Set 1 was over quickly as Jordan Parella led off Summit in rotation 1 to a 13-1 lead (set leading 3 aces) which effectively ended the set. Summit had 2 more runs of 4 or more points over the next 3 rotations which signaled that the Linden squad had all but given up on the set after rotation 1.
Summit was more than just Parella´s serving in set 1 as 6 different Hilltoppers had a kill in the set led by Eva Oberhuber and Natalie Peralta with 2 apiece.
Set 2 was more of the same by the Top as Linden could not solve the serving attack of the Hilltopper squad. Sarah Noa led SHS to a 3-1 (1 ace) lead to start , Parella got it to 6-2 and Hope Basaman had the lead up to 11-3 by the end of rotation 3 (1 ace) with 5 consecutive service points. Once again, the set was effectively over as the Tigers could not generate offense consistently enough to mount a comeback. By the end of rotation 6 the Hilltoppers still maintained a 21-9 lead and it was just a matter of 2 rotations before the set and match were sealed at 25-13.
Eva Oberhuber was the top offensive player with 3 kills and Rebekah Thompson tallied 3 digs to lead the defense. Victoria Macarthur and Jordan Parella combined for a team leading 3 aces apiece to spearhead a very effective serving attack.
SATURDAY - HEAL THE CHILDREN TOURNAMENT
The JV Squad participated in the Heal the Children Tournament this past Saturday, a Varsity event, and went up against Scotch Plains-Fanwood, ALJ, Benedictine Academy, Wardlaw-Hartridge and Rahway in round-robin play. The Hilltoppers lost a tight 2 sets to BA, lost 2 to SPF, took 2 from Rahway and Wardlaw but was unable to get a split vs. ALJ which might have put them in the finals. As it turned out, the JV Hilltoppers took 3rd overall in a Varsity only event, an outstanding showing for this young crew (12/14 sophomores).
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