The JV Squad opened this week with a 2-0 record and finished it off with 2 more wins over local rivals Kent Place and New Providence for a perfect 4-0 and an overall 13-3 record.
The team began with a solid performance over Kent Place with a 25-16, 25-11 lead. The Hilltoppers held a slight lead in set 1 through 6 rotations by a 10-6 margin but the Dragons had a mini run of 3 points in rotation 8 to get within 1 at 11-12. But Libero Tarashuk held the fort on her serve and threw in 4 service points, including 2 aces, to blow the game open and give Summit a 17-11 lead they would not relinquish as they closed out the set 25-16.
Set 2 was very similar to set 1 in that the Hilltoppers held another slight lead through 6 rotations at 10-7 but this time the run in rotation 8 was by Summit as Setter Lopez ran off 6 service points to explode the SHS lead to 10 by the time she was done (19-9). Set 2 and match were essentially done and the final score of 25-11 was reflective of the Maroon and White dominance.
#5 Summit took on the the #7 Pioneers of New Providence who have struggled of late to overcome the Hilltoppers on the JV level. Fortunately for the Hilltoppers those struggles continued for the Pioneers as they were unable to match the offensive output of SHS on this day. Setter Doyle began the match on a great note, spotting the Hilltoppers a 5-1 lead after rotation 1 and that lead held up through 6 rotations as the Hilltoppers held a 17-13 lead despite New Providence giving Summit trouble in two rotations. The Pioneers had a mini run in rotation 8 and crawled to within 2 at 16-18 but OH Gregory stepped up after the service break and pushed the lead back up to 5 with 2 quick service points. Setter Walsh finished it off two rotations later with another 2 service points as the Summit serving and defensive consistency late in the set proved to be the difference in the outcome.
Set 2 was a bit closer as the New Providence defense and serving power were giving the Hilltoppers trouble and thus effectively shutting down the Hilltopper offense. Through 6 rotations the Pioneers had effectively stymied the Summit attack but managed only a 9-9 tie. That lack of production despite an effective defensive push spelled trouble for the Pioneers as it was only a matter of time before the Hilltopper serving power and offense would yield some results. That began in rotation 7 as DS Brennan ran off 5 consecutive service points (3 aces) to give Summit a 15-10 lead. That was enough of a comfort level as the Hilltoppers continued not to allow New Prov to get on any run and, despite the Green and White’s best defensive efforts, SHS still held a 22-19 lead at the end of rotation 12 as Brennan stepped up again and put the final nail in the Pioneer coffin, closing set 2 and the match 25-19.
Libero Tarashuk had a career day with 10 digs in the match while DS Brennan wasn’t far behind with 7 to lead the Hilltopper defense. Doyle, Lopez, Guidetti, Gregory,Walsh and Brennan all had multiple ace efforts to power the Hilltopper serving attack. In particular, Brennan was unstoppable, scoring 6 aces to lead all players. Meanwhile, 8 players all contributed to the offense with at least one kill but OH Maldonado was particularly lethal in the match with 7 Kills to lead all players.
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