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Winner Daemen Daemen 15-5,8-0 ECC
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Molloy Molloy 12-9,4-3 ECC
Winner
Daemen Daemen
15-5,8-0 ECC
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Molloy Molloy
12-9,4-3 ECC
Set Scores
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Daemen Daemen 25 25 25 (3)
Molloy Molloy 15 21 18 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | CONTACT: Mary Margaret Johnson, Assistant Athletics Communications Director | mmjohnso@daemen.edu

Women's Volleyball Remains Perfect In ECC Play, Shuts Out Molloy 3-0

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – The Daemen University women's volleyball team continued their dominance throughout East Coast Conference play in a 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-18) victory over Molloy University.
The Wildcats move to 15-5 on the season with a perfect 8-0 record in ECC play. Daemen has now won 20 consecutive ECC matches dating back to the start of the 2021 season. After dropping back-to-back matches to non-conference opponents Gannon and Saint Rose earlier in the week, Daemen returned to the win column with a 3-1 win over Queens on Saturday before topping Molloy this afternoon. The Wildcats move to 59-4 in conference sets since 2021.
Molloy is tied for third in the conference with Queens with a 4-3 record in ECC play.

IMPACT PLAYERS
  • Outside hitter Sam Logan (Eden, N.Y.) led the Wildcats offensively today, totaling 16 kills to average 5.33 kills/set. She nearly finished with her ninth double-double of the season, adding nine digs in the win.
  • Junior Giselle Giraud (Orlando, Fla.) had her best offensive performance of the season. The outside hitter finished second on the team in kills, finishing with a season-high 13 kills (4.33 kills/set) for a season-high .540 hitting percentage on the day. She added three aces, two assists, three blocks and nine digs.
  • Junior setter Olivia Alessi (East Aurora, N.Y.) tallied 39 assists (13.0 assists/set), and added two kills and eight digs on the day.
  • Senior outside hitter Maggie Burns (Louisville, Ky.) totaled 11 kills for a .286 hitting percentage, adding 17 digs to earn her seventh double-double of the season.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The Wildcats out-killed the Lions 49 to 27 for a .317 hitting percentage compared to just .090 for Molloy. Daemen averaged 16.33 kills per set in the win.
  • Junior middle blocker Vanessa Kuliga (Glenview, Ill.) and Giraud each tallied three blocks a piece, combining for six of Daemen's eight total blocks. Sophomore Amelia Armstrong (River Falls, Wisc.) put up the other two blocks on the day

GAME NOTES
  • Today's win pushes the Wildcats one step closer to clinching their second straight ECC regular season title. The league's regular season champion will earn the No. 1 seed and hosting privileges for the ECC Championship tournament to be held Nov. 11-12. 
  • The Wildcats can clinch the top seed with a win against Roberts Wesleyan on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at Lumsden Gymnasium.
  • Daemen has beaten Molloy in five straight matches.
  • The Wildcats were without starting libero Jasmine Brundage (East Aurora, N.Y.) for a third consecutive match as she works her way back from an injury.
  • Logan continues to progress towards 1,000 career kills. She has totaled 931 kills in 114 matches during her five-year career. Logan is looking to become the first Daemen player to reach 1,000 career kills since Amber Drzymala in 2016. 

UP NEXT
Daemen hosts longtime rival Roberts Wesleyan in the Thruway Rivalry on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 6 PM at Lumsden Gymnasium.  
 
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