2011 Summit Men's Soccer
Freshmen
Date Time Opponent Result (11-9-1)
Friday 9/9 4:00PM Away New Providence Won 2-1 Summit took the lead early in the first half on a pretty goal by senior Andy Gilbert on a bending shot that dropped just below the crossbar. In the later part of the first half, New Providence pressed the action and scored on a rebound off the post to make it 1-1. Summit got the game winner early in the second half when junior Nick Abbott converted a centering pass from junior Scott Caputo. Summit controlled the ball most of the way thereafter to preserve the victory. (reported by James Abbott)
1st 2nd Final 
Summit (1-0)
1
1
2
New Providence (0-1)
1
0
1
 
Player Goals Assists
Nick Abbott
1
Scott Caputo
1
Andrew Gilbert
1
Tuesday 9/13 4:00PM Away Oratory Won 4-0 Summit dominated play in the first half, taking a 3-0 lead on goals by Manny Navas, Andrew Gilbert and Andre Zeledon.  Late in the second half, defenseman JP Lucaci completed the scoring on a long shot that found the top of the net. Starting goaltender Josh Rosen was relieved for part of the second half by Brendan Krain to share the shutout. (reported by James Abbott)
1st 2nd  Final 
Summit (2-0)
3
1
4
Oratory (1-1)
0
0
0
Thursday 9/15 4:00PM Home Union Catholic
Won 2-0 Manny Navas chipped in a goal on a scramble in front after a Summit corner kick for an early lead.  Near the end of the first half, Summit defender Scott Caputo made it 2-0 on a very long shot that bounced high off the turf over the head of the Union Catholic keeper and into the top of the goal.  Both teams had chances in the second half, but Summit goaltender Josh Rosen, with a strong effort by defenders Matt Miller, JP Lucaci, Matt Scheer, Will Snyder and Scott Caputo, was able to complete the team's second consecutive shutout. (reported by James Abbott)
1st 2nd  Final 
Union Catholic (0-3)
0
0
0
Summit (3-0)
2
0
2
Saturday 9/17 10:00AM Home Ferris Won 3-2 An exciting come from behind win in double overtime. Ferris had the better of the play for most of the first half, scoring in the 11th minute and again in the 24th minute to take a 2-0 lead. Summit fought back furiously from the start of the second half and broke through 9 minutes in when Matt Scheer headed in a corner kick by Peter Laughlin. Twelve minutes later, Laughlin scored to tie the game, making a strong move to get behind the goaltender and put it into the open net. Both teams had chances is the first sudden death overtime, but the game continued into a second overtime. That's when sophomore James Holzer, called up from JV and getting his first varsity playing time, slammed home the winning goal off a mad scramble in front to send the home crowd home happy.  (reported by James Abbott
1st 2nd OT1 OT2  T 
Ferris (1-2-1)
2
0
0
0
2
Summit (4-0)
0
2
0
1
3
Player Saves
Brandon Krain
2
Josh Rosen
3
Tuesday 9/20 4:00PM Away A L Johnson Lost 1-0 Johnson had the better of the play and a couple scoring chances late in the first half, culminating in a goal with 3 minutes remaining before halftime.  Goaltender Josh Rosen made some outstanding saves to keep Johnson from doing further damage, but despite pressure from Summit throughout the second half that resulted in a number of scoring opportunities (including a header by JP Lucaci with 2-1/2 minutes remaining that looked targeted for the net but was saved by Johnson's keeper), Summit could not convert and suffered their first defeat of the season.  (reported by James Abbott)
1st 2nd  Final 
Summit (4-1)
0
0
0
Johnson (3-2)
1
0
1
Thursday 9/22 7:00PM Home Cranford
Tied 4-4 Summit came back from deficits 3 times in the game to secure a tie against Cranford in front of a large, boisterous home crowd under the lights at the high school.  Cranford scored to take the early lead in the 8th minute of the game, but 7 minutes later Summit's Manny Navas broke in behind the Cranford defense and evened the score.  Only 23 seconds later, Cranford scored again to make it 2-1 and silence the Summit celebration.  In the 28th minute, Summit's Nick Abbott lofted a shot over the onrushing Cranford keeper and into the goal to make it 2-2.  But in the 33rd minute Cranford's goal gave them a 3-2 lead at the half.  Another score by Cranford 12 minutes into the second half for a two goal lead did not deter the Hilltoppers.  Only 18 seconds later, senior co-captain Peter Loughlin cut the deficit by scoring off a pretty pass from Andre Zeledon.  Two minutes later, Summit freshman Eric Reyes, just called up from the JV and getting his first varsity action, broke behind the goalie and completed the scoring.  Both sides had chances in the remainder of the third period and two 10-minute overtimes, but the game ended in a 4-4 tie. (reported by James Abbott)  
Final 1st 2nd  OT1  OT2 Final
Cranford (1-2-2
3
1
0
0
4
Summit (4-1-1)
2
2
0
0
4
Player Goals Assists
Nick Abbott
1
Peter Laughlin
1
Manuel Navas
1
1
Eric Reyes
1
Monday 9/26 4:00PM Home Parsippany Won 1-0 in OT Summit had the better of the play for most of regulation, but failed to convert on many scoring chances. In the 16th minute of the first half Eric Reyes had a breakaway but hit the post, while in the 12th minute of the second half a nice shot by Ashley Healey grazed the crossbar on its way over the goal. Josh Rosen and the Summit defenders kept Parsippany off the board, and Summit scored, to get the win, 6 minutes into overtime when Matt Scheer drilled in a rebound after a corner kick by Peter Loughlin created a scramble in front. (reported by James Abbott)
Final 1st 2nd OT  T 
Parsippany (2-4)
0
0
0
0
Summit (5-1-1)
0
0
1
1
Player Goals
Matt Scheer 1
Thursday 9/29 4:00PM Home Roselle Catholic Won 9-0 At 3:30pm it was raining cats and dogs, but by 4:30 the sky had cleared and it was raining goals into the net behind Roselle Catholic's keeper.  Nick Abbott got the scoring started in the 5th minute, converting a pass from Peter Loughlin.  In the 7th minute Alex Vega put in the rebound of a shot off the post. Toward the end of the half, defender Will Snyder lofted a long shot over the goaltender to make it 3-0 and in the final minute of the half Andre Zeledon headed in a corner kick by Will Baker.  In the second half, fresh troops for the Hilltoppers kept up the onslaught, with Ashley Healy scoring in the second minute, James Holzer heading in a corner kick by John Burns in the 17th minute, and Eric Reyes scoring in the 28th minute.  In the final five minutes, each of Andre Zeledon (off a pass from Ale Rodriguez) and Alex Vega scored for a second time in the game.  Goaltenders Josh Rosen and Brendan Krain each played for a half to record Summit's 4th shutout of the season. (reported by James Abbott)
1st 2nd  Total 
Roselle Catholic (2-5)
0
0
0
Summit (6-1-1)
4
5
9
Saturday 10/1 11:00AM Away Delaware Valley
Lost 2-1 Summit came out on the wrong end of an evenly played game on the road. In the 8th minute, Summit's Ashley Healey opened the scoring by lofting a shot over the goaltender into the top of the net.  In the 28th minute, goaltender Josh Rosen made a great save, fisting a header over the crossbar. A minute later Delaware Valley evened the score with a penalty kick when Summit was called for a foul in the box defending a corner kick. In the 38th minute, Delaware Valley took the lead when a bending corner kick went directly into the goal. The second half saw both teams threaten, but no goals were scored. (reported by James Abbott)
1st 2nd  Final 
Summit (6-2-1)
1
0
1
Delaware Valley (7-1)
2
0
2
Player Goals
Ashley Healey
1
Tuesday 10/4 4:00PM Away Rahway Lost 2-0 Rahway had all the good scoring opportunities in the first half, ringing a shot off the crossbar in the 2nd minute and forcing Summit goaltender Josh Rosen to make outstanding saves in the 8th and 17th minutes. Scoreless at the half, Rahway kept the pressure on and finally got one past Rosen off a rebound in the 13th minute of the second half. A few more Rosen saves kept it a one goal game until the 30th minute when Summit pressure forced Rahway to foul Peter Loughlin in the box. Rahway's goaltender preserved the lead by saving Matt Scheer's penalty shot and then saving Andre Zeledon's putback of the rebound. In the final minute, Rahway headed in a free kick to make the final score 2-0. (reported by James Abbott)
1st 2nd Total 
Summit (6-3-1)
0
0
0
Rahway (6-3)
0
2
2
Thursday 10/6 4:00PM Home Governor Livingston Lost 2-0 Undefeated Governor Livingston came out flying, dominating play at the beginning of the first half and breaking through the defense to score in the 5th minute and again in the 17th minute. After that and throughout the 2nd half Summit played better, but neither team could score. (reported by James Abbott) 
1st 2nd Final
Gov. Livingston (9-0)
2
0
2
Summit (6-4-1)
0
0
0
Tuesday 10/11 4:00PM Home New Providence Lost 3-0
Thursday 4:00PM Home Roselle Park 1st Round of UCT Won 1-0. The first round of the Union County Tournament was played in a persistant drizzling rain under the lights at the high school. Summit dominated the play from beginning to end but it didn't show on the scoreboard. The only goal was scored by Summit's Ashley Healy in the 21st minute of the first half off a throw-in by Alex Pzedpelski. Roselle Park's best opportunity came in the 7th minute of the second half on a partial breakaway, but Summit keeper Josh Rosen's diving save deflected the shot wide of the goal. (reported by James Abbott)
Saturday 10/15 TBA Away Dayton 2nd round - UCT Lost 4-0 Dayton's breakaway oriented offense broke through early and often to advance over Summit in the Union County Tournament, making it 1-0 in the 10th minute when they buried the rebound of a Josh Rosen save, and again getting behind the defense to score in the 34th minute.  Summit's best chance came in the 2nd minute of the second half when Ashley Healy's header from directly in front was saved by Dayton's imposing keeper. Dayton scored in the 15th minute and again in the 25th minute of the 2nd half to make it a lopsided result. (reported by James Abbott)
Tuesday 10/18 4:00PM Away Union Catholic Won 4-0 The first half was scoreless, with Summit (8-6-1) controlling the play but generating only a few opportunities. From the start of the second half, Summit had more energy and consistent pressure on the Union Catholic goal.  Alex Vega scored in the 2nd minute and Stuart Railey made it 2-0 in the 19th minute.  In the 31st minute Will Gerard scored a pretty goal, volleying in a centering pass by James Holzer. Will Baker completed the scoring in the 38th minute after receiving a pass from Matt Miller. Goaltender  Josh Rosen and Summit's defenders recorded their 6th shutout of the season. (reported by James Abbott)
Friday
10/21		 4:00PM TBD Oratory Won 4-0 Summit (9-6-1) took control of the game in the 1st half on a goal by Matt Scheer, followed by Nick Abbott's score off a free kick by Manny Navas, and then Eric Reyes converted a beautiful crossing pass from Will Snyder. In the 2nd half, Alejandro Ramirez completed the scoring on a pass from JP Lucaci. Brendan Krain took over from Josh Rosen in goal during the 2nd half to complete the team's second consecutive shutout. (reported by James Abbott)
Tuesday 10/25 4:00PM Home Rahway Won 1-0 Andre Zeledon scored midway through the 2nd half to give Summit (10-6-1) the victory.  Goaltender Josh Rosen and the strong Summit defense led by Matt Miller, Scott Caputo, JP Lucaci and Ethan Chivers kept Rahway (11-5) off the scoreboard to record the team's third straight shutout.
Thursday 10/27 4:00PM Away Governor Livingston Lost 1-0 Summit lost a relatively evenly played game on a rainy, cold day at Governor Livingston (15-1-1), giving up a goal in the 19th minute of the first half, then applying pressure to create scoring opportunities in the 2nd half but no equalizer.  Brendan Krain, who took over in goal for the second half, made a couple outstanding plays to keep it exciting right to the end.  
Wednesday 11/2 4:00PM Away NJSIAA Group2 1st Rd vs. Johnson Won 1-0 9th seeded Summit avenged a regular season defeat by winning its first round playoff game at AL Johnson. In the 4th minute of the 1st half, a nice Ashley Healy pass sprung Nick Abbott free and he was tripped in the box, but Johnson's goaltender saved the penalty kick try by captain Peter Laughlin. Summit had the better of the play in what ended up a scoreless half. In the 2nd half, Johnson misfired on a couple good scoring opportunities, and Summit goaltender Josh Rosen and defenders Matt Miller, JP Lucaci, Scott Caputo, Ethan Chivers and Matt Scheer made all the other plays to record a shutout (with Caputo particularly turning in an outstanding performance). With 8 minutes remaining in the game, Andrew Gilbert lofted a pass toward the goal and Nick Abbott sprinted to reach the ball at the same time as Johnson's keeper, winning the battle to gain control and slipping the game's only goal into the net.  (reported by James Abbott)

Summit will next meet top seeded Gov. Livingston at 7:00PM Friday at GL

Friday 11/4 7:00PM Away NJSIAA Group 2 quarterfinal vs. Gov. Livingston Lost 3-0 Top seed Governor Livingston (17-1-1) came out strong, scoring off a scramble in front in the 2nd minute and again on a breakaway in the 14th minute.  It looked like the tide had turned in the 39th minute when Manny Naves slammed home the rebound of an outstanding save on Ashley Healy's shot, but the goal was disallowed and the play ruled offsides. Summit pressed the action in the 2nd half but couldn't finish a number of scoring opportunities. In the 24th minute of the 2nd half, GL scored again to put the game on ice. In the end, all Summit's seniors played, giving us one last chance to cheer them after years of soccer memories- so we salute co-captains Peter Laughlin, Matt Miller and Josh Rosen and their senior teammates Manny Naves, Matt Scheer, JP Lucaci, Andrew Gilbert. Alex Vega, Will Baker, Stuart Railey and Charlie Zazzera.