Won 1-0 Summit played an outstanding game from beginning to end at both ends of the field outshooting Par Hills all game. Ariel Lefkowitz scored Summits goal off a great pass from Maddie Kaplan. Midfielders Torrie Hayes and Rachel Boylan provided many scoring opportunities and forwards Kelly Grouss and Kristen Railey had many shots that just missed. Shelby Macmillan and Maggie Groves turned away all shots on goal in a flawless effort. The defensive line of Adele Molina, Caroline Peck, Kylie McKenna and Allie McGuire turned back nearly every attack. 

Won 2-0   The solid defense of Caroline Peck, Adele Molina, Allie McGuire and Kylie McKenna and outstanding goal tending of Shelby Macmillan and Maggie Groves turned back all attacks by Mendham, resulting in Mendham's first loss of the season. Overall the first half was pretty even, with Annie Rush scoring Summit’s first goal on a pass from Jenna Wilson at the midpoint of the first half. In the second half, Mendham came out strong, but Summit continued to turn them back.  Summit sealed the game with their second goal, which everyone will be talking about for the rest of the year. This goal was set up by an outstanding cross by Maddie Kaplan from the right side to the left side of the 18.  There it found left outside middie Meaghan Carey’s powerful left foot, and in one touch she drilled a ball into the upper left hand corner of the goal slicing away from the keeper.  Torrie Hayes, Kristen Railey, Jenna Wilson and Shannon Murphy controlled the midfield and blasts by Ariel Lefkowitz and Kelly Grouss just missed their mark.

Won 2-0 In slippery and wet Memorial field, the powerful JV Lady Hilltoppers were hindered in their terrific passing game and Parsippany was able to stay close for most of the game.  The JV’s relentless pressure, led by Annie Rush, Meaghan Carey, Maddie Kaplan, Jenna Wilson and Julia Espy kept the Parsippany goalie busy, but the half ended in a 0-0 tie. Finally late in the second half the JV broke through with a goal from striker Ariel Lefkowitz who drilled a shot into the back of the net, and Kelly Grouss, who hit a great ball from 20 yards out. The defense led by Allie McGuire, Caroline Peck and Kylie McKenna, and goalies Shelby Macmillan and Maggie Groves, played exceptionally well, leading to the JV’s second straight shutout. 

Won 7-0  In a dominating performance the JV Lady Hilltoppers opened their Union County Tournament with a textbook performance, defeating Dayton 7-0.  The JV opened the scoring in what has to be the quickest goal of the year, when Ariel Lefkowitz took the opening tap and sent the ball wide to Jenna Wilson on the right. Wilson made a move and crossed the ball all the way to the left side where left middie Meaghan Carey settled the ball and then drilled it into the left corner for a 1-0 at the 16 second mark! Carey figured in the second goal when off a throw in she lofted a beautiful high ball right to the 10 yard line and middie Shannon Murphy leaped and got her head on the ball and guided it into the left corner for a 2-0 lead at the 10 minute mark. Their third goal was the JV at its finest as sweeper Allison McGuire hit a nice ball into the box and Annie Helmer on the fly slid the ball to Shannon Murphy who drilled the ball into the back of the net for a 3-0 lead at the 16 minute mark.  The rest of the half saw the JV control the ball at the midfield, thanks to Caroline McElroy, Maddie Kaplan, Torrie Hayes and Kristin Railey, and then feed Kelly Grouss, Annie Rush and Julia Espy for shots on goal. McElroy stole a clearing ball at the 25 and hit a terrific ball into the net for a 4-0 lead at halftime.  Shelby Macmillan recorded the first half shut out in goal.  The second half was no different, as the JV played ball control the entire 40 minutes.  A nice move by Carey down the left side set up her cross to Rush who pounded a ball in with the goalie on top of her.  In the middle of the field, Rachel Boylan and Adele Molina kept the ball in Dayton’s end, and the defense of Kylie McKenna and Caroline Peck was perfect. Peck had a superior game, rarely just kicking the ball downfield, but carrying the ball to space, making moves around defenders, and distributing the ball to her offense in a perfect scoring position.  The final two goals were scored by Kristin Railey on a terrific header and Lefkowitz who scored unassisted on a nice left foot shot for the final 7-0 margin. Maggie Groves continued her fine goalkeeping in the second half to preserve the shutout.

Won 2-0  Before a big crowd, the JV Lady Hilltoppers took to the freezing field at Memorial after a week’s layoff and showed no signs of rustiness in a commanding 2-0 victory over 5^th seeded Cranford. The Hilltoppers intricate ball movement and spacing was on display as Cranford posed a high caliber opponent for the JV, but it took little time for Summit’s midfield of Maddie Kaplan and Shannon Murphy to take control of the middle, and distribute consistent wide balls to wings Jenna Wilson and Meaghan Carey who pressed the ball into the corners. The Lady Hilltoppers play an incredibly aggressive offense, constantly sending girls for runs to the wings and towards the goal in the hopes of banging in a loose ball. With the pressure building on Cranford, Maddie Kaplan stopped a ball from clearing and knocked it to striker Kelly Grouss, who took one dribble and let fly a high, hard shot that flew into the upper reaches of the net for a 1-0 lead at the 12 minute mark. This seemed to wake up Cranford, and the crowd was treated to terrific soccer on both ends, with the ball moving between the 18’s.  Summit is able to play aggressively because of their solid defense, and it was on display today, as Kylie McKenna and Caroline Peck shut down Cranford’s attack. When Cranford was able to penetrate into Summit’s end, they were met by sweeper and field general Allie McGuire, who played a perfect game today. Whether she was sending her strikers downfield with powerful clearing kicks or sweeping over to the corner to steal a ball from a wing, McGuire was flawless, and even had time to take a number of well placed corner kicks for Summit. With Shelby Macmillan providing steady goalkeeping, Summit left the field at halftime 1-0. The second half began like the first half ended, and Cranford initially had the better of play. But Summit inserted Annie Rush at striker, and along side Ariel Lefkowitz, no team has a more aggressive pair of strikers.  Needing a second goal to get some breathing room, Rush provided the cushion with a terrific steal,  beating two defenders and striking a rocket from the 18 into the left corner for a 2-0 lead at the 20 minute mark. The JV kept Cranford away from their goal and applied more pressure, with Annie Helmer, Torrie Hayes and Kristin Railey providing some offensive pushes with their speed, and Caroline McElroy, Rachel Boylan and Julia Espy feeding them from the wings.  The last 5 minutes provided some real excitement, as Cranford took a direct kick deep in Summit’s end, only to have their shot on goal kicked away by Adele Molina. With time running out, Cranford took a great shot from the 18 that was curving away from keeper Maggie Groves, who somehow got a hand on the ball to deflect it away and preserve Summit’s second UCT win. Groves and Macmillan have now allowed only 1 goal for the past month!