The Guru’s Philly Summer League Report: Aquatic / D2-Holy Family Stays Unbeaten Nears Top Playoff Seed
By Bob Heller and Mel Greenberg @womhoopsgurux
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – Aquatic (D2-Holy Family) stayed unbeaten at 6-0 Wednesday night and alone in first in the Philadelphia/Suburban Women’s Basketball Summer League, winning easily 70-47 over Electric Pink (D2-Goldey-Beacom + D3-Scranton) at Plymouth Whitemarsh High and can clinch the top seed Tuesday with two games left by beating Electric Green (D3 Gwynedd Mercy) in the 6:30 p.m. contest on Court 2.
With BlackStar (D2-Jefferson) serving the nightly bye in the nine-team league, Aquatic increased its lead over its winter rival in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference to a game from half-game and holds the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Should Aquatic lose, they remain in the driver’s seat and would need to beat Jade (D3-Arcadia) on Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. on Court 1 when the regular eight-game schedule concludes.
BlackStar (5-1) plays Citrine Orange (D3-Ursinus Alums plus Rowan undergrads) Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. on Court 2 and finishes Wednesday playing Electric Green (4-2) the same time and court as Tuesday needing to win both games and Aquatic to lose both to gain the No. 1 seed.
Electric Green with a narrow 59-55 win over Citrine Orange, which dropped to 2-4, moved into third all alone but has a rugged finish to advance further playing Aquatic Tuesday and BlackStar Wednesday.
Mathematically, though, at this hour Green is alive and can take second with a sweep and BlackStar going 0-2.
Purple Haze (D2-West Chester) beat last-place Royal Crown (D3-Immaculata) 76-55 and moved into fourth at 4-3 a half-game behind Electric Green and considering the tough week Green has could move into third beating Sunburst (D3-Ursinus) Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. on Court 1 after serving its bye Tuesday night.
The other game Wednesday night was a thriller with Jade rallying from a 20-point third quarter deficit and nipping Sunburst 64-63 to break a tie with the opposition and move into seventh at 2-4, a spot that at the final standings will be the last to dodge the 8-9 playoffs opener at 6:30 p.m. on Court 1 a week from Tuesday on July 21.
Jade at 2-4 can clinch the playoff bye in Tuesday’s 6:30 p.m. game against Royal Crown (1-6) on Court 1, which will be Immaculata’s final since the Mighty Macs have the last nightly bye on Wednesday.
Tuesday’s other game matches Sunburst and Electric Pink at 7:45 p.m. on Court 1.
The two top performers of the night were Aquatic’s Amy Ngo with 23 points shooting five 3-pointers in the win over Electric Pink while Caroline Foley in Suburst’s narrow one-point loss collected 20.
Now here’s Bob with the recaps followed by the scoreboard.
Recaps
Jade 64 Sunburst 63
Jade (Arcadia University +) rallied from a 20-point third quarter deficit to edge Sunburst (Ursinus College) in the final seconds 64-63 in the early game on court two.
Taylor Koenig led Jade with 13 points while Jocelyn Goldstein (Johns Hopkins) added 12. Emily Wilson (Lancaster bible college) chipped in ten.
Sunburst also placed three players in double figures, led by Carolyn Foley’s 20 points (six three-point baskets). Olivia Nardi made five three pointers for 15 points while Emma Yogis had four three point buckets and a two-pointer to finish with 14 points.
Jade trailed 52-31 with 3:20 left in the third quarter before closing out the period with a 12-2 run to pull within 11, 54-43.
They extended the run to 20-2, scoring the first eight points of the fourth quarter to pull within three 54-51.
Jade put on a three-point show as the quarter progressed, eventually tying the score at 59-59 with just 2:21 remaining.
Sunburst went up by four points, 63-59 on Nardi’s final three-point basket of the game as the clock ticked wound down to the final minute.
Anastasia Bowman connected on a two-point basket and after a defensive hold, Ellie Dexter (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) connected on a three-point basket from the right side to give Jade their first lead since the opening minutes of the game, 64-63 and less than 30 seconds on the clock.
Sunburst got a shot off but was unable to connect as time expired.
The Ursinus Sunburst squad, despite having only six players, had built a 20-13 lead after one quarter and a 39-29 lead at halftime.
Sunburst then scored the first eight points of the third quarter en route to a 13-2 run over the first 6:40 of the period to take a 21-point lead before Jade started to rally.
Electric Green 59 Citrine Orange 55
Electric Green (Gwynedd Mercy University+) overcame a six-point deficit at the end of the third quarter and held off a late rally from Citrine Orange ( Rowan University/Ursinus Alums+) to earn a 59-55 win.
Nine different players scored for Green, led by Gabrielle Bowes’ (Millersville University) 13 points (three three-point baskets). Keara McCaffrey (DeSales University) added 12 while Briana McFadden chipped in nine.
Natalie Mehl (Ursinus ’24) led Orange with 18 points (four three-pointers) while Lily Bross (Rowan) tapped in 14 points. Grace McShane added 12 points.
Orange held a slim 27-24 lead at halftime before Green rallied with a 7-4 run to tie the game at 31-31. Bowes had five of the seven points, including a three-ball that tied the game. Orange countered with a 12-6 spurt to close out the third quarter with a six point advantage 43-37.
Green opened the fourth quarter with a 10-2 spurt to take a 47-45 lead with 6:54 left in the period. A second 10-2 run, capped by a pair of three-balls from Bowes, increased her team’s lead to 57-47 with just under thee minutes remaining.
Three-pointers from Bross and Mehl pulled Orange within four 57-53 and following a defensive stop Mehl sank two free throws to cut the deficit to two 47-55 with 37 seconds left.
Green then produced a defensive stop and recovered the ball, scoring a breakaway layup as the buzzer sounded for the final points of the 59-55 win.
Aquatic Blue 70 Electric Pink 47
Aquatic Blue (Holy Family University+) led wire-to-wire as they remained undefeated with a 70-47 win over Electric Pink (Goldey-Beacom College/Scranton+) in the late game on court one.
Amy Ngo led Aquatic with 23 points (five three-point baskets) while Lola Ibarrondo and Dani Brusha chipped in 15 and 11 points, respectively.
The Scranton duo of Maura Gilroy and Bridget Malloy led Pink (who were playing shorthanded with just six players) with 19 and nine points, respectively.
Pink kept the game close in the opening quarter before Aquatic pulled away to lead 20-9 after one period. Brusha and Ngo nailed three-point baskets late in the second quarter as Aquatic took a 37-25 lead at the break.
The third quarter was a defensive battle for the first six minutes as Pink held Aquatic to just six points but only managed to put two points on the board themselves as Aquatic took a 43-27 lead with 3:50 left.
Pink followed with seven straight points to cut the lead to single digits 43-34 with 2:10 left in the period but the Aquatic offensive exploded for eight straight points to close out the quarter and take a 17-point advantage 51-34 into the final ten minutes of action.
Pink cut the lead to 14, 58-45 with 4:34 remaining in the game but that would be as close as they would get as Aquatic closed out the game on a 12-2 run for the win.
Purple Haze 76 Royal Crown 55
In the other late game, Purple Haze (West Chester University+) placed five players in double figures as they cruised to a 76-55 win over Royal Crown (Immaculata University+) on court two.
Alyssa Donahue (East Stroudsburg University) led Purple with 15 points. Anna McTammney (West Chester ’25) and Ava Jordan (Case Western) had 14 points apiece. Daniella McDonald (Wheaton) and Bry Hicks (Chestnut Hill College) chipped in 13 and ten points, respectively.
Purple quickly jumped out to a double digit lead and took a 31-14 lead into the second quarter. Donahue had eight points in the opening quarter while Jordan chipped in seven.
Only four Purple players scored in the second quarter but that was enough to expand the lead to 47-25 at halftime.
In the second half, Royal outscored Purple, 10-8, in the third quarter but still trailed by a large deficit 55-35 heading into the final period. The lead oscillated between 16 and 24 points in the final quarter before settling in for the 76-55 win.
Standings (Thru Tuesday, July 14)
Team W L Pct. GB PF PA
Aquatic 6 0 1.000 — 431 279
BlackStar 5 1 .833 1.0 453 333
Electric Green 4 2 .667 2.0 279 310
Purple Haze 4 3 .571 2.5 388 332
Electric Pink 3 3 .500 3.0 360 363
Jade 2 4 .333 4.0 372 402
Citrine Orange 2 4 .333 4.0 369 465
Sunburst 1 5 .167 4.0 404 338
Royal Crown 1 6 .142 5.5 371 473
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-Amy Ngo, Aquatic (W) vs. Electric Pink, July 8
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-Caroline Foley, Sunburst (W) vs. Jade, July 8
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
Wednesday, July 8
Electric Green 55, Citrine Orange 55
Jade 64, Sunburst 63
Aquatic 70, Electric Pink 47
Purple Haze 76, Royal Crown 55
Bye: BlackStar
Tuesday, July 14
6:30 p.m.
Royal Crown (1-6) vs. Jade (2-4) Court 1
Aquatic (6-0) vs. Electric Green (4-2), Court 2
7:45 p.m.
Sunburst (1-5) vs. Electric Pink (3-3), Court 1
Citrine Orange (2-4) vs. BlackStar (5-1) Court 2
Bye: Purple Haze (4-3)
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 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
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 +) 6-0
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 (W) 70-47 vs. Electric Pink (D2-Goldey-Beacom)
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), 2-4
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 (L) 55-59 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 +) 4-2
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 (W) 59-55 vs. Citrine Orange
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 +) 3-3
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 (L) 47-70 vs. Aquatic
July 14 vs. Sunburst, 7:45 p.m., Court 1
July 15 vs. Citrine Orange, 6:30 p.m., Court 2
Jade (D3-Arcadia +) 2-4
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 (W) 64-63 vs. Sunburst
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 +) 4-3
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 (W) 76-55 vs. Royal Crown
July 14 Bye
July 15 vs. Sunburst, 6:30 p.m., Court 1
Royal Crown (D3-Immaculata +) 1-6
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 (L) 55-76 vs. Purple Haze
July 14 vs. Jade, 6:30 p.m., Court 1
July 15 Bye
Sunburst (D3-Ursinus +) 1-5
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 (L) 63-64 vs. Jade
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 6-0 W-RC; W-PU; Bye; W-SU; W-BS; W-CO; W-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
EG 4-2 L-EP; Bye; WF- PH; W-JA; W-SU; L-RC; W- CO; vs. AQ; vs. BS
PH 4-3 W-CO; L-AQ; vs. LF-EG; L-BS; W-JA; W-EP; 4- RC; Bye; vs. SU
EP 3-3 W-EG; L-BS; W-JA; Bye; W-RC; L-PH; L-AQ; vs. SU; vs. CO
JA 2-4 L-BS; W-CO; vs. L-EP; L-EG; L-PH; Bye; W-SU; vs. RC; vs. AQ
CO 2-4 L-PH; L-JA; W-SU; W-RC; Bye; L-AQ; L-EG; vs. BS; vs. EP
SU 1-5 Bye; W-RC; L-CO; L- AQ; L-EG; L-BS; L-JA; vs. EP; vs. PH
RC 1-6 L-AQ; L-SU; L-BS; L-CO; L-EP; W-EG; L-PH; vs. JA; Bye
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