Needing a win desperately after the heartbreaking loss to GL, Summit hosted the division rivals Rahway Indians in a key divisional matchup. Summit did not disappoint its fans and won the match by a 25-22, 25-17 score.
The match began rather auspiciously for the Hilltoppers as the Indians jumped out to a 4-1 lead after a hitting error, serving error and receive error gave Rahway the room it wanted early on in the set. That three point cushion remained until Goudreau block and a subsequent Inggs block got Summit within 1. Williamson followed that up with an ace and suddenly SHS was tied up at 9.
After Summit had taken the lead at 13-11 thanks to a Nardino kill, SHS then took 3 of the next 4points to expand its lead to 16-12. The closest Rahway got to Summit was 21-20 after a Hilltopper service error but an Inggs kill and a Barsh tip regained control and helped close out the set, 25-22.
Summit looked in total control of the set except for 1 phase, the service line. SHS served at a mere 61.5% with 2 aces and 10 errors. Captain Inggs was a one woman wrecking crew, hitting for 5 of the team’s 11 kills with a kill % of 45.5 and an efficiency of .364. Meanwhile, the Hilltoppers notched 5 team blocks in the set, Goudreau with 3.
Set 2 was a tight affair early on with the score knotted up at 10 after a Macpherson kill. Rahway was matching Summit’s offensive output point for point and the Hilltoppers found themselves only up by one at 14-13 due to an Indian serving error. But that error fueled a 4-1 run that SHS sought to create the room it needed to win the game. Rahway managed to cut the lead down to 1 at 18-17 but an Indian hitting error gave SHS the 2 point cushion it would not yield. Summit used that error to go on a 6-0 run that sealed the set and match 25-17.
In set 2, SHS made some serving rotation adjustments and those yielded a 100% serving % while also hitting for 3 aces. Meanwhile, Rahway managed only 1 ace in the set. Summit pounded out 11 kills with 5 coming from Barsh who hit for a .400 and a kill % of 50%. Goudreau was a great defensive factor with a team leading 4 digs.
For the match, Trindell led all servers with 3 aces with a 93% serve %. Barsh was the team leader on offense with 7 kills but Macpherson and Inggs checked in with 6 apiece to round out a very balanced offensive attack. WIlliamson and Pulgar were the dig leaders with 6 and 5 respectively. And lastly, Goudreau led a 5 block team barrage with 3 of her own.
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