Final · 4 setsSat, Oct 31, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Cornell def. Penn 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Cornell 68.5% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 31, 3:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Cornell beat visiting Penn 3-1 (25-16, 25-18, 25-27, 25-19) on Sat, Oct 31, 2026. Cornell's Jaida Sione led with 15 kills.

Data through · final Oct 31

Set1234Sets
PENN161827191
CORN252525253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Penn hit .034. Cornell held them there all match.

Win probability never moved more than 4.8 points on one rally; Penn topped out at 29% in Set 1. RallyIQ gave Cornell 68% before first serve.

PennCornell
  • Break %+11.8 pts
    40.752.5

    Points won on own serve: 52 of 99 vs 33 of 81. Penn sided out 47.5% of the time.

  • Hitting+.184
    .034.218

    46 K / 15 E against 41 K / 35 E.

  • Longest run+3
    36

    6 straight Cornell points in the second set stretched a 19–18 lead to 25–18. Final score of the set: 25–18.

Cornell above 50Penn belowMax swing 4.8%

PennCornell

Aces
Penn 6·Cornell 5
Serve err
Penn 10·Cornell 12
Blocks
Penn 4.5·Cornell 18.50 BS · 9 BA vs 3 BS · 31 BA
Digs
Penn 63·Cornell 67

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Cornell above 50 · Penn below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+4.8% PENNrally 180 · set 4

Biggest swing: 4.8% to Penn — set 3, PENN 27-25 CORN. Attack error by Jaida Sione. CORN win probability 89% → 84%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

PENN 28.3%71.7% CORN

Penn wins

3-0
5.3%
3-1
9.9%
3-2
13.2%

Cornell wins

3-0
24.4%
3-1
27.5%
3-2
19.7%
PENN break %
41.8% vs this opp
CORN break %
46.2% 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
    Jaida SioneAttack error+4.8%

    Attack error by Jaida Sione

    Set 3 · PENN 27-25 CORN · PENN 11% → 16%

  2. 02

    Jaida Sione stuffed by Haley Kerstetter & Pilar Kelley

    Set 3 · PENN 25-24 CORN · PENN 7% → 11%

  3. 03
    Jaida SioneKill+4.1%

    Kill by Jaida Sione (set by Nevaeh Tien)

    Set 3 · PENN 23-24 CORN · CORN 92% → 96%

  4. 04
    Zada SangerKill+3.4%

    Kill by Zada Sanger

    Set 3 · PENN 23-22 CORN · PENN 7% → 10%

  5. 05
    Ava BoganKill+3.4%

    Kill by Ava Bogan (set by Nevaeh Tien)

    Set 3 · PENN 25-25 CORN · CORN 89% → 92%

  6. 06
    Pilar KelleyKill+3.4%

    Kill by Pilar Kelley (set by Nathalie Tsai)

    Set 3 · PENN 26-25 CORN · PENN 8% → 11%

  7. 07
    CornellService error+3.2%

    Cornell service error

    Set 3 · PENN 24-24 CORN · PENN 4% → 7%

  8. 08
    Skylar GreeneAttack error+2.8%

    Attack error by Skylar Greene

    Set 2 · PENN 18-21 CORN · CORN 87% → 90%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Pennaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
412735.1430002002113
411744.091212111010.512.5
47316.25010330031.58.5
44316.063100100215
41312-.16700020010.51.5
4006.0001711600001
4007.0001732700003
4004.0001121230001
4002.0000001810000
3229.000000100002
22411-.182000000002
1259-.333000000002
1013-.333000000000
Team totals4135174.03439610635094.580
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
411125.40000010296.517.5
415537.2700006104217
47524.08311120174.512.5
44225.080002122010.54.5
4000–34221200213
4002.000200800000
48220.30000020073.511.5
4002.0006111210001
4001.0000141000001
3000–002100000
2106.16700010010.51.5
Team totals4615142.2184351267633118.5100

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.

Penn vs Cornell

Season series · Cornell leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 3 PENN · CORN 6

Set 1

16-25

Longest run 3 PENNCORN 5

Set 2

18-25

Longest run 3 PENNCORN 6

Set 3

27-25

Longest run 3 PENNCORN 5

Set 4

19-25

Longest run 3 PENNCORN 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Penn

SlotSideout %Break %
1
47%8/17
57%8/14
2
39%7/18
20%2/10
3
43%6/14
40%4/10
4
46%6/13
40%4/10
5
63%5/8
14%1/7
6
100%5/5
55%6/11
All
49%37/75
40%25/62

Cornell

SlotSideout %Break %
1
62%8/13
50%7/14
2
64%7/11
56%10/18
3
60%6/10
54%7/13
4
86%6/7
63%10/16
5
63%5/8
38%3/8
6
38%5/13
17%1/6
All
60%37/62
51%38/75

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 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

180 rallies

#PENN-CORNSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1CORNCORN×5Attack errZada Sanger+2.1
20-2CORNCORN×5KillJaida Sioneset Trinidy Tien+2.0
30-3CORNCORN×5BlockedZada Sangerblk Ava Bogan, Nevaeh Tien+1.9
40-4CORNCORN×5KillAva Boganset Nevaeh Tien+1.7
50-5CORNCORN×5KillJaida Sioneset Mackenzie Parsons+1.5
61-5CORNPENNAttack errJaida Sione+1.0
71-6PENNCORN×3Bad setPilar Kelley+1.1
81-7CORNCORN×3Attack errHaley Kerstetter+1.2
91-8CORNCORN×3BlockedHaley Kerstetterblk Ava Bogan+1.0
102-8CORNPENNServe errCornell+0.6
112-9PENNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Nevaeh Tien+0.8
123-9CORNPENN×3KillZada Sangerset Nathalie Tsai+0.6
134-9PENNPENN×3KillHaley Kerstetterset Nathalie Tsai+1.1
145-9PENNPENN×3Attack errKiran Rio+1.3
155-10PENNCORNKillAva Boganset Nevaeh Tien+1.2
166-10CORNPENNServe errCornell+1.1
176-11PENNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Nevaeh Tien+1.2
186-12CORNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Nevaeh Tien+1.3
197-12CORNPENNKillJenna Garnerset Nathalie Tsai+0.8
208-12PENNPENNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Reese Stringer+1.4
218-13PENNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Nevaeh Tien+1.2
229-13CORNPENNServe errCornell+1.1
2310-13PENNPENNKillZada Sangerset Reese Stringer+1.7
2410-14PENNCORNAttack errZada Sanger+1.6
2511-14CORNPENNBad setJaida Sione+1.4
2612-14PENNPENNKillPilar Kelleyset Reese Stringer+2.2
2712-15PENNCORN×3Attack errAva Bogan+2.0
2812-16CORNCORN×3BlockedZada Sangerblk Ava Bogan, Sydney Zanca+2.1
2912-17CORNCORN×3KillJaida Sioneset Nevaeh Tien+1.7
3013-17CORNPENNKillHaley Kerstetterset Reese Stringer+1.0
3113-18PENNCORN×4BlockedZada Sangerblk Ava Bogan, Sydney Zanca+1.3
3213-19CORNCORN×4Bad setEllie Siskin+1.1
3313-20CORNCORN×4BlockedEllie Siskinblk Ava Bogan, Sydney Zanca+0.7
3413-21CORNCORN×4KillSydney Zancaset Nevaeh Tien+0.4
3514-21CORNPENNServe errCornell+0.1
3614-22PENNCORN×3KillSydney Zancaset Nevaeh Tien+0.2
3714-23CORNCORN×3KillKiran Rioset Sarita Pomar+0.1
3814-24CORNCORN×3BlockedJenna Garnerblk Sydney Zanca, Mackenzie Parsons·
3915-24CORNPENNKillJenna Garnerset Lauren Van Wie·
4016-24PENNPENNKillEllie Siskinset Nathalie Tsai·
4116-25PENNCORNAttack errEllie Siskin·
Set 2
11-0PENNPENNKillJenna Garnerset Nathalie Tsai+1.9
22-0PENNPENNAttack errJaida Sione+2.0
32-1PENNCORN×5KillJaida Sioneset Nevaeh Tien+1.4
42-2CORNCORN×5Attack errJenna Garner+1.9
52-3CORNCORN×5AceCornellaced Lauren Van Wie+1.8
62-4CORNCORN×5Attack errMackenzie Parsons+1.8
72-5CORNCORN×5KillJaida Sioneset Nevaeh Tien+1.6
83-5CORNPENNKillAdell Murrayset Nathalie Tsai+1.2
94-5PENNPENNAcePennaced Sarita Pomar+1.8
104-6PENNCORN×3KillJaida Sioneset Nevaeh Tien+1.4
114-7CORNCORN×3BlockedPilar Kelleyblk Ava Bogan, Jaida Sione+1.7
124-8CORNCORN×3KillAva Boganset Nevaeh Tien+1.5
135-8CORNPENNBlockedSydney Zancablk Adell Murray, Jenna Garner+1.1
145-9PENNCORNKillAva Boganset Nevaeh Tien+1.2
155-10CORNCORNAceCornellaced Lauren Van Wie+1.3
166-10CORNPENNServe errHaley Clark+0.9
176-11PENNCORN×3Serve errPenn+1.0
186-12CORNCORN×3AceCornellaced Jenna Garner+1.1
196-13CORNCORN×3Attack errZada Sanger+0.8
207-13CORNPENN×3KillHaley Kerstetterset Reese Stringer+0.5
218-13PENN
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.

+0.8
229-13PENNPENN×3AcePennaced Kiran Rio+1.1
239-14PENNCORNKillSydney Zancaset Nevaeh Tien+1.1
2410-14CORNPENNServe errCornell+0.9
2510-15PENNCORNKillKiran Rioset Nevaeh Tien+1.1
2611-15CORNPENNKillJenna Garnerset Nathalie Tsai+0.9
2711-16PENNCORNServe errPenn+1.1
2812-16CORNPENNKillEllie Siskinset Nathalie Tsai+0.9
2913-16PENNPENNServe errPenn+1.5
3013-17PENNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Nevaeh Tien+1.4
3114-17CORNPENNAttack errReese Stringer+1.2
3215-17PENNPENNAcePenn+2.0
3315-18PENNCORNServe errPenn+1.8
3416-18CORNPENNKillSkylar Greeneset Reese Stringer+1.6
3517-18PENNPENNAcePennaced Kiran Rio+2.7
3617-19PENNCORNAttack errSkylar Greene+2.4
3718-19CORNPENNKillSkylar Greeneset Reese Stringer+2.2
3818-20PENNCORN×6BlockedSkylar Greeneblk Mackenzie Parsons, Sydney Zanca+2.6
3918-21CORNCORN×6Attack errSkylar Greene+2.8
4018-22CORNCORN×6Attack errEllie Siskin+1.9
4118-23CORNCORN×6Attack errSkylar Greene+1.1
4218-24CORNCORN×6KillKiran Rioset Nevaeh Tien+0.4
4318-25CORNCORN×6BlockedSkylar Greeneblk Mackenzie Parsons, Nevaeh Tien+0.1
Set 3
10-1CORNCORNBlockedZada Sangerblk Nevaeh Tien, Mackenzie Parsons+1.0
21-1CORNPENNKillHaley Kerstetterset Nathalie Tsai+0.8
31-2PENNCORN×4KillJaida Sioneset Trinidy Tien+0.8
41-3CORNCORN×4KillJaida Sioneset Sarita Pomar+1.0
51-4CORNCORN×4KillAva Boganset Elsa McDermott+0.9
61-5CORNCORN×4AceCornellaced Elsa McDermott+0.8
72-5CORNPENNServe errNevaeh Tien+0.6
83-5PENNPENNAttack errSydney Zanca+0.9
93-6PENNCORNBlockedAdell Murrayblk Ava Bogan+0.7
104-6CORNPENNServe errCornell+0.7
114-7PENNCORNKillAva Boganset Nevaeh Tien+0.7
125-7CORNPENNAttack errKiran Rio+0.7
135-8PENNCORNServe errPenn+0.7
145-9CORNCORNAttack errZada Sanger+0.9
156-9CORNPENNAttack errMackenzie Parsons+0.6
167-9PENNPENNAttack errMackenzie Parsons+0.9
177-10PENNCORNServe errPenn+0.8
188-10CORNPENN×3Serve errCornell+0.7
199-10PENNPENN×3AcePennaced Jaida Sione+1.1
2010-10PENNPENN×3KillPilar Kelleyset Nathalie Tsai+1.3
2110-11PENNCORNServe errPenn+1.0
2211-11CORNPENNKillZada Sangerset Nathalie Tsai+1.0
2311-12PENNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Sarita Pomar+1.0
2411-13CORNCORNBlockedHaley Kerstetterblk Ava Bogan, Jaida Sione+1.3
2512-13CORNPENN×3KillJenna Garnerset Nathalie Tsai+1.0
2613-13PENNPENN×3Attack errJaida Sione+1.4
2714-13PENNPENN×3KillJenna Garnerset Haley Kerstetter+1.6
2814-14PENNCORNServe errPenn+1.2
2914-15CORNCORNAttack errJenna Garner+1.5
3015-15CORNPENN×3KillJenna Garnerset Nathalie Tsai+1.2
3116-15PENNPENN×3KillBella Rittenbergset Reese Stringer+1.7
3217-15PENNPENN×3KillJenna Garnerset Reese Stringer+1.8
3317-16PENNCORN×5Serve errPenn+1.2
3417-17CORNCORN×5Attack errJenna Garner+1.8
3517-18CORNCORN×5BlockedAdell Murrayblk Kiran Rio, Mackenzie Parsons+1.8
3617-19CORNCORN×5BlockedJenna Garnerblk Sydney Zanca, Mackenzie Parsons+1.7
3717-20CORNCORN×5KillSydney Zancaset Nevaeh Tien+1.5
3818-20CORNPENNAttack errMackenzie Parsons+0.9
3918-21PENNCORNKillCharlotte Nowakset Nevaeh Tien+1.2
4019-21CORNPENNKillBella Rittenbergset Jenna Garner+0.9
4120-21PENNPENNKillZada Sangerset Reese Stringer+1.7
4220-22PENNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Nevaeh Tien+1.7
4321-22CORNPENN×3KillZada Sangerset Reese Stringer+1.4
4422-22PENNPENN×3BlockedMackenzie Parsonsblk Haley Kerstetter, Zada Sanger+2.7
4523-22PENNPENN×3KillZada Sanger+3.4
4623-23PENNCORNServe errPenn+2.5
4723-24CORNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Nevaeh Tien+4.1
4824-24CORNPENNServe errCornell+3.2
4925-24PENNPENNBlockedJaida Sioneblk Haley Kerstetter, Pilar Kelley+4.4
5025-25PENNCORNKillAva Boganset Nevaeh Tien+3.4
5126-25CORNPENNKillPilar Kelleyset Nathalie Tsai+3.4
5227-25PENNPENNAttack errJaida Sione+4.8
Set 4
10-1PENNCORNKillAva Boganset Nevaeh Tien+1.9
21-1CORNPENNKillJenna Garnerset Pilar Kelley+2.0
31-2PENNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Nevaeh Tien+2.0
41-3CORNCORNAttack errJenna Garner+2.5
52-3CORNPENNKillHaley Kerstetterset Nathalie Tsai+1.9
62-4PENNCORN×3KillAva Boganset Nevaeh Tien+1.9
72-5CORNCORN×3KillKiran Rioset Nevaeh Tien+2.3
82-6CORNCORN×3KillSydney Zancaset Sarita Pomar+2.1
93-6CORNPENNBad setSarita Pomar+1.5
103-7PENNCORNKillSydney Zancaset Nevaeh Tien+1.6
113-8CORNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Nevaeh Tien+1.8
124-8CORNPENNServe errCornell+1.3
134-9PENNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Nevaeh Tien+1.4
145-9CORNPENNKillZada Sangerset Reese Stringer+1.3
156-9PENNPENNAttack errMackenzie Parsons+2.0
166-10PENNCORNBlockedBella Rittenbergblk Jaida Sione, Mackenzie Parsons+1.7
177-10CORNPENNServe errCornell+1.6
188-10PENNPENNKillHaley Kerstetterset Nathalie Tsai+2.5
198-11PENNCORN×3KillAva Boganset Nevaeh Tien+2.1
208-12CORNCORN×3KillAva Boganset Nevaeh Tien+2.4
218-13CORNCORN×3AceCornellaced Lauren Van Wie+2.0
229-13CORNPENNKillZada Sangerset Jenna Garner+1.3
239-14PENNCORNAttack errPilar Kelley+1.5
2410-14CORNPENNServe errCornell+1.3
2510-15PENNCORN×3Serve errPenn+1.5
2610-16CORNCORN×3BlockedAdell Murrayblk Mackenzie Parsons+1.5
2710-17CORNCORN×3KillSydney Zancaset Nevaeh Tien+1.0
2811-17CORNPENNKillJenna Garnerset Nathalie Tsai+0.5
2911-18PENNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Nevaeh Tien+0.8
3012-18CORNPENNKillJenna Garnerset Reese Stringer+0.5
3112-19PENNCORNAttack errLauryn Lewis+0.7
3212-20CORNCORNAttack errMackenzie Parsons+0.5
3313-20CORNPENN×3KillZada Sangerset Reese Stringer+0.2
3414-20PENNPENN×3KillZada Sangerset Reese Stringer+0.5
3515-20PENNPENN×3KillZada Sangerset Reese Stringer+0.8
3615-21PENNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Sarita Pomar+0.9
3716-21CORNPENN×3KillZada Sangerset Reese Stringer+0.5
3817-21PENNPENN×3BlockedAva Boganblk Zada Sanger, Haley Kerstetter, Pilar Kelley+1.1
3918-21PENNPENN×3KillHaley Kerstetter+1.9
4018-22PENNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Sarita Pomar+2.1
4119-22CORNPENNAttack errZada Sanger+1.3
4219-23PENNCORN×3KillSydney Zancaset Nevaeh Tien+2.1
4319-24CORNCORN×3BlockedJenna Garnerblk Ava Bogan, Sydney Zanca+1.2
4419-25CORNCORN×3Attack errPilar Kelley+0.3

Score shown after each rally, Penn 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).