Marymount University

ARLINGTON, Va. — Marymount (12-12, 3-1 Atlantic East) defeated Immaculata (7-16, 2-2 Atlantic East) 3-0 on Wednesday at Converse Family Fieldhouse.

The Saints overcame a 23-20 deficit in the first set before taking it 27-25, then finished the sweep with 25-22 and 25-16 set wins.

Saints Top Performers

Eliana Knaub
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- team-high 11 kills
- .391 hitting percentage
- 2 service aces
- team-high 13 points

Emerson Aber
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- 24 assists
- 10 digs
- 2 service aces
- 1 block assist

Renae Rohrer
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- team-high 12 digs
- 4 assists
- 2 service aces

Sabrina Schoeberlein
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- 9 kills
- 9 digs
- 1 service ace
- 10 points

Elizabeth Stackpole
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- 6 kills
- .385 hitting percentage
- 2 block assists

The Saints built a 6-0 opening lead with Ava Humphries serving, using kills from Sabrina Schoeberlein and Eliana Knaub, Humphries ace and an Immaculata attack error. Immaculata worked back to tie the set at 9-9, stayed even through 16-16 and later moved ahead 22-17. The Saints cut into the deficit with an Elizabeth Stackpole kill, a Renae Rohrer ace and an Immaculata attack error, then pulled even at 23-23 before Emerson Aber's ace put the Saints ahead 24-23. After Immaculata tied the set at 24-24 and 25-25, Angela McKenzie put down a kill and Stackpole finished the set from Aber for a 27-25 Saints win.

The Saints recovered from an early 4-1 deficit in the second set, drawing even at 4-4 on an Immaculata attack error and Eliana Knaub's kill from Emerson Aber. Immaculata moved back ahead 9-6, but a Brigid Donahue/Stackpole block and Renae Rohrer's ace tied the set at 9-9, and the Saints later turned a 10-9 deficit into a 14-11 lead with points that included Donahue's kill from Schoeberlein and another Knaub kill from Aber. Schoeberlein added multiple kills as the Saints stretched the margin to 23-16, but Immaculata scored six straight points to pull within 23-22. A bad set gave the Saints set point, and Knaub's kill from Rohrer closed the set, 25-22.

After Immaculata moved ahead 2-1 in the third set, the Saints worked back in front and, after a 3-3 tie, used a Stackpole kill and back-to-back Knaub aces to take a 6-3 lead. The Saints stayed ahead through the middle of the set, moving from 8-7 to 11-7 behind an Emerson Aber ace and an Immaculata attack error. With the Saints leading 12-8, Schoeberlein served seven straight points, a stretch that included two McKenzie kills, two Knaub kills and a Schoeberlein ace to make it 19-8. Immaculata later cut a 22-10 deficit to 22-16, but a service error, a block by Aber and Stackpole, and a Humphries ace closed out the Saints' 25-16 set win. Humphries has recorded three or more service aces in two consecutive matches.

Up next, the Saints host Saint Elizabeth University on Saturday, Oct. 31, at noon at Converse Family Fieldhouse.