Buffalo, N.Y. - With a 3-0 victory over D'Youville University this afternoon from College Center Gym, the volleyball team officially clinched its spot in the East Coast Conference Championship for the sixth-straight year. The Lions sit at an even 12-12 on the season and 7-3 in East Coast Conference play. D'Youville fell to 8-16 (3-7 ECC) in the lost.

Molloy 25, D'Youville 22
Molloy 25, D'Youville 20
Molloy 25, D'Youville 15

How it Happened

• Kills from senior Kiarra Roth, junior Rebecca Meier, and sophomore Sara Hiebert helped the Lions to an early 6-3 lead.
• The Saints would knot the contest at six, but kills from graduate student Mariana Donado Yepes and junior Roberta Monticelli helped Molloy reclaim a 9-7 advantage.
• D'Youville would tie the game again, but an ace from Donado Yepes put the Lions back in front.
• Trailing 19-15, the home team scored five-straight points to take a 20-19 lead.
• The Lions would score six of the final eight points, including kills from Monticelli, Roth, and senior Chye Davis, who also tallied a block with Hiebert to clinch the set victory.
• Aces from Donado Yepes and Monticelli paired with kills from Davis and Monticelli powered the visitors to a 5-1 lead to start the second set.
• D'Youville was unable to come closer than three before the Lions clinched the second set, 25-20.
• Molloy's offense continued to get off to a hot start in the final set, taking an 8-1 lead with kills from Roth, Davis, and Meier, blocks from Roth and Davis, and an ace from sophomore Aria Miller. 
• The Lions clinched the set on the back of a seven-point run that would put them ahead, 19-8. 
• Davis, Monticelli, Hiebert, Roth, Meier, and Donado Yepes each tallied a kill in Molloy's final six points.

Top Performances

• Roth led with 13 kills and eight digs while adding two assists, two blocks, and one ace. 
• Monticelli tallied 11 kills, five digs, and one ace. 
• Davis reached double digits with 10 kills and added a block. 
• Meier had eight kills. three digs, one assist, and one block.
• Donado Yepes put up 37 assists and topped the team with three aces while adding five digs and four kills.
• Miller set a career-high seven assists to go with six digs.
• Junior Alex Brown also had five digs, an ace, and an assist.
• Hiebert recorded two blocks, four kills, and a dig. 

Up Next
Molloy remains in Buffalo as they head to Daemen University tomorrow (Nov. 5) for an 11:00 a.m. match.