BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The 11th ranked Northampton Women's Volleyball team continued their strong start to the season, improving to 4-0 on Wednesday night at the Arthur L. Scott Center, topping the Hawks of Harrisburg Area Community College in 3 sets (25-15, 25-20, 25-15).

Sophomore Lexi Womack (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley) had 11 kills and 14 digs to set the tone for the Spartans against the Hawks. Grace Coppola (Allentown, PA/Central Catholic) added 5 kills, 1 service ace and 4 digs and Zoe Velez (Landville, PA/Warwick) chipped in 5 kills to help lead the attack. Samantha Nagy (Easton, PA/Easton) collected 24 assists, 4 aces and 5 digs. Gianna Sciarra (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) also added 10 digs and 3 service aces in the win.

"Good win over a tough opponent, explained Head Coach Rachael Aquila. "Every time we play is an opportunity to see where we can improve and discover what we need to work on. I am happy with where we are at this point."

Northampton, ranked 11th in the most recent NJCAA national poll, improves to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in Region 19. Harrisburg falls to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the Region.

The Spartans are back on the floor this Friday, September 5th, when they travel to Scranton, PA to take on NJCAA Division II Lackawanna College at 5pm.