Jeff Wilson

Box Score

Molloy Molloy 18-4,6-0 ECC

Daemen Daemen 13-8,3-3 ECC

Molloy Molloy

18-4,6-0 ECC

Final

Oct. 25, 2019

Daemen Daemen

13-8,3-3 ECC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Molloy Molloy	25	25	25	26	15	(3)
Daemen Daemen	27	22	18	28	12	(2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/25/2019 10:34:00 PM

Smith Tops 4000 Assists in Five-Set Thriller Over Daemen

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10/26/2019 | 1:00 PM

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Amherst, N.Y. - The volleyball team continued its undefeated streak in East Coast Conference play, defeating the Wildcats of Daemen College, 3-2. This is the first win for the maroon and white from Lumsden Gymnasium and sets the team at 18-4 on the season and 6-0 in East Coast Conference play.

Daemen 27, Molloy 25
Molloy 25, Daemen 22
Molloy 25, Daemen 18
Daemen 28, Molloy 26
Molloy 15, Daemen 12

How it Happened

The Lions took a 12-6 lead in the first set and maintained its advantage until a four-point run put the Wildcats within one, 22-21. The home team would take a late lead, 25-24, before eventually taking the first set.
Molloy played from behind for a large part of the second set before taking a 12-10 lead on back-to-back kills from redshirt senior Carly Banks. The visitors retained the lead, knotting the contest at 1-1.
Daemen took a 5-1 lead in the third set, but the Lions were able to take advantage of Wildcat miscues to knot the score, 7-7.
The score would be tied eight more times until a six-point run put the maroon and white in front, 23-17 en route to a second set victory.
After trailing 19-15 in the fourth set, Molloy strung together six of the next seven points to take a 21-20 lead.
Back-to-back kills from Tirzah Peters put Daemen in front, 22-21, and the visitors were unable to overcome the difference, forcing a deciding set.
The two teams remained evenly matched through the abbreviated fifth set, with the score being tied 11 times, 11-11.
Molloy took a 14-11 lead following kills from Banks and senior Hailey Wehr before the contest was decided on a Daemen attack error.

Top Performances

Senior Sophia Smith had a double-double with 45 assists and 11 digs to go with four blocks and three kills. The setter passed the 4,000 assist mark in the effort.
Molloy was led by 12 kills from Wehr, Banks, and junior Kacey Affrunti. Wehr and Affrunti also added four blocks.
Freshman Chye Davis recorded a career-high 10 blocks, four solo and four assist, to go with eight kills.
Senior Jessica Fischetti (27), freshman Brynne Winkelman (16), and sophomore Kathleen Doherty (15) joined Smith in double-digit digs with Smith and Fischetti each serving up two aces.