Rider vs Merrimack Volleyball: Rider Wins 3-1 (Oct 24, 2026)

Final · 4 setsSat, Oct 24, 2026

3:1

RallyIQ pre-match: Merrimack 53.4% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 24, 12:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Rider won at Merrimack 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-17) on Sat, Oct 24, 2026. Rider's Rylah Robinson led with 17 kills, and Simone Langford added 18 digs.

Data through Nov 4, 8:15 AM CT · final Oct 24

Set	1	2	3	4	Sets
RIDER	23	25	25	25	3
MERMCK	25	16	18	17	1

Match story · written from the play-by-play

7 of the last 8 rallies went to Rider, closing out Merrimack.

The match turned twice; each line shows Rider's RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. Merrimack went in at 53% by RallyIQ.

Turning point 1: Set 3 · Rider 6–7 Merrimack
6 straight Rider points turned a 6–7 deficit into a 12–7 lead. The match swung to Rider.
Rider 44% → 65%
Turning point 2: Set 4 · Rider 16–16 Merrimack
From 16–16, Rider scored 5 straight to lead 21–16.
Rider 74% → 97%

Merrimack above 50Rider belowMax swing 7.7%

RiderMerrimack

Sideout %: Rider 66.2·Merrimack 51.5
Break %: Rider 48.5·Merrimack 33.8
Hitting: Rider .258·Merrimack .154
Longest run: Rider 6·Merrimack 4

Rylah Robinson
3 of her kills came in the stretches above. 17 K, .233, 18 points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Merrimack above 50 · Rider below

Biggest swing: 7.7% to Merrimack — set 1, RIDER 23-25 MERMCK. Kill by Tamilore Afolalu (set by Devon Lowe). MERMCK win probability 64% → 72%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

RIDER 64.3%35.7% MERMCK

Rider wins

3-0

19.6%

3-1

24.6%

3-2

20.0%

Merrimack wins

3-0

7.4%

3-1

12.8%

3-2

15.5%

RIDER break %: 45.8% vs this opp
MERMCK break %: 43.0% 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

01
Tamilore AfolaluKill+7.7%
Kill by Tamilore Afolalu (set by Devon Lowe)
Set 1 · RIDER 23-25 MERMCK · MERMCK 64% → 72%
02
Tori BonacciAttack error+5.8%
Attack error by Tori Bonacci
Set 1 · RIDER 22-24 MERMCK · MERMCK 62% → 67%
03
Kaitlyn OxceusAttack error+5.7%
Attack error by Kaitlyn Oxceus
Set 4 · RIDER 18-16 MERMCK · RIDER 79% → 84%
04
Mckenna ShotwellAttack error+5.2%
Attack error by Mckenna Shotwell
Set 4 · RIDER 19-16 MERMCK · RIDER 84% → 90%
05
Tamilore AfolaluAttack error+4.9%
Attack error by Tamilore Afolalu
Set 4 · RIDER 14-13 MERMCK · RIDER 73% → 78%
06
Aubrey BakerKill+4.6%
Kill by Aubrey Baker (set by Makenna Mason)
Set 1 · RIDER 22-23 MERMCK · RIDER 34% → 38%
07
MerrimackService error+4.5%
Merrimack service error
Set 4 · RIDER 17-16 MERMCK · RIDER 74% → 79%
08
Anja KellyKill+4.4%
Kill by Anja Kelly (set by Carly Allen)
Set 4 · RIDER 12-12 MERMCK · RIDER 69% → 73%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Rideraway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
22Anja KellyOPP	4	15	5	35	.286	0	0	0	3	0	1	0.5	15.5
0Aubrey BakerOH	4	12	3	30	.300	0	0	0	3	0	4	2	14
23Tori BonacciMB	4	9	3	20	.300	0	3	1	8	0	4	2	14
6Molly RohdeMB	4	5	2	10	.300	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	6
9Makenna MasonS	4	0	0	5	.000	47	3	0	10	0	1	0.5	3.5
4Olivia DeSaroL/DS	4	0	0	3	.000	0	0	3	11	1	0	0	0
7Rylah RobinsonOH	4	17	7	43	.233	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	18
17Simone LangfordL/DS	4	1	0	3	.333	4	2	1	18	0	0	0	3
14Katie CookS	4	0	0	1	.000	0	1	2	8	1	0	0	1
10Carly AllenL/DS	4	0	0	1	.000	3	0	2	10	1	0	0	0
Team totals		59	20	151	.258	54	9	9	78	3	14	7	98

Merrimackhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
10Mckenna ShotwellOH	4	13	4	45	.200	0	0	2	11	0	0	1	0.5	13.5
13Mia IzzoMB	4	2	0	9	.222	0	1	2	1	0	0	4	2	5
8Jocelyn HammerstrandOPP	4	4	6	23	-.087	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0.5	4.5
3Sophia DeBonisS	4	2	0	6	.333	18	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	2
17Kaitlyn OxceusOH	4	1	1	9	.000	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	1.5
18Sienna Franks	4	0	0	2	.000	0	0	2	7	2	0	0	0	0
7Tamilore Afolalu	4	12	2	38	.263	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	12
14Maiella Blandin	4	6	4	20	.100	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	2.5	8.5
22Devon Lowe	4	0	0	1	.000	17	1	2	7	0	0	0	0	1
15Gabrielle Moore	4	0	0	0	–	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
12Ella MaldonadoL/DS	4	0	0	1	.000	5	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0
9Avry BryantOPP	2	2	1	5	.200	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
6Fabiola BetancourtOH	1	1	0	3	.333	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Team totals		43	18	162	.154	41	3	10	65	9	1	10	6	76

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.

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 RIDER · MERMCK 4

Set 1

23-25

Longest run 4 RIDERMERMCK 4

Set 2

25-16

Longest run 4 RIDERMERMCK 4

Set 3

25-18

Longest run 6 RIDERMERMCK 4

Set 4

25-17

Longest run 5 RIDERMERMCK 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Rider

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	56%10/18	47%7/15
2	90%9/10	40%6/15
3	75%9/12	44%7/16
4	67%8/12	44%7/16
5	57%8/14	53%9/17
6	64%7/11	61%11/18
All	66%51/77	48%47/97

Merrimack

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	56%9/16	44%7/16
2	53%9/17	25%3/12
3	69%9/13	18%2/11
4	57%8/14	20%2/10
5	36%8/22	43%6/14
6	47%7/15	43%6/14
All	52%50/97	34%26/77

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

174 rallies

#	RIDER-MERMCK	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	MERMCK	MERMCK	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Sophia DeBonis	+2.4
2	0-2	MERMCK	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Sophia DeBonis	+2.4
3	1-2	MERMCK	RIDER	Serve err	Merrimack		+1.8
4	1-3	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Sophia DeBonis	+1.9
5	1-4	MERMCK	MERMCK	Ace	Merrimack	aced Olivia DeSaro	+2.3
6	2-4	MERMCK	RIDER×4	Serve err	Merrimack		+1.7
7	3-4	RIDER	RIDER×4	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Makenna Mason	+2.4
8	4-4	RIDER	RIDER×4	Ace	Rider	aced Jocelyn Hammerstrand	+2.5
9	5-4	RIDER	RIDER×4	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Simone Langford	+2.6
10	5-5	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+2.1
11	5-6	MERMCK	MERMCK	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Kaitlyn Oxceus	+2.7
12	6-6	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+2.1
13	6-7	RIDER	MERMCK	Serve err	Rider		+2.2
14	6-8	MERMCK	MERMCK	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Devon Lowe	+2.7
15	7-8	MERMCK	RIDER	Serve err	Merrimack		+2.1
16	7-9	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Devon Lowe	+2.2
17	8-9	MERMCK	RIDER	Attack err	Maiella Blandin		+2.1
18	8-10	RIDER	MERMCK×4	Blocked	Rylah Robinson	blk Maiella Blandin	+2.3
19	8-11	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Ella Maldonado	+2.7
20	8-12	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Attack err	Anja Kelly		+2.5
21	8-13	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Blocked	Molly Rohde	blk Maiella Blandin, Mia Izzo	+2.1
22	9-13	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+1.4
23	10-13	RIDER	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+2.2
24	10-14	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+2.1
25	10-15	MERMCK	MERMCK	Attack err	Molly Rohde		+2.2
26	11-15	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+1.4
27	11-16	RIDER	MERMCK	Serve err	Rider		+1.7
28	12-16	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Simone Langford	+1.4
29	12-17	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Sophia DeBonis	+1.7
30	13-17	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Makenna Mason	+1.3
31	13-18	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Kaitlyn Oxceus	set Devon Lowe	+1.7
32	14-18	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Tori Bonacci	set Makenna Mason	+1.3
33	15-18	RIDER	RIDER	Ace	Rider	aced Sienna Franks	+2.2
34	15-19	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Ella Maldonado	+2.3
35	16-19	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+1.7
36	17-19	RIDER	RIDER	Ace	Rider	aced Ella Maldonado	+3.0
37	17-20	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Devon Lowe	+3.0
38	18-20	MERMCK	RIDER	Attack err	Jocelyn Hammerstrand		+2.4
39	18-21	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Sophia DeBonis		+3.2
40	18-22	MERMCK	MERMCK	Attack err	Aubrey Baker		+2.9
41	19-22	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Molly Rohde	set Makenna Mason	+1.4
42	19-23	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+2.3
43	20-23	MERMCK	RIDER×3	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Makenna Mason	+1.1
44	21-23	RIDER	RIDER×3	Kill	Tori Bonacci	set Makenna Mason	+2.6
45	22-23	RIDER	RIDER×3	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Makenna Mason	+4.6
46	22-24	RIDER	MERMCK	Attack err	Tori Bonacci		+5.8
47	23-24	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Simone Langford	+3.4
48	23-25	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Devon Lowe	+7.7
Set 2
1	1-0	RIDER	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+2.3
2	1-1	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Sophia DeBonis	+1.8
3	2-1	MERMCK	RIDER×3	Kill	Tori Bonacci	set Makenna Mason	+1.9
4	3-1	RIDER	RIDER×3	Attack err	Tamilore Afolalu		+2.4
5	4-1	RIDER	RIDER×3	Kill	Tori Bonacci	set Makenna Mason	+2.3
6	4-2	RIDER	MERMCK	Serve err	Rider		+1.7
7	5-2	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Makenna Mason	+1.9
8	6-2	RIDER	RIDER	Bad set	Kaitlyn Oxceus		+2.2
9	6-3	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Sophia DeBonis		+1.6
10	7-3	MERMCK	RIDER×4	Serve err	Merrimack		+1.8
11	8-3	RIDER	RIDER×4	Ace	Rider		+2.1
12	9-3	RIDER	RIDER×4	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Devon Lowe	+1.8
13	10-3	RIDER	RIDER×4	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+1.5
14	10-4	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Devon Lowe	+1.0
15	10-5	MERMCK	MERMCK	Attack err	Rylah Robinson		+1.5
16	11-5	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+1.5
17	11-6	RIDER	MERMCK×4	Bad set	Molly Rohde		+1.2
18	11-7	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Blocked	Rylah Robinson	blk Mia Izzo, Maiella Blandin	+1.8
19	11-8	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Attack err	Anja Kelly		+2.2
20	11-9	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Ace	Merrimack	aced Carly Allen	+2.5
21	12-9	MERMCK	RIDER×3	Serve err	Merrimack		+2.3
22	13-9	RIDER	RIDER×3	Blocked	Mckenna Shotwell	blk Molly Rohde, Anja Kelly	+2.6
23	14-9	RIDER	RIDER×3	Kill	Molly Rohde	set Devon Lowe	+2.2
24	14-10	RIDER	MERMCK	Serve err	Rider		+1.4
25	15-10	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Makenna Mason	+1.8
26	15-11	RIDER	MERMCK	Blocked	Aubrey Baker	blk Mia Izzo, Jocelyn Hammerstrand	+1.4
27	16-11	MERMCK	RIDER	Blocked	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	blk Aubrey Baker, Tori Bonacci	+1.8
28	16-12	RIDER	MERMCK	Attack err	Tori Bonacci		+1.4
29	17-12	MERMCK	RIDER	Attack err	Jocelyn Hammerstrand		+1.8
30	17-13	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Sophia DeBonis	+1.4
31	18-13	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Tori Bonacci	set Makenna Mason	+1.8
32	19-13	RIDER	RIDER	Ace	Rider		+1.7
33	19-14	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Devon Lowe	+0.9
34	20-14	MERMCK	RIDER×3	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+1.3
35	21-14	RIDER	RIDER×3	Attack err	Mckenna Shotwell		+1.0
36	22-14	RIDER	RIDER×3	Attack err	Maiella Blandin		+0.5
37	22-15	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Fabiola Betancourt	set Devon Lowe	+0.1
38	23-15	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+0.3
39	23-16	RIDER	MERMCK	Attack err	Anja Kelly		+0.1
40	24-16	MERMCK	RIDER	Serve err	Merrimack		+0.2
41	25-16	RIDER	RIDER	Ace	Rider	aced Fabiola Betancourt	·
Set 3
1	0-1	MERMCK	MERMCK	Attack err	Aubrey Baker		+3.2
2	0-2	MERMCK	MERMCK	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+3.1
3	1-2	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+2.5
4	2-2	RIDER	RIDER	Ace	Rider		+3.2
5	2-3	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Sophia DeBonis	+2.6
6	3-3	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+2.7
7	3-4	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Sophia DeBonis	+2.7
8	3-5	MERMCK	MERMCK	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Devon Lowe	+3.4
9	4-5	MERMCK	RIDER	Bad set	Kaitlyn Oxceus		+2.6
10	5-5	RIDER	RIDER	Kill	Tori Bonacci	set Makenna Mason	+3.5
11	5-6	RIDER	MERMCK	Serve err	Rider		+2.8
12	6-6	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Tori Bonacci	set Makenna Mason	+2.9
13	6-7	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Devon Lowe	+2.9
14	7-7	MERMCK	RIDER×6	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+2.9
15	8-7	RIDER	RIDER×6	Blocked	Maiella Blandin	blk Makenna Mason, Rylah Robinson	+3.8
16	9-7	RIDER	RIDER×6	Ace	Rider	aced Sienna Franks	+3.8
17	10-7	RIDER	RIDER×6	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+3.7
18	11-7	RIDER	RIDER×6	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+3.4
19	12-7	RIDER	RIDER×6	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Carly Allen	+3.0
20	12-8	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Devon Lowe	+2.0
21	13-8	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+2.4
22	13-9	RIDER	MERMCK	Serve err	Rider		+2.0
23	14-9	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+2.5
24	15-9	RIDER	RIDER	Blocked	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	blk Tori Bonacci, Aubrey Baker	+2.5
25	15-10	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Sophia DeBonis	+1.5
26	16-10	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Makenna Mason	+2.0
27	16-11	RIDER	MERMCK	Serve err	Rider		+1.4
28	17-11	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Makenna Mason	+2.0
29	18-11	RIDER	RIDER	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+1.7
30	18-12	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Devon Lowe	+0.9
31	19-12	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+1.3
32	19-13	RIDER	MERMCK×4	Serve err	Rider		+0.8
33	19-14	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Attack err	Rylah Robinson		+1.5
34	19-15	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Attack err	Rylah Robinson		+2.2
35	19-16	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Attack err	Rylah Robinson		+3.0
36	20-16	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+3.3
37	20-17	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Mia Izzo	set Devon Lowe	+2.3
38	21-17	MERMCK	RIDER×3	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+3.3
39	22-17	RIDER	RIDER×3	Kill	Molly Rohde	set Sophia DeBonis	+2.8
40	23-17	RIDER	RIDER×3	Blocked	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	blk Aubrey Baker, Molly Rohde	+1.5
41	23-18	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.4
42	24-18	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Molly Rohde	set Makenna Mason	+0.9
43	25-18	RIDER	RIDER	Blocked	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	blk Aubrey Baker, Tori Bonacci	+0.2
Set 4
1	1-0	RIDER	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+3.3
2	1-1	RIDER	MERMCK×3	Kill	Mia Izzo	set Ella Maldonado	+2.6
3	1-2	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Attack err	Anja Kelly		+3.3
4	1-3	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Kill	Avry Bryant	set Sophia DeBonis	+3.3
5	2-3	MERMCK	RIDER	Serve err	Mckenna Shotwell		+2.6
6	2-4	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Sophia DeBonis	+2.7
7	3-4	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Tori Bonacci	set Makenna Mason	+2.6
8	4-4	RIDER	RIDER	Blocked	Avry Bryant	blk Rylah Robinson, Tori Bonacci	+3.5
9	4-5	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Sophia DeBonis	+2.9
10	4-6	MERMCK	MERMCK	Ace	Devon Lowe	aced Katie Cook	+3.5
11	5-6	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Tori Bonacci	set Makenna Mason	+2.7
12	6-6	RIDER	RIDER	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Carly Allen	+3.7
13	6-7	RIDER	MERMCK×3	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Devon Lowe	+3.0
14	6-8	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Devon Lowe	+3.7
15	6-9	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Blocked	Rylah Robinson	blk Kaitlyn Oxceus, Maiella Blandin	+3.6
16	7-9	MERMCK	RIDER×3	Kill	Rylah Robinson	set Makenna Mason	+2.6
17	8-9	RIDER	RIDER×3	Ace	Makenna Mason		+3.7
18	9-9	RIDER	RIDER×3	Kill	Simone Langford	set Devon Lowe	+4.0
19	9-10	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Ella Maldonado	+3.3
20	10-10	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Molly Rohde	set Makenna Mason	+3.3
21	10-11	RIDER	MERMCK	Serve err	Rider		+3.4
22	10-12	MERMCK	MERMCK	Blocked	Anja Kelly	blk Mckenna Shotwell, Mia Izzo	+4.2
23	11-12	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Simone Langford	+3.2
24	12-12	RIDER	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Carly Allen	+4.4
25	12-13	RIDER	MERMCK	Attack err	Tori Bonacci		+3.7
26	13-13	MERMCK	RIDER	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+3.7
27	14-13	RIDER	RIDER	Attack err	Tamilore Afolalu		+4.9
28	14-14	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Avry Bryant	set Sophia DeBonis	+3.8
29	15-14	MERMCK	RIDER	Serve err	Mia Izzo		+4.1
30	15-15	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Ella Maldonado	+4.0
31	16-15	MERMCK	RIDER	Serve err	Merrimack		+4.3
32	16-16	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Devon Lowe	+4.2
33	17-16	MERMCK	RIDER×5	Serve err	Merrimack		+4.5
34	18-16	RIDER	RIDER×5	Attack err	Kaitlyn Oxceus		+5.7
35	19-16	RIDER	RIDER×5	Attack err	Mckenna Shotwell		+5.2
36	20-16	RIDER	RIDER×5	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+4.3
37	21-16	RIDER	RIDER×5	Attack err	Mckenna Shotwell		+3.1
38	21-17	RIDER	MERMCK	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Devon Lowe	+1.5
39	22-17	MERMCK	RIDER×4	Kill	Anja Kelly	set Makenna Mason	+2.3
40	23-17	RIDER	RIDER×4	Attack err	Maiella Blandin		+1.5
41	24-17	RIDER	RIDER×4	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Aubrey Baker	+0.6
42	25-17	RIDER	RIDER×4	Kill	Aubrey Baker	set Makenna Mason	+0.1

Score shown after each rally, Rider 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).

Rider def. Merrimack 3–1

7 of the last 8 rallies went to Rider, closing out Merrimack.