Rockville Centre, N.Y. - After trailing 2-0 after the first two sets, the volleyball team responded with back-to-back set victories to force a deciding set against defending East Coast Conference Champions, Daemen University. A two-point swing decided the fifth set in favor of the Wildcats, who improved to 10-4 on the season and 2-0 in league play. Molloy sits at 4-8 (1-1 ECC) with the loss.

Daemen 25, Molloy 12
Daemen 25, Molloy 19
Molloy 25, Daemen 19
Molloy 25, Daemen 22
Daemen 15, Molloy 13

How it Happened

• Daemen opened the game on a 5-1 run before extending the lead to as much as 21-10 before taking the one set lead.
• A 9-2 run to start the second set for the Wildcats proved to be too much for the Lions to overcome.
• Tied 9-9 in the third set, kills from graduate student Chye Davis, junior Roberta Monticelli, and sophomore Aria Miller paired with a block from Davis and senior Kiarra Roth helped Molloy to a 14-10 advantage.
• The Lions maintained the lead, closing the set on a five-point run with a kill and block from Davis, a block from Roth, and an ace from graduate student Mariana Donado Yepes.
• Both teams exchanged leads throughout the fourth set, tying the score seven times. 
• Tied 18-18, kills from Davis and sophomore Sara Hiebert gave Molloy a two-point advantage. Later, kills from Davis and Roth increased the lead to 23-19 before hanging on to force a fifth set.
• Kills from Roth, Miller, and Donado Yepes helped the Lions to an early 6-3 advantage in the deciding set.
• Daemen tied the game up at eight. From there, the score would also be tied at nine and 10, before an attack error from Molloy and then a kill from Giselle Giraud gave the Wildcats the critical two-point lead that would lead to the victory.

Top Performances

• Roth topped the team with 14 kills and added 18 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. The senior also put up seven block assists, setting a new career-high.
• Davis matched Roth's seven blocks while adding eight kills.
• Hiebert had seven kills and four blocks. 
• Freshman Hope Carolan led with 24 digs while adding four assist.
• Donado Yepes also had a double-double with 34 assists and 10 digs while adding a team-high three aces. 
• Miller had 12 digs and seven kills to round out the scoring. 

Up Next
Molloy will take on Mercy University on Wednesday (Sept. 27) from Quealy Gymnasium at 7:00 p.m.