<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4LYW9m_0vjqZcpu00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4LYW9m_0vjqZcpu00" width="800" height="450" >Rockville Centre, N.Y. - Down 2-1 after three sets from Bob Houlihan Gymnasium, the women's volleyball team squeezed out a five-set thriller over the Setters of Pace University this evening. With the win, Molloy improves to 8-4 on the season while Pace falls to 4-3 with the loss.Molloy 25, Pace 22Pace 25, Molloy 23Pace 25, Molloy 16Molloy 25, Pace 21Molloy 15, Pace 5How it Happened<ul><li>With the score tied at three, the cardinal and white fired off 10-straight points, including six aces from junior Aria Miller. </li><li>Pace would come within three late, but the first set went in favor of the Lions.</li><li>The score was knotted 14 times in the second set, but the Setters would score the final three points of the set to steal the victory.</li><li>The visitors would jump ahead, 11-1, in the third set and held the Lions to just six kills before leading the match, 2-1.</li><li>Molloy trailed for much of the fourth set. With the score in favor of the Setters, 21-20, the Lions saw kills from graduate student Kiarra Roth, juniors Teresa Moulder and Ilaria Micol Chiericati, and freshman Isabella Rios paired with a service ace from senior Alex Brown, stealing the set victory by a score of 25-21.</li><li>The momentum followed the Lions into the fifth and deciding set. Leading 5-4, a seven-point run that saw three kills from junior Roberts Monticelli and an ace from Roth put the team ahead, 12-4.</li><li>Pace would score once more, but kills from Micol Chiericati and Rios sealed the victory for Molloy.</li><li>Roth led with 21 kills and added nine digs, two aces, and two blocks.</li><li>Rios also finished in double figures, totaling 12 kills to go with 10 digs for a double-double while also adding two aces and two assists.</li><li>Monticelli matched a season-high seven kills.</li><li>Miller had a career-high eight aces from the service line while also leading the team with 14 digs and adding five assists.</li><li>Senior Julia Zalta put up 40 assists and 10 digs for a double-double while adding two aces and three kills. </li><li>Brown had three aces to go with six digs while senior Sara Hiebert put up two blocks.</li></ul>Molloy begins East Coast Conference play on Saturday (Sept.28) as they head to Rochester for a meeting with the Redhawks of Roberts Wesleyan University at 12:00 p.m.</div></body>

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Rockville Centre, N.Y. - Down 2-1 after three sets from Bob Houlihan Gymnasium, the women's volleyball team squeezed out a five-set thriller over the Setters of Pace University this evening. With the win, Molloy improves to 8-4 on the season while Pace falls to 4-3 with the loss. Molloy 25,...