UNION COUNTY LOCALSOURCE LOCALSOURCE.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 — PAGE 29

IK ParaefainlSummit's 2011 football captains, pictured here with fifth-year head coach John Lib-erato, include - from left - senior quarterback Ryan Bringewatt (No. 12) and seniorlinemen Billy Hadley (No. 54) and Andrew Perry (No. 62). Summit (1-0) is at War-ren Hills (0-1) tomorrow night at 7.

Summit football opens with big winBy JR Paracbini

Sports EditorThe Summit football team began its 20II season

the same way it opened its 2010 campaign.With a convincing win over non-division foe

Voorhees.The Hilltoppers managed six rushing touchdowns

by five different players en route to a more-than-convincing 41-7 triumph last Friday night in GlenGardner.

Summit beat Voorhees 38-0 at home last year.

Junior back Kyre Negron rushed for two scores inla.st Friday night's triumph. Rushing for single TDswere AJ larussi, Mike Badgley, quarterback RyanBringewatt and Colm Dougherty.

The Hilltoppers are now preparing for WarrenMills, who they will play in Warren County tomorrownight at 7.

Warren Hills opened with a 21-14 setback at NorthWarren last Saturday.

Summit increased its regular season winning streakto 19 games, including 9-0 marks in 2009 and 2010.

Linden's Saricaexcels for NJCUEarns women's soccer honor

Senior left defender Nicole Sarica of Linden is the New JerseyCity University women's athlete of the week for the first time in herGothic Knight career after being selected as the New Jersey AthleticConference Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for weektwo of the 2011 season.

That time period was from Sept. 5-11.Sarica, a three-year loam co-captain and 2009 All-NJAC selection,

helped guide a defensive unit that set a school record fur consecutiveminutes played without surrendering a goal, while improving to 5-0-0 onthe season.

Sarica is a 2008 Linden High School graduate.NJCU's defense allowed just four shots on goal in two games as

went 2-0-0 on the week. In a 1-0. double overtime win aiNeumann University on Sept. 7 -only the second road overtimewin in school history with both coming in a span of four days thisseason -Sarica helped keep Neumann off the board for the entire105:36 of action and limited the Knights to just one shot on goaland just six total shots.

In a 5-1 win over SUNY Purchase last Saturday, Sarica led a quartet offullbacks that held the Panthers to three shots on goal and four total shots.She also gal involved offensively,

With the final 10 seconds of the first half winding down, Sarica wonthe ball from a defender on the left wing, dribbled past several Purchasedefenders on the left of the box and rilled home her first goal since Oct.11, 2000 inside the left post with 0.7 seconds on the clock.

Although Purchase eventually scored with just 4:3?> remaining in thegame, NJCU did register its school-record third consecutive shutoutduring the week before its program-record five-game, scoreless minutesstreak ended at 450:49 - nearly 200 minutes more than the previousmark of 268:30.

Sarica has played every second of NJCU's 469:47 of action so farthis season. The Knights lead the NJAC in goals against average at 0.38and least goals allowed, having surrendered just two goals in their firstfive matches.

Soccer standouts

The Union Crimson Tide 11-and-under girls' squad placed first at last weekend'sReadington 2011 Soccerfest Tournament, going 2-0-2, with the last match a 0-0tie vs. the Branchburg Blasters. Players are Brianna Aguiar, Nicole Alfano, SofiaAlves, Alexa Bandly, Megan Carreiro, Britney Duarte, Leslie Achevarria, AbbyHagan, Jennifer Hughes, Gabrielle Lamadieu, Kayla Lima, Kiana Lima, SabrinaLobo, Kayla Miller-People, Alyssa Negron, Kelly Severini and Karen Vera.Coaches are Jackie Severini, Alfredo Aguiar and Rich Vera. The team manageris Marianne Negron.

LindenGirls' soccerUpcoming:Sept. 20 Rahvvay. 4 p.m.Sept. 22 Scotch Plains, 4 p.m.Sept. 23 Plainfield, 4 p.m.Sept. 30 at Kent Place, 4 p.m.Oct. 3 Queen of Peace, 7 p.m.Oct. 4 Union Catholic, 4 p.m.Oct. 6 Oak Knoll, 4 p.m.Oct. 11 at New Providence, 4 p.m.

RahwayGirls' soccerUpcoming:Sept. 15 Oak Knoll, 4 p.m.Sept. 20 at Linden, 4 p.m.Sept. 22 at Gov. Livingston, 4 p.m.Sept. 24 at Union Catholic, 11:30Sept. 27 at New Providence. 4 p.m.Sept. 30 Benedictine, 4 p.m.Oct. 4 Plainfield, 4 p.m.Oct. 6 Elizabeth, 4 p.m.

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