Final · 4 setsFri, Oct 16, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Cornell def. Brown 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Cornell 65.7% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 16, 4:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Cornell won at Brown 3-1 (26-24, 19-25, 25-18, 25-21) on Fri, Oct 16, 2026. Mackenzie Parsons led Cornell with 19 kills; Brown's Fisayo Afonja had a match-high 22.

Data through · final Oct 16

Set1234Sets
CORN261925253
BROWN242518211

Match story · written from the play-by-play

.432 on 37 swings: Mackenzie Parsons and Cornell edged Brown.

The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Cornell's win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. Pre-match, RallyIQ had Cornell at 66%.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 4 · Cornell 11–10 Brown

    Down 10–11, Brown scored 5 straight to lead 15–11.

    Cornell 85% → 66%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 4 · Cornell 16–19 Brown

    Down 16–19, Cornell scored 4 straight to lead 20–19.

    Cornell 67% → 86%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 4 · Cornell 20–20 Brown

    4 straight Cornell kills broke a 20–20 tie and made it 24–20.

    Cornell 81% → 99%

Brown above 50Cornell belowMax swing 9.1%

CornellBrown

Sideout %
Cornell 60.7·Brown 56.4
Break %
Cornell 43.6·Brown 39.3
Hitting
Cornell .252·Brown .152
Longest run
Cornell 5·Brown 5

Jaida Sione
15 kills on .379, 16 points; 4 of those kills came in the turning points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Brown above 50 · Cornell below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+9.1% BROWNrally 183 · set 4

Biggest swing: 9.1% to Brown — set 1, CORN 24-24 BROWN. Kill by Fisayo Afonja (set by Yuna Yang). BROWN win probability 26% → 35%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

CORN 68.6%31.4% BROWN

Cornell wins

3-0
22.3%
3-1
26.3%
3-2
20.0%

Brown wins

3-0
6.1%
3-1
11.1%
3-2
14.2%
CORN break %
44.8% vs this opp
BROWN break %
41.1% 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
    Fisayo AfonjaKill+9.1%

    Kill by Fisayo Afonja (set by Yuna Yang)

    Set 1 · CORN 24-24 BROWN · BROWN 26% → 35%

  2. 02
    Fisayo AfonjaAttack error+8.6%

    Attack error by Fisayo Afonja

    Set 1 · CORN 26-24 BROWN · CORN 71% → 80%

  3. 03

    Kill by Mackenzie Parsons (set by Mary Wolcott)

    Set 1 · CORN 25-24 BROWN · CORN 65% → 71%

  4. 04
    Jaida SioneKill+6.1%

    Kill by Jaida Sione (set by Mary Wolcott)

    Set 4 · CORN 22-20 BROWN · CORN 86% → 92%

  5. 05

    Ally Panzloff stuffed by Ava Bogan & Jaida Sione

    Set 4 · CORN 20-19 BROWN · CORN 80% → 86%

  6. 06
    Lawson MonroeAttack error+5.6%

    Attack error by Lawson Monroe

    Set 4 · CORN 19-19 BROWN · CORN 74% → 80%

  7. 07
    Sarah ShawAttack error+4.8%

    Attack error by Sarah Shaw

    Set 4 · CORN 18-19 BROWN · CORN 69% → 74%

  8. 08
    Ava BoganKill+4.8%

    Kill by Ava Bogan (set by Sarita Pomar)

    Set 4 · CORN 21-20 BROWN · CORN 81% → 86%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
419337.43210370031.520.5
411733.1210003014314
47327.1484111010008
45214.21410220010.55.5
4316.333460180031.54.5
4001.000011720001
415429.3790001002116
4000–5121310001
4000–0131600001
1024-.50000011010.50.5
Team totals6022151.25257413685114895
Brownhome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
422658.27601111000023
49023.39101230212.512.5
47523.0871011630007
45111.364301070010.56.5
41511-.36400000010.51.5
4002.0009011200000
43315.00000010010.53.5
4000–3221410002
1048-.500000000000
1000–000000000
Team totals4724151.152435764424488

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.

Cornell vs Brown

Season series · Cornell leads 1-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 CORN · BROWN 5

Set 1

26-24

Longest run 3 CORNBROWN 4

Set 2

19-25

Longest run 4 CORNBROWN 4

Set 3

25-18

Longest run 5 CORNBROWN 3

Set 4

25-21

Longest run 4 CORNBROWN 5

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Cornell

SlotSideout %Break %
1
48%12/25
52%11/21
2
56%10/18
33%5/15
3
89%8/9
31%4/13
4
67%8/12
43%6/14
5
89%8/9
50%8/16
6
50%8/16
47%7/15
All
61%54/89
44%41/94

Brown

SlotSideout %Break %
1
48%11/23
38%6/16
2
69%9/13
50%11/22
3
64%9/14
40%6/15
4
47%8/17
0%0/8
5
67%8/12
38%5/13
6
53%8/15
47%7/15
All
56%53/94
39%35/89

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

183 rallies

#CORN-BROWNSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1BROWNBROWN×3KillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+2.4
20-2BROWNBROWN×3AceSophie Haskellaced Haley Clark+2.5
30-3BROWNBROWN×3BlockedAva Boganblk Sophia Wolfson+2.5
41-3BROWNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Sydney Zanca+1.7
52-3CORNCORNKillKiran Rioset Sarita Pomar+2.4
62-4CORNBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+1.9
72-5BROWNBROWNKillElle Holleyset Julia Kakkis+2.6
83-5BROWNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+1.7
94-5CORNCORNAttack errFisayo Afonja+2.5
104-6CORNBROWNServe errCornell+2.0
114-7BROWNBROWNAceBrownaced Kiran Rio+2.7
125-7BROWNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+1.8
136-7CORNCORNKillMary Wolcottset Mackenzie Parsons+2.6
146-8CORNBROWNAttack errJaida Sione+2.1
157-8BROWNCORNKillMary Wolcottset Kiran Rio+1.9
168-8CORNCORNBlockedAlly Panzloffblk Ava Bogan, Jaida Sione+2.8
178-9CORNBROWNServe errCornell+2.2
189-9BROWNCORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+2.1
199-10CORNBROWNKillElle Holleyset Yuna Yang+2.2
209-11BROWNBROWNKillFisayo Afonja+3.1
2110-11BROWNCORN×3Attack errElle Holley+2.1
2211-11CORNCORN×3Attack errSarah Shaw+3.1
2312-11CORNCORN×3KillSydney Zancaset Sarita Pomar+3.1
2412-12CORNBROWNServe errCornell+2.3
2513-12BROWNCORN×3KillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+2.3
2614-12CORNCORN×3KillMackenzie Parsonsset Julia Kakkis+3.1
2715-12CORNCORN×3KillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+2.7
2815-13CORNBROWNServe errCornell+1.8
2915-14BROWNBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+3.0
3016-14BROWNCORNKillMary Wolcottset Kiran Rio+2.4
3117-14CORNCORNKillMackenzie Parsons+3.0
3217-15CORNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+1.9
3318-15BROWNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Kiran Rio+2.2
3419-15CORNCORNAttack errElle Holley+2.4
3519-16CORNBROWNServe errCornell+1.3
3620-16BROWNCORN×3BlockedSarah Shawblk Ava Bogan+1.8
3721-16CORNCORN×3KillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+1.6
3822-16CORNCORN×3BlockedElle Holleyblk Sydney Zanca, Ava Bogan+0.9
3922-17CORNBROWNKillElle Holleyset Julia Kakkis+0.3
4023-17BROWNCORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+0.5
4123-18CORNBROWN×4KillFisayo Afonjaset Yuna Yang+0.2
4223-19BROWNBROWN×4Attack errSydney Zanca+0.5
4323-20BROWNBROWN×4Attack errMackenzie Parsons+1.1
4423-21BROWNBROWN×4KillFisayo Afonjaset Yuna Yang+2.2
4524-21BROWNCORNAttack errFisayo Afonja+2.8
4624-22CORNBROWN×3Attack errKiran Rio+1.1
4724-23BROWNBROWN×3KillSophia Wolfsonset Mary Wolcott+3.7
4824-24BROWNBROWN×3KillFisayo Afonjaset Yuna Yang+9.1
4925-24BROWNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+6.7
5026-24CORNCORNAttack errFisayo Afonja+8.6
Set 2
11-0CORNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+1.9
21-1CORNBROWN×4Serve errCornell+1.4
31-2BROWNBROWN×4Bad setMary Wolcott+2.1
41-3BROWNBROWN×4AceBrownaced Haley Clark+2.2
51-4BROWNBROWN×4KillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+2.2
62-4BROWNCORNServe errBrown+1.4
72-5CORNBROWNKillJulia Kakkisset Elle Holley+1.6
83-5BROWNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+1.5
94-5CORNCORNKillJaida Sione+2.1
104-6CORNBROWNKillAlly Panzloffset Julia Kakkis+1.7
115-6BROWNCORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+1.6
125-7CORNBROWNKillAlly Panzloffset Julia Kakkis+1.8
135-8BROWNBROWNAttack errJaida Sione+2.4
146-8BROWNCORNServe errBrown+1.6
156-9CORNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+1.8
167-9BROWNCORNKillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+1.6
177-10CORNBROWNKillElle Holleyset Yuna Yang+1.8
187-11BROWNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Yuna Yang+2.4
198-11BROWNCORNServe errBrown+1.5
208-12CORNBROWN×3Serve errCornell+1.8
218-13BROWNBROWN×3KillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+2.1
228-14BROWNBROWN×3BlockedKiran Rioblk Sophia Wolfson, Julia Kakkis+1.8
239-14BROWNCORNServe errBrown+1.0
249-15CORNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+1.3
259-16BROWNBROWNAceBrownaced Sarita Pomar+1.3
2610-16BROWNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+0.6
2710-17CORNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+1.0
2811-17BROWNCORNAttack errAlly Panzloff+0.6
2911-18CORNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+0.9
3011-19BROWNBROWNAceBrownaced Ellery Williamson+0.8
3112-19BROWNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+0.3
3212-20CORNBROWNKillElle Holleyset Julia Kakkis+0.5
3313-20BROWNCORNServe errBrown+0.2
3413-21CORNBROWNServe errCornell+0.4
3514-21BROWNCORN×4KillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+0.2
3615-21CORNCORN×4BlockedJulia Kakkisblk Mackenzie Parsons, Ellery Williamson+0.4
3716-21CORNCORN×4KillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+0.7
3817-21CORNCORN×4AceCornellaced Elle Holley+1.1
3917-22CORNBROWNAttack errEllery Williamson+1.4
4017-23BROWNBROWNAttack errEllery Williamson+1.0
4118-23BROWNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+0.2
4218-24CORNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+0.5
4319-24BROWNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+0.1
4419-25CORNBROWNServe errCornell+0.2
Set 3
11-0BROWNCORNAttack errElle Holley+2.2
21-1CORNBROWNAttack errAva Bogan+2.3
32-1BROWNCORNKillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+2.3
43-1CORNCORNKillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+3.0
53-2CORNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+2.2
64-2BROWNCORN×3KillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+2.3
75-2CORNCORN×3KillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+2.9
86-2CORNCORN×3AceCornellaced Sophie Haskell+2.6
96-3CORNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+1.8
107-3BROWNCORN×5KillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+1.9
118-3CORNCORN×5KillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+2.3
129-3CORNCORN×5BlockedFisayo Afonjablk Mackenzie Parsons, Mary Wolcott+1.9
1310-3CORNCORN×5KillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+1.5
1411-3CORNCORN×5BlockedFisayo Afonjablk Mary Wolcott, Mackenzie Parsons+1.1
1511-4CORNBROWNServe errCornell+0.6
1612-4BROWNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+0.8
1712-5CORNBROWN×3KillAlly Panzloffset Julia Kakkis+0.6
1812-6BROWNBROWN×3Attack errMary Wolcott+1.1
1912-7BROWNBROWN×3Attack errMackenzie Parsons+1.5
2013-7BROWNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Sarita Pomar+1.4
2113-8CORNBROWNKillJulia Kakkisset Julia Kakkis+1.1
2214-8BROWNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+1.3
2314-9CORNBROWNKillSarah Shawset Yuna Yang+1.0
2415-9BROWNCORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+1.3
2515-10CORNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+1.0
2616-10BROWNCORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+1.3
2716-11CORNBROWNKillJulia Kakkisset Sophie Haskell+1.0
2817-11BROWNCORNKillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+1.3
2917-12CORNBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+0.9
3017-13BROWNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+1.8
3118-13BROWNCORN×4KillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+1.8
3219-13CORNCORN×4KillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+1.6
3320-13CORNCORN×4KillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+1.0
3421-13CORNCORN×4KillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+0.5
3521-14CORNBROWNKillElle Holleyset Julia Kakkis+0.2
3621-15BROWNBROWNBlockedJaida Sioneblk Ally Panzloff, Sarah Shaw+0.4
3722-15BROWNCORNServe errSophia Wolfson+0.5
3823-15CORNCORNAttack errElle Holley+0.3
3923-16CORNBROWNServe errMackenzie Parsons+0.1
4024-16BROWNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+0.1
4124-17CORNBROWNKillElle Holleyset Yuna Yang·
4224-18BROWNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+0.1
4325-18BROWNCORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+0.1
Set 4
10-1CORNBROWN×3KillFisayo Afonjaset Sophie Haskell+2.1
20-2BROWNBROWN×3Attack errAva Bogan+3.0
30-3BROWNBROWN×3Attack errJaida Sione+3.0
41-3BROWNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+2.0
51-4CORNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Sophie Haskell+2.3
62-4BROWNCORNKillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+2.0
72-5CORNBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+2.3
83-5BROWNCORNKillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+2.1
94-5CORNCORNKillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+3.0
104-6CORNBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+2.4
114-7BROWNBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+3.3
125-7BROWNCORNAttack errLawson Monroe+2.2
135-8CORNBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+2.5
146-8BROWNCORNAttack errLawson Monroe+2.2
157-8CORNCORNBlockedLawson Monroeblk Ava Bogan, Mary Wolcott+3.2
167-9CORNBROWNAttack errAva Bogan+2.6
178-9BROWNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+2.4
189-9CORNCORNAttack errSarah Shaw+3.5
199-10CORNBROWNAttack errAva Bogan+2.7
2010-10BROWNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+2.6
2111-10CORNCORNAceHaley Clarkaced Elle Holley+3.6
2211-11CORNBROWN×5Serve errHaley Clark+2.7
2311-12BROWNBROWN×5Attack errKiran Rio+3.9
2411-13BROWNBROWN×5Attack errSydney Zanca+4.1
2511-14BROWNBROWN×5BlockedAva Boganblk Sophia Wolfson+4.0
2611-15BROWNBROWN×5KillJulia Kakkisset Yuna Yang+3.6
2712-15BROWNCORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+2.1
2812-16CORNBROWNKillJulia Kakkisset Julia Kakkis+2.7
2913-16BROWNCORNKillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+2.1
3014-16CORNCORNAttack errFisayo Afonja+3.6
3114-17CORNBROWNServe errTrinidy Tien+3.3
3214-18BROWNBROWNAttack errMackenzie Parsons+3.9
3315-18BROWNCORNServe errFisayo Afonja+2.1
3416-18CORNCORNAceKiran Rioaced Elle Holley+3.7
3516-19CORNBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+3.5
3617-19BROWNCORN×4KillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+2.7
3718-19CORNCORN×4Attack errSarah Shaw+4.8
3819-19CORNCORN×4Attack errLawson Monroe+5.6
3920-19CORNCORN×4BlockedAlly Panzloffblk Ava Bogan, Jaida Sione+5.9
4020-20CORNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+4.3
4121-20BROWNCORN×4KillAva Boganset Sarita Pomar+4.8
4222-20CORNCORN×4KillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+6.1
4323-20CORNCORN×4KillJaida Sioneset Kiran Rio+4.6
4424-20CORNCORN×4KillJaida Sioneset Sarita Pomar+2.5
4524-21CORNBROWNAttack errAva Bogan+0.5
4625-21BROWNCORNAttack errSarah Shaw+1.3

Score shown after each rally, Cornell 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).