Buffalo, N.Y. - The volleyball team opened up East Coast Conference play with a 3-0 victory over D'Youville this afternoon at College Center Gym. Molloy improved to 7-6 on the season (1-0 ECC) while D'Youville fell to 4-13 (0-2 ECC).

How it Happened
Molloy 25, D'Youville 19
Molloy 25, D'Youville 13
Molloy 25, D'Youville 22

• Two kills from freshman Lucy Vazquez and one from sophomore Alex Brown helped the Lions to an early 3-1 lead.
• The visitors extended the lead to 10-6 following kills from senior Kathleen Doherty, sophomore Julita Zalta, and an ace from freshman Aria Miller before D'Youville strung together the next six points to go ahead, 12-10.
• The Lions responded with a seven-point run, including three kills and a block from freshman Kaitlin Jordan, to regain the 17-12 advantage.
• The Saints would come within three, 18-15, but the first set would ultimately go in favor of the Lions.
• D'Youville would lead 5-2 to start the second set, but an 11-1 run that featured back-to-back aces from junior Brianna Medina put Molloy in front, 13-6.
• The Lions cruised to a 25-13 set victory, ending the contest with four straight kills from Vazquez, Brown, Doherty, and junior Colleen Moulder.
• The Molloy offense continued firing to start the third set ahead, 4-1. The Saint rallied to knot the score, 6-6.
• The score would be tied seven more times until a five-point run gave the Lions a 20-18 lead.
• Kills from Doherty and Zalta in the final five points sealed the victory in favor of Molloy.

Top Performances

• Vazquez (12), Moulder (11), and Doherty (11) each tallied double-digit kills for the Lions. The trio all attacked over .300, led by a .429 percentage from Moulder.
• Doherty added 14 digs for the double-double to go with two assists and two service aces.
• Medina topped the squad with three aces while adding eight digs and two assists.
• Zalta recorded 32 assists while adding six digs and two aces.
• Miller also tallied eight digs.
• Brown and Jordan each put up two blocks and combined for nine digs and six kills. 

Up Next
Molloy continues its upstate trip tomorrow (Sept. 25) as they face defending champion Daemen at 11:00 a.m. from Lumsden Gym in Amherst, N.Y.