Final · 5 setsFri, Oct 23, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Saint Louis def. George Mason 3–2

RallyIQ pre-match: Saint Louis 61.5% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 23, 3:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Saint Louis beat visiting George Mason 3-2 (18-25, 25-21, 25-17, 20-25, 16-14) on Fri, Oct 23, 2026. Saint Louis' Tamia Maddox led with 23 kills.

Data through · final Oct 23

Set12345Sets
GMU25211725142
ST LOU18252520163

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Tamia Maddox had 23 kills as Saint Louis won in five.

The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Saint Louis's win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. Saint Louis went in as RallyIQ's 61% pick.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 5 · George Mason 3–3 Saint Louis

    George Mason scored 3 straight to go from 3–3 to a 6–3 lead. The match swung to George Mason.

    Saint Louis 53% → 26%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 5 · George Mason 6–3 Saint Louis

    Saint Louis scored 3 straight to erase a 3–6 deficit and tie it at 6. The match swung to Saint Louis.

    Saint Louis 26% → 52%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 5 · George Mason 12–11 Saint Louis

    Down 11–12, Saint Louis scored 3 straight to lead 14–12. The match swung to Saint Louis.

    Saint Louis 37% → 90%

Saint Louis above 50George Mason belowMax swing 26.1%

George MasonSaint Louis

Sideout %
George Mason 63.1·Saint Louis 64.1
Break %
George Mason 35.9·Saint Louis 36.9
Hitting
George Mason .215·Saint Louis .247
Longest run
George Mason 7·Saint Louis 4

Tamia Maddox
23 kills on .237, 24.5 points; 3 of those kills came in the turning points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Saint Louis above 50 · George Mason below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+26.1% GMUrally 206 · set 5

Biggest swing: 26.1% to George Mason — set 5, GMU 14-14 ST LOU. Tamia Maddox stuffed by Jenna Hunt & Ava Cheney. ST LOU win probability 83% → 57%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

GMU 35.5%64.5% ST LOU

George Mason wins

3-0
7.3%
3-1
12.7%
3-2
15.4%

Saint Louis wins

3-0
19.7%
3-1
24.7%
3-2
20.1%
GMU break %
39.4% vs this opp
ST LOU break %
42.2% 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

    Tamia Maddox stuffed by Jenna Hunt & Ava Cheney

    Set 5 · GMU 14-14 ST LOU · GMU 17% → 43%

  2. 02

    Jenna Hunt stuffed by Ellie Rink & J'La Sparks

    Set 5 · GMU 14-16 ST LOU · ST LOU 75% → 100%

  3. 03
    Tamia MaddoxKill+21.3%

    Kill by Tamia Maddox (set by Lara Zigic)

    Set 5 · GMU 12-13 ST LOU · ST LOU 49% → 71%

  4. 04

    Ace by Jetta Brenning on Avery Booker

    Set 5 · GMU 12-14 ST LOU · ST LOU 71% → 90%

  5. 05
    Tamia MaddoxKill+18.2%

    Kill by Tamia Maddox (set by Jetta Brenning)

    Set 5 · GMU 14-15 ST LOU · ST LOU 57% → 75%

  6. 06
    Saint LouisService error+13.0%

    Saint Louis service error

    Set 5 · GMU 12-11 ST LOU · GMU 50% → 63%

  7. 07
    Tamia MaddoxKill+12.3%

    Kill by Tamia Maddox (set by Jetta Brenning)

    Set 5 · GMU 12-12 ST LOU · ST LOU 37% → 49%

  8. 08
    Meredith BrownKill+11.5%

    Kill by Meredith Brown (set by Ava Cheney)

    Set 5 · GMU 11-10 ST LOU · GMU 49% → 61%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
520650.28021413000021
514640.20000112000014
512220.50000010010.512.5
5205.4004500110010.52.5
5000–0121010001
3229.000001100002
5001.0004051710000
42412-.167000000213
3328.125000100214
2000–001000000
1014-.250000100000
Team totals5523149.21551214674063102
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
523959.23700362031.524.5
518649.245114120010.519.5
57114.429201000218
5225.00000000174.56.5
53114.1434613150031.55.5
5000–213700001
59223.3040016002110
5001.0008131500001
4001.000000000000
4000–105100000
Team totals6221166.2476042362211810104

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 Mason vs Saint Louis

Season series · Saint Louis leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 7 GMU · ST LOU 4

Set 1

25-18

Longest run 5 GMUST LOU 4

Set 2

21-25

Longest run 6 GMUST LOU 4

Set 3

17-25

Longest run 2 GMUST LOU 3

Set 4

25-20

Longest run 7 GMUST LOU 4

Set 5

14-16

Longest run 3 GMUST LOU 3

Bars above the line = Saint Louis 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
74%14/19
25%4/16
2
68%13/19
50%13/26
3
67%10/15
20%3/15
4
45%10/22
33%5/15
5
82%9/11
33%5/15
6
53%9/17
44%7/16
All
63%65/103
36%37/103

Saint Louis

SlotSideout %Break %
1
64%14/22
39%7/18
2
52%12/23
22%4/18
3
86%12/14
43%9/21
4
63%10/16
38%6/16
5
75%9/12
50%9/18
6
56%9/16
25%3/12
All
64%66/103
37%38/103

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

206 rallies

#GMU-ST LOUSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0ST LOUGMU×5Serve errSaint Louis+1.8
22-0GMUGMU×5KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.6
33-0GMUGMU×5Attack errEllie Rink+2.5
44-0GMUGMU×5AceKiera Hamiltonaced Tamia Maddox+2.4
55-0GMUGMU×5Attack errEllie Rink+2.3
65-1GMUST LOUServe errGeorge Mason+1.3
76-1ST LOUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.6
86-2GMUST LOUKillJetta Brenningset Kayla Jansen+1.3
97-2ST LOUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.6
107-3GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+1.3
118-3ST LOUGMU×3Attack errTea Kalajdzic+1.6
129-3GMUGMU×3Attack errJ'La Sparks+2.0
1310-3GMUGMU×3KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.7
1410-4GMUST LOUAttack errNia Thompson+0.9
1511-4ST LOUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.2
1611-5GMUST LOU×3Attack errMeredith Brown+0.9
1711-6ST LOUST LOU×3Attack errGabriella Gelfound+1.6
1811-7ST LOUST LOU×3AceLara Zigic+2.0
1912-7ST LOUGMUServe errLara Zigic+1.7
2013-7GMUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.0
2113-8GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+1.0
2214-8ST LOUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+1.4
2315-8GMUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+1.5
2415-9GMUST LOUServe errGeorge Mason+0.7
2516-9ST LOUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.0
2616-10GMUST LOU×4KillKayla Jansenset Jetta Brenning+0.7
2716-11ST LOUST LOU×4KillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+1.3
2816-12ST LOUST LOU×4BlockedNia Thompsonblk J'La Sparks, Jetta Brenning+1.8
2916-13ST LOUST LOU×4KillTamia Maddoxset Anna Alexander+2.4
3017-13ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+2.2
3117-14GMUST LOUAttack errGabriella Gelfound+1.6
3218-14ST LOUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.2
3318-15GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+1.6
3419-15ST LOUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.3
3520-15GMUGMUBlockedEllie Rinkblk Gabriella Gelfound, Meredith Brown+2.4
3620-16GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+1.0
3721-16ST LOUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+1.6
3821-17GMUST LOUKillKayla Jansenset Jetta Brenning+0.9
3922-17ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+1.5
4022-18GMUST LOUKillKayla Jansenset Jetta Brenning+0.7
4123-18ST LOUGMU×3KillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+1.3
4224-18GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+0.7
4325-18GMUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+0.1
Set 2
10-1GMUST LOUKillTea Kalajdzicset Lara Zigic+1.9
21-1ST LOUGMUAttack errTamia Maddox+1.9
31-2GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+1.9
41-3ST LOUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+2.7
52-3ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+1.8
62-4GMUST LOUServe errGeorge Mason+1.9
73-4ST LOUGMUAttack errTamia Maddox+1.9
83-5GMUST LOUKillKayla Jansenset Jetta Brenning+2.0
93-6ST LOUST LOUKillKayla Jansenset Jetta Brenning+2.7
104-6ST LOUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.7
114-7GMUST LOUAttack errMia Hazelett+1.9
125-7ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+1.8
135-8GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Lara Zigic+1.9
145-9ST LOUST LOUBlockedGabriella Gelfoundblk Tamia Maddox, J'La Sparks+2.5
156-9ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+1.5
166-10GMUST LOUBlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Jetta Brenning, J'La Sparks+1.7
176-11ST LOUST LOUBlockedNia Thompsonblk J'La Sparks, Tamia Maddox+2.1
187-11ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+1.2
197-12GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+1.5
208-12ST LOUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.2
218-13GMUST LOUKillTea Kalajdzicset Jetta Brenning+1.5
228-14ST LOUST LOUAttack errKiera Hamilton+1.7
239-14ST LOUGMUKillMia Hazelettset Ava Cheney+0.9
2410-14GMUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.7
2510-15GMUST LOU×4KillTea Kalajdzicset Jetta Brenning+1.5
2610-16ST LOUST LOU×4KillEllie Rinkset Lucy Rankin+1.6
2710-17ST LOUST LOU×4KillJetta Brenningset Kayla Jansen+1.1
2810-18ST LOUST LOU×4AceLucy Rankinaced Autumn Martinez-Robinson+0.7
2911-18ST LOUGMUServe errLucy Rankin+0.3
3011-19GMUST LOUKillKayla Jansenset Jetta Brenning+0.4
3112-19ST LOUGMU×6KillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+0.2
3213-19GMUGMU×6Attack errTamia Maddox+0.5
3314-19GMUGMU×6KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+0.9
3415-19GMUGMU×6KillMeredith Brownset Kiera Hamilton+1.4
3516-19GMUGMU×6Attack errKayla Jansen+2.1
3617-19GMUGMU×6KillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+3.1
3717-20GMUST LOUServe errGeorge Mason+2.8
3817-21ST LOUST LOUAttack errKiera Hamilton+3.0
3918-21ST LOUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.3
4019-21GMUGMUAttack errTamia Maddox+3.0
4119-22GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+3.1
4220-22ST LOUGMUKillAva Cheneyset Kiera Hamilton+2.0
4320-23GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+3.2
4420-24ST LOUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Lara Zigic+2.4
4521-24ST LOUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+0.5
4621-25GMUST LOUKillTea Kalajdzicset Jetta Brenning+2.2
Set 3
10-1GMUST LOUServe errGeorge Mason+2.2
20-2ST LOUST LOUKillJ'La Sparks+3.2
31-2ST LOUGMUAttack errEllie Rink+2.2
42-2GMUGMUAttack errTea Kalajdzic+3.4
52-3GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+2.3
63-3ST LOUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.4
73-4GMUST LOUBlockedNia Thompsonblk Kayla Jansen, Tea Kalajdzic+2.4
84-4ST LOUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.5
94-5GMUST LOUServe errGeorge Mason+2.5
104-6ST LOUST LOUAttack errCaroline Rodriguez+3.5
115-6ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+2.3
125-7GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+2.4
136-7ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+2.4
147-7GMUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+3.8
157-8GMUST LOUBlockedKiera Hamiltonblk Jetta Brenning, J'La Sparks+2.7
168-8ST LOUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+2.7
178-9GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+2.8
189-9ST LOUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+2.8
199-10GMUST LOU×3Serve errGeorge Mason+2.8
209-11ST LOUST LOU×3KillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+4.0
219-12ST LOUST LOU×3KillTea Kalajdzicset Lara Zigic+3.7
2210-12ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+2.3
2310-13GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+2.6
2411-13ST LOUGMUAttack errEllie Rink+2.3
2512-13GMUGMUAttack errEllie Rink+4.0
2612-14GMUST LOU×3Attack errMia Hazelett+3.1
2712-15ST LOUST LOU×3AceEllie Rink+4.0
2812-16ST LOUST LOU×3KillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+3.4
2913-16ST LOUGMUKillMia Hazelettset Ava Cheney+1.9
3013-17GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+2.4
3114-17ST LOUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+1.9
3214-18GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+2.4
3314-19ST LOUST LOUBlockedNia Thompsonblk J'La Sparks+2.5
3415-19ST LOUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+1.2
3515-20GMUST LOUAttack errMeredith Brown+1.7
3616-20ST LOUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+1.0
3716-21GMUST LOU×3Serve errGeorge Mason+1.6
3816-22ST LOUST LOU×3Attack errJenna Hunt+1.2
3916-23ST LOUST LOU×3BlockedNia Thompsonblk Kayla Jansen, Tea Kalajdzic+0.5
4017-23ST LOUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+0.1
4117-24GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+0.2
4217-25ST LOUST LOUAttack errKiera Hamilton·
Set 4
11-0GMUGMUKillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+3.1
22-0GMUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+3.2
32-1GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+2.1
43-1ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+2.3
53-2GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+2.1
64-2ST LOUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+2.3
74-3GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+2.2
85-3ST LOUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+2.4
95-4GMUST LOUServe errGeorge Mason+2.2
106-4ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+2.4
117-4GMUGMUBlockedTamia Maddoxblk Gabriella Gelfound, Jenna Hunt+3.4
127-5GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+2.1
137-6ST LOUST LOUBlockedGabriella Gelfoundblk J'La Sparks, Tamia Maddox+3.4
148-6ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+2.6
158-7GMUST LOU×4KillJetta Brenning+2.4
168-8ST LOUST LOU×4KillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+3.6
178-9ST LOUST LOU×4KillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+3.7
188-10ST LOUST LOU×4Attack errKiera Hamilton+3.5
199-10ST LOUGMUKillGabriella Gelfoundset Ava Cheney+2.4
209-11GMUST LOUServe errGeorge Mason+2.5
2110-11ST LOUGMU×7Serve errSaint Louis+2.4
2211-11GMUGMU×7Attack errJetta Brenning+3.9
2312-11GMUGMU×7KillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+4.2
2413-11GMUGMU×7AceAvery Bookeraced Tamia Maddox+4.3
2514-11GMUGMU×7KillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+4.1
2615-11GMUGMU×7KillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+3.7
2716-11GMUGMU×7KillKiera Hamiltonset Autumn Martinez-Robinson+3.1
2816-12GMUST LOUKillTea Kalajdzicset Jetta Brenning+1.6
2917-12ST LOUGMUKillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+2.2
3017-13GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+1.5
3118-13ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+2.1
3219-13GMUGMUKillJenna Hunt+2.2
3319-14GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+0.9
3419-15ST LOUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Ellie Rink+2.0
3520-15ST LOUGMUAttack errTamia Maddox+2.0
3621-15GMUGMUAttack errTamia Maddox+1.8
3721-16GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Lucy Rankin+0.6
3822-16ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+1.1
3922-17GMUST LOUKillJ'La Sparksset Jetta Brenning+0.5
4023-17ST LOUGMUKillJenna Huntset Ava Cheney+0.9
4123-18GMUST LOU×3KillTea Kalajdzicset Jetta Brenning+0.3
4223-19ST LOUST LOU×3KillEllie Rinkset Lara Zigic+0.8
4323-20ST LOUST LOU×3KillTea Kalajdzicset Lara Zigic+1.7
4424-20ST LOUGMUKillGabriella Gelfoundset Ava Cheney+2.3
4525-20GMUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset J'La Sparks+2.3
Set 5
10-1ST LOUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+8.7
21-1ST LOUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+6.1
31-2GMUST LOUKillKayla Jansenset Jetta Brenning+6.2
42-2ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+6.3
53-2GMUGMUKillKiera Hamiltonset Ava Cheney+9.8
63-3GMUST LOUServe errGeorge Mason+6.6
74-3ST LOUGMU×3KillNia Thompsonset Ava Cheney+7.1
85-3GMUGMU×3Attack errJ'La Sparks+10.4
96-3GMUGMU×3Attack errTamia Maddox+9.8
106-4GMUST LOU×3Serve errGeorge Mason+5.7
116-5ST LOUST LOU×3Bad setKiera Hamilton+9.8
126-6ST LOUST LOU×3KillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+11.0
137-6ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+8.3
147-7GMUST LOUKillTea Kalajdzicset Lara Zigic+8.0
158-7ST LOUGMUKillAva Cheneyset Ava Cheney+8.8
168-8GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+8.5
179-8ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+9.5
189-9GMUST LOUKillEllie Rinkset Jetta Brenning+9.1
1910-9ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+10.4
2010-10GMUST LOUServe errGeorge Mason+9.9
2111-10ST LOUGMUKillMeredith Brownset Ava Cheney+11.5
2211-11GMUST LOUServe errGeorge Mason+10.9
2312-11ST LOUGMUServe errSaint Louis+13.0
2412-12GMUST LOU×3KillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+12.3
2512-13ST LOUST LOU×3KillTamia Maddoxset Lara Zigic+21.3
2612-14ST LOUST LOU×3AceJetta Brenningaced Avery Booker+19.3
2713-14ST LOUGMUServe errJetta Brenning+7.2
2814-14GMUGMUBlockedTamia Maddoxblk Jenna Hunt, Ava Cheney+26.1
2914-15GMUST LOUKillTamia Maddoxset Jetta Brenning+18.2
3014-16ST LOUST LOUBlockedJenna Huntblk Ellie Rink, J'La Sparks+25.2

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).