| Player | FG | 3PT | FTM | POINTS | | Danielle Scott | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | | Meghan Osmulski | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | | Renee Freeden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | | Mellisa Scott | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | | Jamie Osmulski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | Katelyn Allocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | Jenna Wilson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | Nikki Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Game Totals | 12 | 3 | 16 | 49 |
In a tightly contested ballgame, Summit held a slim 21-18 lead at halftime. The first half was close throughout with neither team holding a lead larger than 3 points. In the second half, the tall and athletic West Essex team began pressing and raced to a four point lead before a Summit time out. From then on, Summit took the game to West Essex as Jenna Wilson, Melissa Scott and Jamie Osmulski did a good job controlling the ball and creating scoring opportunities. Summit took the lead for good at the end of the third quarter on a beautiful baseball pass from Megan Osmulski to Katelyn Allocco, who converted on a driving lay-up as time expired, making it a 32-31 game at the end of the third. In the fourth quarter, Summit pulled ahead with the strong inside play of Renee Freeden and Danielle Scott. Baskets by Scott, Allocco, and Freeden grew the margin to 10 points. Summit maintained and grew the lead on free throws down the stretch as West Essex was forced to foul after missing shots from the field, outscoring West Essex 17-3 in the final quarter. Summit was paced by a balanced scoring attack as 7 players made the scoring column. The lady Hilltoppers were paced by Danielle Scott's 12 point/12 rebounds, Megan Osmulski's 11 points, and Renee Freeden's 9 points.
JV Result
Won 43-15 In a dominant performance with a shortened roster, the JV Lady Hilltoppers improved their record to 3-0 with a 43-15 dismantling of a solid West Essex squad. The JV played their best defense in the first three quarters, holding West Essex to just 7 total points, with a swarming, pressing 2-2-1 zone, a stifling man to man, and a solid 2-3 zone defense that completely shut down West Essex. Real solid board work by Abby Mell who led the team in rebounds, and Candy Marchell limited the opponent to one shot if they got past the guard tandem of Deanna Nelson, Danielle Allocco and Alex Reid who created numerous turnovers in the backcourt. Nelson was particularly impressive, diving for loose balls, cutting off passing lanes and keying multiple fast breaks. This was also a breakout game offensively for Colleen Laughlin, who scored 12 points on terrific shooting, and Shannon Murphy, who put together a total package of rebounds, steals and points, and who created a new offensive weapon with some great length of the court passes to break the West Essex press. Reid scored 13 points, many off of passes from Murphy and Allocco on the break, and Mell had 8 rebounds to lead the stat department.
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