The Crusaders of ALJ came to Summit to take on the red hot JV and Varsity squads and they did manage to take a bite out of the JV invincibility but were unable to put a dent in the Varsity squad´s confidence.
VARSITY:
In Game 1, Senior Setter and Captain Kasey Walsh opened up with a 4-0 run (1 ace) which was fueled by Vivian Roberts and Catherine Eldridges´s kills. A block by Eldridge had the place buzzing and when Sarah Maldonado nailed a kill for an 8-5 lead, it seemed to deflate the Crusaders. Four more service points by Stocks (1 ace) which saw Roberts and Maldonado hit for 1 kill apiece as well to keep the pressure on the ALJ squad and give SHS a 12-5 lead. Meghan Tarahuk took control with the score 12-6 and put the pressure on as ¨Smush¨ rattled off 5 service points (2 aces) and found 3 other players with at least 1 kill to essentially put the game out of reach at 16-6.
ALJ did not start to show life until the score was 20-9 SHS and by that point they were going to need a lot of help. ALJ got to within 7 at one point after some timely serving and opportunistic front row play but the Hilltoppers handled it well especially when ALJ got to their strongest rotaton down 20-9 and came out of it with a more aggressive stand, going on a 6-2 run that had ALJ down 22-15. Summit earned a service break off a Maldonado kill and a point later the Hilltoppers were within 1 point of a game 1 victory but not before the Crusaders lit up the Maroon and White for 4 consecutinve points before a final Maldonado kill off the blockers´ handes ended the game.
Game 2 had the Crusaders within one at 3-2 early but then the wheels started to come off as the Hilltoppers got a dump kill by Eldridge, an ace by Stocks and another kill by Maldonado to open up a 6-2 lead. Tarashuk was next on line and did not disappoint, going on a 10-0 run which blew the game wide open (6 aces and 2 kills by Maldonado) and sealed the ALJ fate in the match as the Top led 17-3. It was Rebecca Thompson who closed it out with a 7-0 service run after Olivia Lawlor notched a kill to break serve. Final score Game 2, 25-5.
Tarashuk 8 aces, 14 service points, 4 digs
Maldonado 7 kills, 1 error, .545 efficiency
Eldridge 4 kills, 2 blocks
Walsh 15 assists, 7 Service Points, 1 ace, served at 100%
JV DROP A SET BUT TAKE THE WIN
The JV Squad finally tasted some adversity after cruising through a game 1 victory at 25-6 as their normal serving prowess was negated by some great passing and hitting errors of their own doing. The team dropped the second game 25-19 and then came roaring back in the deciding Game 3 to win the game and match, 25-6, 19-25, 25-6. Hope Basaman, Jessica Clark, Allison Wauters and Tori MacArthur led the massive comeback and sealed the victory, the team´s 5th in a row!
SHS JV MOVE TO 5W-0L on the year
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