Rockville Centre, NY – The volleyball team battled the Panthers of Adelphi University in a five-set match this evening at Bob Houlihan Court, ultimately falling 3-2. The loss drops the Lions to 7-11 overall, while Adelphi improves to 12-9 on the season.
Molloy 25, Adelphi 22
Molloy 25, Adelphi 21
Adelphi 25, Molloy 15
Adelphi 25, Molloy 11
Adelphi 15, Molloy 9
How it Happened
- Adelphi capitalized on back-to-back Molloy attacking errors before the Lions responded with a seven-point run, highlighted by four kills from senior Erin Stanley, two from freshman Peyton Douglas, and a service ace from senior Hayden Riddle.
- The Lions continued to build on its lead with a 7-1 run, including a service ace from junior Isabella Rios, to take a 14-5 advantage.
- The Panthers battled back, using back-to-back service aces from Isabella Assaley and kills from Mackenzie Casey, Maya Meyers, and Morgan Meyer to cut the deficit to three at 24-21.
- Reese Brunken added a service ace to keep Adelphi within striking distance, but an attacking error by the Panthers gave the home team the final point they needed to secure the set and take a 1-0 lead.
- The second set proved more competitive, featuring six ties before the Lions created separation with a four-point advantage, the largest lead of the set, at 13-9.
- The gold and brown remained within four points throughout the remainder of the set, pulling within two at 22-20 behind kills from Bigelow and Madeleine Chaapel.
- Following a timeout, the cardinal and white closed out the set off a kill from Douglas and two from Stanley, to take a 2-0 match lead.
- The Panthers responded in the third set, using a 9-1 run, highlighted by two service aces from Katie Waterman, to take control.
- Douglas halted the run with a kill and back-to-back service aces, while another kill from Stanley brought the Lions within four at 10-6.
- Adelphi maintained its momentum, steadily extending its lead while hitting .394 in the set to earn a 25-15 victory and force a fourth set.
- The visitors opened the fourth with a kill from Casey, but Molloy answered with kills from Douglas and sophomore Haven Trechter to take a 3-1 lead.
- Adelphi regained control with a seven-point run to take an 11-6 lead, highlighted by three kills from Bigelow and two service aces from Brunken.
- The Lions struggled to recover as the Panthers closed out the set by winning eight of the final nine points, taking the fourth set and forcing a decisive fifth.
- The deciding set mirrored the competitiveness of the second, featuring four ties before kills from Bigelow, Waterman, and Meyers helped Adelphi establish a 9-5 lead.
- The Panthers continued to build on its advantage, hitting .524 in the final set to secure a 15-9 victory and take the match.
Top Performances
- Stanley led the Lions with 13 kills, adding three blocks and three digs.
- Douglas contributed 10 kills and two service aces.
- Riddle paced the offense with 27 assists while adding six digs and a service ace.
- Freshman Isabella Smith, Rios, and Trechter each recorded 11 digs. Rios and Trechter also combined for 15 kills.
Up Next
After seven straight home games, the Lions are back on the road to take on D'Youville on Saturday (Oct. 17) at 12:00 p.m.
