LORETTO, Pa. — The LIU Sharks are the inaugural Northeast Conference men's volleyball champs.

The third-seeded Sharks defeated top-seeded and host Saint Francis U, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20, in Saturday's championship game.

LIU previously ousted sixth-seeded Merrimack on Wednesday and second-seeded Daemen on Thursday.

In the first final in the conference's history, three Sharks reached double-digits in kills: Livan Moreno (12), Caden Satterfield (11) and Luke Chandler (10).

Gio Collazo had 12 digs.

Chandler was named tournament MVP and joined Satterfield and Moreno on the all-tournament team.

The NEC does not yet have an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

LIU completed the second season in program history with an 19-11 overall record.

"It's well-deserved recognition for a family of young men who worked hard all season long to perform like a top program all week," coach Kai Dugquem said. "We never had a doubt on their ability to play at a high level, and are just super proud of their consistent performance all week. It's always a great day to be a Shark."