Molloy University Athletics

Rockville Centre, NY- The volleyball team swept Holy Family University in a non-conference match up this evening at Bob Houlihan Court. With the win, the Lions improve to 5-8, and the Tigers drop to 6-9.
 
Molloy 26, Holy Family 24
Molloy 25, Holy Family 20
Molloy 25, Holy Family 21
 
How it Happened

• The Lions opened the first set with a kill from junior Isabella Rios.
• An attack error and a service ace gave Holy Family an early 2-1 advantage.
• The two teams continued to trade points, with the score tied five times before Molloy took a 14-11 lead following kills from freshman Peyton Douglas and senior Erin Stanley.
• The Tigers regained the lead for the second time in the set at 18-16, using a 5-1 run that featured two service aces and kills from Mackenzie Layton and Lydia Jove Kunst.
• The back-and-forth battle continued, with the teams tying four more times down the stretch before back-to-back points from the Lions gave Molloy the two-point advantage it needed to claim the opening set.
• The competitive play carried over into the second set, with the score tied six times before Holy Family used four consecutive points to take a 16-12 lead, its largest advantage of the set.
• Kills from freshmen Gracie Hahn and Kailie Girard, and sophomore Haven Trechter, along with a service ace from Rios, helped the Lions erase the deficit and tie the set at 19-19.
• Several attacking errors by the Tigers, combined with another ace from Rios, allowed the cardinal and white to pull away and secure the second set.
• Molloy jumped out to a quick 6-2 lead in the third set behind kills from Trechter and Stanley, along with a service ace from Douglas.
• The Lions extended its advantage to 14-6 with a 7-2 run.
• Holy Family responded with a five-point run of its own to cut the deficit to three, 16-13.
• A kill and an ace from Mia Wise brought the Tigers back within three, 24-21, but the Lions held on to secure the set.

Top Performances

• Stanley paced the Lions with 11 kills, while Rios added seven kills, six digs and two service aces.
• Senior Hayden Riddle recorded a double-double with 17 assists and 11 digs.
• Freshman Isabella Smith led the Lions defensively with 13 digs.
•  Douglas contributed two service aces.

Up Next
The Lions return to Bob Houlihan Court on Saturday (Oct. 3) for its first conference match of the season against D'Youville. First serve is set for 12:00 p.m.