George Mason def. George Washington 3-0 Volleyball (Oct 7)

FinalWed, Oct 7, 2026ESPN+

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: George Mason 59.3% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 7, 4:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

George Mason beat visiting George Washington 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-19) on Wed, Oct 7, 2026. George Mason's Kiera Hamilton led with 20 kills, and Autumn Martinez-Robinson added 11 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 4:00 PM CT · final Oct 7

Set	1	2	3	Sets
G WASH	22	18	19	0
GMU	25	25	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

20 kills in 3 sets for Kiera Hamilton. George Mason swept George Washington.

Win probability never moved more than 2.8 points on one rally; George Washington topped out at 43% in Set 1. RallyIQ gave George Mason 59% before first serve.

George WashingtonGeorge Mason

Break %+15.5 pts
25.040.5
30 of 74 on serve vs 15 of 60, so George Washington's sideout was 59.5%.
Hitting+.261
.047.308
42 K / 14 E against 28 K / 23 E.
Longest run+3
36
6 straight George Mason points in the second set stretched a 12–11 lead to 18–11. That set ended 25–18.

George Mason above 50George Washington belowMax swing 2.8%

George WashingtonGeorge Mason

Aces: George Washington 5·George Mason 1
Serve err: George Washington 7·George Mason 10
Blocks: George Washington 6·George Mason 51 BS · 10 BA vs 2 BS · 6 BA
Digs: George Washington 33·George Mason 47

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

George Mason above 50 · George Washington below

Biggest swing: 2.8% to George Mason — set 1, G WASH 22-25 GMU. Kill by Nia Thompson (set by Ava Cheney). GMU win probability 73% → 76%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

G WASH 51.7%48.3% GMU

George Washington wins

3-0

13.2%

3-1

19.4%

3-2

19.0%

George Mason wins

3-0

11.8%

3-1

18.1%

3-2

18.5%

G WASH break %: 41.2% vs this opp
GMU break %: 40.9% 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

01
Nia ThompsonKill+2.8%
Kill by Nia Thompson (set by Ava Cheney)
Set 1 · G WASH 22-25 GMU · GMU 73% → 76%
02
Riley SamuelAttack error+2.6%
Attack error by Riley Samuel
Set 2 · G WASH 11-14 GMU · GMU 81% → 83%
03
Abby MarkworthAttack error+2.6%
Attack error by Abby Markworth
Set 1 · G WASH 4-5 GMU · GMU 59% → 62%
04
Simone AssasieKill+2.6%
Kill by Simone Assasie (set by Ava Cheney)
Set 2 · G WASH 10-11 GMU · G WASH 19% → 21%
05
Nia ThompsonKill+2.5%
Kill by Nia Thompson (set by Ava Cheney)
Set 1 · G WASH 4-6 GMU · GMU 62% → 64%
06
Nia Thompson&Mia HazelettBlock+2.5%
Alexis Rodriguez stuffed by Nia Thompson & Mia Hazelett
Set 1 · G WASH 5-8 GMU · GMU 64% → 67%
07
Simone AssasieAttack error+2.4%
Attack error by Simone Assasie
Set 2 · G WASH 8-11 GMU · GMU 80% → 83%
08
Mia HazelettAttack error+2.4%
Attack error by Mia Hazelett
Set 2 · G WASH 7-8 GMU · G WASH 19% → 22%

Box score

Official NCAA box

George Washingtonaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
11Riley SamuelMB	3	9	2	16	.438	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	11
8Alexis RodriguezOH	3	7	7	32	.000	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	9
23Simone AssasieMB	3	5	2	14	.214	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.5	6.5
10Cayla CoganOH	3	5	4	20	.050	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.5	5.5
7Abby MarkworthS	3	1	2	8	-.125	22	0	1	7	0	0	1	0.5	1.5
4Alexis BaduOPP	2	1	3	7	-.286	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1
0Nicanora ClarkeOH	3	0	1	3	-.333	1	2	2	5	1	0	0	0	2
3Jaelyn ConnoleS	3	0	0	0	–	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
9Evie HuangL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
15Lydia ZengL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
24Sadee GedseL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Marin HarveyOH	2	0	2	5	-.400	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1.5	1.5
6Mackenzie KrzusS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17Tessa de AlbergariaL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		28	23	106	.047	26	5	7	33	1	1	10	6	59

George Masonhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
5Kiera HamiltonOH	3	20	5	36	.417	1	0	0	8	0	1	0	1	21
11Nia ThompsonOH	3	11	5	26	.231	0	0	2	6	1	0	1	0.5	11.5
1Mia HazelettMB	3	3	1	8	.250	1	0	3	7	0	1	2	2	5
20Meredith BrownMB	3	4	1	8	.375	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.5	4.5
15Gabriella GelfoundOPP	3	2	1	10	.100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	2.5
12Ava CheneyS	3	2	0	2	1.000	37	0	0	4	0	0	1	0.5	2.5
9Avery BookerOH	3	0	0	0	–	1	1	1	8	0	0	0	0	1
18Autumn Martinez-RobinsonL/DS	3	0	1	1	-1.000	0	0	4	11	2	0	0	0	0
Team totals		42	14	91	.308	40	1	10	47	5	2	6	5	75

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.

George Washington vs George Mason

Season series · Series tied 1-1

Wed, Oct 7, 2026George Washington at George Mason · George Mason won 3-0This match
Wed, Oct 28, 2026George Mason at George Washington · George Washington won 3-0Result →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 3 G WASH · GMU 6

Set 1

22-25

Longest run 2 G WASHGMU 4

Set 2

18-25

Longest run 3 G WASHGMU 6

Set 3

19-25

Longest run 3 G WASHGMU 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

George Washington

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	80%8/10	22%2/9
2	47%8/17	27%3/11
3	57%8/14	11%1/9
4	70%7/10	33%4/12
5	58%7/12	36%4/11
6	55%6/11	13%1/8
All	59%44/74	25%15/60

George Mason

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	69%9/13	33%4/12
2	89%8/9	20%2/10
3	89%8/9	58%11/19
4	58%7/12	36%4/11
5	70%7/10	46%6/13
6	86%6/7	33%3/9
All	75%45/60	41%30/74

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 (3 of 3 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

134 rallies

#	G WASH-GMU	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Cayla Cogan	set Abby Markworth	+1.8
2	1-1	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Mia Hazelett	set Ava Cheney	+1.8
3	2-1	GMU	G WASH	Serve err	George Mason		+1.9
4	2-2	G WASH	GMU	Attack err	Alexis Badu		+1.8
5	3-2	GMU	G WASH	Serve err	George Mason		+1.9
6	3-3	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.9
7	4-3	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+2.0
8	4-4	G WASH	GMU×3	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.9
9	4-5	GMU	GMU×3	Attack err	Abby Markworth		+2.6
10	4-6	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+2.5
11	5-6	GMU	G WASH	Serve err	George Mason		+1.8
12	5-7	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.9
13	5-8	GMU	GMU	Blocked	Alexis Rodriguez	blk Nia Thompson, Mia Hazelett	+2.5
14	6-8	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Cayla Cogan	set Abby Markworth	+1.7
15	6-9	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Mia Hazelett	set Ava Cheney	+1.8
16	6-10	GMU	GMU	Attack err	Simone Assasie		+2.2
17	7-10	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Badu	set Abby Markworth	+1.5
18	7-11	G WASH	GMU	Attack err	Alexis Rodriguez		+1.7
19	8-11	GMU	G WASH	Serve err	George Mason		+1.5
20	8-12	G WASH	GMU×4	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.7
21	8-13	GMU	GMU×4	Attack err	Alexis Rodriguez		+2.0
22	8-14	GMU	GMU×4	Attack err	Alexis Badu		+1.5
23	8-15	GMU	GMU×4	Ace	Avery Booker	aced Nicanora Clarke	+1.1
24	9-15	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+0.6
25	9-16	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.8
26	10-16	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Nicanora Clarke	+0.6
27	10-17	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+0.8
28	11-17	GMU	G WASH	Serve err	George Mason		+0.5
29	11-18	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+0.7
30	11-19	GMU	GMU	Blocked	Cayla Cogan	blk Mia Hazelett, Gabriella Gelfound	+0.6
31	12-19	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Simone Assasie	set Abby Markworth	+0.2
32	13-19	G WASH	G WASH	Kill	Cayla Cogan	set Abby Markworth	+0.5
33	13-20	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Gabriella Gelfound	set Ava Cheney	+0.6
34	14-20	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Cayla Cogan	set Abby Markworth	+0.3
35	15-20	G WASH	G WASH	Ace	George Washington	aced Nia Thompson	+0.7
36	15-21	G WASH	GMU	Attack err	Nicanora Clarke		+0.9
37	16-21	GMU	G WASH	Attack err	Nia Thompson		+0.5
38	17-21	G WASH	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Sadee Gedse	+1.1
39	17-22	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.2
40	18-22	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+0.6
41	18-23	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+1.1
42	19-23	GMU	G WASH	Blocked	Kiera Hamilton	blk Riley Samuel	+0.4
43	20-23	G WASH	G WASH	Blocked	Nia Thompson	blk Riley Samuel, Abby Markworth	+1.2
44	20-24	G WASH	GMU	Serve err	George Washington		+1.7
45	21-24	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Jaelyn Connole	+0.5
46	22-24	G WASH	G WASH	Bad set	Ava Cheney		+1.6
47	22-25	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+2.8
Set 2
1	0-1	G WASH	GMU	Serve err	George Washington		+1.6
2	1-1	GMU	G WASH	Serve err	George Mason		+1.6
3	1-2	G WASH	GMU×3	Serve err	George Washington		+1.6
4	1-3	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+2.2
5	1-4	GMU	GMU×3	Blocked	Alexis Rodriguez	blk Ava Cheney, Meredith Brown	+2.1
6	2-4	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+1.4
7	2-5	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+1.5
8	2-6	GMU	GMU	Attack err	Riley Samuel		+1.9
9	3-6	GMU	G WASH×3	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+1.3
10	4-6	G WASH	G WASH×3	Ace	George Washington	aced Autumn Martinez-Robinson	+2.0
11	5-6	G WASH	G WASH×3	Attack err	Meredith Brown		+2.3
12	5-7	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.7
13	5-8	GMU	GMU	Attack err	Cayla Cogan		+2.2
14	6-8	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Cayla Cogan	set Abby Markworth	+1.5
15	7-8	G WASH	G WASH	Attack err	Mia Hazelett		+2.4
16	7-9	G WASH	GMU	Attack err	Alexis Rodriguez		+1.8
17	8-9	GMU	G WASH	Attack err	Nia Thompson		+1.8
18	8-10	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+1.9
19	8-11	GMU	GMU	Attack err	Simone Assasie		+2.4
20	9-11	GMU	G WASH	Serve err	George Mason		+1.6
21	10-11	G WASH	G WASH	Kill	Simone Assasie	set Ava Cheney	+2.6
22	10-12	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+2.0
23	11-12	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+2.0
24	11-13	G WASH	GMU×6	Attack err	Alexis Rodriguez		+2.1
25	11-14	GMU	GMU×6	Attack err	Riley Samuel		+2.6
26	11-15	GMU	GMU×6	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+2.3
27	11-16	GMU	GMU×6	Attack err	Alexis Badu		+1.8
28	11-17	GMU	GMU×6	Kill	Kiera Hamilton		+1.3
29	11-18	GMU	GMU×6	Kill	Ava Cheney	set Abby Markworth	+0.9
30	12-18	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+0.4
31	12-19	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.6
32	12-20	GMU	GMU	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Ava Cheney	+0.5
33	13-20	GMU	G WASH	Attack err	Kiera Hamilton		+0.2
34	14-20	G WASH	G WASH	Ace	George Washington		+0.4
35	14-21	G WASH	GMU	Attack err	Cayla Cogan		+0.5
36	15-21	GMU	G WASH	Serve err	George Mason		+0.2
37	16-21	G WASH	G WASH	Ace	George Washington	aced Autumn Martinez-Robinson	+0.6
38	16-22	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Mia Hazelett	set Ava Cheney	+0.7
39	17-22	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+0.3
40	17-23	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+0.6
41	17-24	GMU	GMU	Serve err	George Mason		+0.3
42	18-24	GMU	G WASH	Serve err	George Mason		·
43	18-25	G WASH	GMU	Serve err	George Washington		+0.1
Set 3
1	1-0	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Simone Assasie	set Cayla Cogan	+1.0
2	1-1	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Mia Hazelett	+1.0
3	2-1	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+1.0
4	2-2	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Ava Cheney	+1.0
5	3-2	GMU	G WASH	Blocked	Kiera Hamilton	blk Riley Samuel, Marin Harvey	+1.0
6	3-3	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.0
7	3-4	GMU	GMU	Attack err	Abby Markworth		+1.4
8	4-4	GMU	G WASH	Attack err	Nia Thompson		+1.0
9	5-4	G WASH	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+1.5
10	5-5	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Ava Cheney	+1.1
11	6-5	GMU	G WASH	Serve err	George Mason		+1.1
12	6-6	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.1
13	6-7	GMU	GMU	Attack err	Alexis Rodriguez		+1.5
14	7-7	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Abby Markworth		+1.1
15	7-8	G WASH	GMU	Serve err	George Washington		+1.1
16	7-9	GMU	GMU	Attack err	Marin Harvey		+1.5
17	8-9	GMU	G WASH×3	Attack err	Autumn Martinez-Robinson		+1.1
18	9-9	G WASH	G WASH×3	Attack err	Kiera Hamilton		+1.6
19	10-9	G WASH	G WASH×3	Ace	George Washington		+1.7
20	10-10	G WASH	GMU×3	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.2
21	10-11	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Ava Cheney	+1.7
22	10-12	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.7
23	11-12	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Simone Assasie	set Abby Markworth	+1.2
24	11-13	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.3
25	12-13	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+1.2
26	12-14	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Ava Cheney	set Kiera Hamilton	+1.3
27	13-14	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+1.3
28	13-15	G WASH	GMU×4	Serve err	George Washington		+1.4
29	13-16	GMU	GMU×4	Attack err	Cayla Cogan		+1.7
30	13-17	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.4
31	13-18	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Avery Booker	+1.1
32	14-18	GMU	G WASH	Attack err	Nia Thompson		+0.6
33	14-19	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.8
34	15-19	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Simone Assasie	set Abby Markworth	+0.5
35	15-20	G WASH	GMU	Attack err	Marin Harvey		+0.8
36	16-20	GMU	G WASH	Blocked	Gabriella Gelfound	blk Cayla Cogan, Simone Assasie	+0.5
37	16-21	G WASH	GMU	Bad set	Abby Markworth		+0.7
38	17-21	GMU	G WASH	Blocked	Kiera Hamilton	blk Marin Harvey, Simone Assasie	+0.4
39	17-22	G WASH	GMU	Kill	Gabriella Gelfound	set Ava Cheney	+0.7
40	17-23	GMU	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.5
41	18-23	GMU	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+0.1
42	19-23	G WASH	G WASH	Bad set	Ava Cheney		+0.3
43	19-24	G WASH	GMU	Serve err	George Washington		+0.5
44	19-25	GMU	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+0.2

Score shown after each rally, George Washington 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).

George Mason def. George Washington 3–0

20 kills in 3 sets for Kiera Hamilton. George Mason swept George Washington.