Final
Series tied 1-1
Game 1 of 4Team Blue beat Team Orange 3-1 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 ESPN+ broadcast.
Line score
Box score
Team Orange
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Gray MB | 4 | 15 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
| Dani Drews OH | 4 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| Skylar Fields OPP | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 9 |
| Maddie Haynes OH | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
| Micha Hancock S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Marlie Monserez S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| McKenna Vicini MB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Chompoo Guedpard S | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Gray(L) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dani Drews | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Skylar Fields | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Maddie Haynes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Micha Hancock | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| Marlie Monserez | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| McKenna Vicini | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Chompoo Guedpard | 6 | 1 | 33 |
Team Blue
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía OH | 4 | 17 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 19 |
| Brittany Abercrombie OPP | 4 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 11 |
| Temi Thomas-Ailara OPP | 4 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 10 |
| Taylor Sandbothe MB | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Emily Thater MB | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 8 |
| Justine Wong-Orantes L | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Dana Rettke MB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Sydney Hilley S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía(W) | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Brittany Abercrombie | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Temi Thomas-Ailara | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Sandbothe | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Emily Thater | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Justine Wong-Orantes | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Dana Rettke | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Sydney Hilley | 4 | 1 | 28 |
Scoring plays
- Set 2Serena Gray roll shots it into the deep corner for point 18.
- Set 2Dani Drews terminates on the pipe for point 13.
- Set 4Skylar Fields puts away a slide attack for point 10.
- Set 4Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía rips a cross-court kill for point 18.
- Set 2Brittany Abercrombie rips a cross-court kill for point 19.
- Set 3Temi Thomas-Ailara rips a cross-court kill for point 11.
Top performers
Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía
8 digs · 1 blocks · 1 assists
Serena Gray
2 digs · 1 blocks · 1 assists
Dani Drews
8 digs · 1 blocks · 1 assists
Starting lineups
Orange
Setter: Micha HancockBlue
Setter: Sydney HilleyPostgame notebook
- The turning point
- The Orange put up 26 points in Set 1, the swing that decided a 1-3 match at Liberty First Credit Union Arena.
- By the numbers
- Blue 3, Orange 1 · 98 combined kills · 31 attack errors · decided by 2 sets.
- Player of the match
- Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía finished with 17 kills, 8 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.
Season series
1Orange vs Blue, 2026 season to date.
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ORG · Kills 3
ORG · Serves an ace
ORG · Kills 5
ORG · Serves an ace
ORG · Kills 4
ORG · Serves an ace
ORG · Kills 3.5
ORG · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 4.5
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 5
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 4
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 3
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Digs 7
ORG · Set assists 11.5
BLU · Set assists 12
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