Rockville Centre, N.Y. – The volleyball team concluded the weekend with a split of a doubleheader against Post University and Assumption University. The Lions swept the Eagles of Post in three sets before dropping a heart-breaker to the Greyhounds of Assumption, 3-2. Molloy sits at 6-2 at the end of the second week of play.
 
Prior to the contest, the Department of Athletics unveiled the newly-named Bob Houlihan Gymnasium in recognition of a nearly 40 year career of service to Molloy as a coach, Director of Athletics, and Vice President of Student Affairs. Among his many accomplishments, Houlihan served as a source of guidance and mentorship for countless numbers of Molloy students and was responsible for the inception of men's sports at the institution.
 
 
 
Game One
Molloy 25, Post 19
Molloy 25, Post 19
Molloy 25, Post 18
How it Happened

• The Eagles started the contest with a 6-0 run.
• Molloy clawed back, taking advantage of an eight-point run to lead, 15-9. Junior Teresa Moulder had three kills in the run to go with two aces from senior Alex Brown.
• Post would come within three, 20-17, but tor kills from Moulder, a block from senior Rebecca Meier, and a kill from graduate student Kiarra Roth sealed the set for the home team.
• Aces from senior Julia Zalta and freshman Isabella Rios helped Molloy to an early 5-1 lead in the second set.
• Molloy led the set from open to shut, holding the Eagles to a sub-.100 hitting percentage.
• The score was tied four times to start the third set before a seven-point run with two aces from junior Keri Carlin and two kills from Roth to put the Lions in front, 16-9.
• Post would come within two twice, including as late as 19-17, but six of the final seven points went in favor of Molloy for the victory.
• Roth led with 17 kills and 13 digs.
• Moulder added 11 kills.
• Zalta also had a double-double with 41 assists and 10 digs.
• Brown (14), sophomore Aria Miller (17) and freshman Isabella Rios (10) reached double digit digs.
• Brown, Carlin, and Rios each dished out two aces.

 
Game Two
Molloy 25, Assumption 15
Assumption 25, Molloy 21
Assumption 25, Molloy 17
Molloy 25, Assumption 20
Assumption 15, Molloy 10
How it Happened

• Two service aces from Zalta paired with a kill from Roth helped the Lions to a 5-1 lead.
• The Greyhounds would come within two, but the Lions fired off 12 of the next 14 en route to the opening set victory.
• The home team lead 8-2 to start the second set, but the momentum would shift in favor of Assumption, who came back to knot the score at 13.
• The score would be tied three more times, including 20-20, before the Greyhounds knotted the match with a 25-21 set victory.
• The visitors would score the opening two points of the third set and not relinquish a lead.
• Molloy trailed to start the fourth set, but clawed back to a 15-15 tie before a kill from senior Roberta Monticelli gave the Lions the first lead of the set.
• Ahead 19-18, two kills each from Roth, senior Sara Hiebert, and senior Rebecca Meier sealed the set victory for Molloy and forced a deciding set.
• The first half of the final set saw three aces from Miller, eventually giving the home team a 9-8 advantage.
• The Greyhounds responded by scoring the next six-straight points before eventually scraping out the match victory.
•  Roth notched another double-double with 20 kills and 13 digs to go with three blocks.
• Miller and Rios also added 13 digs with Brown tallying 12.
• Moulder had eight kills in the effort to go with seven from Hiebert, who also added three blocks.
• Zalta's four aces paced the team with Miller adding three.
• Zalta also had a double-double with 40 assists and 10 digs.

 
Up Next
Molloy will return to Houlihan Gymnasium on Friday (Sept. 20) for matches with Lewis University (12:00 p.m.) and Bentley University (2:00 p.m.).