Rockville Centre, N.Y. - The volleyball team snapped a four-game winning streak following a 3-1 loss to Southern Connecticut State University this evening from Bob Houlihan Court. The loss sets the Lions at 10-5 on the season while SCSU improved to 9-3.

SCSU 25, Molloy 20
Molloy 26, SCSU 24
SCSU 25, Molloy 22
SCSU 25, Molloy 22

How it Happened

• The match started promising for the Lions, who took an early 4-1 lead following two kills from junior Erin Stanley and one from both graduate student Julia Zalta and freshman Haven Trechter.
• The Owls promptly responded with a run of six points to lead, 7-4.
• The score would be tied six times, including 15-15, before three-straight points that saw back-to-back service aces put the visitors in front by three. The lead was too much for the Lions to come back from and granted the first set to SCSU.
• The Owls led for the first third of the second set before a 7-1 run put Molloy in front, 13-11.
• SCSU quickly regained the lead and seemed poised to take the second set. Molloy responded with a five-point run to lead 22-20.
• The Owls were presented with set point, leading 24-23, but a kill from senior Teresa Moulder knotted the score. Back-to-back kills from Stanley gave the set to the Lions.
• The back and forth nature continued into the third set with neither side establishing much of an advantage.
• The teams found themselves tied at 21 before back-to-back kills from Ceci Carter gave the Owls the necessary two-point advantage that they continued through the remainder of the set.
• SCSU jumped in front 9-4 to start the final set before Molloy responded with a 7-2 run to knot the set at 11.
• The game would be tied five more times and as late as 19-19-. However, a four-point run from the visitors would create too big of a deficit for the Lions to overcome.

Top Performances

• Stanley managed a career-high 16 kills in the effort to lead the Lions.
• Zalta followed with 13, adding 26 assists for a double-double.
• Trechter tallied 10 kills to go with eight digs.
• Junior Hayden Riddle had 21 assists to go with four digs.
• Senior Aria Miller led with 16 digs while sophomore Isabella Rios followed with nine.
• Senior Ilaria Micol Chiericati led the team with four blocks, including three solo blocks.

Up Next
Molloy returns to East Coast Conference action on Saturday (Oct. 11) as they welcome Roberts Wesleyan University to Rockville Centre at 12:00 p.m.