Black (5-5) isn’t just on a five-game winning streak, they’re playing their most sound basketball at a point where it was a necessity.  Heading into Tuesday, they have an inside track on the playoffs and are a dangerous team when the postseason initiates. In their 13-point victory over Kelly Green, Rachel Day (Philadelphia University, 2018) had a team-high 16 points and Alynna Williams (Philadelphia University, 2020) also had 13 points. At one point, Black was primed to miss out on playing late July-early August basketball. Now, led by Williams, one of the league’s top young players, and Day, Black is a definite dark horse.

Kelly Green (0-10) couldn’t sustain a second-quarter lead and petered out. Danielle Skedzielewski (Delaware Valley, 2019) went off for 25 points but the six-girl team was worn-out and didn’t have the stamina to create a late offensive push. Their last game of the season is Tuesday against Kelly Green and they might have an innate drive to pull out one victory this season.

Pink (7-3) throttled White in a surprising 27-point win but they were fueled by a new source. Hannah Fox’s (Amherst, 2020) numbers didn’t stand out in the game, but she controlled her team at the point and is starting to acclimate to a league filled with girls older than her.

“I think it’s been a cool experience getting to play with different college players and from a variety of different schools,” Fox said. “I think it’s definitely helped and I’m looking towards the playoffs.”

Emma Dorshimer (Gettysburg, 2019) once again paced Pink in scoring and had 24 points in the victory. They have one game remaining against Sky Blue, a trap match if Ciara Andrews finds her flow offensively, before likely having a favorable matchup in the first round of the playoffs.

White (5-5) looked stagnant offensively, missing jump shots and attempts in the paint. Their two straight losses is making a first-round matchup in the playoffs increasingly difficult. Sierra Taylor (Kutztown, 2020) led the team in scoring with 13 points and Alexandra Heck (Philadelphia, 2016), the team’s arguable leader on the court, had 10 points, as did Taylor Thames (Kutztown, 2019).

Gold (9-1) was tough to contain in the paint and from the perimeter, with Adaisha Franklyn once again showing why she’s one of the league’s top overall players and Alex Smith (Holy Cross, 2014) helping out with 14 points (four three-pointers). Even role players like Danielle Derr (Bloomsburg, 2013) and Nia Holland (Lafayette, 2019) had an impact with 11 and 10 points, respectively. They face Maroon in a battle between the top two teams in the league Tuesday.

Orange (4-6) was overmatched and had difficulty stopping Franklyn. With a young team, it’s a positive to see Mackenzie Rule (Saint Joseph’s, 2017) knock down four shots from deep and Germantown Academy’s Erin Lindahl (Emory, 2020) contribute 11 points. They face White Tuesday in an important showdown for seeding in the playoffs.

Red (4-6) is exceptionally effective at finding ways to win in high pressure situations. Up by 13 points at one point in the fourth quarter, Red allowed Royal Blue to come back, despite playing keep away and running motion offense to stall. Royal Blue cut the lead to just two points with one minute remaining in the fourth but Victoria Smick (West Chester, 2017) took control for Red. She was the maestro in running the show and her clutch factor went nuclear in Thursday’s win. Smick finished with 14 points but went 10-of-12 from the charity stripe and sank important free throws late. She has ice water in her veins; that’s apparent. 

Episcopal Academy’s Meghan Pickell (Ithaca, 2019) had a team-high 13 points in the loss and Royal Blue is going up against Chelsea Woods and Purple in their season finale. 

Speaking of the voluminous shooting rising junior at Saint Joseph’s, Woods once again led the league in scoring with 34 points in a close win over her college counterpart Ciara Andrews (Saint Joseph’s, 2016). 

An interesting moment in the game: Andrews and Jaryn Garner (Saint Joseph’s 2017) both received technical fouls after Andrews missed a late game-tying layup, resulting in a minor altercation. It was in good spirit, with both players suiting up for Saint Joe’s last season, but tensions were high for the two girls being that playoffs are around the corner. Purple (6-4) barely pulled off this victory on the back of Woods.

Sky Blue (4-6) is one loss away from missing the postseason after a promising beginning to their campaign. Samantha Stipa (Lafayette, 2018) led the team with 17 points. 

There was a point in this game where neither team scored for nearly five minutes but Maroon (8-2) shot the ball with more consistency than Hunter Green. Going inside didn’t work for Hunter Green, their blueprint for offensive success, and Maroon won the transition points contest. Maroon utilized layups and speed to not have as many half-court sets. Maryssa Sylvester (University of the Sciences, 2019) had 10 points to lead Maroon to its eighth win and Archbishop Wood’s Laura Trisch (University of the Sciences, 2018) had nine points.

Hunter Green (3-7) didn’t secure their fourth victory, in a game that probably decided their tournament status. They couldn’t convert from close range in their offensive sets and didn’t knock down threes at a rate to scare Maroon. Alexix Roman (Scranton, 2017) led the team with 10 points, as Hunter Green hopes to have a chance at a positive outcome in a tiebreaker for the playoff seeding if they beat Kelly Green Tuesday.