Amherst, N.Y. - After dropping the first two sets from Lumsden Gymnasium, the volleyball team rallied to force a deciding set against the Wildcats of Daemen University. Despite it taking extra points to determine the winner, the Wildcats remained undeafeated in East Coast Conference play (11-0) and improved to 21-5 on the season. Molloy enters the final week of the regular season at 12-13 (7-4 ECC). 

Daemen 25, Molloy 23
Daemen 25, Molloy 18
Molloy 25, Daemen 22
Molloy 25, Daemen 17
Daemen 17, Molloy 15

How it Happened

• The Lions started the contest out with two sizeable runs, jumping in front by a score of 9-4, with three kills, a block, and an ace from senior Kiarra Roth, a kill and block from junior Rebecca Meier, and a kill from senior Chye Davis. 
• The Wildcats responded with a run of its own, taking a 14-12 lead. 
• Kills from Meier and Roth paired with a number of attacking errors from Daemen helped Molloy to a 21-20 advantage late in the first set. The Wildcats responded with three-straight points before the visitors tied the contest, 23-23. An attack error and kill from Kate Ryan sealed the first set in favor of Daemen.
• The Wildcats lead 8-3 to start the second set. 
• Kills from Meier, Roth, and sophomore Sara Hiebert tied the score, 13-13. Daemen would retake the lead, 17-15, but the Lions would knot the score with the next two points. 
• The home team would score eight of the final nine points to take a 2-0 advantage for the match.
• Molloy scored the first two points of the third set and led from open to close. 
• In the fourth set, the score would be tied 14 times, including as late as 16-16. The Lions closed the set by scoring 10 of the final 11 points with kills from Roth, Meier, Hiebert, and sophomore Roberta Monticelli.
• Molloy fell behind 6-3 to start the deciding set, but took an 8-6 lead following a five-point run with kills from Meier, Monticelli, and Roth and a block from Hiebert.
• The teams were tied, 15-15, when an ace and a kill went in favor of the Wildcats to clinch the game. 

Top Performances

• Roth led with 18 kills and added 16 digs for a double-double. 
• Graduate student Mariana Donado Yepes also had a double-double with 47 assists and 15 digs. 
• Meier and Davis each put up 13 kills.
• Hiebert led with five blocks and added five digs and four kills. 
• Sophomore Aria Miller had 22 digs and four assists.
• Monticelli reached double digit digs (13) and tallied nine kills, three aces, and two blocks.

Up Next
Molloy will conclude the regular season on Friday (Nov, 10) at Queens College at 7:00 p.m.