Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. – The volleyball team fell in the East Coast Conference Final, 3-0, to the Mavericks of Mercy University this evening from the Neil Judge Athletic Center. The second-seeded Lions sit at 18-9 while the top-seeded Mavericks improve to 20-4 after the contest and will now await the 2025 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Selection Show on Monday evening to learn their fate in the NCAA postseason.
 
 
Mercy 25, Molloy 21
Mercy 25, Molloy 19
Mercy 25, Molloy 18
 
How it Happened

• The score would be tied six times in the opening 18 points before back-to-back kills from the Mavericks gave them an 11-9 lead.
• Molloy would come within two again twice but would be unable to overcome the run, surrendering the first set, 25-21.
• Mercy started the second set on an early 9-0 run. From there, the Lions began to claw back on two kills from freshman Haven Trechter,, two from sophomore Isabella Rios, one from graduate student Ilaria Micol Chiericati and a block and kill from graduate student Julia Zalta to come within two, 14-12.
• Once again, the Lions would come within two twice but were unable to overcome the early deficit to give the Mavericks a 2-0 lead headed into the third set.
• Mercy started with a 4-1 lead in the third set, but Molloy would rally from behind to tie the set three times before taking a lead twice following attack errors from the Mavericks.
• Trailing 16-13, a service ace from Rios paired with a kill from senior Teresa Moulder helped Molloy to knot the score at 16.
• The top-seeded Mavericks would score the next eight-straight points to all but seal the contest before a kills from Janneliz Rodriguez Fuentes ultimately gave Mercy the win, the program's first ECC volleyball title since 2001.  

Top Performances

• Junior Erin Stanley led the Lions with eight kills. Moulder, Rios, and Trechter all followed with six and Zalta adding five.
• Zalta led with 16 assists and added six digs and two blocks. Junior Hayden Riddle followed with 13 assists.
• Senior Aria Miller led with 12 digs and added three assists.
• Rios and Trechter each tallied five digs while Moulder led the Lions with three blocks.

Up Next
Molloy will await the results of the selection show, scheduled to air at 7:30 on Monday evening on the NCAA website. For the latest updates regarding the volleyball team's NCAA hopes, visit www.molloylions.com or follow Molloy Lions on Instagram @MolloyLions.