Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 10/5/24
 
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Facing a 2-1 deficit in its first match, Lackawanna College women's volleyball dug deep, came back for the five-set win, then took a four-set victory to sweep in tri-match action on Saturday afternoon at Northampton CC. Lackawanna defeated Delaware Tech in five sets (25-10, 18-25, 22-25, 25-16, 15-7), then knocked off Northampton CC in four (25-16, 25-22, 22-25, 25-12).
 
The Falcons (13-4, 4-0) knocked off Delaware Tech CC (8-5, 2-2) in their first match of the day, despite falling behind 2-1 through the first three sets. In set four, the Falcons opened a 12-8 advantage highlighted by a Jana Hofmann (Colorado Springs, CO) kill that forced a timeout from Del Tech. Later, with a 14-10 lead, Hofmann got an ace that made it 15-10, then Del Tech couldn't return a kill attempt, and the Falcons expanded their lead to 16-10. A hitting error gave the Falcons 17, and a kill from Aryana Girvan (Clarion, PA) made it 18-10. Another kill from Nadia Toth (Dalton, PA) gave the Falcons 19, and a kill from Angelique Fuentes (Miami, FL) gave Lackawanna a 20-10 lead and forced another Del Tech timeout. Lackawanna eventually won the set at 25-16 when a Del Tech serve went long, forcing a fifth set.
 
In that fifth set against Delaware Tech, Lackawanna took an early 3-1. With Fuentes serving, an ace made it 4-1, forcing a timeout. On the restart, a Girvan kill made it 5-1, and another Fuentes ace pushed it to 6-1, Falcons. Girvan got a kill on a bad overpass that made it 7-1, and then Del Tech finally got a point to stop the bleeding on a block at the net. A bad serve gave the Falcons the point right back at 8-2, but Del Tech would hit a mini spurt that got the match within four at 9-5. A kill attempt from Alasiah Carter (Coatesville, PA) clipped the net and dropped in, but a serve error gave Del Tech a point that held the set at 10-6. A Carter kill made it 11-6, and Lackawanna scored four of the next five points to win the match, winning the match on an ace from Hofmann.
 
In match two, Lackawanna took on a Northampton CC squad that had beaten the Falcons 19 straight times, dating back to 2010. Hofmann's great play on serve and at the net helped Lackawanna open a 2-0 lead, but Northampton (11-5) battled back to win the third set at 25-22. Rather than live through a tight fourth set and deal with another five-set match, the Falcons hit the gas pedal in set four, rocketing out leads of 5-0 and 10-3, forcing Northampton to burn a timeout. The teams traded points out of the timeout, but Lackawanna kept opening the margin further, getting the lead to double digits at 15-5. Northampton got it to 16-9, but a Hofmann kill was smoked from the left side to give the Falcons serve back. A hitting error on Northampton made it 19-10, which forced another Spartan timeout. A Carter kill made it 20-10, and Lackawanna won five of the next seven points to close things out, winning the match, appropriately, on another Hofmann laser down the left side.
 
The wins mean Lackawanna remains atop of the Region XIX DII standings at 4-0, and now, coupled with the Lehigh Carbon CC loss to Harrisburg Area, the Falcons are 7-1 in EPAC play, first in the conference. Lackawanna College has another EPAC and Region XIX DII contest on Tuesday, October 8^th, when the Falcons travel to take on Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA. First serve is set for a 6:30pm ET start.