Rockville Centre, N.Y. - The women's basketball team closed out the 2025 portion of the season with a 73-47 loss to Southern New Hampshire University. The Lions sit at 3-11 on the season while SNHU improves to 5-4.

How it Happened

• The Lions won the opening tip with senior Colleen McCullagh going right to the hoop for a fastbreak layup to start the contest.
• A made foul shot from sophomore Jamie Davneiro added a third points for Molloy, but the Penmen would take an 11-3 lead midway through the first quarter.
• Davneiro and McCullagh combined for five more points for the rest of the quarter, which ended with Molloy trailing 22-8.
• SNHU's lead would increase to as much as 25 in the first half, 40-15, before taking a 49-26 advantage into the locker room for the break.
• Freshman Sharmeela Ugbogbo accounted for seven points in the third quarter with senior Sophia Yearwood added three, but Molloy still trailed, 67-36, after 45 minute of game time.
• The Lions would score the final four points of the contest on a layup from Davneiro and one foul shot each from both sophomore Jianna Davneiro and freshman Kaitlyn Paulino Rosario. 

Top Performances

• Rizzitelli led the Lions with 15 points, going 6-of-12 from the field, and added six rebounds.
• Ugbogbo added eight boards, two blocks, and a team-leading three steals to her seven points. 
• Yearwood, Jamie Davneiro, and Paulino Rosario each netted six points.
• McCullagh led with 11 rebounds and four assists to go with two blocks. 

Up Next
The Lions will transition to conference play for much of the remainder of the season beginning with a home game against Queens College on Saturday, January 10 at 12:00 p.m.