8 - Molly Malone
| Height: | 5-10 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Rochester, NY |
| High School: | Gates Chili H.S. |
| Position: | Middle Hitter |
As a Senior (2009): Made school history by recording her 500th block, compiling 507 for her career...Finished her career with 863 kills...Named CACC All-Conference 'Honorable Mention' after leading the Lady Rams to a second consecutive CACC Championship appearance...Led the team in blocks with 118 on the season, along with 168 kills on the year...Tallied 55 digs and 15 service aces... 2009 CACC All-Academic Team...
As a Junior (2008): Named CACC All-Conference Honorable Mention...Led the team in blocks with 113 on the year...Had a team fourth-best 198 kills on the season, along with 89 digs...Added 21 service aces on the year...Helped the Lady Rams to the CACC Championship match, where they eventually fell 3-0 to Georgian Court.
(2007):
Played in only five matches before suffering a
season-ending injury...As an injury redshirt, she will have two
years of eligibility remaining...Enters next season ranked eighth
on the Lady Rams' career kills list with 513 and ranks second
all-time in school history in career blocks with 170.
As a Sophomore (2006):
Talented sophomore earned Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference (CACC) first-team All-Conference accolades after posting
210 kills and 100 blocks to rank third and first, respectively, on
the team...Was also tied for the team lead in attack percentage,
converting at a .288 clip...Also contributed 62 digs and 19 service
aces...Despite just two seasons of action, holds the school-record
for career blocks already with 276...Also ranks sixth all-time in
school history with 497 career kills...Tied a career-high with 17
kills in a win at Holy Family University on September 26th, also
adding four digs and three blocks against the Tigers...Had six
matches with double-digit kills...Posted a career-high 14 blocks in
a win over Southern New Hampshire University on September 2nd.
As a Freshman (2005):
Appeared in all 35 matches for the Lady Rams as a
true freshman, shattering the school record for single-season
blocks with 176...Also ranked third on the team in kills with 287
while her 48 service aces ranked second to fellow freshman Lindsey
Butler... Top performance of the season came in a win over Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) rival Holy Family University
on October 8th, when she posted a career-high 17 kills to go along
with 13 blocks...Posted double-figure kills in 15 of 35 matches
including four straight from September 17th through September
24th...Began her collegiate career with a bang, posting 12 kills
and 14 blocks in a key conference win at the University of the
Sciences on September 2nd.
At Gates Chili:
Three-year varsity volleyball letterwinner for Head
Coach Jim Vanderhoof...Earned first-team All-County honors as a
senior after being a second-team selection as a junior and an
honorable mention pick as a sophomore...Was also named second-team
All-State as a senior, leading the team in kills, digs, service
aces and blocks...Earned team MVP honors as a senior...Was named
the team's Most Improved Player as a sophomore...Also lettered in
cross country and track & field, qualifying for sectionals
twice.
Personal:
Born June 23, 1987, in Rochester, N.Y...Fashion design
major...Daughter of Bob and Beth Malone...Has an older sister,
Amy.







