One year ago, the team donning the name Outwork was the top seed heading into playoffs and made it to the finals before losing in a quality championship game that went down to the final seconds. In 2016, Outwork - with 6 returning players from last year's team on the original roster, 5 in uniform Wednesday - made sure to write a different ending to the 2016 story. It almost ended before it began though, as the 2 seed needed a buzzer beating 3 just to advance from the quarterfinals and struggled through some serious offensive woes in the semis. Their counterpart, top seeded Show Stoppers, had an easier run to the finals by setting an EST all-time defensive mark in quarterfinals and pulling away late in semis. The stage was set for a star-studded championship game that may have left its mark as the best game in the league's young history. But before that, there were plenty of highlights - and more league records broken. Full rundown below!
QUARTERFINALS
(1) Show Stoppers 41, (8) Too Easy 17
It wasn't the prettiest affair for the girls' league top seed on the offensive end, so they responded by buckling down on defense and making sure everything came too difficult for Too Easy. It didn't look like it'd be that way at the beginning, as Too Easy's standout guard Kenna Guynup (Beekmantown 2017) wreaked havoc from the tip. Two Guynup threes sandwiching a pair of her free throws gave her a personal 8-3 lead over Show Stoppers early, and a basket from Anna Iannotti (Mount Anthony Union (VT) 2018) gave them a lead again at 10-9, but the Show Stoppers squad would hear no more. They took the lead on a pull-up three by 6'1" G Sophie Tougas (Glens Falls 2019) on a feed from 6'2" F Julia Kelner (Jamesville-Dewitt 2017) - the second of back-to-back Kelner to Tougas 3 ball connections - and the top seed was off and running from there. They went on a 12-0 run to end the half, with 5 players contributing to it in the process. Emily Frodyma (Catholic Central 2018) had 4 points and an assist in the mix; her free throws put them up 20-10, and a Lucy Tougas (Glens Falls 2017) free throw gave them a 21-10 edge at the half. Too Easy would climb back within 8 early in the half, as Guynup found high school teammate Alyssa Waters (Beekmantown 2018) for a three and followed it with a basket of her own to cut it to 23-15, but Too Easy could only muster two points the rest of the way. Nina Fedullo (Amsterdam 2017) scored back-to-back baskets for Show Stoppers, and after a Sophie Tougas three, Claire Guzielek (Johnstown 2017) scored to complete a 9-0 run and make the score 32-15. They'd proceed to tack on the last 9 of the game after Guynup scored once more for Too Easy. Despite the loss, Guynup had a very strong game from end to end. The 5'7" guard, being heavily recruited by higher level Division IIIs in the Northeast including a handful of NESCACs, had a game high 12 points in defeat and scored or assisted on all but 2 Too Easy points. Balance was the name of the game for Show Stoppers - Sophie Tougas, a rising sophomore being actively recruited by a quickly blossoming list of Division I programs such as UMass, Northeastern, Brown, and St. Bonaventure, led the way with 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals. Multi-skilled rising senior Fedullo added 7 points and 6 rebounds, and Mary Kate Palleschi (Scotia-Glenville 2018) had 6 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks. Show Stoppers' defensive performance broke an EST record - Too Easy's final point total of 17 is the lowest seen in an EST game.
Too Easy (3-10): Julia Ryan 0, Emily Zeyak 0, Alyssa Waters 3, Kenna Guynup 12, Tara Sager 0, Anna Iannotti 2, Bella Stuart 0. Totals: 6-2-17.
Show Stoppers (10-3): Claire Guzielek 5, Nina Fedullo 7, Sophie Tougas 11, Lucy Tougas 5, Shyla Sanford 2, Mary Kate Palleschi 6, Julia Kelner 1, Emily Frodyma 4. Totals: 15-7-41.
Field Goals: Too Easy 6/39 (Ryan 0/4, Zeyak 0/5, Waters 1/4, Guynup 4/10, Sager 0/2, Iannotti 1/8, Stuart 0/6), Show Stoppers 15/48 (Guzielek 2/4, Fedullo 3/6, S. Tougas 4/10, L. Tougas 2/5, Sanford 0/4, Palleschi 3/8, Kelner 0/6, Frodyma 1/5).
3-Point Field Goals: Too Easy 3/15 (Guynup 2/5, Waters 1/2, Iannotti 0/1, Ryan 0/2, Zeyak 0/2, Stuart 0/3), Show Stoppers 4/18 (S. Tougas 3/6, Guzielek 1/2, L. Tougas 0/1, Frodyma 0/1, Fedullo 0/2, Palleschi 0/2, Sanford 0/4).
Free Throws: Too Easy 2/4 (Guynup), Show Stoppers 7/13 (Sanford 2/2, Frodyma 2/2, L. Tougas 1/2, Kelner 1/2, Fedullo 1/3, Guzielek 0/2).
Rebounds: Too Easy 21 (Stuart 6), Show Stoppers 41 (Guzielek, S. Tougas, Kelner 7).
Assists: Too Easy 3 (Zeyak 2), Show Stoppers 10 (4 with 2).
(2) Outwork 39, (7) Rising Stars 36
In the closest quarterfinal game of the night, a game effort from a deceptively strong Rising Stars squad mixed with some poorly timed hero ball from the team tied for the league's top regular season record very nearly proved fatal for Outwork, but a couple big plays from their big guns - and the biggest play from their youngest player - had them breathing a sigh of relief. Outwork led nearly wire-to-wire, with an edge as great as 10 in the 1st half after a made free throw from Mikyla Mitchell (Scotia-Glenville 2020) gave them an 18-8 lead. Shots weren't falling early for Rising Stars, especially from long range, which has proven vital to their success through the summer. They eventually started dropping, however, and they quickly stormed back into it. The team in gold went on a 9-0 run spanning the end of the 1st & beginning of the 2nd halves, coming off threes from Brooke Curtin (Cohoes 2020), Nerea Brajac (Cohoes 2017), and Brianna Legacy (Mount Anthony Union (VT) 2017). Legacy's three, assisted by Stephanie Jankovic (Averill Park 2018), tied it up for the first time at 20. After tying it once more, Rising Stars finally took a short-lived lead at 29-28 on a Sam Dayter (Cohoes 2018) coast-to-coast finish. On the ensuing possession, Chloe Chaffin (Kingston 2018) gave Outwork the lead back on a jumper in the lane, but Jankovic quickly answered to put Rising Stars back up 31-30. After a Legacy free throw, Outwork scored 6 unanswered - 2 Madison Little (Mount Anthony Union (VT) 2017) free throws to tie it, a Lauraine Joensen (Northampton (MA) 2017; Canisius commit) putback to take the lead, and a Chaffin basket to put Outwork up 36-32. Brajac countered for Rising Stars by hitting a three, and she split a pair of free throws with 11 seconds left to square it up at 36. That set the stage for Mikyla Mitchell's heroics. After reversing the ball, Rebecca Townes (Our Lady of Lourdes 2018) made the extra pass and found Mitchell with daylight in the corner. The rising freshman canned a three as the buzzer sounded, keeping her Outwork squad's championship hopes alive. Joensen and Chaffin scored 8 points apiece for Outwork, with Joensen adding 7 rebounds and Chaffin supplying 3 assists & 3 steals. Madison Little added 6 points & 6 rebounds. Legacy and Brajac scored 9 points apiece to pace Rising Stars; Legacy had 5 rebounds, and Brajac had 3 boards & 3 assists. Kelsey Wood (Averill Park 2020) added 6 points & 6 rebounds.
Rising Stars (4-9): Brianna Legacy 9, Sam Dayter 5, Brooke Curtin 3, Stephanie Jankovic 2, Kelsey Wood 6, Nerea Brajac 9, Mallory Wood 2, Kyra Oeffler 0. Totals: 13-5-36.
Outwork (10-3): Brianna Rozzi 2, Lyndsey McCoy 1, Madison Little 6, Lauraine Joensen 8, Chloe Chaffin 8, Mikyla Mitchell 4, Kyara Triblet 5, Rebecca Townes 5. Totals: 15-8-39.
Field Goals: Rising Stars 13/44 (Legacy 3/9, Dayter 2/9, Curtin 1/4, Jankovic 1/7, K. Wood 2/4, Brajac 3/5, M. Wood 1/3, Oeffler), Outwork 15/44 (Rozzi 1/9, McCoy 0/2, Little 2/6, Joensen 3/5, Chaffin 4/12, Mitchell 1/2, Triblet 2/3, Townes 2/5).
3-Point Field Goals: Rising Stars 5/19 (Brajac 2/3, Legacy 2/6, Curtin 1/1, M. Wood 0/1, Jankovic 0/2, Dayter 0/3, Oeffler 0/3), Outwork 1/10 (Mitchell 1/2, McCoy 0/1, Little 0/1, Joensen 0/1, Townes 0/2, Rozzi 0/3).
Free Throws: Rising Stars 5/18 (K. Wood 2/8, Legacy 1/2, Brajac 1/2, Dayter 1/4, M. Wood 0/2), Outwork 8/15 (Little 2/3, Joensen 2/5, Triblet 1/1, McCoy 1/2, Mitchell 1/2, Townes 1/2).
Rebounds: Rising Stars 35 (M. Wood 8), Outwork 27 (Joensen 7).
Assists: Rising Stars 8 (Jankovic 4), Outwork 7 (Chaffin 3).
(3) Lockdown 45, (6) Upstate Select 34
This quarterfinal game nearly didn't happen, as it took until less than 2 minutes before the forfeit clock ran out for a 5th Upstate Select player to arrive. Those 5 kept it tight most of the way, but Lockdown had too much Cameron Tooley and enough of a supporting cast to come out with a victory. Tooley, a standout 5'7" PG at Shenendehowa, had 15 of her EST career high 20 in the 1st half as she helped Lockdown forge a 27-21 lead into the break. Shaker 2017 and Army commit CeCe Mayo came through with a very strong offensive effort, scoring over half of Upstate Select's points, but Lockdown - true to namesake - was able to lock down their other 4 players most of the way. Alexandra Tudor (Shenendehowa 2018) added 8 points in Lockdown's win, and Julie Ford (Cooperstown 2018), recently offered by Niagara, added 6. For Upstate Select, Saeeda Abdul-Aziz (Mohonasen 2017) - recently offered by East Carolina to bump her total to 20 - and Shiane Irwin (Poland 2017) had 6 each on a pair of threes.
Upstate Select (5-8): Shiane Irwin 6, Haley Steenland 0, CeCe Mayo 19, Namir Davis 3, Saeeda Abdul-Aziz 6. Totals: 11-8-34.
Lockdown (8-5): Anna VanRoy 4, Maggie Schuermann 0, Abi Selfridge 2, Grace VanRoy 2, Cameron Tooley 20, Alexandra Tudor 8, Addy Sackett 3, Julie Ford 6. Totals: 16-10-45.
3-Point Field Goals: Upstate Select 4 (Irwin 2, Abdul-Aziz 2), Lockdown 3 (Tooley).
Free Throws: Upstate Select 8/10 (Mayo 7/9, Davis 1/1), Lockdown 10/12 (Tooley 7/8, A. VanRoy 2/2, Sackett 1/2).
(4) Next Level 84, (5) Dynasty 59
Court 1 at the Viniar Athletic Center saw two extremes in the first two hours of playoff night. In the 5:30, it was treated to a team scoring the lowest point total in EST history. Next Level made up for it in the 6:30, setting a pair of EST girls scoring records en route to a runaway victory over a tough, but undermanned Dynasty crew. The 5 seed briefly held the lead early, but a pair of free throws from Grace Heeps (Columbia 2019) quickly gave Next Level a lead that they'd never give back. As a group, they got hot from beyond the arc and stayed that way the rest of the game. A Bridget Whelan (Albany 2018) trey on a feed from Heeps gave them their first double digit lead at 25-14, and after Dolly Cairns (Saratoga Springs 2020) answered with a three of her own, a long range bomb from Hanna Strawn (Seton Catholic 2018) rang true for Next Level, bumping it back up to double digits for good at 28-17. They led by as much as 20 in the 1st half and carried a 41-23 edge into the break, with 5 players scoring either 6 or 7 points. Strong efforts from Cairns and Lexi DeBeatham (Shaker 2018) kept Dynasty around, and a Paige Brinkman (Schalmont 2018) three brought their deficit back down to 15 at the beginning of the 2nd, but there was no cooling a historically hot Next Level squad. Sophie Wittenbeck (Waterville 2018) hit back-to-back threes to push their lead to 20, and they enjoyed a cushion of as much as 34 when Whelan hit a three to put them up 81-47. The 84 points set an EST girls' league record for most points scored by a team in a single game, and half of those points came from beyond the 3 point line; their 14 threes also shattered the previous EST girls' league record for trifectas in a single game of 11. Heeps had a monster game for Next Level, leading all scorers with 22 points (8/14 FG), and she added 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Wittenbeck added 19 points (7/12 FG) and 7 rebounds. Four other players for Next Level scored 8 or 9 points; Whelan added 7 rebounds and 7 assists with her 9 points. Cairns and DeBeatham each pumped in 18 points to lead Dynasty, and DeBeatham had a game high 12 rebounds and 4 assists to go with her 18. Brinkman had a solid game to finish the season as well, adding 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
Dynasty (5-8): Dolly Cairns 18, Julianna Taylor 0, Lexi DeBeatham 18, Julia DeBeatham 10, Paige Brinkman 13. Totals: 22-6-59.
Next Level (7-6): Lexi VanVorst 8, Bridget Whelan 9, Grace Heeps 22, Katelyn Flanagan 8, Allison Moreau 4, Sophie Wittenbeck 19, Cat Almeida 6, Hanna Strawn 8. Totals: 31-8-84.
Field Goals: Dynasty 22/58 (Cairns 6/11, Taylor 0/5, L. DeBeatham 7/15, J. DeBeatham 4/18, Brinkman 5/9), Next Level 31/68 (VanVorst 4/9, Whelan 3/12, Heeps 8/14, Flanagan 2/7, Moreau 2/3, Wittenbeck 7/12, Almeida 3/5, Strawn 2/6).
3-Point Field Goals: Dynasty 9/25 (Cairns 4/6, Brinkman 3/6, J. DeBeatham 2/11, Taylor 0/2), Next Level 14/33 (Wittenbeck 5/9, Heeps 3/5, Whelan 3/8, Flanagan 2/4, Strawn 1/3, VanVorst 0/4).
Free Throws: Dynasty 6/13 (L. DeBeatham 4/8, Cairns 2/2, J. DeBeatham 0/3), Next Level 8/15 (Heeps 3/4, Strawn 3/4, Flanagan 2/6, Almeida 0/1).
Rebounds: Dynasty 28 (L. DeBeatham 12), Next Level 45 (Heeps, Moreau 8).
Assists: Dynasty 16 (Taylor 5), Next Level 20 (Whelan 7).
SEMIFINALS
(1) Show Stoppers 48, (4) Next Level 40
Next Level was able to keep it dangerously close throughout despite illness issues putting a damper in available bodies for the semifinal, but top-seeded Show Stoppers gained some control in the 2nd half and were able to use strong play and a major size advantage to make the plays needed late. They held the lead for the vast majority of the first half, but Next Level took a 25-24 edge into halftime thanks to a phenomenal start from Hanna Strawn (Seton Catholic 2018). The standout 5'4" guard used her superior mix of speed, skill, and IQ to give her opponent fits. Their 25-24 lead was gained on a basket from her; their other brief lead (18-17) was on a Lexi VanVorst (Columbia 2019) three assisted by Strawn. Hanna had 9 points and 4 assists in the half, and she either scored or assisted on 25 of Next Level's first 30 points. However, their final lead was short-lived as Show Stoppers scored the first 9 points of the 2nd half and extended their run to 12-2, enjoying their largest lead of 9 in the meantime on a Shyla Sanford (Shaker 2018) three. Next Level cut their deficit to 4 on two occasions late - one on a Grace Heeps (Columbia 2019) basket, who was severely limited due to illness, and again when Heeps assisted a Bridget Whelan (Albany 2018) basket to make the score 42-38. Show Stoppers responded with the EST girls' version of Stockton/Malone, as Lucy Tougas (Glens Falls 2017) found Julia Kelner (Jamesville-Dewitt 2017) to extend their lead to 6. Show Stoppers put it out of reach directly thereafter, as Mary Kate Palleschi (Scotia-Glenville 2018) grabbed her 12th rebound and put it back home to push the lead to 46-38. Kelner led Show Stoppers with 11 points. Nina Fedullo (Amsterdam 2017) had a big 1st half for them and finished with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Sanford added 9 points to Show Stoppers' cause, who saw 3 girls finish with 10+ rebounds; Sophie Tougas (Glens Falls 2019) had 11 rebounds, joining Palleschi and Fedullo in the 10+ rebound club. The much-taller Show Stoppers crew outrebounded Next Level 47-26. For Next Level, the extremely quick & pesky backcourt of 5'4" Strawn (11 points), 5'5" VanVorst (11 points), and 5'5" Whelan (9 points) carried the bulk of the offensive load for Next Level. Strawn, a recent St. Bonaventure decommit receiving recent attention from Yale, Binghamton, and Adelphi, added 5 assists, and Whelan had 5 rebounds.
Next Level (7-7): Lexi VanVorst 11, Bridget Whelan 9, Hanna Strawn 11, Grace Heeps 2, Katelyn Flanagan 4, Allison Moreau 0, Sophie Wittenbeck 0, Cat Almeida 3. Totals: 16-3-40.
Show Stoppers (11-3): Claire Guzielek 3, Nina Fedullo 10, Sophie Tougas 6, Lucy Tougas 0, Shyla Sanford 9, Mary Kate Palleschi 2, Julia Kelner 11, Emily Frodyma 7. Totals: 18-8-48.
Field Goals: Next Level 16/57 (VanVorst 4/10, Whelan 3/13, Strawn 5/9, Heeps 1/5, Flanagan 2/7, Wittenbeck 0/7, Almeida 1/6), Show Stoppers 18/59 (Guzielek 1/2, Fedullo 3/7, S. Tougas 3/11, L. Tougas 0/6, Sanford 3/8, Palleschi 1/7, Kelner 5/12, Frodyma 2/6).
3-Point Field Goals: Next Level 5/20 (VanVorst 3/7, Strawn 1/3, Whelan 1/7, Flanagan 0/1, Wittenbeck 0/2), Show Stoppers 4/18 (Sanford 2/6, Frodyma 1/1, Guzielek 1/2, Palleschi 0/1, L. Tougas 0/2, S. Tougas 0/6).
Free Throws: Next Level 3/7 (Whelan 2/2, Almeida 1/2, Strawn 0/1, Heeps 0/2), Show Stoppers 8/11 (Fedullo 4/4, Frodyma 2/2, Sanford 1/2, Kelner 1/3).
Rebounds: Next Level 26 (Flanagan 6), Show Stoppers 47 (Palleschi 12).
Assists: Next Level 7 (Strawn 5), Show Stoppers 12 (L. Tougas 6).
(2) Outwork 28, (3) Lockdown 18
It was a game that perhaps no one wants to remember besides the most ardent defensive purists, but Outwork made enough plays on the offensive end to advance as Lockdown locked up on that end. Lockdown was able to tie it up early in the 2nd half, but only managed to score 6 total points - with 1 field goal - in the final 20 minutes. Although Outwork didn't manage much better, they picked up 2nd half offensive contributions from Mikyla Mitchell (Scotia-Glenville 2020), Kyara Triblet (Colonie 2019), and Brianna Rozzi (Highland 2019), who each had a pair of baskets in the final stanza. Mitchell had 6 points, which proved to be a game high. Triblet had 7 rebounds to go with her 5 points. 3 players had 4 points apiece for Lockdown, who scored 10 of their 18 points from the free throw line. Cameron Tooley (Shenendehowa 2018) had 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks to go with her 4 points.
Outwork (11-3): Brianna Rozzi 4, Lyndsey McCoy 2, Madison Little 4, Lauraine Joensen 0, Chloe Chaffin 2, Mikyla Mitchell 6, Kyara Triblet 5, Rebecca Townes 5. Totals: 11-5-28.
Lockdown (8-6): Anna VanRoy 0, Maggie Schuermann 4, Abi Selfridge 4, Grace VanRoy 3, Cameron Tooley 4, Addy Sackett 3, Julia Ford 0. Totals: 4-10-18.
Field Goals: Outwork 11/45 (Rozzi 2/8, McCoy 0/3, Little 2/8, Joensen 0/3, Chaffin 0/6, Mitchell 3/7, Triblet 2/7, Townes 2/3), Lockdown 4/33 (A. VanRoy 0/8, Schuermann 2/3, Selfridge 0/3, G. VanRoy 1/3, Tooley 1/7, Sackett 0/3, Ford 0/6).
3-Point Field Goals: Outwork 1/11 (Townes 1/2, Little 0/1, Triblet 0/1, Joensen 0/2, Mitchell 0/2, Rozzi 0/3), Lockdown 0/9 (Schuermann 0/1, Selfridge 0/1, Ford 0/1, Sackett 0/2, Tooley 0/4).
Free Throws: Outwork 5/9 (McCoy 2/2, Chaffin 2/2, Triblet 1/2, Mitchell 0/3), Lockdown 10/12 (Selfridge 4/4, Sackett 3/4, Tooley 2/2, G. VanRoy 1/2).
Rebounds: Outwork 27 (Triblet 7), Lockdown 32 (Ford 9).
Assists: Outwork 6 (Chaffin 3), Lockdown 2 (Ford 2).
FINALS
(2) Outwork 46, (1) Show Stoppers 45
With under 7 minutes remaining, it would've been tough to convince a soul in the gym that Outwork would bring home the girls championship.
That is, except for Outwork's players and their coach, Scott Alvarez.
After falling behind by as many as 13 with the clock quickly ticking away on their summer, they succeeded in speeding the game up and reeled off one last run to take home not only the finals victory, but the rubber match between the two teams.
Coach Jared Zeidman, also the assistant coach at Union College, had his squad ready to go from the tip. Show Stoppers held the lead right from the get-go, as one of their more unheralded players came through on a scoring tear early. Catholic Central rising junior guard Emily Frodyma - who averaged 4 PPG heading into playoff day - scored 10 points in the early portion of the game as she spotted up and torched the Outwork zone. Back-to-back threes off high post feeds from Mary Kate Palleschi (Scotia-Glenville 2018) put Show Stoppers up 15-4. With Outwork's offense completely stalling, the scoring prowess of Highland 2019 standout Brianna Rozzi was vital as she almost singlehandedly kept her squad in the game on the offensive end. She scored Outwork's final 10 points of the half, including the last 5 for either team, and a three followed by a steal & layup to beat the buzzer had Outwork back within 5 at 21-16 at the break.
The teams traded baskets for the first part of the 2nd half, with Julia Kelner (Jamesville-Dewitt 2017) and Sophie Tougas (Glens Falls 2019) powering the offense for Show Stoppers and Chloe Chaffin (Kingston 2018) along with Rozzi countering for Outwork. With the margin at 6 after a Tougas three, Show Stoppers - namely, Amsterdam 2017 standout Nina Fedullo - went for the knockout blow. The 6 point difference quickly swelled to 13 in favor of Show Stoppers, as Fedullo went off for 9 quick points to make it 42-29. The multi-position 5'11" senior scored in a variety of ways - got to the basket from the perimeter, ducked in the lane and finished, converted an offensive rebound, and hit a three. However, Outwork was far from through. Then, the run happened.
It started with a Kyara Triblet (Colonie 2019) layup on a Rozzi feed. Rebecca Townes (Our Lady of Lourdes 2018) quickly had a steal & layup followed by a pull-up jumper. Mikyla Mitchell (Scotia-Glenville 2020) converted, as did Chaffin on a basket. Mitchell, the youngest player in the game, had a strong finish at the rim through contact and converted a 3 point play to cut their deficit to 42-41. Outwork finally took their first lead thanks to Rozzi - the 5'7" guard got into the lane and buried a running hook over the outstretched arm of 6'2" Kelner to forge a 43-42 edge. Kelner responded by splitting a pair of free throws, and she gave Show Stoppers the lead back once more at 45-43 after finishing on a feed from Lucy Tougas (Glens Falls 2017), the final time of dozens that those two have connected in the summer league. Their retaking of the lead was short-lived, however, as Outwork gained it back on the following possession. Chaffin attacked from the top of the key with the court spread, and when the defense collapsed, she found Madison Little (Mount Anthony Union (VT) 2017) - also her AAU teammate - in the left corner, who proceeded to bury a three to give Outwork the lead back at 46-45. That would prove to be the game winning basket, as Show Stoppers turned it over on an entry pass in the ensuing possession, and when Rozzi missed the front end of a one-and-one, Little was able to save the rebound inbounds and Show Stoppers couldn't catch up to foul until the buzzer sounded.
Rozzi, a scrappy point guard who has recently heard from New Hampshire, led all scorers with 16 points in Outwork's victory and added 4 rebounds. Chaffin, a strong 5'10" wing whose suitors include Fordham, St. Joseph's, Albany, and Siena among plenty of others, added 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. Fedullo, who has received attention from schools such as St. Peter's, Monmouth, Wagner, St. Anselm, and NYIT, led Show Stoppers with 13 points and 9 rebounds. Kelner, who has an existing offer from Division II Queens and is garnering attention from Dartmouth, Columbia, Colgate, and a growing count of high academic Division II schools, added 10 and 7. Frodyma, a little-known local product who will be certain to put people on notice this winter, joined them in double digits with 10.
Outwork (12-3): Brianna Rozzi 16, Lyndsey McCoy 0, Madison Little 5, Lauraine Joensen 2, Chloe Chaffin 9, Mikyla Mitchell 6, Kyara Triblet 2, Rebecca Townes 6. Totals: 19-5-46.
Show Stoppers (11-4): Claire Guzielek 0, Nina Fedullo 13, Sophie Tougas 6, Lucy Tougas 4, Shyla Sanford 2, Mary Kate Palleschi 0, Julia Kelner 10, Emily Frodyma 10. Totals: 19-2-45.
Field Goals: Outwork 19/52 (Rozzi 6/18, Little 2/6, Joensen 1/4, Chaffin 4/11, Mitchell 2/5, Triblet 1/3, Townes 3/5), Show Stoppers 19/56 (Guzielek 0/4, Fedullo 6/8, S. Tougas 2/9, L. Tougas 2/6, Sanford 1/8, Palleschi 0/3, Kelner 4/10, Frodyma 4/8).
3-Point Field Goals: Outwork 3/12 (Rozzi 2/6, Little 1/3, Joensen 0/1, Townes 0/2), Show Stoppers 5/16 (Frodyma 2/3, S. Tougas 2/6, Fedullo 1/1, Guzielek 0/1, Palleschi 0/1, Sanford 0/4).
Free Throws: Outwork 5/9 (Rozzi 2/3, Mitchell 2/3, Chaffin 1/1, Little 0/2), Show Stoppers 2/10 (Kelner 2/5, Palleschi 0/2, Fedullo 0/3).
Rebounds: Outwork 35 (Chaffin 8), Show Stoppers 40 (Fedullo 9).
Assists: Outwork 5 (Chaffin 3), Show Stoppers 11 (L. Tougas 4).
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