STEVENSON, Md. - With a 3-0 sweep of Mary Washington at Student Union Gymnasium Wednesday night, the Stevenson University women's volleyball team moved into sole possession of third place in the CAC standings, beating the Eagles 27-25, 25-19, 25-22.

The Mustangs (18-2, 3-1 CAC) are now just one game behind Salisbury and St. Mary's (Md.) who are tied for first place with 4-0 conference records. Stevenson is also just three wins shy of tying the school record for wins set in 2005 and 2007.

On Wednesday night, the Mustangs avenged a 3-0 loss to Mary Washington a year ago thanks to 37 kills and a .244 hitting percentage.

Sophomore Dani Katsampis (New Windsor/Francis Scott Key) and junior Danielle Helwig (Ellicott City/Howard) each led the way with a team-high nine kills while sophomore Alex Mercer (Eldersburg/Liberty) added seven.

In addition to a key conference victory, Stevenson also benefited from the return of senior Alana Eller (Ellicott City/Centennial) who had missed the last six matches while battling an ankle injury. In her first game back, Eller played libero where she totaled a team-high 13 kills along with two kills on nine attempts.

Junior Brittany Umetin (Havre de Grace/Mt. Zion) totaled a season-high 30 assists to go along with three kills, five digs and two block assists.

With the first set tied at 25-25, freshman Jen Glock (Westminster/Westminster) had back-to-back blocks, one solo and one assisted to give the Mustangs a 27-25 victory. Later, freshman Paige Norvell (Newark, Del/St. Elizabeth) totaled the second of back-to-back kills on game point to seal the victory for Stevenson.

Stevenson returns to action this weekend in a tri-match at Frostburg State, facing the Bobcats at 1:00 p.m., before playing Hilbert at 3:00 p.m.