ARLINGTON, Va. --The Marymount University men's volleyball team fended off a stiff challenge from the visiting Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon College on Tuesday night, as the Saints earned a 3-2 win in a five-set thriller inside of Converse Family Fieldhouse.

After a slow start, MU's offense picked up in a big way as the match rolled on. A quartet of players finished with double-figure kills for the Saints, led by Ervin Harrell and Hayden Kerekes, who posted 14 apiece. Harrell added 10 digs for his second double-double of the campaign. Miles Olson tallied 12 kills and 11 digs to register a double-double, while Jason Perkins floored 10 kills and a team-best five block assists.

Sophomore Grayson Andrews took the reins of the offense and did not disappoint, as the Colonial Heights, Virginia native, posted a match-high 45 assists.

The visitors came out firing in the opening set with a .385 attack percentage and 14 kills. That barrage allowed Randolph Macon to build a 1-0 lead after the Yellow Jackets took the opening frame, 25-20.

MU bounced back in the second set with a renewed presence at the net. Marymount registered four blocks during the set and forced the Yellow Jackets to hit a paltry .000 throughout the stanza. After trading points early in the set, a 4-0 run punctuated by an ace from Olson put Marymount in the lead for good at 11-7. Perkins combined with Andrews and brought the set to a close at 25-18.

Marymount was unable to seize the momentum, however, as Randolph Macon stole the third set, 25-19, as the Saints' offense struggled to find a rhythm. The Blue and White flipped the script in the fourth set with 13 kills and a .333 attack percentage. On the other side of the net, Randolph-Macon mustered just seven kills and a -.037 clip as a team.

The momentum was firmly on MU's side at the start of the decisive fifth set. The Saints opened the fifth frame on an 8-0 run that featured a pair of kills and a block from Perkins. The Yellow Jackets never got a foothold from there and rookie Luke Morris sealed the victory with an ace to give the Saints their third consecutive victory.

Marymount returns to the friendly confines of Converse Family Fieldhouse on Saturday, March 13 for a pair of matches against Southern Virginia University. The first match is scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. start.