ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Stony Brook volleyball team claimed its first America East Championship as it knocked of second-seeded Binghamton 3-0 at University Gym Saturday evening. This was the second sweep of the post season for the Seawolves, who have punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament with the title victory. Kiani Kerstetter, LeAnne Sakowicz and McKyla Brooks were all named to the All-Championship team, while Brooks earned Most Outstanding Player honors.

Belzung's Reaction
"I could not be more proud of this group," said head coach Kristin Belzung. "They were locked in from the start defensively, both blocking and digging, and I thought that gave us a ton of confidence. On top of that, this group didn't let anything get to them all weekend. They took care of each other and played for something bigger than themselves."

Set-By-Set
- Stony Brook jumped out to a 9-4 lead in the opening set, forcing Binghamton to use an early timeout. The Seawolves continued to push until Binghamton was able to put together a 5-0 run to get back within one. Stony Brook scored four of the final five points in the first set, three coming on kills by junior McKyla Brooks (Blasdell, N.Y.) to take a 25-20 win.
- The Seawolves put together a 7-1 rally in Set 2 to create some distance early on. The Bearcats used their final timeout as Stony Brook took a 16-9 lead, and responded following the break in play with four straight points of their own. Binghamton hung around, but it was again Brooks who sealed the win, this time getting up at the net for the block to give the Seawolves a 25-18 victory.
- It was more of the same in the third set as Stony Brook again used an early rally to control the momentum. The two teams traded points for the remainder of the set, as Binghamton was never able to get closer than three the rest of the way. Brooks struck again with a big-time kill to make it 25-19, Seawolves.

Notes
- The Seawolves also swept top-seed Albany in the semifinals, and had not topped either team during the regular season. 
- This marks the first America East Championship for the Seawolves and will be the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance.
- Stony Brooks claimed the regular season league title in 2007.

Up Next
The selection show for the NCAA Volleyball Tournament will be held on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 9 p.m. The show will air on ESPNU.