Final


Series tied 1-1
Game 1 of 4Team Orange beat Team Gold 3-2 at Liberty First Credit Union Arena. Serena Gray paced the effort with the match's standout line. Every athlete on the floor banked leaderboard points on the ESPN broadcast.
Line score
Box score

Team Gold
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thompson OPP | 5 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 15 |
| Madi Kingdon Rishel OH | 5 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 15 |
| Natália Zilio Pereira OH | 5 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| Khat Bell OPP | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Brooke Nuneviller OH | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| Elise Goetzinger MB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Piyanut Pannoy L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Heydi Casanova OPP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thompson(L) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Madi Kingdon Rishel | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Natália Zilio Pereira | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Khat Bell | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Brooke Nuneviller | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Elise Goetzinger | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Piyanut Pannoy | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Heydi Casanova | 2 | 0 | 2 |

Team Orange
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Gray MB | 5 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| Dani Drews OH | 5 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 14 |
| McKenna Vicini MB | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| Skylar Fields OPP | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Maddie Haynes OH | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Micha Hancock S | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
| Marlie Monserez S | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Chompoo Guedpard S | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Gray(W) | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Dani Drews | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| McKenna Vicini | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Skylar Fields | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Maddie Haynes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Micha Hancock | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| Marlie Monserez | 8 | 0 | 32 |
| Chompoo Guedpard | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Scoring plays
Set 3Jordan Thompson rips a cross-court kill for point 20.
Set 5Madi Kingdon Rishel rips a cross-court kill for point 22.
Set 3Natália Zilio Pereira roll shots it into the deep corner for point 19.
Set 5Serena Gray goes high over the block for the kill for point 14.
Set 1Dani Drews goes high over the block for the kill for point 16.
Set 3McKenna Vicini roll shots it into the deep corner for point 18.
Top performers

Serena Gray
8 digs · 1 blocks · 0 assists

Madi Kingdon Rishel
7 digs · 1 blocks · 2 assists

Jordan Thompson
2 digs · 1 blocks · 1 assists
Starting lineups

Gold
Setter: Jordan Thompson
Orange
Setter: Marlie MonserezPostgame notebook
- The turning point
- The Gold put up 28 points in Set 2, the swing that decided a 2-3 match at Liberty First Credit Union Arena.
- By the numbers
- Orange 3, Gold 2 · 108 combined kills · 26 attack errors · decided by 1 set.
- Player of the match
- Serena Gray finished with 14 kills, 8 digs and 1 blocks for the Orange.
- Up next
- Orange are back out 2026-09-18 against Purple at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, first serve 9:00 PM ET on ESPN2.
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GLD · Kills 6

GLD · Serves an ace

GLD · Kills 4.5

GLD · Serves an ace

GLD · Kills 4.5

GLD · Serves an ace

GLD · Kills 4.5

GLD · Serves an ace

ORG · Kills 3

ORG · Serves an ace

ORG · Kills 5

ORG · Serves an ace

ORG · Kills 2.5

ORG · Serves an ace

ORG · Kills 4

ORG · Serves an ace

GLD · Digs 6

GLD · Set assists 1.5

ORG · Set assists 10.5
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