LADY HILLTOPPER VBALL BLOG : INTRODUCING........ THE FALL 2021 JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY LADY HILLTOPPERS

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

INTRODUCING........ THE FALL 2021 JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY LADY HILLTOPPERS

In Fall of 2018, the Summit Lady Hilltoppers Volleyball Program saw the highest turnout ever for tryouts. That August, 68 young ladies attended try-outs: 29 ninth graders and 39 upperclasswomen.That was a number we did not think could get much larger. That was until this year.

This summer we had 73 try-out for the squad including a whopping 36 ninth graders. It is a great testament to the kids on this team who established a culture of family, friendship and winning long before before the Ws were even part of our story. It is also a reflection of the fact that this sport is by far the #1 female high school team sport in the country by a wide margin. But with every piece of good news comes the reality that we are limited in how many players we can effectively train and play in any given year.

The coaching staff would like to thank all who attended the try-outs and gave us all they had in the process. Couldn't be prouder of all of you for the effort and commitment. We will be sending out via BAND brief evals to each player who did not make one of the two levels by the end of the week and posting on BAND links to further training options if the goal is to try-out again next year. WE ARE LOOKING FOR MANAGERS if you want to be a part of the squad and get some side training in season (reach out to me via BAND).

Also want to CONGRATULATE those who made it and emphasize that the work has just begun!

VARSITY

Captain - Sr. Rebekah Thompson

Soph. Hannah Barlow

Sr. Hope Basaman

Sr. Aya Laws

Jr. Ally Lipschitz

Sr. Victoria MacArthur

Soph. Julia Nardino

Sr. Sarah Noa

Sr. Eva Oberhuber

Sr. Jordan Parella*

Sr. Thea Rind

Jr. Vivian Roberts

Sr. Jaclyn Szabados*

Jr. Alison Wauters

Jr. Cece Webb

Soph. Zoe Zacharias

*currently injured

JUNIOR VARSITY

Soph. Camille Carino

Jr. Jessica Clark

Soph. Kate Cooper

Soph. Emily Demm

Soph. Emily Griffith

Soph. Emerson Honigstock

Soph. Sophie Indelicato

Soph. Anna Joseph

Soph. Maeve Keegan

Jr. Naya Kim

Soph. Ally Liguori

Soph. Isabelle Meltzer

Soph. Abby Thompson

Soph. Elizabeth Walsh

Jr. Abby Wells

Jr. Stella Yarden

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2023 TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL FALL 2023 The 2023 season saw the Lady Hilltoppers notch the 4th best winning % all-time, the 4th most number of wins ever, was the best offensive team the Lady Hilltoppers has ever fielded (#1 kills/set, #2 total kills), had the 3rd best ace production all-time and had the 2nd best point production ever! State Sectional Quarterfinalists and for the first time ever in program history, BACK TO BACK MOUNTAIN DIVISION CHAMPIONS!!!! ***Team promoted to the Watchung Division*** 2023 American Volleyball Coaches Association Team All-Academic Award and Honor Roll Recognition for one of the best Academic Teams in the NATION

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SAINT ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY (4 SEASONS) I led the CSE Women’s Volleyball program for 4 seasons and guided the Screaming Eagles to its most successful campaign in program history in 2012. The team posted the most wins ever in the history of the program (22W), the best overall record (22W-7L), the most wins in the NEAC since CSE joined the conference (6W), the best team record in the NEAC since CSE joined the conference (6W-6L) and tied the highest finish ever in the NEAC. In 2013, despite losing 4 starters and the starting setter for most of the season, the Eagles finished over .500 at the end of the season for the 3rd consecutive year. Of note, those were the only 3 seasons (2011-12-13) that the program had ever been over .500. The Eagles had 5 players ranked in the top 50 nationally for Aces per Set in the past 3 seasons, including a 14th best national ranking in 2012 and a 17th best in 2013. The team was also ranked 11th nationally in the same category in 2011, 12th in 2012 and 21st in 2013. CSE was the highest ranked DIII team in NJ in that category as well for the first time (2nd highest in 2011-12). The Eagles were also the only NJ DIII team to earn the coveted American Volleyball Coaches Association Team All-Academic Award for 2012-13 AND 2013-14.