Rockville Centre, N.Y. – The volleyball team ended the 2018 regular season on a high note, defeating the Bears of New York Institute of Technology, 3-1. This completes the season-sweep of the Bears and sets the maroon and white at 19-7 on the season and 11-3 in East Coast Conference play. Molloy will enter next week's ECC Tournament as the #2 seed.
 
Set-by-Set
Molloy 25, NYIT 15
Molloy 25, NYIT 18
NYIT 25, Molloy 23
Molloy 25, NYIT 21
 
How it Happened

• The Lions took advantage of a five-point run, featuring two kills from redshirt junior Carly Banks, to take a 14-6 lead.
• NYIT would come within six, 18-12, but Molloy maintained its advantage, attacking at a game-high .419, before sealing the set, 25-19.
• The maroon and white continued its success into the second set, pulling in front to an early 5-1 lead.
• The Bears would come within one, 7-6, before three straight points gave the Lions a 10-6 advantage.
• The early run was enough for the Lions to hold on to take the second set, 25-18.
• NYIT took a 17-14 lead in the third set, pulling together two runs of three or more points. The Lions tied the contest, 19-19, but the Bears added another three-point run to regain its advantage and force a fourth set.
• The fourth set was incredibly back-and-forth with neither team gaining much advantage. A service error by the Bears knotted the score, 20-20. Molloy continued the streak with three additional points, taking a 23-20 lead.
• NYIT would come within one, but kills from junior Hailey Wehr and sophomore Kacey Affrunti sealed the match in favor of the home team.

 
Top Performances

• Four members of the maroon and white reached double-digit kills, led by 15 from Affrunti. Banks and sophomore Devon Hagerstrom each recorded 12 while Wehr added 11.
• Junior Jessica Fischetti tallied 25 digs to lead the team. Senior Jeanne Reinis (19), junior Sophia Smith (16), and senior Meaghan Carr (12) joined the double-digit dig efforts. Smith added 50 assists for a double-double.
• Affrunti led with five blocks. The sophomore and Fischetti each had one ace.

 
Looking Ahead
Molloy will await its opponent in the East Coast Conference Championship, which begins on Friday (Nov. 9) at Daemen College in Amherst, N.Y.