Final
Gold lead series 2-0
Game 1 of 4Team Gold beat Team Purple 3-0 at Liberty First Credit Union Arena. Natália Zilio Pereira paced the effort with the match's standout line. Every athlete on the floor banked leaderboard points on the ESPN2 broadcast.
Line score
Box score
Team Gold
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thompson OPP | 3 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 13 |
| Natália Zilio Pereira OH | 3 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 13 |
| Madi Kingdon Rishel OH | 3 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 8 |
| Khat Bell OPP | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Brooke Nuneviller OH | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| Elise Goetzinger MB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Piyanut Pannoy L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Heydi Casanova OPP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thompson(W) | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Natália Zilio Pereira | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Madi Kingdon Rishel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Khat Bell | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Brooke Nuneviller | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Elise Goetzinger | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Piyanut Pannoy | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Heydi Casanova | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Team Purple
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reagan Cooper OH | 3 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| Alexa Gray OH | 3 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Sophie Fischer MB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Molly McCage MB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| Claire Chaussee OH | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| Gabby Blossom S | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| Manami Kojima L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Morgan Hentz L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reagan Cooper(L) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexa Gray | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Sophie Fischer | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Molly McCage | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Claire Chaussee | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Gabby Blossom | 8 | 1 | 38 |
| Manami Kojima | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Hentz | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Scoring plays
- Set 1Jordan Thompson roll shots it into the deep corner for point 10.
- Set 1Natália Zilio Pereira rips a cross-court kill for point 13.
- Set 2Madi Kingdon Rishel goes high over the block for the kill for point 13.
- Set 1Reagan Cooper terminates on the pipe for point 11.
- Set 2Alexa Gray puts away a slide attack for point 11.
- Set 2Sophie Fischer rips a cross-court kill for point 16.
Top performers
Natália Zilio Pereira
2 digs · 0 blocks · 1 assists
Jordan Thompson
4 digs · 1 blocks · 2 assists
Reagan Cooper
4 digs · 1 blocks · 0 assists
Starting lineups
Gold
Setter: Jordan ThompsonPurple
Setter: Jenna GrayPostgame notebook
- The turning point
- The Gold put up 26 points in Set 2, the swing that decided a 3-0 match at Liberty First Credit Union Arena.
- By the numbers
- Gold 3, Purple 0 · 74 combined kills · 20 attack errors · decided by 3 sets.
- Player of the match
- Natália Zilio Pereira finished with 11 kills, 2 digs and 0 blocks for the Gold.
- Up next
- Gold are back out 2026-09-18 against Blue at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, first serve 6:30 PM ET on ESPN.
Season series
2Gold vs Purple, 2026 season to date.
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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
PUR · Kills 5
PUR · Serves an ace
PUR · Kills 4
PUR · Serves an ace
PUR · Kills 2.5
PUR · Serves an ace
PUR · Kills 3.5
PUR · Serves an ace
GLD · Digs 6
PUR · Digs 5.5
GLD · Set assists 1.5
PUR · Set assists 9.5
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