FinalFri, Aug 28, 2026

James Madison def. Loyola Maryland 3–0

James Madison beat visiting Loyola Maryland 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-23) on Fri, Aug 28, 2026. James Madison's Kennedy Louisell led with 12 kills, and Sydney Lewis added 12 digs.

Data through · final Aug 28

Set123Sets
LOY MD1420230
JMU2525253

Win probability

James Madison above 50 · Loyola Maryland below
SET 1SET 2SET 310050100rally 132 · set 3

No single rally moved win probability by a full point: James Madison stayed the heavy favorite throughout.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

LOY MD 2.0%98.0% JMU

Loyola Maryland wins

3-0
0.2%
3-1
0.5%
3-2
1.3%

James Madison wins

3-0
67.2%
3-1
25.0%
3-2
5.8%
LOY MD break %
34.8% vs this opp
JMU break %
50.6% 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.

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
37519.105000100218
36521.048010520007
35112.333000100216
35420.05010223010.55.5
3338.00000300010.53.5
3000–1002200000
3349-.111000300003
3000–301810000
3000–1000400000
2000–120200002
Team totals292289.079253828806357
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
312422.36411652010.513.5
39219.36810000132.511.5
3449.00000200132.56.5
3208.250000001435
3000–021700002
3001.0001611300001
34310.10000000111.55.5
33110.200000300214
3001.0003311210003
31011.0001110100002
Team totals351481.259328113134141175

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.

Loyola Maryland vs James Madison

Season series · James Madison leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 LOY MD · JMU 9

Set 1

14-25

Longest run 5 LOY MDJMU 9

Set 2

20-25

Longest run 5 LOY MDJMU 4

Set 3

23-25

Longest run 3 LOY MDJMU 3

Bars above the line = James Madison leads, below = Loyola Maryland leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Loyola Maryland

SlotSideout %Break %
1
30%6/20
33%3/9
2
55%6/11
25%2/8
3
55%6/11
45%5/11
4
60%6/10
0%0/6
5
60%6/10
63%10/16
6
42%5/12
25%2/8
All
47%35/74
38%22/58

James Madison

SlotSideout %Break %
1
78%7/9
65%11/17
2
60%6/10
54%7/13
3
86%6/7
50%6/12
4
67%6/9
40%4/10
5
40%6/15
25%2/8
6
63%5/8
64%9/14
All
62%36/58
53%39/74

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

132 rallies

#LOY MD-JMUSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passer
Set 1
10-1JMUJMUAttack errAddie Lowe
20-2JMUJMUKillAddie Normanset Lindsey Large
31-2JMULOY MDKillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio
41-3LOY MDJMUAttack errAddie Lowe
52-3JMULOY MD×5KillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio
63-3LOY MDLOY MD×5Attack errAyen Nhial
74-3LOY MDLOY MD×5Attack errAyen Nhial
85-3LOY MDLOY MD×5Attack errKennedy Louisell
96-3LOY MDLOY MD×5KillElsie Afful
106-4LOY MDJMU×3KillAddie Normanset Lindsey Large
116-5JMUJMU×3KillAyen Nhialset Gabi Verdicchio
126-6JMUJMU×3BlockedMorgan Crawfordblk Ella Grace Holloway
137-6JMULOY MDKillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio
147-7LOY MDJMU×3KillElla Grace Hollowayset Sydney Lewis
157-8JMUJMU×3Attack errSydnee Peters
167-9JMUJMU×3AceJames Madison
178-9JMULOY MDServe errJames Madison
188-10LOY MDJMUKillElla Grace Hollowayset Grace Wenrich
199-10JMULOY MDServe errJames Madison
2010-10LOY MDLOY MDAttack errKennedy Louisell
2110-11LOY MDJMU×6Attack errSydnee Peters
2210-12JMUJMU×6BlockedSydnee Petersblk Anna Wilson, Ana Toumazatos
2310-13JMUJMU×6KillAna Toumazatosset Lindsey Large
2410-14JMUJMU×6Attack errAva Nepkin
2510-15JMUJMU×6KillAddie Normanset Lindsey Large
2610-16JMUJMU×6Attack errAva Nepkin
2711-16JMULOY MD×4KillMariah Sanabiaset Madison Monahan
2812-16LOY MDLOY MD×4KillAva Nepkinset Gabi Verdicchio
2913-16LOY MDLOY MD×4BlockedAddie Normanblk Mariah Sanabia, Addie Lowe
3014-16LOY MDLOY MD×4KillAddie Loweset Lindsey Large
3114-17LOY MDJMU×9KillKennedy Louisellset Lindsey Large
3214-18JMUJMU×9BlockedAddie Loweblk Anna Wilson, Addie Norman
3314-19JMUJMU×9BlockedAva Nepkinblk Anna Wilson, Kennedy Louisell
3414-20JMUJMU×9KillAddie Normanset Lindsey Large
3514-21JMUJMU×9Attack errMorgan Crawford
3614-22JMUJMU×9KillKennedy Louisellset Lindsey Large
3714-23JMUJMU×9AceJames Madisonaced Morgan Crawford
3814-24JMUJMU×9KillKennedy Louisellset Lindsey Large
3914-25JMUJMU×9KillAddie Norman
Set 2
10-1LOY MDJMUKillKennedy Louisellset Addie Norman
21-1JMULOY MDServe errJames Madison
31-2LOY MDJMU×3Serve errLoyola Maryland
41-3JMUJMU×3KillKennedy Louisellset Grace Wenrich
51-4JMUJMU×3BlockedMariah Sanabiablk Ayen Nhial
62-4JMULOY MDKillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio
73-4LOY MDLOY MDKillElsie Afful
83-5LOY MDJMUServe errLoyola Maryland
93-6JMUJMUBlockedMorgan Crawfordblk Ayen Nhial, Ella Grace Holloway
104-6JMULOY MDServe errJames Madison
114-7LOY MDJMUKillAna Toumazatosset Grace Wenrich
124-8JMUJMUKillElla Grace Hollowayset Grace Wenrich
135-8JMULOY MD×4KillMorgan Crawfordset Madison Monahan
146-8LOY MDLOY MD×4Attack errElla Grace Holloway
157-8LOY MDLOY MD×4Attack errElla Grace Holloway
168-8LOY MDLOY MD×4AceLoyola Marylandaced Kennedy Louisell
178-9LOY MDJMU×4KillKennedy Louisellset Grace Wenrich
188-10JMUJMU×4KillAna Toumazatosset Lindsey Large
198-11JMUJMU×4KillKennedy Louisellset Lindsey Large
208-12JMUJMU×4AceJames Madison
219-12JMULOY MDServe errJames Madison
229-13LOY MDJMUServe errLoyola Maryland
239-14JMUJMUAceJames Madisonaced Morgan Crawford
2410-14JMULOY MDServe errJames Madison
2510-15LOY MDJMU×4Serve errLoyola Maryland
2610-16JMUJMU×4AceJames Madisonaced Ava Nepkin
2710-17JMUJMU×4AceJames Madisonaced Addie Huber
2810-18JMUJMU×4BlockedAddie Loweblk Addie Norman, Ayen Nhial
2911-18JMULOY MDAttack errAyen Nhial
3011-19LOY MDJMUKillAddie Normanset Lindsey Large
3112-19JMULOY MDKillMariah Sanabiaset Gabi Verdicchio
3212-20LOY MDJMUKillKennedy Louisellset Grace Wenrich
3313-20JMULOY MDServe errJames Madison
3413-21LOY MDJMUKillAyen Nhialset Grace Wenrich
3514-21JMULOY MD×5KillMorgan Crawfordset Madison Monahan
3615-21LOY MDLOY MD×5Attack errKennedy Louisell
3716-21LOY MDLOY MD×5BlockedElla Grace Hollowayblk Elsie Afful, Ava Nepkin
3817-21LOY MDLOY MD×5KillAva Nepkinset Madison Monahan
3918-21LOY MDLOY MD×5KillSydnee Petersset Addie Huber
4018-22LOY MDJMUBad setAddie Huber
4119-22JMULOY MDKillAva Nepkinset Madison Monahan
4219-23LOY MDJMUKillAnna Wilsonset Lindsey Large
4320-23JMULOY MDKillAva Nepkinset Madison Monahan
4420-24LOY MDJMUKillAddie Normanset Lindsey Large
4520-25JMUJMUKillAyen Nhialset Lindsey Large
Set 3
11-0JMULOY MDBlockedAddie Normanblk Mariah Sanabia, Addie Lowe
22-0LOY MDLOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Addie Huber
32-1LOY MDJMUKillKennedy Louisellset Lindsey Large
42-2JMUJMUAttack errAddie Lowe
53-2JMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Gabi Verdicchio
63-3LOY MDJMUBlockedMorgan Crawfordblk Addie Norman, Ayen Nhial
73-4JMUJMUAceJames Madisonaced Ava Nepkin
84-4JMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Addie Huber
94-5LOY MDJMUBad setAddie Huber
105-5JMULOY MD×3Serve errJames Madison
116-5LOY MDLOY MD×3KillAva Nepkinset Elise Bocanegra
127-5LOY MDLOY MD×3AceLoyola Marylandaced Sydney Lewis
137-6LOY MDJMUKillGrace Wenrichset Kennedy Louisell
147-7JMUJMUBlockedElsie Affulblk Anna Wilson
158-7JMULOY MDServe errJames Madison
168-8LOY MDJMUBlockedSydnee Petersblk Ana Toumazatos, Anna Wilson
178-9JMUJMUAttack errAva Nepkin
189-9JMULOY MDKillSydnee Petersset Madison Monahan
199-10LOY MDJMUKillAddie Normanset Sydney Lewis
2010-10JMULOY MDKillAddie Loweset Gabi Verdicchio
2110-11LOY MDJMUKillAnna Wilsonset Lindsey Large
2211-11JMULOY MDKillMariah Sanabiaset Gabi Verdicchio
2311-12LOY MDJMUKillKennedy Louisellset Sydney Lewis
2411-13JMUJMUAttack errElsie Afful
2512-13JMULOY MDKillMorgan Crawfordset Gabi Verdicchio
2612-14LOY MDJMUKillKennedy Louisellset Grace Wenrich
2713-14JMULOY MDServe errJames Madison
2814-14LOY MDLOY MDAceLoyola Marylandaced Kennedy Louisell
2914-15LOY MDJMUKillAyen Nhialset Grace Wenrich
3015-15JMULOY MDKillElsie Affulset Madison Monahan
3116-15LOY MDLOY MDAttack errAna Toumazatos
3216-16LOY MDJMUServe errLoyola Maryland
3317-16JMULOY MDKillMariah Sanabiaset Madison Monahan
3417-17LOY MDJMUServe errLoyola Maryland
3518-17JMULOY MDKillAddie Loweset Ava Nepkin
3619-17LOY MDLOY MDKillMariah Sanabiaset Sydney Lewis
3719-18LOY MDJMU×3Serve errLoyola Maryland
3819-19JMUJMU×3AceJames Madisonaced Ava Nepkin
3919-20JMUJMU×3BlockedMorgan Crawfordblk Addie Norman
4020-20JMULOY MDAttack errAyen Nhial
4120-21LOY MDJMUKillAddie Normanset Lindsey Large
4221-21JMULOY MDAttack errKennedy Louisell
4321-22LOY MDJMUKillKennedy Louisellset Grace Wenrich
4421-23JMUJMUAttack errElsie Afful
4522-23JMULOY MDServe errJames Madison
4622-24LOY MDJMUKillElla Grace Hollowayset Grace Wenrich
4723-24JMULOY MDKillSydnee Petersset Madison Monahan
4823-25LOY MDJMUServe errLoyola Maryland

Score shown after each rally, Loyola Maryland first.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).