Sparkill, N.Y. - The volleyball team swept the Spartans of Saint Thomas Aquinas College this evening from Aquinas Hall. Molloy improved to 17-7 on the season and 10-1 in East Coast Conference play and will face Mercy in the regular season finale to determine the Regular Season Champion this weekend.

Molloy 25, STAC 13
Molloy 25, STAC 12
Molloy 25, STAC 15

How it Happened

• Molloy opened the contest on a 6-1 run with a block and kill from junior Erin Stanley and an ace an kill from graduate student Julia Zalta.
• STAC would score just four more points before Molloy got to its 17th. As part of a 6-1 run, Zalta had back-to-back kills before senior Ilaria Micol Chiericati tallied a block, kill, and service ace.
• Kills from senior Teresa Moulder, sophomore Isabella Rios, and freshman Haven Trechter helped the Lions cruise to the set victory.
• STAC struck first in the second set before Molloy forced a tie score on four occasions.
• A kill from Zalta, who paired with Stanley for a block the following point, gave the visitors a 9-7 advantage. 
• The Spartans would come within one, but a lengthy 12-1 rally all but sealed the set for Molloy.
• The rally continued into the third set with three-straight aces from Zalta to make it 5-1.
• STAC responded with a rally of its own to tie the score at 8 before taking a 12-11 lead.
• 11 of the next 13 points would fall in favor of the Lions, making it 22-14. Back-to-back kills from Trechter followed by a service ace from senior Aria Miller clinched the contest for Molloy.

Top Performances

• Trechter led with 10 kills on the evening, attacking at a .333 clip, and added seven digs and a block.
• Zalta followed with five kills and led with both 11 assists and five aces to go with three digs and two blocks.
• Stanley and Chiericati both had four kills with Stanley adding four blocks, including three solo, and Chiericati following with three.
• Junior Hayden Riddle tallied nine assists to go with four digs and an ace.
• Miller led with 14 digs and added two assists and two aces.
• Rios tallied nine digs to go with an ace, block, and two kills. 

Up Next
The final game of the regular season will determine the Regular Season Champion and top-seed in the upcoming East Coast Conference Tournament. The Lions take on the Mavericks of Mercy University on Saturday (Nov. 15) at 12:00 p.m. from Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.