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VB Recap vs. Molloy
0
Molloy MOL 4-19, 1-6 ECC
3
Winner Daemen DAE 15-6, 7-1 ECC
Molloy MOL
4-19, 1-6 ECC
0
Final
3
Daemen DAE
15-6, 7-1 ECC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Molloy MOL 13 20 14 (0)
Daemen DAE 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Lea Sobieraski, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Women's Volleyball Too Much For Molloy in 3-0 Victory

AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen College women's volleyball team extended its winning streak to seven-straight, tonight at Lumsden Gymnasium in East Coast Conference action.  Daemen swept Molloy College in straight sets (25-13, 25-20, 25-14) in their annual Dig Pink Game, in support of breast cancer awareness and research.
 
With the win, Daemen improved to 15-6 overall and 7-1 in the conference.  Molloy dropped to 4-19 on the season and 1-5 in the league.  Today's match marked the ninth time the two have faced off, Daemen now leads the all-time series 7-2. 
 
Ashley Drzymala (West, Seneca, N.Y. / St. Mary's of Lancaster), Amber Drzymala (West Seneca, N.Y. / St. Mary's of Lancaster), and Cristina Apostol (Bucharest, Romania / Targu Mures) led a well-balanced offense, registering nine, nine, and eight kills respectively.  Freshmen setters, Bailey Dolegowski (Marilla, N.Y. / St. Mary's of Lancaster) and Sydney MacInnis (Superior, Colo. / Fairview) guided the Wildcats, dishing out 19 and 16 assists apiece.
 
Daemen's defense held their opponent to a mere .011 team hitting percentage, recording a match-total 43 digs.  Kailey Ballou (Eden, N.Y. / Eden) paved the way with a match-high 14 digs, and added 4 assists.  Dolegowski dug 10 balls in the win, for her career 7th double-double.
 
Action went back-and-forth in the opening set, with the two teams knotted 7-7.  Daemen capitalized on Molloy errors to take the two-point lead.  The Wildcats won four straight points to build their lead, 12-8, which featured kills from Meghan Ballou and Ashley Drzymala.  Molloy was forced to call a timeout after a 5-0 Daemen spurt, but the Knights could not impede the Wildcat momentum, as they led 22-11.  Amber Drzymala closed the set with a kill to the middle of the Molloy defense, to finish 25-13.  The Wildcats ousted the Knights in team hitting percentage with an impressive .344, compared to their -.097.
 
The second set began in similar fashion, tied in the early going 10-10. The Wildcats used a 4-1 burst, to take the slight advantage, 14-11, throttled by a monstrous double-block from Amber Drzymala and Apostol.  Daemen used a 5-point run on the service of MacInnis, that featured kills from Melissa Postek (Williamsville, N.Y. / Williamsville South) and Amber Drzymala, to lead 18-12.  Trailing, 24-17, the Lions scored four consecutive points to pull within four, but Daemen would triumph 25-20.
 
Daemen broke open the third set with four straight points, which included three Molloy errors and a kill by Amber Drzymala.  However, the Lions battled back to even the mark 5-5.  A kill from Ashley Drzymala, sandwiched between two kills by Apostol, gave Daemen the 8-5 edge.  The Wildcats continued to build on their lead with three consecutive scores, leading 13-7.  Seven continuous points on the serve of Ashley Drzymala, staked Daemen to a 21-10 supremacy.  Daemen remained steady, winning the set and match 25-14.
 
Shannon Wren (Lynbrook, N.Y.) Danielle Williams (Alba, Texas) posted seven and five kills respectively, to lead the Molloy offense.  Sophia Smith (Georgetown, Texas) handed out a match-high 20 kills, and added six digs.  Defensively, Dakota O'Neill (Long Beach, N.Y.) had a team-high 12 digs in the losing effort.
 
The Wildcats continue East Coast Conference action tomorrow afternoon at Lumsden Gymnasium.  Daemen faces off against Queens College at 12:00 p.m.  In their first meeting, the Wildcats rallied from being down two sets, to oust the Knights in a five-set thriller.  The Student- Athlete Advisory Committee is sponsoring it's first-ever Halloween Bash in conjunction with tomorrows match.  
 
For breaking news and continuing coverage of the Daemen women's volleyball team, follow@DaemenAthletics and @DaemenVB on Twitter.
 
 
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