ARLINGTON, Va. -- Marymount women's volleyball, in front of a big home crowd, won their third-straight Atlantic East Conference Championship on Saturday afternoon, sweeping the Knights of Neumann.

Behind Tournament MVP Maya Harris, the Saints will look ahead to the NCAA Tournament next weekend.

NOTABLE

• Maya Harris won Tournament MVP honors after strong performances in both the semi final and championship rounds. In the championship, the senior powered a game-high, staggering 17 kills with a .229 hitting percentage. She added seven digs for 17.0 total points.
• Katee Stromberg, the Elite 20 Award winner for the third-straight year, had four kills and two blocks in the match for 6.0 points. 
• Natalie Bialecki facilitated the offense with 30 assists, adding six kills and three digs.
• Johanna Modica knocked six total kills with a .455 percentage for 6.0 points.
• Harper Wolf added five kills in the match.
• Renae Rohrer (14), Eliza Freeman (13), and Ava Humphries (9) led the Saints in the digs category.
• Elizabeth Stackpole put back a trio of blocks with three kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After the Knights started out the match hot, taking a 14-to-7 lead and forcing a Marymount time out, the Saints started to catch their groove in a big way.
• Going on to score the next 11-straight points, capped off by kills from Harris and Stromberg, the Saints turned the table and had an 18-to-14 lead.
• After a Neumann point, Marymount scored the next seven out of eight points to finish off the first set in comeback fashion.
• It was back-and-forth in set two, with the Knights looking to build momentum with the score evened up at 14.
• After Neumann took a 18-to-16 lead, the Saints began to power through yet again. 
• Seven of the last nine points of the second set were scored by the Saints, with Harris knocking the second to last point and an attack error finishing it off, putting MU up 2-0.
• MU scored the first five points of the third set to take the early advantage.
• The Knights continued to attempt to claw back, but Marymount held on and one final blow from Harris was the deciding factor, sending the Saints into celebration for their third AEC title in a row.

UP NEXT

• Marymount will await their spot for the NCAA Tournament.
• The selection show will be Monday at 1 PM. The live stream of the event will be found here.
• Stay tuned at MarymountSaints.com for all details for the big dance.