Rockville Centre, N.Y. – The Molloy women's basketball team began its home portion of its schedule Thursday evening, picking up a 55-35 victory over the Purple Knights of the University of Bridgeport on Bob Houlihan Court. The Lions improve to 2-1 on the young campaign, while the Purple Knights move to 0-3.
 
How it Happened

• Junior Casey Campo opened the scoring with the team's first four points to give Molloy a 4-3 lead one minute into the game.
• The two squads would trade baskets over the next five minutes of action, but three free throws from junior Colleen McCullagh kept Molloy ahead, 9-8.
• The Lions concluded the first stanza on a 8-2 run to take a 17-10 advantage into the second quarter.
• Junior Rosa Rizzitelli netted the opening five points of the quarter for Molloy, extending the lead to double-figures, 22-12, with 5:03 remaining in the half.
• A three-point basket from Bridgeport guard Harmony Earth-Wiley and a pair of free throws from Zahkiyyah Frazier, cut the road teams deficit to five, 22-17, with 3:41 to go in the first half.
• The cardinal and white closed the first half on a mini 5-0 run to reestablish its 10-point lead, 27-17, going into halftime.
• After going back and forth to start the third quarter, the Lions put together a 7-0 rally to open a 16-point lead, 36-20, with 6:40 left in the stanza.
• The Lions would outscore the Purple Knights 20-8 in the third quarter to take an overwhelming, 47-25, heading into the fourth quarter.
• Molloy would open its lead as large as 26, 54-28, in the final stanza and go on to clinch the victory, 55-35.

Top Performances

• Rizzitelli totaled 12 points and secured a career-high 14 rebounds.
• Senior Samantha Muller tallied 11 points and eight rebounds.
• Campo and junior Sophia Yearwood added 10 points each.
• McCullagh secured 12 rebounds while collecting eight points. 

Up Next
The Lions head back on the road as they'll travel to Springfield, Mass to take on American International on Sunday, November 17. Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m.