Buffalo, N.Y. – In a back-and-forth battle inside College Center Gym, the Molloy women's basketball team defeated the Saints of D'Youville University, 55-52, Sunday afternoon. The Lions improve to 2-6 overall and 1-1 in ECC play with the win, while the Saints fall to 2-4 and 1-1 in league play with the loss.
 
How it Happened

• Field goals from freshman Casey Campo, graduate student Gianni Domond, and a pair of free throws from freshman Brianna James had the contest knotted at six midway through the opening quarter.
• D'Youville put together a 5-0 run to take a 11-6 lead with under four minutes remaining in the opening stanza.
• The Lions fought back to go on a 10-3 rally, highlighted by five points from James to take a 16-14 lead heading into the second quarter.
• Both teams traded baskets as the second stanza began, but a layup from junior Trinity Hudson gave Molloy a two-point lead, 20-19, with 6:21 remaining in the first half.
• The home team held a four-point advantage, 26-22, following a three-point basket from Madison Clark with 2:05 to play in the quarter.
• A pair of free throws from sophomore Samantha Muller and a layup from Hudson with 43 seconds remaining brought the score to all square, 26-26, heading into halftime.
• Five points in the opening 3:12 of the second half from sophomore Danielle Hippener pushed the Lions ahead, 33-30.
• The Saints tied the contest at 35 following a three from Sofie Fuglsang with 4:36 to go in the third quarter.
• Domond netted a layup before the buzzer to put Molloy ahead, 39-38, heading into the fourth quarter.
• D'Youville tallied back-to-back three-point field goals to reclaim the lead, 44-39, 82 seconds into the fourth stanza.
• A layup from Domond brought the Lions within one, 44-43, with seven minutes to play.
• The home team increased its lead to four, 50-46, with 2:55 remaining.
• Two free throws each from Domond and Muller knotted the contest at 50 with 2:10 to go.
• With the game tied at 52, Molloy called a timeout with 17 seconds remaining. The cardinal and white broke the huddle and executed an inbound play under the basket with freshman Rosa Rizzitelli draining the game-winning three, sealing the contest, 55-52. 

Top Performances

• Domond paced the Lions with 13 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
• Hudson totaled 11 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.
• Rizzitelli tallied eight points and seven rebounds off the bench.
• Hippner added eight points and tied a career-high of nine rebounds. 

Up Next
Molloy returns to the court Sunday, December 11 as they welcome Roberts Wesleyan to Rockville Centre. The game is slated for 12:00 p.m.