the GAC Alumni team would bounce back and establish a 28-25 lead near the midway point of the second period and they would mange to grow their lead to 38-32 by the halftime break. The Bemidji St team would trim the deficit to four points at 49-45 by the 6:45 mark of the third period but the GAC Alumni team got a big boost shortly thereafter as recent GAC grad Lexi Schermann (GAC '24) unleashed a three-point bomb to grow the lead to 52-45. With momentum now on their side, the GAC Alumni team upped its lead to 57-49 with 2:40 left and a late run by the GAC Alumni team had them up double digits at 68-52 by the end of the third period. The Bemidji St team would desperately try to trim the deficit down once the fourth period got underway but the GAC Alumni team would still hold a 75-62 advantage by the 6:00 mark and would have a good safety net with an 80-69 lead with 2:00 left in regulation as they claimed the dub.......Not much in the way of drama over on Court 2 that saw the UNW Eagles team taking on the UW-Stout team and it didn't take the latter very long to set the tone in this one as the UW-Stout team would grab a 5-0 lead by the 9:03 mark of the opening period and by the midway point of the first period the UW-Stout team was already blowing this one wide open with a 16-2 advantage. With 1:30 left, the UW-Stout team's lead would grow to 22-6 and they would be owning a 28-10 advantage by the end of the first period. By the 6:25 mark of the second period, the UW-Stout team owned a 39-12 lead and that lead would bulge to 44-16 with 2:10 left. By the halftime break, it was more than clear to see how this one was going to go with the UW-Stout team up 48-18. And not much would change once the third period got underway with UW-Stout held a 54-19 lead at the 8:25 mark and would lead 63-30 with 3:35 left and by the end of the third period, the UW-Stout team was racing away with a 67-37 lead. The UW-Stout team would hold a 71-39 lead by the 7:25 mark of the fourth period as they got the blowout win.......A much-closer contest was taking place over on Court 3 between the Leaky Roof team and the Arden Hills team as the latter would hold a 6-5 edge near the midway point of the opening period and this contest would be leveled at 16 a piece with 1:05 left and this game would still be tied at 16-all by the end of the first period. This game would still be knotted at 18 a piece by the 7:43 mark of the second period before the Leaky Roof team got on a bit of a push that had them up 27-22 with 4:38 left. The Arden Hills team would then respond with a big 15-0 run that suddenly had them up 37-27 by the halftime break. To their credit, the Leaky Roof team would find a second wind and tighten things up as the Arden Hills team's lead would be cut to 43-37 near the midway point of the third period and by the end of the third period, the Leaky Roof team had crawled back to within a single possession down by just three at 45-42. But the Leaky Roof team would run out of gas once the fourth period got underway and this allowed the Arden Hills team to rebuild its cushion as they would hold a 49-42 lead by the 8:43 mark and would maintain this cushion up 57-49 left as they got the "W" on this night.......Another intriguing contest was taking place down on Court 4 between the Free Agents team and the Guards Of The Galaxy team. The Guards Of The Galaxy team would hold the upper hand with a 12-7 lead by the midway point of the first period but that cushion would be cut to just three at 15-12 with 2:45 left before a late run gave them much more breathing room with a 24-15 advantage by the end of the first period. The Free Agents team would make inroads once again; reducing the deficit to just five down 30-25 near the midway point of the second period before the Guards Of The Galaxy team could establish some more breathing room again with a 40-31 lead with 1:54 left and they would hold this lead by the halftime break. But the Guards Of The Galaxy team would have to withstand another push by the Free Agents team as they saw their cushion shrink to just four at 47-43 by the 8:15 mark of the third period before they could step on the gas pedal again to rebuild that cushion with a 60-51 advantage with 2:35 left. And things still appeared safe for the Guards Of The Galaxy team with a 60-53 lead by the end of the third period. The Guards Of The Galaxy team would still hold the upper hand throughout most of the fourth period and would enjoy a 73-59 lead with just 3:30 left. However, the Free Agents team managed to throw one last scare as they went on a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to six at 75-69 but could never get any closer as the Guards Of The Galaxy team held on for a tough but fun win.
Playoff action starts this next week and although I haven't received any information as of yet, you'd better make sure to get down to the Midtown YWCA to catch all the action.
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