2014: Named Ivy League Player of the Year...Earned first team All-Ivy selection...Named AVCA All-East Region and All-America Honorable Mention...Name All-ECAC First Team...Named Ivy League Player of the Week three times (9/30, 10/14, 11/11)...Named to Villanova Classic and Fullerton Classic All-Tournament Teams...Named Capital One Academic All-District 1 Second Team...Became sixth student-athlete in Yale volleyball program history to reach 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career...Led Bulldogs in kills per set (4.27) and ranks second in the Ivy League in conference only matches...Set mark for most kills in a three-set Ivy League match this season with 21 at Dartmouth on 10/4...Posted 10 double-doubles...Had at least 10 kills in 15 of first 21 matches...Produced season-high mark of 26 kills in a 3-1 win over Columbia on 10/18...In conference only matches, ranks in the Ivy League top 10 in kills, digs and service aces.
2013: Earned All-Ivy First Team for the third straight year...Named Ivy League Player of the Week twice...Led Bulldogs in kills per set...Named Yale Invite All-Tournament and Penn State Invite All-Tournament Teams...Ranked among Ivy League leaders in conference-only matches - 5th in kills per set (3.14) and 6th in points per set (3.64)...Recorded double-digit kills in 11 of 14 League matches...Slammed season-high 17 kills in a 3-2 win over Seton Hall on Sept. 7...Had 15 kills against eventual SEC-Champion and nationally-ranked Missouri on Sept. 6...Produced 13 kills, added nine digs and two aces in NCAA Tournament match against Pac-12''s Utah...Had 16 kills and hit .429 in a win over Cornell on Nov. 9...Had 14 kills and hit .394 in a win at Penn on Nov. 16...Produced eight kills and four digs against No. 8 Stanford on Sept. 13.
2012: Named All-Ivy First Team for second straight season...Led Bulldogs in kills per set (3.00) on team that ranked third in nation with 14.90 average...Named Ivy League Player of the Week on Nov. 6 after a weekend sweep of Penn and Princeton...Earned all-tournament honors at the University of San Diego Tournament...Ranked in Ivy top-10 in points (5th), kills (6th) and digs (6th)...Led Yale with 172 total points in Ivy League matches...Had 12 kills and 17 digs against Bowling Green in the NCAA Tournament...Smashed season-high 16 kills in win at Penn on Nov. 2...Had 10 or more kills in 12 matches...Produced 10 or more digs in 17 of 23 regular season matches...Had 15 kills and 18 digs against the Northwestern of Big 10 Conference on Sept. 8...Had team-high 18 digs and added nine kills at No. 17 San Diego on Sept. 15...Produced nine double-doubles (kills-digs) on the season...Had season-high 20 digs in 3-1 win over Princeton on Oct. 12.
2011: Named Ivy League Rookie of the Year and First-Team Alll-Ivy…Earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week three times this season…Earned All-Tournament honors three times (Yale Classic, Yale Invitational, Maryland Terrapin Invitational)…Ranked 7th in Ivy League conference matches with .297 hitting percentage...Ranked 5th in Ivy League conference matches in kills per set (3.35) and points per set (3.77)…Posted at least 10 kills in 18 of 24 matches this season…Tallied at least 10 digs in 14 matches this season…Averaged 3.10 digs per set in Ivy League matches…Collected 12 double-doubles (kills and digs)...Posted a season-high 27 digs in her first collegiate match against Boston College…Smashed a season-high 22 kills, hit .340 and added 12 digs in at Maryland on Sept. 9…Tallied 14 kills and 22 digs in a victory over Princeton on Nov. 5.
Off the Court:
- Summer Intern with White Labs, a company that produces yeast strains for beer, wine, and spirits, as well as performs analytical work on fermented products; involved performing experiments on yeast as well as learning about multiple laboratory analytical procedures
- Researcher in Dana Small''s lab located in the J.B Pierce Lab working on a project that measured the difference in metabolic responses between the consumption of liquid and solid calories; research can help highlight the harmful effects of sugar sweetened beverages
- Volunteer with Special Olympics Unified Sports, an organization that connects special needs kids with sports teams in the local area and have brought kids to Yale volleyball, hockey, and basketball games (among others) to both watch and meet the team afterward
Before Yale: Played for La Jolla Country Day School and the San Diego Volleyball Club... Helped lead her La Jolla to two straight California Division IV championships as a starting outside hitter in 2009 and 2010... Awarded the California State CIF Sportsmanship Award in 2009 and 2010... Named Academic Player of the Year by the San Diego Union Tribune in 2010... Two-time First Team All Section for San Diego County... MVP of the Nike Tournament of Champions... Silver medalist with the USA A2 Junior High Performance Team... Her 2010 LJCD team was ranked eighth in the country.
Four Questions for Mollie:
1. Favorite song? “Take It On the Run,” REO Speedwagon.
2. Why Yale? Yale has the perfect blend of strong academics and athletics. The people here are also extremely welcoming and kind. I knew it was the right place for me as soon as I stepped on campus.
3. Team Jacob, Team Edward, or Team Couldn’t Care Less? Team Edward in the book, Team Jacob in the movie!
4. Best part of volleyball? WINNING!
