West Haven, Conn. - The volleyball team fell to the Chargers of the University of New Haven, 3-1, this evening from Charger Gymnasium. The loss set Molloy at 7-12 on the season while UNH improved to 13-7 in the win.

Molloy 25, UNH 21
UNH 25, Molloy 23
UNH 25, Molloy 12
UNH 16, Molloy 16

How it Happened

• Seniors Kiarra Roth and Chye Davis started the contest off with back-to-back kills for the Lions.
• Sophomore Roberta Monticelli would add three kills to help Molloy to a 7-4 lead.
• UNH would tie the contest at seven. From there, the score would be tied seven more times, including as late as 19-19.
• A kill from sophomore Aria Miller and blocks from Davis and graduate student Mariana Donado Yepes gave the Lions a three-point lead, 22-19.
• Leading 23-20, kills from Roth and Monticelli finished off the first set in favor of the visitors.
• The teams would be tied six times in the second set, but a five-for-seven point swing in favor of the Chargers gave the home team a 22-19 advantage. 
• Molloy would come within one twice, but the second set would go in favor of New Haven.
• UNH opened the third set on a 13-4 run. The Lions' offense struggled to get going, falling 25-12.
• The cardinal and white would take a 6-1 lead in the fourth set on kills from Roth, Monticelli, and sophomore Sara Hiebert as well as an ace from junior Rebecca Meier.
• The Chargers worked the score back to an even 8-8 before eventually taking an 11-9 lead.
• Back-to-back Molloy points would knot the score, but the visitors would only be able to score five points through the remainder of the match in the loss.

Top Performances

• Roth led all players with 19 kills while adding four assists and seven digs.
• Monticelli joined her in double digits with 14 kills and two blocks.
• Davis had six kills while Hievert tallied four to go with two blocks.
• Donado Yepes put up a double-double with 29 assists and 15 digs.
• Junior Angelina Scichilone led with 20 digs and added five assists.
• Junior Julia Zalta reached double digit assists with 15.
• Miller and junior Alex Brown rounded out defensively, combining for 17 digs.

Up Next
Molloy will return to both East Coast Conference play and Quealy Gymnasium on Saturday (Oct. 21) as they host Roberts Wesleyan University for a 12:00 p.m. match.