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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.

Saturday, June 12, 2021

The Guru Report: Philly Women’s Collegiate Summer League Returns Thursday


Guru note: This post  newly edited for four roster additions which gives Royal and Red one new player each and Kelly two all detailed within the copy. But as a Guru public service six teams now have 12 players each, one has 10 and one has 15 to grow overall from 94 to 98. The new Red (Arcadia) addition is (4) Sydney Barrer 5’8 Wyomissing Sr. HS/Arcadia ‘22, Royal (Ursinus) adds (4) Rachel Saxton 5’4 New Hope Solebury H.S. Muhlenberg ‘25, and Kelly (Kutztown) adds (4) Kelly Kowalik Neshaminy/Tufts ‘24 and (5) Samantha Brusha 5’10 Abington/Millersville ‘22. Those of you motivated can cut and paste the rosters into a separate file and print to take to the games. A separate post after this one with the by-laws states if you are fully vaccinated you won’t have to wear a mask in the gym, but required to wear one otherwise except when eating purchased offerings from the snack bar.

This post previously edited for the change in tip times moving early games to 6:30 p.m. from 7 p.m. and late games to 7:45 p.m. from 8:15 p.m.

By Mel Greenberg @womhoopsguru

After missing last season because of COVID-19 protocols, the Philadelphia/Suburban Women’s Summer Basketball League returns Thursday with some changes and will continue into a week of playoffs the front part of August.

We’ll chronicle the entire run as we have in the past and Commissioner David (Deuce) Kessler returns for the action at Kelly Bolish Gym, home of the AAU Renegades, 2950 Turnpike Drive in Hatboro, Pa., near the intersection of Davisville and Byberry Roads, close to the 611 Exit (Willow Grove) of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Kessler will also issue his game-night newsletter.

We will go over more detail prior to the tip so we can give you the schedule and rosters here quicker.

The full report once the league has launched will have game detail with Bob Heller somehow being able to add some extra meat considering points are the only recorded stats, a preview of the next round, standings, a running list of players who score 20 or more points, a running results/coming schedule, team by team results/schedule, a playoff seed tracker, though it won’t take true shape until enough games are played, and we’ll repeat the rosters from time to time.

What’s Different

Because the league does not have NCAA certification there won’t be any undergraduates from D-1 schools, not that many signed in recent pre-coronavirus seasons, though D2 and D3 teams while playing under names of colors for the most part are allowed to play as whole squads as they are in the winter though some teams will have outsiders. The teams will be identified here in both color and school names.

For these squads, this will be good preparation to return to normal since many did not play last winter.

In the past anywhere from 10 to 13 teams competed on Tuesday and Thursday nights with three doubleheaders and in some seasons a team or two had byes.

This summer just eight teams will play on Thursday nights only for seven weeks of regular season, two doubleheaders, but all eight will make the playoffs in one-and-done rounds on Tuesday, Aug. 3 for the quarterfinals, Thursday, Aug. 5 for the semifinals, and Thursday, August 12 for the championship.

Five teams have 12 players, one has 13, one has 10, and one has 15 for a total of 98 players. The twin-bills tip at 6:30 p.m. with a 15-minute grace period to field a playing roster before a forfeit is called, however there is no grace for the 7:45 p.m. nightcaps. 

The eight teams are: Red (D3 Arcadia 12 players), Orange (D2 Chestnut Hill 15 players), Sky Blue (D2 Holy Family 12 players), Black (D2-Jefferson 10 players), Kelly (D2-Kutztown 13 players),

Royal (D3-Ursinus 12 players), Maroon (D2-USciences undergrads 12 players), Pink (D2-USciences Alumnae 12 players). 

The Revised Philadelphia/Suburban Women’s Summer Basketball League Day-By-Day Schedule/Results

Entire Night Now Tips Half-Hour Earlier From Original Post

Early Games Will Now Tip at 6:30 p.m.; Late Games Will Now Tip at 7:45 p.m.

Thursday, June 17

Early Games (6:30 p.m.)

Court 1: Sky Blue vs. Black
Court 2: Pink vs. Royal

Late Games (7:45 p.m.)

Court 1: Red vs. Maroon
Court 2: Orange vs. Kelly

Thursday, June 24

Early Games (6:30 p.m.)

Court 1: Maroon vs. Pink
Court 2: Black vs. Red

Late Games (7:45 p.m.)

Court 1: Royal vs. Orange
Court 2: Kelly vs. Sky Blue

Thursday, July 1

Early Games (6:30 p.m.)

Court 1: Maroon vs. Kelly
Court 2: Sky Blue vs. Orange

Late Games (7:45 p.m.)

Court 1: Royal vs. Red
Court 2: Pink vs. Black

Thursday, July 8

Early Games (6:30 p.m.)

Court 1: Kelly vs. Royal
Court 2: Black vs. Maroon

Late Games (7:45 p.m.)

Court 1: Sky Blue vs. Pink
Court 2: Red vs. Orange

Thursday, July 15

Early Games (6:30 p.m.)

Court 1: Sky Blue vs. Red
Court 2: Kelly vs. Pink

Late Games (7:45 p.m.)

Court 1: Black vs. Orange
Court 2: Royal vs. Maroon

Thursday, July 22

Early Games (6:30 p.m.)

Court 1: Sky Blue vs. Royal
Court 2: Orange vs. Maroon

Late Games (7:45 p.m.)

Court 1: Kelly vs. Black
Court 2: Pink vs. Red

Thursday, July 29

Regular Season Ends

Early Games (6:30 p.m.)

Court 1: Pink vs. Orange
Court 2: Red vs. Kelly

Late Games (7:45 p.m.)

Court 1: Sky Blue vs. Maroon
Court 2: Royal vs. Black

Tuesday, August 3

Playoffs Quarterfinals

Early Games (6:30 p.m.)

Court 1: 8th seed vs. 1st seed
Court 2: 6th seed vs. 3rd seed

Late Games (7:45 p.m.)

Court 1: 7th seed vs. 2nd seed
Court 2: 5th seed vs. 4th seed

Thursday, August 5

Playoffs Semifinals

Early Game (6:30 p.m.)

Court 1: Highest Quarterfinal Survivor vs. Lowest Quarterfinal Survivor

Late Game (7:45 p.m.)

Court 1: Remaining Surviving Seeds

Thursday, August 12

Playoff Championship

Tipoff: 6:30 p.m.

Court : Semifinal Winners

Team By Team Regular Season Schedules/Results

Red (D3-Arcadia) 0-0

June 17: vs. Maroon (D2-USciences Undergrads), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
June 24: vs. Black (D2-Jefferson), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 1: vs. Royal (D3-Ursinus), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 8: vs. Orange (D2-Chestnut Hill), 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 15: vs. Sky Blue (D2-Holy Family), 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 22: vs. Pink (D2-USciences Alumnae), 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 29: vs. Kelly (D2-Kutztown), 6:30 p.m., Court 2

Orange (D2-Chestnut Hill) 0-0

June 17: vs. Kelly (D2-Kutztown), 7:45 p.m., Court 2
June 24: vs. Royal (D3-Ursinus), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 1: vs. Sky Blue (D2-Holy Family), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 8: vs. Red (D3-Arcadia), 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 15: vs. Black (D2-Jefferson), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 22: vs. Maroon (D2-USciences Undergrads), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 29: vs. Pink (D2-USciences Alumnae), 6:30 p.m., Court 1

Sky Blue (D2-Holy Family) 0-0

June 17: vs. Black (D2-Jefferson), 6:30 p.m., Court 1
June 24: vs. Kelly D2-Kutztown, 7:45 p.m, Court 2
July 1: vs. Orange (D2-Chestnut Hill), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 8: vs. Pink (D2-USciences Alumnae), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 15: vs. Red (D3-Arcadia), 6;30 p.m., Court 1
July 22: vs. Royal (D3-Ursinus), 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 29: vs. Maroon (D2-USciences Undergrads), 7:45 p.m., Court 1

Black (D2-Jefferson) 0-0

June 17: vs. Sky Blue (D2-Holy Family), 6;30 p.m., Court 1
June 24: vs. Red (D3-Arcadia), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 1: vs. Pink (D2-USciences Alumnae), 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 8: vs. Maroon (D2-USciences Undergrads), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 15: vs. Orange (D2-Chestnut Hill),  7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 22: vs. Kelly (D2-Kutztown), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 29: vs. Royal (D3-Ursinus, 7:45 p.m., Court 2

Kelly (D2-Kutztown) 0-0

June 17: vs. Orange (D2-Chestnut Hill), 7:45 p.m., Court 2
June 24: vs. Sky Blue (D2-Holy Family), 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 1: vs. Maroon (D2-USciences Undergrads), 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 8: vs. Royal (D3-Ursinus), 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 15: vs. Pink (D2-USciences Alumnae), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 22: vs. Black (D2-Jefferson), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 29: vs. Red (D3-Arcadia), 6:30 p.m., Court 2

Royal (D3-Ursinus) 0-0

June. 17: vs. Pink (D2-USciences Alumnae), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
June 24: vs. Orange (D2-Chestnut Hill), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 1: vs. Red (D3-Arcadia), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 8: vs. Kelly (D2-Kutztown), 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 15: vs. Maroon (D2-USciences Undergrads), 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 22: vs. Sky Blue  (D2-Holy Family), 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 29: vs. Black (Jefferson), 8:15 p.m., Court 2

Maroon (D2-USciences Undergrads) 0-0

June 17: vs. Red (D3-Arcadia), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
June 24: vs. Pink (USciences Undergrads), 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 1: vs. Kelly (D2-Kutztown), 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 8: vs. Black (D2-Jefferson), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 15: vs. Royal (D3-Ursinus). 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 22: vs. Orange (D2-Chestnut Hill), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 29: vs. Sky Blue (D2-Holy Family), 7:45 p.m., Court 1

Pink (D2-USciences Alumnae) 0-0

June 17: vs. Royal (D3-Ursinus), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
June 24: vs. Maroon (D2-USciences Undergrads), 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 1: vs. Black (D2-Jefferson), 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 8: vs. Sky Blue (D2-Holy Family), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 15: vs. Kelly (D2-Kutztown), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 22: vs. Red (D3-Arcadia), 7:45 p.m. Court 2
July 29: vs. Orange (D2-Chestnut Hill), 6:30 p.m., Court 1

Playoff Seed Tracker (Alphabetical Till Midseason)

Black (0-0) vs. SB; vs. Rd; vs. Pk; vs. vs. M; vs. O; vs. Ky; vs. Ry

Kelly (0-0) vs. O; vs. SB; vs. M; vs. Ry; vs. Pk; vs. Bl; vs. Rd

Maroon (0-0) vs. Rd; vs. Pk; vs. Ky; vs. Bl; vs. Ry; vs. O;  vs. SB

Orange (0-0) vs. Ky; vs. Ry; vs. SB; vs. Rd; vs. Bl; vs. M; vs. Pk

Pink (0-0) vs. Ry; vs. M; vs. Bl; vs. SB; vs. Ky; vs. Rd; vs. O

Red (0-0) vs. M; vs. Bl; vs. Ry; vs. O; vs. SB; vs, Pk; vs, Ky

Royal (0-0) vs. Pk; vs. O; vs. Rd; vs .Ky; vs.  M; vs. SB; vs. Bl

Sky Blue (0-0)  vs. Bl; vs. Ky: vs. O; vs. Pk; vs. Rd; vs, Ry; vs. M

2021 Philadelphia/Suburban Women’s Basketball Summer League Eight Team Rosters

 

(Undergrad Fall 21-22 Class Distinction; ’22 – Senior; ’23 – Junior; ’24 – Sophomore; ’25 – Freshman)

 

Team Red (D-3 Arcadia)  - 12 Players 

       

4   Sydney Barrer 5’8 Wyomissing Sr. HS/Arcadia ’22   

5   Abbey Finkill 5’9 Warwick HS/Arcadia ’23   

10 Scarlett Glasser-Nehls 5’4 Watchung Hills Regional/Arcadia ’24    

11 Joanna Giustino 5’7 Monroe Twshp HS/Arcadia ’25       

12 Kylie Meredith 5’7 Conrad Welser HS/Arcadia ’25    

13 Sophia Rasiul 5’9 Twin Valley HS/Arcadia ’25       

14 Kate Robinson 5’3 South Hunterdon/Arcadia ’25      

15 Mara Weaver 5’11 Eastern York HS/Arcadia ’25       

20 Olivia Wyckoff 6’3 Kingsway Regional/Arcadia ’23       

21 Ally Zolty 5’7 Plymouth Whitemarsh/Arcadia ’25     

22 Jane Altemus 6’  Rider ’04 

23 Brady Wassel 5’10 Lansdale Catholic/Albright ‘22                 

 

Team Orange (D-2 Chestnut Hill) - 15 Players

     

4   Trinity Brittingham 5’8  St. George’s Technical HS/Chestnut Hill ’23    

5   Kaitlyn C. Carter 5’11 Penn Charter/Chestnut Hill ’24   

10 Emily Chmiel 6’2  CB East/Chestnut Hill ’25      

11 Lauren Crim 5’5  Lansdale Catholic/Chestnut Hill ’23      

12 Maura Conroy 5’5  Gwynedd Mercy/Chestnut Hill ’22      

13 Kayla Dougherty 5’6  Williamstown HS/Chestnut Hill ’24     

14 Brianna Hewlett 5’9  North Penn HS/Chestnut Hill ’22      

15 Lindsey Lane 5’11  Haverford/Chestnut Hill ’23       

20 Rachael Millan 5’8  Lower Moreland/Chestnut Hill ’22      

21 Morgan Orloski 5’5  Bethlehem Catholic/Chestnut Hill ’22     

22 Brianna Rider 5’11  St. Timothy’s School/Chestnut Hill ’25      

23 Cassie Sebold 5’5  Arch. Wood/Chestnut Hill ’22        

24 Abigail Spratt 5’6  Central Bucks W./Chestnut Hill ’22    

25 Morgan Sterner 5’6  Northampton Area HS/Chestnut Hill ’25     

30 Amber Washington 5’1  St. George’s Technical HS/Chestnut Hill ‘23    

 

Team Sky Blue (D2-Holy Family) - 12 Players

    

4   Anjelai Hayes 5’6  Woodbury HS/Holy Family ’21      

5   Megan Hughes 5’10  Point Borough HS/Holy Family ’22     

10 Jennifer Kokulus 5’11  Freedom HS/Holy Family ‘24      

11 Monee Moore 5’7  Arch. Ryan/Holy Family ’23    

12 Ava Morrow 5’10  Twin Valley HS/Holy Family ’25      

13 Megan O’Connell 5’6  St. Hubert/Holy Family ’22     

14 Carolyn Prevost 6’1  Montgomery HS/Holy Family ’24   

15 Jessica Riepe 5’8  Marlboro HS/Holy Family ’25       

20 Jada Saeger 5’4  Northern Lehigh HS/Holy Family ’23   

21 Dakota Schultice 5’7  Timber Creek HS/Holy Family ’24    

22 Kyliah Singletary 5’11  West Catholic/Holy Family ’23    

23 Lindsay Tretter 5’8  Arch Wood/Holy Family ’24     

 

Team Black (D2-Jefferson) - 10 Players

    

4   Bridget Arcidiacono 5’10  Arch. Wood/Jefferson ’22   

5   Emma Kuczynski 5’7  Tamaqua Area HS/Jefferson ’24     

10 Sabria Lytes 6’  Harry S. Truman HS/Jefferson ’21      

11 Maeve McCann 5’6   Bonner-Prendie/Jefferson ’23      

12 Haley Meinel 5’10  Central Bucks South/Jefferson ’22  

13 Cassie Murphy 6’  Notre Dame/Jefferson ’24     

14 Ryleigh Parsons 5’5   Arch Wood/Jefferson ’23     

15 Morgan Robinson 5’8  Kingsway Regional/Jefferson ’23    

20 Allie Warren 5’10  E. Brunswick/Jefferson ‘20         

21 Sam Yencha 5’11  Holy Redeemer HS/Jefferson ‘24  

 

Team Kelly (D2-Kutztown)  - 13 Players      

      

 4 Kelly Kowalik 5’10 Neshaminy/Tufts ‘24

 5 Samantha Brusha 5’10 Abington/Millersville ‘22

32 Isabella Arcun 5’6  Pennsbury/Kutztown ’25  

33 Noelle Baxter 5’8  Arch. Wood/Kutztown ’25   

34 Mary deSimone 5’6  Arch Carroll/W.Chester ’23  

35 Elizabeth Fasti 5’6  Arch. Wood/Kutztown/Misericordia ’23   

40 Abby Goodrich 6’  Springford/Kutztown ’23    

41 Shannen Hinchey 5’10  Ridley/Kutztown/Mansfield ’25   

42 Leah Johnson 5’5  Notre Dame/West Chester ’23    

43 Miranda Liebtag 5’10  Abington/Kutztown/Cabrini ’23   

44 Valerie McGriff 6’  North Penn/Kutztown/Bloomsburg ’24  

45 Casey Remolde 5’10  St. Basil’s/Kutztown ’23    

50 Annie Whalen 5’9  Arch. Wood/Kutztown ’24    

 

Team Royal (D3-Ursinus)  - 12 Players           

    

  4  Rachel Saxton 5’4” New Hope Solebury H.S./Muhlenberg ‘25

30 Dana Bandurick 6’  Council Rock North/Ursinus/Swarthmore ’23     

31 Sydney Blum 5’11  Council Rock North/Ursinus/The College of New Jersey ’23    

32 Maria D’Aulerio 5’6  Nazareth Academy/Ursinus’24    

33 Charlotte DiLello 5’7   Germantown Academy/Ursinus ’25    

34 Sarah DiLello 5’6  Germantown Academy/Ursinus ’24     

35 Erin Devine 5’10  Princeton HS/Ursinus ’23     

40 Kelly Grant 5’3  St. Basil’s Academy/Ursinus ’24     

41 Alyssa Martin 5’9  Gwynedd Mercy/Ursinus ’23     

42 Katie McCusker 5’10  Washington Twshp HS/Ursinus ’24   

43 Tamia Wessels 5’6 Abington HS/Alvernia’24      

44 Sabrina Vlahovic 5’7  New Hope Solebury/Plymouth State U. ’24   

 

 Team Maroon (D2-USciences Undergrads) - 12 Players


4   Dayna Balasa   5’8  Upper Dublin/USciences ’25   

5   Isla Brennan 5’7 Middletown HS South/USciences ’23 

10 Juliana Gura 5’10 St. Basil’s Academy/USciences ’22   

11 Taylor Hamm 6’  Perkiomen Valley/USciences ’22 

12 Jessica Huber 5’9 North Penn/USciences ’21   

13 Harlem Jennings 5’7   Arch. Carroll/USciences ’24

14 Bria Johnson 5’8   Montgomery HS/USciences    

15 Shayla Johnson 6’2 USciences ’25   

20 Kendall Keyes 5’6  Lenape/USciences ’22    

21 Anna McTamney 5’10  Plymouth Whitemarsh/USciences ’25    

22 Kerry Patterson 5’8  Card O’Hara HS/USciences ’23    

23 Allison Waters 5’9   Manasquan/USciences  ’25   

 

Team Pink  (D2-USciences Alums) - 12 Players


4   Sarah Abbonizio  5’8   Episcopal Academy/USciences ’18   

5   Allie Crone  5’8     USciences 

10 Molly Greenberg  5’6   St. Basil Academy/USciences 

11 Melia Kolb  5’7  Jenkintown/USciences/Dickinson College ’23      

12 Natalie Kolb  5’7 Jenkintown/USciences/Franklin & Marshall  ’23   

13 Ashley Kremp  5’9 Jenkintown/USciences/Penn State ’22   

14 Jen Kremp  5’8  Jenkintown/USciences/Dickinson College ’22     

15 Shannon May  5’4  Archbishop Wood/USciences ’21   

20 Laura Trisch 5’10  Archbishop Wood/USciences ’18  

21 Irisa Ye 5’9  North Penn/USciences ’21   

22 Jordan Vitelli  5’6  Central Bucks South/USciences ’20 

23 Brigit Coleman 5’6  Gwynedd Mercy/USciences ’22    

 



































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Thanks Mel for all the work

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