Rockville Centre, N.Y. - The volleyball team concluded a seven-game home stretch to open the 2025 season with a three-set sweep over the Golden Falcons of Felician University. The Lions sit at 6-1 after the first two weeks of the campaign, with the lone loss coming to a top-25 team. The loss sets Felician at 1-4. 
 
Molloy 25, Felician 16
Molloy 25, Felician 22
Molloy 25, Felician 12

How it Happened

• The Lions took advantage of a four-point run to lead 13-7 in the first set. The run saw a service ace from senior Ilaria Micol Chiericati and two kills from sophomore Isabella Rios. 
• Molloy maintained the advantage and scored kills from junior Erin Stanley (2), freshman Haven Trechter, graduate student Julia Zalta, and Rios. 
• The second set remained a back-and-forth affair throughout the entirety. The set would be tied four times before a run of three points put the home team in front, 13-9. 
• The Golden Falcons remained within striking distance, spending much of the later half of the set within one or two points, including a three-point run to make it 24-22, before a kill from Rios clinched the set for the Lions.
• An 8-3 run to start the final set, including three-straight aces from junior Hayden Riddle, gave Molloy an early advantage that Felician would be unable to overcome. The Lions attacked at a .500 clip and allowed just six kills in the set fr.om the opposition. 

Top Performances

• Molloy attacked at a season-best .326 on the afternoon with three hitters averaging over .400.
• Rios led the team with 11 kills and added five digs.
• Trechter follow with 10 kills to go with 10 digs four her second-straight double-double.
• Zalta rounded out the top scorers with eight kills while leading with 20 assists and adding two aces.
• Riddle set a career-high four aces on the afternoon and also had a double-double with 17 assists and 10 digs.

Up Next
Molloy will compete on the road for the first time in 2025 on Tuesday (Sept. 16) as they take on Pace University at 7:00 p.m. from Pleasantville, N.Y.