Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Marymount women's volleyball took down RV Christopher Newport for the first time in seven years on Saturday afternoon on their home court in a five-set thriller.

Splitting the day with a loss to #15 Washington & Lee, the Saints will bring home a quality win with the AEC Tournament looming.

NOTABLE

• Maya Harris led the Saints in the telling win, powering a career-high 21 kills with 17 digs for 21.0 points.
• Harper Wolf had six total kills in the win, hitting .286.
• Natalie Bialecki put up 32 total assists alongside 17 digs and a pair of kills.
• Katee Stromberg notched a block and four kills in the match.
• Johanna Modica notched five kills in the win.
• Eliza Freeman dug out 25 total digs, with Ava Humphries adding 16.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Marymount took the first set of the evening to push momentum to their bench, using a four-point burst in the latter part of the set, highlighted with a Harris kill.
• After CNU took the next two, the Saints got back into motion.
• A thrilling fourth set, that forced Marymount to score 30 points, was the table-turner. Back-to-back kills from Harris with the score tied at 28-28 was the difference maker to force the winner-take-all set.
• The Saints held the advantage throughout the fifth set, ultimately taking down the Captains in the defining win.

UP NEXT

• The Saints will play one final tri-match next Friday, Nov. 8, at Catholic.
• They will play Lynchburg at 5 PM before moving to Catholic at 7 PM.
• They will host the AEC Semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 14 in Converse Family Fieldhouse.