Final
Series tied 1-1
Game 1 of 4Team Blue beat Team Gold 3-0 at Liberty First Credit Union Arena. Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía paced the effort with the match's standout line. Every athlete on the floor banked leaderboard points on the ESPNU broadcast.
Line score
Box score
Team Blue
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía OH | 3 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| Brittany Abercrombie OPP | 3 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Emily Thater MB | 3 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| Temi Thomas-Ailara OPP | 3 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| Taylor Sandbothe MB | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| Justine Wong-Orantes L | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
| Sydney Hilley S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Dana Rettke MB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía(W) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Brittany Abercrombie | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Emily Thater | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Temi Thomas-Ailara | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Sandbothe | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Justine Wong-Orantes | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Sydney Hilley | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| Dana Rettke | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Team Gold
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thompson OPP | 3 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 12 |
| Natália Zilio Pereira OH | 3 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 10 |
| Madi Kingdon Rishel OH | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Khat Bell OPP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| Brooke Nuneviller OH | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| Elise Goetzinger MB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Heydi Casanova OPP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Piyanut Pannoy L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thompson(L) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Natália Zilio Pereira | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Madi Kingdon Rishel | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Khat Bell | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Brooke Nuneviller | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Elise Goetzinger | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Heydi Casanova | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Piyanut Pannoy | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring plays
- Set 1Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía rips a cross-court kill for point 16.
- Set 1Brittany Abercrombie terminates on the pipe for point 15.
- Set 3Emily Thater rips a service ace to end the run.
- Set 1Jordan Thompson terminates on the pipe for point 13.
- Set 3Natália Zilio Pereira roll shots it into the deep corner for point 11.
- Set 1Madi Kingdon Rishel rips a cross-court kill for point 17.
Top performers
Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía
5 digs · 1 blocks · 0 assists
Emily Thater
8 digs · 4 blocks · 1 assists
Jordan Thompson
3 digs · 1 blocks · 0 assists
Starting lineups
Blue
Setter: Sydney HilleyGold
Setter: Jordan ThompsonPostgame notebook
- The turning point
- The Blue put up 28 points in Set 1, the swing that decided a 3-0 match at Liberty First Credit Union Arena.
- By the numbers
- Blue 3, Gold 0 · 78 combined kills · 18 attack errors · decided by 3 sets.
- Player of the match
- Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía finished with 12 kills, 5 digs and 1 blocks for the Blue.
- Up next
- Blue are back out 2026-09-18 against Gold at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, first serve 6:30 PM ET on ESPN.
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BLU · Kills 4.5
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 5
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 3
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 4
BLU · Serves an ace
GLD · Kills 6
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GLD · Kills 4.5
GLD · Serves an ace
GLD · Kills 4.5
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BLU · Set assists 12
GLD · Set assists 1.5
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