Flushing, N.Y. – The Molloy volleyball earned a straight-set victory over the Knights of Queens College Sunday afternoon at Fitzgerald Gymnasium. The Lions improve to 11-13 overall and 6-4 in East Coast Conference play, while the Knights move to 3-21 overall and 1-8 in league play.
Molloy 25, Queens 15
Molloy 25, Queens 14
Molloy 25, Queens 18
How it Happened
- The Lions began the contest on a 5-0 run, taking advantage of three attacking errors and two blocks coming from freshman Peyton Douglas.
- After the Knights cut the deficit to two, 6-4, Molloy rallied for six straight points to pull ahead, 12-4. with three consecutive points coming via an ace from junior Isabella Rios.
- The cardinal and white climbed their lead to as much as 11, 21-10, before closing out the first set, 25-15.
- A kill from freshman Kailie Girard, back-to-back kills from senior Erin Stanley, and a queens attack error gave the Lions an early 4-2 lead in the second set.
- Following a kill from Knights outside hitter Mikayla Haskell to set the contest at 6-4 in favor of Molloy, the road team went on a 6-2 run to gain control of the set, 12-6. Sophomore Haven Trechter recorded two kills and an ace during the stretch.
- Rios collected back-to-back kills to open the lead to 15-9 before a 4-0 run for the Lions gave them a double-digit advantage, 19-9.
- Queens shrunk the deficit to seven, 20-13, but the road team closed out the set with a 5-1 run to secure a 25-14 victory.
- Molloy took control of the third set from the get go, rallying to a 15-3 run. Rios seveed up three aces during the rally, while Stanley and Trechter each recorded three kills.
- The Knights answered with an 12-4 run to come within four, 19-15.
- The cardinal and white closed out the match with a 6-3 run, with Trechter recording two kills, including the match-clinching point.
Top Performances
- Trechter led the Lions with 14 kills while hitting .435.
- Rios served up a career-high seven aces and added four kills.
- Douglas tallied four aces, four total blocks, and three kills.
- Senior Hayden Riddle added 13 assists and six digs while freshman Isabella Smith collected a team-high nine digs and handed out seven assists.
Up Next
The Lions continue their four-game road trip Wednesday, November 3 at St. Thomas Aquinas. The match is set to begin at 7:00 p.m.
