Girls Volleyball

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2021 Schedule:

Sat., Sept. 4 - @ First Kill Tournament, Freedom HS, 8:30 am

Weds., Sept. 8 - @ Whitehall, 6:30 pm

Fri., Sept. 10 - BECAHI

Sat., Sept. 11 - @ Northampton, 11 am

Mon., Sept. 13 - @ Allen, 5 pm

Weds., Sept. 15 - @ ES North, 5:30 pm

Thurs., Sept. 16 - @ PM East

Sat., Sept. 18 - @ Parkland Invitational, 8 am

Mon., Sept. 20 - CCHS

Weds, Sept. 22 - @ Liberty, 6:30 pm

Fri., Sept. 24 - STROUDSBURG

Mon., Sept. 27 - @ Solehi, 6:30 pm

Tues., Sept. 28 - @ Nazareth, 5:30 pm

Thurs., Sept. 30 - @ Parkland, 6:30 pm

Mon., Oct. 4 - @ Northampton

Weds., Oct. 6 - WHITEHALL

Thurs., Oct. 7 - ALLEN

Mon., Oct. 11 - Hazleton

Tues., Oct. 12 - @ CCHS

Thurs., Oct. 14 - PARKLAND

Home matches - CAPS; Start times 6 pm unless noted

Girls Volleyball Schedule

Home/AwayDateTimeOpponentLocationResult
AwayAug. 233:30 pmNotre DameNotre Dame
AwayAug. 294:30 pmBishop ShanahanBishop Shanahan
AwaySept. 18 am1st Kill TournamentFreedom1st Place
HomeSept. 46:30 pmNorthamptonEmmausW 3-0 (25-17, 25-9, 25-19
HomeSept. 66:30 pmParklandEmmausW 3-2 (25-18, 19-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13)
AwaySept. 115:45 pmNazarethEmmausW 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23)
AwaySept. 127 pmWhitehallWhitehallW 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-16)
HomeSept. 145:30 pmBishop ShanahanEmmausL 0-3 (35-33, 25-19, 25-21)
HomeSept. 18630 pmEastonEmmausW 3-0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-10)
AwaySept. 204 pmFreedomFreedomW 3-0 (25-12, 25-22, 25-18)
HomeSept. 246:30 pmPM WestEmmausW 3-0 (25-7. 25-12, 25-7)
HomeSept. 266:30 pmDieruffEmmausW 3-0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-7)
AwaySept. 274 pm Pleasant ValleyPleasant ValleyW 3-0 (25-7, 25-15, 25-12)
AwaySept. 2911 amArchbishop Carroll/Delone CatholicArchbishop Carroll
AwayOct. 14 pmES SouthES SouthW 3-0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-13)
HomeOct. 36:30 pmCCHSEmmausW 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21)
AwayOct. 47 pmNorthamptonNorthamptonW 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 25-17)

Garnet Valley 3, Emmaus 0 (25-17; 25-20; 25-23 .... PIAA State Tournament 

Emmaus stats:

Macy Van Den Elzen 13 kills
Jaya Bhagat 9 kills
Makenzie Krasley 7 kills
Caley McLaughlin 6 digs
Kelsie Baus 9 digs
Caroline Bond 26 assists, 10 digs

11//5/18

Matchup: Emmaus (District 11 runner-up) vs Garnet Valley (District 1 runner-up), PIAA State Class 4A Tournament

When/Where: Tuesday 5:30 p.m./Upper Dublin HS

What's on the line: A berth in Saturday's quarterfinals vs winner of Cumberland Valley (District 3 champ) or West Chester Rustin (District 1 fifth-place)

Coverage: Twitter @Emmaussports

Coach: Emmaus - Gwen Millets (17th season); Garnety Valley - Greg Wood

Emmaus probables -Sr. S. Caroline Bond (950 assists, 319 digs, EPC MVP), Jr. OH Macy Van Den Elzen (529 kills, 57 blocks, 1st Team EPC), Soph. OH Jaya Bhagat (274 kills),  Soph. Makenzie Krasley (114 kills, 54 blocks), Sr. Hannah Lingold (48 blocks), Jr. OPP/OH Maiah Sabol (74 kills), Jr. DS Kelsie Baus (186 digs)

Garnet Valley key players: Sr. Rachel Cain, Jr. MH Sam Mann, Sr. MH Aly Hartney, Dolce Whitwell, Sr. OH Emma Rokosky, Gwen Clark

Scouting the Jaguars: Garnet Valley was the No. 3 seed in District 1 and advanced to the finals before falling to No.1 Bishop Shanahan 3-1 ....The Jaguars compete in the Central League where they went undefeated and won their third straight league title ...Garnet Valley won state title in 2016 defeating Parkland in five sets .... A year ago, the Jaguars advanced to the state semis before falling to the eventual champ North Allegheny in five sets ...They finished the year 19-6 ...

Coach Millets: "Anybody who makes into the state tournament is going to be very good and we know they (Garnet Valley) are tough, but we'll be ready. We're familiar with some of the girls because our girls played against them during club season.

"Our girls are excited to be in the state tournament and it's new territory and something different for us. All these years we've talked about reaching states, and now we know we are good enough and worthy of being here."

Hornets fall to rival Parkland in straight sets in District XI Championship

RECAP -- The 2018 Emmaus girls volleyball team was looking to make history on Thursday night as they were trying to become only the second team in school history to win a District XI Championship.

It had been since 1995 - some 23 years ago - that the last time the Hornets were able to celebrate wearing gold around their necks.

Unfortunately, they'll have to wait even longer for their district title thanks to the program that has been the gold standard in Lehigh Valley volleyball for what seems like the longest time, rival Parkland.

The Trojans, winners of the last four District XI Championships, became just the second team this season to sweep Emmaus in straight sets as they stunned the Hornets 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 27-25)  in the finals of the District XI Class 4A Tournament held at Catasauqua High School.

It was the fifth straight district title for Parkland and the second win for the Trojans over Emmaus, including handing the Hornets their first league loss back on October 8 in four sets (3-1) in a match held at Parkland.

Emmaus fell behind early in the opening set trailing by as much as 12 points (18-6) before putting together a late rally and dropping Set 1 25-17. Parkland then went on to win Set 2 25-19 and then closed out the championship with a 27-25 win in Set 3.

Junior outside hitter Macy Van Den Elzen led the Emmaus attack on offense with a team-high 20 kills, while sophomore Jaya Bhagat added seven kills to go along with four blocks.

Senior setter Caroline Bond dished out 27 assists and had 12 digs, and defensively, junior Kelsie Baus led the team with 14 digs. Freshman Mia Pickering added six digs and junior Maiah Sabol five. The Hornets were without a key member of the team, senior DS/L Rebecca Dalstad who suffered a concussion in practice on Wednesday.

Parkland got strong play from its front line as senior Grace Steurer had a team-high 14 kills, while classmate Adriana Goetz-Morales was not far behind with 12 kills. Senior setter Brooke Kratzer handed out a game-high 30 assists.

With the District XI playoffs now behind them, the Hornets will now focus their attention on the upcoming PIAA State Tournament which gets underway next Tuesday. Emmaus will draw Garnet Valley, the runner-up from District One, in its opening-round match.

Stay here for updates on the site and time of the match and like Emmaus girls volleyball on facebook and follow @Emmaussports.com on twitter for continued updates on the team.

Emmaus - 17 - 19 - 25

Parkland - 25 - 25 - 27

Hornets punch ticket to District XI Championship after 3-1 win over Liberty

RECAP -- It's been since 1995 that the last time an Emmaus girls volleyball team has won a District XI Championship.

On Thursday night, they'll look to win their second title in the last 23 years.

The top-seeded Green Hornets took care of business on Tuesday night at Catasauqua High School as they punched their ticket to championship night by defeating Liberty in four sets 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-16, 25-15) in the District XI Class 4A Semifinals.

Head coach Gwen Millets squad (25-5-1) will face rival Parkland in Thursday's final at 6:30 p.m. back at Catasauqua. The Trojans, the No. 2 seed, got revenge for a loss to Nazareth in the EPC finals last week by sweeping the Blue Eagles 3-0 in straight sets in the other semifinal.

Emmaus and Parkland have met twice this season with each team winning on its home floor. The Hornets defeated the Trojans in five sets (3-2) back on September 6, before Parkland was able to get revenge and beat Emmaus 3-1 on October 8. The Trojans have won the last four district championships.

Junior Macy Van Den Elzen led the Emmaus attack in tonight's win over Liberty with a team-high 16 kills to go along with 4 blocks and 7 digs. Senior setter Caroline Bond also had a big game with 6 kills, 17 digs and her team-best 27 assists, while seophomore Jaya Bhagat had 8 kills.

Defensively, senior Rebecca Dalstad led the Hornets with a team-high 27 digs, while fellow senior Caley McLaughlin added 11 digs.

With tonight's win, the Hornets also advance to the PIAA State Tournament whch gets underway on Tuesday, November 6.

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Emmaus 3, Liberty 1

25-21; 18-25; 25-16; 25-15

Stats:
Caroline Bond 6 kills, 27 assists, 17 digs
Rebecca Dalstad 27 digs
Caley McLaughlin 11 digs
Macy Van Den Elzen 16 kills, 4 blocks, 7 digs
Jaya Bhagat 8 kills
Makenzie Krasley 4 kills
Kelsie Baus 5 digs, 3 service aces

Hornets face Liberty with trip to district finals, states on the line

What: District XI Class 4A Tournament

Who: No. 1 Emmaus (24-5-1 overall) vs No. 4 Liberty (28-7-2)

When/Where: Tuesday 7 p.m., Catasauqua HS

What's on the line: A berth in the District XI Championship vs winner of No. 2 Parkand/No. 3 Nazareth

Coverage: Twitter @Emmaussports

Coach: Emmaus - Gwen Millets (17th season); Liberty - Missy Lynn

How the got here: Emmaus beat Whitehall 3-1; Liberty beat Delaware Valley 3-0

Emmaus probables -Sr. S. Caroline Bond (852 assists, 279 digs, EPC MVP), Jr. OH Macy Van Den Elzen (474 kills, 50 blocks, 1st Team EPC), Soph. OH Jaya Bhagat (245 kills), Sr. DS/L Rebecca Dalstad (344 digs, 89 assists, 3rd Team EPC), Soph. Makenzie Krasley (98 kills, 47 blocks), Sr. Hannah Lingold (43 blocks), Jr. OPP/OH Maiah Sabol (71 kills), Jr. DS Kelsie Baus (159 digs)

Liberty key players: Sr. OH/L Lina Perugini (1st Team EPC), Sr. MH Julia Burcin (1st Team EPC), Jr. S/OPP Jamie Byrne (3rd Team EPC), Sr. S Jackie Wagner, Soph. OH/OPP Elizabeth Flynn

What: District XI Class 4A Tournament

Who: No. 1 Emmaus (23-5-1 overall) vs winner of No.8 Whitehall (8-10)/No.9 Wyoming Valley West (9-8)

When/Where: Thursday 6:45 p.m./Emmaus Auxiliary Gym

What's on the line: A berth in the semifinals vs winner of No. 4 Liberty/No. 5 Delaware Valley

Coach: Emmaus - Gwen Millets (17th season)

Emmaus probables -Sr. S. Caroline Bond (852 assists, 279 digs, EPC MVP), Jr. OH Macy Van Den Elzen (474 kills, 50 blocks, 1st Team EPC), Soph. OH Jaya Bhagat (245 kills), Sr. DS/L Rebecca Dalstad (344 digs, 89 assists, 3rd Team EPC), Soph. Makenzie Krasley (98 kills, 47 blocks), Sr. Hannah Lingold (43 blocks), Jr. OPP/OH Maiah Sabol (71 kills), Jr. DS Kelsie Baus (159 digs)

Other matchups (Thursday)

No. 2 Parkland vs winner of No. 7 Freedom/No. 10 Easton
No. 3 Nazareth vs winner of No. 6 Pleasant Valley/No. 11 Stroudburg
No. 4 Liberty vs No. 5 Delaware Valley

10/19/18

Hornets fall to Nazareth again in the post-season

If you were in attendance at Thursday night's Eastern Pennsylvania Conference semifinal match-up between Emmaus and Nazareth, you can't say that the Hornets didn't have their chances.

They certainly did.

Leading late in both the opening set and in Set 4, in which they needed a win to keep to extend the match, Emmaus couldn't put away a resilient Nazareth team as the Blue Eagles rallied in both and once again got the best of the Hornets in the post-season as they handed them a  3-1 defeat (27-25, 17-25, 25-19, 27-25) at Whitehall High School.

Nazareth, the No. 4 seed, will play for a league championship at Northampton High School on Saturday at 11 a.m. against Parkland, the No. 2 seed, which outlasted sixth-seeded Central Catholic in five sets.

Emmaus, meanwhile, will be off until the start of next week's District XI playoffs following their second loss to Nazareth in a week.

Last night's defeat also marked the second consecutive season that the Hornets have fallen to Nazareth in the EPC playoffs. The Blue Eagles also got the best of Emmaus in last year's District XI playoffs. Both matches went five sets.

"I think the obvious reason is that they (Nazareth) are a pretty good volleyball team," said Emmaus senior setter Caroline Bond on why the Blue Eagles have had the Hornets number in the post-season. "They have a lot of good girls and a good program. When you lose to a team more than once it can get in your head and it's really hard to get out of that mentality. "

Emmaus, the top overall seed, looked like they were on their way to forcing a winner-take-all fifth an deciding set after leading late in Set 4 23-21, but the Blue Eagles rallied to tie it at 25-all before eventually winning the set and the match 27-25. They made a similar comeback in Set 1 rallying for a 27-25 win.

The Blue Eagles were led on offense by hard-hitting senior Maria Harding who had a monster game with 25 kills to go along with 20 digs.

"Maria is very good," said Emmaus head coach Gwen Millets. "She's powerful and dominant and she's everywhere on the court. She does a nice job in the back row and she's a very good player. They have very good players just like we do and I think we are a really good matchup against one another."

Harding's teammate Caroline Walsh added 13 kills and four blocks, while Maddie Orth added 10 kills, 20 digs and a pair of aces. Defensively, Desta Zegeye had a game-high 36 digs and Emily Quinn dished out a game-best 52 assists.

"They played a little bit better than we did tonight," said Millets. " We played really, really well and I'm proud of the girls. We just came out on the short end."

Junior Macy Van Den Elzen reached a milestone in defeat for the Hornets as she recorded 1,000th career kill in the opening set. Van Den Elzen led Emmaus on offense with a team-high 25 kills to go along with seven digs.

"It was a very exciting night." said Millets. "As a junior to reach 1,000 kills is something special. She is really working hard this season and you can see it. She deserves the honor."

Jaya Bhagat, a sophomore, had 10 kills, while another sophomore, Makenzie Krasley, added eight kills and four digs. Defensively, senior Rebecca Dalstad had a team-best 19 digs and junior Kelsie Baus 13. Bond, the league's MVP,  had another solid all-round performance with a team-high 47 assists and 17 digs.

"We're going to come back and work hard at practice and then next week we'll get ready for districts," said Millets.

Nazareth 3, Emmaus 1 (27-25; 17-25; 25-19; 27-25)

Stats (Emmaus):

Macy Van Den Elzen 25 kills, 7 digs
Kelsie Baus 13 digs
Jaya Bhagat 10 kills
Rebecca Dalstad 19 digs
Caroline Bond 47 assists, 17 digs
Makenzie Krasley 8 kills, 4 digs
Maiah Sabol 4 kills, 4 digs
Caley McLaughlin 10 digs
Mia Pickering 9 digs

(Nazareth):

Desta Zegeye 36 digs; Maria Harding 25 kills, 20 digs; Caroline Walsh 13 kills, 4 blocks; Maddie Orth 10 kills, 20 digs, 2 aces; Emily Quinn 52 assists, 10 digs, 3 blocks; Avery Krouse 5 kills, 2 aces; Megan Holland 5 kills, 3 blocks

Emmaus 3, Freedom 0 (25-23, 25-11, 25-13)

RECAP - Caroline Bond had herself quite a night on Tuesday in the Emmaus Auxiliary Gymnasium.

The Emmaus senior set two personal milestones as she recorded her 1,000th career dig and became the school's all-time leader in assists as the Hornets swept Freedom 3-0 (25-23, 25-11, 25-13) in the quarterfinal round of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference playoffs.

Emmaus, the top overall seed, advances on to the semifinals at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Whitehall High School to face fourth-seeded Nazareth, which swept Bethlehem Catholic, the No. 5 seed, in straight sets 3-0. The other semifinal at Whitehall will pit No.2 Parkland taking on No. 6 Central Catholic at 5:30 p.m.

Bond, a four-year starter, had a team-high 14 digs and her 27 assists on the night moved her past former Hornet standout Lisa Wallitsch for first all-time at Emmaus with 3,330 career assists.

Junior Macy Van Den Elzen led the Emmaus offense with a game-high 16 kills to go along with six digs. Sophomores Jaya Bhagat and Makenzie Krasley added nine and six kills, respectively, while senior Rebecca Dalstad had 11 digs and junior Kelsie Baus five.

 

Emmaus 3, CCHS 1 (22-25, 25-22, 26-24, 26-24)

RECAP - Trailing by five points in the fourth set, the Emmaus girls volleyball team put together an incredible rally to win Set 4 and the match as they spoiled Central Catholic's Senior Night with a 3-1 win over the Vikettes on Monday night at Rockne Hall.

The victory helped Emmaus close out the regular-season as they finished  14-2 in the Eastern Pennyslvania Conference and earned the top overall seed for the upcoming league playoffs. The Hornets also defeated Central Catholic for the second time this season, beating the Vikettes also in four sets (3-1) back on October 3.

Senior setter Caroline Bond, who was named the league's MVP earlier in the day, had a monster night for Emmaus with a game-high 44 assists to go along with 23 digs and three blocks. Junior Macy Van Den Elzen also had big match leading the Hornets offensive attack with 24 kills, while sophomore Jaya Bhagat added 16 kills.

Defensively, senior Rebecca Dalstad had a game-high 36 digs while teammate junior Kelsie Baus added 10 digs.

As the No. 1 seed in the league playoffs, Emmaus will be right back in action on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at home as they host Freedom, the No. 8 seed, in the quarterfinal round. The Hornets swept the Patriots earlier this season 3-0 back on September 20 in a match held at Freedom.

The winner of Emmaus/Freedom will take on the winner of the No. 4 vs No.5 matchup which pits Nazareth against Becahi. The other quarterfinal round games include No. 2 Parkland hosting No.7 Pleasant Valley and No. 3 Liberty at home against No. 6 CCHS.

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Emmaus 3, Whitehall 0 (25-19; 25-16; 25-12)

Macy Van Den Elzen 12 kills, 4 digs, 4 service aces
Jaya Bhagat 7 kills
Caley McLaughlin 6 digs
Rebecca Dalstad 8 digs
Caroline Bond 26 assists, 8 digs, 4 service aces

 

Nazareth 3, Emmaus 2 (25-22; 21-25; 11-25; 25-22; 15-10).
Emmaus stats:
Macy Van Den Elzen 26 kills, 7 digs, 3 blocks
Jaya Bhagat 13 kills, 4 digs, 2 blocks
Makenzie Krasley 4 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs
Kelsie Baus 9 digs
Rebecca Dalstad 17 digs, 2 service aces
Caroline Bond 43 assists, 14 digs

JV - Nazareth 2, Emmaus  0 (25-17; 25-20)

Parkland 3, Emmaus 1 (20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 20-25)

RECAP - The Emmaus girls volleyball team is no longer perfect in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.

The Hornets, who entered action this week the lone unbeaten team in the league at 12-0, were handed their first loss on Monday night at Parkland High School as the Trojans avenged for an earlier-season loss to Emmaus by handing them a 3-1 defeat (25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20).

After the two teams split the opening two sets, Parkland (12-1) was able to pull away late in both the third and fourth sets to pull out the win and earn a little payback for their only league loss of the season after falling to the Hornets 3-2 back on September 6.

For Emmaus, junior Macy Van Den Elzen had a team-high 17 kills, while sophomore Jaya Bhagat was next with 14. Senior Caroline Bond dished out a game-high 38 assists to go along with 18 digs. Defensively, senior Rebecca Dalstad had a game-high 26 digs.

Parkland was led by senior Grace Steurer who had 14 kills to go along with 17 digs. Teammate and fellow Adriana Goetz-Morales also had 14 kills, while another senior, Jenny Clifton, had a team-high 15 digs to go along with 9 aces.

The Hornets will look to bounce back on Wednesday at 7 p.m. as they travel to Nazareth to face the Blue Eagles. Emmaus won the earlier meeting back on September 11 in four sets 3-1

Emmaus Stats:

Caroline Bond 6 kills, 38 assists, 18 digs
Jaya Bhagat 14 kills, 4 digs
Makenzie Krasley 6 kills, 3 blocks
Kelsie Baus 12 digs
Macy Van Den Elzen 17 kills, 6 digs, 3 service aces
Rebecca Dalstad 26 digs

Emmaus 3, Central Catholic 1

Scores: 25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21

Stats:

Macy Van Den Elzen 20 kills, 4 digs

Jaya Bhagat 14 kills

Caroline Bond 44 assists, 11 digs, 4 kills

Rebecca Dalstad 17 digs

Mia Pickering 7 digs

Kelsie Baus/Caley McLaughlin 5 digs

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9/30/18

Bond reaches 3,000th career assist as Hornets split with Archbishop Carroll on Saturday

RECAP - Setter Caroline Bond reached another milestone as the senior recorded her 3,000th career assist on Saturday at Bishop Shanahan High School.

Bond, a four-year starter, had huge game with 34 assists, four kills, nine digs and three service aces as the Hornets swept Archbishop Carroll of Radnor 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-15).

Junior outside hitter Macy Van Den Elzen led the attack on offense with a game-high 18 kills to go along with four services aces, while teammate sophomore outside hitter Jaya Bhagat also had a big effort with 16 kills, five digs and two blocks.

Defensively, senior Rebecca Dalstad had a game-high 11 digs, while junior Kelsie Baus had six.

Earlier in the day, Emmaus suffered just its second non-league loss of the season as they fell to Delaware power Ursuline Academy in a tight three-set match 3-0 (20-25, 22-25, 24-26)

Van Den Elzen had a game-high 16 kills and eight digs, Bhagat had seven kills and five digs and Bond had a team-high 28 assists to go along with 12 digs.

Freshman Ava Holden had three kills and four blocks and teammate sophomore Makenzie Krasley also had three kills to go along with two blocks.

Defensively, Dalstad had a team-high 15 digs, while Baus had 10 and freshman Mia Pickering nine.

Emmaus will return to league action on Monday as they travel to East Stroudsburg South. The Hornets are the lone unbeaten in the league at 9-0.

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Emmaus defeated Freedom 3-0

25-12; 25-22; 25-18

Macy Van Den Elzen 29 kills
Caley McLaughlin 9 digs
Mia Pickering 5 digs
Rebecca Dalstad 21 digs
Caroline Bond 36 assists, 7 digs

Records: Emmaus 6-0; Freedom 4-2

JV: Freedom def. Emmaus 25-12; 25-20

 

 

Emmaus defeated Easton 3-0

25-8; 25-13; 25-10

Ava Holden 3 kills, 6 blocks
Caley McLaughlin 4 service aces
Georgie Duddy 3 service aces
Kelsie Baus 4 digs
Jaya Bhagat 5 kills, 4 digs
Macy Can Den Elzen 10 kills, 4 blocks
Makenzie Krasley 5 kills
Caroline Bond 23 assists

 

9/11/18

Hornets payback Nazareth to remain undefeated on the season

Remembering what happened to them a year ago when Nazareth came to the Emmaus Auxiliary Gym and ended their season in the District XI playoffs, the Hornets got a little sweet payback on their home floor on Tuesday night as they defeated the Blue Eagles in four sets 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23).

Emmaus, which remained unbeaten in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (3-0) and overall (4-0), received contributions up and down their lineup in the victory.
Junior Macy Van Den Elzen paced the attack with a team-high 20 kills to go along with four blocks. Sophomore Jaya Bhagat added 10 kills, while junior Maiah Sabol and senior Hannah Lingold added five and four kills, respectively to go along with five blocks each.

Senior setter Caroline Bond dished out 40 assists and a team-best 16 digs, while teammate senior Rebecca Dalstad was next with 15 digs. Also making contributions defensively were Junior Kelsie Baus and senior Caley McLaughlin who had 10 and six digs, respectively.

Emmaus took the first two sets by identical 25-20 scores before Nazareth rallied to take Set 3 by the same exact score. The fourth set was a tight one with the Hornets prevailing 25-23.
Emmaus will hit the road for the first time on Wednesday at 7 p.m. as they travel to Whitehall.
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9/8/18

Hornets rally for five-set thriller over rival Parkland; Van Den Elzen sets new mark

Down two sets to one to their arch-rival Parkland, the Emmaus girls' volleyball team didn't flinch.

Unfazed by the Trojans rallying to win back-to-back sets to take a 2-1 lead, the Hornets dug in and fought.
And fought, and fought some more until finally, they completed what they set out to do prior to taking the floor Thursday night for this big early-season match: Take down the Trojans.
And that's exactly what Emmaus did -- in dramatic fashion no-less.
Led by the outstanding all-around play from junior outside hitter Macy Van Den Elzen and teammates, the Hornets completed a comeback for the ages inside the hot and steamy auxiliary gym at Emmaus  as they rallied for a wild 3-2 win (25-18, 19-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13) over Parkland, the four-time defending District XI champs.
"Our girls have a lot of heart and they know the importance of the Parkland matches during the year for our sport and all the sports here at Emmaus," said 17th year head coach Gwen Millets following the marathon 2-hour, 10-minute match.
"They want to play well and they want to win and they did that today. They didn't let being down two sets to one defeat them. They just kept fighting back, and fighting back every single point. It was such an exciting match to watch."
Emmaus, which improved to 2-0 in the EPC and 3-0 overall, took the opening set 25-18 but saw the Trojans rally to win the next two sets 25-19 and 25-23 and gain the momentum. The Hornets would rally, however, with their backs against the wall as they won Set 4 25-22 and then the fifth-and-deciding set 15-13, setting off a wild celebration.
Besides the comeback, what's more impressive is that Emmaus won its third match in as many days as they opened with 3-0 wins over Northampton (Tuesday) and Solehi (Wednesday) before finishing the week in dramatic fashion with a five-set thriller over Parkland.
"All three of those teams are top teams," said Millets. "We knew coming into the season our schedule is tough with the way its laid out and we knew this first week was going to be one of our toughest weeks and the girls were prepared for that. When the games are here they just bring the energy and they know that they want to defend their home court.
Van Den Elzen, a Penn State commit, was the most dominant player on the court as she led the Emmaus attack with an incredible 35 kills, breaking Alexa Campbell's record of 25 set back in 2008.
"It's been amazing, she's had a great week," said Millets of Van Den Elzen. "If you look in the past of the record-holders at our school just in my head that has to be up there, it just has to be. One fantastic game by Macy. I think everyone pulled together out there to be a part of this victory."
Sophomore outside hitter Jaya Bhagat was second on the team with 12 kills, while senior setter Caroline Bond had an outstanding all-around game with a career-high 47 assists to go along with 16 digs. Senior libero Rebecca Dalstad was solid defensively with 16 digs and sophomore middle hitter Makenzie Krasley had a team-high six blocks.
Emmaus will return to action at 630 p.m. next Tuesday at home when they host another big rival, Nazareth, in a big early-season match. A year ago, the Blue Eagles defeated the Hornets twice in post-season, defeating them in the EPC playoffs and then ending their season in the District XI playoffs with both matches going five sets.
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Emmaus def. Parkland 3-2 (Story to follow) ...
25-18; 19-25; 23-25; 25-22; 15-13
Macy Van Den Elzen 35 kills; 6 digs
Jaya Bhagat 12 kills
Makenzie Krasley 6 blocks
Rebecca Dalstad 16 digsCaroline Bond 47 assists, 16 digs

Emmaus def. Southern Lehigh 3-0

 25-18; 25-17; 25-19

Rebecca Dalstad 21 digs
Makenzie Krasley 6 kills, 3 blocks
Caley McLaughlin 4 digs
Caroline Bond 3 blocks, 27 assists, 7 digs
Macy Van Den Elzen 16 kills

Emmaus def. Northampton 3-0
25-17; 25-9; 25-19
Macy Van Den Elzen 15 kills, 4 blocks, 4 digs, 3 service aces
Jaya Bhagat 7 kills
Makenzie Krasley 5 kills
Rebecca Dalstad 7 digs
Caroline Bond 27 assists, 6 digs

Name#ClassPosition
Caroline Bond20Sr.S
Rebecca Dalstad4Sr.DS/L
Georgia Duddy5Sr.DS
Hannah Lingold26Sr.MH
Caley McLaughlin7Sr.DS
Kelsie Baus3Jr.DS/L
Ryan Hausknecht29Jr.OPP
Grace Lynch9Jr.DS
Maiah Sabol16Jr. OPP/OH
Alexis Sebastian21Jr.DS
Macy Van Den Elzen13Jr. OH
Jaya Bhagat17So.OH
Makenzie Krasley30So.MH
Ava Holden12Fr.OH/MH