ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (Apr. 20, 2017)– Senior Cooper Sesselman (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) tallied nine points leading the Molloy women's lacrosse team to a 19-10 victory over the Chestnut Hill Griffins at John A. Darcy Field Thursday evening. The Lions improved to 10-4 overall in the win.

Sesselman netted seven goals and recorded two assists. Sophomore Brianna Wilson (Levittown, N.Y.), who scored four goals and registered an assist, finished with five points, and junior Jessica Markowitz (Baldwin, N.Y.), who scored two goals and two assists, chipped in with four points. Rachel Perry (Gilbertsville, Pa.) led Chestnut Hill, which fell to 5-10, with three goals.

Molloy jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on goals from Sesselman, Wilson, and senior Alexa Watson (North Massapequa, N.Y.). The Griffins scored to cut the lead to 3-1. But Markowitz extended the lead back to three, 4-1, with a tally. Chestnut Hill scored three of the game's next four goals to cut the maroon and white's lead to 5-4.

The Lions went on a 7-0 run, led by four goals from Sesselman, and a goal apiece from senior Laura Rice (New Hyde Park, N.Y.), freshman Shannon Atwell (Rockville Centre, N.Y.), and Markowitz, from the end of the first half to the beginning of the second half, to go ahead 12-4.

The Griffins netted four straight to make it a four-goal game, 12-8, but Sesselman and Wilson scored back-to-back goals to make it 14-8. With the score 14-9, the Lions ended the game on a 5-1 rally, led by two goals from sophomore Casie Caiazza (Melville, N.Y.), and a goal each from Wilson, Sesselman, and Watson, to lead the home team to a 19-10 win.

Sophomore Emily Bauer (Wantagh, N.Y.) picked up a team-high three ground balls, Wilson controlled a game-high seven draws, and sophomore Alyssa Chetti (West Babylon, N.Y.)  made six saves.

The Lions return to John A. Darcy Field Friday (Apr. 28) when they host Mercy on senior day. The game is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m.