Final · 4 setsSat, Oct 17, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Yale def. Cornell 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Yale 83.1% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 17, 3:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Yale beat visiting Cornell 3-1 (25-17, 18-25, 25-21, 25-20) on Sat, Oct 17, 2026. Yale's Ava Poinsett led with 18 kills, and Arya Jue added 12 digs.

Data through · final Oct 17

Set1234Sets
CORN172521201
YALE251825253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Yale broke it open with a 7–0 run in the first set.

The biggest single-rally swing was 4.4 points, and Cornell's high was 46% in Set 3. The numbers below are where it was won. RallyIQ gave Yale 83% before first serve.

CornellYale
  • Longest run+0
    77

    7 straight Yale points in the first set turned an 11–13 deficit into an 18–13 lead. That set ended 25–17.

Yale above 50Cornell belowMax swing 4.4%

CornellYale

Hitting
Cornell .243·Yale .227
Aces
Cornell 2·Yale 6
Serve err
Cornell 12·Yale 5
Blocks
Cornell 7·Yale 151 BS · 12 BA vs 2 BS · 26 BA
Digs
Cornell 60·Yale 47

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Yale above 50 · Cornell below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+4.4% YALErally 176 · set 4

Biggest swing: 4.4% to Yale — set 3, CORN 16-16 YALE. Kill by Ava Poinsett (set by Arya Jue). YALE win probability 69% → 74%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

CORN 17.0%83.0% YALE

Cornell wins

3-0
2.6%
3-1
5.5%
3-2
8.8%

Yale wins

3-0
34.7%
3-1
30.9%
3-2
17.3%
CORN break %
39.5% vs this opp
YALE break %
46.8% 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
    Ava PoinsettKill+4.4%

    Kill by Ava Poinsett (set by Arya Jue)

    Set 3 · CORN 16-16 YALE · YALE 69% → 74%

  2. 02
    Cam BolaneKill+4.3%

    Kill by Cam Bolane

    Set 3 · CORN 16-17 YALE · YALE 74% → 78%

  3. 03
    Ava PoinsettKill+4.2%

    Kill by Ava Poinsett (set by Arya Jue)

    Set 3 · CORN 16-15 YALE · YALE 65% → 69%

  4. 04
    Cam BolaneKill+4.2%

    Kill by Cam Bolane (set by Bethanie Wu)

    Set 3 · CORN 17-19 YALE · YALE 78% → 82%

  5. 05

    Kill by Isabel Patterson (set by Bethanie Wu)

    Set 3 · CORN 20-22 YALE · YALE 80% → 84%

  6. 06

    Kiran Rio stuffed by Laurece Abraham & Betsy Goodenow

    Set 3 · CORN 20-23 YALE · YALE 84% → 88%

  7. 07
    Ava PoinsettKill+3.8%

    Kill by Ava Poinsett (set by Bethanie Wu)

    Set 3 · CORN 16-14 YALE · YALE 61% → 65%

  8. 08
    Ava BoganKill+3.7%

    Kill by Ava Bogan (set by Bethanie Wu)

    Set 3 · CORN 15-10 YALE · CORN 40% → 43%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415122.63600030153.518.5
415641.22000010010.515.5
49623.13000130010.59.5
47729.0000031000007
4214.250450280010.52.5
1000–000400000
48110.7000002004210
4005.0003011230000
4001.000101710000
3011-1.0001241000002
Team totals5623136.24350212606112783
Yalehome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
418853.1892127002120
48229.20731010108413
49216.4381001014312
44214.14300000094.58.5
4000–001400000
3309.3331410500004
49125.32000010111.510.5
11Yuri ParkL/DS
4000–121410002
4003.0004001200000
2015-.2002011300212
1000–000000000
Team totals5116154.22745654722261593

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 Yale

Season series · Yale leads 1-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 7 CORN · YALE 7

Set 1

17-25

Longest run 2 CORNYALE 7

Set 2

25-18

Longest run 7 CORNYALE 4

Set 3

21-25

Longest run 4 CORNYALE 7

Set 4

20-25

Longest run 2 CORNYALE 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Cornell

SlotSideout %Break %
1
67%8/12
22%2/9
2
73%8/11
50%8/16
3
47%7/15
43%6/14
4
86%6/7
22%2/9
5
100%6/6
25%2/8
6
38%6/16
14%1/7
All
61%41/67
33%21/63

Yale

SlotSideout %Break %
1
80%8/10
42%5/12
2
47%8/17
33%4/12
3
62%8/13
33%4/12
4
75%6/8
50%6/12
5
67%6/9
14%1/7
6
100%6/6
50%6/12
All
67%42/63
39%26/67

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

176 rallies

#CORN-YALESrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0YALECORNAttack errAva Poinsett+1.3
21-1CORNYALEAttack errMackenzie Parsons+1.2
32-1YALECORNServe errYale+1.3
42-2CORNYALEKillAva Poinsettset Kalyssa Taggart+1.2
53-2YALECORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+1.3
63-3CORNYALEKillAva Poinsettset Kalyssa Taggart+1.2
74-3YALECORNServe errYale+1.4
84-4CORNYALEKillKalyssa Taggartset Cam Bolane+1.3
95-4YALECORNKillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+1.4
105-5CORNYALEKillLaurece Abrahamset Kalyssa Taggart+1.3
116-5YALECORNKillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+1.5
126-6CORNYALEKillIsabel Pattersonset Sarita Pomar+1.3
137-6YALECORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+1.5
147-7CORNYALEKillLaurece Abrahamset Kalyssa Taggart+1.4
158-7YALECORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+1.6
169-7CORNCORNBlockedCam Bolaneblk Ava Bogan+2.2
179-8CORNYALEKillBetsy Goodenowset Kalyssa Taggart+1.5
189-9YALEYALEKillKalyssa Taggartset Ava Poinsett+2.0
1910-9YALECORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+1.7
2010-10CORNYALEKillCam Bolaneset Kalyssa Taggart+1.5
2111-10YALECORNServe errYale+1.7
2211-11CORNYALEKillKalyssa Taggart+1.6
2312-11YALECORNKillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+1.8
2413-11CORNCORNAttack errIsabel Patterson+2.6
2513-12CORNYALE×7BlockedMackenzie Parsonsblk Isabel Patterson+1.7
2613-13YALEYALE×7Attack errKiran Rio+2.4
2713-14YALEYALE×7AceYaleaced Haley Clark+2.3
2813-15YALEYALE×7KillBetsy Goodenowset Kalyssa Taggart+2.1
2913-16YALEYALE×7BlockedKiran Rioblk Betsy Goodenow, Laurece Abraham+1.8
3013-17YALEYALE×7BlockedMackenzie Parsonsblk Laurece Abraham, Isabel Patterson+1.4
3113-18YALEYALE×7Attack errMary Wolcott+1.0
3214-18YALECORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+0.6
3314-19CORNYALEBlockedMackenzie Parsonsblk Laurece Abraham, Betsy Goodenow+0.7
3414-20YALEYALEKillBetsy Goodenowset Kalyssa Taggart+0.6
3515-20YALECORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+0.3
3615-21CORNYALEBlockedJaida Sioneblk Betsy Goodenow, Laurece Abraham+0.4
3715-22YALEYALEAceYale+0.3
3816-22YALECORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+0.1
3916-23CORNYALEKillAva Poinsettset Betsy Goodenow+0.1
4016-24YALEYALEBlockedSydney Zancablk Cam Bolane+0.1
4117-24YALECORNAttack errBetsy Goodenow·
4217-25CORNYALEKillCam Bolaneset Kalyssa Taggart·
Set 2
10-1CORNYALEBlockedJaida Sioneblk Betsy Goodenow, Laurece Abraham+0.8
21-1YALECORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+0.9
32-1CORNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+1.2
42-2CORNYALEServe errMary Wolcott+0.9
53-2YALECORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+1.0
63-3CORNYALEKillBetsy Goodenowset Kalyssa Taggart+0.9
74-3YALECORN×3KillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+1.0
85-3CORNCORN×3BlockedAva Poinsettblk Mackenzie Parsons, Sydney Zanca+1.4
96-3CORNCORN×3KillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+1.5
106-4CORNYALEAttack errKiran Rio+1.0
117-4YALECORNKillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+1.2
127-5CORNYALEKillCam Bolaneset Kalyssa Taggart+1.0
138-5YALECORNKillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+1.2
148-6CORNYALEServe errKiran Rio+1.0
158-7YALEYALEAttack errEllery Williamson+1.5
169-7YALECORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+1.3
179-8CORNYALEKillBetsy Goodenowset Kalyssa Taggart+1.1
189-9YALEYALEBad setJaida Sione+1.5
1910-9YALECORN×7Serve errYale+1.2
2011-9CORNCORN×7BlockedAva Poinsettblk Ava Bogan, Sydney Zanca+1.8
2112-9CORNCORN×7BlockedAva Poinsettblk Ava Bogan, Sydney Zanca+1.8
2213-9CORNCORN×7KillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+1.8
2314-9CORNCORN×7KillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+1.7
2415-9CORNCORN×7KillJaida Sioneset Sarita Pomar+1.5
2516-9CORNCORN×7KillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+1.2
2616-10CORNYALEServe errMary Wolcott+0.6
2717-10YALECORN×4KillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+0.9
2818-10CORNCORN×4Bad setBetsy Goodenow+0.8
2919-10CORNCORN×4KillAva Bogan+0.5
3020-10CORNCORN×4Attack errAva Poinsett+0.3
3120-11CORNYALE×4KillAva Poinsettset Kalyssa Taggart+0.1
3220-12YALEYALE×4Attack errKiran Rio+0.2
3320-13YALEYALE×4KillAva Poinsettset Betsy Goodenow+0.3
3420-14YALEYALE×4KillBetsy Goodenowset Arya Jue+0.5
3521-14YALECORNKillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+0.6
3621-15CORNYALEServe errSarita Pomar+0.3
3722-15YALECORNKillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+0.5
3823-15CORNCORNKillJaida Sioneset Ellery Williamson+0.3
3923-16CORNYALEKillLaurece Abrahamset Mary Wolcott+0.1
4024-16YALECORNBad setLaurece Abraham+0.1
4124-17CORNYALEKillIsabel Pattersonset Ava Poinsett·
4224-18YALEYALEKillIsabel Pattersonset Kalyssa Taggart+0.1
4325-18YALECORNKillMary Wolcott+0.1
Set 3
11-0YALECORN×4KillAva Boganset Kalyssa Taggart+2.0
22-0CORNCORN×4BlockedAva Poinsettblk Ava Bogan, Mary Wolcott+2.9
33-0CORNCORN×4Attack errBetsy Goodenow+3.0
44-0CORNCORN×4KillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+3.1
54-1CORNYALEKillLaurece Abrahamset Bethanie Wu+2.0
65-1YALECORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+2.5
76-1CORNCORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+3.2
86-2CORNYALEKillAva Poinsettset Bethanie Wu+2.0
97-2YALECORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+2.5
107-3CORNYALEKillAva Poinsettset Betsy Goodenow+2.0
117-4YALEYALEAceYaleaced Sarita Pomar+2.9
128-4YALECORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+2.6
138-5CORNYALEKillIsabel Pattersonset Bethanie Wu+2.2
149-5YALECORN×4KillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+2.7
1510-5CORNCORN×4AceEllery Williamsonaced Betsy Goodenow+3.4
1611-5CORNCORN×4KillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+3.1
1712-5CORNCORN×4Attack errLaurece Abraham+2.8
1812-6CORNYALEServe errEllery Williamson+1.5
1913-6YALECORNKillMary Wolcottset Haley Clark+2.1
2013-7CORNYALE×4KillIsabel Pattersonset Bethanie Wu+1.4
2113-8YALEYALE×4BlockedMackenzie Parsonsblk Ava Poinsett, Laurece Abraham+2.4
2213-9YALEYALE×4KillAva Poinsettset Mary Wolcott+2.8
2313-10YALEYALE×4AceYaleaced Sarita Pomar+3.2
2414-10YALECORN×3Attack errLaurece Abraham+3.1
2515-10CORNCORN×3KillAva Boganset Bethanie Wu+3.7
2616-10CORNCORN×3KillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+3.2
2716-11CORNYALE×7Serve errMackenzie Parsons+1.6
2816-12YALEYALE×7BlockedJaida Sioneblk Cam Bolane, Betsy Goodenow+2.7
2916-13YALEYALE×7BlockedAva Boganblk Cam Bolane, Ava Poinsett+3.3
3016-14YALEYALE×7KillAva Poinsettset Bethanie Wu+3.8
3116-15YALEYALE×7KillAva Poinsettset Arya Jue+4.2
3216-16YALEYALE×7KillAva Poinsettset Arya Jue+4.4
3316-17YALEYALE×7KillCam Bolane+4.3
3417-17YALECORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+3.4
3517-18CORNYALEKillAva Poinsettset Bethanie Wu+3.4
3617-19YALEYALEKillCam Bolaneset Bethanie Wu+4.2
3718-19YALECORNBlockedAva Poinsettblk Ava Bogan, Sydney Zanca+2.9
3818-20CORNYALEKillAva Poinsettset Bethanie Wu+3.3
3919-20YALECORNAttack errBethanie Wu+3.1
4019-21CORNYALEBlockedMackenzie Parsonsblk Cam Bolane, Bethanie Wu+3.6
4120-21YALECORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+3.2
4220-22CORNYALE×3KillIsabel Pattersonset Bethanie Wu+4.0
4320-23YALEYALE×3BlockedKiran Rioblk Laurece Abraham, Betsy Goodenow+3.9
44–4521-24CORN · YALE
NCAA feed gap2 points 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.

+1.5
4621-25CORNYALEKillIsabel Pattersonset Bethanie Wu+1.0
Set 4
11-0CORNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+2.1
21-1CORNYALEServe errEllery Williamson+1.5
32-1YALECORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+1.6
43-1CORNCORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+2.3
53-2CORNYALEKillCam Bolaneset Bethanie Wu+1.6
63-3YALEYALEAttack errJaida Sione+2.1
74-3YALECORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+1.7
85-3CORNCORNKillAva Boganset Mary Wolcott+2.4
95-4CORNYALEKillAva Poinsettset Yuri Park+1.7
105-5YALEYALEKillCam Bolaneset Bethanie Wu+2.2
116-5YALECORNBad setCam Bolane+1.8
126-6CORNYALEKillAva Poinsettset Bethanie Wu+1.7
137-6YALECORNKillJaida Sioneset Sarita Pomar+1.9
147-7CORNYALEKillIsabel Pattersonset Bethanie Wu+1.7
158-7YALECORNKillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+1.9
168-8CORNYALE×3KillBetsy Goodenowset Bethanie Wu+1.8
178-9YALEYALE×3KillAva Poinsettset Bethanie Wu+2.3
188-10YALEYALE×3BlockedKiran Rioblk Laurece Abraham, Betsy Goodenow+2.1
199-10YALECORNBad setBethanie Wu+1.6
2010-10CORNCORNAceEllery Williamsonaced Yuri Park+2.5
2110-11CORNYALEServe errEllery Williamson+1.8
2211-11YALECORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+2.0
2311-12CORNYALEServe errKiran Rio+1.9
2411-13YALEYALEAceYaleaced Sarita Pomar+2.4
2512-13YALECORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+1.8
2612-14CORNYALE×3KillCam Bolaneset Bethanie Wu+1.8
2712-15YALEYALE×3KillCam Bolane+2.1
2812-16YALEYALE×3KillIsabel Pattersonset Bethanie Wu+1.7
2913-16YALECORNKillJaida Sioneset Mary Wolcott+1.1
3013-17CORNYALEBlockedJaida Sioneblk Cam Bolane, Bethanie Wu+1.3
3113-18YALEYALEAttack errJaida Sione+1.3
3214-18YALECORNKillSydney Zancaset Mary Wolcott+0.7
3315-18CORNCORNAttack errAva Poinsett+1.4
3415-19CORNYALEServe errHaley Clark+1.3
3516-19YALECORNKillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+1.1
3616-20CORNYALEBlockedKiran Rioblk Laurece Abraham, Betsy Goodenow+1.4
3717-20YALECORNKillKiran Rioset Mary Wolcott+1.0
3817-21CORNYALE×3Serve errEllery Williamson+1.4
3917-22YALEYALE×3KillAva Poinsettset Bethanie Wu+1.1
4017-23YALEYALE×3KillBetsy Goodenowset Arya Jue+0.5
4118-23YALECORNKillMackenzie Parsonsset Mary Wolcott+0.1
4218-24CORNYALEServe errKiran Rio+0.3
4319-24YALECORNKillJaida Sioneset Sarita Pomar+0.1
4420-24CORNCORNBlockedCam Bolaneblk Ava Bogan, Jaida Sione+0.2
4520-25CORNYALEKillAva Poinsettset Bethanie Wu+0.3

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).