Philly Summer League: Sapphire Stuns Neon Green while Orange Just Misses Historic Rally
By Mel Greenberg @womhoopsguru
A stunning upset in double overtime, a tough forfeit, and a near-record comeback highlighted Thursday’s night’s play in the Philadelphia/Suburban Women’s NCAA Summer Basketball League at Kelly Bolish Gym, home of the AAU Renegades in Hatboro, Pa., as week number four or one month of action came to an end in the 13-team organization.
Just five more nights remain on the Tuesday and Thursday regular season schedule until the playoffs begin July 30 with quarterfinal action, continue to the semifinals, August 4, and then the championship, Aug. 6.
The Guru, who didn't get back fast enough from his WNBA morning gig in Washington for the Mystics-Liberty game, has posted all the remaining games in this report as well as the playoff schedule, which will be refined once the eight teams are known. All the seeds in the standings with tie-breaks are in their right order.
If head-to-head action hasn’t occurred between deadlock teams then for the moment, the team with the better win is awarded the higher slot. This week there are four separate two-team deadlock situations, though if the season ended right now, eight would clearly qualify with just seed order determined in tie-breakers.
Unlike last summer, a mega deadlock of three or more teams has yet to occur past the halfway point.
Though eight would qualify right now, Red and Forest Green, tied for ninth, are just a half-game out of playoff potential, 11th-place Kelly Green is a game out, and Orange is two out.
Now for the highlight action, Pink and Gold are still unbeaten at 7-0 after Pink, also predominately known as Division III Scranton, in a low-scoring affair, barely held off Purple, 34-31.
While knocked back to alone in fifth Purple, also known as Division II USciences, is 2.5 games behind the leaders but just a half-game behind the deadlock combo of Neon Green and Maroon, also predominately known as Division II West Chester.
“The good news is we held Pink to 34,” quipped longtime USciences official Bob Heller, "but the bad news is we just scored 31.”
Gold picked up its second win via forfeit, this time at the expense of Red, which might have been more of a challenge if the game would have been played as expected.
With Red sidelined, the high-scoring Saint Joseph’s sophomore Chelsea Woods was blunted by the situation from continuing to dominate individual play to date.
In a humanitarian gesture, Saint Joseph’s senior Sarah Fairbanks of Pink offered to play for Red to enable enough participants for the game to go on, but longtime commissioner David Kessler had to nix the offer because under NCAA summer league certification action a player can only play for one team and, secondly, since Woods and Hawks senior Ciara Andrews out of Cheltenham High are already on the team, Division I programs can not have a third member on the same squad.
In the shocker of the night, Sapphire Blue, predominately known as Division II East Stroudsburg, in a thriller upset Neon Green 70-67 in double overtime as the winners (3-4), who moved into a tie for seventh, overcame a 29-point performance by Villanova junior Megan Quinn for Neon Green out of Episcopal Academy.
It was just the second setback for Neon Green (5-2), and first since the opening night loss to Pink, but the squad holds the third spot in a tie with Maroon because of an earlier head-to-head win.
Quinn was one of only two players on the night to hit the individual scoring bar of 20 or more points, the other being Saint Joseph’s junior Amanda Fioravanti, who scored 24 in Kelly Green’s 67-62 win over Orange, a game that featured a near-comeback from a 30-point 49-19 deficit.
Kelly Green (2-5) had only one reserve available while Orange (1-6) had a full complement and is one of the few squads to have a sidelines coach in longtime league participant Steve Flynn.
“If we had won, this would have been the greatest comeback in the history of the league,” said Flynn, whose squad came within four of Kelly Green before being repulsed.
The other two coaches, both also longtime participants, are Neon Green’s Ted Hagedorn and Gold’s Keith Wood. All the other teams have a player-coach.
Speaking of coaches, former league player Laura Kurz is returning to her alma mater as an assistant to Harry Perretta at Villanova after holding a similar position at Lehigh.
On Thursday the Wildcats also announced they are picking up Jannah Tucker, a transfer from Tennessee, yes, that’s right, who sits out this year due to NCAA eligibility rules.
Should the native of Baltimore player in this league next summer, she would be one of the higher profile players on the all-time list that includes such past notables as Dawn Staley, among many others.
Looking Ahead
On Tuesday night, Maroon, coming off its bye, will meet Purple at 7 p.m. on Court 3 in a game involving teams from the upper part of the standings. The two have met in the winter college season.
However, as bunched as the standings are down below, in terms of the hunt to solidify playoffs spots or get closer to them, Sapphire Blue and Red meet at 8:15 p.m. on Court 2. Forest Green will have the night off while Ash teakes its turn Thursday serving the bye.
On Thursday, Gold and Purple meet at 7 p.m. on Court 2 involving teams at the higher end.
As stated earlier, in what could be the battle of unbeatens, Gold and Pink meet on July 21, a Tuesday, with the winner gaining a tie-break, if necessary, for the No. 1 slot, since only two nights will remaining afterwards.
Gold will have a tough one right after with Neon Green and then conclude with Sapphire Blue while Pink meets Maroon and then finishes with Kelly Green.
Next week, Gold meets Black, also known as Division II Philadelphia U., on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on Court one before playing Purple at 7 p.m. on Court 2 Thursday.
Pink meets Ash on Court 1 at 8:15 on Tuesday right after the Gold-Black game on the same court, and then meets Orange on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. on Court 2.
Breaking Ties
As mentioned above, there are four of them right now, and each is clearly determined either through head-to-head play or tie-break number two, superior win when the knot is only between two squads.
Everything is also footnoted clearly in all the stats sections below, especially the season-long tracker that gives you a quick glance who everyone played.
The deal between Pink and Gold right now is Pink’s season-opening win over Neon Green, but the two, as mentioned, are on a head-to-head collision course that would at least temporarily break the tie through record following the result.
As mentioned, Neon Green’s tie for third with Maroon, gives Neon Green the upper hand through an earlier head-to-head win.
Sapphire Blue’s stunner on Thursday night beating Neon Green gave it the nod over Black for the seventh seed in the current standings.
Finally, Red in a tie for ninth with Forest Green gets the higher slot off the win over Purple.
Recaps
Gold 2, Red 0, forfeit: All issues surrounding the immediate implications of the scheduled game with Gold 7-0) and Red (3-5) have been discussed above.
Sapphire Blue 70, Neon Green 67, 2 ovt.: In the big upset Sapphire Blue (3-4) got 17 points from Emily O’Donnell, an Albright senior out of William Tennent, while Courtney Brown, an ESU junior, scored 13 points, and junior Rachel Falkowski from Central Bucks South, and Noelle Powell, an incoming East Stroudsburg freshman out of Bayard Rustin, scored 10 points each.
After Quinn’s big performance of 29, Carly Monzo, a Loyola sophomore out of Mt. Saint Joseph’s, and Maureen Leahy, a Bryant senior out of Cardinal O’Hara, each scored 10 for Neon Green (5-2), while Eliza Polli, a Division III Swarthmore 2013 graduate, scored nine, all from three 3-pointers.
Pink 34, Purple 31: In the low scoring affair, Pink (7-0) got 10 from Fairbanks and seven from Alyssa Monaghan, an incoming Saint Joseph’s freshman from Archbishop Prendergest.
Purple (5-3) got six points each from USciences sophomore Laura Trisch out of Archbishop Wood, and Alex Thomas, an incoming freshman.
Kelly Green 67, Orange 62: In the game that almost got away from Kelly Green (2-5), after Fioravanti’s 24 points, Kaitlyn Kelly, a DeSales sophomore out of Pennsbury High, scored 13 points, Mary Ellen McCollum, a 2014 Division II Holy Family grad out of St.Basil Academy, scored 11, and recent Dowling grad Christine Verelle out of Wood, scored 10.
Lindsey Kelly, a Nazareth College senior out of Central Bucks West led Orange (1-6) with 12 points, Lauren Rothfeld, a Salisbury Junior out of Upper Dublin, scored 11, while Mackenzie Caroll, a Colgate freshkman out of Central Bucks West, and Emma Dorshimer, a Gettysburg freshman out of Jenkintown, each scored 10 points.
Black 54, Ash 43 Black (3-4) stayed in the playoff race and blunted the small win streak by Ash (4-4), which came after two forfeits, as Jaqueline McCarron, a Phila. U. senior out of Lansdale Catholic, and Erin Rafter, a Rams incoming freshman out of Washington Township, each scored 10 points, and Tori Arnao, aa recent Rams grad out of Wood, and Erin Maher, a Phila. U. sophomore out of North Penn, each scored eight.
Ash (4-4), predominately Millersviile, got 11 points from Jessica Gerber, a Kenyon freshman out of Council Rock North, and 10 from Taylor Pritchett, while Jasmine Hudson, a Sussex Central grad as is Pirtchett, scored nine, and Lexi Scrivano, a Millersville senior out of Central Bucks East, scored eight.
Forest Green 79, Royal Blue 54: The winners (3-5), dominated by Holy Family members, got 19 points from Kiernan McCloskey, a Lehigh junior out of Germantown Academy, and also from Katie O’Hare, a Tigers incoming freshman out of Rustin High, while Michala Clay, an inbound Saint Joseph’s freshman, scored 18, all just short of the magical 20-point citation.
Royal Blue (0-8), also known as Penn State-Abington, is still the only team still needing a win but got 16 points from Tyniqua Henderson, a senior out of Dobbins High, while Elizabeth Jones, a sophomore out of St. Hubert, scored 10 point, and Shayna Rodriguez, another incoming freshman, but out of Archbishop Ryan, scored nine, Jiana Clark, a junior out of Chelteham, scored eight, and Madison Kimball, a junior out of Jenkintown, scored seven points.
Standings
Team W-L G.B. PF PA Pct.
(Thru Mon., July 13)
1-Pink 7-0 -- 418 311 1.000
1-%%-Gold 7-0 –- 378 300 1.000
3-%-Neon Green 5-2 2.0 428 369 .714
3-Maroon 5-2 1.5 482 428 .714
5-Purple 5-3 2.5 446 394 .625
6-&-Ash 4-4 3.5 339 332 .500
7-Sapphire 3-4 4.0 396 397 .429
7-Black 3-4 4.0 371 375 .333
9-@-Red 3-5 4.5 471 480 .375
9--Forest Green 3-5 4.5 463 520 .375
11-Kelly 2-5 5.0 411 482 .286
12-Orange 1-6 6.0 413 430 .143
13-Royal Blue 0-8 7.5 402 600 .000
%%-Includes 2 forfeit 2-0 wins
%-includes 1 forfeit 2-0 win
&-includes 2 forfeit 0-2 losses
@-includes 1 forfeit 0-2 loss
Season Results
Thurs., July 9
Sapphire Blue 70, Neon Green, 2 ovt.
Gold 2, Red 0, forfeit
Pink 34, Purple 31
Forest Green 79, Royal Blue 54
Black 54, Ash 43
Kelly Green 67, Orange 62
Bye: Maroon
Tues., July 7
Pink 52, Black 42
Gold 72, Forest Green 56
Neon Green 72, Purple 60
Maroon 68, Red 63
Ash Grey 74, Kelly Green 68
Sapphire Blue 58, Royal Blue 41
Bye: Orange
Thurs., July 2
Maroon 67, Royal Blue 51
Ash 56, Sapphire Blue 59
Pink 60, Forest Green 56
Kelly Green 68, Black 51
Neon Green 75, Red 73
Purple 63, Orange 56
Bye: Gold
Tues., June 30
Red 60, Purple 47
Orange 89, Royal Blue 43
Gold 76, Kelly Green 60
Maroon 67, Black 48
Forest Green 60, Sapphire Blue 54
Neon Green 2, Ash 0, forfeit
Bye: Pink
Thurs, June 25
Maroon 77, Orange 56
Purple 59, Sapphire Blue 54
Red 94 , Kelly Green 64
Gold 2, Ash 0, forfeit
Pink 87, Royal Blue 31
Bye: Neon Green
Tues., June 23
Black 49, Orange 47
Neon Green 91, Forest Green 42
Purple 59, Ash 31
Red 89, Royal Blue 84
Gold 87, Maroon 84
Pink 54, Sapphire Blue 49
Bye: Kelly Green
Thurs, June 18
Gold 70, Royal Blue 57
Ash 74, Forest Green 67
Sapphire Blue 62, Orange 60
Neon Green 69, Maroon 60
Pink 67, Red 50
Purple 66, Kelly Green 40
Bye: Black
Tues, June 16
Maroon 59, Kelly Green 54
Gold 69, Orange 43
Black 73, Red 42
Pink 64, Neon Green 52
Purple 61, Forest Green 47
Ash 61, Royal Blue 41
Bye: Sapphire Blue
Looking Ahead
Tues., July 14
7 p.m.
Gold (7-0) vs. Black (3-4), Court 1
Kelly Green(2-5) vs. Royal Blue (0-8), Court 2
Maroon (5-2) vs. Purple (5-3) , Court 3
8:15 p.m.
Pink (7-0) vs. Ash (4-4), Court 1
Red (3-5) vs. Sapphire Blue (3-4), Court 2
Neon Green (5-2) vs. Orange (1-6), Court 3
Bye: Forest Green
Thurs., July 16
7 p.m.
Black vs. Royal Blue, Court 1
Gold vs. Purple, Court 2
Kelly Green vs. Neon Green, Court 3
8:15 p.m.
Red vs. Forest Green, Court 1
Pink vs. Orange, Court 2
Maroon vs. Sapphire Blue, Court 3
Bye: Ash
Tues., July 21
7 p.m.
Red vs. Orange, Court 1
Ash vs. Maroon, Court 2
Forest Green vs. Kelly Green, Court 3
8:15 p.m.
Royal Blue vs. Neon Green, Court 1
Black vs. Sapphire Blue, Court 2
Gold vs. Pink, Court 3
Bye: Purple
Tues., July 23
7 p.m.
Ash vs. Red, Court 1
Forest Green vs. Orange, Court 2
Pink vs. Maroon, Court 3
8:15 p.m.
Black vs. Purple, Court 1
Gold vs. Neon Green, Court 2
Kelly Green vs. Sapphire Blue, Court 3
Bye: Royal Blue
Tues., July 28
7 p.m.
Royal Blue vs. Purple, Court 1
Neon Green vs. Black, Court 2
Gold vs. Sapphire Blue, Court 3
8:15 p.m.
Ash vs. Orange, Court 1
Forest Green vs. Maroon, Court 2
Pink vs. Kelly Green, Court 3
Bye: Red
Regular Season Ends
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Thurs., July 30
7 p.m.
Seed 8 vs. Seed 1, Court 1
Seed 6 vs. Seed 3, Court 2
8:15 p.m.
Seed 7 vs. Seed 2, Court 1
Seed 5 vs. Seed 4, Court 2
Tues., Aug. 4
Semifinals
Court 1
7 p.m.
Highest Quarterfinal Seed Survivor vs. Lowest Quarterfinal Seed Survivor
8:15 p.m.
Remaining Quarterfinal Survivors vs. Each Other
Thurs., Aug. 6
Championship
Court 1
7 p.m.
Semifinals Survivors vs. Each Other
Scoring 20 Points or More
32-Chelsea Woods, Red (L) vs. Maroon (W) – July 7
31-Dallas Ely, Maroon (W) vs. Royal Blue (L) – July 2
31-Chelsea Woods, Red (W) vs. Kelly Green (L) – June 25
30- Megan Quinn, Neon Green (W), vs. Forest Green (L) - June 23
30-Maureen Leahy, Neon Green (W), vs. Forest Green (L) –June 23
29-Megan Quinn, Neon Green (L-2ovt> vs. Sapphire Blue (W), July 9
28-Chelsea Woods, Red (L), vs. Neon Green (W) – July 2
28- Chelsea Woods, Red (W), vs. vs. Royal Blue (L) – June 23
28-Chelsea Woods, Red (L), vs. Pink (W) – June 18
25-Megan Quinn, Neon Green (W), vs. Red (L) – July 2
25-Tori Smick, Maroon (L) vs. Gold (W) – June 23
25-Ashley Wood, Gold (W) vs Orange (L) – June 16
25-Alex Louin, Neon Green (W) vs Maroon (L) – June 18
24-Amanda Fioravanti, Kelly Green (W) vs. Orange (L) – July 9
24-Jasmine Elum, Gold (W) vs. Forest Green (L) – July 7
24-Jasmine Elum, Gold (W) vs. Kelly Green (L) – June 30
24-Sarah Fairbanks, Pink (W) vs. Red (L) – June 18
24-Tyniqua Henderson, Royal Blue (L) vs. Gold (W) – June 18
23-Mackenzie Carroll, Orange (W) vs. Royal Blue (L) – June 25
23-Lauren Crisler, Gold (W) vs. Maroon (L) – June 23
22-Sarah Fairbanks, Pink (W) vs. Forest Green (L) – July 2
22-Alex Thomas, Purple (W) vs. Sapphire Blue (L) – June 25
22-Micah Morgan, Purple (W), vs. Kelly Green (L) – June 18
21-Alex Louin, Neon Green (W), vs. Purple (L) – July 7
21-Aunjel Van Brakle, Ash (W), vs. Kelly Green (W) – July 7
21-Chelsea Woods, Red (W) vs. Purple (L) – June 25
21 – Sarah Payonk, Pink (W) vs. Royal Blue (L) – June 25
21-Natalya Lee, Red (W), vs. Royal Blue (L) – June 23
21-Alex Louin, Neon Green (W), vs. Forest Green (L) –June 23
21-Lauren Crisler, Gold (W) vs. Royal Blue – June 18
20-Samantha Stipa, Neon Green (W), vs. Red (L) – July 2
20-Maggie Locke, Royal Blue (L) vs. Orange (W) – June 25
20-Mary Ellen McCollum, Kelly Green (L) vs, Red (L) – June 25
20-Margaret Melham, Red (W) vs. Royal Blue (L) – June 23
20-Brittany Sicinski, Maroon (L) vs. Gold (W) – June 23
Tie-Break Tracker
#-Pink (7-0) vs. NG (W), Red (W), SB (W), RB(W), FG(W), Black (W), Purple (W)
Gold 7-0) vs. O (W), RB (W), vs. M (W), Ash (W-*F), KG(W), FG(W), Red (W-*F)
%-Neon Green (5-2) vs. Pink(L), M(W), FG (W), Ash (W-*F), Red(W), Purple (L), SB(L-2OT)
Maroon (5-2) vs. KG (W), NG (L), G(L).O(W), Black (W), RB(W), Red(W)
Purple (5-3) vs. FG (W), KG (W), A(W), SB(W), Red (L), O(W), NG(L), Pink (L)
Ash (4-4) vs. RB (W), FG (W), Purple (L), Gold (L-*F), NG(L-*F),SB(W), KG(W), Black (L)
^-Sapphire Blue (3-4) O(W), Pink(L),Purp(L), FG(L), Ash(L), RB(W), NG (W-2OT)
Black (3-4) vs. Red (W), O (W), FG(L), M(L), KG(L), Pink (L), Ash (W)
$-Red (3-5) vs. Blk (L), Pink (L), RB(W),KG(W), Purp(W), NG(L), M(L), Gold (L-*F)
Forest Green (3-5) vs. Purp (L), Ash (L), NG(L),B(W), SB(W),Pink(L),Gold (L), RB(W)
Kelly Green (2-5) vs. M (L), Purp (L),Red(L), Gold(L),Black(W), Ash (L), O(W)
Orange (1-6) vs. Gold (L), SB (L), B(L),M(L), RB(W),Purple(L), KG(L)
Royal Blue (0-8) vs. Ash (L), Gold (L), Red (L),Pink(L), O(L),M(L), SB(L), FG(L)
*-Forfeit win or loss
#-Pink beat Neon Green
%-Neon Green beat Maroon head to head
^-Sapphire Blue beat Neon Green, 2 ovt.
$-Red beat Purple
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A stunning upset in double overtime, a tough forfeit, and a near-record comeback highlighted Thursday’s night’s play in the Philadelphia/Suburban Women’s NCAA Summer Basketball League at Kelly Bolish Gym, home of the AAU Renegades in Hatboro, Pa., as week number four or one month of action came to an end in the 13-team organization.
Just five more nights remain on the Tuesday and Thursday regular season schedule until the playoffs begin July 30 with quarterfinal action, continue to the semifinals, August 4, and then the championship, Aug. 6.
The Guru, who didn't get back fast enough from his WNBA morning gig in Washington for the Mystics-Liberty game, has posted all the remaining games in this report as well as the playoff schedule, which will be refined once the eight teams are known. All the seeds in the standings with tie-breaks are in their right order.
If head-to-head action hasn’t occurred between deadlock teams then for the moment, the team with the better win is awarded the higher slot. This week there are four separate two-team deadlock situations, though if the season ended right now, eight would clearly qualify with just seed order determined in tie-breakers.
Unlike last summer, a mega deadlock of three or more teams has yet to occur past the halfway point.
Though eight would qualify right now, Red and Forest Green, tied for ninth, are just a half-game out of playoff potential, 11th-place Kelly Green is a game out, and Orange is two out.
Now for the highlight action, Pink and Gold are still unbeaten at 7-0 after Pink, also predominately known as Division III Scranton, in a low-scoring affair, barely held off Purple, 34-31.
While knocked back to alone in fifth Purple, also known as Division II USciences, is 2.5 games behind the leaders but just a half-game behind the deadlock combo of Neon Green and Maroon, also predominately known as Division II West Chester.
“The good news is we held Pink to 34,” quipped longtime USciences official Bob Heller, "but the bad news is we just scored 31.”
Gold picked up its second win via forfeit, this time at the expense of Red, which might have been more of a challenge if the game would have been played as expected.
With Red sidelined, the high-scoring Saint Joseph’s sophomore Chelsea Woods was blunted by the situation from continuing to dominate individual play to date.
In a humanitarian gesture, Saint Joseph’s senior Sarah Fairbanks of Pink offered to play for Red to enable enough participants for the game to go on, but longtime commissioner David Kessler had to nix the offer because under NCAA summer league certification action a player can only play for one team and, secondly, since Woods and Hawks senior Ciara Andrews out of Cheltenham High are already on the team, Division I programs can not have a third member on the same squad.
In the shocker of the night, Sapphire Blue, predominately known as Division II East Stroudsburg, in a thriller upset Neon Green 70-67 in double overtime as the winners (3-4), who moved into a tie for seventh, overcame a 29-point performance by Villanova junior Megan Quinn for Neon Green out of Episcopal Academy.
It was just the second setback for Neon Green (5-2), and first since the opening night loss to Pink, but the squad holds the third spot in a tie with Maroon because of an earlier head-to-head win.
Quinn was one of only two players on the night to hit the individual scoring bar of 20 or more points, the other being Saint Joseph’s junior Amanda Fioravanti, who scored 24 in Kelly Green’s 67-62 win over Orange, a game that featured a near-comeback from a 30-point 49-19 deficit.
Kelly Green (2-5) had only one reserve available while Orange (1-6) had a full complement and is one of the few squads to have a sidelines coach in longtime league participant Steve Flynn.
“If we had won, this would have been the greatest comeback in the history of the league,” said Flynn, whose squad came within four of Kelly Green before being repulsed.
The other two coaches, both also longtime participants, are Neon Green’s Ted Hagedorn and Gold’s Keith Wood. All the other teams have a player-coach.
Speaking of coaches, former league player Laura Kurz is returning to her alma mater as an assistant to Harry Perretta at Villanova after holding a similar position at Lehigh.
On Thursday the Wildcats also announced they are picking up Jannah Tucker, a transfer from Tennessee, yes, that’s right, who sits out this year due to NCAA eligibility rules.
Should the native of Baltimore player in this league next summer, she would be one of the higher profile players on the all-time list that includes such past notables as Dawn Staley, among many others.
Looking Ahead
On Tuesday night, Maroon, coming off its bye, will meet Purple at 7 p.m. on Court 3 in a game involving teams from the upper part of the standings. The two have met in the winter college season.
However, as bunched as the standings are down below, in terms of the hunt to solidify playoffs spots or get closer to them, Sapphire Blue and Red meet at 8:15 p.m. on Court 2. Forest Green will have the night off while Ash teakes its turn Thursday serving the bye.
On Thursday, Gold and Purple meet at 7 p.m. on Court 2 involving teams at the higher end.
As stated earlier, in what could be the battle of unbeatens, Gold and Pink meet on July 21, a Tuesday, with the winner gaining a tie-break, if necessary, for the No. 1 slot, since only two nights will remaining afterwards.
Gold will have a tough one right after with Neon Green and then conclude with Sapphire Blue while Pink meets Maroon and then finishes with Kelly Green.
Next week, Gold meets Black, also known as Division II Philadelphia U., on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on Court one before playing Purple at 7 p.m. on Court 2 Thursday.
Pink meets Ash on Court 1 at 8:15 on Tuesday right after the Gold-Black game on the same court, and then meets Orange on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. on Court 2.
Breaking Ties
As mentioned above, there are four of them right now, and each is clearly determined either through head-to-head play or tie-break number two, superior win when the knot is only between two squads.
Everything is also footnoted clearly in all the stats sections below, especially the season-long tracker that gives you a quick glance who everyone played.
The deal between Pink and Gold right now is Pink’s season-opening win over Neon Green, but the two, as mentioned, are on a head-to-head collision course that would at least temporarily break the tie through record following the result.
As mentioned, Neon Green’s tie for third with Maroon, gives Neon Green the upper hand through an earlier head-to-head win.
Sapphire Blue’s stunner on Thursday night beating Neon Green gave it the nod over Black for the seventh seed in the current standings.
Finally, Red in a tie for ninth with Forest Green gets the higher slot off the win over Purple.
Recaps
Gold 2, Red 0, forfeit: All issues surrounding the immediate implications of the scheduled game with Gold 7-0) and Red (3-5) have been discussed above.
Sapphire Blue 70, Neon Green 67, 2 ovt.: In the big upset Sapphire Blue (3-4) got 17 points from Emily O’Donnell, an Albright senior out of William Tennent, while Courtney Brown, an ESU junior, scored 13 points, and junior Rachel Falkowski from Central Bucks South, and Noelle Powell, an incoming East Stroudsburg freshman out of Bayard Rustin, scored 10 points each.
After Quinn’s big performance of 29, Carly Monzo, a Loyola sophomore out of Mt. Saint Joseph’s, and Maureen Leahy, a Bryant senior out of Cardinal O’Hara, each scored 10 for Neon Green (5-2), while Eliza Polli, a Division III Swarthmore 2013 graduate, scored nine, all from three 3-pointers.
Pink 34, Purple 31: In the low scoring affair, Pink (7-0) got 10 from Fairbanks and seven from Alyssa Monaghan, an incoming Saint Joseph’s freshman from Archbishop Prendergest.
Purple (5-3) got six points each from USciences sophomore Laura Trisch out of Archbishop Wood, and Alex Thomas, an incoming freshman.
Kelly Green 67, Orange 62: In the game that almost got away from Kelly Green (2-5), after Fioravanti’s 24 points, Kaitlyn Kelly, a DeSales sophomore out of Pennsbury High, scored 13 points, Mary Ellen McCollum, a 2014 Division II Holy Family grad out of St.Basil Academy, scored 11, and recent Dowling grad Christine Verelle out of Wood, scored 10.
Lindsey Kelly, a Nazareth College senior out of Central Bucks West led Orange (1-6) with 12 points, Lauren Rothfeld, a Salisbury Junior out of Upper Dublin, scored 11, while Mackenzie Caroll, a Colgate freshkman out of Central Bucks West, and Emma Dorshimer, a Gettysburg freshman out of Jenkintown, each scored 10 points.
Black 54, Ash 43 Black (3-4) stayed in the playoff race and blunted the small win streak by Ash (4-4), which came after two forfeits, as Jaqueline McCarron, a Phila. U. senior out of Lansdale Catholic, and Erin Rafter, a Rams incoming freshman out of Washington Township, each scored 10 points, and Tori Arnao, aa recent Rams grad out of Wood, and Erin Maher, a Phila. U. sophomore out of North Penn, each scored eight.
Ash (4-4), predominately Millersviile, got 11 points from Jessica Gerber, a Kenyon freshman out of Council Rock North, and 10 from Taylor Pritchett, while Jasmine Hudson, a Sussex Central grad as is Pirtchett, scored nine, and Lexi Scrivano, a Millersville senior out of Central Bucks East, scored eight.
Forest Green 79, Royal Blue 54: The winners (3-5), dominated by Holy Family members, got 19 points from Kiernan McCloskey, a Lehigh junior out of Germantown Academy, and also from Katie O’Hare, a Tigers incoming freshman out of Rustin High, while Michala Clay, an inbound Saint Joseph’s freshman, scored 18, all just short of the magical 20-point citation.
Royal Blue (0-8), also known as Penn State-Abington, is still the only team still needing a win but got 16 points from Tyniqua Henderson, a senior out of Dobbins High, while Elizabeth Jones, a sophomore out of St. Hubert, scored 10 point, and Shayna Rodriguez, another incoming freshman, but out of Archbishop Ryan, scored nine, Jiana Clark, a junior out of Chelteham, scored eight, and Madison Kimball, a junior out of Jenkintown, scored seven points.
Standings
Team W-L G.B. PF PA Pct.
(Thru Mon., July 13)
1-Pink 7-0 -- 418 311 1.000
1-%%-Gold 7-0 –- 378 300 1.000
3-%-Neon Green 5-2 2.0 428 369 .714
3-Maroon 5-2 1.5 482 428 .714
5-Purple 5-3 2.5 446 394 .625
6-&-Ash 4-4 3.5 339 332 .500
7-Sapphire 3-4 4.0 396 397 .429
7-Black 3-4 4.0 371 375 .333
9-@-Red 3-5 4.5 471 480 .375
9--Forest Green 3-5 4.5 463 520 .375
11-Kelly 2-5 5.0 411 482 .286
12-Orange 1-6 6.0 413 430 .143
13-Royal Blue 0-8 7.5 402 600 .000
%%-Includes 2 forfeit 2-0 wins
%-includes 1 forfeit 2-0 win
&-includes 2 forfeit 0-2 losses
@-includes 1 forfeit 0-2 loss
Season Results
Thurs., July 9
Sapphire Blue 70, Neon Green, 2 ovt.
Gold 2, Red 0, forfeit
Pink 34, Purple 31
Forest Green 79, Royal Blue 54
Black 54, Ash 43
Kelly Green 67, Orange 62
Bye: Maroon
Tues., July 7
Pink 52, Black 42
Gold 72, Forest Green 56
Neon Green 72, Purple 60
Maroon 68, Red 63
Ash Grey 74, Kelly Green 68
Sapphire Blue 58, Royal Blue 41
Bye: Orange
Thurs., July 2
Maroon 67, Royal Blue 51
Ash 56, Sapphire Blue 59
Pink 60, Forest Green 56
Kelly Green 68, Black 51
Neon Green 75, Red 73
Purple 63, Orange 56
Bye: Gold
Tues., June 30
Red 60, Purple 47
Orange 89, Royal Blue 43
Gold 76, Kelly Green 60
Maroon 67, Black 48
Forest Green 60, Sapphire Blue 54
Neon Green 2, Ash 0, forfeit
Bye: Pink
Thurs, June 25
Maroon 77, Orange 56
Purple 59, Sapphire Blue 54
Red 94 , Kelly Green 64
Gold 2, Ash 0, forfeit
Pink 87, Royal Blue 31
Bye: Neon Green
Tues., June 23
Black 49, Orange 47
Neon Green 91, Forest Green 42
Purple 59, Ash 31
Red 89, Royal Blue 84
Gold 87, Maroon 84
Pink 54, Sapphire Blue 49
Bye: Kelly Green
Thurs, June 18
Gold 70, Royal Blue 57
Ash 74, Forest Green 67
Sapphire Blue 62, Orange 60
Neon Green 69, Maroon 60
Pink 67, Red 50
Purple 66, Kelly Green 40
Bye: Black
Tues, June 16
Maroon 59, Kelly Green 54
Gold 69, Orange 43
Black 73, Red 42
Pink 64, Neon Green 52
Purple 61, Forest Green 47
Ash 61, Royal Blue 41
Bye: Sapphire Blue
Looking Ahead
Tues., July 14
7 p.m.
Gold (7-0) vs. Black (3-4), Court 1
Kelly Green(2-5) vs. Royal Blue (0-8), Court 2
Maroon (5-2) vs. Purple (5-3) , Court 3
8:15 p.m.
Pink (7-0) vs. Ash (4-4), Court 1
Red (3-5) vs. Sapphire Blue (3-4), Court 2
Neon Green (5-2) vs. Orange (1-6), Court 3
Bye: Forest Green
Thurs., July 16
7 p.m.
Black vs. Royal Blue, Court 1
Gold vs. Purple, Court 2
Kelly Green vs. Neon Green, Court 3
8:15 p.m.
Red vs. Forest Green, Court 1
Pink vs. Orange, Court 2
Maroon vs. Sapphire Blue, Court 3
Bye: Ash
Tues., July 21
7 p.m.
Red vs. Orange, Court 1
Ash vs. Maroon, Court 2
Forest Green vs. Kelly Green, Court 3
8:15 p.m.
Royal Blue vs. Neon Green, Court 1
Black vs. Sapphire Blue, Court 2
Gold vs. Pink, Court 3
Bye: Purple
Tues., July 23
7 p.m.
Ash vs. Red, Court 1
Forest Green vs. Orange, Court 2
Pink vs. Maroon, Court 3
8:15 p.m.
Black vs. Purple, Court 1
Gold vs. Neon Green, Court 2
Kelly Green vs. Sapphire Blue, Court 3
Bye: Royal Blue
Tues., July 28
7 p.m.
Royal Blue vs. Purple, Court 1
Neon Green vs. Black, Court 2
Gold vs. Sapphire Blue, Court 3
8:15 p.m.
Ash vs. Orange, Court 1
Forest Green vs. Maroon, Court 2
Pink vs. Kelly Green, Court 3
Bye: Red
Regular Season Ends
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Thurs., July 30
7 p.m.
Seed 8 vs. Seed 1, Court 1
Seed 6 vs. Seed 3, Court 2
8:15 p.m.
Seed 7 vs. Seed 2, Court 1
Seed 5 vs. Seed 4, Court 2
Tues., Aug. 4
Semifinals
Court 1
7 p.m.
Highest Quarterfinal Seed Survivor vs. Lowest Quarterfinal Seed Survivor
8:15 p.m.
Remaining Quarterfinal Survivors vs. Each Other
Thurs., Aug. 6
Championship
Court 1
7 p.m.
Semifinals Survivors vs. Each Other
Scoring 20 Points or More
32-Chelsea Woods, Red (L) vs. Maroon (W) – July 7
31-Dallas Ely, Maroon (W) vs. Royal Blue (L) – July 2
31-Chelsea Woods, Red (W) vs. Kelly Green (L) – June 25
30- Megan Quinn, Neon Green (W), vs. Forest Green (L) - June 23
30-Maureen Leahy, Neon Green (W), vs. Forest Green (L) –June 23
29-Megan Quinn, Neon Green (L-2ovt> vs. Sapphire Blue (W), July 9
28-Chelsea Woods, Red (L), vs. Neon Green (W) – July 2
28- Chelsea Woods, Red (W), vs. vs. Royal Blue (L) – June 23
28-Chelsea Woods, Red (L), vs. Pink (W) – June 18
25-Megan Quinn, Neon Green (W), vs. Red (L) – July 2
25-Tori Smick, Maroon (L) vs. Gold (W) – June 23
25-Ashley Wood, Gold (W) vs Orange (L) – June 16
25-Alex Louin, Neon Green (W) vs Maroon (L) – June 18
24-Amanda Fioravanti, Kelly Green (W) vs. Orange (L) – July 9
24-Jasmine Elum, Gold (W) vs. Forest Green (L) – July 7
24-Jasmine Elum, Gold (W) vs. Kelly Green (L) – June 30
24-Sarah Fairbanks, Pink (W) vs. Red (L) – June 18
24-Tyniqua Henderson, Royal Blue (L) vs. Gold (W) – June 18
23-Mackenzie Carroll, Orange (W) vs. Royal Blue (L) – June 25
23-Lauren Crisler, Gold (W) vs. Maroon (L) – June 23
22-Sarah Fairbanks, Pink (W) vs. Forest Green (L) – July 2
22-Alex Thomas, Purple (W) vs. Sapphire Blue (L) – June 25
22-Micah Morgan, Purple (W), vs. Kelly Green (L) – June 18
21-Alex Louin, Neon Green (W), vs. Purple (L) – July 7
21-Aunjel Van Brakle, Ash (W), vs. Kelly Green (W) – July 7
21-Chelsea Woods, Red (W) vs. Purple (L) – June 25
21 – Sarah Payonk, Pink (W) vs. Royal Blue (L) – June 25
21-Natalya Lee, Red (W), vs. Royal Blue (L) – June 23
21-Alex Louin, Neon Green (W), vs. Forest Green (L) –June 23
21-Lauren Crisler, Gold (W) vs. Royal Blue – June 18
20-Samantha Stipa, Neon Green (W), vs. Red (L) – July 2
20-Maggie Locke, Royal Blue (L) vs. Orange (W) – June 25
20-Mary Ellen McCollum, Kelly Green (L) vs, Red (L) – June 25
20-Margaret Melham, Red (W) vs. Royal Blue (L) – June 23
20-Brittany Sicinski, Maroon (L) vs. Gold (W) – June 23
Tie-Break Tracker
#-Pink (7-0) vs. NG (W), Red (W), SB (W), RB(W), FG(W), Black (W), Purple (W)
Gold 7-0) vs. O (W), RB (W), vs. M (W), Ash (W-*F), KG(W), FG(W), Red (W-*F)
%-Neon Green (5-2) vs. Pink(L), M(W), FG (W), Ash (W-*F), Red(W), Purple (L), SB(L-2OT)
Maroon (5-2) vs. KG (W), NG (L), G(L).O(W), Black (W), RB(W), Red(W)
Purple (5-3) vs. FG (W), KG (W), A(W), SB(W), Red (L), O(W), NG(L), Pink (L)
Ash (4-4) vs. RB (W), FG (W), Purple (L), Gold (L-*F), NG(L-*F),SB(W), KG(W), Black (L)
^-Sapphire Blue (3-4) O(W), Pink(L),Purp(L), FG(L), Ash(L), RB(W), NG (W-2OT)
Black (3-4) vs. Red (W), O (W), FG(L), M(L), KG(L), Pink (L), Ash (W)
$-Red (3-5) vs. Blk (L), Pink (L), RB(W),KG(W), Purp(W), NG(L), M(L), Gold (L-*F)
Forest Green (3-5) vs. Purp (L), Ash (L), NG(L),B(W), SB(W),Pink(L),Gold (L), RB(W)
Kelly Green (2-5) vs. M (L), Purp (L),Red(L), Gold(L),Black(W), Ash (L), O(W)
Orange (1-6) vs. Gold (L), SB (L), B(L),M(L), RB(W),Purple(L), KG(L)
Royal Blue (0-8) vs. Ash (L), Gold (L), Red (L),Pink(L), O(L),M(L), SB(L), FG(L)
*-Forfeit win or loss
#-Pink beat Neon Green
%-Neon Green beat Maroon head to head
^-Sapphire Blue beat Neon Green, 2 ovt.
$-Red beat Purple
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