Was definitely good to see another session of the Midtown YWCA Women's College Summer League get underway again and here's the results of the games I was able to cover on this opening night:
6:15 P.M. Games
CSB - 64
St. Kate's - 44
Northwestern - 49
Hamline - 36
Bethel - 51
Anoka-Ramsey - 34
7:15 P.M. Games
Hamline - 60
Luther - 54
Wash-Ups - 54
Retired Athletes - 41
GAC Gold - 70
St. Scholastica - 40
Not much in the way of drama in the 6:15 P.M. slot on this opening night. Over on Court 1, the CSB team would get off to a great start; bolting out to an 8-0 lead by the 8:55 mark of the opening period before the St. Kate's team could finally get on the board on a pretty three-point bomb by junior-to-be Greta Schimnowski at the 8:10 mark. Still, the CSB team would maintain full control as they enjoyed a 20-8 advantage with 2:05 left left in the first period and would be up 25-15 at the end of the first period. The CSB team would continue its strong showing in the second period; maintaining the double-digit cushion as they would be up 34-23 with 3:50 left in the second period and they would stretch that lead to 38-23 by the halftime break. The CSB team was still cruising up 44-26 at the 7:00 mark of the third period before the St. Kate's team finally found some semblance of offense and made a big cut into the deficit; getting back into single-digit range again down 44-36 with 1:00 left and down 44-37 by the end of the third period. Unfortunately for them, they were not able to maintain this newfound momentum as the CSB team went back to work to build up its safety net again as they would enjoy a 53-41 lead midway through the fourth period and would have things in cruise control down the stretch for the relatively easy win........Things would be considerably tighter over on Court 2 in a clash of MIAC and UMAC teams. The Hamline team would hold a slim 5-4 advantage midway through the first period and they would establish some more breathing room with a 10-4 lead with 4:45 left in the first period. But the Northwestern team would slyly pick away at this deficit; narrowing the Hamline team's lead to 10-8 with 1:20 left in the first period and still in decent shape down just 12-8 by the end of the first period. By the midway point of the second period, the Northwestern team would have this game leveled at 16-all before the Hamline team could make another significant move by going on a 9-2 push that had them up 25-18 with 2:30 left in the second period and by the halftime break, it appeared that the Hamline team had things figured out up 33-23. But the tables would quickly turn once the third period got going as the Hamline team would see their lead get cut to 33-30 midway through the third period and with just 1:00 left in the third period, the Northwestern team had cut the deficit to a scant point at 33-32 and by the end of the third period, the Northwestern team had completed this somewhat unlikely 10-0 run to get this game leveled. The Hamline team's offensive woes would continue once the fourth period got underway as the Northwestern team wasted little time in usurping control as they would be firmly up 47-36 with 2:05 left and would notch the double-digit win.......An interest match of sorts over on Court 3 that saw the Bethel team take a 5-3 lead at the midway juncture of the first period on the Anoka-Ramsey team but they would slowly stretch that lead to 12-5 with 1:20 left in the opening period; a lead they would enjoy once the second period got underway. Things would continue to go the Bethel team's way as they would extend their lead to double-digits at 21-11 by the 7:00 mark of the second period and that lead would lengthen to 34-13 with 2:15 left in the second period and by the halftime break, the Bethel team was holding a cozy 36-18 advantage. The young Anoka-Ramsey team would find themselves further behind the proverbial 8-ball once the third period got going as the Bethel team was rolling with a 47-22 advantage midway through the third period and despite a late push by the Anoka-Ramsey team, the Bethel team would still be up quite comfortably at 47-29 by the end of the third period. The Anoka-Ramsey team would at least make things interesting as they head the deficit down to fifteen at 49-34 midway through the fourth period but the Bethel team would hold firm and get the relatively easy win on this night.
In the 7:15 P.M. slot, an interesting one was taking place over on Court 1 in an ARC/MIAC clash between the Luther team and the Hamline team which was doing double-duty on this night. Things would be tight in this game with the Luther team holding a slim 5-3 edge by the 8:00 mark of the first period and the Hamline team would get the game leveled at nine a piece with 1:00 left in the opening period and things would still be deadlocked at 13 by the end of the first period. The Hamline team; perhaps disappointed by its finish in the earlier time slot, got its game going once the second period got underway and a key 12-2 run saw them build a 25-15 advantage by the midway point of the second period. The Luther team, however, had no intention of going anywhere anytime soon and they would close out this second period on a 16-2 push that got this one tightened up with the Hamline team's lead cut to four at 31-27 by the halftime break. The Hamline team would find a second wind and re-establish that ten-point advantage at 43-33 by the 7:20 mark of the third period and they would maintain this ten-point cushion at 46-36 by the midway point of the third period. By the end of the third period, things definitely appeared to be going in the Hamline team's way as they enjoyed a 51-38 lead and that trend appeared to continue in the early moments of the fourth period that saw the Hamline team up 55-43 by the 7:10 mark. But the Luther team had one last push in them to get the gap narrowed and with 2:10 left, things were now much closer with the Hamline team's lead cut to six at 58-52. But the Luther team would run out of petro in the last two minutes as the Hamline team would snare a tough "W"........A very interesting contest was ensuing over on Court 2 between two alumni/mixed teams - the Wash-Ups and the Retired Athletes. While neither team lived up to their names, the Retired Athletes team would hold a 5-2 edge early on but the Wash-Ups would turn the tables and grab a 7-5 advantage on a "3" by Macy Hatlestad (UST '21) by the midway portion of the opening period and the Wash-Ups team would use a late push to hold a 15-7 advantage by the end of the first period. The Wash-Ups team would extend their lead to ten at 17-7 early on in the second period and by the midway point of the second period, the Wash-Ups team doubled up their opponent with a 24-12 advantage. By the halftime break, the Wash-Ups team was enjoying a comfortable 31-18 advantage. Not much would change once the third period got underway as the size of the Wash-Ups team continued to play a big role in their success thus far as they would hold a 38-24 lead midway through the third period and by the end of the third period they were enjoying a 44-28 advantage. The Wash-Ups team would have things in cruise control as they would hold a 47-32 lead midway through the fourth period enroute to the easy win........Two MIAC teams were going at it over on Court 3 as the St. Scholastica team was taking on the GAC Gold team. It didn't take long for the GAC Gold team to start rolling as a "3" by senior-to-be Lexi Schermann at the 7:55 mark of the opening period had them up 8-2 and that really seemed to set the tone for the rest of the opening period (and contest for that matter) as the GAC Gold team would hold a sizable 22-6 lead by the end of the first period. The St. Scholastica team would find some more offense once the second period got going but it would still be an uphill climb for them as the GAC Gold team would hold a 29-17 lead midway through the second period and the lead would be stretched to 34-21 with 2:15 left in the second period and a late 5-0 push by the GAC Gold team lengthened that lead even more by the halftime break at 39-21. By the midway point of the third period, the GAC Gold team was rolling; up 51-28 and not much would change by the midway point of the fourth period with the GAC Gold team up 62-38 as they got the big win on this night.
There were three more games in the 8:15 P.M. slot that I didn't get to cover as I had to head home to get my beauty sleep for another day at work.
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