Final
Purple lead series 2-0
Game 1 of 4Team Purple beat Team Blue 3-0 at Liberty First Credit Union Arena. Alexa 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 Purple
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Gray OH | 3 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 16 |
| Reagan Cooper OH | 3 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 10 |
| Molly McCage MB | 3 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| Claire Chaussee OH | 3 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 8 |
| Sophie Fischer MB | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| Gabby Blossom S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| Manami Kojima L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Morgan Hentz L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Gray(W) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Reagan Cooper | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Molly McCage | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Claire Chaussee | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Fischer | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Gabby Blossom | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| Manami Kojima | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| Morgan Hentz | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Team Blue
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Abercrombie OPP | 3 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 11 |
| Emily Thater MB | 3 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 10 |
| Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía OH | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| Taylor Sandbothe MB | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| Temi Thomas-Ailara OPP | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| Dana Rettke MB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Sydney Hilley S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| Justine Wong-Orantes L | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Abercrombie(L) | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Emily Thater | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Sandbothe | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Temi Thomas-Ailara | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Rettke | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Sydney Hilley | 5 | 1 | 35 |
| Justine Wong-Orantes | 17 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring plays
- Set 3Alexa Gray rips a cross-court kill for point 10.
- Set 2Reagan Cooper rips a service ace to end the run.
- Set 2Molly McCage roll shots it into the deep corner for point 23.
- Set 3Brittany Abercrombie rips a cross-court kill for point 16.
- Set 2Emily Thater terminates on the pipe for point 18.
- Set 1Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía goes high over the block for the kill for point 11.
Top performers
Alexa Gray
6 digs · 1 blocks · 0 assists
Brittany Abercrombie
4 digs · 0 blocks · 1 assists
Emily Thater
4 digs · 4 blocks · 1 assists
Starting lineups
Purple
Setter: Gabby BlossomBlue
Setter: Sydney HilleyPostgame notebook
- The turning point
- The Purple put up 28 points in Set 1, the swing that decided a 3-0 match at Liberty First Credit Union Arena.
- By the numbers
- Purple 3, Blue 0 · 83 combined kills · 31 attack errors · decided by 3 sets.
- Player of the match
- Alexa Gray finished with 13 kills, 6 digs and 1 blocks for the Purple.
- Up next
- Purple are back out 2026-09-18 against Orange at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, first serve 9:00 PM ET on ESPN2.
Season series
2Purple vs Blue, 2026 season to date.
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PUR · Kills 4
PUR · Serves an ace
PUR · Kills 5
PUR · Serves an ace
PUR · Kills 3.5
PUR · Serves an ace
PUR · Kills 4
PUR · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 5
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 3
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 4.5
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 3
BLU · Serves an ace
PUR · Digs 5.5
PUR · Set assists 10.5
BLU · Set assists 12
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