HILLTOPPERS TAKE ANOTHER STEP VS. CRIMSON OF MO-BEARD

The Lady Hilltoppers took on the Morristown Beard Crimson this past Thursday.  The Varsity played again 3 different lineups as the team looks to solidify its starting lineup for opening day and the JV moved forward as they establish their 3 teams that will cycle to compete throughout the season.

In the opening match, Varsity Set 1 played a fairly solid defensive game but had repeated errors from the service line which proved to be the difference in the set.  Summit generated only 3 aces - all from Angela Scott - and had 6 service errors.  Offensively, the team generated 23 attacks but hit for -.129 as the Hilltoppers mustered only 4 kills. Margo Reigle led the way with 2 kills on only 3 attempts. Although the team passed only at a 1.57,  Angela Scott was the best passer on the team, rating a 2.0 and giving up no aces.  Summit lost set 1 21-25.

Varsity Set 2 team had a better outing as the kill and serving numbers went on the positive side (6k-5err and 5 aces-4err).  Emani Miles led the way from the service line hitting for 3 aces and no errors on 6 attempts.  The team ran a balanced offense with 5 different players getting kills.  Casey Nardino had 2 kills on 4 attempts to lead the team.  Defensively, Gabriela Mejia tallied 4 digs to lead Summit as the team ended with 10 total for the set.  The Hilltoppers passed at a 1.76 rating led by Margo Reigle's 2.75 with 3 of her passes being a perfect 3.  Summit took set 2 25-16.

Varsity Set 3 struggled throughout the set as the serve receive yielded only a 1.47 rating as the receivers gave up 5 aces in the set.  Emani Miles was the highest rated passer with a 2.66.  With the passing not giving the offense a chance to find their rhythm, the team mustered only 1 kill and hit a -.234.  Miles' 2 aces were the only 2 aces for the set.  Summit goes down in set 3 25-17.

The JV SQUAD showed drastic improvement as the preemptive 3 team format played to 3 straight set wins.  The team won set 1 25-16, set 2 25-23 and finished off the Crimson 25-16!

The last scrimmage will be in Colonia this upcoming Tuesday!

UPDATED CAULDRON RESULTS - SERVING/PASSING/ATTACKING

LAST DATA INPUT FOR THIS CAULDRON SEGMENT WILL BE 

AFTER SCRIMMAGE VS. COLONIA

TOP 6 VARSITY SERVERS AS OF 8/28 (20 MINIMUM)

ANGELA SCOTT            2.42
EMANI MILES                2.31
CASEY NARDINO         2.30
SANDRA BAZALAR      2.26
JESS SALTER                 2.20
NICOLE BAZALAR       2.13

TOP 6 VARSITY PASSERS (SERVE RECEIVE)  AS OF 8/28 (20 MINIMUM)

MARGO REIGLE             2.07
KATHLEEN MORANO  1.82
JESS SALTER                  1.81
EMANIE MILES              1.78
RAU SOARES                  1.75
ANGELA SCOTT             1.55

TOP 5 VARSITY ATTACKERS AS OF 8/28 (EARLY MATCH DATA - 5 MINIMUM)

CASEY NARDINO - 5 K / 1 ERR / 11 ATT (.364 HIT %)
KATHLEEN MORANO - 5 K / 2 ERR / 16 ATT (.188 HIT %)
MARGO REIGLE - 3 K / 0 ERR / 6 ATT (.500 HIT %)
CAITLIN OSMULSKI - 3 K / 3 ERR / 10 ATT (.000 HIT %)
CASSIDY O'MALLEY - 2 K / 0 ERR / 6 ATT (.333 HIT %)

TOP 5 VARSITY POINT SCORERS AS OF 8/28 (EARLY MATCH DATA - 5 MINIMUM)

EMANI MILES - 10 POINTS (2.5 PER SET)
ANGELA SCOTT - 5 POINTS (1.66 PER SET)
GABBIE MEJIA - 5 POINTS (1.25 PER SET)
KATHLEEN MORANO - 5 POINTS (1.25 PER SET)
CASEY NARDINO - 5 POINTS (1.25 PER SET)

2 SCRIMMAGES TO DETERMINE OPENING DAY LINEUP

The Lady Hilltoppers will travel to Morristown-Beard and Colonia over the next week to close out the scrimmage season as the team looks to solidify a starting lineup for their home opener against conference opponent Plainfield on September 4th. Look for stats and results of each scrimmage and match on the team blog, link found on team website!

A match write-up and highlights will follow each match in the blog and team website. 

2014 OPENING SCRIMMAGE VS. VIKINGS GIVES GLIMPSE OF FUTURE

The Lady Hilltoppers took on the Vikings of Par Hills this past Wednesday in the opening scrimmage of the 2014 season.  Summit played three different lineups and battled the Vikings to 22-25, 12-25 and 25-14 scores.

In set 1, the Lady Hilltoppers hit for a match high 8 kills led by Kathleen Morano's 3 kills. The team served 86%, missing only 3 serves. Jess Salter and Jocelyn Mendes led the Hilltoppers with a 2.0 and 1.83 pass rating and Jocelyn along with Caitlin Osmulski and Val Guzman led the team with 3 digs each.

The Hilltoppers trailed 9-3 early after an attack error but closed the gap to 1 at 10-11 with a 7-2 run punctuated with a service error by the Vikings. Kills by Morano and Osmulski helped spark the Hilltoppers to a 19-17 lead. A few points later Salter put down a kill to give the Hilltoppers a 22-19 lead but the Vikings closed out the set on a 6-0 run fueled by Summit hitting errors.

The second set loss by the score of 12-25 was a result of 7 serve receive errors and a team pass rating of a 0.90. The silver lining of the set was the Hilltopper serving, as it hit for 3 aces, one each by Maria Ospina, Angela Scott and Sandra Bazalar.

The 3rd set saw Summit tie the score at 10 after a Casey Nardino kill and then proceed to go on a 15-4 run to close the set out sparked by the serving of Emani Miles (5 aces) and Gabby Mejia (2 aces). The team served at 84% and scored on 7 aces (29%) to go along with their 6 kills.

The Lady Hilltoppers travel to the Crimson of Morristown Beard on the 27th.

TOP CAULDRON RESULTS - SERVING AND PASSING WEEK 2 OF 3

TOP 6 VARSITY SERVERS WITH AT LEAST 10 SERVES AS OF 8/21

ANGELA SCOTT            2.91
JESS SALTER                  2.71
CASEY NARDINO         2.64
JOCELYN MENDEZ      2.64
VAL GUZMAN               2.45
MARIA OSPINA             2.38

TOP 6 VARSITY PASSERS (SERVE RECEIVE) WITH AT LEAST 14 ATTEMPTS AS OF 8/21

JESS SALTER                   2.09
MARGO REIGLE             2.00
KATHLEEN MORANO  1.79
RAU SOARES                  1.69
EMANIE MILES               1.63
ANGELA SCOTT             1.63

2014 VARSITY / JV ROSTER

CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WHO MADE THE CUT!

Now the hard work begins...

VARSITY
(please contact me if there's a misspell)

Hannah Calabrese
Julianne Smolyn
Caitlin Osmulski
Jessie Salter
Kathleen Morano
Jocelyn Mendez
Margo Reigle
Casey Nardino
Cassidy O'Malley
Aila Poticano
Emani Miles
Gabriella Mejia
Maria Ospina
Nicole Bazalar
Angela Scott
Amanda Fonseca
Rauany Soares
Sandra Bazalar
Val Guzman
Chelsea Dillon

JUNIOR VARSITY
(please contact me if there's a misspell)

Paula Araya
Sami Auerbach
Melina Campos
Bella D'Ambrosi
Camille Della Piazza
Olivia Elko
Vanessa Elko
Avery Fessler
Grace Galuppo
Alana Gartenberg
Clara Musallam
Natalie Schluter
Sterling Sidebottom
Taylor Thompson
Lharyssa Viana
Madison Young
Katie Samay
Tabatha Meneses
Emily Ramirez

FROM THE TRYOUTS - PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT RANKINGS

Overall Top 5 Scorers

Caitlin Osmulski
Rauany Soares
Julianne Smolyn
Casey Nardino
Sami Auerbach
*top 9th grader - Vanessa Elko*

Top 5 Reach Measurement

Casey Nardino
Cassidy O'Malley
Sterling Sidebottom
Kathleen Morano
Angela Scott
*top 9th grader - Paula Araya*

Top Block Vertical

Kathleen Morano
Rauany Soares
Caitlin Osmulski
Jessie Salter
Aila Poticano
Jocelyn Mendez
*top 9th grader - Natalie Schluter*

Top Blocking Reach

Kathleen Morano
Casey Nardino
Cassidy O'Malley
Sterling Sidebottom
Caitlin Osmulski
*top 9th grader - Olivia and Vanessa Elko*

Top 5 3-Step Vertical

Rauany Soares
Cassidy O'Malley
Jessie Salter
Caitlin Osmulski
Nicole Bazalar
Sandra Bazalar
*top 9th grader - Vanessa Elko*

Top 5 3-Step Reach

Cassidy O'Malley
Kathleen Morano
Casey Nardino
Angela Scott
Caitlin Osmulski
Sterling Sidebottom
*top 9th grader - Vanessa Elko*

Fastest 3 Knee Drill

Jocelyn Mendez
Gabbie Mejia
Emani Miles
Sami Auerbach
Rauany Soares
*top 9th grader - Natalie Schluter*

Fastest Nebraska Agility Drill

Sami Auerbach
Julianne Smolyn
Jocelyn Mendes
Caitlin Osmulski
Gabbie Mejia
Rauany Soares
Emani Miles
Casey Nardino
*top 9th grader - Natalie Schluter*

Fastest 4-Cone Suicide

Caitlin Osmulski
Rauany Soares
Julianne Smolyn
Casey Nardino
Sami Auerbach
*top 9th grader - Bailey Trobaugh*

CLEARED LIST AS OF 8/12/2014

This is the UPDATED list that was given to me tonight.

ATHLETES IN BOLD-THESE ATHLETES ARE FULLY CLEARED. 

THE ATHLETES WITH *** - THESE ATHLETES' PAPERWORK IS WITH THE SCHOOL DOC JUST WAITING TO BE RETURNED

THE ATHLETES UNDERLINED- THESE ATHLETES NEED PAPERWORK OR HAVE A SPECIFIC ISSUE TO RESOLVE.  YOU NEED TO SEE THE TRAINER.

ATHLETES WITH 000 - AS OF RIGHT NOW, NOTHING PROCESSED YET THROUGH TRAINER

I will have an updated list tomorrow at some point. I will update then.

9TH GRADERS

ARAYA, PAULA

BALDACCHINO, JULIA 000 BECKETT, BROOKE

D'AMBROSI, ISABELLA*pending

DAVIS, HANNAH  000

DELLA PIAZZA, CAMILLE

ELKO, OLIVIA

ELKO, VANESSA

FESSLER, AVERY

GANGI, CHRISTINA

GUZMAN, LATERIA

HARVEY, ERIN 000 soccer switch HERRERA, VANESSA

HODGES, RUBY

IPPOLITO, CASSANDRA

JACKSON, JADA

MALDONADO, DANIELA 000

MARTINEZ, SARAH 000

MCDONNELL, ALISHA 000

MENDEZ, 000

ORTIZ, SARA 000 *coach will follow w/family

OWUSU-MAINOO, OONA 000

POPOCA, IVETTE

POTICANO, AKEA

RAMIREZ, EMILY 000

SALAZAR, MELANIE

SAMAY, KATIE

SETH, NISHKA

SCHLUTER, NATALIE

THOMPSON, TAYLOR

TORRILLO, KAMILAH

TROBAUGH, BAILEY

TULSKY, GWYNETH

VIANA, LHARYSSA

10TH GRADERS ALARASHI, DEELAN 000

AUERBACH, SAMANTHA

BECKLES, CHANNING 000

CHINCHILLA, DEIKEL 000

FONSECA, AMANDA

GALUPPO, GRACE

GARTENBERG, ALANA

GIRON, KEURIN(GISSELLE) 000

LEROY, CHELA 000

MEJIA, GABRIELLA

MENESES, TABATHA

MENCKE, EMMA

MENDEZ, JOCELYN

MUSALLAM, CLARA

NARDINO, CASEY

RODRIGUEZ, NICOLE 000 ROJAS, VAL 000

SIDEBOTTOM, STERLING

YOUNG, MADISON

11TH GRADERS BAZALAR, SANDRA

BECKLES, CHANNING

CALABRESE, HANNAH

CAMPOS, MELINA

CANNON, DIATA 000

FORSYTH, SAMANTHA GUZMAN, VALERIA

MILES, EMANI

MORANO, KATHLEEN

MURPHY, BROOKE

O'MALLEY, CASSIDY

OSMULSKI, CAITLIN

POTICANO, AILA

SCHRAM-SOARES, RAUANY

SCOTT, ANGELA

WOODWARD, LUCY

12TH GRADERS BAZALAR, NICOLE

DILLON, CHELSEA

OSPINA, MARIA

REIGLE, MARGO

SALTER, JESSICA 000

SMOLYN, JULIANNE

SCHEDULE UPDATED AS OF 8/8/2014

There is a Varsity tourney that is going on the first week of September at Mo-Beard.  We are looking to get into this tourney. Will keep you updated.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8VQ4CLYlOcdWHlxeDBOTG0xMDQ/edit?usp=sharing

CLEARED LIST AS OF 8/6/2014

This is the list that was given to me tonight.

ATHLETES IN BOLD-THESE ATHLETES THAT ARE FULLY CLEARED. 

THE ATHLETES WITH *** - THESE ATHLETES' PAPERWORK IS WITH THE SCHOOL DOC JUST WAITING TO BE RETURNED.

THE ATHLETES UNDERLINED- THESE ATHLETES NEED PAPERWORK OR HAVE A SPECIFIC ISSUE TO RESOLVE.  I WILL EMAIL AND/OR TEXT YOU SEPARATELY.

I will have an updated list tomorrow at some point. I will update then.

BECKETT, BROOKE	9
D'AMBROSI, ISABELLA	9***
ELKO, OLIVIA	9***
ELKO, VANESSA	9***
FESSLER, AVERY	9***
GANGI,  CHRISTINA	9
HODGES, RUBY	9***
IPPOLITO, CASSANDRA	9***
POPOCA, IVETTE	9
SETH, NISHKA	9***
SCHLUTER, NATALIE	9
THOMPSON, TAYLOR	9
TULSKY, GWYNETH	9
AUERBACH, SAMANTHA	10
GIRON, KEURIN(GISSELLE)	10
MENESES, TABATHA	10
MENCKE, EMMA	10
MENDEZ, JOCELYN	10
MUSALLAM, CLARA	10
NARDINO, CASEY	10
SIDEBOTTOM, STERLING	10
BAZALAR, SANDRA	11
BECKLES, CHANNING	11***
CALABRESE, HANNAH	11
MILES, EMANI	11
O'MALLEY, CASSIDY	11
OSMULSKI, CAITLIN	11
SCOTT, ANGELA	11
WOODWARD, LUCY	11
BAZALAR, NICOLE	12
OSPINA, MARIA	12
SMOLYN, JULIANNE	12

FIRST POST OF THE 2014 SEASON - PHYSICALS

Due to the fact that there are not many people cleared at this point, we are changing the start date to 8/12... An update with names and status will be issued by the trainer and disseminated by coaching staff Tuesday to Wednesday of this week.

Please keep checking email and/or this blog for updates after Tuesday.