ARLINGTON, Va. – The Marymount University men's volleyball team earned its second-straight Continental Volleyball Conference victory on Friday night, defeating Kean University, 3-1, at the Converse Family Fieldhouse.

The Saints got off to a hot start, winning the first set, led by a .556 hitting percentage and 15 kills with no attack errors.

Kean was the team to take the initial lead, pushing it to 12-9, but the Saints fought back with a 10-4 run. Senior Sam Safley got up for a block, while putting down two kills, to lead the way, before freshman Hayden Kerekes put the exclamation point on the comeback, with a kill.

The Cougars were able to tie the score, 22-22, but a kill from sophomore Jason Perkins and a service ace from Safley helped give the Saints a 1-0 lead.

Despite the Saints taking a early lead in the second set, 13-10, Kean was able to come back to take the advantage with a 9-3 run, before going on to tie the match with a 25-22 win.

Kean, again, jumped out to an early lead to start the third, 8-5, and grew the edge to 13-10. However, two-straight kills from Safley, and a kill, each, from sophomores Miles Olson and Ervin Harrell gained a 14-13 lead for Marymount.

The Cougars came back with another run and held a late, 22-19 advantage, but six-straight points from the Saints regained the match lead. Perkins and Safley, each, tallied two kills, before senior Joseph Zanelotti capped the win with a kill.

Marymount took early control in the fourth set, as three kills from Harrell lead a 14-7 opening run.

The Cougars would not go down easy, bring the score back to 15-13, but two-more kills from Safley regained a five-point lead.

Kean cut back into the Saints' lead, 20-19, late, and the teams traded points to 22-21, but Harrell put down another kill to spark the final three points the Saints needed for the win.

Safley got up for a solo block to end the match for the win.

Safley led the team with 19 kills, as four Saints reached double-digit kills. Olson tallied 13, while Harrell and Perkins added 12 and 10, respectively. Harrell added 10 digs, as well, for the double-double, while Zanelotti tallied 45 assists.

The Saints will return to action on Saturday, February 15 in a tri-match with Rutgers University-Newark and Misericordia University. Marymount will begin the day against Rugers-Newark, set for 1 p.m.