HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Northampton women's volleyball team picked up their 5th straight victory on Monday evening, downing Harrisburg Area Community College, 3-2, at the JW Evans PE Center. 

The Spartans broke their recent history of slow starts by taking a 2-0 lead, with a 28-26 victory in set 1 and a 25-19 win in set 2.  The Hawks then responded with two straight set wins, 25-21 in set 3 and then a dominating 25-13 performance in the 4th set to even the match at 2-2.  The Spartans were able to rebound and take the 5th set, 15-12, to win the match. 

"Really exciting match tonight," stated Head Coach Rachael Aquila, "Harrisburg is always a difficult place to play, they have a great following and their crowd really supports them."

Alyssa Eilenberger (Saylorsburg, PA/Notre Dame - Green Pond) finished with 17 kills and 12 digs, Kailen Felty (Pine Grove, PA/Pine Grove) had 14 kills, 20 digs and 10 blocks and Mackenzie Davis (Warsaw, VA/Rappahannock (VA)) recorded 27 digs and 3 service aces. 

Leana Angelone (Coopersburg, PA/Faith Christian Academy) notched 54 assists, 11 digs and 3 blocks for the Spartans. 

The win moves Northampton to 10-4 overall, 4-2 in Region 19 and 3-3 in the EPAC. 

Harrisburg falls to 8-7 overall, 3-3 in the Region and 3-4 in conference play. 

The Spartans return to the Arthur L. Scott Center this weekend when they host NJCAA Division II foes Delaware Tech and Lackawanna College in their Dig Pink tri-match.

Saturday October 5th Dig-Pink Schedule
12pm - Northampton vs. Delaware Tech
2pm - Delaware Tech vs Lackawanna
4pm - Northampton vs. Lackawanna