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Mel Greenberg covered college and professional women’s basketball for the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he worked for 40 plus years. Greenberg pioneered national coverage of the game, including the original Top 25 women's college poll. His knowledge has earned him nicknames such as "The Guru" and "The Godfather," as well as induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Phila Summer League Preview I: Rosters Are Set

By Mel Greenberg

PHILADELPHIA --
The annual Philadelphia/Suburban NCAA Women's Basketball Summer League will get under way Tuesday night at 7 p.m. with a series of three doubleheaders and continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the playoffs, which will conclude in mid-August.

To get things started, here are the rosters as provided by longtime commissioner David B. Kessler.

With only occasional conflicts with his WNBA schedule, the Guru will be on the scene most nights and will again chronicle the league, right here, instead of at PhilahoopsW, which remains temporarily -- a long tenporarily -- idle needing repairs.

The action again returns to Kelly Bolish Gymnasium, the home of the AAU Renegades, tasty snackbar and all, off Davisville Road down to the end of Turnpike Drive in Willow Grove Commons -- a business park -- in Horsham, Pa., which is near the Route 611 exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

In fact, the road down to the complex runs alongside the turnpike.

There will be a few other posts to come leading to Tuesday but since other unrelated items are also covered here, just look for the Summer League headline with a Roman Numeral Sequence, though the previews will have their own sequences.

The schedule will be in the next post.

The Guru is making this a stand-alone post so you can print it out and have handy to figure out what games you desire.

This year the commissioner has added the past high school affiliations to the active or past collegiate affiliations.

Since he has graduation year posted and the Guru is not going to translate, please know that collegiate freshmen are class of 2018, juniors are class of 2017, sophomores are class of 2016, and seniors class of 2015.

Those who may be exceptions due to redshirt situations will be adjusted in identification during the Guru's coverage when made aware.

Also, D-1 players won't appear until the third or fourth game, depending on byes, as the commissioner compensated for a situation with the NCAA that will be addressed in one of the preview posts to come.

Due to the commissioner's hip surgery that will keep him sidelined early, the Guru does not know the fate of his newsletter but an attempt will be made here to keep standings, etc.

All that said, here are the rosters.

2014 ROSTERS

TEAM BLACK (AKA D2-Phila U.)


2 BRIA YOUNG, 5’5, PREP CHARTER/ PHILA U ‘16
3 KELSEY JONES, 5’5, MT. ST. JOS./ PHILA U ‘17
4 RACHEL DAY, 5’6, ARCH. WOOD/ PHILA U ‘18
5 NAJAH JACOBS, 5’6, CENTRAL/ PHILA U ‘15
10 JESS KAMINSKI, 5’8, ARCH WOOD/ PHILA U ‘18
15 VICTORIA ARNAO, 6’, ARCH. WOOD/ PHILA. U ‘15
22 ERIN MAHER, 6’, NORTH PENN/ PHILA U ‘18
23 MONICA SCHACKER, 5’6, GERMANTOWN ACAD/ PHILA U. ‘15
24 MARY NEWELL, 6’, VILLA JOSEPH MARIE/ PHILA. U ‘16
25 JACQUELINE McCARRON, 5’11, LANSDALE CATHOLIC/ PHILA U. ‘16
30 ALEXANDRA HECK, 5’10, ARCH WOOD/ PHILA. U ‘16
32 REGAN MARRINER, 5’11, MERION MERCY ACAD/ PHILA U. ‘17
44 ERIN RAFTER, 6’, WASHINGTON TWSHP/ PHILA U ‘18

TEAM GOLD

4 SHIRA NEWMAN, 5’7, UPPER DUBLIN/ MILLERSVILLE ‘13
5 ELIZABETH JORDAN, 5’10, HONONEGAH HS/ LEHIGH ‘16
10 LAUREN CRISLER, 6’2, NORTH PENN/ AMERICAN ‘17
11 TAYLOR CAMPBELL, 5’8, MARQUETTE HS/ LEHIGH ‘18
12 LEXI MARTINS, 6’1, IRVINGTON HS/ LEHIGH ‘17
14 ASHLEY WOOD, 5’6, SPRING-FORD/ KUTZTOWN ‘14
15 JASMINE ELUM, 5’6, BODINE/ BETHUNE-COOKMAN ‘12
20 MEGHAN GIBSON, 5’9, ARCH RYAN/ HOLY FAMILY ‘11
21 NINA BRASCETTA, 5’5, ARCH RYAN/ PHILA U. ‘10
22 ALEX SMITH, 5’8, PEDDIE SCHOOL/ HOLY CROSS ‘14
24 DARBY FESTA 5’10, CHERRY HILL EAST/ HAVERFORD ‘17
32 PALLAVI JUNEJA, 5’5, PEDDIE SCHOOL/ HAVERFORD ‘15
40 STEPHANIE LEON, 6’4, U. DEL ‘17
COACH: KEITH WOODS

TEAM HUNTER GREEN

1 TAYLOR WALKER, 5’4, DELSEA REGIONAL/ HOLY FAMILY ‘18
2 YASMIN WALKER, 5’6, CARAVEL ACAD/ HOLY FAMILY ‘17
3 SIMONE JACQUES, 5’7, PLYMOUTH-WHITEMARSH/ NYU ‘17
4 NATASHA CLOUD, 5’11, CARD. O’HARA/ ST JOS. ‘15
10 SARAH SHERMAN, 5’7, METHACTON/ JUNIATA COLL. ‘17
11 ERIN FENNINGHAM, 5’8, ST. BASIL/ HOLY FAMILY ‘16
14 ERIN MARTIN, 5’9, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH/ INDIANA U.-PA. ‘16
30 SARAH VEILLEUX, 6’, RHAM HS/ ST. JOS ‘18
33 MAYA THOMAS, 5’5, PLYMOUTH-WHITEMARSH/ MILLERSVILLE ‘18
40 CANDACE RITA BELVEDERE, 6’3, KELLENBERG MEM./ ST. JOS. ‘18
41 SARAH FAIRBANKS, 6’2, ELIZABETHTOWN/ ST. JOS. ‘16
50 SARAH LISTENBEE, 5’11, ABINGTON/ U. MARY WASHINGTON ‘16

TEAM KELLY GREEN

2 MACKENZIE RULE, 5’6, CARDINAL O’HARA/ ST. JOS. ‘17
3 LEXI SCRIVANO, 6’, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST/ MILLERSVILLE ‘16
4 ALEX LOUIN, 6’, MT. ST. JOS/ VILLANOVA ‘18
5 SHELBY MUELLER, 5’10, SPRING-FORD/ LYCOMING ‘18
12 MEGAN QUINN, 6’2, EPISCOPAL/ VILLANOVA ‘17
13 ALEX STAM, 5’9, CARDINAL O’HARA/ MILLERSVILLE ‘16
14 COURTNEY HINNANT, 5’9, SPRING-FORD/ MILLERSVILLE ‘17
15 BERNADETTE DEVANEY, 5’8, NOVA HS/ LEHIGH ‘18
20 CARLY MONZO, 5’11, MT. ST. JOS/ LOYOLA ‘18
21 RUTHIE ZIENTEK, 5’6, NORTHFIELD MT. HERMAN-MASS/ ST MICHAEL’S ‘14
22 ELIZABETH SHARLOW, 6’1, BISHOP GEORGE AHR/ LEHIGH ‘16
31 JULIE HAHN, 5’7, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH/ ALVERNIA ‘12
44 MAUREEN LEAHY, 6’2, CARDINAL O’HARA ‘16
COACH: TED HAGEDORN

TEAM MAROON

2 MOLLY RUBIN, 5’7, PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL/ KENYON COLL. ‘16
4 RYANN FIASCKI, 5’8, ARCH CARROLL/ E. STROUDSBURG ‘15
5 TAYLOR BRYANT, 5’5, UPPER DUBLIN/ U. OF PA.
11 COURTNEY BROWN, 5’7, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH/ E. STROUD. ‘17
13 DANIELLE DERR, 5’10, UPPER DUBLIN/ BLOOMSBURG ‘13
14 RACHEL FALKOWSKI, 5’9, CENT. BUCKS SOUTH/ E. STROUD. ‘17
15 MELISSA PODERIS, 5’6, VILLA JOS. MARIE/ E. STROUDSBURG ‘16
20 ELANA ROADCLOUD, 5’11, SPRINGSIDE/ URSINUS ‘16
22 SHANNON BARLOW, 6’1, NESHAMINY/ DEL VAL ‘15
24 MADDIE WALLACE, 6’2, ARCH CARROLL/ E. STROUDSBURG ‘18
40 BRITTANY WOOD, 5’11, ARCH. RYAN/ DEL VAL ‘16
50 MICHELLE BOGGS, 6’1, SPRINGSIDE/ E. STROUDSBURG ‘16

TEAM NAVY BLUE

4 KATHLEEN FITZPATRICK, 5’7, ACAD. OF NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR/ ST. JOS ‘17
5 DEVIN GOLD, 5’6, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH/ CALDWELL COLL. ‘15
9 AJEE MILLER, 5’5, IMHOTEP INST. CHARTER SCHOOL/ PENN STATE ABINGTON ‘18
10 CARLY KOVIN, 6’, PENNSBURY/ PENN STATE HARRISBURG ‘17
12 LAUREN GOLD, 5’6, ABINGTON FRIENDS/ SHIPPENSBURG ‘17
23 JANAIAH ELUM, 5’2, N.E.H.S./ PENN STATE ABINGTON ‘16
24 KIRA OGDEN, 5’4, CHELTENHAM/ PENN STATE ABINGTON ‘16
25 MADISON KIMBALL, 6’, JENKINTOWN/ PENN STATE ABINGTON ‘16
31 STEPHANIE KEYES, 5’9, ARCH WOOD/ PENN STATE ABINGTON ‘15
32 CHELSEA WOODS, 5’11, FREIRE CHARTER/ ST. JOS. ‘18
33 JESSICA SCHMIDT, 5’10, ABINGTON/ PENN STATE ABINGTON ‘15
34 AMANDA FIORAVANTI, 6’1, OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL/ ST. JOS. 17

TEAM ORANGE

01 KERRY KINEK, 6’2, ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC/ LEHIGH ‘16
3 JACQUELINE O’CONNELL, 5’4, NORTHAMPTON/ WASH. COLL. ‘15
4 NATALYA LEE, 5’8, RANCOCAS VALLEY/ KUTZTOWN ‘16
10 KIERNAN McCLOSKEY, 6’1, GERMANTOWN ACAD/ LEHIGH ‘17
12 KELLY SUGALSKI, 5’7, GREAT VALLEY/ WASHINGTON COLL ‘16
13 JENNA CARROLL, 6’1, METHACTON/ WILLIAM & MARY ‘18
15 KELSEY WATSON, 5’9, METHACTON/ KUTZTOWN ‘17
20 QUINCI MANN, 5’10, ST. IGNATIUS PREP/ LEHIGH ‘18
21 ALYSSA BONENBERGER, 5’10, NORTHAMPTON/ KUTZTOWN ‘15
22 KARA BONENBERGER, 6’1, NORTHAMPTON/ U. OF PA. ‘15
24 JANA GOODMAN, 6’1, PHILMONT CHRISTIAN ACAD/ KUTZTOWN ‘18
40 BRYNNE BROUS, 5’9, PARKLAND HS/ WASHINGTON COLL ‘18
52 KATHLEEN ROCHE, 5’11, FENWICK/ U. OF PA. ‘15

TEAM PINK (AKA D2-U. of Sciences

4 MOLLY GREENBERG, 5’6, ST. BASIL ACAD/ U. SCIENCES ‘18
5 KAITLYN SCHMID, 5’2, HOWELL HS/ U SCIENCES ‘15
10 JESSICA SYLVESTER, 5’7, U. SCIENCES ‘17
12 COLLEEN WALSH, 5’10, SHIPLEY SCHOOL/ U SCIENCES
14 AMBER REILEY, 5’8, HIGH POINT REGIONAL/ U SCIENCES ‘16
15 KELLY OTCHET, 5’9, ST. PETER’S HS FOR GIRLS/ U SCIENCES ‘17
22 LAURA TRISCH, 5’10, ARCH WOOD/ U SCIENCES ‘18
23 NATALIE STELLA, 5’9, WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN/ U SCIENCES ‘18
24 SARAH ABBONIZIO, 5’9, EPISCOPAL ACAD/ U SCIENCES ‘20
25 BRIANNE TRAUB, 5’8, EASTERN CHRISTIAN/ U SCIENCES ‘17
32 ISABELLA ROSS, 5’10, CENTRAL HS/ U SCIENCES ‘17
33 SHANNON EVANS, 5’10, JACKSON MEMORIAL/ U SCIENCES ‘16
45 CAITLIN CONROY, 6’4, RED BANK CATHOLIC/ U SCIENCES ‘18
COACH: RICK SCHMID

TEAM PURPLE (AKA Mostly D3 Scranton)

3 LINDSAY FLUEHR, 5’6, NAZARETH ACAD/ SCRANTON ‘15
4 JULIANNE LAMBERT, 5’8, PADUA ACAD/ YORK COLL OF PA. ‘16
5 ALEXANDRA McGIVERN, 5’6, NOTRE DAME/ SCRANTON ‘17
11 LIA DiSCIASCIO, 5’9, CARDINAL O’HARA/ SCRANTON ‘15
13 FAITH DeVLIEGER, 5’7, AGNES IRWIN/ SCRANTON ‘17
21 NOELLE ALICEA, 5’7, DOWNINGTOWN EAST/ SCRANTON ‘16
22 JACLYN GANTZ, 5’8, HAVERFORD/ SCRANTON ‘16
24 SAMANTHA STIPA, 5’5, SPRING-FORD/ LAFAYETTE ‘18
25 LINDSEY KELLY 6’ CENT. BUCKS EAST/ NAZARETH COLLEGE ‘16
40 COURTNEY WEBSTER, 6’2, CENT. BUCKS EAST/ LeMOYNE COLL ‘18
54 SARAH PAYONK, 6’, SPRING-FORD/ SCRANTON ‘17

TEAM RED

1 LAUREN ROTHFELD, 5’9, UPPER DUBLIN/ SALISBURY ‘17
3 TUGA GOFF, 5’4, UPPER DUBLIN/ ROSEMONT ‘17
12 BRIANNA SPECTOR, 6’, UPPER DUBLIN/ ONEONTA STATE ‘17
13 KAITLIN KELLY, 5’7, PENNSBURY/ DeSALES ‘18
21 CALYPSO CARTY, 5’8, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST/ UTICA COLL. ‘17
22 EMILY GRATCH 6’1, HUN SCHOOL/ LEHIGH ‘12
23 SARAH O’HARA, 5’7, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST/ WILKES U. ‘18
24 EMILY KIERSNOWSKI, 5’6, ARCH WOOD/ DeSALES ‘18
25 EMILY DeANGELIS, 5’10, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH/ WILKES ‘18
30 KATELYN McLAUGHLIN, 5’7, CENT. BUCKS WEST/ PSU WILKES-BARRE ‘17
34 COURTNEY McMANUS, 5’8, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST/ SALISBURY ‘15
35 JOSEPHINE NOONAN, 6’2, PALISADES/ SALISBURY ‘18
40 CATEY McFADDEN, 5’11, ARCH WOOD/ WILKES U. ‘18

TEAM ROYAL BLUE

3 CIARA ANDREWS, 5’7, CHELTENHAM/ ST. JOS. ‘16
11 SYDNEY DARBY, 5’9, WALL HS/ STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECH. ‘18
12 SARAH BROPHY, 5’7, BRIDGEWATER RARITAN HS/ HOBART & WILLIAM SMITH COLL. ‘18
14 SARAH GRIFFIN, 5’3, HALLAHAN
15 HANNAH BROPHY 5’11 BRIDGEWATER RARITAN/ STEVENS ‘17
20 DAPHNE GINN, 5’6, STEVENS ‘17
21 AVERY MARZ 5’7 WILSON HS/ ST JOS. ‘18
22 JESSICA PONGONIS, 6’1, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN/ ST. JOS ‘17
24 ERICA GUKETLOV, 5’5, BISHOP GEORGE HS/ STEVENS ‘17
25 EMILY O’DONNELL, 6’1, WM TENNENT/ ALBRIGHT ‘16
31 MEGAN PETUSKEY, 5’11, SACRED HEART HS/ STEVENS ‘16
33 ADASHIA FRANKLYN, 6’1, RUSTIN H.S./ ST. JOS. ‘18
40 ELIZABETH McBRIDE, 5’4, NAZARETH ACAD/ IMMACULATA ‘16

TEAM SKY BLUE

4 MARY ELLEN McCOLLUM, 5’8, ST. BASIL/ HOLY FAMILY ‘14
12 TIERRA SCOTT, 6’1, APPOQUINIMINK/ BLOOMFIELD ‘16
14 JENNA SWOPE, 5’9, ARCH WOOD/ GETTYSBURG ‘15
20 BRITTANY KEYES, 5’8, ARCH WOOD/ GETTYSBURG ‘18
21 MEGAN GALLAGHER, 5’7, ST. BASIL/ DeSALES ‘14
22 KAYLA BURTON, 5’7, NEWTEN SOUTH HS/ LEHIGH ‘17
24 ALYSSA ISLER, 5’5, NEW HOPE- SOLEBURY/ GETTYSBURG ‘14
25 CHRISTINE VERRELLE, 5’8, ARCH WOOD/ DOWLING COLLEGE ‘15
32 CAROLYNE HESTON, 6’, VILLA JOS. MARIE/ HOLY FAMILY ‘14
34 STEPHANIE SCHULTZ, 6’1, HILL SCHOOL/ COLGATE ‘15
35 AMINA AFFINI, 5’11, WILMINGTON HS/ LEHIGH ‘16
43 MAE WILLIAMS, 6', MONARCH/ LEHIGH ‘18

TEAM WHITE (AKA D2-West Chester)

1 MARIAH POWELL, 5’11, RUSTIN HS/ WEST CHESTER ‘15
3 JASMEN CLARK, 5’4, OLEY VALLEY/ WEST CHESTER ‘16
4 ALYSHA LOFTON, 5’9, CENT. BUCKS SOUTH/ WEST CHESTER ‘18
12 EMILY TORRANCE, 5’9, HENDERSON HS/ WEST CHESTER ‘17
13 DALLAS ELY, 5’9, MONTROSE/ WEST CHESTER ‘16
14 BRANDI VALLELY, 5’7, OLEY VALLEY/ MUHLENBERG ‘18
21 BRITTANY SICINSKI, 5’10, DOWNINGTOWN WEST/ W. CHESTER ‘16
22 VICTORIA SMICK, 5’10, WOODSTOWN HS/ WEST CHESTER ‘17
23 MARIAH TRAYWICK, 6’1, SPRING-FORD/ WEST CHESTER ‘16
32 BROOKE MULLEN, 5’9, BOYERTOWN/ WEST CHESTER ‘17
33 KENDALL BENOVY, 5’11, HERSHEY HS/ WEST CHESTER ‘15

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