Rockville Centre, N.Y. - Junior Hailey Dazzo's game-winning overtime goal capped off a frantic rally in the fourth quarter to upset #13 Mercy, 14-13, this afternoon at the RVC Sports Complex. The victory improves Molloy to 9-3 on the season, winning nine consecutive contests, and 3-0 in East Coast Conference play. The win was the Lions' first over the Mavericks since 2015 and is first over a nationally-ranked opponent. 

How it Happened

• Junior Kelly Bergersen got Molloy on the board quickly in the first quarter, scoring just 54 seconds into the game. Mercy then responded with four unanswered goals before sophomore Megan Rugolo found the back of the net to cut the deficit to two at the end of the first quarter.
• The Mavericks scored three of the first four goals to start the second quarter and a Leena Moussa goal with two minutes left in the half gave Mercy a 9-4 lead. Junior Amanda Weber then scored right off the draw control to make it a 9-5 deficit going into the half.
• The cardinal and white came out of the gates hot in the second half, with Weber and sophomore Alexa Amorison both finding the back of the net to make it a 9-7 game. However, the Mavericks tallied two more goals soon after and the teams remained scoreless over the final 7:22 of the third quarter to keep it 11-7 Mercy going into the final frame.
• The fourth quarter was all Molloy, with the Lions going on a 4-0 run to start the frame with goals from Rugolo, sophomore Brenna Signorelli, Amorison, and Bergersen tied it with 8:13 to play. Mercy responded with two goals of its own, but Weber put one home to cut the Mavericks' lead to 13-12. Then, Rugolo scored her fourth goal of the day to tie it with 3:25 left, forcing overtime.
• In overtime, Dazzo found the back of the net off of a pinpoint pass from Rugolo to cap off the upset victory.

Top Performances

•  Rugolo led the way for the Lions with a seven point day, scoring four goals and dishing out three assists.
• Weber had a hat trick along with eight draw controls in the victory.
• Sophomore Carly Howell led the cardinal and white defensively with six ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Sophomore Reilly Brady won nine draw controls. The Lions as a team dominated in draw controls, winning 21 of 31 on the day.
• Mary-Kate Sweeney tallied 10 saves in net.

Up Next
Molloy hits the road looking for its 10th straight victory next weekend for a matchup against Daemen University on Saturday (Apr. 8) at 6:00 p.m.