Rockville Centre, N.Y. – Senior Danielle Hippner etched herself in the record book this morning, becoming the program's all-time blocks leader in Molloy's women's basketball victory over Roberts Wesleyan, 79-51, Sunday on Bob Houlihan Court. The Lions improve to 12-11 overall and 5-5 in East Coast Conference play, while the Redhawks move to 2-18 overall and 2-10 in league play.

Hippner broke the program's block career record that was set by Caitlin Wheeler ('09 - '11) who totaled 213 blocks in her career. The center now sits atop the list with 216 career blocks with six games remaining in the regular season.
 
How it Happened

• The Lions kicked off the morning with a 6-0 rally in the first 52 seconds with baskets from senior Danielle Hippner and juniors Rosa Rizzitelli and Casey Campo.
• Roberts Wesleyan collected its first field goal with 7:59 on the clock to come within three, 7-4.
• A mini 6-0 run over the next 2:05 of game time opened the Molloy lead to nine, 13-4.
• Molloy concluded the first quarter on a 10-2 rally, paced by junior Sophia Yearwood who netted six points, giving the home team a 23-8 lead going into the second quarter.
• The Redhawks began the second stanza quickly, scoring five consecutive points to cut the deficit to 10, 23-13.
• After Yearwood snapped the run with a three-point basket, the road team continued to crawl back into the game, netting six-straight points to shrink the deficit to seven, 26-19, midway through the second quarter.
• Yearwood would once again be the catalyst, scoring the contest's next five points in a 40 second span to reclaim the Lions double-digit advantage, 31-19, with under five minutes remaining in the first half.
• Roberts Wesleyan continued to fight back, putting together an 8-2 run to cut the deficit down to six, 33-27, with 2:09 left in the second stanza.
• The cardinal and white finished the final two minutes of the quarter netting eight straight points. Senior Janel Moore and Yearwood netted a three-point basket each and senior Samantha Muller capped the first half with a lay-up, sending the contest into halftime with Molloy ahead, 41-27.
• Hippner netted six of the Lions' first eight points of the third quarter to extend the home team's lead to 20, 49-29, with 7:38 on the scoreboard.
• The two squads traded baskets over the next five minutes of action with Molloy maintaining its advantage, 56-39.
• The cardinal and white closed out the third stanza shooting four-of-four from the field to open a 65-41 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
• Molloy maintained its 20-point lead for the final 10 minutes of action and go on to secure the victory, 79-51.

Top Performances

• Yearwood netted a career-high 22 points, shooting six-of-eight from three-point range.
• Rizzitelli totaled 12 points and a game-high four steals.
• Hippner collected 11 points, six rebounds, and three blocks. 
• Moore dished out eight assists and added two steals.
• Junior Colleen McCullagh tallied eight points and two blocks.
• Molloy shot over 45 percent from the field and three-point range for the fourth time this season.

Up Next
Molloy will prepare for its annual western New York swing, beginning Friday, February 14 when they take on Daemen at 5:30 p.m.