Girls Volleyball – Hornets survive Northampton comeback, win five-set thriller behind Van Den Elzen and Bhagat

October 2, 2019

RECAP >> Emmaus raced out to a quick 2-0 lead after winning the opening two sets at home Tuesday against visiting Northampton, then had to hold on as the K-Kids made a furious rally before the Hornets eventually survived with a win in five sets 3-2 (25-16, 25-18, 23-25, 21-25, 15-8).

Senior Macy Van Den Elzen dominated play at the net with a game-high 24 kills for the Hornets, while teammate junior Jaya Bhagat had 17 kills to go along with 12 digs.

Senior Kelsie Baus led the defense with a team-best 20 digs, freshman Hannah Horvath added 9 digs and sophomore setter Kassidy Hallman dished out a season-high 58 assists for Emmaus which improved to 10-2 in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and 10-4 overall.

For the K-Kids, senior Sydney Heffner had a huge game with 11 kills, 14 digs and 29 assists, while classmate Brooke Rockovits also had a solid effort with 11 kills and 10 digs. Northampton dropped 8-5 in the EPC and 9-5 overall with the loss, its second to Emmaus this season.

Emmaus will be back home on Thursday at 6:15 p.m. as they host rival Parkland in their annual Spike Out Cancer game.

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Emmaus 3, Northampton 2

No – 16-18-25-25-8

Em – 25-25-23-21-15

EPC STANDINGS – Central Catholic 11-1, EMMAUS 10-2, Freedom 10-2, Becahi 10-2, Liberty 10-2, Parkland 8-4, Northampton 8-5, Nazareth 8-5, Pleasant Valley 7-5, Stroudsburg 7-6, PM West 4-7, PM East 4-8, ES South 3-9, Dieruff 2-10, Whitehall 2-10, ES North 1-10, Allen 0-11