HILLTOPPERS' CHARGE STYMIED BY PATRIOTS

Summit faced off versus Colonia in a non-conference matchup looking for a better result than the scrimmage result they had in September when the Patriots dominated the Hilltoppers in 3 straight sets.  Although the team was far more competitive and challenged the Patriots, Colonia's offense was again too much for SHS to overcome.

In set 1, Colonia jumped out to a 10-4 lead behind 4 straight transition kills coming off unfinished Summit attacks.  Summit could not mount any consistent offense and found themselves down by 7 late (15-8) after a Patriot's ace.  Angela Scott stepped up to serve and in a set that looked lost and single-handedly brought the team back after a Colonia serving error.  Scott hit for 3 aces sandwiched among a Colonia hitting error and SHS was just within 2 points at 13-15.

The Patriots pushed back hard though and out-killed the Hilltoppers 4-0 in a 7-0 run that extended the lead back to 9 at 22-13.  The last run by the Patriots took the life out of the Hilltoppers and effectively ended the set as the teams swapped points to close out the set 14-25 in Colonia's favor.

Angela Scott led the team in scoring with 3 points in the set.

In set 2, Summit fought back from an early 2-4 to tie the score at 4 but the Patriots responded with a 10-1 run fueled by Summit's inconsistent serve receive to take control of the set at 14-5.  The Hilltoppers cut the lead down to 6 after a 4-1 run had the team down 15-9 but again Colonia responded with a 10-2 run which ended the set and match 25-11.

Due to Summit's passing woes, the offense had a hard time getting on track and managed only 2 kills in the set. Emani Miles led the team with 4 digs and Angela Scott had a team leading 3 aces and led all passers with a 2.16 pass rating.


JV SHOWS  IMPROVEMENT IN SECOND MATCH V. COLONIA

Although the JV squad fell to the Patriots 13-25, 13-25, the team showed drastic improvement in the return match of the 2014.  The difference in the match was the Patriot's ability to generate good offensive opportunities while the Hilltoppers were able to only keep balls alive.