Guru's Philly Summer League Report: Kuester's 26-Point Outburst Leads Lime Green To Quarterfinal Win
By Mel Greenberg
HATBORO, Pa. -- On what is essentially her farewell tour, recent Saint Joseph's graduate Katie Kuester had another big night, scoring 26 points Tuesday to lead defending champion and top-seeded Lime Green to a 72-51 win over eighth-seeded Purple in one of the four quarterfinals at the playoff stage of the Philadelphia/Suburban Women's NCAA Summer Basketball League at Kelly Bolish Gymnasium, home of the AAU Renegades, in lower Bucks County.
Though one-sided, the game was closer than the 92-41 win over Purple on July 19 as Lime Green rode to a regular-season 11-0 finish while Purple (4-7) won a tie-breaker with Ash Gray last Thursday to earn the final available playoff berth.
It was the third time this season Kuester has scored 26 or more points and overall there have been 41 individual performances of 20 or more points, including several multiples achieved. The list is down below in the data section.
Kuester, the daughter of NBA Los Angeles Lakers assistant John Kuester, a former 76ers aide and Pistons head coach, is headed for a graduate assistant position at Lehigh this winter, which under NCAA rules would render her ineligible to compete in the league next summer.
Allowed to compete under those same rules regarding summer competition are entire Division II and III squads but of the four D-II groups that played the past two months, none were left standing following Tuesday's competition. There were no DIII units, though there were DIII players from such educational institutions as Delaware Valley College and Haverford.
Kelly Green, which is the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia group, was knocked out on Thursday in the standings when the 12 teams were reduced to eight for the playoffs.
On Tuesday night, seventh-seeded Orange (Philadelphia University) fell to second-seeded Black 69-51, sixth-seeded Vegas Gold (West Chester) fell to third-seeded Hunter Green 63-49, and fourth-seeded Royal Blue (Holy Family) lost to fifth-seeded Cardinal Red, 63-52.
Though the last game is an upset by seed, the result in what was a competitive game was moot in terms of the underdog emerging with the win.
The two teams tied for fourth with 7-4 records, Royal Blue got the fourth seed on a head-to-head win but Cardinal Red lost one of the two games that were forfeits this summer and quite possibly had that not occurred the two would have played anyway with the seeds reversed.
So it's down to the semifinals Thursday night in a double-header on Court 1 beginning at 7 p..m. before next week's championship series Tuesday, Wednesday, and, if necessary, Thursday all at 7:30 p.m.
Lime Green will meet Cardinal Red at 7 p.m. following a regular-season 75-62 win over the same team on June 21, the second night of the summer schedule.
In the nightcap at 8:15 p.m. Black will meet Hunter Green after the two tied for second during the season at 9-2 and Black won the tiebreak off it head-to-head 85-57 win over Hunter Green on July 10.
The four survivors were the top four scoring teams on average during the regular season while Lime Green was the top defensive team and Cardinal Red was second, though some of that average was helped by the 2-0 forfeit loss to Kelly Green.
Quarterfinals Roundup
Recapping Tuesday's games first before looking ahead, following Kuester's performance for Lime Green, teammates Katelyn O'Reilly, a sophomore at Lehigh, and Elizabeth Sharlow, an incoming freshman at the same school, each scored nine points while Villanova senior Devon Kane scored eight points.
Class designations refer to players' status this coming fall-winter when they are at their respective universities and colleges.
Purple's Devin Shea, a senior at Ithaca College, scored 14 points, while 13 were collected by Addie Micir, a 2011 graduate and former Ivy League player of the year at Princeton, which has now won three straight league titles and earned a first-ever Associated Press poll ranking at the end of last season.
That citation was also the first-ever for any Ivy school in the 36-year history of the AP women's poll.
Trish Watson, a Penn State-Abington junior, was also in double digits for Purple with 12 points.
In Black's win over Orange, Kerry Kinek, a Central Catholic High graduate in Allentown, Pa., headed to Lehigh, scored 21 points, while Ashley Wood, a Kutztown senior and daughter of Team Black coach Keith Wood, scored 13 points, and recent Bethune-Cookman graduate Jasmine Elum scored 12 points.
Orange, which finished 5-6 during the season and lost the seed tiebreaker to Vegas Gold, got 14 points from Phila. U. sophomore Victoria Arnao, while Rams sophomore Najah Jacobs scored eight points.
It was another show by Saint Joseph's stars on Hunter in its win over Vegas Gold as senior Shelby Smith scored 18 points and incoming freshman Ciara Andrews scored 11 points.
Kendell Benovy, a sophomore at West Chester, had 10 points for Vegas Gold, while junior Brittany Powell scored nine points and incoming freshman Anna Kuntz scored eight points.
In the rematch of the fourth and fifth seeds, leading the way for Cardinal Red's revenge over Royal Blue was 2008 Temple graduate Ashley Morris, who scored 17 points, while Lafayette sophomore Emily Homan scored 13 points, Temple 2007 graduate Stephanie Hicks scored eight and 2007 Kent State graduate Lakia Stewart scored seven points, as did Lafayette freshman Annette Snow.
Meghan Gibson, a 2011 Holy Family graduate, scored 19 points, Tigers senior Ana Cruz had 17 and freshman Sarah Listenbee scored eight.
Spectator Information
Admission is free to the gym, which is located in the Willow Grove Industrial Commons business park at the end of Turnpike Drive, which begins at Davisville Road, about a mile below the Davisville &Byberry Roads intersection and also not far from the Route 611 exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
There is also a concession stand with reasonably priced items and the offerings include hamburgers, hot dogs, sodas, juices, bottled water, Italian water ice, potato chips and other foods.
If you want to see all the rosters for the summer, there has been one small affiliation adjustment since then, in this blog site, go to league preview post in early June you will see a Guru's guide to the league.
Thursday's Semifinals Preview
(1) LIME GREEN (11-0) vs. (5) CARDINAL RED (7-4)
7 p.m., Court 1
Previous Meeting: June 21--Lime Green 75, Cardinal Red 62
High Scorers:
Lime Green-Dana Mitchell 18, Megan Pearson 16, Katie Kuester 14
Cardinal Red-Lakia Stewart 17, Ashley Morris 14
TEAM LIME GREEN**
1 Elle Hagedorn 5’10 Harvard ’13
3 Lindsay Fluehr 5’7 U. Scranton ’15
5 Jenn Prine 5’6 Shepherd U. ’12
10 Dana Mitchell 6’1 St. Bonaventure ’10
12 Danielle Callahan 5’7 Boston U. ’13
14 Katelyn O’Reilly 5’10 Lehigh ’15
15 Katie Kuester 5’10 Saint Joseph’s ’12
20 Elizabeth Sharlow 6’2 Lehigh ’16
22 Devon Kane 5’7 Villanova ’13
23 Alicia Manning 5’10 Lafayette ’13
24 Megan Pearson 6’ Villanova ’12
25 Marissa Manning 6’ King’s College ’15
COACHES: Ted Hagedorn, Tom Freedman
**-Defending champion
TEAM CARDINAL RED
02 Jamie Insel 6’1 Assumption College ’14
05 Khadijah Bowens 5’9 Temple ’06
10 Annette Snow 5’11 Lafayette ’16
12 Ashley Morris 5’2 Temple ’08
14 Stephanie Hicks 5’6 Temple ’07
15 Emily Homan 6’3 Lafayette ’15
20 Brittany McLeod 5’11 Cabrini ’09
21 Lakia Stewart 5’9 Kent State ’07
22 Melissa Livingston 6’ N.C. A & T ’16
23 Deja Foster 6’1 Georgia Tech ’11
31 Kelly Loughney 6’ Lafayette ’14
(2)BLACK (9-2) vs. (3) HUNTER GREEN (9-2)
8:15 Court 1
Previous meeting: July 10-Black 85, Hunter Green 57
High Scorers:
Black-Ashley Wood 15, Emily Leer 12, Hilary Weaver 11, Jasmine Elum 10
Hunter Green-Erin Shields 16, Kathryn Stockbower 12
TEAM BLACK
02 Rachel Roberts 5’9 Villanova ’13
12 Samira Strand 6’3 Kutztown ’16
13 Hilary Weaver 5’5 Lehigh ’14
14 Ashley Wood 5’7 Kutztown ’13
15 Jasmine Elum 5’6 Bethune Cookman ’12
20 Lindsay Hoskins 6’ Lehigh ’14
22 Alex Smith 5’7 Holy Cross ’14
31 Brittany Kaewell 5'6 Penn State Altoona '15
33 Kerry Kinek 6’1 Lehigh ’16
34 Stephanie Schultz 6’1 Colgate ’15
35 Bridgette McKnight 5’10 U. New Hampshire ’14
55 Emily Leer 6’2 Villanova ’15
COACH: Keith Wood
TEAM HUNTER GREEN
03 Ciara Andrews 5'7 Saint Joseph's '16
05 Dana Albalancy 5'8 Connecticut College '14
10 Erin Shields 5'6 Saint Joseph's '14
11 Jordan Seiz 5'8 Messiah College '13
12 Courtney McManus 5'8 Salisbury U. '15
15 Eliza Polli 5'8 Swarthmore '13
20 Shelby Smith 5'8 Saint Joseph's '13
23 Kathryn Stockbower 5'11 Swarthmore '12
33 Madeline Ross 5'8 Swarthmore '13
40 Lindsey Kelly 6'0 Nazareth College '16
41 Sarah Fairbanks 6'2 Saint Joseph's 16
44 Maureen Leahy 6'2 Bryant U. ' 16
SEASON DATA REPORT
Average Regular Season Scores To Date (11 Games Through Final)
Lime Green (11-0) 74.8-48.7 Differential (approx. round nos.) 26.0 pts.
Black (9-2) 70.4-57.3 Differential 13 pts.
Hunter Green (9-2) 68.9-65.2 Differential 4.0 pts.
fl-Cardinal Red (7-4) 68.1-55.3 Differential 13.2 pts.
Columbia Blue (2-9) 60.7-67.1 Differental -6.0 pts.
Royal Blue (7-4) 58.0-56.2 Differental 2.0 pts.
Purple (4-7) 57.5-65.5 Differental -8.0 pts.
Orange (5-6) 57.1-60.1 Differental -3.0 pts.
2fwVegas Gold (5-6) 56.5-61.3 Differental -6.0 pts.
Ash Gray (5-6) 53.0-59.0 Differental -6.0 pts.
fw-Kelly Green (3-8) 48.6-58.0 Differental -9.0 pts.
2flGold (0-11) 45.8-65.1 Differential -19.0 pts.
fw and 2fw: includes 2-0 forfeit wins; fl and 2fl includes 0-2 forfeit losses.
Top Individual Performers (20 or more pts)
(41 performances, 29 individuals to date)
Tues., July 24: Ashley Prim, Gold 31 pts., vs. Black.
Thurs., July 19: Ashley Prim, Gold, 30 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
Thurs., June 28: Taylor Bryant, Columbia Blue, 29 pts., vs. Lime Green.
Tues., July 17: Ashley Morris, Cardinal Red, 29 pts., vs. Gold.
Tues., July 24: Jordan Strode, Gold, 29 pts., vs. Black.
Tues., July 24: Erin Shields, Hunter Green, 27 pts., vs. Royal Blue.
Thurs., July 26: Katie Kuester, Lime Green, 27 pts., vs. Ash Gray.
****-Tues., June 26: Katie Kuester, Lime Green, 26 pts., vs. Orange.
Tues., July 31: Katie Kuster, Lime Green 26, vs. Purple.
Thurs., June 28: Erin Shields, Hunter Green, 25 pts., vs. Cardinal Red.
Thurs., July 19: Shelby Smith, Hunter Green, 24 pts., vs. Gold.
Thurs., July 26: Alex Smith, Black, 26 pts., vs. Cardinal Red.
Tues., June 19: Lakia Stewart, Card. Red, 23 pts. vs. Vegas Gold.
Tues., June 26: Marisa Repasch, Purple, 23 pts., vs. Kelly Green.
Tues., July 26: Erin Mann, Royal Blue, 23 pts., vs. Vegas Gold.
Tues., July 10: Alex Wheatley, Columbia Blue, 22 pts., vs. Royal Blue.
Thurs., July 26: Emily Homan, Cardinal Red, 22 pts., vs. Black.
Thurs., June 21: Noelle Alicea, Gold, 21 pts. vs. Columbia Blue.
Tues., June 26: Emily Leer, Black, 21 pts., vs. Vegas Gold.
Thur., June 28: Ciara Andrews, Hunter Green, 21 pts., vs. Cardinal Red.
Thurs., July 5: Stephanie Keyes, Vegas Gold, 21 pts., vs. Ash Gray.
Tues., July 17: Paige Elliott, Vegas Gold, 21 pts., vs. Purple.
Tues., July 17: Marisa Repasch, Purple, 21 pts., vs. Vegas Gold.
Thurs., July 19: Jordan Strode, Gold, 21 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
Tues., July 24: Ashley Morris, Cardinal Red, 21 pts.,vs. Columbia Blue.
Tues., July 24: Ciara Andrews, Hunter Green, 21 pts., vs. Royal Blue.
Tues., July 24: Maggie Serratelli, Royal Blue, 21 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
****-Tues., July 31: Kerry Kinek, Black, 21 pts., vs. Orange.
Tues., June 19: Kendall Benovy, Vegas Gold, 20 pts., vs. Cardinal Red.
Tues., June 19: Jessica Sylvester, Kelly Green, 20 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
Thurs., June 21: Tiffany Johnson, Vegas Gold, 20 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
Tues., June 26: Alex Wheatley, Columbia Blue, 20 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
Tues., June 26: Ashley Morris, Cardinal Red, 20 pts., vs. Ash Gray.
Thurs., June 28: Trish Watson, Purple, 20 points, vs. Gold.
Thurs., July 5: Alexandra Yantzi, Gold, 20 points, vs. Kelly.
Thurs., July 5: Trish Watson, Purple, 20 points, vs. Columbia Blue.
Thurs., July 5: Taylor Bryant, Columbia Blue, 20 points, vs. Purple.
Thurs., July 12: Alyssa Islar, Columbia Blue, 20 points, vs. Vegas Gold.
Thurs., July 12: Kendall Burton, Purple, 20 points vs. Hunter Green.
Tues., July 17: Dana Mitchell, Lime Green, 20 points vs. Black.
Tues., July 24: Dana Mitchell, Lime Green, 20 points vs. Vegas Gold.
****-Playoffs quarterfinals round.
Individual Highs and Lows (Regular Season)
Highest total points top scorer on winning team: Ashley Morris, 29 pts. (Tues., July 17, Cardinal Red 94, Gold 53.)
Lowest total points top scorer on winning team: Kerry Kinek, 10 pts. (Tues., June 19: Black 66, Columbia Blue 59); Marisa Repasch, 10 pts. (Tues., July 24: Purple 50, Ash Gray 46.
Highest total points top scorer on losing team: Ashley Prim, 31 pts. (Tues., July 24: Black 80, Gold 77.)
Lowest total points top scorer on losing team: Lindsay Alexander, 6 pts. (Thurs., June 28: Royal Blue 52, Ash Gray 29).
Results To Date
Playoffs
Finals (Best of Three)
Tues., Aug. 7
Game 1, Court 1, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 8
Game 2, Court 1, 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 9
Game 3 (If necessary), Court 1, 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Thurs., Aug. 2
(1) Lime Green vs. (5) Cardinal Red., Court 1, 7 p.m.
(2) Black vs. (3) Hunter Green, Court 1, 8:15 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Tues., July 31
(1) Lime Green 72, (8) Purple 51
(2) Black 69, (7) Orange 51
(3) Hunter Green 63, (6) Vegas Gold 49
(5) Cardinal Red 63, (4) Royal Blue 52
Regular Season
Thurs., July 26
Hunter Green 65, Orange 47
Columbia Blue 65, Kelly Green 54
Vegas Gold 2, Gold 0, forfeit by Gold.
Lime Green 68, Ash Gray 47
Royal Blue 71, Purple 65
Cardinal Red 77, Black 67
Tues., July 24
Orange 76, Kelly Green 43
Lime Green 75, Vegas Gold 59
Purple 50, Ash Gray 46
Black 80, Gold 77
Cardinal Red 82, Columbia Blue 54
Hunter Green 79, Royal Blue 72
Thurs., July 19
Ash Gray 66, Columbia Blue 58
Hunter Green 88, Gold 77
Kelly Green 2, Cardinal Red 0, Forfeit
Black 62, Orange 49
Lime Green 92, Purple 41
Royal Blue 62, Vegas Gold 47
Tues., July 17
Lime Green 76, Black 57
Cardinal Red 94, Gold 53
Hunter Green 62, Ash Gray 47
Vegas Gold 68, Purple 50
Royal Blue 53, Kelly Green 44
Orange 69, Columbia Blue 68, ovt.
Thurs., July 12
Royal Blue 67, Cardinal Red 56
Orange 52, Gold 49
Lime Green 74, Kelly Green 36
Hunter Green 61, Purple 60
Vegas Gold 68, Columbia Blue 59
Black 77, Ash Gray 52
Tuesday, July 10
Black 85, Hunter Green 57
Orange 67, Ash Gray 46
Royal Blue 60, Columbia Blue 59
Cardinal Red 81, Purple 57
Lime Green 67, Gold 31
Vegas Gold 66, Kelly Green 55
Thurs., July 5
Ash Gray 71, Vegas Gold 61
Black 80, Royal Blue 53
Purple 78, Columbia Blue 64
Cardinal Red 69, Orange 53
Kelly Green 60, Gold 52
Lime Green 62, Hunter Green 46
Tues., July 3
No Games Schedule
Thurs., June 28
Purple 82, Gold 47
Black 60, Kelly Green 44
Hunter Green 76, Cardinal Red 72
Lime Green 75, Columbia Blue 62
Royal Blue 52, Ash Gray 29
Vegas Gold 69, Orange 53
Tues., June 26
Hunter Green 74, Columbia Blue 63
Black 84, Vegas Gold 47
Cardinal Red 73, Ash Gray 47
Royal Blue 65, Gold 32
Lime Green 87, Orange 58
Kelly Green 85, Purple 59
Thurs., June 21
Ash Gray 64, Kelly Green 46
Lime Green 75, Cardinal Red 62
Black 55, Purple 33
Columbia Blue 57, Gold 47
Hunter Green 81, Vegas Gold 68
Orange 54, Royal Blue 46
Tues., June 19
Hunter Green 69, Kelly Green 66
Purple 58, Orange 51
Lime Green 72, Royal Blue 37
Cardinal Red 84, Vegas Gold 58
Black 66, Columbia Blue 59
Ash Gray 69, Gold 39
Teams Highs And Lows (Regular Season)
Highest winning total points: Lime Green 92, Purple 41 -- 7/19.
Lowest winning total points : Purple 50, Ash Gray 46 -- 7/24.
Highest losing total points: Hunter Green 88, Gold 77 -- 7/19.
Black 80, Gold 77 -- 7/24.
Lowest losing total points: Royal Blue 52, Ash Gray 29 -- 6/28
Highest differential (51 pts.): Cardinal Red 94, Gold 53 -- 7/17
Lime Green 92, Purple 41 -- 7/19
Lowest differential (1 point): Royal Blue 60, Columbia blue 59 -- 7/10;
Hunter Green 61, Purple 60 -- 7/12.
Orange 69, Columbia Blue 68, ovt. -- 7/17.
Grid Of Teams Against League
First No.seed, followed by standings No. with T being Tied.
1S1 LG (11-0) vs. RB (W), CR (W), O (W), CB (W), HG (W), Gd (W), KG (W), B(W), P(W), VG(W), AG(W) -- Playoffs: P(W).
2S2T BLK (9-2) vs. CB (W), P (W), VG (W), KG (W), RB (W), *-2HG (W), AG (W), LG(L), O(W), G(W), CR(L) -- Playoffs: O(W).
3S2T HG (9-2) vs. KG (W), VG (W), CB (W), CR (W), LG (L), *-2Bk (L), P (W), AG(W), G(W), RB(W), O(W) -- Playoffs: VG(W),
4S4T RB (7-4) vs. LG (L), O (L), Gd (W), AG (W), Blk (L), CB (W), *-4CR (W), KG(W), VG(W), HG(L),P(W) -- Playoffs: CR (L).
5S4T CR (7-4) vs. VG (W), LG (L), AG (W), HG (L). O (W), P (W), *-4RB (L), G(W), %-KG(L), CB(W),Bk(W) -- Playoffs: RB(W).
6S6T VG (5-6) vs. CR (L), HG (L), Bk (L), *-6O (W), AG (L), KG (W), CB (W), P(W), RB(L), LG(L),%-G(W) -- Playoffs: HG(L).
7S6T Or (5-6) vs. P (L), RB (W), LG (L), *-6VG (L), CR(L), AG (W), G(W), CB(W). B(L), KG(W), HG(L) -- Playoffs: Bk(L).
8S8T P (5-6) vs. O (W), Bk (L), KG (L), Gld (W), CB (W), CR (L), HG (L),VG(L), LG(L), *-8AG(W), RB(L) -- Playoffs: LG(L).
9E8T AG (5-6) vs. Gd (W), KG (W), CR (L), RB (L), VG (W), Or (L), BK (L), H(L), CB(W), *-8P(L), LG(L).
10E10 KG (3-8) vs. H.G. (L), AG (L), P (W), Bk (L), Gd (W), VG (L), LG (L), RB(L), %-CR(W), Or(L),CB(L).
11E11 CB (2-9) vs. Bk (L), Gd (W), HG (L), LG (L), P (L), RB (L), VG (L), O(L), (AG), CR(L), KG(W).
12E11 Gld (0-11) vs. AG (L), CB (L), RB (L), P (L), KG (L), LG (L), O (L), CR(L), HG(L), Bk(L), %-(VG(L).
%-Forfeit games.
*-2 Tiebreak for 2nd; *-4 Tiebreak for 4th; *-6 Tiebreak for 6th; *-8 Tiebreak for 8th.
9E, 10E, 11E, 12E -- Eliminated from playoffs; 2T, 4T, 6T, 8T -- Tie number in standings.
Division II Schools Competing As Whole Units
Kelly Green -- University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Orange -- Philadelphia University
Royal Blue -- Holy Family
Vegas Gold -- West Chester
-- That's it till next blog.
--Mel
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HATBORO, Pa. -- On what is essentially her farewell tour, recent Saint Joseph's graduate Katie Kuester had another big night, scoring 26 points Tuesday to lead defending champion and top-seeded Lime Green to a 72-51 win over eighth-seeded Purple in one of the four quarterfinals at the playoff stage of the Philadelphia/Suburban Women's NCAA Summer Basketball League at Kelly Bolish Gymnasium, home of the AAU Renegades, in lower Bucks County.
Though one-sided, the game was closer than the 92-41 win over Purple on July 19 as Lime Green rode to a regular-season 11-0 finish while Purple (4-7) won a tie-breaker with Ash Gray last Thursday to earn the final available playoff berth.
It was the third time this season Kuester has scored 26 or more points and overall there have been 41 individual performances of 20 or more points, including several multiples achieved. The list is down below in the data section.
Kuester, the daughter of NBA Los Angeles Lakers assistant John Kuester, a former 76ers aide and Pistons head coach, is headed for a graduate assistant position at Lehigh this winter, which under NCAA rules would render her ineligible to compete in the league next summer.
Allowed to compete under those same rules regarding summer competition are entire Division II and III squads but of the four D-II groups that played the past two months, none were left standing following Tuesday's competition. There were no DIII units, though there were DIII players from such educational institutions as Delaware Valley College and Haverford.
Kelly Green, which is the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia group, was knocked out on Thursday in the standings when the 12 teams were reduced to eight for the playoffs.
On Tuesday night, seventh-seeded Orange (Philadelphia University) fell to second-seeded Black 69-51, sixth-seeded Vegas Gold (West Chester) fell to third-seeded Hunter Green 63-49, and fourth-seeded Royal Blue (Holy Family) lost to fifth-seeded Cardinal Red, 63-52.
Though the last game is an upset by seed, the result in what was a competitive game was moot in terms of the underdog emerging with the win.
The two teams tied for fourth with 7-4 records, Royal Blue got the fourth seed on a head-to-head win but Cardinal Red lost one of the two games that were forfeits this summer and quite possibly had that not occurred the two would have played anyway with the seeds reversed.
So it's down to the semifinals Thursday night in a double-header on Court 1 beginning at 7 p..m. before next week's championship series Tuesday, Wednesday, and, if necessary, Thursday all at 7:30 p.m.
Lime Green will meet Cardinal Red at 7 p.m. following a regular-season 75-62 win over the same team on June 21, the second night of the summer schedule.
In the nightcap at 8:15 p.m. Black will meet Hunter Green after the two tied for second during the season at 9-2 and Black won the tiebreak off it head-to-head 85-57 win over Hunter Green on July 10.
The four survivors were the top four scoring teams on average during the regular season while Lime Green was the top defensive team and Cardinal Red was second, though some of that average was helped by the 2-0 forfeit loss to Kelly Green.
Quarterfinals Roundup
Recapping Tuesday's games first before looking ahead, following Kuester's performance for Lime Green, teammates Katelyn O'Reilly, a sophomore at Lehigh, and Elizabeth Sharlow, an incoming freshman at the same school, each scored nine points while Villanova senior Devon Kane scored eight points.
Class designations refer to players' status this coming fall-winter when they are at their respective universities and colleges.
Purple's Devin Shea, a senior at Ithaca College, scored 14 points, while 13 were collected by Addie Micir, a 2011 graduate and former Ivy League player of the year at Princeton, which has now won three straight league titles and earned a first-ever Associated Press poll ranking at the end of last season.
That citation was also the first-ever for any Ivy school in the 36-year history of the AP women's poll.
Trish Watson, a Penn State-Abington junior, was also in double digits for Purple with 12 points.
In Black's win over Orange, Kerry Kinek, a Central Catholic High graduate in Allentown, Pa., headed to Lehigh, scored 21 points, while Ashley Wood, a Kutztown senior and daughter of Team Black coach Keith Wood, scored 13 points, and recent Bethune-Cookman graduate Jasmine Elum scored 12 points.
Orange, which finished 5-6 during the season and lost the seed tiebreaker to Vegas Gold, got 14 points from Phila. U. sophomore Victoria Arnao, while Rams sophomore Najah Jacobs scored eight points.
It was another show by Saint Joseph's stars on Hunter in its win over Vegas Gold as senior Shelby Smith scored 18 points and incoming freshman Ciara Andrews scored 11 points.
Kendell Benovy, a sophomore at West Chester, had 10 points for Vegas Gold, while junior Brittany Powell scored nine points and incoming freshman Anna Kuntz scored eight points.
In the rematch of the fourth and fifth seeds, leading the way for Cardinal Red's revenge over Royal Blue was 2008 Temple graduate Ashley Morris, who scored 17 points, while Lafayette sophomore Emily Homan scored 13 points, Temple 2007 graduate Stephanie Hicks scored eight and 2007 Kent State graduate Lakia Stewart scored seven points, as did Lafayette freshman Annette Snow.
Meghan Gibson, a 2011 Holy Family graduate, scored 19 points, Tigers senior Ana Cruz had 17 and freshman Sarah Listenbee scored eight.
Spectator Information
Admission is free to the gym, which is located in the Willow Grove Industrial Commons business park at the end of Turnpike Drive, which begins at Davisville Road, about a mile below the Davisville &Byberry Roads intersection and also not far from the Route 611 exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
There is also a concession stand with reasonably priced items and the offerings include hamburgers, hot dogs, sodas, juices, bottled water, Italian water ice, potato chips and other foods.
If you want to see all the rosters for the summer, there has been one small affiliation adjustment since then, in this blog site, go to league preview post in early June you will see a Guru's guide to the league.
Thursday's Semifinals Preview
(1) LIME GREEN (11-0) vs. (5) CARDINAL RED (7-4)
7 p.m., Court 1
Previous Meeting: June 21--Lime Green 75, Cardinal Red 62
High Scorers:
Lime Green-Dana Mitchell 18, Megan Pearson 16, Katie Kuester 14
Cardinal Red-Lakia Stewart 17, Ashley Morris 14
TEAM LIME GREEN**
1 Elle Hagedorn 5’10 Harvard ’13
3 Lindsay Fluehr 5’7 U. Scranton ’15
5 Jenn Prine 5’6 Shepherd U. ’12
10 Dana Mitchell 6’1 St. Bonaventure ’10
12 Danielle Callahan 5’7 Boston U. ’13
14 Katelyn O’Reilly 5’10 Lehigh ’15
15 Katie Kuester 5’10 Saint Joseph’s ’12
20 Elizabeth Sharlow 6’2 Lehigh ’16
22 Devon Kane 5’7 Villanova ’13
23 Alicia Manning 5’10 Lafayette ’13
24 Megan Pearson 6’ Villanova ’12
25 Marissa Manning 6’ King’s College ’15
COACHES: Ted Hagedorn, Tom Freedman
**-Defending champion
TEAM CARDINAL RED
02 Jamie Insel 6’1 Assumption College ’14
05 Khadijah Bowens 5’9 Temple ’06
10 Annette Snow 5’11 Lafayette ’16
12 Ashley Morris 5’2 Temple ’08
14 Stephanie Hicks 5’6 Temple ’07
15 Emily Homan 6’3 Lafayette ’15
20 Brittany McLeod 5’11 Cabrini ’09
21 Lakia Stewart 5’9 Kent State ’07
22 Melissa Livingston 6’ N.C. A & T ’16
23 Deja Foster 6’1 Georgia Tech ’11
31 Kelly Loughney 6’ Lafayette ’14
(2)BLACK (9-2) vs. (3) HUNTER GREEN (9-2)
8:15 Court 1
Previous meeting: July 10-Black 85, Hunter Green 57
High Scorers:
Black-Ashley Wood 15, Emily Leer 12, Hilary Weaver 11, Jasmine Elum 10
Hunter Green-Erin Shields 16, Kathryn Stockbower 12
TEAM BLACK
02 Rachel Roberts 5’9 Villanova ’13
12 Samira Strand 6’3 Kutztown ’16
13 Hilary Weaver 5’5 Lehigh ’14
14 Ashley Wood 5’7 Kutztown ’13
15 Jasmine Elum 5’6 Bethune Cookman ’12
20 Lindsay Hoskins 6’ Lehigh ’14
22 Alex Smith 5’7 Holy Cross ’14
31 Brittany Kaewell 5'6 Penn State Altoona '15
33 Kerry Kinek 6’1 Lehigh ’16
34 Stephanie Schultz 6’1 Colgate ’15
35 Bridgette McKnight 5’10 U. New Hampshire ’14
55 Emily Leer 6’2 Villanova ’15
COACH: Keith Wood
TEAM HUNTER GREEN
03 Ciara Andrews 5'7 Saint Joseph's '16
05 Dana Albalancy 5'8 Connecticut College '14
10 Erin Shields 5'6 Saint Joseph's '14
11 Jordan Seiz 5'8 Messiah College '13
12 Courtney McManus 5'8 Salisbury U. '15
15 Eliza Polli 5'8 Swarthmore '13
20 Shelby Smith 5'8 Saint Joseph's '13
23 Kathryn Stockbower 5'11 Swarthmore '12
33 Madeline Ross 5'8 Swarthmore '13
40 Lindsey Kelly 6'0 Nazareth College '16
41 Sarah Fairbanks 6'2 Saint Joseph's 16
44 Maureen Leahy 6'2 Bryant U. ' 16
SEASON DATA REPORT
Average Regular Season Scores To Date (11 Games Through Final)
Lime Green (11-0) 74.8-48.7 Differential (approx. round nos.) 26.0 pts.
Black (9-2) 70.4-57.3 Differential 13 pts.
Hunter Green (9-2) 68.9-65.2 Differential 4.0 pts.
fl-Cardinal Red (7-4) 68.1-55.3 Differential 13.2 pts.
Columbia Blue (2-9) 60.7-67.1 Differental -6.0 pts.
Royal Blue (7-4) 58.0-56.2 Differental 2.0 pts.
Purple (4-7) 57.5-65.5 Differental -8.0 pts.
Orange (5-6) 57.1-60.1 Differental -3.0 pts.
2fwVegas Gold (5-6) 56.5-61.3 Differental -6.0 pts.
Ash Gray (5-6) 53.0-59.0 Differental -6.0 pts.
fw-Kelly Green (3-8) 48.6-58.0 Differental -9.0 pts.
2flGold (0-11) 45.8-65.1 Differential -19.0 pts.
fw and 2fw: includes 2-0 forfeit wins; fl and 2fl includes 0-2 forfeit losses.
Top Individual Performers (20 or more pts)
(41 performances, 29 individuals to date)
Tues., July 24: Ashley Prim, Gold 31 pts., vs. Black.
Thurs., July 19: Ashley Prim, Gold, 30 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
Thurs., June 28: Taylor Bryant, Columbia Blue, 29 pts., vs. Lime Green.
Tues., July 17: Ashley Morris, Cardinal Red, 29 pts., vs. Gold.
Tues., July 24: Jordan Strode, Gold, 29 pts., vs. Black.
Tues., July 24: Erin Shields, Hunter Green, 27 pts., vs. Royal Blue.
Thurs., July 26: Katie Kuester, Lime Green, 27 pts., vs. Ash Gray.
****-Tues., June 26: Katie Kuester, Lime Green, 26 pts., vs. Orange.
Tues., July 31: Katie Kuster, Lime Green 26, vs. Purple.
Thurs., June 28: Erin Shields, Hunter Green, 25 pts., vs. Cardinal Red.
Thurs., July 19: Shelby Smith, Hunter Green, 24 pts., vs. Gold.
Thurs., July 26: Alex Smith, Black, 26 pts., vs. Cardinal Red.
Tues., June 19: Lakia Stewart, Card. Red, 23 pts. vs. Vegas Gold.
Tues., June 26: Marisa Repasch, Purple, 23 pts., vs. Kelly Green.
Tues., July 26: Erin Mann, Royal Blue, 23 pts., vs. Vegas Gold.
Tues., July 10: Alex Wheatley, Columbia Blue, 22 pts., vs. Royal Blue.
Thurs., July 26: Emily Homan, Cardinal Red, 22 pts., vs. Black.
Thurs., June 21: Noelle Alicea, Gold, 21 pts. vs. Columbia Blue.
Tues., June 26: Emily Leer, Black, 21 pts., vs. Vegas Gold.
Thur., June 28: Ciara Andrews, Hunter Green, 21 pts., vs. Cardinal Red.
Thurs., July 5: Stephanie Keyes, Vegas Gold, 21 pts., vs. Ash Gray.
Tues., July 17: Paige Elliott, Vegas Gold, 21 pts., vs. Purple.
Tues., July 17: Marisa Repasch, Purple, 21 pts., vs. Vegas Gold.
Thurs., July 19: Jordan Strode, Gold, 21 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
Tues., July 24: Ashley Morris, Cardinal Red, 21 pts.,vs. Columbia Blue.
Tues., July 24: Ciara Andrews, Hunter Green, 21 pts., vs. Royal Blue.
Tues., July 24: Maggie Serratelli, Royal Blue, 21 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
****-Tues., July 31: Kerry Kinek, Black, 21 pts., vs. Orange.
Tues., June 19: Kendall Benovy, Vegas Gold, 20 pts., vs. Cardinal Red.
Tues., June 19: Jessica Sylvester, Kelly Green, 20 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
Thurs., June 21: Tiffany Johnson, Vegas Gold, 20 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
Tues., June 26: Alex Wheatley, Columbia Blue, 20 pts., vs. Hunter Green.
Tues., June 26: Ashley Morris, Cardinal Red, 20 pts., vs. Ash Gray.
Thurs., June 28: Trish Watson, Purple, 20 points, vs. Gold.
Thurs., July 5: Alexandra Yantzi, Gold, 20 points, vs. Kelly.
Thurs., July 5: Trish Watson, Purple, 20 points, vs. Columbia Blue.
Thurs., July 5: Taylor Bryant, Columbia Blue, 20 points, vs. Purple.
Thurs., July 12: Alyssa Islar, Columbia Blue, 20 points, vs. Vegas Gold.
Thurs., July 12: Kendall Burton, Purple, 20 points vs. Hunter Green.
Tues., July 17: Dana Mitchell, Lime Green, 20 points vs. Black.
Tues., July 24: Dana Mitchell, Lime Green, 20 points vs. Vegas Gold.
****-Playoffs quarterfinals round.
Individual Highs and Lows (Regular Season)
Highest total points top scorer on winning team: Ashley Morris, 29 pts. (Tues., July 17, Cardinal Red 94, Gold 53.)
Lowest total points top scorer on winning team: Kerry Kinek, 10 pts. (Tues., June 19: Black 66, Columbia Blue 59); Marisa Repasch, 10 pts. (Tues., July 24: Purple 50, Ash Gray 46.
Highest total points top scorer on losing team: Ashley Prim, 31 pts. (Tues., July 24: Black 80, Gold 77.)
Lowest total points top scorer on losing team: Lindsay Alexander, 6 pts. (Thurs., June 28: Royal Blue 52, Ash Gray 29).
Results To Date
Playoffs
Finals (Best of Three)
Tues., Aug. 7
Game 1, Court 1, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 8
Game 2, Court 1, 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 9
Game 3 (If necessary), Court 1, 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Thurs., Aug. 2
(1) Lime Green vs. (5) Cardinal Red., Court 1, 7 p.m.
(2) Black vs. (3) Hunter Green, Court 1, 8:15 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Tues., July 31
(1) Lime Green 72, (8) Purple 51
(2) Black 69, (7) Orange 51
(3) Hunter Green 63, (6) Vegas Gold 49
(5) Cardinal Red 63, (4) Royal Blue 52
Regular Season
Thurs., July 26
Hunter Green 65, Orange 47
Columbia Blue 65, Kelly Green 54
Vegas Gold 2, Gold 0, forfeit by Gold.
Lime Green 68, Ash Gray 47
Royal Blue 71, Purple 65
Cardinal Red 77, Black 67
Tues., July 24
Orange 76, Kelly Green 43
Lime Green 75, Vegas Gold 59
Purple 50, Ash Gray 46
Black 80, Gold 77
Cardinal Red 82, Columbia Blue 54
Hunter Green 79, Royal Blue 72
Thurs., July 19
Ash Gray 66, Columbia Blue 58
Hunter Green 88, Gold 77
Kelly Green 2, Cardinal Red 0, Forfeit
Black 62, Orange 49
Lime Green 92, Purple 41
Royal Blue 62, Vegas Gold 47
Tues., July 17
Lime Green 76, Black 57
Cardinal Red 94, Gold 53
Hunter Green 62, Ash Gray 47
Vegas Gold 68, Purple 50
Royal Blue 53, Kelly Green 44
Orange 69, Columbia Blue 68, ovt.
Thurs., July 12
Royal Blue 67, Cardinal Red 56
Orange 52, Gold 49
Lime Green 74, Kelly Green 36
Hunter Green 61, Purple 60
Vegas Gold 68, Columbia Blue 59
Black 77, Ash Gray 52
Tuesday, July 10
Black 85, Hunter Green 57
Orange 67, Ash Gray 46
Royal Blue 60, Columbia Blue 59
Cardinal Red 81, Purple 57
Lime Green 67, Gold 31
Vegas Gold 66, Kelly Green 55
Thurs., July 5
Ash Gray 71, Vegas Gold 61
Black 80, Royal Blue 53
Purple 78, Columbia Blue 64
Cardinal Red 69, Orange 53
Kelly Green 60, Gold 52
Lime Green 62, Hunter Green 46
Tues., July 3
No Games Schedule
Thurs., June 28
Purple 82, Gold 47
Black 60, Kelly Green 44
Hunter Green 76, Cardinal Red 72
Lime Green 75, Columbia Blue 62
Royal Blue 52, Ash Gray 29
Vegas Gold 69, Orange 53
Tues., June 26
Hunter Green 74, Columbia Blue 63
Black 84, Vegas Gold 47
Cardinal Red 73, Ash Gray 47
Royal Blue 65, Gold 32
Lime Green 87, Orange 58
Kelly Green 85, Purple 59
Thurs., June 21
Ash Gray 64, Kelly Green 46
Lime Green 75, Cardinal Red 62
Black 55, Purple 33
Columbia Blue 57, Gold 47
Hunter Green 81, Vegas Gold 68
Orange 54, Royal Blue 46
Tues., June 19
Hunter Green 69, Kelly Green 66
Purple 58, Orange 51
Lime Green 72, Royal Blue 37
Cardinal Red 84, Vegas Gold 58
Black 66, Columbia Blue 59
Ash Gray 69, Gold 39
Teams Highs And Lows (Regular Season)
Highest winning total points: Lime Green 92, Purple 41 -- 7/19.
Lowest winning total points : Purple 50, Ash Gray 46 -- 7/24.
Highest losing total points: Hunter Green 88, Gold 77 -- 7/19.
Black 80, Gold 77 -- 7/24.
Lowest losing total points: Royal Blue 52, Ash Gray 29 -- 6/28
Highest differential (51 pts.): Cardinal Red 94, Gold 53 -- 7/17
Lime Green 92, Purple 41 -- 7/19
Lowest differential (1 point): Royal Blue 60, Columbia blue 59 -- 7/10;
Hunter Green 61, Purple 60 -- 7/12.
Orange 69, Columbia Blue 68, ovt. -- 7/17.
Grid Of Teams Against League
First No.seed, followed by standings No. with T being Tied.
1S1 LG (11-0) vs. RB (W), CR (W), O (W), CB (W), HG (W), Gd (W), KG (W), B(W), P(W), VG(W), AG(W) -- Playoffs: P(W).
2S2T BLK (9-2) vs. CB (W), P (W), VG (W), KG (W), RB (W), *-2HG (W), AG (W), LG(L), O(W), G(W), CR(L) -- Playoffs: O(W).
3S2T HG (9-2) vs. KG (W), VG (W), CB (W), CR (W), LG (L), *-2Bk (L), P (W), AG(W), G(W), RB(W), O(W) -- Playoffs: VG(W),
4S4T RB (7-4) vs. LG (L), O (L), Gd (W), AG (W), Blk (L), CB (W), *-4CR (W), KG(W), VG(W), HG(L),P(W) -- Playoffs: CR (L).
5S4T CR (7-4) vs. VG (W), LG (L), AG (W), HG (L). O (W), P (W), *-4RB (L), G(W), %-KG(L), CB(W),Bk(W) -- Playoffs: RB(W).
6S6T VG (5-6) vs. CR (L), HG (L), Bk (L), *-6O (W), AG (L), KG (W), CB (W), P(W), RB(L), LG(L),%-G(W) -- Playoffs: HG(L).
7S6T Or (5-6) vs. P (L), RB (W), LG (L), *-6VG (L), CR(L), AG (W), G(W), CB(W). B(L), KG(W), HG(L) -- Playoffs: Bk(L).
8S8T P (5-6) vs. O (W), Bk (L), KG (L), Gld (W), CB (W), CR (L), HG (L),VG(L), LG(L), *-8AG(W), RB(L) -- Playoffs: LG(L).
9E8T AG (5-6) vs. Gd (W), KG (W), CR (L), RB (L), VG (W), Or (L), BK (L), H(L), CB(W), *-8P(L), LG(L).
10E10 KG (3-8) vs. H.G. (L), AG (L), P (W), Bk (L), Gd (W), VG (L), LG (L), RB(L), %-CR(W), Or(L),CB(L).
11E11 CB (2-9) vs. Bk (L), Gd (W), HG (L), LG (L), P (L), RB (L), VG (L), O(L), (AG), CR(L), KG(W).
12E11 Gld (0-11) vs. AG (L), CB (L), RB (L), P (L), KG (L), LG (L), O (L), CR(L), HG(L), Bk(L), %-(VG(L).
%-Forfeit games.
*-2 Tiebreak for 2nd; *-4 Tiebreak for 4th; *-6 Tiebreak for 6th; *-8 Tiebreak for 8th.
9E, 10E, 11E, 12E -- Eliminated from playoffs; 2T, 4T, 6T, 8T -- Tie number in standings.
Division II Schools Competing As Whole Units
Kelly Green -- University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Orange -- Philadelphia University
Royal Blue -- Holy Family
Vegas Gold -- West Chester
-- That's it till next blog.
--Mel
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