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Molloy Molloy 7-7,1-1 ECC
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Winner Daemen Daemen 9-3,3-0 ECC
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Daemen Daemen
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Molloy Molloy 24 9 13 (0)
Daemen Daemen 26 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | CONTACT: Tom McDermott, Director of Athletics Communications | tmcdermo@daemen.edu

Wildcats Sweep Lions, Remain Perfect In ECC Play

AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women's volleyball team ran its winning streak to four-straight matches and remained unbeaten in East Coast Conference play following a 3-0 (26-24, 25-9, 25-13) win over Molloy University today at Lumsden Gymnasium. Daemen improved to 9-3 overall and 3-0 in the league, while Molloy dropped to 7-7 overall and 1-1 in the ECC.

The Wildcats extended their regular-season conference winning streak to 15 matches with the win. Daemen has swept opponents eight times this season, and the Cats move to 45-1 in sets during ECC regular season play since the beginning of the 2021 season. 

Daemen opens up ECC play with a 3-0 start for the fifth time in seven seasons (ECC did not field a conference schedule during the 2020 season). 
 
IMPACT PLAYERS
  • Senior outside hitter Maggie Burns (Louisville, Ky.) posted her fifth double-double of the year, as she totaled a team-high 14 kills and a team-high 15 digs. She committed just one hitting error and finished with a season-high hitting percentage of .542.)
  • Outside hitter Sam Logan (Eden, N.Y.) finished with nine kills and eight digs for the hosts.
  • Junior Olivia Alessi (East Aurora, N.Y.) added 29 assists, two service aces and nine digs.
  • Junior outside hitter Giselle Giraud (Orlando, Fla.) earned with a season-high .615 hitting percentage, totaling eight kills and no errors on 13 attacks.
  • Senior Mickaley Monahan (Saline, Mich.) equaled her season-high for digs (12) and also registered two service aces.
  • Freshman Kaitlin Jordan led the Lions with eight kills, while fellow rookie Julia Zalta added 12 assists and nine digs.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The Wildcats out-killed Queens 40-26 and posted a .306 hitting percentage.
  • The first game featured 12 ties and six lead changes.
  • Daemen trailed 23-21 in game one, but the hosts scored five of the next six points to secure the win.
  • The Wildcats held a 7-5 lead in game two and used a 14-1 run to take control.
  • Molloy scored the first three points of game three, before Daemen took control with a 13-2 run.
  • Daemen totaled double-digit aces for the third time this season, and the second straight match. The Wildcats finished with 10 aces against Queens. 
 
GAME NOTES
  • This was the 20th meeting between Daemen and Molloy. Daemen has prevailed in seven of the last nine meetings and the Wildcats own a 15-5 advantage in the all-time series.
  • Mollloy's nine points in the second game was the fewest the Wildcats have given up in a game all season. The previous low came in the season-opener against Franklin Pierce on Sept. 4 (10). 
UP NEXT
The Wildcats return to action Wednesday (Sept. 28) when they travel to rival Roberts Wesleyan University. 

 

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