Rockville Centre, N.Y. - The volleyball team was able to take the first set in this afternoon's contest against the Wildcats of Daemen University, but fell 3-1 from Bob Houlihan Gymnasium. Molloy sits at 11-5 on the season and 2-1 in East Coast Conference play while Daemen improves to 10-4 (3-1 ECC).

Molloy 25, Daemen 18
Daemen 25, Molloy 19
Daemen 25, Molloy 20
Daemen 25, Molloy 23

How it Happened

• A 6-1 run early in the first set put the Lions in front, 11-5. The run featured two runs from junior Teresa Moulder plus a kill and an ace from senior Kiarra Roth.
• Molloy would maintain its advantage with Moulder and Roth combining for six more kills in the opening set victory.
• After exchanging points in set two, four-straight points from Daemen put the Wildcats ahead, 6-3. 
• Molloy would trail the remainder of the set to knot the score. 
• The score would be tied nine times in the third set, including as late as 18-18. 
• The Wildcats closed out the set by taking eight of the final 10 points. 
• Daemen opened set four on a 5-1 run. 
• An eight-point run from Molloy knotted the score at 12, including four kills from freshman Isabella Rios and two aces from senior Alex Brown. 
• The score would be tied six more times, including 23-23, until Daemen sealed the victory with the final two points.

Top Performances

• Roth led Molloy with 17 kills, adding five digs and two aces.
• Senior Rebecca Meier followed with 13 kills and three digs. 
• Moulder and Rios each managed seven kills.
• Graduate student Julia Zalta tallied 42 assists along with eight digs and two aces.
• Junior Aria Miller led with 10 digs, adding five assists and two aces. 
• Brown had eight digs and topped the team with three aces. 

Up Next
Molloy heads on the road on Thursday to take on Queens College at 7:00 p.m.