Rochester, N.Y. (Oct. 14, 2017) – Led by 14 kills from redshirt sophomore Carly Banks (Camas, Wash.), the Molloy volleyball team rebounded from yesterday's loss to sweep the Redhawks of Roberts Wesleyan College, 3-0.
The Lions now improve to 16-4 on the season and 5-2 in East Coast Conference play, tying Molloy with New York Institute of Technology for second-place.

Set-by-Set
Molloy 25, Roberts Wesleyan 20
Molloy 25, Roberts Wesleyan 17
Molloy 25, Roberts Wesleyan 22

In a back-and-forth opening set, the teams found themselves tied on eight occasions. Molloy fell behind, 8-5, early in the set before rallying to take a 21-11 lead. Kills from Banks and freshman Kacey Affrunti (Levittown, N.Y.) paired with an ace from senior Dakota O'Neill (Long Beach, N.Y.) put the Lions up 24-18 before an attack error from the Redhawks sealed the set in favor of the visitors, 25-20.

Strong service from sophomore Sophia Smith (Georgetown, Texas) propelled the maroon and white to a seven-point run in the second set to put the team in front 21-11. Affrunti ended the set with a kill from Smith, giving Molloy a 2-0 lead. Two separate five-point runs in the final set helped push the Lions to a 25-22 lead.

Affrunti tallied nine kills. The freshman and sophomore Devon Hagerstrom (Bethpage, N.Y.) each finished with a game-high four blocks. Smith led the contest with 35 assists, adding a service ace, six digs, and two blocks. Junior Meaghan Carr (Mineola, N.Y.) led the back row with 14 digs.

Molloy returns to Quealy Gymnasium on Tuesday (Oct. 17) to face off against New York Institute of Technology in crucial ECC play. The contest is set to begin at 6:00 p.m.