Final · 5 setsFri, Oct 30, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Harvard def. Brown 3–2

RallyIQ pre-match: Harvard 70.7% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 30, 4:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Harvard beat visiting Brown 3-2 (25-20, 18-25, 17-25, 25-9, 15-10) on Fri, Oct 30, 2026. Kayla Nwabueze and Bridget Egan led Harvard with 15 kills each; Brown's Fisayo Afonja had a match-high 17.

Data through · final Oct 30

Set12345Sets
BROWN2025259102
HARV25181725153

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Harvard took the fifth 15–10 to finish off Brown.

The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Harvard's win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. Pre-match, RallyIQ had Harvard at 71%.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 3 · Brown 16–17 Harvard

    9 straight Brown points turned a 16–17 deficit into a 25–17 lead. The match swung to Brown.

    Harvard 69% → 37%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 5 · Brown 4–2 Harvard

    Down 2–4, Harvard scored 4 straight to lead 6–4. The match swung to Harvard.

    Harvard 41% → 76%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 5 · Brown 6–6 Harvard

    6 straight Harvard points broke a 6–6 tie and made it 12–6.

    Harvard 59% → 99%

Harvard above 50Brown belowMax swing 10.2%

BrownHarvard

Sideout %
Brown 45.0·Harvard 50.6
Break %
Brown 49.4·Harvard 55.0
Hitting
Brown .166·Harvard .212
Longest run
Brown 9·Harvard 7

Riley Resmer
2 of her kills came in the stretches above. 5 K, .833, 7 points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Harvard above 50 · Brown below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+10.2% BROWNrally 189 · set 5

Biggest swing: 10.2% to Brown — set 5, BROWN 6-6 HARV. Ace by Elle Holley on Yvette Easton. HARV win probability 69% → 59%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

BROWN 26.0%74.0% HARV

Brown wins

3-0
4.7%
3-1
8.9%
3-2
12.4%

Harvard wins

3-0
26.3%
3-1
28.3%
3-2
19.5%
BROWN break %
41.1% vs this opp
HARV break %
46.0% 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
    Elle HolleyAce+10.2%

    Ace by Elle Holley on Yvette Easton

    Set 5 · BROWN 6-6 HARV · BROWN 31% → 41%

  2. 02
    Bridget EganKill+10.1%

    Kill by Bridget Egan (set by Catlin Shao)

    Set 5 · BROWN 6-8 HARV · HARV 67% → 77%

  3. 03
    Elle HolleyAttack error+9.6%

    Attack error by Elle Holley

    Set 5 · BROWN 4-5 HARV · HARV 57% → 67%

  4. 04

    Kill by Kayla Nwabueze (set by Catlin Shao)

    Set 5 · BROWN 4-4 HARV · HARV 47% → 57%

  5. 05
    Elle HolleyKill+9.5%

    Kill by Elle Holley (set by Megan Phan)

    Set 5 · BROWN 3-1 HARV · BROWN 49% → 58%

  6. 06
    Riley ResmerKill+9.0%

    Kill by Riley Resmer (set by Catlin Shao)

    Set 5 · BROWN 4-6 HARV · HARV 67% → 76%

  7. 07
    Riley ResmerKill+8.6%

    Kill by Riley Resmer (set by Catlin Shao)

    Set 5 · BROWN 6-9 HARV · HARV 77% → 85%

  8. 08

    Fisayo Afonja stuffed by Masina Ogbechie & Riley Resmer

    Set 5 · BROWN 6-7 HARV · HARV 59% → 67%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Brownaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
517953.1511107304220
510220.4001024008414
510636.111221152031.513.5
55315.13310020052.57.5
2013-.333190030010.50.5
1000–000610000
56213.30800140031.57.5
5000–1011420000
4238-.125200300213
41011.000601200001
4002.00013001200000
3000–001100000
2000–100110000
Team totals5126151.16647377490261389
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
515743.18603180111.519.5
515441.26821211004218
511328.2860001002112
58217.3532231012212
5000–23231200002
3004.000000101222
52514-.21400000031.53.5
5113.0001510800002
5000–201300000
5000–6001930000
2506.833000200427
1119.000000000001
1000–000000000
Team totals5823165.2125091066331812100

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.

Brown vs Harvard

Season series · Series tied 1-1

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 9 BROWN · HARV 7

Set 1

20-25

Longest run 3 BROWNHARV 7

Set 2

25-18

Longest run 4 BROWNHARV 3

Set 3

25-17

Longest run 9 BROWNHARV 4

Set 4

9-25

Longest run 2 BROWNHARV 5

Set 5

10-15

Longest run 3 BROWNHARV 6

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Brown

SlotSideout %Break %
1
43%9/21
50%7/14
2
47%8/17
40%6/15
3
62%8/13
20%2/10
4
42%8/19
38%5/13
5
44%7/16
65%13/20
6
36%5/14
65%11/17
All
45%45/100
49%44/89

Harvard

SlotSideout %Break %
1
60%9/15
68%15/22
2
64%9/14
44%7/16
3
57%8/14
47%7/15
4
39%7/18
50%8/16
5
47%7/15
67%14/21
6
38%5/13
40%4/10
All
51%45/89
55%55/100

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 (5 of 5 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

189 rallies

#BROWN-HARVSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0HARVBROWNServe errSophia Wei+1.7
22-0BROWNBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+2.3
32-1BROWNHARV×3KillBridget Eganset Sophia Wei+1.6
42-2HARVHARV×3BlockedJulia Kakkisblk Kayla Nwabueze+2.2
52-3HARVHARV×3AceHarvardaced Elle Holley+2.2
63-3HARVBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+1.7
73-4BROWNHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+1.6
83-5HARVHARVAceHarvardaced Elle Holley+2.1
94-5HARVBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+1.6
105-5BROWNBROWNBlockedAli Farquharblk Elle Holley, Sophia Wolfson+2.3
115-6BROWNHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+1.7
126-6HARVBROWNKillAlly Panzloffset Julia Kakkis+1.8
137-6BROWNBROWNAttack errMasina Ogbechie+2.6
147-7BROWNHARVServe errBrown+1.8
158-7HARVBROWN×3KillAlly Panzloffset Julia Kakkis+2.0
169-7BROWNBROWN×3Attack errMasina Ogbechie+2.8
1710-7BROWNBROWN×3Attack errMasina Ogbechie+2.8
1810-8BROWNHARVServe errBrown+1.8
1911-8HARVBROWN×3KillElle Holleyset Sophia Wolfson+2.2
2012-8BROWNBROWN×3KillFisayo Afonjaset Sophie Haskell+2.7
2113-8BROWNBROWN×3KillSarah Shaw+2.5
2213-9BROWNHARV×7Serve errElle Holley+1.4
2313-10HARVHARV×7KillAli Farquharset Yvette Easton+2.3
2413-11HARVHARV×7BlockedSarah Shawblk Bridget Egan, Ryleigh Patterson+2.7
2513-12HARVHARV×7AceSophia Weiaced Madeline van Brederode+2.9
2613-13HARVHARV×7KillAli Farquharset Yvette Easton+3.1
2713-14HARVHARV×7Attack errFisayo Afonja+3.1
2813-15HARVHARV×7Attack errFisayo Afonja+2.9
2914-15HARVBROWNKillSarah Shawset Julia Kakkis+2.1
3014-16BROWNHARV×3KillBridget Eganset Sophia Wei+2.2
3114-17HARVHARV×3KillAli Farquharset Ryleigh Patterson+2.7
3214-18HARVHARV×3KillKayla Nwabuezeset Yvette Easton+2.1
3315-18HARVBROWNServe errHarvard+1.3
3415-19BROWNHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+1.6
3516-19HARVBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+1.2
3617-19BROWNBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+2.4
3717-20BROWNHARVKillAli Farquharset Bridget Egan+2.2
3818-20HARVBROWNKillAlly Panzloffset Julia Kakkis+1.8
3919-20BROWNBROWNAttack errKayla Nwabueze+3.4
4019-21BROWNHARV×3Serve errBrown+3.1
4119-22HARVHARV×3KillMasina Ogbechie+3.3
4219-23HARVHARV×3AceHarvardaced Fisayo Afonja+2.1
4320-23HARVBROWNKillAlly Panzloffset Julia Kakkis+0.7
4420-24BROWNHARVKillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+1.4
4520-25HARVHARVKillBridget Eganset Jordan Shelor+0.5
Set 2
11-0BROWNBROWNKillSophia Wolfson+1.8
22-0BROWNBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Elle Weaver+1.9
32-1BROWNHARVKillBridget Eganset Sophia Wei+1.3
42-2HARVHARVAttack errFisayo Afonja+1.8
53-2HARVBROWN×4BlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Julia Kakkis, Sophia Wolfson+1.4
64-2BROWNBROWN×4KillAlly Panzloffset Julia Kakkis+2.0
75-2BROWNBROWN×4KillSophia Wolfsonset Julia Kakkis+2.0
86-2BROWNBROWN×4BlockedAli Farquharblk Sophia Wolfson, Fisayo Afonja+2.0
96-3BROWNHARVKillRyleigh Pattersonset Sophia Wei+1.3
107-3HARVBROWNServe errHarvard+1.5
117-4BROWNHARVKillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+1.3
127-5HARVHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Yvette Easton+1.9
138-5HARVBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Sarah Shaw+1.6
148-6BROWNHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao+1.4
158-7HARVHARVAttack errSarah Shaw+2.1
169-7HARVBROWNKillElle Holleyset Julia Kakkis+1.7
1710-7BROWNBROWNBlockedMasina Ogbechieblk Sarah Shaw, Elle Holley+2.3
1810-8BROWNHARVBlockedSarah Shawblk Bennett Trubey, Bridget Egan+1.5
1911-8HARVBROWN×4KillElle Holleyset Julia Kakkis+1.8
2012-8BROWNBROWN×4KillElle Holleyset Julia Kakkis+2.3
2113-8BROWNBROWN×4Bad setKayla Nwabueze+2.0
2214-8BROWNBROWN×4KillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+1.7
2314-9BROWNHARV×3KillRyleigh Pattersonset Catlin Shao+0.9
2414-10HARVHARV×3KillRyleigh Patterson+1.6
2514-11HARVHARV×3AceHarvardaced Elle Weaver+1.9
2615-11HARVBROWNServe errHarvard+1.8
2716-11BROWNBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+2.1
2816-12BROWNHARVServe errBrown+1.1
2917-12HARVBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Julia Kakkis+1.6
3018-12BROWNBROWNAttack errRyleigh Patterson+1.6
3118-13BROWNHARVKillRyleigh Pattersonset Sophia Wei+0.8
3219-13HARVBROWNServe errHarvard+1.2
3319-14BROWNHARVKillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+0.7
3420-14HARVBROWNBlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Ally Panzloff, Sophia Wolfson+1.1
3520-15BROWNHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao+0.6
3620-16HARVHARVBlockedAlly Panzloffblk Ali Farquhar, Bridget Egan+1.3
3721-16HARVBROWNKillElle Holleyset Julia Kakkis+1.5
3822-16BROWNBROWNKillSarah Shawset Julia Kakkis+1.2
3922-17BROWNHARVKillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+0.4
4022-18HARVHARVKillRyleigh Pattersonset Catlin Shao+0.9
4123-18HARVBROWN×3Serve errHarvard+1.2
4224-18BROWNBROWN×3Attack errBridget Egan+0.7
4325-18BROWNBROWN×3Attack errBridget Egan+0.2
Set 3
11-0HARVBROWNServe errHarvard+2.4
22-0BROWNBROWNAceFisayo Afonjaaced Yvette Easton+3.3
32-1BROWNHARVKillRyleigh Pattersonset Sophia Wei+2.3
43-1HARVBROWNKillElle Holleyset Megan Phan+2.5
53-2BROWNHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+2.3
63-3HARVHARVAceHarvardaced Fisayo Afonja+3.2
74-3HARVBROWNServe errHarvard+2.5
84-4BROWNHARVKillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+2.4
94-5HARVHARVBlockedElizabeth Sessablk Bennett Trubey+3.2
105-5HARVBROWNBad setCatlin Shao+2.5
115-6BROWNHARVKillSofia Rossiset Catlin Shao+2.4
125-7HARVHARVAceHarvardaced Sophie Haskell+3.1
136-7HARVBROWN×3Serve errHarvard+2.3
147-7BROWNBROWN×3KillFisayo Afonjaset Elle Holley+3.4
158-7BROWNBROWN×3BlockedSofia Rossiblk Fisayo Afonja, Sophia Wolfson+3.7
168-8BROWNHARVBlockedElizabeth Sessablk Bennett Trubey, Bridget Egan+2.7
178-9HARVHARVAttack errFisayo Afonja+3.6
189-9HARVBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Yuna Yang+2.8
1910-9BROWNBROWNBlockedBridget Eganblk Sophia Wolfson, Ally Panzloff+4.0
2010-10BROWNHARV×4Serve errBrown+2.9
2110-11HARVHARV×4Attack errSophia Wolfson+3.9
2210-12HARVHARV×4BlockedSophia Wolfsonblk Ryleigh Patterson+3.6
2310-13HARVHARV×4Attack errElle Holley+3.3
2411-13HARVBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Megan Phan+2.2
2511-14BROWNHARVKillBridget Eganset Megan Phan+2.5
2612-14HARVBROWNAttack errRyleigh Patterson+2.3
2712-15BROWNHARVServe errBrown+2.6
2813-15HARVBROWN×4KillAlly Panzloffset Megan Phan+2.3
2914-15BROWNBROWN×4KillFisayo Afonjaset Yuna Yang+3.9
3015-15BROWNBROWN×4KillElle Holleyset Elizabeth Sessa+4.6
3116-15BROWNBROWN×4KillElle Holleyset Yuna Yang+5.2
3216-16BROWNHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+3.7
3316-17HARVHARVAceCatlin Shaoaced Sophie Haskell+5.1
3417-17HARVBROWN×9KillElle Holleyset Yuna Yang+3.9
3518-17BROWNBROWN×9KillFisayo Afonjaset Sarah Shaw+5.9
3619-17BROWNBROWN×9KillFisayo Afonjaset Yuna Yang+6.1
3720-17BROWNBROWN×9BlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Fisayo Afonja, Sarah Shaw+5.7
3821-17BROWNBROWN×9KillElizabeth Sessaset Yuna Yang+4.7
3922-17BROWNBROWN×9BlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Sarah Shaw, Elizabeth Sessa+3.2
4023-17BROWNBROWN×9KillFisayo Afonjaset Yuna Yang+1.7
4124-17BROWNBROWN×9BlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Elizabeth Sessa, Sarah Shaw+0.6
4225-17BROWNBROWN×9KillFisayo Afonjaset Yuna Yang+0.1
Set 4
11-0BROWNBROWNAceElle Holleyaced Yvette Easton+3.9
21-1BROWNHARVKillBridget Eganset Sophia Wei+2.8
31-2HARVHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+3.7
42-2HARVBROWNKillSarah Shawset Yuna Yang+2.9
52-3BROWNHARV×3KillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+2.8
62-4HARVHARV×3KillAli Farquharset Bridget Egan+3.6
72-5HARVHARV×3KillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+3.3
83-5HARVBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Yuna Yang+2.4
94-5BROWNBROWNBlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Sophia Wolfson, Ally Panzloff+3.6
104-6BROWNHARV×3KillRiley Resmerset Sophia Wei+2.8
114-7HARVHARV×3KillCatlin Shao+3.5
124-8HARVHARV×3BlockedBridget Eganblk Riley Resmer, Kayla Nwabueze+3.1
135-8HARVBROWNKillSophia Wolfsonset Megan Phan+2.1
145-9BROWNHARV×5KillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao+2.3
155-10HARVHARV×5Attack errFisayo Afonja+2.6
165-11HARVHARV×5KillRiley Resmer+2.1
175-12HARVHARV×5AceKayla Nwabuezeaced Fisayo Afonja+1.6
185-13HARVHARV×5KillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+1.1
196-13HARVBROWNBlockedMasina Ogbechieblk Elle Holley, Sophia Wolfson+0.6
206-14BROWNHARVKillRiley Resmerset Catlin Shao+0.8
217-14HARVBROWNKillMegan Phanset Fisayo Afonja+0.6
227-15BROWNHARV×5KillBridget Eganset Ryleigh Patterson+0.8
237-16HARVHARV×5KillBridget Eganset Yvette Easton+0.7
247-17HARVHARV×5KillBridget Eganset Sophia Wei+0.4
257-18HARVHARV×5Attack errElle Holley+0.2
267-19HARVHARV×5BlockedElle Holleyblk Ali Farquhar, Ryleigh Patterson+0.1
278-19HARVBROWNKillElizabeth Sessaset Yuna Yang·
288-20BROWNHARVKillRyleigh Pattersonset Sophia Wei+0.1
298-21HARVHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei·
309-21HARVBROWNBlockedAli Farquharblk Fisayo Afonja, Sarah Shaw·
319-22BROWNHARV×4KillRyleigh Pattersonset Sophia Wei·
329-23HARVHARV×4KillAli Farquharset Jordan Shelor·
339-24HARVHARV×4KillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei·
349-25HARVHARV×4Attack errElizabeth Sessa+1.1
Set 5
11-0HARVBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Elle Holley+6.6
21-1BROWNHARVAttack errElle Holley+6.2
32-1HARVBROWNServe errBridget Egan+6.8
43-1BROWNBROWNKillElle Holleyset Megan Phan+9.5
53-2BROWNHARVKillAli Farquharset Yvette Easton+6.4
64-2HARVBROWNKillFisayo Afonjaset Megan Phan+7.4
74-3BROWNHARV×4Attack errElle Holley+6.6
84-4HARVHARV×4KillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao+9.6
94-5HARVHARV×4Attack errElle Holley+9.6
104-6HARVHARV×4KillRiley Resmerset Catlin Shao+9.0
115-6HARVBROWNAttack errCatlin Shao+6.4
126-6BROWNBROWNAceElle Holleyaced Yvette Easton+10.2
136-7BROWNHARV×6BlockedFisayo Afonjablk Masina Ogbechie, Riley Resmer+7.9
146-8HARVHARV×6KillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+10.1
156-9HARVHARV×6KillRiley Resmerset Catlin Shao+8.6
166-10HARVHARV×6BlockedFisayo Afonjablk Masina Ogbechie, Riley Resmer+6.5
176-11HARVHARV×6Attack errFisayo Afonja+4.3
186-12HARVHARV×6BlockedFisayo Afonjablk Masina Ogbechie, Riley Resmer+2.3
197-12HARVBROWN×3KillSarah Shawset Yuna Yang+0.8
208-12BROWNBROWN×3KillSophia Wolfsonset Yuna Yang+2.0
219-12BROWNBROWN×3KillFisayo Afonjaset Elizabeth Sessa+3.8
229-13BROWNHARVKillBridget Eganset Yvette Easton+4.6
239-14HARVHARVKillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+2.7
2410-14HARVBROWNAttack errBridget Egan+0.5
2510-15BROWNHARVKillMasina Ogbechieset Catlin Shao+1.1

Score shown after each rally, Brown 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).