Rockville Centre, N.Y. – The volleyball team was defeated by Daemen College, 3-0, in East Coast Conference play this afternoon in Quealy Gymnasium. The Wildcats remain undefeated in league play, improving to 4-0 with the loss, while Molloy now sits at an even 2-2.

Set-by-Set
Molloy 22, Daemen 25
Molloy 19, Daemen 25
Molloy 17, Daemen 25

How it Happened

• After trailing 6-3, Molloy took its first and only lead of the set, 8-7, after a ball handling error by Isa McCaffrey of the Wildcats. Daemen regained the lead before the Lions tied the contest, 9-9, on a service error.
• The maroon and white would play from behind the remainder of the set until an attack error knotted the score, 20-20.
• Back-to-back kills from Daemen gave the visitors a two-point lead, which they held on to for the remainder of the set.
• Molloy attacked at under .100 in each of the next two sets, totaling just 13 kills between the two to help the Wildcats close out the contest.

Top Performances

• The maroon and white was led by eight kills from redshirt junior Carly Banks, followed by six from sophomore Kacey Affrunti, who also added a service ace.
• Junior Sophia Smith tallied 21 assists while libero Jessica Fischetti added three. The junior also added 19 digs.

Looking Ahead
Molloy returns to Quealy Gymnasium tomorrow (Sept. 30) as they welcome the Redhawks of Roberts Wesleyan at 12:00 p.m.