Marymount University

ARLINGTON, Va. — Marymount (10-11, 1-1 Atlantic East) defeated Gwynedd Mercy (2-18, 0-2 Atlantic East) 3-0 on Tuesday at Converse Family Fieldhouse.

The Saints hit .242 with a season-high 14 service aces while holding Gwynedd Mercy to an -.014 hitting percentage.

Saints Top Performers

Emerson Aber
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- team-high 15 assists
- team-high, season-high 5 service aces
- 3 digs

Angela McKenzie
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- team-high 9.5 points
- 6 kills on .556 hitting
- 3 blocks, including a season-high 2 solo
- 1 service ace

Eliana Knaub
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- team-high 7 kills
- season-high .667 hitting percentage
- 7.0 points

Elizabeth Stackpole
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- 5 kills on .444 hitting
- 3 block assists
- 6.5 points

Braelyn Ottolini
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- 7 assists
- 2 service aces
- 4 digs

Gwynedd Mercy opened a 5-1 lead behind kills by Cameron Hnat and Carley Leonard and Saints attack errors, then pushed the margin to 9-5. The Saints scored the next seven points, with Hailey LaBonte serving the final six points of the run and recording aces that tied the set at 9-9 and made it 12-9. Gwynedd Mercy drew even at 13-13, but kills by Angela McKenzie and Eliana Knaub and a block by Sabrina Schoeberlein and McKenzie helped the Saints move back ahead 16-13. The Saints later used a Caylee Walsh ace and a Kate Craver ace to stay in front, then closed the set 25-20 on an Elizabeth Stackpole kill.

The Saints traded points early with Gwynedd Mercy, getting two kills from Knaub and one from Stackpole before Gwynedd Mercy moved in front 6-5 on Ava Caton's kill. Brigid Donahue's kill tied it at 6-6, and the Saints pushed ahead to 10-7 as Gwynedd Mercy committed three errors around a McKenzie kill from Emerson Aber. Emerson Aber's serve helped stretch the set to 12-7 with a service ace, and the Saints kept widening the gap through Caylee Walsh's service turn, a Schoeberlein kill, a Stackpole kill and McKenzie ace for a 19-9 lead. Stackpole added a kill, teamed with Schoeberlein on a block, and Braelyn Ottolini served an ace as the margin reached 22-10 before the Saints closed the set 25-11 with a Schoeberlein kill, a Hailey LaBonte ace and a Gwynedd Mercy attack error.

The Saints built a 12-6 lead through the opening half of the third set, using kills from McKenzie, Knaub, Layla Scott and Schoeberlein along with blocks involving Stackpole, Scott and McKenzie. From there, Scott's kill started a 9-0 Saints run to 21-6, and Emerson Aber served the final eight points of that stretch with three aces while Knaub, Brigid Donahue and McKenzie added kills. Brynn Crooks' kill stopped the run at 21-7, but Donahue answered with a kill and Craver served an ace for 23-7; after a Saints service error, McKenzie put the Saints at 24-8 and Schoeberlein finished the 25-8 set with a kill from Alexis Bumah.

UP NEXT

The Saints host University of Mary Washington tomorrow, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. inside Converse Family Fieldhouse.