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
| Set | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMU | 17 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| HOWARD | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
Win probability
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
George Mason wins
Howard wins
- 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
- 01Addison BucknerAttack error+25.9%
Attack error by Addison Buckner
Set 5 · GMU 14-13 HOWARD · GMU 51% → 77%
- 02Meredith BrownKill+23.2%
Kill by Meredith Brown (set by Camryn Weldon)
Set 5 · GMU 15-13 HOWARD · GMU 77% → 100%
- 03Kiera HamiltonKill+21.2%
Kill by Kiera Hamilton (set by Camryn Weldon)
Set 5 · GMU 13-13 HOWARD · GMU 30% → 51%
- 04George MasonAce+13.5%
George Mason ace
Set 5 · GMU 12-13 HOWARD · GMU 16% → 30%
- 05Corinne HowardKill+11.7%
Kill by Corinne Howard (set by Camryn Shelton)
Set 5 · GMU 5-7 HOWARD · HOWARD 51% → 63%
- 06Kennedi WrightKill+11.2%
Kill by Kennedi Wright (set by Alexys James)
Set 5 · GMU 5-8 HOWARD · HOWARD 63% → 74%
- 07Zenai Jethroe&Kennedi WrightBlock+11.2%
Meredith Brown stuffed by Zenai Jethroe & Kennedi Wright
Set 5 · GMU 5-6 HOWARD · HOWARD 40% → 51%
- 08Kennedi 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
| Player | S | K | E | TA | Hit% | AST | SA | SE | DIG | RE | BS | BA | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 20 | 12 | 45 | .178 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 23.5 | |
| 5 | 11 | 11 | 41 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .667 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team totals | 48 | 30 | 132 | .136 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 98 |
| Player | S | K | E | TA | Hit% | AST | SA | SE | DIG | RE | BS | BA | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 15 | 7 | 44 | .182 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 17.5 | |
| 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | .130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 16.5 | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | .200 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 9 | 3 | 16 | .375 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 14.5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team totals | 56 | 29 | 138 | .196 | 56 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 106 |
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
Set 1
17-25
Set 2
15-25
Set 3
26-24
Set 4
25-19
Set 5
15-13
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
| Slot | Sideout % | 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
| Slot | Sideout % | 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-HOWARD | Srv | Point | End | Player | Setter / blockers / passer | WP Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||||||
| 1 | 0-1 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Kill | Alexys James | set Sydnei Jones | +2.3 |
| 2 | 1-1 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Camryn Weldon | +1.5 |
| 3 | 2-1 | GMU | GMU | Blocked | Alexys James | blk Kiera Hamilton | +2.1 |
| 4 | 2-2 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +1.5 |
| 5 | 3-2 | HOWARD | GMU | Bad set | Sydnei Jones | +1.5 | |
| 6 | 4-2 | GMU | GMU | Attack err | Zenai Jethroe | +2.1 | |
| 7 | 4-3 | GMU | HOWARD×7 | Serve err | George Mason | +1.4 | |
| 8 | 4-4 | HOWARD | HOWARD×7 | Blocked | Meredith Brown | blk Addison Buckner, Zenai Jethroe | +2.3 |
| 9 | 4-5 | HOWARD | HOWARD×7 | Ace | Howard | aced Adalynn Bollinger | +2.5 |
| 10 | 4-6 | HOWARD | HOWARD×7 | Blocked | Kiera Hamilton | blk Zenai Jethroe, Corinne Howard | +2.6 |
| 11 | 4-7 | HOWARD | HOWARD×7 | Ace | Howard | aced Adalynn Bollinger | +2.6 |
| 12 | 4-8 | HOWARD | HOWARD×7 | Ace | Howard | aced Kiera Hamilton | +2.6 |
| 13 | 4-9 | HOWARD | HOWARD×7 | Kill | Zenai Jethroe | set Alexys James | +2.4 |
| 14 | 5-9 | HOWARD | GMU | Attack err | Zenai Jethroe | +1.4 | |
| 15 | 5-10 | GMU | HOWARD×3 | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Alexys James | +1.7 |
| 16 | 5-11 | HOWARD | HOWARD×3 | Kill | Zenai Jethroe | set Alexys James | +2.1 |
| 17 | 5-12 | HOWARD | HOWARD×3 | Ace | Howard | aced Autumn Martinez-Robinson | +1.8 |
| 18 | 6-12 | HOWARD | GMU | Attack err | Kennedi Wright | +0.9 | |
| 19 | 7-12 | GMU | GMU | Attack err | Zenai Jethroe | +1.6 | |
| 20 | 7-13 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Corinne Howard | set Alexys James | +1.5 |
| 21 | 8-13 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Ava Cheney | +1.1 |
| 22 | 8-14 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Tiana Stubbs | set Alexys James | +1.5 |
| 23 | 8-15 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Attack err | Jenna Hunt | +1.7 | |
| 24 | 9-15 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Camryn Weldon | set Nia Thompson | +0.8 |
| 25 | 9-16 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Alexys James | set Sydnei Jones | +1.1 |
| 26 | 10-16 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Camryn Weldon | set Ava Cheney | +0.7 |
| 27 | 10-17 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +1.1 |
| 28 | 11-17 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Autumn Martinez-Robinson | +0.7 |
| 29 | 11-18 | GMU | HOWARD | Serve err | George Mason | +1.0 | |
| 30 | 12-18 | HOWARD | GMU×4 | Kill | Meredith Brown | set Ava Cheney | +0.6 |
| 31 | 13-18 | GMU | GMU×4 | Kill | Nia Thompson | set Ava Cheney | +1.2 |
| 32 | 14-18 | GMU | GMU×4 | Kill | Nia Thompson | set Ava Cheney | +1.7 |
| 33 | 15-18 | GMU | GMU×4 | Ace | George Mason | aced Lauryn Wiley | +2.4 |
| 34 | 15-19 | GMU | HOWARD | Blocked | Nia Thompson | blk Corinne Howard, Zenai Jethroe | +2.3 |
| 35 | 16-19 | HOWARD | GMU | Serve err | Howard | +1.6 | |
| 36 | 16-20 | GMU | HOWARD×4 | Kill | Zenai Jethroe | set Alexys James | +2.3 |
| 37 | 16-21 | HOWARD | HOWARD×4 | Ace | Howard | aced Adalynn Bollinger | +2.4 |
| 38 | 16-22 | HOWARD | HOWARD×4 | Attack err | Kiera Hamilton | +1.4 | |
| 39 | 16-23 | HOWARD | HOWARD×4 | Attack err | Nia Thompson | +0.6 | |
| 40 | 17-23 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Ava Cheney | +0.1 |
| 41 | 17-24 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Corinne Howard | set Alexys James | +0.3 |
| 42 | 17-25 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Attack err | Kiera Hamilton | +0.1 | |
| Set 2 | |||||||
| 1 | 1-0 | GMU | GMU | Kill | Caroline Rodriguez | set Camryn Weldon | +2.7 |
| 2 | 1-1 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +2.0 |
| 3 | 1-2 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Attack err | Kiera Hamilton | +3.0 | |
| 4 | 2-2 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Camryn Weldon | +2.0 |
| 5 | 2-3 | GMU | HOWARD | Serve err | George Mason | +2.2 | |
| 6 | 3-3 | HOWARD | GMU | Bad set | Alexys James | +2.1 | |
| 7 | 3-4 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Alexys James | +2.3 |
| 8 | 4-4 | HOWARD | GMU | Serve err | Howard | +2.1 | |
| 9 | 4-5 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Zenai Jethroe | set Sydnei Jones | +2.3 |
| 10 | 4-6 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Blocked | Nia Thompson | blk Corinne Howard, Tiana Stubbs | +3.4 |
| 11 | 5-6 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Ava Cheney | +2.2 |
| 12 | 5-7 | GMU | HOWARD×3 | Kill | Tiana Stubbs | set Alexys James | +2.5 |
| 13 | 5-8 | HOWARD | HOWARD×3 | Ace | Howard | aced Nia Thompson | +3.6 |
| 14 | 5-9 | HOWARD | HOWARD×3 | Ace | Howard | +3.4 | |
| 15 | 6-9 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Jenna Hunt | set Camryn Weldon | +2.0 |
| 16 | 6-10 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Alexys James | set Sydnei Jones | +2.5 |
| 17 | 7-10 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Nia Thompson | set Camryn Weldon | +2.1 |
| 18 | 7-11 | GMU | HOWARD×3 | Serve err | George Mason | +2.6 | |
| 19 | 7-12 | HOWARD | HOWARD×3 | Blocked | Caroline Rodriguez | blk Zenai Jethroe, Addison Buckner | +3.3 |
| 20 | 7-13 | HOWARD | HOWARD×3 | Ace | Howard | aced Kiera Hamilton | +2.8 |
| 21 | 8-13 | HOWARD | GMU | Serve err | Howard | +1.4 | |
| 22 | 8-14 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Alexys James | set Sydnei Jones | +2.0 |
| 23 | 9-14 | HOWARD | GMU | Serve err | Howard | +1.4 | |
| 24 | 9-15 | GMU | HOWARD×6 | Kill | Corinne Howard | set Alexys James | +2.0 |
| 25 | 9-16 | HOWARD | HOWARD×6 | Attack err | Kiera Hamilton | +2.1 | |
| 26 | 9-17 | HOWARD | HOWARD×6 | Attack err | Kiera Hamilton | +1.5 | |
| 27 | 9-18 | HOWARD | HOWARD×6 | Kill | Kennedi Wright | set Camryn Shelton | +0.9 |
| 28 | 9-19 | HOWARD | HOWARD×6 | Blocked | Nia Thompson | blk Zenai Jethroe, Corinne Howard | +0.5 |
| 29 | 9-20 | HOWARD | HOWARD×6 | Blocked | Nia Thompson | blk Zenai Jethroe, Corinne Howard | +0.3 |
| 30 | 10-20 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Alexa Stutzman | +0.1 | |
| 31 | 11-20 | GMU | GMU | Attack err | Kennedi Wright | +0.2 | |
| 32 | 11-21 | GMU | HOWARD×3 | Attack err | Nia Thompson | +0.2 | |
| 33 | 11-22 | HOWARD | HOWARD×3 | Ace | Howard | +0.1 | |
| 34 | 11-23 | HOWARD | HOWARD×3 | Attack err | Jenna Hunt | · | |
| 35 | 12-23 | HOWARD | GMU×3 | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Ava Cheney | · |
| 36 | 13-23 | GMU | GMU×3 | Attack err | Addison Buckner | · | |
| 37 | 14-23 | GMU | GMU×3 | Ace | George Mason | aced Kennedi Wright | · |
| 38 | 14-24 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Tiana Stubbs | set Alexys James | · |
| 39 | 15-24 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Caroline Rodriguez | set Camryn Weldon | · |
| 40 | 15-25 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Alexys James | set Sydnei Jones | · |
| Set 3 | |||||||
| 1 | 0-1 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Kill | Alexys James | set Sydnei Jones | +2.5 |
| 2 | 1-1 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Camryn Weldon | +1.7 |
| 3 | 1-2 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Alexys James | set Sydnei Jones | +1.8 |
| 4 | 1-3 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Blocked | Kiera Hamilton | blk Zenai Jethroe, Alexys James | +2.7 |
| 5 | 2-3 | HOWARD | GMU | Attack err | Addison Buckner | +1.8 | |
| 6 | 2-4 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Alexys James | set Sydnei Jones | +2.0 |
| 7 | 3-4 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Nia Thompson | set Ava Cheney | +1.8 |
| 8 | 4-4 | GMU | GMU | Ace | George Mason | aced Lauryn Wiley | +2.6 |
| 9 | 4-5 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Corinne Howard | set Alexys James | +2.0 |
| 10 | 5-5 | HOWARD | GMU×3 | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Ava Cheney | +1.9 |
| 11 | 6-5 | GMU | GMU×3 | Attack err | Zenai Jethroe | +2.6 | |
| 12 | 7-5 | GMU | GMU×3 | Attack err | Kennedi Wright | +2.5 | |
| 13 | 7-6 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Zenai Jethroe | set Alexys James | +1.7 |
| 14 | 8-6 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Nia Thompson | set Ava Cheney | +1.8 |
| 15 | 8-7 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Tiana Stubbs | set Alexys James | +1.8 |
| 16 | 9-7 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Jenna Hunt | set Camryn Weldon | +1.8 |
| 17 | 9-8 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Kennedi Wright | set Sydnei Jones | +1.8 |
| 18 | 10-8 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Sydnei Jones | +1.9 |
| 19 | 10-9 | GMU | HOWARD×3 | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +1.9 |
| 20 | 10-10 | HOWARD | HOWARD×3 | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +3.0 |
| 21 | 10-11 | HOWARD | HOWARD×3 | Blocked | Kiera Hamilton | blk Alexys James, Zenai Jethroe | +3.3 |
| 22 | 11-11 | HOWARD | GMU | Serve err | Howard | +2.2 | |
| 23 | 12-11 | GMU | GMU | Attack err | Zenai Jethroe | +3.2 | |
| 24 | 12-12 | GMU | HOWARD×4 | Kill | Zenai Jethroe | set Sydnei Jones | +2.3 |
| 25 | 12-13 | HOWARD | HOWARD×4 | Ace | Howard | aced Autumn Martinez-Robinson | +3.6 |
| 26 | 12-14 | HOWARD | HOWARD×4 | Ace | Howard | aced Alexa Stutzman | +3.8 |
| 27 | 12-15 | HOWARD | HOWARD×4 | Attack err | Nia Thompson | +3.7 | |
| 28 | 13-15 | HOWARD | GMU | Serve err | Howard | +2.2 | |
| 29 | 14-15 | GMU | GMU | Attack err | Corinne Howard | +3.6 | |
| 30 | 14-16 | GMU | HOWARD | Bad set | Nia Thompson | +2.9 | |
| 31 | 15-16 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Meredith Brown | set Ava Cheney | +2.6 |
| 32 | 15-17 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Zenai Jethroe | set Alexys James | +3.1 |
| 33 | 16-17 | HOWARD | GMU×4 | Kill | Nia Thompson | set Ava Cheney | +2.7 |
| 34 | 17-17 | GMU | GMU×4 | Blocked | Tiana Stubbs | blk Nia Thompson, Jenna Hunt | +4.3 |
| 35 | 18-17 | GMU | GMU×4 | Attack err | Corinne Howard | +4.4 | |
| 36 | 19-17 | GMU | GMU×4 | Attack err | Corinne Howard | +4.0 | |
| 37 | 19-18 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Corinne Howard | set Alexys James | +2.6 |
| 38 | 20-18 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Caroline Rodriguez | set Camryn Weldon | +3.0 |
| 39 | 20-19 | GMU | HOWARD | Attack err | Caroline Rodriguez | +2.7 | |
| 40 | 21-19 | HOWARD | GMU | Serve err | Howard | +3.2 | |
| 41 | 22-19 | GMU | GMU | Attack err | Addison Buckner | +3.6 | |
| 42 | 22-20 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +1.7 |
| 43 | 22-21 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Blocked | Kiera Hamilton | blk Zenai Jethroe, Alexys James | +4.1 |
| 44 | 23-21 | HOWARD | GMU | Blocked | Addison Buckner | blk Meredith Brown | +4.0 |
| 45 | 23-22 | GMU | HOWARD | Serve err | George Mason | +2.9 | |
| 46 | 23-23 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Alexys James | +7.2 |
| 47 | 24-23 | HOWARD | GMU | Blocked | Addison Buckner | blk Meredith Brown, Ava Cheney | +6.6 |
| 48 | 24-24 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Zenai Jethroe | set Alexys James | +6.6 |
| 49 | 25-24 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Ava Cheney | +6.6 |
| 50 | 26-24 | GMU | GMU | Kill | Nia Thompson | set Ava Cheney | +8.6 |
| Set 4 | |||||||
| 1 | 0-1 | GMU | HOWARD×4 | Attack err | Kiera Hamilton | +2.9 | |
| 2 | 0-2 | HOWARD | HOWARD×4 | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +4.3 |
| 3 | 0-3 | HOWARD | HOWARD×4 | Ace | Howard | aced Nia Thompson | +4.3 |
| 4 | 0-4 | HOWARD | HOWARD×4 | Blocked | Caroline Rodriguez | blk Tiana Stubbs, Addison Buckner | +4.3 |
| 5 | 1-4 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Autumn Martinez-Robinson | +2.6 |
| 6 | 1-5 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +3.1 |
| 7 | 2-5 | HOWARD | GMU×4 | Kill | Meredith Brown | set Camryn Weldon | +2.7 |
| 8 | 3-5 | GMU | GMU×4 | Attack err | Zenai Jethroe | +4.1 | |
| 9 | 4-5 | GMU | GMU×4 | Blocked | Alexys James | blk Kiera Hamilton, Meredith Brown | +4.3 |
| 10 | 5-5 | GMU | GMU×4 | Bad set | Sydnei Jones | +4.4 | |
| 11 | 5-6 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +3.3 |
| 12 | 6-6 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Autumn Martinez-Robinson | +3.1 |
| 13 | 6-7 | GMU | HOWARD | Blocked | Nia Thompson | blk Corinne Howard, Zenai Jethroe | +3.4 |
| 14 | 7-7 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Meredith Brown | set Ava Cheney | +3.2 |
| 15 | 8-7 | GMU | GMU | Ace | George Mason | aced Zenai Jethroe | +4.5 |
| 16 | 8-8 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Kennedi Wright | set Addison Buckner | +3.3 |
| 17 | 8-9 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Kill | Tiana Stubbs | set Alexys James | +5.0 |
| 18 | 9-9 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Nia Thompson | set Ava Cheney | +3.4 |
| 19 | 10-9 | GMU | GMU | Attack err | Tiana Stubbs | +4.8 | |
| 20 | 10-10 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Corinne Howard | set Alexys James | +3.5 |
| 21 | 11-10 | HOWARD | GMU | Serve err | Howard | +3.4 | |
| 22 | 11-11 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Tiana Stubbs | set Sydnei Jones | +3.6 |
| 23 | 12-11 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Camryn Weldon | +3.6 |
| 24 | 12-12 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +3.7 |
| 25 | 13-12 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Meredith Brown | set Camryn Weldon | +3.7 |
| 26 | 13-13 | GMU | HOWARD | Blocked | Kiera Hamilton | blk Zenai Jethroe, Alexys James | +3.9 |
| 27 | 14-13 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Ava Cheney | +3.9 |
| 28 | 14-14 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Corinne Howard | set Alexys James | +4.0 |
| 29 | 14-15 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Kill | Zenai Jethroe | set Alexys James | +6.4 |
| 30 | 15-15 | HOWARD | GMU×3 | Kill | Nia Thompson | set Ava Cheney | +4.3 |
| 31 | 16-15 | GMU | GMU×3 | Kill | Jenna Hunt | +6.2 | |
| 32 | 17-15 | GMU | GMU×3 | Ace | George Mason | aced Camryn Shelton | +5.8 |
| 33 | 17-16 | GMU | HOWARD | Attack err | Nia Thompson | +3.8 | |
| 34 | 18-16 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Nia Thompson | set Ava Cheney | +4.2 |
| 35 | 19-16 | GMU | GMU | Blocked | Tiana Stubbs | blk Jenna Hunt | +5.2 |
| 36 | 19-17 | GMU | HOWARD | Attack err | Nia Thompson | +3.0 | |
| 37 | 20-17 | HOWARD | GMU | Attack err | Addison Buckner | +3.7 | |
| 38 | 21-17 | GMU | GMU | Attack err | Kennedi Wright | +3.9 | |
| 39 | 21-18 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Tiana Stubbs | set Sydnei Jones | +1.7 |
| 40 | 22-18 | HOWARD | GMU | Attack err | Alexys James | +2.6 | |
| 41 | 22-19 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +1.5 |
| 42 | 23-19 | HOWARD | GMU×3 | Serve err | Howard | +2.5 | |
| 43 | 24-19 | GMU | GMU×3 | Attack err | Alexys James | +1.5 | |
| 44 | 25-19 | GMU | GMU×3 | Kill | Meredith Brown | set Ava Cheney | +1.0 |
| Set 5 | |||||||
| 1 | 0-1 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Alexys James | set Sydnei Jones | +6.4 |
| 2 | 1-1 | HOWARD | GMU×3 | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Camryn Weldon | +6.0 |
| 3 | 2-1 | GMU | GMU×3 | Ace | George Mason | aced Camryn Shelton | +8.6 |
| 4 | 3-1 | GMU | GMU×3 | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Camryn Weldon | +8.1 |
| 5 | 3-2 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Addison Buckner | set Sydnei Jones | +5.5 |
| 6 | 4-2 | HOWARD | GMU | Serve err | Howard | +5.8 | |
| 7 | 4-3 | GMU | HOWARD | Serve err | George Mason | +5.7 | |
| 8 | 4-4 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Attack err | Kiera Hamilton | +9.5 | |
| 9 | 5-4 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Nia Thompson | set Ava Cheney | +6.8 |
| 10 | 5-5 | GMU | HOWARD×5 | Kill | Corinne Howard | set Alexys James | +7.1 |
| 11 | 5-6 | HOWARD | HOWARD×5 | Blocked | Meredith Brown | blk Zenai Jethroe, Kennedi Wright | +11.2 |
| 12 | 5-7 | HOWARD | HOWARD×5 | Kill | Corinne Howard | set Camryn Shelton | +11.7 |
| 13 | 5-8 | HOWARD | HOWARD×5 | Kill | Kennedi Wright | set Alexys James | +11.2 |
| 14 | 5-9 | HOWARD | HOWARD×5 | Blocked | Nia Thompson | blk Zenai Jethroe, Corinne Howard | +9.7 |
| 15 | 6-9 | HOWARD | GMU | Serve err | Howard | +4.7 | |
| 16 | 7-9 | GMU | GMU | Blocked | Zenai Jethroe | blk Nia Thompson, Jenna Hunt | +9.1 |
| 17 | 7-10 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Zenai Jethroe | set Sydnei Jones | +8.8 |
| 18 | 7-11 | HOWARD | HOWARD | Ace | Howard | aced Alexa Stutzman | +9.9 |
| 19 | 8-11 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Ava Cheney | +4.2 |
| 20 | 8-12 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Tiana Stubbs | set Alexys James | +7.0 |
| 21 | 9-12 | HOWARD | GMU | Kill | Caroline Rodriguez | set Camryn Weldon | +3.7 |
| 22 | 10-12 | GMU | GMU | Attack err | Alexys James | +8.7 | |
| 23 | 10-13 | GMU | HOWARD | Kill | Kennedi Wright | set Sydnei Jones | +10.1 |
| 24 | 11-13 | HOWARD | GMU×5 | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Camryn Weldon | +5.3 |
| 25 | 12-13 | GMU | GMU×5 | Ace | George Mason | +13.5 | |
| 26 | 13-13 | GMU | GMU×5 | Kill | Kiera Hamilton | set Camryn Weldon | +21.2 |
| 27 | 14-13 | GMU | GMU×5 | Attack err | Addison Buckner | +25.9 | |
| 28 | 15-13 | GMU | GMU×5 | Kill | Meredith Brown | set 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).