Queens, N.Y. - The volleyball team swept the Knight of Queens College this evening from Fitzgerald Gymnasium to begin the second half of East Coast Conference play. The win puts Molloy at 13-7 on the season and 6-1 in league play and is the second-straight match against the Knights that the Lions did not concede a set. Queens fell to 8-14 (1-6 ECC) in the loss.

Molloy 25, Queens 23
Molloy 25, Queens 19
Molloy 25, Queens 13

How it Happened

• The contest would be tied 10 times before the host Knights led, 19-16.
• Molloy responded by taking the next five points that saw two kills from sophomore Isabella Rios and one from senior Teresa Moulder to lead, 21-19.
• Back-to-back points from Queens would knot the score for the 12th time in the set, but back-to-back kills from Rios and junior Erin Stanley paired with an ace from graduate student Julia Zalta brought the Lions to set point. Queens would come within one, but Rios added her fifth kill of the set to clinch it for the visitors.
• The teams would trade points once again to start the second set before a four-point swing put Molloy in front, 7-3. Freshman Haven Trechter had two kills to go with one from senior Ilaria Micol Chiericati and an ace from junior Hayden Riddle. 
• Queens would come within two on three occasions, but were unable to bridge the gap.
• A four-point run would set the Lions ahead in the final set, giving the squad a 12-8 lead. 
• The Knights threatened late, but Molloy dominated the final nine-straight points to win 25-13. 

Top Performances

• Trechter led with 13 kills and attacked at a .458 clip while adding 10 digs for a double-double. 
• Rios followed with 10 kills and added six digs.
• Stanley tallied eight kills while Chiericati had six and added seven digs, two blocks, and an ace.
• Riddle led with 21 assists and two aces while adding seven digs.
• Zalta also fired off two aces, topped the score sheet with three blocks and chipped in 10 digs and four kills. 
• Senior Aria Miller led with 20 digs and two aces while adding three assists.

Up Next
Molloy will have a stretch of time off before returning to Rockville Centre to host Daemen on Saturday, November 1 at 12:00 p.m.