Philadelphia, Pa. - The women's basketball rallied after being down by as much as 15 to force overtime against Holy Family this afternoon from the Campus Center Gym. The Lions ultimately fell, 65-62, to sit at 1-3 on the season while the Tigers improved to 3-1.

How it Happened

• The Tigers hit six three-pointers in the first quarter and led by as much as 12, 20-8.
• A layup and foul shot from graduate student Maya Thomas in the final minute brought Molloy within nine, 20-11, after 10 minutes.
• The home team led, 31-17, at the half, and maintained a double digit advantage headed into the fourth quarter.
• The final 10 minutes of regulation belonged to the maroon and white, who shot 53 percent from the field while holding Holy Family to a .230 field goal percentage.
• The quarter opened on a 12-4 run to come within three, 48-45, fueled by five points from freshman Janel Moore.
• Molloy trailed by six, 51-45, with four minutes left to play. Senior Gabriella Aspuru netted five of the Lions' six points down the stretch, tying the contest 52-52 to force overtime.
• Thomas drained a three-pointer to open the extra period to give the Lions the first lead of the evening, 55-52.
• Molloy led by six, 62-56, with 2:22 on the clock, but was unable to net a basket in the final minutes and fell, 65-62.

Top Performances

• Graduate student Safiyyah Lee led all scorers with 19 points and five steals while topping Molloy with nine rebounds and two blocks.
• Thomas netted 18 points while Aspuru tallied 15 points and added five steals.
• Sophomore Trinity Hudson pulled down eight boards while Moore led with four assists.

Up Next
Molloy opens the home portion of the schedule on Tuesday (Nov. 23) against local Adelphi University at 6:00 p.m.