BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Northampton men's volleyball team picked up an important Region 19 victory on Wednesday evening, downing Passaic County Community College, 3-1, at the Arthur L. Scott Center. 

The Spartans jumped out to a 25-22 victory in the first set, but the Panthers rebounded taking the second set 25-23.  Northampton regrouped and were able to take set three 27-25 and then finish off the match with a 25-19 win in the 4th set. 

Luke Smith (Breiningsville, PA/Parkland) tallied 18 kills, 18 digs and 3 blocks, Shane Jones (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) racked up 10 kills and 10 digs and Calvin Long (Allentown, PA/William Allen) notched 10 kills and 6 digs for the Spartans. 

"Good performance tonight," remarked Head Coach Rachael Aquila, "hopefully we are able to carry the momentum into the weekend for the tri-match with Ocean and Brookdale."

Lucas Johnson (Glendale, AZ/Independence (AZ)) added 43 assists, 5 kills and 6 digs for Northampton.

The Spartans improve to 3-7 overall and 3-7 in the Region with the win. 

Passaic falls to 5-8 overall and 2-4 in the Region. 

Northampton travels to Toms River, NJ on Saturday for a tri-match with Ocean and Brookdale.