Bria Hartley didn’t have a problem finding motivation. Her Exodus NYC team had won five Rose Classic championships in a row and five of the six tournaments ever heading into the spring final against Swagger Like Us.

“I didn’t want to be part of the team to lose in the Rose,” Hartley said.

It showed.

The North Babylon (L.I.) guard scored 32 points to lead Exodus NYC to a 75-55 win Sunday in the title game at JHS 113 in Brooklyn. The smooth as silk Hartley scored in a variety of different ways, from fearless drives to the basket to long 3-pointers. The performance earned her the game’s most valuable player award.

“She’s a different kind of guard,” Exodus NYC coach Apache Paschall said. “She has emerged as one of the best guards in the country.”

That’s why colleges like Duke, Kentucky, Connecticut, Stanford, North Carolina and Louisville have already offered the junior.

“And that’s just the top of the list,” Paschall said.

Another player getting plenty of national interest, Jennifer O’Neill, had 16 points for Exodus NYC. The St. Michael Academy junior wasn’t surprised by another Rose victory for her team; the dominance, she said, is expected.

“It’s not crazy,” O’Neill said. “We want to win every game.”

Paschall had to leave quickly after the final to head to Madison Square Garden, to see St. Mike’s and Exodus alumnus Kia Vaughn make her New York Liberty debut. SMA, the New York State Federation Class AA champion for the first time this year, was also honored at halftime.

But before he ran out, Paschall made a prediction. He said that Exodus NYC is a shoo-in to win again in the fall, because he’ll have his entire current squad coming back with the addition of 6-foot-4 Krystal Forthan, one of the top sophomores in the country, out of Portland, Ore. Forthan, who is Paschall’s niece, is moving to New York City and will play at St. Mike’s next year.

“Good luck to whoever plays us in the fall,” Paschall said.

This season, there were teams that could have knocked off Exodus NYC. Paschall said the Philly Belles and the Golden Girls were strong contenders, but the Belles didn’t make it deep into the playoffs and the Golden Girls, with top players Shenneika Smith and China Crosby injured, lost to Exodus NYC in the semis Saturday.

“Someone will get it eventually,” Paschall said.

Jefferson junior Alicia Cropper had 20 points and Temple-bound center Victoria Macaulay had 12 points for Swagger Like Us, whose coach Lenaire (Dinero) Young is formerly of Exodus. Paschall said Saturday after the semis that he wanted to make Young sweat in the championship, but it was actually a tight game until late in the fourth quarter.

“Alicia Cropper and them are unbelievable talents,” Paschall said. “They ain’t gonna just lay down.”

But Exodus NYC went 12 girls deep; only six players scored for Swagger. That kind of disparity can wear a team down as the game goes on. Paschall’s top squad walked away with its sixth straight Rose Classic title.

“For us, it’s a great thing,” he said. “But it’s probably not a great thing for the rest of the city as far as parity.”

mraimondi@fiveborosports.com