WORCESTER  — When it comes to winning state championships, talent always plays a role.

Chemistry doesn’t hurt either.

The Mount Greylock’s volleyball squad has built upon that for the past few seasons, and it paid dividends Saturday.

Tufts commit Celina Savage paced her team with 10 kills to go with a block and an assist, as top-seeded Mt. Greylock completed a perfect season with a 3-0 sweep of No. 2 Bourne to win its first-ever Div. 5 volleyball championship at Worcester State.

“To be honest, in eighth grade, I took a look at my height,” Savage said. “I took a look at where I was and I was like: ‘I wonder how far I can go?’ A pipe dream was that we could be state champs, but we just kept getting better, and kept getting better. Now, we’re here.”

Mount Greylock (24-0) was also led by Julia DeChaine, who registered seven kills and a trio of assists in the victory.

The Mounties confidently took the court, looking to cap their already historic season with a bang. However, they found themselves in a heated bout in the opening set, watching a 21-13 lead evaporate. However, Mount Greylock was able to stave off the rally to take the point (25-22), and seize a 1-0 match lead. The momentum carried on into the second set, with Savage spiking home a kill to put her team ahead, 16-9, in the frame. The lead was more than enough of a cushion for the Mounties, who coasted to a 25-19 victory in the set to make it a 2-0 match.

With a chance to ice the title, the Mounties closed the championship bout with a 14-4 run in the third set, winning it to complete the sweep while storming the court in the process.

It was a tough end to a great campaign, but Bourne coach David Moore is highly optimistic for the future with so many crucial pieces returning next fall.

“(The season) was awesome,” Moore said. “We were 10-10 last year playing with a bunch of freshmen. Four freshmen on the team, now these kids are sophomores … so, I knew going in we were young compared to them. That played a role too, because the maturity on the court (made the difference).”

Meanwhile, the state championship marked a bittersweet end in one respect for Mt. Greylock coach Greg Geyer, who watches his senior class depart. Back when Geyer first arrived on the scene in Williamstown, Savage and her fellow classmates were just beginning their careers with the Mounties in seventh grade.

“We had six years together,” Geyer said. “They’re just the hardest-working group of young women, and I just feel privileged to be with them. They’re just an amazing group of players. They’re respectful. They show up, they do the work every day. Sometimes, this is the result you get when you do the work, which feels really great.”