BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Northampton women's volleyball team picked up a hard fought, 3-0, (29-27, 28-26, 25-23) win over Bergen Community College, extending their unbeaten streak to 7 in a row and handing the visiting Bulldogs their first Region 19 loss of the season, on Wednesday evening at the Arthur L. Scott Center.
Both the Spartans and the Bulldogs entered the match having Received Votes in the most recent NJCAA national poll and the match up proved worthy of what one would expect when two teams in the NJCAA women's volleyball national rankings collide.
"Great match tonight and a fun and competitive match to be a part of," said Spartans Head Coach
Rachael Aquila, "We were down and we were ahead and this was just one of those match ups that was going to go back and forth all night. We did just enough and found that little extra when we needed it. I was very pleased with our grit and our overall effort tonight. We battled for everything."
The Spartans found themselves down to match point in the opening set, trailing, 24-20, and put together a spirited run to tie that set at, 24-24, and eventually pulled ahead to take the first set, 29-27. The second set was equally as tight, with this time the Spartans holding the late edge, 24-20, before Bergen battled back to tie up the second set, 24-24. The Spartans found the little extra when they needed it and eventually took the second set as well, 28-26. The Spartans battled again through the third set and came out on top, 25-23, to sweep the match, 3-0.
Kyra Miller (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) led the Spartans with 12 kills and 1 solo block and
Kornelia Wszolek (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg)Â continued her strong play with 9 kills, 6 digs and 1 block.
Brooke Markovitz (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom) recorded 8 kills and a solo block and
Allie Keck (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) paced the Spartans attack with 25 assists while also delivering 7 digs and 1 service ace.
Emily Marcial (Allentown, PA/Executive Charter) had a team high 18 digs with 3 service aces and 3 digs.
The Spartans improve to 10-2 overall and 7-1 in Region 19 with the victory.
Bergen is now 11-2 overall and 6-1 in the Region after suffering their first Region 19 loss of the year.
The Spartans will now pack their bags and head to Canandaigua, New York to take part in the Finger Lakes Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, October 10th and 11th at the Putt Moore Gymnasium.
The Spartans will collide with nationally ranked #7 Finger Lakes Community College on Saturday at 8am and #8 Hudson Valley at 2:45pm. The Spartans are scheduled to take on Genesee Community College at 10:15am on Sunday followed by a match up with #5 College of Dupage at 2:45pm.
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