Final · 4 setsFri, Oct 16, 2026Watch on ESPN+

VCU def. George Mason 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: George Mason 66.6% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 16, 4:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

VCU won at George Mason 3-1 (27-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-15) on Fri, Oct 16, 2026. Lara Del Core led VCU with 14 kills; George Mason's Kiera Hamilton had a match-high 18.

Data through · final Oct 16

Set1234Sets
VCU272025253
GMU252517151

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Lara Del core hit .462 on 26 swings as VCU edged George Mason.

The match turned 3 times; each line shows VCU's RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. George Mason went in at 67% by RallyIQ.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 1 · VCU 24–24 George Mason

    3 of the last 4 rallies went to VCU, enough to take the set 27–25 and lead 1–0. The match swung to VCU.

    VCU 34% → 54%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 2 · VCU 16–14 George Mason

    5 straight George Mason points turned a 14–16 deficit into a 19–16 lead. The match swung to George Mason.

    VCU 64% → 43%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 3 · VCU 8–9 George Mason

    VCU scored 5 straight to turn an 8–9 deficit into a 13–9 lead. The match swung to VCU.

    VCU 34% → 54%

George Mason above 50VCU belowMax swing 10.5%

VCUGeorge Mason

Sideout %
VCU 67.5·George Mason 57.3
Break %
VCU 42.7·George Mason 32.5
Hitting
VCU .300·George Mason .121
Longest run
VCU 6·George Mason 5

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

George Mason above 50 · VCU below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+10.5% VCUrally 179 · set 4

Biggest swing: 10.5% to VCU — set 1, VCU 27-25 GMU. Attack error by Mia Hazelett. GMU win probability 57% → 46%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

VCU 39.6%60.4% GMU

VCU wins

3-0
8.6%
3-1
14.4%
3-2
16.6%

George Mason wins

3-0
17.4%
3-1
23.1%
3-2
19.9%
VCU break %
40.5% vs this opp
GMU break %
42.5% 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
    Mia HazelettAttack error+10.5%

    Attack error by Mia Hazelett

    Set 1 · VCU 27-25 GMU · VCU 43% → 54%

  2. 02
    Lara Del CoreKill+9.7%

    Kill by Lara Del Core (set by Jordan Baksh)

    Set 1 · VCU 26-25 GMU · VCU 34% → 43%

  3. 03
    Kiera HamiltonAttack error+6.9%

    Attack error by Kiera Hamilton

    Set 1 · VCU 23-23 GMU · VCU 27% → 34%

  4. 04

    Kill by Kiera Hamilton (set by Ava Cheney)

    Set 1 · VCU 23-24 GMU · GMU 66% → 73%

  5. 05
    Molly McCallKill+6.4%

    Kill by Molly McCall (set by Jordan Baksh)

    Set 1 · VCU 24-24 GMU · VCU 27% → 34%

  6. 06
    VCUService error+6.4%

    VCU service error

    Set 1 · VCU 24-25 GMU · GMU 66% → 73%

  7. 07
    Letizia GalliKill+6.4%

    Kill by Letizia Galli (set by Cansin Sendir)

    Set 1 · VCU 25-25 GMU · VCU 27% → 34%

  8. 08
    Letizia GalliBlock+4.9%

    Jenna Hunt stuffed by Letizia Galli

    Set 4 · VCU 11-8 GMU · VCU 76% → 81%

Box score

Official NCAA box

VCUaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
411221.4290001018516
411427.25900000031.512.5
48326.19202120031.511.5
47322.1820001001018
4206.3333801150031.53.5
4000–202410000
414226.46201220052.517.5
4000–8141010001
4002.000103310000
1000–000000000
Team totals5314130.300494134742221397
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
418949.184010100010.519.5
411732.12510261010.511.5
47315.26700010010.57.5
4326.167290050010.53.5
34413.000201200215
1226.000100000002
4000–7311920003
4000–000400000
34412.000003100215
1127-.143000000212
1001.000300100000
1000–000000000
Team totals5033141.1214347494010582

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.

VCU vs George Mason

Season series · VCU leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 VCU · GMU 5

Set 1

27-25

Longest run 4 VCUGMU 5

Set 2

20-25

Longest run 6 VCUGMU 5

Set 3

25-17

Longest run 5 VCUGMU 2

Set 4

25-15

Longest run 4 VCUGMU 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

VCU

SlotSideout %Break %
1
73%11/15
41%7/17
2
91%10/11
62%16/26
3
69%9/13
50%9/18
4
56%9/16
25%3/12
5
47%9/19
18%2/11
6
89%8/9
33%4/12
All
67%56/83
43%41/96

George Mason

SlotSideout %Break %
1
44%11/25
29%4/14
2
47%9/19
17%2/12
3
60%9/15
10%1/10
4
82%9/11
36%5/14
5
75%9/12
50%9/18
6
57%8/14
40%6/15
All
57%55/96
33%27/83

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

179 rallies

#VCU-GMUSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1GMUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+2.3
21-1GMUVCUBlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Cansin Sendir, Letizia Galli+1.6
31-2VCUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.6
41-3GMUGMUAttack errLetizia Galli+2.2
52-3GMUVCUKillMolly McCallset Cansin Sendir+1.5
62-4VCUGMUServe errVCU+1.6
73-4GMUVCUAttack errMeredith Brown+1.6
83-5VCUGMUServe errVCU+1.6
94-5GMUVCUKillGabby LaPataset Cansin Sendir+1.6
104-6VCUGMU×5KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.6
114-7GMUGMU×5Attack errNina Boledovicova+2.2
124-8GMUGMU×5KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.9
134-9GMUGMU×5KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.6
144-10GMUGMU×5AceGeorge Masonaced Kayla Foley+1.3
155-10GMUVCUBlockedNia Thompsonblk Nina Boledovicova, Cansin Sendir+0.8
165-11VCUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+0.9
176-11GMUVCUKillNina Boledovicovaset Cansin Sendir+0.8
186-12VCUGMUKillGabriella Gelfoundset Nia Thompson+0.9
197-12GMUVCUKillMolly McCallset Cansin Sendir+0.7
208-12VCUVCUBlockedGabriella Gelfoundblk Molly McCall, Letizia Galli+1.4
218-13VCUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Gabriella Gelfound+1.2
229-13GMUVCUKillLetizia Galliset Cansin Sendir+1.0
239-14VCUGMUKillGabriella Gelfoundset Ava Cheney+1.2
2410-14GMUVCUKillLetizia Galliset Cansin Sendir+1.0
2510-15VCUGMUServe errVCU+1.2
2610-16GMUGMUAceGeorge Masonaced Dunja Martic+1.3
2711-16GMUVCUKillGabby LaPataset Jordan Baksh+0.6
2811-17VCUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+0.9
2912-17GMUVCUKillGabby LaPataset Cansin Sendir+0.6
3012-18VCUGMUKillAva Cheneyset Mia Hazelett+0.8
3113-18GMUVCU×4KillNina Boledovicovaset Cansin Sendir+0.6
3214-18VCUVCU×4Attack errMia Hazelett+1.2
3315-18VCUVCU×4BlockedGabriella Gelfoundblk Letizia Galli, Molly McCall+1.8
3416-18VCUVCU×4AceVCUaced Nia Thompson+2.5
3516-19VCUGMUKillMia Hazelettset Ava Cheney+2.2
3617-19GMUVCUKillMolly McCallset Cansin Sendir+1.8
3718-19VCUVCUKillLetizia Galliset Cansin Sendir+3.5
3818-20VCUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.9
3919-20GMUVCUKillLara Del Coreset Cansin Sendir+2.6
4019-21VCUGMUServe errVCU+3.2
4120-21GMUVCUKillLara Del Coreset Cansin Sendir+2.7
4220-22VCUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Nina Boledovicova+3.5
4321-22GMUVCUKillLara Del Coreset Cansin Sendir+2.8
4421-23VCUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+3.9
4522-23GMUVCUServe errGeorge Mason+2.8
4623-23VCUVCUAttack errKiera Hamilton+6.9
4723-24VCUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+6.4
4824-24GMUVCUKillMolly McCallset Jordan Baksh+6.4
4924-25VCUGMUServe errVCU+6.4
5025-25GMUVCU×3KillLetizia Galliset Cansin Sendir+6.4
5126-25VCUVCU×3KillLara Del Coreset Jordan Baksh+9.7
5227-25VCUVCU×3Attack errMia Hazelett+10.5
Set 2
10-1VCUGMUKillMia Hazelettset Ava Cheney+1.9
21-1GMUVCU×6KillLara Del Coreset Jordan Baksh+2.0
32-1VCUVCU×6KillLara Del Core+3.0
43-1VCUVCU×6Attack errRylee Kinnell+3.1
54-1VCUVCU×6KillLara Del Coreset Jordan Baksh+3.1
65-1VCUVCU×6Attack errRylee Kinnell+3.0
76-1VCUVCU×6Attack errMeredith Brown+2.8
86-2VCUGMUServe errVCU+1.7
97-2GMUVCUKillLetizia Galliset Cansin Sendir+2.0
107-3VCUGMUKillAva Cheney+1.7
118-3GMUVCUKillLara Del Coreset Cansin Sendir+2.1
129-3VCUVCUAceVCUaced Autumn Martinez-Robinson+2.6
139-4VCUGMUServe errVCU+1.4
1410-4GMUVCUKillGabby LaPataset Cansin Sendir+1.8
1510-5VCUGMU×3KillAva Cheney+1.4
1610-6GMUGMU×3BlockedNina Boledovicovablk Mia Hazelett, Nia Thompson+2.4
1710-7GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+2.8
1811-7GMUVCUAttack errNia Thompson+2.4
1911-8VCUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.0
2011-9GMUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+3.3
2112-9GMUVCUBlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Cansin Sendir, Letizia Galli+2.7
2212-10VCUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.3
2313-10GMUVCUKillLetizia Galliset Cansin Sendir+2.8
2413-11VCUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+2.4
2514-11GMUVCUServe errGeorge Mason+2.9
2615-11VCUVCUBlockedMeredith Brownblk Gabby LaPata+3.7
2715-12VCUGMU×3KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.0
2815-13GMUGMU×3KillMeredith Brownset Cansin Sendir+3.5
2915-14GMUGMU×3BlockedGabby LaPatablk Ava Cheney, Meredith Brown+4.1
3016-14GMUVCUBlockedNia Thompsonblk Lara Del Core, Nina Boledovicova+3.3
3116-15VCUGMU×5KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.9
3216-16GMUGMU×5AceGeorge Masonaced Jordan Baksh+4.7
3316-17GMUGMU×5KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+4.8
3416-18GMUGMU×5AceGeorge Mason+4.5
3516-19GMUGMU×5Attack errGabby LaPata+3.9
3617-19GMUVCUKillNina Boledovicovaset Cansin Sendir+2.2
3717-20VCUGMU×3KillMia Hazelettset Ava Cheney+2.8
3817-21GMUGMU×3Attack errNina Boledovicova+2.9
3917-22GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.8
4018-22GMUVCUKillMolly McCallset Cansin Sendir+0.6
4119-22VCUVCUKillMolly McCallset Cansin Sendir+1.6
4219-23VCUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.9
4320-23GMUVCUKillLetizia Galliset Cansin Sendir+0.9
4420-24VCUGMUBlockedMolly McCallblk Rylee Kinnell, Mia Hazelett+1.7
4520-25GMUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Mia Hazelett+0.6
Set 3
10-1GMUGMUAttack errMolly McCall+3.1
20-2GMUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+3.0
31-2GMUVCUKillLetizia Galliset Cansin Sendir+2.1
42-2VCUVCUBlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Lara Del Core, Letizia Galli+3.2
52-3VCUGMUKillRylee Kinnellset Ava Cheney+2.3
63-3GMUVCUServe errGeorge Mason+2.4
74-3VCUVCUBlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Lara Del Core, Letizia Galli+3.5
84-4VCUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+2.4
95-4GMUVCUKillLetizia Galliset Cansin Sendir+2.6
105-5VCUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.5
115-6GMUGMUAttack errLara Del Core+3.5
126-6GMUVCUKillLara Del Coreset Cansin Sendir+2.5
136-7VCUGMUServe errVCU+2.5
147-7GMUVCUKillGabby LaPataset Cansin Sendir+2.6
157-8VCUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Nina Boledovicova+2.6
168-8GMUVCUKillNina Boledovicovaset Cansin Sendir+2.7
178-9VCUGMUKillRylee Kinnellset Ava Cheney+2.7
189-9GMUVCU×5Serve errGeorge Mason+2.8
1910-9VCUVCU×5Attack errMia Hazelett+4.2
2011-9VCUVCU×5Attack errKiera Hamilton+4.3
2112-9VCUVCU×5BlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Lara Del Core, Letizia Galli+4.3
2213-9VCUVCU×5Attack errMia Hazelett+4.0
2313-10VCUGMUKillMia Hazelettset Ava Cheney+2.3
2414-10GMUVCUKillMolly McCallset Cansin Sendir+2.9
2514-11VCUGMUAttack errRylee Kinnell+2.3
2614-12GMUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Cansin Sendir+3.9
2715-12GMUVCUServe errGeorge Mason+3.4
2816-12VCUVCUKillCansin Sendirset Jordan Baksh+4.2
2916-13VCUGMUServe errVCU+2.3
3017-13GMUVCUKillLara Del Coreset Cansin Sendir+3.1
3117-14VCUGMUServe errVCU+2.3
3218-14GMUVCUAttack errKiera Hamilton+3.1
3318-15VCUGMUAttack errMolly McCall+2.3
3419-15GMUVCUKillMolly McCallset Kayla Foley+3.2
3519-16VCUGMUKillRylee Kinnellset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+2.2
3620-16GMUVCUServe errGeorge Mason+3.2
3721-16VCUVCUKillLara Del Coreset Cansin Sendir+3.2
3821-17VCUGMUServe errVCU+1.2
3922-17GMUVCU×4KillLetizia Galliset Cansin Sendir+2.1
4023-17VCUVCU×4Attack errRylee Kinnell+1.5
4124-17VCUVCU×4KillGabby LaPata+0.5
4225-17VCUVCU×4KillGabby LaPataset Dunja Martic+0.1
Set 4
11-0VCUVCUBlockedRylee Kinnellblk Molly McCall, Letizia Galli+3.9
22-0VCUVCUKillMolly McCallset Jordan Baksh+4.1
32-1VCUGMUAttack errLara Del Core+2.7
43-1GMUVCUAttack errAva Cheney+3.0
53-2VCUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+2.7
64-2GMUVCU×4Attack errAva Cheney+3.0
75-2VCUVCU×4Attack errNia Thompson+4.3
86-2VCUVCU×4Attack errNia Thompson+4.1
97-2VCUVCU×4AceVCU+3.8
107-3VCUGMUAttack errGabby LaPata+2.3
118-3GMUVCUKillLara Del Coreset Cansin Sendir+2.8
128-4VCUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.3
138-5GMUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+3.7
149-5GMUVCUKillCansin Sendir+3.1
159-6VCUGMU×3KillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+2.6
169-7GMUGMU×3BlockedMolly McCallblk Jenna Hunt, Rylee Kinnell+4.2
179-8GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+4.5
1810-8GMUVCU×3KillNina Boledovicovaset Cansin Sendir+3.6
1911-8VCUVCU×3BlockedJenna Huntblk Letizia Galli+4.9
2012-8VCUVCU×3AceVCUaced Autumn Martinez-Robinson+4.6
2112-9VCUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.7
2213-9GMUVCU×3KillLetizia Galliset Cansin Sendir+3.4
2314-9VCUVCU×3KillLara Del Coreset Jordan Baksh+4.1
2415-9VCUVCU×3Attack errJenna Hunt+3.4
2515-10VCUGMUBlockedLetizia Galliblk Kiera Hamilton, Jenna Hunt+1.7
2616-10GMUVCUKillMolly McCallset Cansin Sendir+2.4
2717-10VCUVCUKillLara Del Coreset Cansin Sendir+2.4
2817-11VCUGMUKillRylee Kinnellset Camryn Weldon+1.1
2918-11GMUVCUServe errGeorge Mason+1.6
3019-11VCUVCUBlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Lara Del Core, Nina Boledovicova+1.4
3119-12VCUGMUServe errVCU+0.5
3219-13GMUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Camryn Weldon+1.2
3320-13GMUVCUAttack errNia Thompson+1.4
3421-13VCUVCUKillNina Boledovicovaset Cansin Sendir+1.0
3521-14VCUGMUServe errVCU+0.3
3622-14GMUVCU×3KillNina Boledovicovaset Cansin Sendir+0.6
3723-14VCUVCU×3KillMolly McCallset Kayla Foley+0.3
3824-14VCUVCU×3Attack errNia Thompson+0.1
3924-15VCUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Camryn Weldon·
4025-15GMUVCUKillNina Boledovicovaset Cansin Sendir·

Score shown after each rally, VCU 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).