Rockville Centre, N.Y. – The Molloy women's basketball team picked up a 84-61 victory over The University of Puerto Rico Bayamon Tuesday afternoon on Bob Houlihan Court. The Lions improve to 3-3 on the campaign.

How it Happened

• The Lions opened the contest on a 9-4 run in the first 2:19 of the contest.
• The cardinal and white were led by senior Samantha Muller who netted 12 of the squad's 27 points in the opening quarter, taking a 27-14 lead into the second stanza.
• In the second quarter, Molloy opened up a 16-point lead, 34-18, following a three-point basket from junior Sophia Yearwood with under seven minutes to go in the first half.
• Molloy would open up a lead as large as 19, 43-24, in the second quarter before entering halftime ahead, 43-30.
• In the third quarter, the Lions returned to its 19-point advantage, 54-35, after a free throw from Yearwood.
• The home team would open its largest lead of the contest, 66-37, in the third quarter after freshman Jianna Davnerio nailed a three-point shot and would take a 66-39 advantage into the final quarter.
• The Lions would shoot 50 percent in the final stanza to secure the victory, 84-61.

Top Performances

• Muller netted a game-high 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
• Junior Casey Campo totaled a career-high 14 points and secured nine rebounds.

Up Next
Molloy will participate in the Knights Thanksgiving Invitational hosted by Queens College on Saturday, November 30 and will take on Dominican at 4:00 p.m.