It’s the theme for the rest of the league as well, as Tuesday was another important night in the season. 

Black (2-5) was bound to be one of the league’s bottom feeders entering July but have won two straight games. Their upset of Purple was one of the biggest surprises on the season, coming back after being down throughout the majority of the game. Alynna Williams (Philadelphia University, 2020) showed up for Black and her fourth-quarter go-ahead three was crucial in the upset. She had a season-high 28 points, a definite breakout. After the win, the talented incoming college freshman predicated the victory on team basketball.

“It just took everyone coming together,” Williams said. “Our shots were falling in the second half, our rebounding was great, everybody was hustling on the floor and it was just a team effort at the end of the day.”

Purple (4-3) is struggling due to poor shot selection and failing to establish a sense of cohesion with their stars and their role players. Chelsea Woods (Saint Joseph’s, 2018) once again led the league in scoring, putting up 46 points in the loss. College teammate Jaryn Garner (Saint Joseph’s, 2017) added 13 points and fouled out late in the game, which helped Black on both ends of the floor. Black has competent three-point shooters, but Woods and Garner appear to be the main decision makers moving forward, as Garner runs the point and Woods is the teams’ primary playmaker. 

Pink (5-2) rebounded in a big way after losing two of three games previously by throttling Red. Emma Dorshimer (Gettysburg, 2019) and Brianna Spector (SUNY Oneota, 2017) had 12 points a-piece and the in-and-out approach of Pink was too imposing for Red to handle. Pink is on the verge of solidifying one of the top seeds in the tournament.

Red (3-4) couldn’t build off their momentum of their latest victory over Purple. Victoria Smick (West Chester, 2017) led the team with seven points, as offense was absent in the loss.

White (4-3) was in control from the midpoint of the first quarter to the end of the game. Consistent, in control basketball fueled White’s 15-point victory that was more of a blowout than the score indicated. Taylor Thames (Kutztown, 2019) paced White with 14 points and was the catalyst in the win.

“With our team, we have a lot of three-point shooters so we can go inside and out,” Thames said. “Everybody is good so it works to our advantage.”

Gold (6-1) unofficially won by 19, but points, at times during the game, were handed to Hunter Green instead of Gold. Even being “up” by nine at the half, Gold evidently looked like the more comfortable team. They ran set plays with Alex Smith (Holy Cross, 2014), who had 10 points and big Adaisha Franklyn (Saint Joseph’s, 2017) led Gold with 15 points. It was a rout, like every other game Gold has participated in.

Hunter Green (1-6) struggled in the second half and no players reached double digits in scoring. Katherine Feehery (Scranton, 2018) and Mackenzie Mason (Scranton, 2016) led the team in scoring with eight points a-piece. Without a primary scorer, it will be tough for Hunter Green to ascend in the standings. 

Orange (4-3) continues to impress in July. They’ve won two straight against Blue teams (Sky, Royal) and is led by younger players. An incoming college freshman, Allison Chernow (Emory, 2020) churned out a game-high 14 points and was on fire shooting the ball from the perimeter.

Royal Blue (4-3) stumbled and were favored over Orange but had difficulty sinking consistent looks. Katie Armstrong (Saint Joseph’s, 2020) led the team again in scoring with 15 points and had three three-pointers. 

Maroon (5-2) didn’t have a single player reach double digits in scoring but won by 20 points and were the more efficient team on both ends of the floor. Molly Greenberg (University of the Sciences, 2018) and former Archbishop Wood player Laura Trisch (University of the Sciences, 2018) both had eight points for the red-hot Maroon team.