The Guru’s Philly Summer League Report: Aquatic/D2-Holy Family Stays Unbeaten While Royal/D3-Immaculata Gets First Win
By Bob Heller and Mel Greenberg @womhoopsgurux
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. Suddenly, the regular season of the Philadelphia/Suburban Women’s Basketball Summer League at its new Plymouth Whitemarsh High venue is flying near the finish with next week’s pair of games completing the final standings and setting up the playoffs.
Aquatic / D2-Holy Family which moved into first by a half-game last week stayed unbeaten Tuesday night at 5-0 with an 85-66 win over Citrine Orange/ D3-Rowan undergrads+D3-Ursinus Alums, dropping the opposition to 2-3.
The opposition still had a highlight in the loss with Natalie Mehl making seven shots from distance and having the night’s top performance at 25 points.
BlackStar /D2-Jefferson (5-1) bounced back from losing to its winter rival to stay within a half-game in second by gaining an 81-56 win over Sunburst / D3 – Ursinus, which dropped to 1-4 in a tie with Jade / D3-Arcadia, which became the sixth of the nine-team league to serve the nightly bye.
After missing its first win on the eight-game schedule by a point last Wednesday, Royal Crown /D3 Immaculata made it to victory lane, improving to 1-5 by triumphing 56-47 over Electric Green / D3-Gwynedd Mercy (3-2) led by Lianna Adames, who fired six from deep on the way to 23 points, also making the 20+ honor roll.
The other game saw Purple Haze /D2-West Chester climb into fifth at 3-3 over Citrine Orange by winning 53-47 against Electric Pink / D3-Goldey-Beacon and Scranton.
Despite the losses, Electric Pink and Electric Green stayed tied for third, Pink holding the third seed spot for now off a head-to-head win over Green.
The bottom two teams will begin with a play-in game on July 21 at 6:30 p.m. between the 8th and 9th seed ib Court 1.
Looking Ahead
Completing this week’s pair of game nights on Wednesday has Electric Green and Citrine Orange meeting on Court 1 while Jade and Sunburst, tied in 7th, will meet on Court 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the early games, that winner gaining a small advantage to potentially avoid the play-in round.
Jade has the higher slot at the moment because beating Citrine Orange has more value.
The 7:45 p.m. games have Aquatic and Electric Pink meeting on Court 1, while Purple and Royal Crown meet on Court 2.
Now, here’s Bob with the details followed by the scoreboard.
Recaps
Purple Haze 53 Electric Pink 47
Purple Haze (West Chester University +) used a solid third quarter to hold off a tenacious Electric Pink (University of Scranton/Goldey-Beacom College +)squad, 53-47 in the early game on Court 1.
Alyssa Donahue (East Stroudsburg University) led Purple with 16 points while Erin Daley added 11. Pink got 12 points from Maura Gilroy (University of Scranton) while Bailey Balkir (Gettysburg) and Bridget Malloy (Scranton) added 11 and ten points respectively.
Trailing by one at halftime, Purple outscored Pink 17-8 in the third quarter to take a 40-32 lead heading into the final period. Donahue led the way with six points with Daley adding four
The Purple Haze squad pushed the lead to double digits early in the final period before Pink slowly chipped away at the lead, closing to within four in the final two minutes before Anna McTamney sank two free throws to make the final margin six points.
The opening two quarters saw six lead changes as neither team could pull away from the other as Purple held a one point lead after one period and Pink reversed that to lead 24-23 at halftime.
Donahue had ten of her game-high 16 points in the first two quarters. Malloy scored seven and Marissa Fracione (Scranton) added six points to lead Pink in the first two quarters.
Royal Blue 56 Electric Green 47
Royal Blue (Immaculata University +) jumped out to an early lead on the strength of Lianna Adames’ three first quarter three point baskets and held onto to the advantage to earn their first win of the season 56-47 over Electric Green (Gwynedd Mercy University +).
Adames finished the game with 23 points (six three-point baskets) while Emma Wagner added eight points.
Green was led by Layla Verbit and Emma O’Hare (DeSales University) with ten points apiece.
Royal jumped out to a 16-6 lead in the first six minutes of the game and led 20-12 at the end of the first quarter.
Green, however, battled back with a 13-4 run in the first six minutes of the second half to take a 25-24 lead, capped by a long two-point basket from Azzy Crumpton and two free throws from Rachel Dunn.
Royal closed out the quarter with five straight points to lead 29-25 at halftime.
Green pulled within two 29-27 with a pair of free throws from O’Hare in the opening minutes of the quarter but as the quarter wore on Royal added to lead with Jennifer Fox (Franklin and Marshall) scoring all five of her points in the period and Adames adding her fifth three-ball of the game as Royal took a 44-34 lead heading into the final quarter.
Adames and Fiona Reckner (Franklin and Marshall) combined for ten of Royal’s 12 fourth quarter points as Royal continued to maintain their lead, never letting it fall below six points during the quarter.
Gabrielle Bowes (Millersville) and Brianna McFadden kept Green within range with key three-point baskets as the game went on but Royal held on for the ten-point win.
Aquatic Blue 85 Citrine Orange 66
Team Aquatic Blue ( Holy Family University +) combined for 15 three-points baskets and put four players in double figures as they remained unbeaten, cruising to an 85-66 win over Citrine Orange (Ursinus Alums/Rowan University +)
Dani Brusha led Aquatic with 18 points (three “3’s”) while Ella Brown and Lola Ibarrondo added 16 points apiece. Sydney Stokes chipped in ten points. Delaney Haines (Southern Connecticut State) made three three-point baskets to finish with nine points.
Natalie Mehl (Ursinus ’24) had the highest-scoring performance of the night with 25 points, making seven three-point baskets (the most by a summer player this season). Grace McShane (Rowan) added 16 points while Charlotte Diletto (Ursinus ’25) chipped in ten.
Aquatic jumped out to a 12-5 lead less than five minutes into the game and ending the quarter with a 16 point advantage 28-12 with Brusha and Haines each banging in two buckets from downtown.
Brown scored nine points in the second quarter as Aquatic increased their lead to 55-36 at the half. Mehl kept Orange from falling too far behind with a 14-point effort (four 3’s) in the quarter.
Ibarrondo scored ten second half points for Aquatic as they maintained their 19-point advantage. Including Ibarrondo, eight different Aquatic players scored in the final twenty minutes of action .
BlackStar 81 Sunburst 56
BlackStar (Jefferson University+) got back on the winning track, placing five players in double figures as they defeated Sunburst (Ursinus University), 81-56 in the early game on Court 2.
Gabby Recinto led BlackStar with 18 points. Caleigh Sperling and Emily Spratt chipped in 14 points each. Carlie Lapinski and Cassidy Krevasi added 11 and ten points respectively.
Sunburst got 13 points from Delaney McCaffrey and 11 from Anna Chimento.
Olivia Nardi added ten points to round out Sunburst’s double figure scorers.
Spratt was off to a hot start in the first quarter scoring half of her 14 points in the period as BlackStar jumped out to a 20-13 lead heading into the second quarter.
BlackStar increased their lead as the second quarter progressed with Sperling producing ten points and Jordyn Thomas added six as BlackStar upped their advantage to 49-31 at halftime.
Recinto had eight points in the third quarter as BlackStar added to their lead, outscoring Sunburst 16-14 to take a 65-45 lead into the home stretch.
A 16-11 effort by the victors pushed the lead to 81-56 as the final buzzer sounded.
Standings (Thru Wednesday, July 8)
Team W L Pct. GB PF PA
Aquatic 5 0 1.000 — 361 232
BlackStar 5 1 .833 0.5 453 333
Electric Pink 3 2 .600 2.0 319 293
Electric Green 3 2 .600 2.0 220 255
Purple Haze 3 3 .500 2.5 312 277
Citrine Orange 2 3 .400 3.0 314 406
Jade 1 4 .200 4.0 308 339
Sunburst 1 4 .200 4.0 275 310
Royal Crown 1 5 .167 4.5 316 397
Individual Scoring 20+ Points
36-Taylor Koenig, Jade (W) vs. Citrine Orange, June 17
26-Grace McShane, Citrine Orange (W) vs. Royal Crown, June 30
25-Natalie Mehl, Citrine Orange (L) vs. Aquatic, July 7
25-Grace McShane, Citrine Orange (W) vs. Sunburst, June 23
24-Jocelyn Goldstein, Jade (W) vs. Cintrine Orange, June 17
24-Kara Meredith, Aquatic (W) vs. Sunburst, June 30
23-Lianna Adames, Royal Crown (W) vs. Electric Green, July 7
22-Taylor Koneig, Jade (L) vs. Purple Haze, July 1
21-Emily Spratt, BlackStar (W) vs. Purple Haze, June 30
21-Bridget Malloy, Electric Pink (W) vs. Electric Green, June 16
20-Taylor Koenig, Jade (L) vs. Electric Green, June 30
20-Emma Wagner, Royal Crown (L) vs. Citrine Orange, June 30
20-Abby Arnold, Jade (L) vs. Electric Pink, June 24
20-Gabrielle Recinto, BlackStar (W) vs. Electric Pink, June 17
Results and Schedule
Tuesday, July 7
Purple Haze 53, Electric Pink 47
BlackStar 81, Sunburst 56
Royal Crown 56, Electric Green 47
Aquatic 85, Citrine Orange 66
Bye: Jade (1-4)
Wednesday, July 8
6:30 p.m.
Electric Green (3-2) vs. Citrine Orange (2-3), Court 1
Jade (1-4) vs. Sunburst (1-4), Court 2
7:45 p.m.
Electric Pink (3-2) vs. Aquatic (5-0), Court 1
Purple Haze (3-3) vs. Royal Crown (1-5), Court 2
Bye: BlackStar (5-1)
Wednesday, July 1
Aquatic 68, BlackStar 50
Electric Pink 59, Royal Crown 58
Electric Green 58, Sunburst 54
Purple Haze 72, Jade 63
Bye: Citrine Orange
Tuesday, June 30
Electric Green 60, Jade 57
Citrine Orange 80, Royal Crown 71
BlackStar 83, Purple Haze 68
Aquatic 75, Sunburst 44
Bye: Electric Pink
Wednesday, June 24 (Games J23 & J24 Rear Bldg)
Electric Green 2, Purple Haze 0, forfeit
Electric Pink 72, Jade 49
Bye: Aquatic (2-0)
Tuesday, June 23
Citrine Orange 81, Sunburst 72
BlackStar 84, Royal Crown 47
Wednesday, June 17
BlackStar 80, Electric Pink 47
Aquatic 55, Purple Haze 33
Jade 92, Citrine Orange 60
Sunburst 49, Royal Crown 45
Bye: Electric Green
Tuesday, June 16
Aquatic 88, Royal Crown 53
Purple Haze 86, Citrine Orange 27
BlackStar 75, Jade 47
Electric Pink 88, Electric Green 53
Bye: Sunburst
Tuesday, July 14
6:30 p.m.
Royal Crown vs. Jade, Court 1
Aquatic vs. Electric Green, Court 2
7:45 p.m.
Sunburst vs. Electric Pink
Citrine Orange vs. Blackstar, Court 2
Bye: Purple Haze
Regular Season Ends
Wednesday, July 15
6:30 p.m.
Sunburst vs. Purple Haze, Court 1
Citrine Orange vs. Electric Pink, Court 2
7:45 p.m.
Aquatic vs. Jade, Court 1
BlackStar vs. Electric Green, Court 2
Bye: Royal Crown
Playoffs
Tuesday, July 21
Play-in
6:30 p.m.
8 seed vs. 9 seed, Court 1
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, July 22
6:30 p.m.
1 seed vs. 8-9 winner, Court 1
6 seed vs. 3 seed, Court 2
7:45 p.m.
7 seed vs. 2 seed, Court 1
5 seed vs. 4 seed, Court 2
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 28
Court 1
6:30 p.m.
Highest Seed Survivor vs. Lowest Seed Survivor
7:45 p.m.
Remaining Survivors Meet
Championship
Wednesday, July 29
Team by Team Schedules and Results
Aquatic (D2-Holy Family +) 5-0
June 16 (W) 78-39 vs. Royal Crown (D3-Immaculata)
June 17 (W) 55-33 vs. Purple Haze (D2-West Chester)
June 23 Bye
June 30 (W) 75-44 vs. Sunburst (D3-Ursinus)
July 1 (W) 68-50 vs. BlackStar (D2-Jefferson)
July 7 (W) 85-66 vs.Citrine Orange (D3 Rowan + Ursinus Alums)
July 8 vs. Electric Pink (D2-Goldey-Beacom), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 14 vs. Electric Green (D3-Gwynedd Mercy), 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 15 vs. Jade (D3-Arcadia), 7:45 p.m., Court 1
BlackStar (D2-Jefferson+), 4-1
June 16 (W) 75-47 vs. Jade
June 17 (W) 80-47 vs. Electric Pink
June 23 (W) 84-47 vs. Royal Crown
June L 30 (W) 83-68 vs. Purple Haze
July 1 (L) 50-68 vs. Aquatic
July 7 (W) 81-56
July 8 Bye
July 14 vs. Citrine Orange, 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 15 vs. Electric Green, 7:45 p.m., Court 2
Citrine Orange (D3-Rowan Undergrads + Ursinus Alums), 2-3
June 16 (L) 27-86 vs. Purple Haze
June 17 (L) 60-92 vs. Jade
June 23 (W) 81-72 vs. Sunburst
June 30 (W) 80-71 vs. Royal Crown
July 1 Bye
July 7 (L) 66-85 vs. Aquatic
July 8 vs. Electric Green, 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 14 vs. BlackStar, 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 15 vs. Electric Pink, 6:30 p.m., Court 2
Electric Green (D3-Gwynedd Mercy +) 3-2
June 16 (L) 53-88 vs. Electric Pink
June 17 Bye
June 24 (W) 2-0 vs. Purple Haze, forfeit
June 30 (W) 60-57 vs. Jade
July 1 (W) 58-54 vs. Sunburst
July 7 (L) 47-56 vs. Royal Crown
July 8 vs. Citrine Orange, 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 14 vs. Aquatic, 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 15 vs. BlackStar, 7:45 p.m., Court 2
Electric Pink (D2-Goldey-Beacom +) 3-2
June 16 (W) 88-53 vs. Electric Green
June 17 (L) 47-80 vs. BlackStar
June 24 (W) 72-49 vs. Jade
June 30 Bye
July 1 (W) 59-58 Royal Crown
July 7 (L) 47-53 vs. Purple Haze
July 8 vs. Aquatic, 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 14 vs. Sunburst, 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 15 vs. Citrine Orange, 6:30 p.m., Court 2
Jade (D3-Arcadia +) 1-4
June 16 (L) 47-75 vs. BlackStar
June 17 (W) 92-60 vs. Citrine Orange
June 24 (L) 49-72 vs. Electric Pink
June 30 (L) 57-60 vs. Electric Green
July 1 (L) 63-72 vs. Purple Haze
July 7 Bye
July 8 vs. Sunburst, 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 14 vs. Royal Crown, 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 15 vs. Aquatic, 7:45 p.m., Court 1
Purple Haze (D2-West Chester +) 3-3
June 16 (W) 86-27 vs. Citrine Orange
June 17 (L) 33-55 vs. Aquatic
June 24 (L) 0-2, forfeit vs. Electric Green
June 30 (L) 68-83 vs. BlackStar
July 1 (W) 72-63 vs. Jade
July 7 (W) 53-47 vs. Electric Pink
July 8 vs. Royal Crown, 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 14 Bye
July 15 vs. Sunburst, 6:30 p.m., Court 1
Royal Crown (D3-Immaculata +) 1-5
June 16 (L) 39-78 vs. Aquatic
June 17 (L) 45-49 va. Sunburst
June 23 (L) 47-84 vs. BlackStar
June 30 (L) 71-80 vs. Citrine Orange
July 1 (L) 58-59 vs. Electric Pink
July 7 (W) 56-47 vs Electric Green
July 8 vs. Purple Haze, 7:45 p.m., Court 2
July 14 vs. Jade, 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 15 Bye
Sunburst (D3-Ursinus +) 1-4
June 16 Bye
June 17 (W) 49-45 vs. Royal Crown
June 23 (L) 72-81 vs. Citrine Orange
June 30 (L) 44-75 vs. Aquatic
July 1 (L) 54-58 vs. Electric Green, 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 7 (L) 56-81 vs. BlackStar
July 8 vs. Jade, 6:30 p.m., Court 2
July 14 vs. Electric Pink, 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 15 vs. Purple Haze, 6:30 p.m., Court 1
Seed Tracker
Codes – AQ-Aquatic; BS-BlackStar; CO-Citrine Orange; EG-Electric Green; EP-Electric Pink; JA-Jade; PH-Purple Haze; RC-Royal Crown; SU-Sunburst
F-Outcome Thru Forfeit
AQ 5-0 W-RC; W-PU; Bye; W-SU; W-BS; W-CO; vs. EP; vs. EG; vs. JA
BS 5-1 W-JA; W-EP; W-RC; W-PH; L-AQ; W-SU; Bye; vs; CO; vs. EG
EP 3-2 W-EG; L-BS; W-JA; Bye; W-RC; L-PH; vs. AQ; vs. SU; vs. CO
EG 3-2 L-EP; Bye; WF- PH; W-JA; W-SU; L-RC; vs. CO; vs. AQ; vs. BS
PH 3-3 W-CO; L-AQ; vs. LF-EG; L-BS; W-JA; W-EP; vs. RC; Bye; vs. SU
CO 2-3 L-PH; L-JA; W-SU; W-RC; Bye; L-AQ; vs. EG; vs. BS; vs. EP
JA 1-4 L-BS; W-CO; vs. L-EP; L-EG; L-PH; Bye; vs. SU; vs. RC; vs. AQ
SU 1-4 Bye; W-RC; L-CO; L- AQ; L-EG; L-BS; vs. JA; vs. EP; vs. PH
RC 1-5 L-AQ; L-SU; L-BS; L-CO; L-EP; W-EG; vs PH; vs. JA; Bye
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