Rockville Centre, N.Y. – The Molloy women's basketball team fell to the Redhawks of Roberts Wesleyan University, 59-57, in a close-knit ECC battle inside Quealy Gymnasium, Saturday afternoon. Molloy falls to 2-7 overall and 1-2 in ECC play, while the Redhawks improved to 2-6 overall and 1-1 in league play.
 
How it Happened

• Baskets from junior Trinity Hudson and sophomore Samantha Muller pushed Molloy ahead, 5-0, in the first 2:08 of play.
• The road team put together a 9-0 run to pull ahead, 9-5, with 5:36 remaining in the first quarter.
• A pair of free throws from Hudson and sophomore Danielle Hippner knotted the contest at nine.
• Molloy trailed, 16-12, after the first quarter of play.
• Graduate student Gianni Domond opened the second stanza with three consecutive points to bring the Lions within one, 16-15.
• Roberts Wesleyan went on a 9-4 rally to pull ahead, 25-19, with 2:37 left in the first half.
• A three-point basket from freshman Rosa Rizzitelli, a layup from Husdon, and a free-throw from Muller capped a 6-0 run to knot the contest at 25 heading into halftime. 
• Four of Molloy's six points in the third quarter came from freshman Casey Campo to give the Lions the lead, 31-27.
• The road team responded with a 10-0 run to reclaim the lead, 37-31, with 3:17 remaining in the third stanza. 
• The cardinal and white closed the third quarter on a 12-4 rally, capped by a layup from freshman Brianna James to take a two-point lead, 43-41, into the fourth quarter.
• Both teams traded baskets to begin the fourth stanza, but a layup from Campo kept the home team ahead, 49-48, with 5:30 left on the scoreboard.
• A free-throw from James and a layup from Hippner extended the Lions lead to, 54-51, with 3:35 to play.
• Back-to-back three-point baskets from Roberts Wesleyan guard Danielle Dicintio pushed the Redhawks ahead, 57-54, with under two minutes to go.
• Rizzitelli drained a three from the left corner to knot the contest at 57 with 71 seconds remaining in the contest.
• The road team sunk a layup with 0.5 seconds to play to seal the victory, 59-57.

Top Performances

• Hudson paced the Lions with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and four steals.
• Domond collected nine points and nine rebounds.
• James added eight points off the bench. 

Up Next
Molloy will step out of conference play and travel to Garden City to face local rival Adelphi Wednesday, December 14. The game is slated for 5:30 p.m.