<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://nccspartans.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Northampton Community College Athletics</title><link>https://www.nccspartans.com/rss.aspx?path=wsoc</link><description>Latest news items for Northampton Community College Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://www.nccspartans.com/rss?path=wsoc" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Women's Soccer Return Delayed Until Fall 2024</title><link>https://nccspartans.com/news/2023/5/4/womens-soccer-return-delayed-until-fall-2024.aspx</link><guid>https://nccspartans.com/news/2023/5/4/womens-soccer-return-delayed-until-fall-2024.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="njcaa soccer ball " src="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2021/10/31/select_soccer_ball_with_grass.JPG" /><br /><br />BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Director of Athletics Troy Tucker has announced that Northampton will delaying the reintroduction of women's soccer into their program offerings until the Fall of 2024. Northampton had initially stated that the program would be coming back in the Fall of 2023, however a number of extenuating factors have led to the decision to delay implementation until the 2024-25 academic year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2021/10/31/select_soccer_ball_with_grass.JPG" /><media:content url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2021/10/31/select_soccer_ball_with_grass.JPG"><media:title>njcaa soccer ball </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2021/10/31/select_soccer_ball_with_grass.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 4 May 2023 09:44:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>6508</s:story_id></item><item><title>Amato Named Women's Soccer Coach</title><link>https://nccspartans.com/news/2022/12/7/amato-named-womens-soccer-coach.aspx</link><guid>https://nccspartans.com/news/2022/12/7/amato-named-womens-soccer-coach.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Amato Cover" src="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2022/12/7/amato_cover_.jpg" /><br /><br />BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Northampton Director of Athletics Troy Tucker announced that Mr. Angelo Amato has been named the Head Coach of the Northampton Women's Soccer team.  A long-time fixture on the Lehigh Valley soccer scene, Amato will be tasked with reviving the Spartan program, which has been dormant since the end of the 2019 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2022/12/7/amato_cover_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2022/12/7/amato_cover_.jpg"><media:title>Amato Cover</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2022/12/7/amato_cover_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2022 15:19:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>6355</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Soccer Will Not Compete in Fall 2021</title><link>https://nccspartans.com/news/2021/7/6/womens-soccer-will-not-compete-in-fall-2021.aspx</link><guid>https://nccspartans.com/news/2021/7/6/womens-soccer-will-not-compete-in-fall-2021.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="brookdale game " src="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2019/9/28/broookdale.jpg" /><br /><br />BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Northampton Community College has made the difficult decision to put their women's soccer program on hold for the Fall 2021 season due to low roster numbers.  "This is not something we take lightly," stated Director of Athletics Troy Tucker, "it was not a decision we wanted to make, but at the same time I wanted to be fair to the young women who had shown an interest in playing and give them the opportunity to participate at another institution if they choose to do so.  I did want to wait until late August when I knew the outcome was going to be the same."]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2019/9/28/broookdale.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/9/28/broookdale.jpg"><media:title>brookdale game </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/9/28/broookdale.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jul 2021 20:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5085</s:story_id></item><item><title>Spartans on the Front Lines of COVID-19: Leyna Motyka</title><link>https://nccspartans.com/news/2020/4/21/womens-soccer-spartans-on-the-front-lines-of-covid-19-leyna-motkya.aspx</link><guid>https://nccspartans.com/news/2020/4/21/womens-soccer-spartans-on-the-front-lines-of-covid-19-leyna-motkya.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Leyna" src="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2020/4/21/motyka_light.jpg" /><br /><br />BETHLEHEM, Pa. - This is the seventh installment in a series of SPARTAN SPOTLIGHT features where we will highlight former and current Spartans who are helping to battle the Coronavirus from the front lines.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2020/4/21/motyka_light.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2020/4/21/motyka_light.jpg"><media:title>Leyna</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2020/4/21/motyka_light.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 22:21:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>4963</s:story_id></item><item><title>Spartans on the Front Lines of COVID-19: Christine Farrell</title><link>https://nccspartans.com/news/2020/4/17/womens-soccer-spartans-on-the-front-lines-of-covid-19-christine-farrell.aspx</link><guid>https://nccspartans.com/news/2020/4/17/womens-soccer-spartans-on-the-front-lines-of-covid-19-christine-farrell.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="christine farrell spotlight" src="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2020/4/17/christine_f.jpg" /><br /><br />BETHLEHEM, Pa. - This is the fifth installment in a series of SPARTAN SPOTLIGHT features where we will highlight former and current Spartans who are helping to battle the Coronavirus from the front lines.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2020/4/17/christine_f.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2020/4/17/christine_f.jpg"><media:title>christine farrell spotlight</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2020/4/17/christine_f.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:10:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>4961</s:story_id></item><item><title>Barrantes To Lead Women's Soccer Program</title><link>https://nccspartans.com/news/2019/11/28/barrantes-to-lead-womens-soccer-program.aspx</link><guid>https://nccspartans.com/news/2019/11/28/barrantes-to-lead-womens-soccer-program.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="mario barrantes soccer balls " src="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2019/11/25/mario_2_balls.jpg" /><br /><br />BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Director of Athletics Troy Tucker has announced that men's soccer coach Mario Barrantes will take over the reigns of the women's program as well.   "Coach Barrantes did a terrific job this year recruiting this year for the men's program and we think he can do the same for the women's team," remarked Tucker, "he completely rebuilt the men's team and led them to a Region XIX playoff berth."]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2019/11/25/mario_2_balls.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/11/25/mario_2_balls.jpg"><media:title>mario barrantes soccer balls </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/11/25/mario_2_balls.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2019 20:35:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>4890</s:story_id></item><item><title>Three Spartans Named to Women's Soccer All Region Team</title><link>https://nccspartans.com/news/2019/10/28/three-spartans-named-to-womens-soccer-all-region-team.aspx</link><guid>https://nccspartans.com/news/2019/10/28/three-spartans-named-to-womens-soccer-all-region-team.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="wsoc allregion 2019" src="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2019/10/28/wsoc_all_region.jpg" /><br /><br />PEMBERTON, NJ - The Northampton women's soccer team, fresh off their best season in program history, placed three players on the All-Region Team, as selected by the league coaches.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/28/wsoc_all_region.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/28/wsoc_all_region.jpg"><media:title>wsoc allregion 2019</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/28/wsoc_all_region.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:54:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>4865</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Soccer Falls to RCSJ-Gloucester in Region Playoffs</title><link>https://nccspartans.com/news/2019/10/26/womens-soccer-falls-to-rcsj-gloucester-in-region-playoffs.aspx</link><guid>https://nccspartans.com/news/2019/10/26/womens-soccer-falls-to-rcsj-gloucester-in-region-playoffs.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="besser and farrell" src="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2019/10/21/farrell_and_besser.JPG" /><br /><br />SEWELL, NJ - The Northampton women's soccer team season came to an end on Saturday, as they fell to RCSJ-Gloucester, 6-0, in a Region XIX playoff match-up.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/21/farrell_and_besser.JPG" /><media:content url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/21/farrell_and_besser.JPG"><media:title>besser and farrell</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/21/farrell_and_besser.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2019 14:57:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>4862</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's and Women's Soccer Playoff Opponents Announced</title><link>https://nccspartans.com/news/2019/10/23/mens-and-womens-soccer-playoff-opponents-announced.aspx</link><guid>https://nccspartans.com/news/2019/10/23/mens-and-womens-soccer-playoff-opponents-announced.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="soccer seeding " src="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2019/10/23/N_soccer_playoff.jpg" /><br /><br />PEMBERTON, NJ - The Region XIX Soccer Committee has announced the seeding and the first round matchups for the upcoming Division III Regional Tournaments.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/23/N_soccer_playoff.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/23/N_soccer_playoff.jpg"><media:title>soccer seeding </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/23/N_soccer_playoff.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 20:06:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>4860</s:story_id></item><item><title>Seltzer Named EPAC Player of the Year</title><link>https://nccspartans.com/news/2019/10/22/womens-soccer-seltzer-named-epac-player-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://nccspartans.com/news/2019/10/22/womens-soccer-seltzer-named-epac-player-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="hannah smiling not close up" src="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2019/10/8/seltzer__52.JPG" /><br /><br />NEWTOWN, Pa. - Northampton forward Hannah Seltzer (Reading, PA /Schuylkill Valley) has been named EPAC Player of the Year in a vote conducted by the league coaches.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/8/seltzer__52.JPG" /><media:content url="https://www.nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/8/seltzer__52.JPG"><media:title>hannah smiling not close up</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nccspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/10/8/seltzer__52.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:41:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>4859</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>