Rockville Centre, N.Y. - The volleyball team ended the non-conference portion of its schedule with a three-set sweep of Southern Connecticut State University this afternoon from Quealy Gymnasium. Molloy improved to 13-10 on the season while SCSU fell to 15-13 with the loss.

Before the game, the volleyball program recognized the two members of the Class of 2023, Brianna Medina and Kathleen Doherty, in a senior day ceremony. The pair were both part of the program's first-ever NCAA East Regional Championship in 2019.

Molloy 25, SCSU 13
Molloy 25, SCSU 20
Molloy 25, SCSU 9
How it Happened

• Three of Doherty's eventual 16 kills came as part of a 7-1 run to open the contest.
• Juniors Colleen Moulder and Kiarra Roth combined for six kills to give Molloy a 13-2 lead.
• SCSU would come within eight, 13-5, but that would be as close as they would come before the Lions took the first set, 25-13.
• The Owls maintained a small lead to start the first set, but the score would be tied on 12 occasions through the first 26 points scored.
• A five-point run from Molloy that featured two kills from Doherty, one from Roth, and an ace from Media put the home team in front, 18-13.
• SCSU would come within three, 18-15, but fell 25-20 to end the set.
• The third set belonged exclusively to the Lions, who attacked at a .320 percentage, committing just two errors, while limiting SCSU to only six kills.
• The scoring cracked open on a six-point run that included another ace from Medina and kill from Doherty as well as a kill from freshman Kaitlin Jordan, who added two blocks with sophomore Julia Zalta to set the score at 19-7.
• Molloy would allow just two additional points from the Owls before taking the third set by a commanding score of 25-9.

Top Performances

• Doherty led the offense with 16 kills, committing just one error for a .500 attack percentage on the afternoon. She added 12 digs for a double-double to go with five assists and one ace.
• Roth also finished in double figures with 11 kills while adding three digs and two blocks.
• Jordan put up a team-leading four blocks and four aces to go with two kills and two digs.
• Zalta tallied 31 assists to go with four kills, three aces, three blocks, and six digs.
• Freshman Aria Miller led the defense with 13 digs.
• Senior Alexa Rescigno put up a career-high seven digs while Medina added six to go with her two aces.

Up Next
Molloy will conclude the home portion of the 2022 schedule on Tuesday (Nov. 1) against Queens College at 7:00 p.m.