Final · 4 setsSat, Oct 10, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Merrimack def. Siena 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Siena 76.9% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 10, 12:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Merrimack beat visiting Siena 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 25-23) on Sat, Oct 10, 2026. Tamilore Afolalu led Merrimack with 14 kills.

Data through · final Oct 10

Set1234Sets
SIENA222125231
MERMCK252520253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Sophia Debonis served 4 aces, and Merrimack needed every one.

3 stretches decided it. Percentages are Merrimack's RallyIQ win probability before and after each. RallyIQ had Siena at 77% before first serve.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 1 · Siena 19–14 Merrimack

    Merrimack's low point. Merrimack then won 11 of the next 14 rallies and the set 25–22.

    Merrimack 14% → 44%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 4 · Siena 13–19 Merrimack

    Siena scored 6 straight to erase a 13–19 deficit and tie it at 19.

    Merrimack 94% → 64%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 4 · Siena 21–21 Merrimack

    3 straight Merrimack points broke a 21–21 tie and made it 24–21.

    Merrimack 65% → 96%

Merrimack above 50Siena belowMax swing 15.9%

SienaMerrimack

Sideout %
Siena 52.1·Merrimack 54.3
Break %
Siena 45.7·Merrimack 47.9
Hitting
Siena .166·Merrimack .184
Longest run
Siena 6·Merrimack 5

Tamilore Afolalu
2 of her kills came in the stretches above. 14 K, .250, 14 points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Merrimack above 50 · Siena below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+15.9% MERMCKrally 186 · set 4

Biggest swing: 15.9% to Merrimack — set 4, SIENA 23-25 MERMCK. Kill by Jocelyn Hammerstrand (set by Sophia DeBonis). MERMCK win probability 84% → 100%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

SIENA 81.1%18.9% MERMCK

Siena wins

3-0
32.6%
3-1
30.5%
3-2
18.0%

Merrimack wins

3-0
3.0%
3-1
6.3%
3-2
9.7%
SIENA break %
48.5% vs this opp
MERMCK break %
41.7% 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

    Kill by Jocelyn Hammerstrand (set by Sophia DeBonis)

    Set 4 · SIENA 23-25 MERMCK · MERMCK 84% → 100%

  2. 02
    Mary Claire DeacyAttack error+11.8%

    Attack error by Mary Claire Deacy

    Set 4 · SIENA 21-23 MERMCK · MERMCK 74% → 86%

  3. 03
    MerrimackAce+9.5%

    Merrimack ace on Brianna Miller

    Set 4 · SIENA 21-24 MERMCK · MERMCK 86% → 96%

  4. 04
    Mia IzzoKill+9.1%

    Kill by Mia Izzo (set by Elizabeth Kenney)

    Set 4 · SIENA 21-22 MERMCK · MERMCK 65% → 74%

  5. 05

    Kill by Mary Claire Deacy (set by Abby Edwards)

    Set 4 · SIENA 23-24 MERMCK · SIENA 8% → 16%

  6. 06
    SienaService error+8.0%

    Siena service error

    Set 4 · SIENA 20-21 MERMCK · MERMCK 65% → 73%

  7. 07

    Kill by Gabrielle Wire (set by Oliwia Majtyka)

    Set 4 · SIENA 19-19 MERMCK · SIENA 28% → 36%

  8. 08

    Kill by Gabrielle Wire (set by Abby Edwards)

    Set 4 · SIENA 21-21 MERMCK · SIENA 27% → 35%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Sienaaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
416456.21401111002118
416645.2221004010117
44527-.0370201030006
44216.125000500215
4036-.500000301222
4004.00028121100001
4013-.3334121910001
4004.000001900000
3000–011100001
212120.5500003002113
2000–1700300000
Team totals5222181.166506779628691
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
413640.17530121100013
412438.21110050010.512.5
44214.143002401226
4104.25026411500005
4229.000000201224
4024-.5000211500002
414536.2501002000014
412228.3570000004214
4012-.5002002130000
4001.0002102300000
4000–000300000
1011-1.00000000010.50.5
1001.000200000000
1001.000000000000
Team totals5825179.1845667916210795

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.

Siena vs Merrimack

Season series · Merrimack leads 1-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 SIENA · MERMCK 5

Set 1

22-25

Longest run 3 SIENAMERMCK 5

Set 2

21-25

Longest run 5 SIENAMERMCK 5

Set 3

25-20

Longest run 5 SIENAMERMCK 5

Set 4

23-25

Longest run 6 SIENAMERMCK 5

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Siena

SlotSideout %Break %
1
53%8/15
22%2/9
2
41%7/17
27%3/11
3
78%7/9
36%4/11
4
55%6/11
42%5/12
5
43%6/14
63%10/16
6
71%5/7
33%3/9
All
53%39/73
40%27/68

Merrimack

SlotSideout %Break %
1
67%8/12
50%6/12
2
89%8/9
47%7/15
3
64%7/11
53%8/15
4
46%6/13
0%0/6
5
35%6/17
45%5/11
6
100%6/6
57%8/14
All
60%41/68
47%34/73

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

186 rallies

#SIENA-MERMCKSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0MERMCKSIENAAttack errMckenna Shotwell+1.4
22-0SIENASIENAAttack errJocelyn Hammerstrand+1.6
32-1SIENAMERMCK×3Serve errSiena+1.3
42-2MERMCKMERMCK×3KillJocelyn Hammerstrandset Sophia DeBonis+1.8
52-3MERMCKMERMCK×3BlockedMary Claire Deacyblk Mia Izzo+2.0
63-3MERMCKSIENAKillGabrielle Wireset Brooke Malek+1.5
73-4SIENAMERMCKKillMckenna Shotwell+1.7
84-4MERMCKSIENAServe errMerrimack+1.6
94-5SIENAMERMCKServe errSiena+1.7
105-5MERMCKSIENA×3KillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+1.6
116-5SIENASIENA×3KillBrianna Millerset Abby Edwards+2.0
127-5SIENASIENA×3AceSienaaced Mckenna Shotwell+1.8
137-6SIENAMERMCKServe errSiena+1.5
148-6MERMCKSIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+1.5
159-6SIENASIENAAceSienaaced Ella Maldonado+1.7
169-7SIENAMERMCKKillMckenna Shotwellset Devon Lowe+1.3
1710-7MERMCKSIENABlockedMaiella Blandinblk Gabrielle Wire+1.4
1810-8SIENAMERMCKServe errSiena+1.4
1911-8MERMCKSIENAKillGabrielle Wireset Abby Edwards+1.4
2012-8SIENASIENAAceSiena+1.6
2112-9SIENAMERMCKKillJocelyn Hammerstrandset Sophia DeBonis+1.1
2212-10MERMCKMERMCKKillJocelyn Hammerstrandset Sophia DeBonis+1.8
2313-10MERMCKSIENAServe errMerrimack+1.5
2413-11SIENAMERMCKAttack errGabrielle Wireset Brooke Malek+1.5
2514-11MERMCKSIENAAttack errTamilore Afolaluset Sophia DeBonis+1.6
2614-12SIENAMERMCKKillJocelyn Hammerstrand+1.5
2715-12MERMCKSIENAServe errMerrimack+1.7
2815-13SIENAMERMCKBlockedBrianna Millerblk Maiella Blandin, Naomi Vajda+1.6
2916-13MERMCKSIENA×3KillMaggie Seymourset Abby Edwards+1.7
3017-13SIENASIENA×3KillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+1.8
3118-13SIENASIENA×3Attack errMckenna Shotwell+1.3
3218-14SIENAMERMCKKillMckenna Shotwellset Devon Lowe+0.8
3319-14MERMCKSIENAKillGabrielle Wireset Abby Edwards+1.1
3419-15SIENAMERMCK×5KillMaiella Blandinset Devon Lowe+0.8
3519-16MERMCKMERMCK×5AceMerrimack+1.4
3619-17MERMCKMERMCK×5Attack errGabrielle Wire+2.1
3719-18MERMCKMERMCK×5AceMerrimackaced Brianna Miller+2.9
3819-19MERMCKMERMCK×5AceMerrimackaced Brianna Miller+3.7
3920-19MERMCKSIENAKillGabrielle Wireset Abby Edwards+3.1
4020-20SIENAMERMCKKillMckenna Shotwellset Sophia DeBonis+3.3
4120-21MERMCKMERMCKKillJocelyn Hammerstrandset Ella Maldonado+4.8
4221-21MERMCKSIENAKillBrianna Millerset Gabrielle Wire+3.7
4321-22SIENAMERMCK×3KillTamilore Afolaluset Sophia DeBonis+4.5
4421-23MERMCKMERMCK×3KillSophia DeBonis+5.9
4521-24MERMCKMERMCK×3KillTamilore Afolaluset Mckenna Shotwell+4.7
4622-24MERMCKSIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+1.6
4722-25SIENAMERMCKKillNaomi Vajda+3.8
Set 2
11-0SIENASIENAAttack errElla Maldonadoset Jocelyn Hammerstrand+2.5
21-1SIENAMERMCKKillJocelyn Hammerstrandset Sophia DeBonis+2.1
32-1MERMCKSIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Brooke Malek+2.0
42-2SIENAMERMCK×4KillMia Izzoset Sophia DeBonis+2.1
52-3MERMCKMERMCK×4Attack errBrooke Malek+2.9
62-4MERMCKMERMCK×4KillJocelyn Hammerstrandset Sophia DeBonis+3.1
72-5MERMCKMERMCK×4KillTamilore Afolaluset Sophia DeBonis+3.2
83-5MERMCKSIENA×3KillMaggie Seymourset Abby Edwards+2.3
94-5SIENASIENA×3KillBrianna Millerset Brooke Malek+2.9
105-5SIENASIENA×3Attack errJocelyn Hammerstrand+2.9
115-6SIENAMERMCKKillTamilore Afolaluset Sophia DeBonis+2.6
126-6MERMCKSIENAKillMaggie Seymourset Abby Edwards+2.4
137-6SIENASIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+2.9
147-7SIENAMERMCKKillNaomi Vajdaset Devon Lowe+2.5
158-7MERMCKSIENAAttack errMaiella Blandinset Sienna Franks+2.4
168-8SIENAMERMCK×5KillMckenna Shotwellset Devon Lowe+2.5
178-9MERMCKMERMCK×5KillMckenna Shotwellset Devon Lowe+3.4
188-10MERMCKMERMCK×5Attack errGabrielle Wire+3.7
198-11MERMCKMERMCK×5KillMaiella Blandinset Devon Lowe+3.7
208-12MERMCKMERMCK×5BlockedGabrielle Wireblk Maiella Blandin, Mia Izzo+3.7
219-12MERMCKSIENAKillGabrielle Wireset Abby Edwards+2.5
229-13SIENAMERMCKKillMaiella Blandinset Devon Lowe+3.1
2310-13MERMCKSIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+2.5
2411-13SIENASIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+3.5
2511-14SIENAMERMCKKillMia Izzoset Sophia DeBonis+3.4
2612-14MERMCKSIENAKillBrianna Millerset Brooke Malek+2.8
2712-15SIENAMERMCKBad setAbby Edwards+3.5
2813-15MERMCKSIENAAttack errMia Izzoset Jocelyn Hammerstrand+2.9
2914-15SIENASIENAAttack errMckenna Shotwell+4.0
3014-16SIENAMERMCKKillJocelyn Hammerstrandset Sophia DeBonis+3.8
3115-16MERMCKSIENA×5Attack errTamilore Afolaluset Devon Lowe+3.4
3216-16SIENASIENA×5KillGabrielle Wireset Abby Edwards+4.5
3317-16SIENASIENA×5Attack errTamilore Afolalu+4.4
3418-16SIENASIENA×5KillGabrielle Wireset Abby Edwards+4.1
3519-16SIENASIENA×5AceSienaaced Ella Maldonado+3.5
3619-17SIENAMERMCK×5KillMaiella Blandinset Devon Lowe+2.4
3719-18MERMCKMERMCK×5AceMerrimackaced Brooke Malek+4.1
3819-19MERMCKMERMCK×5KillMckenna Shotwellset Devon Lowe+5.3
3919-20MERMCKMERMCK×5BlockedGabrielle Wireblk Maiella Blandin, Naomi Vajda+6.2
4019-21MERMCKMERMCK×5Attack errMaggie Seymour+6.6
4120-21MERMCKSIENAKillGabrielle Wireset Abby Edwards+4.4
4220-22SIENAMERMCKKillMckenna Shotwellset Devon Lowe+6.0
4321-22MERMCKSIENAAttack errSienna Franksset Mia Izzo+4.6
4421-23SIENAMERMCK×3KillMckenna Shotwellset Devon Lowe+6.8
4521-24MERMCKMERMCK×3Attack errMary Claire Deacy+6.7
4621-25MERMCKMERMCK×3KillMckenna Shotwellset Sophia DeBonis+3.1
Set 3
10-1MERMCKMERMCK×5Attack errAlison Goldbergset Sienna Franks+2.5
20-2MERMCKMERMCK×5KillJocelyn Hammerstrandset Sophia DeBonis+2.7
30-3MERMCKMERMCK×5Attack errAlison Goldberg+2.8
40-4MERMCKMERMCK×5BlockedBrianna Millerblk Jocelyn Hammerstrand, Mia Izzo+2.8
50-5MERMCK
NCAA feed gap1 point 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.

+2.8
61-5MERMCKSIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+1.9
72-5SIENASIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+2.5
82-6SIENAMERMCKKillJocelyn Hammerstrandset Sophia DeBonis+2.4
93-6MERMCKSIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+2.1
104-6SIENASIENAKillMaggie Seymourset Oliwia Majtyka+2.7
114-7SIENAMERMCKKillTamilore Afolaluset Sophia DeBonis+2.5
125-7MERMCKSIENAServe errMerrimack+2.2
136-7SIENASIENAKillDoga Diraz+2.9
146-8SIENAMERMCK×4KillTamilore Afolaluset Devon Lowe+2.6
156-9MERMCKMERMCK×4AceMerrimack+3.2
166-10MERMCKMERMCK×4KillGabrielle Moore+3.2
176-11MERMCKMERMCK×4Attack errMaggie Seymour+3.0
187-11MERMCKSIENA×3KillGabrielle Wireset Oliwia Majtyka+2.0
198-11SIENASIENA×3KillGabrielle Wireset Oliwia Majtyka+2.8
209-11SIENASIENA×3BlockedMckenna Shotwellblk Alison Goldberg, Doga Diraz+3.0
219-12SIENAMERMCKKillMaiella Blandinset Devon Lowe+2.9
2210-12MERMCKSIENAKillGabrielle Wireset Oliwia Majtyka+2.5
2310-13SIENAMERMCKAttack errAlison Goldbergset Abby Edwards+3.0
2410-14MERMCKMERMCKKillMckenna Shotwellset Sophia DeBonis+3.6
2511-14MERMCKSIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+2.3
2612-14SIENASIENABlockedMia Izzoblk Alison Goldberg+3.3
2712-15SIENAMERMCKServe errSiena+3.2
2813-15MERMCKSIENA×5KillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+2.7
2914-15SIENASIENA×5AceSiena+3.7
3015-15SIENA
NCAA feed gap1 point 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.

+3.9
3116-15SIENASIENA×5Attack errJocelyn Hammerstrand+3.9
3217-15SIENASIENA×5KillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+3.6
3317-16SIENAMERMCKKillMia Izzoset Sophia DeBonis+2.8
3417-17MERMCKMERMCKAttack errMary Claire Deacy+4.2
3518-17MERMCKSIENAServe errMerrimack+3.5
3619-17SIENASIENAKillDoga Dirazset Oliwia Majtyka+4.1
3719-18SIENAMERMCKBlockedBrianna Millerblk Naomi Vajda+3.1
3820-18MERMCKSIENA×4KillDoga Dirazset Oliwia Majtyka+3.5
3921-18SIENASIENA×4Attack errTamilore Afolalu+3.6
4022-18SIENASIENA×4BlockedNaomi Vajdablk Maggie Seymour, Doga Diraz+2.5
4123-18SIENASIENA×4KillDoga Dirazset Oliwia Majtyka+1.4
4223-19SIENAMERMCKKillTamilore Afolaluset Mckenna Shotwell+0.5
4323-20MERMCKMERMCKKillMaiella Blandinset Devon Lowe+1.2
4424-20MERMCKSIENAKillGabrielle Wireset Oliwia Majtyka+1.7
4525-20SIENASIENAAttack errMckenna Shotwell+0.7
Set 4
10-1SIENAMERMCKKillMckenna Shotwellset Sophia DeBonis+3.2
20-2MERMCKMERMCKKillMckenna Shotwell+4.1
31-2MERMCKSIENAServe errMerrimack+3.1
41-3SIENAMERMCKServe errSiena+3.4
52-3MERMCKSIENABlockedTamilore Afolalublk Maggie Seymour, Mary Claire Deacy+3.2
62-4SIENAMERMCKKillTamilore Afolaluset Sophia DeBonis+3.5
73-4MERMCKSIENAAttack errNaomi Vajdaset Sophia DeBonis+3.2
83-5SIENAMERMCKKillTamilore Afolaluset Jocelyn Hammerstrand+3.6
93-6MERMCKMERMCKKillTamilore Afolaluset Devon Lowe+4.6
104-6MERMCKSIENA×4KillDoga Dirazset Oliwia Majtyka+3.3
115-6SIENASIENA×4KillDoga Diraz+4.2
126-6SIENASIENA×4Attack errKaitlyn Oxceus+4.2
137-6SIENASIENA×4KillGabrielle Wireset Oliwia Majtyka+4.1
147-7SIENAMERMCK×5KillMaiella Blandinset Devon Lowe+3.5
157-8MERMCKMERMCK×5Attack errBrianna Miller+4.7
167-9MERMCKMERMCK×5Attack errDoga Diraz+5.0
177-10MERMCKMERMCK×5BlockedGabrielle Wireblk Kaitlyn Oxceus, Maiella Blandin+5.1
187-11MERMCKMERMCK×5KillMaiella Blandinset Devon Lowe+5.0
198-11MERMCKSIENAKillDoga Dirazset Oliwia Majtyka+3.4
208-12SIENAMERMCKKillMaiella Blandinset Devon Lowe+4.2
219-12MERMCKSIENAKillGabrielle Wireset Abby Edwards+3.5
229-13SIENAMERMCKKillMaiella Blandinset Devon Lowe+4.3
2310-13MERMCKSIENABlockedMckenna Shotwellblk Alison Goldberg, Mary Claire Deacy+3.5
2410-14SIENAMERMCK×4Attack errBrianna Millerset Abby Edwards+4.4
2510-15MERMCKMERMCK×4KillTamilore Afolaluset Sophia DeBonis+4.9
2610-16MERMCKMERMCK×4KillTamilore Afolaluset Sophia DeBonis+4.2
2710-17MERMCKMERMCK×4KillJocelyn Hammerstrandset Mckenna Shotwell+3.3
2811-17MERMCKSIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+1.7
2912-17SIENASIENAAttack errJocelyn Hammerstrand+2.9
3012-18SIENAMERMCKKillTamilore Afolaluset Sophia DeBonis+3.3
3113-18MERMCKSIENAKillDoga Dirazset Oliwia Majtyka+2.1
3213-19SIENAMERMCKKillTamilore Afolaluset Sophia DeBonis+3.2
3314-19MERMCKSIENA×6KillDoga Dirazset Oliwia Majtyka+2.0
3415-19SIENASIENA×6KillDoga Dirazset Oliwia Majtyka+3.4
3516-19SIENASIENA×6KillDoga Dirazset Oliwia Majtyka+4.5
3617-19SIENASIENA×6KillDoga Dirazset Oliwia Majtyka+5.7
3718-19SIENASIENA×6AceSienaaced Ella Maldonado+6.9
3819-19SIENASIENA×6KillGabrielle Wireset Oliwia Majtyka+7.7
3919-20SIENAMERMCKKillMaiella Blandinset Elizabeth Kenney+7.2
4020-20MERMCKSIENAServe errMerrimack+6.7
4120-21SIENAMERMCKServe errSiena+8.0
4221-21MERMCKSIENAKillGabrielle Wireset Abby Edwards+7.5
4321-22SIENAMERMCK×3KillMia Izzoset Elizabeth Kenney+9.1
4421-23MERMCKMERMCK×3Attack errMary Claire Deacy+11.8
4521-24MERMCKMERMCK×3AceMerrimackaced Brianna Miller+9.5
4622-24MERMCKSIENAAttack errSienna Franksset Sophia DeBonis+3.2
4723-24SIENASIENAKillMary Claire Deacyset Abby Edwards+8.4
4823-25SIENAMERMCKKillJocelyn Hammerstrandset Sophia DeBonis+15.9

Score shown after each rally, Siena 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).