George Washington def. Rhode Island 3-0 Volleyball (Nov 1)

FinalSun, Nov 1, 2026ESPN+

3:0

RallyIQ pre-match: George Washington 82.7% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Nov 1, 11:55 AM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

George Washington won at Rhode Island 3-0 (30-28, 28-26, 25-21) on Sun, Nov 1, 2026. Riley Samuel and Alexis Rodriguez led George Washington with 11 kills each; Rhode Island's Cara Richter had a match-high 12.

Data through Nov 3, 10:15 PM CT · final Nov 1

Set	1	2	3	Sets
G WASH	30	28	25	3
URI	28	26	21	0

Match story · written from the play-by-play

On its own serve, George Washington won 42 of 82 points.

The biggest single-rally swing was 7.6 points, and Rhode Island's high was 27% in Set 1. The numbers below are where it was won. George Washington went in as RallyIQ's 83% pick.

George WashingtonRhode Island

Longest run+0
66
Up 15–14 in the first set, George Washington scored 6 straight to make it 21–14. Final score of the set: 30–28.

Rhode Island above 50George Washington belowMax swing 7.6%

George WashingtonRhode Island

Hitting: George Washington .262·Rhode Island .216
Aces: George Washington 9·Rhode Island 8
Serve err: George Washington 5·Rhode Island 8
Blocks: George Washington 9·Rhode Island 113 BS · 12 BA vs 2 BS · 18 BA
Digs: George Washington 44·Rhode Island 39

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Rhode Island above 50 · George Washington below

Biggest swing: 7.6% to Rhode Island — set 1, G WASH 23-24 URI. Kill by Cara Richter (set by Dakota Henry). URI win probability 20% → 27%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

G WASH 82.2%17.8% URI

George Washington wins

3-0

33.8%

3-1

30.8%

3-2

17.6%

Rhode Island wins

3-0

2.8%

3-1

5.8%

3-2

9.2%

G WASH break %: 47.1% vs this opp
URI break %: 40.0% 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
Cara RichterKill+7.6%
Kill by Cara Richter (set by Dakota Henry)
Set 1 · G WASH 23-24 URI · URI 20% → 27%
02
Emily SawyerKill+7.6%
Kill by Emily Sawyer (set by Dakota Henry)
Set 1 · G WASH 27-28 URI · URI 20% → 27%
03
Chloe AbutoAttack error+6.7%
Attack error by Chloe Abuto
Set 1 · G WASH 27-26 URI · G WASH 79% → 85%
04
Nicanora ClarkeKill+6.7%
Kill by Nicanora Clarke (set by Abby Markworth)
Set 1 · G WASH 29-28 URI · G WASH 79% → 85%
05
Cayla CoganKill+5.9%
Kill by Cayla Cogan (set by Abby Markworth)
Set 1 · G WASH 24-24 URI · G WASH 73% → 79%
06
Havyn RolleKill+5.9%
Kill by Havyn Rolle (set by Jahan Lalli)
Set 1 · G WASH 24-25 URI · URI 21% → 27%
07
Cayla CoganKill+5.9%
Kill by Cayla Cogan (set by Abby Markworth)
Set 1 · G WASH 25-25 URI · G WASH 73% → 79%
08
Grace Keaney&Chloe AbutoBlock+5.9%
Cayla Cogan stuffed by Grace Keaney & Chloe Abuto
Set 1 · G WASH 25-26 URI · URI 21% → 27%

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	11	2	19	.474	1	0	0	1	0	2	5	4.5	15.5
8Alexis RodriguezOH	3	11	8	31	.097	0	1	1	6	5	0	1	0.5	12.5
0Nicanora ClarkeOH	3	8	4	23	.174	2	1	2	7	0	0	2	1	10
10Cayla CoganOH	3	6	4	19	.105	3	0	0	5	0	0	2	1	7
7Abby MarkworthS	3	2	0	4	.500	36	1	1	10	0	0	1	0.5	3.5
23Simone AssasieMB	2	6	0	8	.750	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1.5	7.5
9Evie HuangL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	5
2Yazmyn BillingsMB	3	2	0	3	.667	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
24Sadee GedseL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
3Jaelyn ConnoleS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
15Lydia ZengL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	2	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0
Team totals		46	18	107	.262	46	9	5	44	8	3	12	9	83

Rhode Islandhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
13Havyn RolleOH	3	11	3	21	.381	2	2	1	1	0	0	6	3	16
17Cara RichterOH	3	12	1	26	.423	0	0	2	5	3	1	1	1.5	13.5
12Chloe AbutoOH	3	3	6	17	-.176	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	5
25Grace KeaneyOH	3	2	2	7	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.5	4.5
2Jahan LalliS	3	0	1	1	-1.000	16	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
3Sydney HouchensOH	3	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
18Emily SawyerMB	3	11	4	24	.292	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1.5	12.5
7McKenna MeltonOH	3	5	3	14	.143	0	4	3	1	2	0	1	0.5	9.5
20Dakota HenryL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	6	1	0	17	3	0	0	0	1
16Ema StermenskaS	3	0	0	0	–	18	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	1
Team totals		44	20	111	.216	42	8	8	39	9	2	18	11	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 Rhode Island

Season series · George Washington leads 2-0

Sat, Oct 31, 2026George Washington at Rhode Island · George Washington won 3-0Result →
Sun, Nov 1, 2026George Washington at Rhode Island · George Washington won 3-0This match

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 G WASH · URI 6

Set 1

30-28

Longest run 6 G WASHURI 6

Set 2

28-26

Longest run 5 G WASHURI 4

Set 3

25-21

Longest run 4 G WASHURI 4

Bars above the line = Rhode Island 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	67%8/12	59%10/17
2	57%8/14	50%8/16
3	58%7/12	68%15/22
4	50%6/12	33%3/9
5	38%6/16	45%5/11
6	60%6/10	14%1/7
All	54%41/76	51%42/82

Rhode Island

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	57%8/14	36%4/11
2	57%8/14	38%5/13
3	29%6/21	47%7/15
4	75%6/8	45%5/11
5	50%6/12	45%5/11
6	46%6/13	60%9/15
All	49%40/82	46%35/76

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 (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

158 rallies

#	G WASH-URI	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	G WASH	URI	Kill	Chloe Abuto	set Jahan Lalli	+1.3
2	1-1	URI	G WASH	Kill	Simone Assasie	set Abby Markworth	+1.2
3	2-1	G WASH	G WASH	Attack err	Emily Sawyer		+1.5
4	2-2	G WASH	URI	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+1.2
5	2-3	URI	URI	Blocked	Nicanora Clarke	blk Chloe Abuto, McKenna Melton	+1.8
6	3-3	URI	G WASH×4	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+1.3
7	4-3	G WASH	G WASH×4	Blocked	Chloe Abuto	blk Riley Samuel	+1.6
8	5-3	G WASH	G WASH×4	Ace	Evie Huang	aced McKenna Melton	+1.5
9	6-3	G WASH	G WASH×4	Blocked	McKenna Melton	blk Riley Samuel, Nicanora Clarke	+1.3
10	6-4	G WASH	URI×3	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+1.0
11	6-5	URI	URI×3	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Ema Stermenska	+1.5
12	6-6	URI	URI×3	Blocked	Alexis Rodriguez	blk Emily Sawyer, Havyn Rolle	+1.8
13	7-6	URI	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+1.3
14	8-6	G WASH	G WASH	Blocked	Emily Sawyer	blk Alexis Rodriguez, Riley Samuel	+1.6
15	8-7	G WASH	URI	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Ema Stermenska	+1.2
16	9-7	URI	G WASH×4	Kill	Abby Markworth	set Lydia Zeng	+1.2
17	10-7	G WASH	G WASH×4	Kill	Cayla Cogan	set Abby Markworth	+1.4
18	11-7	G WASH	G WASH×4	Blocked	McKenna Melton	blk Riley Samuel, Abby Markworth	+1.2
19	12-7	G WASH	G WASH×4	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+1.0
20	12-8	G WASH	URI	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Jahan Lalli	+0.6
21	12-9	URI	URI	Ace	Rhode Island	aced Alexis Rodriguez	+1.1
22	13-9	URI	G WASH	Attack err	Havyn Rolle		+1.0
23	13-10	G WASH	URI	Blocked	Cayla Cogan	blk Cara Richter, Grace Keaney	+0.9
24	13-11	URI	URI	Ace	Rhode Island	aced Lydia Zeng	+1.5
25	14-11	URI	G WASH	Kill	Simone Assasie	set Abby Markworth	+1.2
26	14-12	G WASH	URI	Kill	Grace Keaney	set Jahan Lalli	+1.2
27	15-12	URI	G WASH	Kill	Simone Assasie	set Abby Markworth	+1.3
28	15-13	G WASH	URI	Kill	Cara Richter	set Ema Stermenska	+1.2
29	15-14	URI	URI	Kill	Chloe Abuto	set Ema Stermenska	+2.0
30	16-14	URI	G WASH×6	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+1.6
31	17-14	G WASH	G WASH×6	Ace	Evie Huang	aced Dakota Henry	+1.9
32	18-14	G WASH	G WASH×6	Ace	Evie Huang	aced Dakota Henry	+1.4
33	19-14	G WASH	G WASH×6	Attack err	McKenna Melton		+1.0
34	20-14	G WASH	G WASH×6	Ace	Evie Huang	aced McKenna Melton	+0.6
35	21-14	G WASH	G WASH×6	Attack err	Emily Sawyer		+0.3
36	21-15	G WASH	URI	Kill	Chloe Abuto	set Dakota Henry	+0.1
37	22-15	URI	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+0.2
38	22-16	G WASH	URI×3	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Ema Stermenska	+0.1
39	22-17	URI	URI×3	Attack err	Alexis Rodriguez		+0.2
40	22-18	URI	URI×3	Attack err	Riley Samuel		+0.5
41	23-18	URI	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+0.6
42	23-19	G WASH	URI×6	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Jahan Lalli	+0.3
43	23-20	URI	URI×6	Ace	Rhode Island	aced Alexis Rodriguez	+0.7
44	23-21	URI	URI×6	Ace	Rhode Island	aced Alexis Rodriguez	+1.4
45	23-22	URI	URI×6	Blocked	Cayla Cogan	blk Grace Keaney, Havyn Rolle	+2.8
46	23-23	URI	URI×6	Kill	Cara Richter	set Dakota Henry	+5.1
47	23-24	URI	URI×6	Kill	Cara Richter	set Dakota Henry	+7.6
48	24-24	URI	G WASH	Kill	Cayla Cogan	set Abby Markworth	+5.9
49	24-25	G WASH	URI	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Jahan Lalli	+5.9
50	25-25	URI	G WASH	Kill	Cayla Cogan	set Abby Markworth	+5.9
51	25-26	G WASH	URI	Blocked	Cayla Cogan	blk Grace Keaney, Chloe Abuto	+5.9
52	26-26	URI	G WASH	Serve err	Rhode Island		+5.9
53	27-26	G WASH	G WASH	Attack err	Chloe Abuto		+6.7
54	27-27	G WASH	URI	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+5.0
55	27-28	URI	URI	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Dakota Henry	+7.6
56	28-28	URI	G WASH×3	Serve err	Rhode Island		+5.9
57	29-28	G WASH	G WASH×3	Kill	Nicanora Clarke	set Abby Markworth	+6.7
58	30-28	G WASH	G WASH×3	Kill	Nicanora Clarke	set Cayla Cogan	+5.7
Set 2
1	0-1	URI	URI	Kill	Cara Richter	set Ema Stermenska	+1.2
2	1-1	URI	G WASH	Serve err	Rhode Island		+0.9
3	1-2	G WASH	URI	Kill	Cara Richter	set Dakota Henry	+1.0
4	2-2	URI	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Riley Samuel	+0.9
5	2-3	G WASH	URI×4	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+1.0
6	2-4	URI	URI×4	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Abby Markworth	+1.4
7	2-5	URI	URI×4	Ace	Rhode Island		+1.5
8	2-6	URI	URI×4	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Dakota Henry	+1.5
9	3-6	URI	G WASH	Kill	Yazmyn Billings	set Abby Markworth	+1.0
10	3-7	G WASH	URI	Blocked	Alexis Rodriguez	blk Emily Sawyer, Havyn Rolle	+1.2
11	4-7	URI	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Cayla Cogan	+1.0
12	4-8	G WASH	URI	Kill	Cara Richter	set Jahan Lalli	+1.2
13	5-8	URI	G WASH	Kill	Cayla Cogan	set Abby Markworth	+1.0
14	6-8	G WASH	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+1.4
15	6-9	G WASH	URI	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Jahan Lalli	+1.3
16	7-9	URI	G WASH×4	Serve err	Rhode Island		+1.1
17	8-9	G WASH	G WASH×4	Kill	Cayla Cogan	set Nicanora Clarke	+1.5
18	9-9	G WASH	G WASH×4	Ace	Abby Markworth	aced Cara Richter	+1.5
19	10-9	G WASH	G WASH×4	Blocked	Grace Keaney	blk Cayla Cogan, Riley Samuel	+1.4
20	10-10	G WASH	URI	Kill	Cara Richter	set Jahan Lalli	+1.2
21	11-10	URI	G WASH×4	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+1.1
22	12-10	G WASH	G WASH×4	Attack err	Emily Sawyer		+1.4
23	13-10	G WASH	G WASH×4	Attack err	Chloe Abuto		+1.2
24	14-10	G WASH	G WASH×4	Ace	Sadee Gedse	aced Chloe Abuto	+1.0
25	14-11	G WASH	URI×3	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+0.7
26	14-12	URI	URI×3	Blocked	Riley Samuel	blk Chloe Abuto	+1.1
27	14-13	URI	URI×3	Kill	Cara Richter	set Ema Stermenska	+1.4
28	15-13	URI	G WASH	Kill	Nicanora Clarke	set Lydia Zeng	+1.2
29	16-13	G WASH	G WASH	Kill	Nicanora Clarke	set Evie Huang	+1.3
30	16-14	G WASH	URI	Kill	McKenna Melton	set Ema Stermenska	+0.9
31	17-14	URI	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+1.0
32	17-15	G WASH	URI×4	Serve err	Nicanora Clarke		+0.9
33	17-16	URI	URI×4	Blocked	Alexis Rodriguez	blk Grace Keaney, Havyn Rolle	+1.6
34	17-17	URI	URI×4	Attack err	Alexis Rodriguez		+2.1
35	17-18	URI	URI×4	Kill	Cara Richter	set Jahan Lalli	+2.5
36	18-18	URI	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+1.7
37	18-19	G WASH	URI×3	Serve err	Alexis Rodriguez		+2.1
38	18-20	URI	URI×3	Blocked	Alexis Rodriguez	blk Grace Keaney, Havyn Rolle	+2.9
39	18-21	URI	URI×3	Kill	McKenna Melton	set Jahan Lalli	+2.8
40	19-21	URI	G WASH	Serve err	Rhode Island		+1.5
41	19-22	G WASH	URI	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Jahan Lalli	+2.3
42	19-23	URI	URI	Ace	Rhode Island	aced Alexis Rodriguez	+2.2
43	20-23	URI	G WASH×5	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+0.8
44	21-23	G WASH	G WASH×5	Attack err	Chloe Abuto		+1.7
45	22-23	G WASH	G WASH×5	Blocked	Grace Keaney	blk Cayla Cogan, Riley Samuel	+2.8
46	23-23	G WASH	G WASH×5	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+4.2
47	24-23	G WASH	G WASH×5	Blocked	Chloe Abuto	blk Riley Samuel	+5.0
48	24-24	G WASH	URI	Serve err	Abby Markworth		+3.7
49	25-24	URI	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+3.7
50	25-25	G WASH	URI	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+3.7
51	26-25	URI	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+3.7
52	26-26	G WASH	URI	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+3.7
53	27-26	URI	G WASH	Kill	Nicanora Clarke	set Cayla Cogan	+3.7
54	28-26	G WASH	G WASH	Kill	Yazmyn Billings	set Abby Markworth	+4.2
Set 3
1	1-0	G WASH	G WASH	Kill	Nicanora Clarke	set Abby Markworth	+0.5
2	1-1	G WASH	URI	Kill	Cara Richter	set Jahan Lalli	+0.4
3	2-1	URI	G WASH	Kill	Nicanora Clarke	set Abby Markworth	+0.4
4	2-2	G WASH	URI	Blocked	Nicanora Clarke	blk Cara Richter	+0.4
5	3-2	URI	G WASH×4	Serve err	Rhode Island		+0.4
6	4-2	G WASH	G WASH×4	Kill	Nicanora Clarke	set Evie Huang	+0.5
7	5-2	G WASH	G WASH×4	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+0.5
8	6-2	G WASH	G WASH×4	Ace	Evie Huang	aced Dakota Henry	+0.4
9	6-3	G WASH	URI	Kill	McKenna Melton	set Ema Stermenska	+0.3
10	7-3	URI	G WASH	Attack err	Havyn Rolle		+0.3
11	7-4	G WASH	URI	Serve err	Nicanora Clarke		+0.3
12	7-5	URI	URI	Kill	McKenna Melton		+0.5
13	8-5	URI	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+0.4
14	9-5	G WASH	G WASH	Attack err	Havyn Rolle		+0.4
15	9-6	G WASH	URI×3	Kill	McKenna Melton	set Havyn Rolle	+0.3
16	9-7	URI	URI×3	Attack err	Cayla Cogan		+0.5
17	9-8	URI	URI×3	Ace	Rhode Island	aced Alexis Rodriguez	+0.6
18	10-8	URI	G WASH	Serve err	Rhode Island		+0.5
19	10-9	G WASH	URI	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Jahan Lalli	+0.5
20	11-9	URI	G WASH×3	Kill	Cayla Cogan	set Abby Markworth	+0.5
21	12-9	G WASH	G WASH×3	Attack err	Jahan Lalli		+0.6
22	13-9	G WASH	G WASH×3	Blocked	Cara Richter	blk Simone Assasie, Nicanora Clarke	+0.5
23	13-10	G WASH	URI×4	Kill	Cara Richter	set Jahan Lalli	+0.3
24	13-11	URI	URI×4	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+0.5
25	13-12	URI	URI×4	Ace	Rhode Island	aced Simone Assasie	+0.7
26	13-13	URI	URI×4	Attack err	Nicanora Clarke		+0.8
27	14-13	URI	G WASH×4	Kill	Simone Assasie	set Abby Markworth	+0.6
28	15-13	G WASH	G WASH×4	Blocked	Chloe Abuto	blk Simone Assasie	+0.8
29	16-13	G WASH	G WASH×4	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+0.7
30	17-13	G WASH	G WASH×4	Kill	Simone Assasie	set Abby Markworth	+0.5
31	17-14	G WASH	URI	Attack err	Nicanora Clarke		+0.3
32	17-15	URI	URI	Attack err	Alexis Rodriguez		+0.6
33	18-15	URI	G WASH	Kill	Alexis Rodriguez	set Abby Markworth	+0.5
34	19-15	G WASH	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+0.5
35	19-16	G WASH	URI	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+0.3
36	20-16	URI	G WASH	Kill	Riley Samuel	set Abby Markworth	+0.4
37	21-16	G WASH	G WASH	Ace	Nicanora Clarke	aced Cara Richter	+0.4
38	21-17	G WASH	URI	Blocked	Alexis Rodriguez	blk Emily Sawyer, Havyn Rolle	+0.2
39	22-17	URI	G WASH	Kill	Abby Markworth	set Nicanora Clarke	+0.2
40	23-17	G WASH	G WASH	Ace	Alexis Rodriguez	aced Cara Richter	+0.2
41	23-18	G WASH	URI	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Jahan Lalli	·
42	24-18	URI	G WASH	Serve err	Rhode Island		+0.1
43	24-19	G WASH	URI×3	Serve err	Jaelyn Connole		·
44	24-20	URI	URI×3	Kill	Cara Richter	set Jahan Lalli	+0.1
45	24-21	URI	URI×3	Kill	Grace Keaney	set Havyn Rolle	+0.1
46	25-21	URI	G WASH	Kill	Simone Assasie	set Abby Markworth	+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 Washington def. Rhode Island 3–0

On its own serve, George Washington won 42 of 82 points.