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Western New York's Premier Division II Team
Fearless, Integrity, Effort, Respect, Commitment, Excitement
Kate Trueblood and Nicole Giardina block Molloy
Geoff Schneider
3
Winner Molloy Molloy 8-4,1-0 ECC
1
Daemen Daemen 4-8,0-1 ECC
Winner
Molloy Molloy
8-4,1-0 ECC
3
Final
1
Daemen Daemen
4-8,0-1 ECC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Molloy Molloy 21 25 25 25 (3)
Daemen Daemen 25 15 14 16 (1)

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

Wildcats Drop ECC Opener To Molloy

AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women's volleyball team dropped their East Coast Conference opener, 1-3 (25-21, 15-25, 14-25, 16-25), on Saturday morning. With the loss, the Wildcats drop to 4-8 on the year and 0-1 in ECC play. It also marked Daemen's first loss to Molloy since 2019.

The Lions out-hit Daemen 59 to 42 on the day while hitting .309 and holding the Cats to a .141 hitting percentage. The Wildcats were led offensively by freshman outside hitter Keira Mullen (Farmingdale, N.J.) with 13 kills on 30 attacks for a .267 clip while adding two total blocks – one solo. Sophomore right side Payton Gaylor (Bowmanville, Ont.) finished with nine kills and added four block assists, while senior outside hitter Nahirka Malpica (Caguas, P.R.) chipped in eight kills and a team-high 13 digs. Graduate student Avery Dole (Summerfield, N.C.) and junior Maddie Schamaun (Rockville, Md.) split setting today, with Schamaun totaling 19 assists and six digs and Dole finishing with 15 assists, four digs, one ace and one kill.
  • The Wildcats opened the first with an 11-6 advantage after tallying eight kills from five different players and held onto their lead for the rest of the set. Despite the Lions bringing the game within three late, 24-21, Daemen iced the Molloy serve to win the first set, 25-21 after hitting .355 in the first. Mullen led the Wildcats offensively in the first with four kills and chipped in a solo block.
  • Molloy scored the first point of the second set and never trailed from there. The Lions out-hit Daemen 16-10 in the set, hitting .368 compared to .051 for the Cats, and took the second set 25-15 to tie the match up at one a piece.
  • After trading points to open up the third, Molloy went on an 11-2 run to jump out to a 17-9 lead. The Lions scored six of the final eight points of the set to take the third, 25-14.
  • The Lions jumped out to a 14-9 lead over the Wildcats early after tallying nine kills to open the fourth set. Daemen brought the game within three, 14-11, but the Lions closed out the set on an 11-5 run to beat the Wildcats 25-16.
UP NEXT
The Wildcats will host Queens College on Sunday, Sept. 28 in an 11 AM match up at Lumsden Gymnasium.
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