HARRISBURG, Pa.- Northampton Head Coach
Adrian Yaguez became the winningest volleyball coach in school history on Saturday as the Spartans downed Harrisburg Area Community College 3-0, giving Yaguez 152 victories, surpassing Hall of Famer Kathy Carbone (151-70).
Katrina Shelly (Mountville, PA /Hempfield ) had 17 kills and 5 digs,
Taylor Frisoli (Bath, PA /Notre Dame - Green Pond ) had 8 kills,
Alysce Molchan (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame - Green Pond ) recorded 30 assists and
Kalli Walling (Saylorsburg, PA /Pleasant Valley) and
Megan Crimi (Nazareth, PA /Notre Dame - Green Pond ) each registered 16 digs as the Spartans swept Harrisburg 25-15, 25-11, 25-14. Â The victory moved Northampton to 17-1 overall and 10-0 in conference play, while Harrisburg dropped to 10-2 overall and 5-2 in EPAC play.Â
Yaguez added his 153rd victory later in the day when Northampton defeated Valley Forge Military College 25-8, 25-15, 25-7, giving him a career record of 153-15 (91%). Â
Katrina Shelly (Mountville, PA /Hempfield ) had 14 kills,
Emily Petrat (Bethlehem, PA /Freedom ) had 7 kills,
Jessica Omick (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame - Green Pond ) added 3 kills and
Amanda Cooper (Bangor, Pa/Faith Christian ) had 8 digs for the Spartans. Â Northampton improved to 18-1 overall and 11-0 in conference play, while Valley Forge falls to 4-6 overall.Â
"I want to congratulate Coach Yaguez on breaking the all-time wins record," commented Director of Athletics
Troy Tucker, "He has done a tremendous job for us during his 5+ seasons, turning the program into a perennial national contender, leading us to 4 straight EPAC championships and 4 consecutive Region XIX titles."
In addition to his incredible overall record, Yaguez is an amazing 81-1 in Region XIX competition during his tenure, losing his only regular season Region XIX match almost 5 years ago (October 17, 2011). Â
The Spartans will return to action on October 4th when they host Montgomery County Community College at 7pm.Â
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