Yale vs Brown Volleyball: Yale Wins 3-1 (Sep 26, 2026)

Final · 4 setsSat, Sep 26, 2026ESPN+

3:1

Yale won at Brown 3-1 (25-13, 25-22, 14-25, 25-22) on Sat, Sep 26, 2026. Yale's Laurece Abraham led with 22 kills, and Skylar Jackson added 16 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 1:45 PM CT · final Sep 26

Set	1	2	3	4	Sets
YALE	25	25	14	25	3
BROWN	13	22	25	22	1

Win probability

Brown above 50 · Yale below

Biggest swing: 5.6% to Yale — set 4, YALE 23-22 BROWN. Kill by Laurece Abraham (set by Kalyssa Taggart). BROWN win probability 12% → 7%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

YALE 89.3%10.7% BROWN

Yale wins

3-0

43.3%

3-1

31.6%

3-2

14.4%

Brown wins

3-0

1.4%

3-1

3.3%

3-2

6.0%

YALE break %: 46.8% vs this opp
BROWN break %: 37.3% 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
Laurece AbrahamKill+5.6%
Kill by Laurece Abraham (set by Kalyssa Taggart)
Set 4 · YALE 23-22 BROWN · YALE 88% → 93%
02
Fisayo Afonja&Sophia WolfsonBlock+5.3%
Laurece Abraham stuffed by Fisayo Afonja & Sophia Wolfson
Set 4 · YALE 20-22 BROWN · BROWN 15% → 20%
03
Laurece AbrahamBlock+5.2%
Sophia Wolfson stuffed by Laurece Abraham
Set 4 · YALE 22-22 BROWN · YALE 83% → 88%
04
Sophia WolfsonKill+4.8%
Kill by Sophia Wolfson (set by Julia Kakkis)
Set 4 · YALE 20-21 BROWN · BROWN 10% → 15%
05
Betsy GoodenowBlock+4.5%
Fisayo Afonja stuffed by Betsy Goodenow
Set 4 · YALE 24-22 BROWN · YALE 93% → 98%
06
BrownAce+3.7%
Brown ace
Set 4 · YALE 20-20 BROWN · BROWN 6% → 10%
07
Laurece AbrahamKill+3.2%
Kill by Laurece Abraham (set by Kalyssa Taggart)
Set 4 · YALE 17-17 BROWN · YALE 86% → 90%
08
BrownAce+3.1%
Brown ace on Ava Poinsett
Set 4 · YALE 12-15 BROWN · BROWN 14% → 17%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Yaleaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
4Laurece AbrahamMB	4	22	3	34	.559	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3.5	25.5
2Ava PoinsettOH	4	13	5	46	.174	2	1	2	13	1	0	0	0	14
15Skylar JacksonOH	4	8	3	23	.217	1	1	1	16	0	0	0	0	9
33Betsy GoodenowOH	4	4	3	24	.042	2	0	2	8	0	1	3	2.5	6.5
10Cam BolaneMB	4	6	1	13	.385	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	6.5
1Kalyssa TaggartS	4	3	2	9	.111	41	1	3	11	0	0	1	0.5	4.5
6Arya JueL/DS	4	0	0	1	.000	5	1	2	11	0	0	0	0	1
11Yuri ParkL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
20Gaby StasysMB	2	1	0	3	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
22Bethanie WuS	1	0	0	0	–	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		57	17	153	.261	54	5	10	59	2	3	8	7	89

Brownhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
10Fisayo AfonjaMB	4	19	7	41	.293	2	0	1	9	2	0	1	0.5	19.5
4Sophia WolfsonMB	4	10	1	22	.409	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	11
20Elle HolleyOH	4	6	5	26	.038	2	0	1	12	2	1	2	2	8
15Sarah ShawMB	4	2	3	11	-.091	0	1	2	2	0	0	4	2	5
13Julia KakkisS	4	4	0	7	.571	40	0	2	16	0	0	1	0.5	4.5
7Yuna YangS	4	0	0	1	.000	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
9Ally PanzloffOH	4	11	2	29	.310	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	14
16Sophie HaskellL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	5	0	1	21	1	0	0	0	0
2Madeline van BrederodeL/DS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
11Lawson MonroeOH	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		52	18	137	.248	52	2	7	67	5	2	12	8	82

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.

Yale vs Brown

Season series · Yale leads 2-0

Sat, Sep 26, 2026Yale at Brown · Yale won 3-1This match
Sat, Oct 24, 2026Brown at Yale · Yale won 3-0Result →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 YALE · BROWN 7

Set 1

25-13

Longest run 5 YALEBROWN 2

Set 2

25-22

Longest run 3 YALEBROWN 7

Set 3

14-25

Longest run 2 YALEBROWN 5

Set 4

25-22

Longest run 6 YALEBROWN 5

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Yale

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	53%9/17	65%13/20
2	57%8/14	58%11/19
3	73%8/11	27%3/11
4	44%8/18	33%4/12
5	47%8/17	38%5/13
6	100%6/6	46%6/13
All	57%47/83	48%42/88

Brown

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	39%9/23	33%4/12
2	50%8/16	44%7/16
3	73%8/11	38%5/13
4	67%8/12	38%5/13
5	58%7/12	56%10/18
6	43%6/14	45%5/11
All	52%46/88	43%36/83

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 (4 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

171 rallies

#	YALE-BROWN	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	BROWN	BROWN	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+1.3
2	1-1	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.8
3	1-2	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Julia Kakkis	set Elle Holley	+1.0
4	2-2	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.9
5	3-2	YALE	YALE	Ace	Yale	aced Fisayo Afonja	+1.1
6	3-3	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Elle Holley	set Julia Kakkis	+0.9
7	4-3	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Arya Jue	+0.8
8	4-4	YALE	BROWN	Serve err	Yale		+0.9
9	5-4	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Cam Bolane	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.9
10	6-4	YALE	YALE	Kill	Betsy Goodenow	set Arya Jue	+1.1
11	6-5	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Sophia Wolfson	set Julia Kakkis	+0.8
12	7-5	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Cam Bolane	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.8
13	7-6	YALE	BROWN	Blocked	Skylar Jackson	blk Ally Panzloff, Sarah Shaw	+0.8
14	8-6	BROWN	YALE×5	Kill	Kalyssa Taggart	set Betsy Goodenow	+0.8
15	9-6	YALE	YALE×5	Blocked	Fisayo Afonja	blk Laurece Abraham	+1.0
16	10-6	YALE	YALE×5	Ace	Yale	aced Sophie Haskell	+0.8
17	11-6	YALE	YALE×5	Attack err	Sarah Shaw		+0.6
18	12-6	YALE	YALE×5	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.5
19	12-7	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Julia Kakkis	set Yuna Yang	+0.3
20	13-7	BROWN	YALE×4	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.3
21	14-7	YALE	YALE×4	Attack err	Elle Holley		+0.3
22	15-7	YALE	YALE×4	Attack err	Sarah Shaw		+0.2
23	16-7	YALE	YALE×4	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.1
24	16-8	YALE	BROWN	Serve err	Yale		+0.1
25	16-9	BROWN	BROWN	Kill	Sophia Wolfson	set Julia Kakkis	+0.1
26	17-9	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Betsy Goodenow	set Skylar Jackson	+0.1
27	18-9	YALE	YALE	Blocked	Fisayo Afonja	blk Betsy Goodenow, Laurece Abraham	+0.1
28	18-10	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Sophia Wolfson	set Julia Kakkis	·
29	18-11	BROWN	BROWN	Attack err	Betsy Goodenow		+0.1
30	19-11	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Betsy Goodenow	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.1
31	20-11	YALE	YALE	Attack err	Elle Holley		+0.1
32	20-12	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Sophia Wolfson	set Julia Kakkis	·
33	21-12	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Cam Bolane	set Ava Poinsett	·
34	22-12	YALE	YALE	Attack err	Elle Holley		·
35	22-13	YALE	BROWN	Serve err	Yale		·
36	23-13	BROWN	YALE×3	Attack err	Elle Holley		·
37	24-13	YALE	YALE×3	Kill	Skylar Jackson	set Arya Jue	·
38	25-13	YALE	YALE×3	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	·
Set 2
1	1-0	YALE	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham		+0.7
2	1-1	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+0.6
3	2-1	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Kalyssa Taggart	set Ava Poinsett	+0.5
4	2-2	YALE	BROWN×4	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+0.6
5	2-3	BROWN	BROWN×4	Attack err	Betsy Goodenow		+0.9
6	2-4	BROWN	BROWN×4	Kill	Sophia Wolfson	set Julia Kakkis	+1.0
7	2-5	BROWN	BROWN×4	Attack err	Laurece Abraham		+1.1
8	3-5	BROWN	YALE	Serve err	Brown		+0.7
9	4-5	YALE	YALE	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.0
10	4-6	YALE	BROWN	Serve err	Yale		+0.8
11	5-6	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.7
12	5-7	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+0.8
13	6-7	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Arya Jue	+0.7
14	7-7	YALE	YALE	Kill	Kalyssa Taggart	set Betsy Goodenow	+1.0
15	7-8	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Ally Panzloff	set Sophie Haskell	+0.8
16	7-9	BROWN	BROWN	Blocked	Kalyssa Taggart	blk Elle Holley, Sarah Shaw	+1.2
17	8-9	BROWN	YALE×3	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.8
18	9-9	YALE	YALE×3	Kill	Skylar Jackson	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.1
19	10-9	YALE	YALE×3	Attack err	Fisayo Afonja		+1.0
20	10-10	YALE	BROWN	Serve err	Yale		+0.8
21	11-10	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Skylar Jackson	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.7
22	12-10	YALE	YALE	Attack err	Fisayo Afonja		+0.9
23	12-11	YALE	BROWN	Bad set	Kalyssa Taggart		+0.7
24	13-11	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.7
25	13-12	YALE	BROWN	Serve err	Yale		+0.7
26	14-12	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Skylar Jackson	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.7
27	14-13	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+0.7
28	15-13	BROWN	YALE×3	Bad set	Ally Panzloff		+0.7
29	16-13	YALE	YALE×3	Ace	Yale	aced Elle Holley	+0.9
30	17-13	YALE	YALE×3	Attack err	Ally Panzloff		+0.7
31	17-14	YALE	BROWN×7	Kill	Sophia Wolfson	set Julia Kakkis	+0.4
32	17-15	BROWN	BROWN×7	Kill	Ally Panzloff	set Julia Kakkis	+0.8
33	17-16	BROWN	BROWN×7	Attack err	Betsy Goodenow		+1.1
34	17-17	BROWN	BROWN×7	Kill	Ally Panzloff	set Julia Kakkis	+1.5
35	17-18	BROWN	BROWN×7	Kill	Ally Panzloff	set Sophie Haskell	+1.8
36	17-19	BROWN	BROWN×7	Kill	Elle Holley	set Fisayo Afonja	+2.1
37	17-20	BROWN	BROWN×7	Kill	Ally Panzloff	set Sophie Haskell	+2.1
38	18-20	BROWN	YALE×3	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.1
39	19-20	YALE	YALE×3	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.9
40	20-20	YALE	YALE×3	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Kalyssa Taggart	+2.1
41	20-21	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Elle Holley	set Julia Kakkis	+1.8
42	21-21	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.6
43	22-21	YALE	YALE	Bad set	Elle Holley		+2.4
44	22-22	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Sarah Shaw	set Julia Kakkis	+1.8
45	23-22	BROWN	YALE×3	Kill	Cam Bolane	set Sophie Haskell	+2.0
46	24-22	YALE	YALE×3	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+2.3
47	25-22	YALE	YALE×3	Attack err	Elle Holley		+1.1
Set 3
1	0-1	BROWN	BROWN	Attack err	Laurece Abraham		+0.4
2	1-1	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.3
3	2-1	YALE	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.4
4	2-2	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Yuna Yang	+0.3
5	3-2	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Skylar Jackson	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.3
6	3-3	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Elle Holley	+0.3
7	4-3	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.3
8	4-4	YALE	BROWN×5	Kill	Ally Panzloff	set Julia Kakkis	+0.3
9	4-5	BROWN	BROWN×5	Kill	Elle Holley	set Julia Kakkis	+0.5
10	4-6	BROWN	BROWN×5	Kill	Ally Panzloff	set Sophie Haskell	+0.5
11	4-7	BROWN	BROWN×5	Kill	Sophia Wolfson	set Julia Kakkis	+0.6
12	4-8	BROWN	BROWN×5	Attack err	Ava Poinsett		+0.6
13	5-8	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Cam Bolane	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.4
14	5-9	YALE	BROWN×5	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+0.5
15	5-10	BROWN	BROWN×5	Blocked	Ava Poinsett	blk Ally Panzloff	+0.6
16	5-11	BROWN	BROWN×5	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+0.6
17	5-12	BROWN	BROWN×5	Blocked	Ava Poinsett	blk Ally Panzloff, Sarah Shaw	+0.5
18	5-13	BROWN	BROWN×5	Blocked	Kalyssa Taggart	blk Elle Holley	+0.4
19	6-13	BROWN	YALE	Serve err	Brown		+0.2
20	6-14	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+0.3
21	7-14	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Cam Bolane	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.2
22	7-15	YALE	BROWN×3	Kill	Sarah Shaw	set Julia Kakkis	+0.3
23	7-16	BROWN	BROWN×3	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+0.3
24	7-17	BROWN	BROWN×3	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+0.2
25	8-17	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+0.1
26	9-17	YALE	YALE	Ace	Yale	aced Fisayo Afonja	+0.2
27	9-18	YALE	BROWN×3	Kill	Julia Kakkis	set Sophie Haskell	+0.2
28	9-19	BROWN	BROWN×3	Blocked	Skylar Jackson	blk Sophia Wolfson, Julia Kakkis	+0.2
29	9-20	BROWN	BROWN×3	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+0.1
30	10-20	BROWN	YALE	Serve err	Brown		·
31	10-21	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Sophia Wolfson	set Julia Kakkis	·
32	10-22	BROWN	BROWN	Kill	Sophia Wolfson	set Julia Kakkis	·
33	11-22	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Bethanie Wu	·
34	12-22	YALE	YALE	Blocked	Ally Panzloff	blk Cam Bolane, Betsy Goodenow	·
35	12-23	YALE	BROWN	Serve err	Yale		·
36	13-23	BROWN	YALE	Serve err	Brown		·
37	13-24	YALE	BROWN	Serve err	Yale		·
38	14-24	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Bethanie Wu	·
39	14-25	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Ally Panzloff	set Julia Kakkis	·
Set 4
1	0-1	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Julia Kakkis	set Fisayo Afonja	+1.3
2	1-1	BROWN	YALE×3	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.1
3	2-1	YALE	YALE×3	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.5
4	3-1	YALE	YALE×3	Kill	Betsy Goodenow	set Arya Jue	+1.3
5	3-2	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+1.0
6	4-2	BROWN	YALE	Serve err	Brown		+0.9
7	4-3	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+1.0
8	5-3	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.0
9	5-4	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Ally Panzloff	set Julia Kakkis	+1.1
10	6-4	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.0
11	6-5	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Elle Holley	set Julia Kakkis	+1.1
12	6-6	BROWN	BROWN	Blocked	Cam Bolane	blk Sarah Shaw, Elle Holley	+1.8
13	7-6	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.2
14	7-7	YALE	BROWN	Serve err	Yale		+1.4
15	8-7	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Skylar Jackson	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.3
16	8-8	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+1.4
17	9-8	BROWN	YALE	Serve err	Brown		+1.3
18	9-9	YALE	BROWN	Serve err	Yale		+1.5
19	10-9	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.4
20	10-10	YALE	BROWN	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+1.5
21	10-11	BROWN	BROWN	Kill	Ally Panzloff	set Sophia Wolfson	+2.4
22	11-11	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.6
23	11-12	YALE	BROWN	Attack err	Ava Poinsett		+1.9
24	12-12	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Ava Poinsett	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.7
25	12-13	YALE	BROWN×4	Kill	Ally Panzloff	set Julia Kakkis	+2.0
26	12-14	BROWN	BROWN×4	Attack err	Ava Poinsett		+3.0
27	12-15	BROWN	BROWN×4	Ace	Brown	aced Ava Poinsett	+3.1
28	12-16	BROWN	BROWN×4	Kill	Elle Holley	set Julia Kakkis	+3.1
29	13-16	BROWN	YALE	Kill	Gaby Stasys	set Kalyssa Taggart	+1.7
30	14-16	YALE	YALE	Ace	Yale	aced Elle Holley	+2.7
31	14-17	YALE	BROWN	Attack err	Skylar Jackson		+2.6
32	15-17	BROWN	YALE×6	Serve err	Brown		+1.9
33	16-17	YALE	YALE×6	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+3.1
34	17-17	YALE	YALE×6	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+3.2
35	18-17	YALE	YALE×6	Kill	Skylar Jackson	set Yuri Park	+3.0
36	19-17	YALE	YALE×6	Blocked	Fisayo Afonja	blk Laurece Abraham, Kalyssa Taggart	+2.7
37	20-17	YALE	YALE×6	Attack err	Sarah Shaw		+2.1
38	20-18	YALE	BROWN×5	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+1.2
39	20-19	BROWN	BROWN×5	Kill	Fisayo Afonja	set Julia Kakkis	+2.6
40	20-20	BROWN	BROWN×5	Ace	Brown		+3.7
41	20-21	BROWN	BROWN×5	Kill	Sophia Wolfson	set Julia Kakkis	+4.8
42	20-22	BROWN	BROWN×5	Blocked	Laurece Abraham	blk Fisayo Afonja, Sophia Wolfson	+5.3
43	21-22	BROWN	YALE×5	Kill	Skylar Jackson	set Kalyssa Taggart	+2.9
44	22-22	YALE	YALE×5	Blocked	Sophia Wolfson	blk Laurece Abraham	+5.2
45	23-22	YALE	YALE×5	Kill	Laurece Abraham	set Kalyssa Taggart	+5.6
46	24-22	YALE	YALE×5	Blocked	Fisayo Afonja	blk Betsy Goodenow	+4.5
47	25-22	YALE	YALE×5	Blocked	Fisayo Afonja	blk Laurece Abraham, Betsy Goodenow	+2.1

Score shown after each rally, Yale 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).

Yale def. Brown 3–1