Chestnut Hill Griffins vs. Molloy Lions

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Chestnut Hill will visit Molloy on Sunday for a women’s NCAA Division II basketball game at Campus Center Gymnasium in Philadelphia. The Griffins enter with a current 0-1 record, while the Lions are 0-2. Both programs are in the early portion of their schedules and are seeking their first victory of the season.

Chestnut Hill will look to Tiayo Adelekan, who has been productive in the early season. In her most recent performance, Adelekan had 13 points and 12 rebounds in 29 minutes against Adelphi. The effort gave Adelekan a double-double. She was one of the Griffins’ most productive players in that game, joined by Tamia Washington with 13 points, three rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes and Kourin Carew with six points and three rebounds in 11 minutes. Adelphi defeated Chestnut Hill 81-61 in the Griffins’ most recent result.

Molloy will counter with Jamie Davneiro, who posted nine points, four rebounds, three assists and one block in 27 minutes at Jefferson in the Lions’ most recent game. Sharmeela Ugbogbo added nine points, eight rebounds, two assists and one block in 25 minutes, and Iris Hoffman contributed nine points, five rebounds, four assists and one block in 37 minutes. Jefferson defeated Molloy 59-48 in that contest. Molloy also dropped an earlier home game to Pace 46-31.

Chestnut Hill is 0-1 after its loss to Adelphi. Molloy is 0-2 after losses to Pace and Jefferson. The Lions’ game against Pace was at home, while their game at Jefferson was on the road. Chestnut Hill’s lone result came at home against Adelphi.

The game gives both teams an opportunity to pursue their first win of the season. Chestnut Hill’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Pittsburgh-Johnstown, a home game against Bentley and a visit to Dominican (N.Y.). The Griffins also are set to play East Stroudsburg, Holy Family, Monroe, Wilmington (Del.), Post, Nova Southeastern and Wheeling Jesuit, with the Wheeling Jesuit contest listed for Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Molloy is set to play at Adelphi before future games against Franklin Pierce, Saint Anselm, Caldwell, Roberts Wesleyan, Daemen, Assumption, Southern Connecticut State, Holy Family and Southern New Hampshire. The Griffins will be the visiting team and the Lions will be the home team at Campus Center Gymnasium.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Chestnut Hill 65, Molloy 62. The projected margin favors Chestnut Hill by three points. Interstat’s ELO system projects Chestnut Hill with a 57.1 percent probability to win.