Springfield, Mass. – The Molloy women's basketball team fell to the Yellow Jackets of American International College, 73-53, inside Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Sunday afternoon. The Lions move to 3-11 overall, while the Yellow Jackets improve to 7-7 overall.
 
How it Happened

• The two teams traded baskets to begin the contest, the game was tied at five 3:07 in.
• The Lions went on a 10-2 run with scoring contributions from, junior Trinity Hudson, sophomore Samantha Muller, and freshman Rosa Rizzitelli to take a 14-7 lead with under three minutes left in the opening stanza.
• AIC closed the quarter on a 11-2 run, to hold a 18-16 lead heading into the second quarter.
• Baskets from Muller and Hudson kept Molloy within one, 21-20, 2:34 into the second stanza.
• The home team put together a 12-3 rally to pull ahead, 33-23, with 1:29 remaining in the first half. Molloy trailed, 35-26, heading into halftime.
• Muller opened the second half with the first five points for the Lions, but Molloy trailed, 41-31, midway through the third quarter.
• The Yellow Jackets would not allow the Lions to get any closer than 10 in the third, taking a 55-38 lead into the fourth quarter.
• Molloy opened the final stanza with a 7-2 rally to cut the deficit to 11, 57-46, but that is as close as the Lions would come as AIC would go on to close out the contest victorious, 73-53.

Top Performances

• Hudson totaled a game-high 22 points and eight rebounds on 50 percent shooting.
• Muller tallied 12 points and five rebounds while shooting two-of-three from three-point range.
• Rizzitelli added nine points in 36 minutes played.

Up Next
Molloy resumes conference play Wednesday, January 11 as they welcome UDC to Rockville Centre. The contest against the Firebirds is slated for 5:00 p.m.