Liberty’s volleyball squad got a test Monday night and the Hurricanes passed again, as they handed Central Catholic (5-1) their first defeat of the season in a three-game sweep (25-17, 25-13, 25-15) to remain the only undefeated team in the District 11 4A class.

The Hurricanes (6-0) earned the sweep with the help of Ashley Houchens (14 kills) and Elizabeth Flynn (11 kills, 17 digs) scoring, as well as Jamie Byrne’s 26 assists and 13 digs.

“Central has a lot of height and some dynamic hitters, so we needed to serve tough and pass well,” said Liberty head coach Connor Swigart. “We wanted to play fast and keep them guessing and if we pass well we can certainly do that.”

Liberty has now swept five of their six opponents this season and look poised to run the regular season table.

“I think we are just getting better each day,” said Swigart. “A lot of these girls have played in big games, so they come really focused on doing their jobs and just finding ways to get better. It’s a great team and a great opportunity to compete. We are playing to win, however we want to compete with the best teams so this is a good measuring stick for us. We want to make sure we are playing our best a month from now and working toward that goal.”

Liberty finishes out the week with Northampton (5-2) and East Stroudsburg North (2-5).

Freedom (5-2) and Bethlehem Catholic (4-2) are both keeping afloat in the EPC standings following Monday’s results.

The Pates fell to Emmaus (5-3) in a three-game sweep on Monday and now have Nazareth (3-3) and East Stroudsburg South (3-3) this week.

Bethlehem Catholic swept Easton on Monday and have won three out of their last four with their only loss coming to Central last week. The Hawks should finish the week strong with contests against East Stroudsburg North and Pocono Mountain East (2-5).