Final · 5 setsSun, Aug 30, 2026

George Mason def. Howard 3–2

George Mason won at Howard 3-2 (17-25, 15-25, 26-24, 25-19, 15-13) on Sun, Aug 30, 2026. George Mason's Kiera Hamilton led with 20 kills, and Autumn Martinez-Robinson added 11 digs.

Data through · final Aug 30

Set12345Sets
GMU17152625153
HOWARD25252419132

Win probability

Howard above 50 · George Mason below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+25.9% GMUrally 204 · set 5

Biggest swing: 25.9% to George Mason — set 5, GMU 14-13 HOWARD. Attack error by Addison Buckner. HOWARD win probability 49% → 23%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

GMU 71.9%28.1% HOWARD

George Mason wins

3-0
24.6%
3-1
27.6%
3-2
19.7%

Howard wins

3-0
5.2%
3-1
9.8%
3-2
13.1%
GMU break %
43.4% vs this opp
HOWARD break %
39.0% vs this opp

Exact Markov model on each team's RallyIQ serve and receive strength, adjusted for schedule and applied to this matchup (D1 average break % 42.5%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

  1. 01
    Addison BucknerAttack error+25.9%

    Attack error by Addison Buckner

    Set 5 · GMU 14-13 HOWARD · GMU 51% → 77%

  2. 02
    Meredith BrownKill+23.2%

    Kill by Meredith Brown (set by Camryn Weldon)

    Set 5 · GMU 15-13 HOWARD · GMU 77% → 100%

  3. 03
    Kiera HamiltonKill+21.2%

    Kill by Kiera Hamilton (set by Camryn Weldon)

    Set 5 · GMU 13-13 HOWARD · GMU 30% → 51%

  4. 04
    George MasonAce+13.5%

    George Mason ace

    Set 5 · GMU 12-13 HOWARD · GMU 16% → 30%

  5. 05
    Corinne HowardKill+11.7%

    Kill by Corinne Howard (set by Camryn Shelton)

    Set 5 · GMU 5-7 HOWARD · HOWARD 51% → 63%

  6. 06
    Kennedi WrightKill+11.2%

    Kill by Kennedi Wright (set by Alexys James)

    Set 5 · GMU 5-8 HOWARD · HOWARD 63% → 74%

  7. 07

    Meredith Brown stuffed by Zenai Jethroe & Kennedi Wright

    Set 5 · GMU 5-6 HOWARD · HOWARD 40% → 51%

  8. 08
    Kennedi WrightKill+10.1%

    Kill by Kennedi Wright (set by Sydnei Jones)

    Set 5 · GMU 10-13 HOWARD · HOWARD 79% → 89%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5201245.17802072111.523.5
5111141.0001008202112
57214.357000101229
5329.111001001225
54314.071002200004
5203.6671810500003
5001.0003401120004
5004.000230040010.50.5
5000–000000000
41011.000003420001
3000–000000000
1000–000030000
Team totals4830132.1364576421338798
Howardhome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
515744.182113100031.517.5
510723.130000110136.516.5
59520.20025524004216
58313.385000000219
55420.05000001010.55.5
5001.0002800400000
59316.37502120073.514.5
5000–030000003
5001.0002142420001
5000–011220001
Team totals5629138.19656131147703015106

Starters listed first. BLK is the NCAA total: a solo counts 1, a block assist ½. Recaps and press releases usually quote solos + assists instead, so the same night can be reported as a bigger, whole number. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 GMU · HOWARD 7

Set 1

17-25

Longest run 4 GMUHOWARD 7

Set 2

15-25

Longest run 3 GMUHOWARD 6

Set 3

26-24

Longest run 4 GMUHOWARD 4

Set 4

25-19

Longest run 4 GMUHOWARD 4

Set 5

15-13

Longest run 5 GMUHOWARD 5

Bars above the line = Howard leads, below = George Mason leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

George Mason

SlotSideout %Break %
1
60%12/20
23%3/13
2
73%11/15
42%8/19
3
38%10/26
41%7/17
4
50%10/20
38%6/16
5
56%9/16
53%10/19
6
78%7/9
36%5/14
All
56%59/106
40%39/98

Howard

SlotSideout %Break %
1
71%12/17
18%2/11
2
58%11/19
45%10/22
3
50%10/20
48%10/21
4
64%9/14
44%8/18
5
50%9/18
55%11/20
6
80%8/10
43%6/14
All
60%59/98
44%47/106

Slot = rotations since the start of the set (slot 1 is the lineup a team opened the set in), not a fixed player alignment. Only clean sets count (5 of 5 here): sets where the NCAA play-by-play has gaps or score corrections are left out because the rotation can't be tracked through them.

Rally log

204 rallies

#GMU-HOWARDSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1HOWARDHOWARDKillAlexys Jamesset Sydnei Jones+2.3
21-1HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Camryn Weldon+1.5
32-1GMUGMUBlockedAlexys Jamesblk Kiera Hamilton+2.1
42-2GMUHOWARDKillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+1.5
53-2HOWARDGMUBad setSydnei Jones+1.5
64-2GMUGMUAttack errZenai Jethroe+2.1
74-3GMUHOWARD×7Serve errGeorge Mason+1.4
84-4HOWARDHOWARD×7BlockedMeredith Brownblk Addison Buckner, Zenai Jethroe+2.3
94-5HOWARDHOWARD×7AceHowardaced Adalynn Bollinger+2.5
104-6HOWARDHOWARD×7BlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Zenai Jethroe, Corinne Howard+2.6
114-7HOWARDHOWARD×7AceHowardaced Adalynn Bollinger+2.6
124-8HOWARDHOWARD×7AceHowardaced Kiera Hamilton+2.6
134-9HOWARDHOWARD×7KillZenai Jethroeset Alexys James+2.4
145-9HOWARDGMUAttack errZenai Jethroe+1.4
155-10GMUHOWARD×3KillAddison Bucknerset Alexys James+1.7
165-11HOWARDHOWARD×3KillZenai Jethroeset Alexys James+2.1
175-12HOWARDHOWARD×3AceHowardaced Autumn Martinez-Robinson+1.8
186-12HOWARDGMUAttack errKennedi Wright+0.9
197-12GMUGMUAttack errZenai Jethroe+1.6
207-13GMUHOWARDKillCorinne Howardset Alexys James+1.5
218-13HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.1
228-14GMUHOWARDKillTiana Stubbsset Alexys James+1.5
238-15HOWARDHOWARDAttack errJenna Hunt+1.7
249-15HOWARDGMUKillCamryn Weldonset Nia Thompson+0.8
259-16GMUHOWARDKillAlexys Jamesset Sydnei Jones+1.1
2610-16HOWARDGMUKillCamryn Weldonset Ava Cheney+0.7
2710-17GMUHOWARDKillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+1.1
2811-17HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+0.7
2911-18GMUHOWARDServe errGeorge Mason+1.0
3012-18HOWARDGMU×4KillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+0.6
3113-18GMUGMU×4KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.2
3214-18GMUGMU×4KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.7
3315-18GMUGMU×4AceGeorge Masonaced Lauryn Wiley+2.4
3415-19GMUHOWARDBlockedNia Thompsonblk Corinne Howard, Zenai Jethroe+2.3
3516-19HOWARDGMUServe errHoward+1.6
3616-20GMUHOWARD×4KillZenai Jethroeset Alexys James+2.3
3716-21HOWARDHOWARD×4AceHowardaced Adalynn Bollinger+2.4
3816-22HOWARDHOWARD×4Attack errKiera Hamilton+1.4
3916-23HOWARDHOWARD×4Attack errNia Thompson+0.6
4017-23HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+0.1
4117-24GMUHOWARDKillCorinne Howardset Alexys James+0.3
4217-25HOWARDHOWARDAttack errKiera Hamilton+0.1
Set 2
11-0GMUGMUKillCaroline Rodriguezset Camryn Weldon+2.7
21-1GMUHOWARDKillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+2.0
31-2HOWARDHOWARDAttack errKiera Hamilton+3.0
42-2HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Camryn Weldon+2.0
52-3GMUHOWARDServe errGeorge Mason+2.2
63-3HOWARDGMUBad setAlexys James+2.1
73-4GMUHOWARDKillAddison Bucknerset Alexys James+2.3
84-4HOWARDGMUServe errHoward+2.1
94-5GMUHOWARDKillZenai Jethroeset Sydnei Jones+2.3
104-6HOWARDHOWARDBlockedNia Thompsonblk Corinne Howard, Tiana Stubbs+3.4
115-6HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.2
125-7GMUHOWARD×3KillTiana Stubbsset Alexys James+2.5
135-8HOWARDHOWARD×3AceHowardaced Nia Thompson+3.6
145-9HOWARDHOWARD×3AceHoward+3.4
156-9HOWARDGMUKillJenna Huntset Camryn Weldon+2.0
166-10GMUHOWARDKillAlexys Jamesset Sydnei Jones+2.5
177-10HOWARDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Camryn Weldon+2.1
187-11GMUHOWARD×3Serve errGeorge Mason+2.6
197-12HOWARDHOWARD×3BlockedCaroline Rodriguezblk Zenai Jethroe, Addison Buckner+3.3
207-13HOWARDHOWARD×3AceHowardaced Kiera Hamilton+2.8
218-13HOWARDGMUServe errHoward+1.4
228-14GMUHOWARDKillAlexys Jamesset Sydnei Jones+2.0
239-14HOWARDGMUServe errHoward+1.4
249-15GMUHOWARD×6KillCorinne Howardset Alexys James+2.0
259-16HOWARDHOWARD×6Attack errKiera Hamilton+2.1
269-17HOWARDHOWARD×6Attack errKiera Hamilton+1.5
279-18HOWARDHOWARD×6KillKennedi Wrightset Camryn Shelton+0.9
289-19HOWARDHOWARD×6BlockedNia Thompsonblk Zenai Jethroe, Corinne Howard+0.5
299-20HOWARDHOWARD×6BlockedNia Thompsonblk Zenai Jethroe, Corinne Howard+0.3
3010-20HOWARDGMUKillAlexa Stutzman+0.1
3111-20GMUGMUAttack errKennedi Wright+0.2
3211-21GMUHOWARD×3Attack errNia Thompson+0.2
3311-22HOWARDHOWARD×3AceHoward+0.1
3411-23HOWARDHOWARD×3Attack errJenna Hunt·
3512-23HOWARDGMU×3KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney·
3613-23GMUGMU×3Attack errAddison Buckner·
3714-23GMUGMU×3AceGeorge Masonaced Kennedi Wright·
3814-24GMUHOWARDKillTiana Stubbsset Alexys James·
3915-24HOWARDGMUKillCaroline Rodriguezset Camryn Weldon·
4015-25GMUHOWARDKillAlexys Jamesset Sydnei Jones·
Set 3
10-1HOWARDHOWARDKillAlexys Jamesset Sydnei Jones+2.5
21-1HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Camryn Weldon+1.7
31-2GMUHOWARDKillAlexys Jamesset Sydnei Jones+1.8
41-3HOWARDHOWARDBlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Zenai Jethroe, Alexys James+2.7
52-3HOWARDGMUAttack errAddison Buckner+1.8
62-4GMUHOWARDKillAlexys Jamesset Sydnei Jones+2.0
73-4HOWARDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.8
84-4GMUGMUAceGeorge Masonaced Lauryn Wiley+2.6
94-5GMUHOWARDKillCorinne Howardset Alexys James+2.0
105-5HOWARDGMU×3KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.9
116-5GMUGMU×3Attack errZenai Jethroe+2.6
127-5GMUGMU×3Attack errKennedi Wright+2.5
137-6GMUHOWARDKillZenai Jethroeset Alexys James+1.7
148-6HOWARDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.8
158-7GMUHOWARDKillTiana Stubbsset Alexys James+1.8
169-7HOWARDGMUKillJenna Huntset Camryn Weldon+1.8
179-8GMUHOWARDKillKennedi Wrightset Sydnei Jones+1.8
1810-8HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Sydnei Jones+1.9
1910-9GMUHOWARD×3KillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+1.9
2010-10HOWARDHOWARD×3KillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+3.0
2110-11HOWARDHOWARD×3BlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Alexys James, Zenai Jethroe+3.3
2211-11HOWARDGMUServe errHoward+2.2
2312-11GMUGMUAttack errZenai Jethroe+3.2
2412-12GMUHOWARD×4KillZenai Jethroeset Sydnei Jones+2.3
2512-13HOWARDHOWARD×4AceHowardaced Autumn Martinez-Robinson+3.6
2612-14HOWARDHOWARD×4AceHowardaced Alexa Stutzman+3.8
2712-15HOWARDHOWARD×4Attack errNia Thompson+3.7
2813-15HOWARDGMUServe errHoward+2.2
2914-15GMUGMUAttack errCorinne Howard+3.6
3014-16GMUHOWARDBad setNia Thompson+2.9
3115-16HOWARDGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+2.6
3215-17GMUHOWARDKillZenai Jethroeset Alexys James+3.1
3316-17HOWARDGMU×4KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.7
3417-17GMUGMU×4BlockedTiana Stubbsblk Nia Thompson, Jenna Hunt+4.3
3518-17GMUGMU×4Attack errCorinne Howard+4.4
3619-17GMUGMU×4Attack errCorinne Howard+4.0
3719-18GMUHOWARDKillCorinne Howardset Alexys James+2.6
3820-18HOWARDGMUKillCaroline Rodriguezset Camryn Weldon+3.0
3920-19GMUHOWARDAttack errCaroline Rodriguez+2.7
4021-19HOWARDGMUServe errHoward+3.2
4122-19GMUGMUAttack errAddison Buckner+3.6
4222-20GMUHOWARDKillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+1.7
4322-21HOWARDHOWARDBlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Zenai Jethroe, Alexys James+4.1
4423-21HOWARDGMUBlockedAddison Bucknerblk Meredith Brown+4.0
4523-22GMUHOWARDServe errGeorge Mason+2.9
4623-23HOWARDHOWARDKillAddison Bucknerset Alexys James+7.2
4724-23HOWARDGMUBlockedAddison Bucknerblk Meredith Brown, Ava Cheney+6.6
4824-24GMUHOWARDKillZenai Jethroeset Alexys James+6.6
4925-24HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+6.6
5026-24GMUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+8.6
Set 4
10-1GMUHOWARD×4Attack errKiera Hamilton+2.9
20-2HOWARDHOWARD×4KillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+4.3
30-3HOWARDHOWARD×4AceHowardaced Nia Thompson+4.3
40-4HOWARDHOWARD×4BlockedCaroline Rodriguezblk Tiana Stubbs, Addison Buckner+4.3
51-4HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+2.6
61-5GMUHOWARDKillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+3.1
72-5HOWARDGMU×4KillMeredith Brownset Camryn Weldon+2.7
83-5GMUGMU×4Attack errZenai Jethroe+4.1
94-5GMUGMU×4BlockedAlexys Jamesblk Kiera Hamilton, Meredith Brown+4.3
105-5GMUGMU×4Bad setSydnei Jones+4.4
115-6GMUHOWARDKillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+3.3
126-6HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+3.1
136-7GMUHOWARDBlockedNia Thompsonblk Corinne Howard, Zenai Jethroe+3.4
147-7HOWARDGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+3.2
158-7GMUGMUAceGeorge Masonaced Zenai Jethroe+4.5
168-8GMUHOWARDKillKennedi Wrightset Addison Buckner+3.3
178-9HOWARDHOWARDKillTiana Stubbsset Alexys James+5.0
189-9HOWARDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+3.4
1910-9GMUGMUAttack errTiana Stubbs+4.8
2010-10GMUHOWARDKillCorinne Howardset Alexys James+3.5
2111-10HOWARDGMUServe errHoward+3.4
2211-11GMUHOWARDKillTiana Stubbsset Sydnei Jones+3.6
2312-11HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Camryn Weldon+3.6
2412-12GMUHOWARDKillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+3.7
2513-12HOWARDGMUKillMeredith Brownset Camryn Weldon+3.7
2613-13GMUHOWARDBlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Zenai Jethroe, Alexys James+3.9
2714-13HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+3.9
2814-14GMUHOWARDKillCorinne Howardset Alexys James+4.0
2914-15HOWARDHOWARDKillZenai Jethroeset Alexys James+6.4
3015-15HOWARDGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+4.3
3116-15GMUGMU×3KillJenna Hunt+6.2
3217-15GMUGMU×3AceGeorge Masonaced Camryn Shelton+5.8
3317-16GMUHOWARDAttack errNia Thompson+3.8
3418-16HOWARDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+4.2
3519-16GMUGMUBlockedTiana Stubbsblk Jenna Hunt+5.2
3619-17GMUHOWARDAttack errNia Thompson+3.0
3720-17HOWARDGMUAttack errAddison Buckner+3.7
3821-17GMUGMUAttack errKennedi Wright+3.9
3921-18GMUHOWARDKillTiana Stubbsset Sydnei Jones+1.7
4022-18HOWARDGMUAttack errAlexys James+2.6
4122-19GMUHOWARDKillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+1.5
4223-19HOWARDGMU×3Serve errHoward+2.5
4324-19GMUGMU×3Attack errAlexys James+1.5
4425-19GMUGMU×3KillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+1.0
Set 5
10-1GMUHOWARDKillAlexys Jamesset Sydnei Jones+6.4
21-1HOWARDGMU×3KillKiera Hamiltonset Camryn Weldon+6.0
32-1GMUGMU×3AceGeorge Masonaced Camryn Shelton+8.6
43-1GMUGMU×3KillKiera Hamiltonset Camryn Weldon+8.1
53-2GMUHOWARDKillAddison Bucknerset Sydnei Jones+5.5
64-2HOWARDGMUServe errHoward+5.8
74-3GMUHOWARDServe errGeorge Mason+5.7
84-4HOWARDHOWARDAttack errKiera Hamilton+9.5
95-4HOWARDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+6.8
105-5GMUHOWARD×5KillCorinne Howardset Alexys James+7.1
115-6HOWARDHOWARD×5BlockedMeredith Brownblk Zenai Jethroe, Kennedi Wright+11.2
125-7HOWARDHOWARD×5KillCorinne Howardset Camryn Shelton+11.7
135-8HOWARDHOWARD×5KillKennedi Wrightset Alexys James+11.2
145-9HOWARDHOWARD×5BlockedNia Thompsonblk Zenai Jethroe, Corinne Howard+9.7
156-9HOWARDGMUServe errHoward+4.7
167-9GMUGMUBlockedZenai Jethroeblk Nia Thompson, Jenna Hunt+9.1
177-10GMUHOWARDKillZenai Jethroeset Sydnei Jones+8.8
187-11HOWARDHOWARDAceHowardaced Alexa Stutzman+9.9
198-11HOWARDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+4.2
208-12GMUHOWARDKillTiana Stubbsset Alexys James+7.0
219-12HOWARDGMUKillCaroline Rodriguezset Camryn Weldon+3.7
2210-12GMUGMUAttack errAlexys James+8.7
2310-13GMUHOWARDKillKennedi Wrightset Sydnei Jones+10.1
2411-13HOWARDGMU×5KillKiera Hamiltonset Camryn Weldon+5.3
2512-13GMUGMU×5AceGeorge Mason+13.5
2613-13GMUGMU×5KillKiera Hamiltonset Camryn Weldon+21.2
2714-13GMUGMU×5Attack errAddison Buckner+25.9
2815-13GMUGMU×5KillMeredith Brownset Camryn Weldon+23.2

Score shown after each rally, George Mason first. WP Δ = match win-probability points gained, colored by the team that gained them.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).