Howard vs Cornell Volleyball: Cornell Wins 3-0 (Sep 4, 2026)

FinalFri, Sep 4, 2026

0:3

Cornell beat visiting Howard 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-18) on Fri, Sep 4, 2026. Mackenzie Parsons led Cornell with 10 kills; Howard's Addison Buckner had a match-high 11.

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

Set	1	2	3	Sets
HOWARD	23	13	18	0
CORN	25	25	25	3

Win probability

Cornell above 50 · Howard below

Biggest swing: 2.3% to Cornell — set 1, HOWARD 22-24 CORN. Kill by Ava Bogan (set by Mackenzie Parsons). CORN win probability 94% → 96%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

HOWARD 6.1%93.9% CORN

Howard wins

3-0

0.7%

3-1

1.8%

3-2

3.6%

Cornell wins

3-0

52.4%

3-1

30.5%

3-2

11.0%

HOWARD break %: 37.5% vs this opp
CORN break %: 49.4% 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
Ava BoganKill+2.3%
Kill by Ava Bogan (set by Mackenzie Parsons)
Set 1 · HOWARD 22-24 CORN · CORN 94% → 96%
02
Ava BoganBlock+2.1%
Zenai Jethroe stuffed by Ava Bogan
Set 1 · HOWARD 22-23 CORN · CORN 92% → 94%
03
Kennedi WrightBad set+2.1%
Bad set by Kennedi Wright
Set 1 · HOWARD 23-25 CORN · CORN 95% → 97%
04
Addison BucknerAttack error+2.1%
Attack error by Addison Buckner
Set 1 · HOWARD 20-21 CORN · CORN 91% → 93%
05
CornellAce+1.9%
Cornell ace on Camryn Shelton
Set 1 · HOWARD 19-19 CORN · CORN 90% → 92%
06
Alexys JamesKill+1.9%
Kill by Alexys James (set by Sydnei Jones)
Set 1 · HOWARD 22-22 CORN · HOWARD 6% → 8%
07
HowardAce+1.9%
Howard ace
Set 1 · HOWARD 17-14 CORN · HOWARD 11% → 12%
08
Mackenzie ParsonsKill+1.8%
Kill by Mackenzie Parsons (set by Mary Wolcott)
Set 1 · HOWARD 19-18 CORN · CORN 88% → 90%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Howardaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	PTS
21Addison BucknerOH	3	11	7	29	.138	1	1	1	4	1	12
5Alexys JamesS	3	6	4	22	.091	11	3	1	3	0	9
18Zenai JethroeMB	3	5	3	17	.118	1	0	0	0	0	5
17Tiana StubbsMB	3	3	2	9	.111	0	0	0	1	0	3
6Sydnei JonesS	3	0	0	5	.000	11	0	2	3	0	0
20Gabby AllenL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	9	0	0
12Camryn SheltonL/DS	3	0	0	4	.000	1	0	1	10	3	0
33Kennedi WrightOH	2	1	3	8	-.250	1	0	0	1	0	1
22Corinne HowardOH	2	1	3	6	-.333	0	0	0	1	0	1
11Lauryn WileyL/DS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	0	0	0
19Briana PaganOH	1	2	0	3	.667	0	0	0	0	0	2
7Easnadh Nobel TooloOH	1	0	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0
13Dayion JohnsonOH	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Estrella VazquezS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	0	0	0
Team totals		29	22	104	.067	26	4	9	32	4	54

Cornellhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
7Ava BoganMB	3	9	0	14	.643	0	1	2	1	0	3	4	5	15
20Mackenzie ParsonsMB	3	10	3	22	.318	0	0	2	9	0	0	4	2	12
17Ellery WilliamsonOH	3	7	5	23	.087	0	0	0	6	0	0	2	1	8
6Avarie AdamsMB	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	3
12Mary WolcottS	3	0	0	9	.000	17	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	2
4Caroline HoldsworthL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	6	2	0	0	0	0
24Jaida SioneOH	3	6	1	11	.455	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	7
2Sarita PomarL/DS	3	0	0	7	.000	5	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	1
21Kiran RioOH	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
18Mikayla GrayOH	1	0	0	0	–	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
3Sydney ZancaOH	1	0	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		32	9	88	.261	24	4	8	31	4	3	20	13	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.

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 4 HOWARD · CORN 6

Set 1

23-25

Longest run 4 HOWARDCORN 3

Set 2

13-25

Longest run 2 HOWARDCORN 6

Set 3

18-25

Longest run 4 HOWARDCORN 6

Bars above the line = Cornell leads, below = Howard leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Howard

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	38%5/13	43%3/7
2	63%5/8	38%3/8
3	50%5/10	29%2/7
4	75%3/4	44%4/9
5	100%3/3	0%0/3
6	27%3/11	0%0/3
All	49%24/49	32%12/37

Cornell

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	63%5/8	69%9/13
2	56%5/9	50%5/10
3	56%5/9	44%4/9
4	100%4/4	43%3/7
5	100%3/3	25%1/4
6	75%3/4	50%3/6
All	68%25/37	51%25/49

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 (2 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

129 rallies

#	HOWARD-CORN	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	CORN	CORN	Kill	Ellery Williamson		+0.7
2	0-2	CORN	CORN	Bad set	Addison Buckner		+0.6
3	1-2	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Addison Buckner	set Sydnei Jones	+0.5
4	2-2	HOWARD	HOWARD	Kill	Addison Buckner	set Zenai Jethroe	+0.7
5	2-3	HOWARD	CORN	Attack err	Alexys James		+0.5
6	3-3	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Addison Buckner	set Alexys James	+0.6
7	3-4	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Mackenzie Parsons	set Mary Wolcott	+0.5
8	4-4	CORN	HOWARD×4	Kill	Zenai Jethroe	set Alexys James	+0.6
9	5-4	HOWARD	HOWARD×4	Kill	Corinne Howard	set Alexys James	+0.9
10	6-4	HOWARD	HOWARD×4	Attack err	Mackenzie Parsons		+1.1
11	7-4	HOWARD	HOWARD×4	Bad set	Mackenzie Parsons		+1.2
12	7-5	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Ellery Williamson	set Mary Wolcott	+0.8
13	8-5	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Alexys James	set Kennedi Wright	+1.0
14	8-6	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Ava Bogan	set Mary Wolcott	+0.8
15	9-6	CORN	HOWARD	Serve err	Cornell		+1.0
16	9-7	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Jaida Sione	set Sarita Pomar	+0.8
17	9-8	CORN	CORN	Kill	Mackenzie Parsons	set Sarita Pomar	+1.1
18	10-8	CORN	HOWARD	Bad set	Avarie Adams		+1.0
19	11-8	HOWARD	HOWARD	Kill	Addison Buckner	set Sydnei Jones	+1.4
20	11-9	HOWARD	CORN	Attack err	Addison Buckner		+0.9
21	11-10	CORN	CORN	Attack err	Tiana Stubbs		+1.2
22	12-10	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Addison Buckner	set Sydnei Jones	+1.1
23	12-11	HOWARD	CORN	Serve err	Howard		+0.9
24	12-12	CORN	CORN	Blocked	Alexys James	blk Ava Bogan, Ellery Williamson	+1.2
25	13-12	CORN	HOWARD×3	Kill	Alexys James	set Sydnei Jones	+1.1
26	14-12	HOWARD	HOWARD×3	Kill	Addison Buckner	set Alexys James	+1.6
27	15-12	HOWARD	HOWARD×3	Attack err	Ellery Williamson		+1.7
28	15-13	HOWARD	CORN	Serve err	Howard		+1.0
29	15-14	CORN	CORN	Blocked	Corinne Howard	blk Ava Bogan, Mary Wolcott	+1.4
30	16-14	CORN	HOWARD	Attack err	Ellery Williamson		+1.4
31	17-14	HOWARD	HOWARD	Ace	Howard		+1.9
32	17-15	HOWARD	CORN	Serve err	Howard		+1.1
33	18-15	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Zenai Jethroe	set Alexys James	+1.6
34	18-16	HOWARD	CORN	Blocked	Addison Buckner	blk Ava Bogan, Mary Wolcott	+1.2
35	19-16	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Tiana Stubbs	set Alexys James	+1.7
36	19-17	HOWARD	CORN×3	Serve err	Howard		+1.2
37	19-18	CORN	CORN×3	Kill	Mackenzie Parsons	set Mary Wolcott	+1.8
38	19-19	CORN	CORN×3	Ace	Cornell	aced Camryn Shelton	+1.9
39	20-19	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Tiana Stubbs	set Sydnei Jones	+1.8
40	20-20	HOWARD	CORN	Serve err	Howard		+1.6
41	20-21	CORN	CORN	Attack err	Addison Buckner		+2.1
42	21-21	CORN	HOWARD	Serve err	Cornell		+1.7
43	21-22	HOWARD	CORN	Attack err	Addison Buckner		+1.8
44	22-22	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Alexys James	set Sydnei Jones	+1.9
45	22-23	HOWARD	CORN	Blocked	Zenai Jethroe	blk Ava Bogan	+2.1
46	22-24	CORN	CORN	Kill	Ava Bogan	set Mackenzie Parsons	+2.3
47	23-24	CORN	HOWARD	Serve err	Cornell		+1.0
48	23-25	HOWARD	CORN	Bad set	Kennedi Wright		+2.1
Set 2
1	1-0	HOWARD	HOWARD	Attack err	Mackenzie Parsons		+0.5
2	2-0	HOWARD	HOWARD	Attack err	Mackenzie Parsons		+0.6
3	2-1	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Ellery Williamson	set Mary Wolcott	+0.4
4	2-2	CORN	CORN	Serve err	Cornell		+0.5
5	3-2	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Alexys James	set Sydnei Jones	+0.5
6	4-2	HOWARD	HOWARD	Attack err	Ellery Williamson		+0.7
7	4-3	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Ava Bogan	set Mary Wolcott	+0.4
8	5-3	CORN	HOWARD	Bad set	Caroline Holdsworth		+0.5
9	5-4	HOWARD	CORN×3	Kill	Mackenzie Parsons	set Mary Wolcott	+0.5
10	5-5	CORN	CORN×3	Bad set	Alexys James		+0.6
11	5-6	CORN	CORN×3	Attack err	Corinne Howard		+0.5
12	6-6	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Zenai Jethroe	set Alexys James	+0.4
13	6-7	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Jaida Sione	set Mary Wolcott	+0.4
14	6-8	CORN	CORN	Attack err	Kennedi Wright		+0.5
15	7-8	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Addison Buckner	set Alexys James	+0.4
16	7-9	HOWARD	CORN	Serve err	Howard		+0.4
17	8-9	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Tiana Stubbs	set Alexys James	+0.4
18	8-10	HOWARD	CORN×6	Kill	Mackenzie Parsons	set Alexys James	+0.4
19	8-11	CORN	CORN×6	Attack err	Kennedi Wright		+0.4
20	8-12	CORN	CORN×6	Kill	Mackenzie Parsons		+0.3
21	8-13	CORN	CORN×6	Kill	Ellery Williamson	set Sarita Pomar	+0.3
22	8-14	CORN	CORN×6	Kill	Ellery Williamson	set Sarita Pomar	+0.2
23	8-15	CORN	CORN×6	Attack err	Kennedi Wright		+0.1
24	9-15	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Kennedi Wright	set Camryn Shelton	+0.1
25	9-16	HOWARD	CORN×4	Kill	Mackenzie Parsons	set Mary Wolcott	+0.1
26	9-17	CORN	CORN×4	Kill	Ava Bogan		+0.1
27	9-18	CORN	CORN×4	Ace	Cornell	aced Camryn Shelton	·
28	9-19	CORN	CORN×4	Blocked	Tiana Stubbs	blk Ava Bogan	·
29	10-19	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Alexys James	set Sydnei Jones	·
30	11-19	HOWARD	HOWARD	Kill	Addison Buckner	set Sydnei Jones	·
31	11-20	HOWARD	CORN×3	Kill	Ava Bogan	set Mary Wolcott	·
32	11-21	CORN	CORN×3	Blocked	Alexys James	blk Ava Bogan, Ellery Williamson	·
33	11-22	CORN	CORN×3	Kill	Mackenzie Parsons	set Sarita Pomar	·
34	12-22	CORN	HOWARD	Serve err	Cornell		·
35	12-23	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Ava Bogan	set Mary Wolcott	·
36	12-24	CORN	CORN	Attack err	Corinne Howard		·
37	13-24	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Addison Buckner	set Alexys James	·
38	13-25	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Jaida Sione	set Mary Wolcott	·
Set 3
1	0-1	CORN	CORN	Blocked	Addison Buckner	blk Mackenzie Parsons, Avarie Adams	+0.2
2	1-1	CORN	HOWARD	Serve err	Cornell		+0.2
3	1-2	HOWARD	CORN×3	Kill	Mackenzie Parsons	set Mary Wolcott	+0.1
4	1-3	CORN	CORN×3	Attack err	Alexys James		+0.2
5	1-4	CORN	CORN×3	Blocked	Addison Buckner	blk Mackenzie Parsons, Avarie Adams	+0.1
6	2-4	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Alexys James	set Sydnei Jones	+0.1
7	2-5	HOWARD	CORN	Blocked	Addison Buckner	blk Mackenzie Parsons, Avarie Adams	+0.1
8	3-5	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Zenai Jethroe	set Alexys James	+0.1
9	3-6	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Mackenzie Parsons	set Mary Wolcott	+0.1
10	4-6		HOWARD	NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy? The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.			+0.1
11	4-7	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Ava Bogan	set Mikayla Gray	+0.1
12	5-7	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Briana Pagan	set Alexys James	+0.1
13	5-8	HOWARD	CORN	Serve err	Howard		+0.1
14	6-8	CORN	HOWARD	Serve err	Cornell		+0.1
15	6-9	HOWARD	CORN	Bad set	Alexys James		+0.1
16	7-9	CORN	HOWARD	Bad set	Mackenzie Parsons		+0.1
17	7-10	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Jaida Sione	set Mary Wolcott	+0.1
18	8-10	CORN	HOWARD×4	Kill	Addison Buckner	set Sydnei Jones	+0.1
19	9-10	HOWARD	HOWARD×4	Ace	Howard	aced Caroline Holdsworth	+0.2
20	10-10	HOWARD	HOWARD×4	Ace	Howard		+0.3
21	11-10	HOWARD	HOWARD×4	Ace	Howard	aced Caroline Holdsworth	+0.4
22	11-11	HOWARD	CORN×6	Kill	Ellery Williamson	set Mary Wolcott	+0.2
23	11-12	CORN	CORN×6	Kill	Ellery Williamson		+0.3
24	11-13	CORN	CORN×6	Attack err	Zenai Jethroe		+0.3
25	11-14	CORN	CORN×6	Bad set	Addison Buckner		+0.2
26	11-15	CORN	CORN×6	Kill	Ava Bogan		+0.2
27	11-16	CORN	CORN×6	Bad set	Alexys James		+0.1
28	12-16	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Zenai Jethroe	set Alexys James	+0.1
29	12-17	HOWARD	CORN×3	Kill	Ava Bogan	set Mary Wolcott	+0.1
30	12-18	CORN	CORN×3	Blocked	Zenai Jethroe	blk Ava Bogan	+0.1
31	12-19	CORN	CORN×3	Ace	Cornell	aced Camryn Shelton	·
32	13-19	CORN	HOWARD	Attack err	Ellery Williamson		·
33	13-20	HOWARD	CORN	Serve err	Howard		·
34	14-20	CORN	HOWARD	Kill	Briana Pagan	set Addison Buckner	·
35	15-20	HOWARD	HOWARD	Attack err	Jaida Sione		·
36	15-21	HOWARD	CORN	Serve err	Howard		·
37	15-22	CORN	CORN	Ace	Cornell	aced Addison Buckner	·
38	16-22	CORN	HOWARD	Serve err	Cornell		·
39	17-22	HOWARD	HOWARD	Attack err	Ellery Williamson		·
40	17-23	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Jaida Sione	set Mikayla Gray	·
41	17-24	CORN	CORN	Blocked	Alexys James	blk Jaida Sione, Avarie Adams	·
42	18-24	CORN	HOWARD	Serve err	Cornell		·
43	18-25	HOWARD	CORN	Kill	Jaida Sione	set Mary Wolcott	·

Score shown after each rally, Howard 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).

Cornell def. Howard 3–0