Here are the results of the games I was able to cover on Tuesday evening at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:
6:15 PM Games
CSB - 61
Bemidji St - 55
Lions Black - 60
The HAMster Balls - 56
Currey Crew - 103
Court Crashers - 61
7:15 PM Games
Sara's Shooters - 58
Leaky Roof - 26
GAC Alumni - 90
UNW Eagles - 64
Free Agents - 90
Luther - 73
8:15 PM Games
The Mix Ups - 71
Lady Hustlers - 62
KATZ - 59
Wash Ups - 57
Arden Hills - 68
Lions Gold - 62
Retired Athletes - 86
Guards Of The Galaxy - 45
An interesting matchup took place over on Court 1 in the 6:15 PM slot with the Bemidji St team taking on the CSB team. The CSB team would get off to a very good start in this one; taking a 3-0 lead early in this contest and eventually building the lead to 12-2 with 2:50 left in the opening period and the CSB would maintain this ten-point cushion at 16-6 by the end of the first period. The Bemidji St team would try and make inroads and they would have the deficit cut to seven at 18-11 by the 8:20 mark of the second period but the CSB team refused to fold and they would eventually re-establish the ten-point cushion at 31-21 with 1:50 left and they would get their lead to eleven at 35-24 by the halftime break. By the 8:20 mark of the third period, the CSB team would have its largest lead yet at 37-24 but the Bemidji St team would get on a bit of a push and narrow the deficit down to eight at 39-31 by the midway point and by the end of the third period, the CSB team's lead would be cut a bit further at 45-38. The CSB team would still be nursing this 45-38 lead by the 8:00 mark of the fourth period but the Bemidji St team would embark on another push that would narrow the CSB team's lead down to four at 45-41 at the 6:46 mark. Things were still hanging in the balance somewhat with 2:11 left with the CSB team hanging on to this four-point edge at 56-52 but they would not falter as they would maintain this four-point cushion at 59-55 with 1:20 left and earn the tough win........One of the better games on this Tuesday night took place over on Court 2 in this time slot that saw The HAMster Balls team taking on the Lions Black team. A short jumper by super senior-to-be Emma (not evil) Kniefel at the 9:45 mark of the opening period got the Lions Black team on the board first but The HAMster Balls team would offer a solid response as they would come back and get an 8-5 lead by the 6:55 mark. Not to be outdone, the Lions Black team would come back to grab a 10-9 advantage near the midway point of the first period and they would up the lead to 15-11 with 2:10 left and by the end of the first period, the Lions Black team owned a 17-14 lead. The Lions Black team would maintain this three-point edge at 23-20 by the 6:10 mark of the second period but that lead would be reduced to a scant point at 23-22 by the midway point of the second period. Alarmed, the Lions Black team would get on a push and get their lead to nine at 33-24 with 1:40 left and they appeared to be in much better shape with a 36-26 lead at the halftime break. The Lions Black team still had things going their way with a 36-28 lead at the 8:30 mark of the third period and things still looked pretty good for the Lions Black team with a 44-35 lead near the midway point of the third period. But The HAMster Balls team would then embark on a push that narrowed the gap to six at 45-39 with 1:40 left and a "3" by senior-to-be Kate Trachsel got The HAMster Balls team back to within a single possession down just 45-42 with :38 left and the Lions Black team would be holding onto this somewhat tenuous lead by the end of the third period. The Lions Black team appeared to be back on solid footing again with a 49-43 lead at the 7:30 mark of the fourth period but The HAMster Balls team refused to go away as they embarked on one last bid in an effort to bring this one back. With 2:55 left in regulation, The HAMster Balls team had crawled back to within a single possession down just 58-56 with what appeared to be a ton of time left but they could not get any closer. The Lions Black team would get an insurance score to get their lead to 60-56 with 1:25 left in regulation to hang on for the narrow win.......No such drama over on Court 3 where the Currey Crew team was taking on the Court Crashers team. The Currey Crew team would bolt out to an 11-3 lead by the 6:10 mark of the opening period although the Court Crashers team would narrow the gap to five at 11-6 near the midway point of the first period. But the Currey Crew team would eventually expand its lead to double digits at 21-11 by the end of the first period. That lead would continue to grow once the second period got underway and by the 6:20 mark, the Currey Crew team was sitting on a cozy 33-16 lead and that would grow to 41-19 by the midway point of the second period. The Currey Crew would be up twenty at 43-23 with 1:05 left and by the halftime break, the Currey Crew was sitting pretty with a 46-25 lead. The Currey Crew would double up its opponent by the 7:40 mark of the third period at 56-28 and there was little doubt with how things were going to turn out with 2:30 left with the Currey Crew owning a 69-35 advantage. By the end of the third period, the Currey Crew was cruising up 74-41. Things were pretty much academic once the fourth period got going and with 3:11 left, the Currey Crew had things in cruise control with a 94-56 lead as they romped to an easy win.
Nor was there much in the way of drama on Court 1 in the 7:15 PM slot that saw the Leaky Roof team taking on the Sara's Shooters team as the latter would race out to a 9-0 lead by the 7:05 mark of the opening period and they would at least maintain this nine-point edge up 13-4 with 2:50 left in the first period. By the end of the first period, the Sara's Shooters team would grow the lead to 17-4 and this trend would continue once the second period got underway as the Sara's Shooters team upped the lead to 21-6 at the 7:10 mark of the second period and grew that lead to 25-9 with 3:20 left. By the halftime break, the Sara's Shooters team was sitting on a sizable 31-9 advantage. Although the Leaky Roof team would cut into this deficit a bit down 31-11 by the 7:10 mark of the third period, they still couldn't get much going offensively to make a big difference as the Sara's Shooters team would own a 35-19 advantage with 2:45 left and would still be up handily at 38-22 by the end of the third period. A 9-0 burst out of the gate once the fourth period got underway erased any doubts that might have been lingering that put the Sara's Shooters team up 47-22 by the 6:45 mark of the fourth period and they would waltz to an easy win.......Over on Court 3, the UNW Eagles team was taking on the GAC Alumni team and this one would pretty much follow the same pattern. Even though the GAC Alumni team held a 3-2 advantage by the 7:38 mark of the opening period, the GAC Alumni team would get on a run that would balloon this lead to 14-5 with 3:20 left and by the end of the first period, the GAC Alumni team was already up double digits at 21-10. The GAC Alumni team would up this lead to 25-13 at the 8:10 mark of the second period and would expand this lead to eighteen at 33-15 by the midway point of the second period. The UNW Eagles team would get on a spurt that cut the deficit to ten a 39-29 that offered a ray of hope with 1:20 left but the GAC Alumni would find firmer footing with a 41-29 advantage by the halftime break. The GAC Alumni team would pick up where it left off once the third period got underway; growing the lead to 46-31 at the 8:30 mark of the third period and a tough offensive rebound and putback by Grace Benz (GAC '23) helped the GAC Alumni team keep a firm grip on things up 52-38 by the midway point. The GAC Alumni team would own a 60-42 lead with 2:05 left and enjoyed a 63-47 advantage by the end of the third period. The UNW Eagles team would make one last-gasp attempt to draw close again as the fourth period got underway; trimming the deficit to thirteen at 63-50 by the 8:45 mark of the fourth period and they would at least stay in this thirteen-point range down 70-57 by the midway point. But the GAC Alumni team would close the door down the stretch as they would be up 78-59 with 3:05 left and had things in cruise control the rest of the way for the easy win.......And it was pretty much the same story over on Court 4 that saw the Luther team taking on the Free Agents team. The Free Agents team would grab a 10-6 lead by the 6:40 mark of the opening period and that lead would slowly grow to 21-8 with 3:05 left. To their credit, the Luther team was able to get on a push and get back to within single digit range down 27-22 by the end of the first period. The Free Agents team would at least maintain this five-point cushion at 29-24 by the 7:50 mark of the second period but they would soon get on a roll that would quickly grow this lead to 41-27 near the midway point of the second period. The Free Agents team would be in good shape up 51-29 left and they would grow that lead to 53-29 by the halftime break. The Luther team would take a bit of a bite out of this deficit down 56-39 at the 8:05 mark of the third period but they would take a much more significant bite as this third period progressed and by the midway point, the Luther team had suddenly crawled back to within single digit range down 60-52. Alarmed, the Free Agents team slowly rebuilt its cushion and had their lead up to 64-54 with 1:55 left and they would hold a 68-56 lead by the end of the third period. The Luther team would make one more push to get things back within single digit range again down 70-61 at the 8:50 mark of the fourth period but they weren't able to sustain this momentum and that allowed the Free Agents team to put the finishing touches on this game as they would hold an 81-69 lead by the midway point and then coast to a relatively easy win.
Two experienced teams were going at it on Court 1 in the busy 8:15 PM slot that saw the Lady Hustlers team taking on The Mix Ups team. This contest would be knotted at two a piece at the 9:15 mark of the opening period but then The Mix Ups team would get on a run and establish a 15-8 advantage with 2:53 left and finish out the first period with a 6-0 push that stretched the lead to 21-8 by the end of the first period. The Lady Hustlers team offensive struggles continued as The Mix Ups team got their lead to 25-11 at the 7:15 mark of the first period and with 3:40 left, The Mix Ups team had a nice cushion with a 33-15 lead. The Lady Hustlers team would find a bit of magic coming down the home stretch and they at least managed to tighten things up a bit down 40-27 by the halftime break. The Mix Ups team tried to get things going again once the third period got underway but couldn't get more space with a 45-33 lead at the 7:17 mark of the third period and the Lady Hustlers team kept hanging around and found themselves down by only ten at 52-42 with 3:35 left. With newfound momentum, the Lady Hustlers team kept chipping away and suddenly found themselves down by only four at 55-51 with 1:07 left before The Mix Ups team finally got a bit of a push to get some more breathing room with a 59-51 advantage by the end of the third period. Unfortunately for the Lady Hustlers team never could find that same magic once the fourth period got underway as The Mix Ups team enjoyed a 64-55 lead at the midway point of the fourth period and they still had a 67-59 lead with 1:30 left as they hung on for the dub.......Another very good game on this Tuesday night took place over on Court 2 where the KATZ team was taking on the Wash Ups team. The KATZ team would draw first blood in this contest with a 2-0 lead at the 9:10 mark of the opening period but they would stretch this lead to 10-2 by the 6:25 mark before the Wash Ups team could get things tightened up a bit down 12-6 near the midway point. The Wash Ups team held firm and by the end of the first period, they were right back in the thick of things down 18-14. The Wash Ups team would continue with this newfound momentum and embark on a 5-0 push that put them out in front 19-18 by the 8:35 mark of the second period but they weren't able to establish any more space than that and that allowed the KATZ team to come back and re-take the lead at 25-23 near the midway point of the second period. Things were still tight with 2:30 left with the KATZ team holding onto a 28-25 lead but the complexion of this contest turned as the KATZ team ended this second period with a crucial 5-0 push that expanded their lead to 33-25 by the halftime break. The Wash Ups team did get a big boost on a three-point bomb that was unleashed by Macy Hatlestad (UST '21) that kept them reasonably close down 35-28 at the 7:45 mark of the third period but the KATZ team was able to at least maintain this seven-point spread up 38-31 with 4:05 left and the KATZ team would get a ten-point cushion when senior-to-be Greta Schimnowski drained one of her patented three-point bombs that made it a 41-31 ballgame with 3:00 left. The Wash Ups team was able to narrow the gap a bit down 41-33 with 1:10 left but they were still on the wrong end of a 44-35 score by the end of the third period. The Wash Ups team would attempt their first comeback attempt once the fourth period got going; cutting the deficit to six at 45-39 at the 7:45 mark of the fourth period but things looked beyond reach once the KATZ team re-established a ten-point cushion up 51-41 near the midway point. But just when things looked hopeless, the Wash Ups team would make one last bid in an effort to bring this one back. With just :45 left, the KATZ lead would be cut down to four at 59-55 and with under :20 left, the Wash Ups team had crawled back to within a single possession down just 59-57. Alas, they were unable to get any closer than that as the KATZ team held on for an exciting and fun win.......Another interesting contest was ensuing over on Court 3 between the Arden Hills team and the Lions Gold team. The Arden Hills team would jump out to a 4-0 lead by the 8:45 mark of the opening period and they would grow that lead to 20-12 by the midway point of the first period. But a young and pesky Lions Gold team would embark on a 9-1 run that cut the deficit to a scant point at 22-21 with 1:20 left but the Arden Hills team would respond with a 5-0 push of their own that gave them a bit more breathing room with a 27-21 lead by the end of the first period. Still, the Lions Gold team would hang in there once the second period got underway and stay within striking distance and with 3:05 left in the second period, they got back to within a single possession again down 33-31 but, just like before, the Arden Hills team would find solid footing again and get their safety net re-established with a 39-33 lead by the halftime break. The Arden Hills team looked to be in control of things once the third period got underway as they grew their lead to 44-37 by the 7:15 mark of the third period and they would have a double digit cushion established with 2:22 left with a 50-39 advantage. By the end of the third period, things looked bleak for the Lions Gold team as they found themselves on the wrong end of a 54-41 score. Not much would change once the fourth period got underway with the Arden Hills team up 62-45 by the midway point of the fourth period and things still looked safe for them with 3:10 left in regulation with a 66-50 lead. The Lions Gold team, however, would make one last desperate bit to try and get back in this one and with :25 left in regulation, they had cut the deficit down to six at 68-62 but the sands of time would run out on them as the Arden Hills team hung on for the victory.......An intriguing contest between two different alumni/mixed teams took place over on Court 4 that saw the Retired Athletes team taking on the Guards Of The Galaxy team. Things would be tight early on in this contest as the game would be knotted at four a piece at the 7:50 mark of the opening period although the Retired Athletes team would get the upper hand on a three-point bomb by Meghan DuBois (Concordia St Paul '22) that had them up 13-12 with 1:12 left and the Retired Athletes team would be up 16-14 by the end of the first period. Things quickly fell apart for the Guards Of The Galaxy team once the second period got underway, however, as the Retired Athletes team went on an 11-2 run that changed the complexion of this game for good and had them up 27-16 by the 7:14 mark of the second period and that lead would grow to 35-18 near the midway point. By the halftime break, the Retired Athletes team had a comfortable 44-22 advantage. Things would only get worse for the Guards Of The Galaxy team as the Retired Athletes team's lead would bulge to 52-25 by the 7:05 mark of the third period and they would lead 58-27 near the midway point of the third period. By the end of the third period, there was little question as to how this one was going to go with the Retired Athletes team up 75-41. By the midway point of the fourt period, it was all over but the crying with the Retired Athletes team up 78-43 as they romped to an easy win.
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