Queens, N.Y. - The women's basketball team opened the weekend in the first of two games at the 2025 Knights Thanksgiving Invitational with a 63-51 loss to the Hawks of Saint Anselm College at Fitzgerald Gym on the campus of Queens College. The loss sets the Lions at 1-6 on the season while St. Anselm improves to 3-0 with the win. 

How it Happened

• The two teams matched each other point for point in the first eight and a half minutes of the contest, seeing the score tied five times.
• Knotted at 12 with 1:20 remaining in the first quarter, the Hawks would score back-to-back buckets for the first time in the contest to lead 16-12.
• Molloy opened the second frame with a three-point play from freshman Sharmeela Ugbogbo to come within one.
• That would be as close as the Lions would come in the first half as the Hawks took a 33-25 lead into the locker room.
• Molloy's offense worked the squad back to start the third frame with five points from senior Sophia Yearwood and a layup from senior Colleen McCullagh to once again come within one, 33-32.
• A 13-point run from the Hawks spanned the next six minutes of game time and gave them an insurmountable 14 point lead. 

Top Performances

• McCullagh led with a game-high 23 points and added four rebounds. 
• Yearwood followed with 16 points to go with three assists. 
• Senior Rosa Rizzitelli followed with seven points, topping the team with three steals and adding six rebounds and a block.
• Sophomore Iris Hoffman's six assists paced the team while Ugbogbo led with nine rebounds.
• Sophomore Emma Poland recorded three blocks. 

Up Next
The Lions will conclude the Knights' tournament tomorrow (Nov. 30) at 1:00 p.m. with a bout against Franklin Pierce University from Fitzgerald Gym.