The JV Squad took the first set 25-10 behind the serving of Rebekah Thompson and Hope Basaman who combined for 7 aces but it was the offense in the middle of the match that wrapped it up with Olivia Lawlor putting down 4 kills in the set that swung the set decisively in the Hilltoppers´ way.
The 2nd set was error filled from the service line and the hitting errors were numerous as the Lions turned back offensive attack after attack and got opportune kills and aces to send the Maroon and White packing to a set 2 loss of 25-11. Catherine Eldrige held the fort through most of the set offensively, throwing down 3 kills but it was not enough to overcome the other miscues.
The decisive 3rd set saw the the JV Lady Hilltoppers find their passing and offensive rhythm with Lawlor getting down another 4 kills and Eva Oberhuber 3 to pace the offense that was supported by consistent serving that prevented the Lions from gaining any momentum in route to a 25-10 set and match win.
JV improves to 7W-1L as they enter a week where the Hilltoppers will have 4 regular season matches and participate in a Varsity Tournament on Saturday at the Rahway Rec Center.
VARSITY FINDS OFFENSIVE RHYTHM, FIGHTS OFF LIONS TO GET BACK TO .500
Varsity needed a victory over the Lions of Roselle Catholic to get back to .500 and erase the anemic offensive performance at New Providence. The Hilltoppers used an offensive burst from OH Sarah Maldonado and key serving performances from Meghan Tarashuk, Kiera Stocks and Gabbie Guidetti to stymie the Lions and come away with a 25-16, 25-14 win.
Set 1 began ominously enough for the Top as Roselle Catholic´s #1 server ran off the first 5 points of the match to give the Lions a 5-0 advantage which forced Coach Martins to call an early time-out. RC got the following point off the time-out but Sylvie Goudreau ripped a kill to break serve and send Gabbie Guidetti to the service line. Guidetti scored an ace that started a 5-0 run fueled by 2 Goudreau kills to get SHS back into the set at 5-6. SHS continued their offensive assault after the next service break, Summit got the ball to Maldonado for 3 consecutive kills and after a service break by the Lions, Tarashuk stepped up with 2 consecutive aces and Maldonado nailed another kill to give the Hilltoppers a 15-9 lead.
RC would get as close as 5 points at 14-19 but a Krista-Ann Clapp kill followed by another kill by Maldonado and one by Erin Vostal sealed the deal in set 1 by a 25-16 score.
By the time rotation 6 was over in set 2, Summit had amassed a 15-5 lead and the outcome was really never in doubt. Goudreau hit for 3 kills in the set and Maldonado sealed the deal late with 3 more of her own and SHS walked out on Friday night with a 25-14 set 2 win that got their record even at 4W-4L for the season.
Maldonado was key offensively in the win, hitting for 9 kills and scoring 9 points to lead all players. Tarashuk was simply unstoppable from the service line, going 12/13 with 5 aces and winning 11 of her 13 served points.
Summit participates in the Fall Classic Tournament at Morristown-Beard School on Sunday, September 22nd.
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