Here are the results of the games I was able to cover this last Wednesday evening over at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League:
6:15 PM Games
St. Kates - 46
Beavs - 41
Blue Devils - 52
Hammies - 44
Curry Crew - 62
GAC Black - 58
Arden Hills - 45
Auggies - 40
7:10 PM Games
GAC Gold - 57
Bennies - 46
Baddies Elite - 70
Scrubs - 66
Swish - 55
Blue Devis - 50
Wash Ups - 74
St. Olaf - 47
Over on Court 1 in the 6:15 PM slot, an intriguing matchup between the St. Kate's team and the Beavs was taking place and the St. Kate's team couldn't have asked for a much better start; getting out to a 6-2 lead by the 9:05 mark of the opening period but the Beavs team would shave the deficit to a scant point at 11-10 with 3:45 left. However, the St. Kate's team would find a late burst of energy that saw them get on an 8-2 push to hold a 19-12 advantage by the end of the first period. The Beavs team would momentarily get the deficit down to five at 19-14 at the 8:05 mark of the second period but the St. Kate's team was able to maintain its earlier cushion with a 21-14 lead near the midway point and by the halftime break, the St. Kate's team was maintaining this safety net with a 27-20 advantage. The St. Kate's team wasn't content to rest on its laurels as the upped their lead to 31-22 by the 8:05 mark of the third period and with 3:55 left, the St. Kate's team definitely looked to be in control of things with a 35-24 advantage and still led 35-26 by the end of the third period. But the Beavs team would start clawing away at this deficit as they quickly had it whittled down to six points at 37-31 by the 8:50 mark of the fourth period and near the midway point of the fourth period, the once-sizable lead that the St. Kate's team had enjoyed had now been cut to a single possession at 41-39. But just when things looked dicey for the St. Kate's team, they held firm down the stretch as the Beavs team could not get any closer as the St. Kate's team held a 44-39 lead with 1:45 left in regulation as they hung on for a tough win...........A much-anticipated MIAC-WIAC clash meanwhile was ensuing over on Court 2 that saw the Blue Devils team take on the Hammies team. The energy was very good from both teams and it showed early on as this one was leveled at three a piece by the 8:45 mark of the opening period and the Blue Devils team would be clinging to a slim 12-11 advantage with 3:00 left. By the end of the first period, this was certainly proving to be a good one with the Blue Devils holding on to a 19-16 lead. The Hammies team took its cue once the second period got underway and they got their nose out in front at 20-19 by the 7:35 mark of the second period and they would continue to hold a slight edge as the Hammies team would be up 22-19 left with 3:45 left. But the Blue Devils team would kick things into high gear by launching a 12-2 run down the stretch that had them up 31-24 by the halftime break. The Hammies team would again come out strong once the third period got underway as they closed back to within a single possession down 33-30 at the 7:05 mark and things would still be close with the Blue Devils team holding onto a 37-33 lead near the midway point. Things still seemed to be hanging in the balance with the Blue Devils team holding a very uncertain 40-35 lead by the end of the third period. By the 7:40 mark of the fourth period, things were still tight with the Blue Devils team working hard to maintain the five-point edge at 42-37 but by the midway point of the fourth period, the Hammies team started running out of gas as the Blue Devils team built a ten-point cushion at 47-37 and they did enough down the stretch to hold on for the win............Another fun matchup was going on over on Court 3 between the GAC Black team and the Curry Crew team. The GAC Black team would get off to a solid start in this one; holding a 9-3 advantage by the 6:45 mark of the opening period and the GAC Black team would still enjoy an 11-7 lead near the midway point. By the end of the first period, however, the Curry Crew team would manage to get back to within a single possession down 14-11. The GAC Black team looked to be off and running again once the second period got underway as they would hold a 20-12 lead by the 6:10 mark but the Curry Crew team would not let this one get away from them as they would manage to get on a run and cut the deficit to a scant point at 24-23 with 1:40 left. Still, the GAC Black team would at least manage to build a bit more breathing room up 30-25 at the halftime break. But momentum was clearly with the Curry Crew team as they would start the third period on a 10-2 push that had them up 35-32 by the 6:00 mark but even that didn't deter the GAC Black team as they would retake the lead at 36-35 with 2:40 left and fittingly this game would be deadlocked at 41 a piece by the end of the third period. But the GAC Black team would run out of gas at the start of the fourth period and that allowed the Curry Crew team to take full advantage which they did; taking a 49-43 lead by the 6:45 mark and building the lead to nine at 58-49 with 2:45 left. The GAC Black team had one last run within them and they managed to get things tightened up down the home stretch but could not complete the deal.........Still another very interesting game in the early time slot was taking place over on Court 4 between two old MIAC rivals as the Auggies team was taking on the Arden Hills team. The Auggies team got off to a very encouraging start with a 5-0 lead near the midway point of the opening period and led 8-3 with 1:30 left and maintained this five-point edge up 10-5 by the end of the first period. The Arden Hills team shook off this sluggish start and got things going once the second period got underway and sliced the deficit to a scant point down 12-11 by the 6:30 mark and they were down only a single possession at 18-15 with 1:30 left and the Auggies team would be holding onto this lead by the halftime break. Things would remain tight once the third period got underway with the Auggies team holding a slim 26-25 advantage near the midway point and they failed to get any extra separation with a 28-27 lead with 2:00 left. This proved to be the Auggies team's undoing as the Arden Hills team got into gear and got a late score to push themselves out in front 31-30 by the end of the third period. The Auggies team would manage to get this one deadlocked at 33-all by the 6:30 mark of the fourth period but they gradually wore down after that which allowed the Arden Hills team to grab a 39-35 lead with 3:35 left and they would hold on for a tough win.
Two more MIAC rivals went at it on Court 1 in the 7:10 PM slot as the GAC Gold team took on the CSB team. This one would be close throughout the opening period and the GAC Gold team would be holding a slim 12-10 advantage with 2:25 left and somewhat fittingly, this game would be leveled at 15 a piece by the end of the first period. The CSB team would manage to gain the upper hand once the second period got underway as they would hold a 17-15 edge at the 8:50 mark and would be clinging to a slim 25-24 advantage with 2:05 left. This trend would continue down the stretch as the CSB team would hold a 27-26 lead by the halftime break. The GAC Gold team would then find new life and embark on a push once the third period got underway and would be holding a 39-32 advantage near the midway point and by the end of the third period, the GAC Gold team grew its lead to eight at 45-37. The GAC Gold team would maintain this eight-point cushion up 49-41 by the 6:00 mark of the fourth period and would pad it to eleven at 55-44 with 1:45 left as they bagged the dub.........Yet another good game on this night was over on Court 2 in the 7:10 PM slot that had the Baddies Elite team taking on the Scrubs team. This one would be tight from the opening tip as the Baddies Elite team would hold a 16-13 lead with 3:00 remaining in the opening period and that lead would be cut to 19-18 by the end of the first period. The Scrubs team would manage to turn the tables in the early moments of the second period as they took a one-point 21-20 lead by the 7:30 mark but the Baddies Elite team would take it right back at 29-28 with 3:50 left. Down the stretch, the Baddies Elite finally got a bit of separation with a 5-0 push to hold a 34-28 lead by the halftime break. The Baddies Elite team would still enjoy a 39-35 lead at the 9:05 mark of the third period but the Scrubs team would cut the deficit down to one at 43-42 near the midway point. By the end of the third period, things were uncertain with the Baddies Elite hanging on to a 53-50 lead. Things would get even more precarious for the Baddies Elite team by the 6:35 mark of the fourth period that saw their lead shrink to just one at 58-57 and a short time later near the midway point, the Baddies Elite team was still trying to hold onto this one-point edge at 60-59. With 2:05 left in regulation, the Baddies Elite team was hanging on for dear life with a 65-64 advantage but managed to do the right things down the stretch to earn nail-biting win............Another nail-biter was taking place over on Court 3 between the Swish team and the Blue Devils team which was doing double-duty on this night. The Swish team would hold the upper hand from the start; grabbing a 9-4 lead with 4:15 left in the opening period and they would maintain this five-point edge at 15-10 by the end of the first period. A burst by the Swish team had them up 25-14 at the 8:35 mark of the second period but the Blue Devils team would trim the deficit down to six at 25-19 near the midway point. The Swish team still had control of things, however, as the would up their lead to 29-21 with 1:35 left and would hold a 32-25 lead by the halftime break. The Swish team still seemed to be in control of things with a 36-29 lead at the 7:30 mark of the third period but then the Blue Devils team found itself once again and unleashed an 8-0 run that suddenly had them up 37-36 with 2:15 left but the Swish team recovered just enough to retake the lead at 40-39 by the end of the third period. A stubborn Blue Devils team would retake the lead at 42-40 by the 8:20 mark of the fourth period but they couldn't hold back the Swish team from taking it back yet again as they would forge a 48-45 lead near the midway point and were still holding on for dear life at 50-48 with 2:00 left but were able to eek out a close win.........Not nearly the drama over on Court 4 that had the St. Olaf team taking on an experienced Wash-Ups team. Things would still be relatively tight near the midway point of the opening period with the Wash-Ups team holding a 7-5 advantage but then the Wash-Ups team would make its first significant move of the night and grow their lead to 19-11 by the end of the first period. Things only got worse for the St. Olaf team from there as the Wash-Ups team upped its lead to 27-16 at the 6:45 mark of the second period and they would still be in firm control up 31-22 near the midway point. The Wash-Ups team would at least maintain this nine-point edge down the stretch to hold a 40-31 lead at the half. The Wash-Ups team would then start running away with this one once the third period got underway as they grew their lead to 43-31 by the 7:10 mark and expanded it to 55-36 with 2:00 left. By the end of the third period, the Wash-Ups team was enjoying a 57-38 lead and by the 7:45 mark of the fourth period, there was little doubt as to how this one was going to end with the Wash-Ups team up 61-38 as they romped to an easy win.
Had to take off before the games in the 8:05 PM slot got underway. But another big night at the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League will be on tap this next Wednesday night so make sure you get down there to catch all the action!
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