NEW YORK - The Haverford College volleyball team rallied from a one-set deficit to take down North Park University, 3-1, Friday night on the opening day of New York University's Violet Classic.

Undeterred by dropping the opening set by a narrow margin (23-25), the Fords (8-2) stormed back to take the next three (25-18, 25-22, 25-21) and register their fourth consecutive victory.

Haverford opened up a 5-0 lead in set two and never looked back to tie the match at 1-1. Trailing 18-13 in set three, the Fords tallied the next seven points to gain a lead they lead they would never relinquish. Emily Mills, Olivia Coburn-Flynn and Keri Godbe registered kills in the tide-turning offensive spurt.

Demonstrating perseverance once again in set four, Haveford faced an early 12-9 deficit but dug deep to go ahead 13-12 and take control of the match. 

Turning up the defense as the match wore on, the Fords limited the Vikings (4-8) to a .167 attack percentage overall. Freshman Nina Mutty was active with 24 digs while sophomore Madison Fuelling contributed 18. Godbe and Sarah Brody chipped in with 10 apiece. Meg O'Day made her presence felt with four block assists and one solo block.

Godbe led a consistent effort on offense (.239 attack percentage) with 22 kills while O'Day added 13. Mutty, exhibiting an effective service game, tallied five aces and Olivia Walsh had another solid outing with 53 assists.

Shelby Switzer paced North Park with 22 kills and nine digs.

Play continues in New York tomorrow as Haverford, off to its best start in three years, takes on Frostburg State University at 10 a.m. and Wesleyan College at noon.