Final · 4 setsSun, Sep 13, 2026

George Mason def. Loyola Maryland 3–1

George Mason won at Loyola Maryland 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-14, 25-21) on Sun, Sep 13, 2026. George Mason's Nia Thompson led with 22 kills.

Data through · final Sep 13

Set1234Sets
GMU252025253
LOY MD222514211

Win probability

Loyola Maryland above 50 · George Mason below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+7.1% GMUrally 177 · set 4

Biggest swing: 7.1% to George Mason — set 4, GMU 22-21 LOY MD. Kill by Meredith Brown (set by Ava Cheney). LOY MD win probability 19% → 12%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

GMU 70.2%29.8% LOY MD

George Mason wins

3-0
23.4%
3-1
26.9%
3-2
19.9%

Loyola Maryland wins

3-0
5.7%
3-1
10.5%
3-2
13.7%
GMU break %
43.5% vs this opp
LOY MD break %
39.5% 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

    Kill by Meredith Brown (set by Ava Cheney)

    Set 4 · GMU 22-21 LOY MD · GMU 81% → 88%

  2. 02

    Kill by Kiera Hamilton (set by Autumn Martinez-Robinson)

    Set 4 · GMU 23-21 LOY MD · GMU 88% → 94%

  3. 03

    Kill by Kiera Hamilton (set by Ava Cheney)

    Set 4 · GMU 20-20 LOY MD · GMU 75% → 81%

  4. 04
    Gabriella GelfoundAttack error+5.7%

    Attack error by Gabriella Gelfound

    Set 4 · GMU 18-20 LOY MD · LOY MD 22% → 28%

  5. 05

    Jenna Hunt stuffed by Morgan Crawford & Ellie Joffe

    Set 4 · GMU 16-17 LOY MD · LOY MD 17% → 22%

  6. 06

    Kill by Morgan Crawford (set by Madison Monahan)

    Set 4 · GMU 20-21 LOY MD · LOY MD 19% → 24%

  7. 07
    Sydnee PetersAttack error+4.5%

    Attack error by Sydnee Peters

    Set 4 · GMU 21-21 LOY MD · GMU 76% → 81%

  8. 08

    Kill by Kiera Hamilton (set by Ava Cheney)

    Set 4 · GMU 24-21 LOY MD · GMU 94% → 99%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
422542.405111121010.523.5
418651.23502084010.520.5
47113.46210010031.58.5
47212.417000000007
4105.2005012100010.52.5
1217.143000000002
4001.0001221410002
4000–3111430001
4000–011000001
3348-.125000200003
Team totals6019139.295568761906395
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
412328.3210001302113
410229.27600211302111
44211.1821413014311
46421.09500030010.56.5
44215.133000000215
4001.0001801100000
48526.11500020010.58.5
4002.0001431820004
41011.000200500001
4000–1811900001
Team totals4518134.2014098538112782

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 · LOY MD 4

Set 1

25-22

Longest run 3 GMULOY MD 3

Set 2

20-25

Longest run 4 GMULOY MD 4

Set 3

25-14

Longest run 6 GMULOY MD 2

Set 4

25-21

Longest run 5 GMULOY MD 3

Bars above the line = Loyola Maryland 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
83%10/12
31%4/13
2
77%10/13
33%5/15
3
47%9/19
63%15/24
4
67%8/12
56%10/18
5
58%7/12
53%8/15
6
47%7/15
22%2/9
All
61%51/83
47%44/94

Loyola Maryland

SlotSideout %Break %
1
63%10/16
20%2/10
2
39%9/23
17%2/12
3
53%9/17
47%8/17
4
57%8/14
44%7/16
5
41%7/17
33%4/12
6
100%7/7
56%9/16
All
53%50/94
39%32/83

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 4 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

177 rallies

#GMU-LOY MDSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0GMUGMUAceGeorge Masonaced Ava Nepkin+2.1
21-1GMULOY MDAttack errKiera Hamilton+1.6
32-1LOY MDGMU×3KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.5
43-1GMUGMU×3Attack errMariah Sanabia+2.1
54-1GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.9
64-2GMULOY MDKillAva Nepkinset Madison Monahan+1.3
74-3LOY MDLOY MDKillEllie Joffe+2.1
85-3LOY MDGMUServe errLoyola Maryland+1.5
95-4GMULOY MDKillAva Nepkinset Madison Monahan+1.5
106-4LOY MDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.5
117-4GMUGMUBad setGabi Verdicchio+2.0
127-5GMULOY MDKillAva Nepkinset Gabi Verdicchio+1.4
138-5LOY MDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.4
148-6GMULOY MDKillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio+1.4
158-7LOY MDLOY MDBlockedJenna Huntblk Morgan Crawford, Mariah Sanabia+2.3
169-7LOY MDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.7
179-8GMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Gabi Verdicchio+1.7
1810-8LOY MDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.7
1911-8GMUGMUAttack errSydnee Peters+2.2
2011-9GMULOY MDKillMariah Sanabiaset Madison Monahan+1.5
2112-9LOY MDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.6
2212-10GMULOY MDAttack errCaroline Rodriguez+1.5
2313-10LOY MDGMUKillCaroline Rodriguezset Ava Cheney+1.7
2413-11GMULOY MD×3KillSydnee Petersset Madison Monahan+1.5
2513-12LOY MDLOY MD×3BlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Ellie Joffe, Addie Lowe+2.6
2613-13LOY MDLOY MD×3KillAva Nepkinset Gabi Verdicchio+3.1
2714-13LOY MDGMU×3Attack errAddie Lowe+2.2
2815-13GMUGMU×3BlockedEllie Joffeblk Meredith Brown, Ava Cheney+3.0
2916-13GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.6
3016-14GMULOY MDKillAva Nepkinset Gabi Verdicchio+1.6
3116-15LOY MDLOY MDAttack errKiera Hamilton+2.9
3217-15LOY MDGMU×3Attack errEllie Joffe+2.3
3318-15GMUGMU×3Attack errAddie Lowe+2.8
3419-15GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.2
3519-16GMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Gabi Verdicchio+1.2
3620-16LOY MDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.6
3720-17GMULOY MDKillMariah Sanabiaset Gabi Verdicchio+1.1
3821-17LOY MDGMUAttack errMariah Sanabia+1.6
3921-18GMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Madison Monahan+1.0
4022-18LOY MDGMUKillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+1.5
4123-18GMUGMUAttack errAva Nepkin+1.1
4223-19GMULOY MDKillSydnee Petersset Madison Monahan+0.3
4323-20LOY MDLOY MDKillAva Nepkinset Addie Huber+0.9
4424-20LOY MDGMUKillCaroline Rodriguezset Ava Cheney+1.3
4524-21GMULOY MDKillAva Nepkinset Madison Monahan+0.4
4624-22LOY MDLOY MDKillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio+1.3
4725-22LOY MDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.2
Set 2
11-0LOY MDGMUKillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+1.2
21-1GMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Madison Monahan+1.3
32-1LOY MDGMU×4KillGabriella Gelfoundset Meredith Brown+1.3
43-1GMUGMU×4AceGeorge Masonaced Morgan Crawford+1.7
54-1GMUGMU×4KillKiera Hamiltonset Nia Thompson+1.6
65-1GMUGMU×4KillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+1.4
75-2GMULOY MD×3KillAva Nepkinset Madison Monahan+0.9
85-3LOY MDLOY MD×3AceLoyola Marylandaced Autumn Martinez-Robinson+1.5
95-4LOY MDLOY MD×3KillEllie Joffeset Madison Monahan+1.8
106-4LOY MDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.3
116-5GMULOY MDKillSydnee Petersset Madison Monahan+1.3
127-5LOY MDGMUKillAva Cheneyset Avery Booker+1.3
137-6GMULOY MDBlockedNia Thompsonblk Ava Nepkin, Ellie Joffe+1.3
147-7LOY MDLOY MDAttack errKiera Hamilton+2.1
158-7LOY MDGMU×3KillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+1.5
169-7GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.0
1710-7GMUGMU×3AceGeorge Masonaced Morgan Crawford+1.8
1810-8GMULOY MD×4Serve errGeorge Mason+1.2
1910-9LOY MDLOY MD×4AceLoyola Marylandaced Autumn Martinez-Robinson+2.0
2010-10LOY MDLOY MD×4KillElise Bocanegraset Ellie Joffe+2.3
2110-11LOY MDLOY MD×4KillMorgan Crawfordset Elise Bocanegra+2.5
2211-11LOY MDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.7
2311-12GMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Gabi Verdicchio+1.9
2412-12LOY MDGMUKillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+1.8
2513-12GMUGMUAceGeorge Masonaced Addie Huber+2.5
2613-13GMULOY MDKillMariah Sanabiaset Ava Cheney+1.8
2714-13LOY MDGMU×3Serve errLoyola Maryland+1.8
2815-13GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.5
2916-13GMUGMU×3BlockedSydnee Petersblk Meredith Brown, Kiera Hamilton+2.2
3016-14GMULOY MD×4KillAva Nepkinset Madison Monahan+1.4
3116-15LOY MDLOY MD×4AceLoyola Marylandaced Autumn Martinez-Robinson+2.4
3216-16LOY MDLOY MD×4AceLoyola Marylandaced Kiera Hamilton+2.9
3316-17LOY MDLOY MD×4Attack errKiera Hamilton+3.3
3417-17LOY MDGMUAttack errAva Nepkin+2.2
3517-18GMULOY MDBlockedNia Thompsonblk Ellie Joffe, Sydnee Peters+2.5
3617-19LOY MDLOY MDAceLoyola Marylandaced Avery Booker+3.7
3718-19LOY MDGMUServe errLoyola Maryland+2.2
3818-20GMULOY MDKillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio+2.8
3918-21LOY MDLOY MDAttack errNia Thompson+3.6
4019-21LOY MDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.8
4119-22GMULOY MD×3KillEllie Joffeset Gabi Verdicchio+2.7
4219-23LOY MDLOY MD×3AceLoyola Marylandaced Nia Thompson+2.6
4319-24LOY MDLOY MD×3AceLoyola Marylandaced Kiera Hamilton+1.2
4420-24LOY MDGMUServe errLoyola Maryland+0.2
4520-25GMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Gabi Verdicchio+0.5
Set 3
11-0GMUGMUAttack errMorgan Crawford+3.0
22-0GMUGMUKillGabriella Gelfoundset Ava Cheney+2.8
32-1GMULOY MDServe errGeorge Mason+2.0
43-1LOY MDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.0
53-2GMULOY MDKillAva Nepkinset Madison Monahan+2.1
64-2LOY MDGMU×4Serve errLoyola Maryland+2.1
75-2GMUGMU×4KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.7
86-2GMUGMU×4KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.4
97-2GMUGMU×4KillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+2.1
107-3GMULOY MDKillAva Nepkinset Madison Monahan+1.3
117-4LOY MDLOY MDAttack errNia Thompson+2.2
128-4LOY MDGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.7
139-4GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.1
1410-4GMUGMU×3Attack errAddie Lowe+1.7
1510-5GMULOY MDAttack errMeredith Brown+1.0
1611-5LOY MDGMUAttack errMorgan Crawford+1.2
1712-5GMUGMUAceGeorge Masonaced Addie Huber+1.3
1812-6GMULOY MDServe errGeorge Mason+0.7
1912-7LOY MDLOY MDKillAddie Loweset Elise Bocanegra+1.3
2013-7LOY MDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.2
2113-8GMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Gabi Verdicchio+0.9
2213-9LOY MDLOY MDKillMariah Sanabiaset Madison Monahan+1.8
2314-9LOY MDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.5
2414-10GMULOY MDKillSydnee Petersset Madison Monahan+1.3
2514-11LOY MDLOY MDAttack errGabriella Gelfound+2.4
2615-11LOY MDGMUServe errLoyola Maryland+2.0
2715-12GMULOY MDKillAva Nepkinset Madison Monahan+1.7
2816-12LOY MDGMUKillGabriella Gelfoundset Ava Cheney+2.1
2917-12GMUGMUAttack errAva Nepkin+2.2
3017-13GMULOY MDServe errGeorge Mason+1.2
3118-13LOY MDGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+1.5
3219-13GMUGMUKillNia Thompson+1.5
3319-14GMULOY MDKillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio+0.6
3420-14LOY MDGMU×6KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.0
3521-14GMUGMU×6Attack errAddie Lowe+0.7
3622-14GMUGMU×6KillJenna Hunt+0.3
3723-14GMUGMU×6KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+0.1
3824-14GMUGMU×6KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney·
3925-14GMUGMU×6KillNia Thompsonset Gabi Verdicchio·
Set 4
11-0LOY MDGMUServe errLoyola Maryland+1.8
21-1GMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Madison Monahan+1.9
32-1LOY MDGMU×3KillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+1.8
43-1GMUGMU×3KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.5
54-1GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.3
64-2GMULOY MDServe errGeorge Mason+1.6
75-2LOY MDGMU×3KillMeredith Brownset Ellie Joffe+1.6
86-2GMUGMU×3AceGeorge Masonaced Ava Nepkin+2.1
97-2GMUGMU×3AceGeorge Masonaced Ava Nepkin+1.8
107-3GMULOY MD×3KillSydnee Petersset Madison Monahan+1.1
117-4LOY MDLOY MD×3Bad setAva Cheney+1.9
127-5LOY MDLOY MD×3KillEllie Joffeset Gabi Verdicchio+2.3
138-5LOY MDGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+1.7
148-6GMULOY MDKillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio+1.7
159-6LOY MDGMUKillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+1.8
169-7GMULOY MD×3Attack errNia Thompson+1.7
179-8LOY MDLOY MD×3Attack errGabriella Gelfound+2.8
189-9LOY MDLOY MD×3AceLoyola Marylandaced Kiera Hamilton+3.2
1910-9LOY MDGMUAttack errAddie Lowe+2.3
2010-10GMULOY MDBad setAva Cheney+2.4
2111-10LOY MDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+2.4
2211-11GMULOY MDServe errGeorge Mason+2.5
2311-12LOY MDLOY MDBlockedGabriella Gelfoundblk Mariah Sanabia, Ava Nepkin+3.8
2412-12LOY MDGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.6
2512-13GMULOY MDKillSydnee Petersset Madison Monahan+2.8
2612-14LOY MDLOY MDAceLoyola Marylandaced Kiera Hamilton+4.1
2713-14LOY MDGMU×3Serve errLoyola Maryland+2.6
2814-14GMUGMU×3BlockedSydnee Petersblk Nia Thompson, Meredith Brown+4.0
2915-14GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+4.0
3015-15GMULOY MDBlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Ellie Joffe+2.9
3116-15LOY MDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+3.0
3216-16GMULOY MDKillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio+3.1
3316-17LOY MDLOY MDBlockedJenna Huntblk Morgan Crawford, Ellie Joffe+4.8
3417-17LOY MDGMUKillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+3.3
3517-18GMULOY MDServe errGeorge Mason+3.7
3618-18LOY MDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+3.5
3718-19GMULOY MDKillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio+4.0
3818-20LOY MDLOY MDAttack errGabriella Gelfound+5.7
3919-20LOY MDGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+3.4
4020-20GMUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+5.8
4120-21GMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Madison Monahan+4.8
4221-21LOY MDGMU×5Attack errSydnee Peters+4.5
4322-21GMUGMU×5KillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+7.1
4423-21GMUGMU×5KillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+6.4
4524-21GMUGMU×5KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+4.2
4625-21GMUGMU×5AceGeorge Masonaced Morgan Crawford+1.5

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).