Summit took on the Linden Tigers in a divisional match
yesterday and came away with a 25-11, 25-22 defeat despite a great effort by
the offense on the second set.
Summit was locked up in a tight battle early on in the first
set when the serve receive failed again and allowed Linden to go on a 8-0 run
to open up a 13-4 lead. Although the
team rallied back and played fairly even
from that point on (8-7 run to an 11-20 deficit) a late serving push by Linden
sealed the set at 20-11.
Margo Reigle and Cassidy O’Malley clicked for 4 kills and no
errors and Angela Scott led the team
with 3 digs in a set that didn’t yield many positives for the Hilltoppers.
The 2nd set was a completely different set. Summit’s passing was steady and the
Hilltoppers displayed a much more potent offense.
After trailing 1-5 early, a kill by Casy Nardino sparked a
4-0 run that saw the Hilltoppers knot up the score at 5. The teams traded shots in the next few points
and with the score 8-10 Linden, a service error by the Tigers and another kill
by Nardino had Summit tied up again.
A kill by Nardino and Kathleen Morano had the Hilltoppers
for the first time at 13-12 and Gabby Mejia hit for an ace that had the team up
by 2. Linden made a quick 2-0 run to
knot up the score at 14 but Angela Scott pounded out an ace to give Summit a
lead at 16-14.
After a few points, an attack error by the Linden had Summit
up 20-19 but the Summit serve faltered and couldn’t take advantage of the opportunity. Down 21-22,
Summit’s captain Julianne Smolyn got a crucial kill to even the score at
22. An attack and ball handling error later however, Linden closed out the set
25-22.
7 players combined for 10 kills led by Casey Nardino’s 3
kills out of the middle. Julianne Smolyn
notched 2 aces in the defeat.
For the match, Cassidy O’Malley led the squad with 4 kills
as the team hit for a season high 15 kills.
Gabby Mejia distributed 6 aces and Emani Miles dug up 4 balls in the
losing effort.
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