Final · 5 setsFri, Sep 11, 2026

George Mason def. UMBC 3–2

George Mason won at UMBC 3-2 (21-25, 18-25, 25-16, 26-24, 15-11) on Fri, Sep 11, 2026. Kiera Hamilton led George Mason with 15 kills; UMBC's Hannah Dobbs had a match-high 21.

Data through · final Sep 11

Set12345Sets
GMU21182526153
UMBC25251624112

Win probability

UMBC above 50 · George Mason below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+17.4% GMUrally 206 · set 5

Biggest swing: 17.4% to George Mason — set 5, GMU 12-10 UMBC. Jalynn Brown stuffed by Gabriella Gelfound & Meredith Brown. UMBC win probability 44% → 26%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

GMU 22.9%77.1% UMBC

George Mason wins

3-0
3.9%
3-1
7.8%
3-2
11.2%

UMBC wins

3-0
28.8%
3-1
29.3%
3-2
18.9%
GMU break %
38.8% vs this opp
UMBC break %
44.4% 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

    Jalynn Brown stuffed by Gabriella Gelfound & Meredith Brown

    Set 5 · GMU 12-10 UMBC · GMU 56% → 74%

  2. 02
    George MasonAce+14.8%

    George Mason ace on Hannah Howard

    Set 5 · GMU 13-10 UMBC · GMU 74% → 88%

  3. 03
    Kiera HamiltonAttack error+13.1%

    Attack error by Kiera Hamilton

    Set 5 · GMU 9-9 UMBC · UMBC 44% → 57%

  4. 04
    George MasonAce+12.1%

    George Mason ace on Dasia Johnson

    Set 5 · GMU 9-6 UMBC · GMU 62% → 75%

  5. 05
    Nia ThompsonKill+11.9%

    Kill by Nia Thompson (set by Ava Cheney)

    Set 5 · GMU 11-10 UMBC · GMU 44% → 56%

  6. 06
    Nia ThompsonKill+11.8%

    Kill by Nia Thompson (set by Ava Cheney)

    Set 5 · GMU 7-5 UMBC · GMU 49% → 61%

  7. 07
    Ava CheneyBad set+11.5%

    Bad set by Ava Cheney

    Set 5 · GMU 9-8 UMBC · UMBC 32% → 44%

  8. 08
    Kiera HamiltonKill+10.7%

    Kill by Kiera Hamilton (set by Ava Cheney)

    Set 5 · GMU 10-9 UMBC · GMU 43% → 54%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5151456.01800010102116
510215.53300010073.513.5
512942.07120110110113
57219.2630001006310
24210.20000000010.54.5
1000–900000000
51011.0003420400425
5000–4471410004
5012-.500121740002
5000–023000002
3304.750000000636
Team totals5230149.14850101247812614105
UMBChome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5211049.22401022031.523.5
512729.17200020010.512.5
5101235-.05700030010.510.5
53615-.20000000052.55.5
5218.12540021000635
5204.50010000052.54.5
5000–130420003
5000–020300002
5000–6212710002
5000–100410000
1001.000001000000
1000–000000000
Team totals5036141.0994984551002110.5101

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 6 GMU · UMBC 6

Set 1

21-25

Longest run 6 GMUUMBC 4

Set 2

18-25

Longest run 3 GMUUMBC 3

Set 3

25-16

Longest run 5 GMUUMBC 5

Set 4

26-24

Longest run 5 GMUUMBC 6

Set 5

15-11

Longest run 4 GMUUMBC 3

Bars above the line = UMBC 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
67%8/12
56%10/18
2
67%8/12
56%10/18
3
78%7/9
56%9/16
4
50%7/14
42%5/12
5
55%6/11
40%4/10
6
33%6/18
40%4/10
All
55%42/76
50%42/84

UMBC

SlotSideout %Break %
1
53%9/17
53%8/15
2
36%8/22
47%7/15
3
50%7/14
11%1/9
4
60%6/10
22%2/9
5
67%6/9
54%7/13
6
50%6/12
60%9/15
All
50%42/84
45%34/76

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 (4 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

206 rallies

#GMU-UMBCSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0UMBCGMUAttack errClaudia Llamas+1.5
21-1GMUUMBCKillClaudia Llamasset Isabel Ostvig+1.4
32-1UMBCGMUKillJenna Huntset Camryn Weldon+1.5
42-2GMUUMBCServe errGeorge Mason+1.4
52-3UMBCUMBCKillJalynn Brownset Isabel Ostvig+1.9
63-3UMBCGMUKillCaroline Rodriguezset Camryn Weldon+1.4
74-3GMUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Camryn Weldon+2.2
84-4GMUUMBC×4KillClaudia Llamasset Isabel Ostvig+1.5
94-5UMBCUMBC×4AceUMBCaced Autumn Martinez-Robinson+2.0
104-6UMBCUMBC×4BlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Isabel Ostvig, Alissa Grant+1.9
114-7UMBCUMBC×4Attack errKiera Hamilton+1.7
125-7UMBCGMU×6KillMeredith Brownset Camryn Weldon+1.2
136-7GMUGMU×6Attack errAlissa Grant+1.9
147-7GMUGMU×6Attack errJalynn Brown+2.2
158-7GMUGMU×6Attack errAlissa Grant+2.4
169-7GMUGMU×6Attack errJalynn Brown+2.6
1710-7GMUGMU×6Serve errGeorge Mason+2.7
1810-8GMUUMBC×3KillIsabel Ostvigset Hannah Howard+1.6
1910-9UMBCUMBC×3BlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Hannah Dobbs, Alissa Grant, Isabel Ostvig+2.5
2010-10UMBCUMBC×3AceUMBCaced Avery Booker+2.5
2111-10UMBCGMUAttack errHannah Dobbs+2.0
2212-10GMUGMUBlockedAlissa Grantblk Nia Thompson+2.9
2312-11GMUUMBCServe errGeorge Mason+1.8
2413-11UMBCGMUKillJenna Huntset Camryn Weldon+2.2
2513-12UMBC
NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?

The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.

+1.9
2613-13UMBCUMBCKillHannah Dobbsset Dasia Johnson+2.8
2714-13UMBCGMUServe errUMBC+2.2
2814-14GMUUMBCKillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+2.1
2914-15UMBCUMBCKillJalynn Brownset Hannah Howard+2.9
3015-15UMBCGMU×3KillCaroline Rodriguezset Nia Thompson+2.2
3116-15GMUGMU×3AceGeorge Masonaced Hannah Dobbs+3.4
3217-15GMUGMU×3KillKiera Hamiltonset Camryn Weldon+3.6
3317-16GMUUMBCKillJalynn Brownset Isabel Ostvig+2.2
3418-16UMBCGMUKillCaroline Rodriguezset Camryn Weldon+2.8
3518-17GMUUMBCBlockedMeredith Brownblk Jalynn Brown, Alissa Grant+2.3
3618-18UMBCUMBCAceUMBC+3.7
3719-18UMBCGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Camryn Weldon+3.0
3819-19GMUUMBCKillAlissa Grantset Isabel Ostvig+2.8
3919-20UMBCUMBCBlockedNia Thompsonblk Alissa Grant, Isabel Ostvig+4.1
4020-20UMBCGMUKillNia Thompsonset Camryn Weldon+3.0
4120-21GMUUMBC×3KillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+3.2
4220-22UMBCUMBC×3KillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+4.1
4320-23UMBCUMBC×3BlockedNia Thompsonblk Isabel Ostvig, Grace Larrivee+3.0
4421-23UMBCGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.2
4521-24GMUUMBCAttack errJenna Hunt+2.1
4621-25UMBCUMBCBlockedCaroline Rodriguezblk Claudia Llamas, Grace Larrivee+1.0
Set 2
11-0GMUGMUKillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+1.6
22-0GMUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Isabel Ostvig+1.7
32-1GMUUMBC×3KillClaudia Llamasset Isabel Ostvig+1.1
42-2UMBCUMBC×3KillClaudia Llamasset Isabel Ostvig+1.6
52-3UMBCUMBC×3KillJalynn Brownset Hannah Howard+1.5
63-3UMBCGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.1
74-3GMUGMUAttack errJalynn Brown+1.7
84-4GMUUMBCAttack errKiera Hamilton+1.1
95-4UMBCGMUKillAva Cheneyset Avery Booker+1.3
106-4GMUGMUAttack errClaudia Llamas+1.9
116-5GMUUMBCKillJalynn Brownset Isabel Ostvig+1.2
127-5UMBCGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.4
137-6GMUUMBC×3KillJalynn Brownset Isabel Ostvig+1.2
147-7UMBCUMBC×3AceUMBCaced Avery Booker+1.8
157-8UMBCUMBC×3KillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+1.7
168-8UMBCGMUKillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+1.3
178-9GMUUMBC×3KillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+1.2
188-10UMBCUMBC×3KillIsabel Ostvigset Ella McAllister+1.6
198-11UMBCUMBC×3Attack errKiera Hamilton+1.5
209-11UMBCGMUKillCaroline Rodriguezset Ava Cheney+1.0
219-12GMUUMBCServe errGeorge Mason+1.0
2210-12UMBCGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.0
2310-13GMUUMBCServe errGeorge Mason+1.1
2411-13UMBCGMUAttack errJalynn Brown+1.0
2511-14GMUUMBCKillClaudia Llamasset Isabel Ostvig+1.1
2612-14UMBCGMUBlockedJalynn Brownblk Meredith Brown, Ava Cheney+1.0
2712-15GMUUMBCKillAlissa Grantset Isabel Ostvig+1.2
2813-15UMBCGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+1.1
2913-16GMUUMBC×3Serve errGeorge Mason+1.2
3013-17UMBCUMBC×3KillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+1.4
3113-18UMBCUMBC×3AceUMBCaced Avery Booker+1.0
3214-18UMBCGMUKillNia Thompsonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+0.5
3314-19GMUUMBCKillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+0.7
3414-20UMBCUMBCAttack errNia Thompson+0.6
3515-20UMBCGMU×3Bad setIsabel Ostvig+0.2
3616-20GMUGMU×3BlockedHannah Dobbsblk Jenna Hunt, Caroline Rodriguez+0.6
3717-20GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.0
3817-21GMUUMBCKillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+1.0
3917-22UMBCUMBCAttack errNia Thompson+0.8
4018-22UMBCGMUServe errUMBC+0.3
4118-23GMUUMBC×3Serve errGeorge Mason+0.5
4218-24UMBCUMBC×3Attack errCaroline Rodriguez+0.3
4318-25UMBCUMBC×3AceUMBCaced Kiera Hamilton·
Set 3
11-0UMBCGMUAttack errHannah Dobbs+0.6
21-1GMUUMBC×3KillClaudia Llamasset Isabel Ostvig+0.5
31-2UMBCUMBC×3Attack errKiera Hamilton+0.7
41-3UMBCUMBC×3KillJalynn Brownset Isabel Ostvig+0.7
52-3UMBCGMU×5BlockedClaudia Llamasblk Kiera Hamilton, Jenna Hunt+0.5
63-3GMUGMU×5AceGeorge Mason+0.8
74-3GMUGMU×5Attack errJalynn Brown+0.9
85-3GMUGMU×5KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+0.9
96-3GMUGMU×5AceGeorge Mason+1.0
106-4GMUUMBCServe errGeorge Mason+0.6
117-4UMBCGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+0.7
128-4GMUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.0
138-5GMUUMBCKillClaudia Llamasset Jalynn Brown+0.6
149-5UMBCGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+0.7
159-6GMUUMBCAttack errNia Thompson+0.6
1610-6UMBCGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+0.7
1711-6GMUGMUAttack errHannah Dobbs+0.9
1811-7GMUUMBC×5Attack errKiera Hamilton+0.5
1911-8UMBCUMBC×5Attack errKiera Hamilton+0.9
2011-9UMBCUMBC×5Attack errJenna Hunt+1.0
2111-10UMBCUMBC×5AceUMBCaced Avery Booker+1.0
2211-11UMBCUMBC×5Attack errNia Thompson+1.0
2312-11UMBCGMU×4BlockedHannah Dobbsblk Jenna Hunt, Ava Cheney+0.8
2413-11GMUGMU×4AceGeorge Masonaced Dasia Johnson+1.2
2514-11GMUGMU×4KillNia Thompsonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+1.2
2615-11GMUGMU×4BlockedHannah Dobbsblk Jenna Hunt, Gabriella Gelfound+1.1
2715-12GMUUMBCKillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+0.6
2816-12UMBCGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+0.8
2917-12GMUGMUBlockedClaudia Llamasblk Jenna Hunt, Gabriella Gelfound+1.0
3017-13GMUUMBCKillGrace Larriveeset Isabel Ostvig+0.5
3117-14UMBCUMBCKillJalynn Brownset Isabel Ostvig+0.9
3218-14UMBCGMUKillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+0.9
3319-14GMUGMUAttack errClaudia Llamas+1.0
3419-15GMUUMBCServe errGeorge Mason+0.4
3520-15UMBCGMU×3KillGabriella Gelfoundset Ava Cheney+0.7
3621-15GMUGMU×3AceGeorge Mason+0.6
3722-15GMUGMU×3AceGeorge Masonaced Hannah Dobbs+0.4
3822-16GMUUMBCKillJalynn Brownset Isabel Ostvig+0.1
3923-16UMBCGMU×3KillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+0.2
4024-16GMUGMU×3Attack errJalynn Brown+0.1
4125-16GMUGMU×3Attack errAlissa Grant·
Set 4
11-0GMUGMUBlockedHannah Dobbsblk Jenna Hunt, Gabriella Gelfound+2.4
22-0GMUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+2.6
32-1GMUUMBCKillClaudia Llamasset Isabel Ostvig+1.7
43-1UMBCGMUKillGabriella Gelfoundset Ava Cheney+1.9
53-2GMUUMBCKillJalynn Brownset Isabel Ostvig+1.7
63-3UMBCUMBCKillClaudia Llamasset Isabel Ostvig+2.5
74-3UMBCGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.9
85-3GMUGMUBlockedAlissa Grantblk Ava Cheney, Meredith Brown+2.8
95-4GMUUMBC×3Attack errAvery Booker+1.8
105-5UMBCUMBC×3BlockedNia Thompsonblk Isabel Ostvig, Alissa Grant+2.6
115-6UMBCUMBC×3Attack errKiera Hamilton+2.5
126-6UMBCGMU×3BlockedJalynn Brownblk Ava Cheney, Meredith Brown+1.9
137-6GMUGMU×3AceGeorge Masonaced Ella McAllister+2.9
148-6GMUGMU×3AceGeorge Mason+3.1
158-7GMUUMBC×3KillAlissa Grantset Isabel Ostvig+2.0
168-8UMBCUMBC×3KillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+2.9
178-9UMBCUMBC×3KillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+2.8
189-9UMBCGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.0
199-10GMUUMBCKillHannah Dobbsset Hannah Howard+2.0
2010-10UMBCGMUAttack errHannah Dobbs+2.1
2110-11GMUUMBCKillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+2.1
2211-11UMBCGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Nia Thompson+2.2
2311-12GMUUMBCKillClaudia Llamasset Isabel Ostvig+2.2
2412-12UMBCGMU×5KillGabriella Gelfoundset Ava Cheney+2.3
2513-12GMUGMU×5Attack errJalynn Brown+3.6
2614-12GMUGMU×5KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+3.8
2715-12GMUGMU×5KillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+3.8
2816-12GMUGMU×5Attack errJalynn Brown+3.5
2916-13GMUUMBCServe errGeorge Mason+1.9
3017-13UMBCGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+2.6
3118-13GMUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+3.0
3218-14GMUUMBCAttack errNia Thompson+1.4
3319-14UMBCGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+2.2
3419-15GMUUMBCServe errGeorge Mason+1.4
3520-15UMBCGMUServe errUMBC+2.1
3621-15GMUGMUAttack errHannah Dobbs+2.0
3721-16GMUUMBC×3KillHannah Dobbsset Hannah Howard+0.7
3821-17UMBCUMBC×3KillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+1.6
3921-18UMBCUMBC×3AceUMBCaced Nia Thompson+2.4
4022-18UMBCGMUServe errUMBC+2.8
4122-19GMUUMBC×6BlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Isabel Ostvig, Grace Larrivee+1.5
4222-20UMBCUMBC×6Attack errKiera Hamilton+3.4
4322-21UMBCUMBC×6KillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+5.0
4422-22UMBCUMBC×6KillClaudia Llamasset Grace Larrivee+6.7
4522-23UMBCUMBC×6Attack errKiera Hamilton+7.5
4622-24UMBCUMBC×6KillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+6.5
4723-24UMBCGMU×4KillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+2.6
4824-24GMUGMU×4BlockedHannah Dobbsblk Meredith Brown, Kiera Hamilton+9.1
4925-24GMUGMU×4BlockedClaudia Llamasblk Gabriella Gelfound, Meredith Brown+10.4
5026-24GMUGMU×4BlockedClaudia Llamasblk Meredith Brown, Gabriella Gelfound+10.7
Set 5
10-1GMUUMBCKillGrace Larriveeset Isabel Ostvig+5.6
21-1UMBCGMUKillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+5.9
32-1GMUGMUBad setIsabel Ostvig+9.2
42-2GMUUMBCServe errGeorge Mason+6.2
53-2UMBCGMUAttack errIsabel Ostvig+6.9
64-2GMUGMUAttack errAlissa Grant+10.2
74-3GMUUMBCAttack errKiera Hamilton+6.5
85-3UMBCGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+7.7
95-4GMUUMBCKillHannah Dobbsset Hannah Howard+6.7
105-5UMBCUMBCBlockedMeredith Brownblk Grace Larrivee, Hannah Dobbs+10.2
116-5UMBCGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+8.0
127-5GMUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+11.8
137-6GMUUMBCKillHannah Dobbsset Isabel Ostvig+7.3
148-6UMBCGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+9.1
159-6GMUGMUAceGeorge Masonaced Dasia Johnson+12.1
169-7GMUUMBC×3BlockedNia Thompsonblk Hannah Dobbs, Grace Larrivee+6.5
179-8UMBCUMBC×3Bad setAva Cheney+11.5
189-9UMBCUMBC×3Attack errKiera Hamilton+13.1
1910-9UMBCGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+10.7
2010-10GMUUMBCKillClaudia Llamasset Isabel Ostvig+9.9
2111-10UMBCGMU×4KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+11.9
2212-10GMUGMU×4BlockedJalynn Brownblk Gabriella Gelfound, Meredith Brown+17.4
2313-10GMUGMU×4AceGeorge Masonaced Hannah Howard+14.8
2414-10GMUGMU×4Attack errJalynn Brown+8.9
2514-11GMUUMBCServe errGeorge Mason+1.8
2615-11UMBCGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+4.6

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).