Plymouth Meeting, Pa. (March 11, 2011)-Vincent Molesky pitched seven strong innings to lead Mount St. Mary's past Villanova, 5-1, on Friday afternoon.

Molesky allowed one run while striking out five in his second consecutive quality start to open the season for the Mount (3-4). Reliever Karl Lamont pitched two scoreless innings to close out the win, picking up his first save of the season.

Tommy Flynn went 3-for-5 with a go-ahead two-run single to pace the Mount offense. Brandon Scott added two hits and two runs scored while Mark Quaranta also had a pair of hits. Sam Nott continued his torrid start to the season, going 2-for-5 at the plate. Nott is now hitting a team-best .500 through the first seven games of the year.

Villanova (4-8) took a 1-0 lead on a Matt Fleishman RBI infield single in the bottom of the first inning. The Wildcats then loaded the bases with two outs, but Molesky escaped the jam when he struck out Jordan Zech to end the inning.

The Mountaineers took the lead with a pair of runs in the top half of the third inning. Zach Helman walked and Scott followed with a bunt single to put runners on first and second with no outs. The runners moved up 90 feet on a wild pitch and Flynn came through with a single to right field to score Helman and Scott for a 2-1 Mount lead.

Mount St. Mary's added to the lead in the top of the fifth. Flynn singled with one out, moved to second on a failed pickoff attempt, and then scored on a Michael Foster base hit for a 3-1 lead.

The Mount provided insurance with single runs in the eighth and the ninth to seal the win. In the eighth, Nott doubles, moved to third on an Andrew Caron base hit and scored on Eyler's single. In the ninth, Scott and Flynn posted back-to-back singles and Scott eventually scored on a Villanova error.

The Mount returns to action at Temple with a 1:00 p.m. game tomorrow.