Bridgeport, Conn. - The volleyball team returned to action at the University of Bridgeport, falling 3-0 from Hubbell Gym. Molloy sits at 10-12 (5-4 ECC) while UB improved to 14-8 (7-2 ECC).

 UB 25, Molloy 17
UB 28, Molloy 26
UB 25, Molloy 22

How it Happened

• Neither team was able to establish a lead in the first half of the first set until the home team tallied five-straight points to go in front, 13-8.
• A kill from senior Graciela Cruz and blocks from Cruz and freshman Madison Wakely brought the maroon and white within one later, 16-15, but UB took the next three points to re-establish the lead before taking the first set.
• The score was knotted seven times through the first half of the second set. 
• A kill from freshman Rebecca Meier paired with a kill and three aces from graduate student Kassie Akouri Tejedor gave Molloy a 14-12 lead.
• An ace and a kill from Meier and a kill from sophomore Chye Davis increased the lead to 18-13.
• Bridgeport tied the contest, 23-23. The score would be tied three more times down the stretch until the home team took the final two points to take the two-set victory.
• The Lions led for much of the third set, including by as much as six, 16-10.
• UB responded by taking 11 of the next 14, including six in a row, to go in front, 21-19.
• Molloy would come within one, but was unable to regain the lead before dropping the set and sealing the contest.

Top Performances

• Cruz led the Lions with nine kills and three blocks. Wakely also added three blocks. 
• Meier tallied eight kills to go with eight digs and two aces.
• Akouri Tejedor recorded 17 assists, nine digs, five kills, and three aces. 
• Sophomore Kathleen Doherty led with 13 digs and sdded six assists while freshman Alex Brown had nine digs and two assists. 
• Sophomore Brianna Medina added three assists and four digs. 

Up Next
Molloy returns home next Saturday (Nov. 6) for the first time since Oct. 2 as they host Roberts Wesleyan College at 12:00 p.m.