Rockville Centre, N.Y. – The Molloy women's soccer team fell to the 21^st-ranked Mercy College Mavericks, 5-1, Saturday afternoon at John A. Darcy Field. The Lions moved to 7-2-1 overall and 3-1 in ECC play, while the Mavericks improved to 8-1 overall and 4-0 in league play.

How it Happened

• Molloy had the first scoring chance of the contest when senior Sienna Nicolich had her shot saved by Mercy goalkeeper Kamy Anaya.
• After a pair of shots were blocked, Mercy forward Ancksu Dixon found the back of the net in the 33^rd minute to take a 1-0 lead.
• Dixon added her second goal of the afternoon in the 43^rd minute.
• Molloy trailed, 2-0, heading into halftime.
• The Lions looked to cut the lead in half in the first 10 minutes of the second stanza, but shots by graduate student Morgan Camarda and junior Eleni Sofroniou were denied.
• The road team added its third goal of the contest in the 61^st minute to go ahead, 3-0.
• In the 72^nd minute Molloy earned a corner kick; Nicolich took the corner and had her kick deflect off a defender and into the net cutting the deficit to two 3-1.
• Mercy defender Jessica Hoyt netted two goals in the final 13 minutes to solidify the victory, 5-1.

Top Performances

• Nicolich netted her seventh goal of the season.
• In goal, junior Shannon Kilian made four saves.

Up Next
Molloy begins a three-game road trip Wednesday, September 28 as they travel to play Georigan Court. Kick-off from Lakewood, N.J. is set for 3:00 p.m.