Final
Series tied 1-1
Game 2 of 4Team Gold beat Team Blue 3-2 at Liberty First Credit Union Arena. Jordan Thompson paced the effort with the match's standout line. Every athlete on the floor banked leaderboard points on the AWSN broadcast.
Line score
Box score
Team Gold
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thompson OPP | 5 | 18 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 21 |
| Natália Zilio Pereira OH | 5 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 13 |
| Madi Kingdon Rishel OH | 5 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| Brooke Nuneviller OH | 5 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 10 |
| Khat Bell OPP | 5 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| Piyanut Pannoy L | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Elise Goetzinger MB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Heydi Casanova OPP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thompson(W) | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Natália Zilio Pereira | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Madi Kingdon Rishel | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Brooke Nuneviller | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Khat Bell | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Piyanut Pannoy | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Elise Goetzinger | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Heydi Casanova | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Team Blue
| Attack | Sets | K | E | TA | Aces | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Abercrombie OPP | 5 | 20 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 20 |
| Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía OH | 5 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| Taylor Sandbothe MB | 5 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 13 |
| Emily Thater MB | 5 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Temi Thomas-Ailara OPP | 5 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 7 |
| Dana Rettke MB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Justine Wong-Orantes L | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Sydney Hilley S | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| Defense | Digs | Blocks | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Abercrombie(L) | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Taylor Sandbothe | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Emily Thater | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temi Thomas-Ailara | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Dana Rettke | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Justine Wong-Orantes | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Hilley | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Scoring plays
- Set 5Jordan Thompson rips a cross-court kill for point 23.
- Set 3Natália Zilio Pereira puts away a slide attack for point 22.
- Set 1Madi Kingdon Rishel puts away a slide attack for point 10.
- Set 5Brittany Abercrombie roll shots it into the deep corner for point 17.
- Set 3Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía rips a cross-court kill for point 14.
- Set 4Taylor Sandbothe rips a service ace to end the run.
Top performers
Jordan Thompson
8 digs · 1 blocks · 0 assists
Brittany Abercrombie
7 digs · 0 blocks · 1 assists
Taylor Sandbothe
7 digs · 4 blocks · 0 assists
Starting lineups
Gold
Setter: Jordan ThompsonBlue
Setter: Sydney HilleyPostgame notebook
- The turning point
- The Gold put up 27 points in Set 2, the swing that decided a 3-2 match at Liberty First Credit Union Arena.
- By the numbers
- Gold 3, Blue 2 · 117 combined kills · 21 attack errors · decided by 1 set.
- Player of the match
- Jordan Thompson finished with 18 kills, 8 digs and 1 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
1Gold vs Blue, 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
GLD · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 5
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 4.5
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 3
BLU · Serves an ace
BLU · Kills 3
BLU · Serves an ace
GLD · Digs 6
BLU · Digs 7
GLD · Set assists 1.5
BLU · Set assists 12
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