George Mason GMU 13-5,5-1 Atlantic 10

Fordham FU 8-11,2-4 Atlantic 10

George Mason GMU

13-5,5-1 Atlantic 10

Final

Oct. 10, 2026

Fordham FU

8-11,2-4 Atlantic 10

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
George Mason GMU	17	25	23	18	(1)
Fordham FU	25	22	25	25	(3)

Box Score

Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.

Patriots Fall to Fordham, 3-1

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/10/2026 4:23:00 PM

BRONX, N.Y. — George Mason lost to Fordham 3-1 (17-25, 25-22, 23-25, 18-25) on Saturday at Rose Hill Gym. The Patriots hit .108 with 39 kills, while Fordham finished with 54 kills and a .288 hitting percentage.

The Patriots fell into a 6-1 hole in the first set, with Fordham benefiting from early Green & Gold errors and a service ace. Kiera Hamilton helped the Patriots answer with multiple kills off Ava Cheney assists, but Fordham kept adding points through its attack and service pressure. The Patriots closed with late points from Nia Thompson's ace and Gabriella Gelfound's kill before Fordham took the set 25-17.

The Patriots' late response mattered most in the second set, as they came back from a 21-20 deficit and scored five of the final six points to win 25-22. Earlier, the Green & Gold cut a 14-9 Fordham lead to 14-13, with Hamilton serving an ace to cap that push. Gabriella Gelfound tied the set at 21-21, and Hamilton added kills for 23-21 and 24-22 before the Patriots finished it on a Fordham attack error.

The Green & Gold reached 23-21 on kills by Nia Thompson and Hamilton, but Fordham scored the final four points to take the third set 25-23. Earlier, Kiera Hamilton's serving stretch moved the Patriots from down 7-6 to ahead 10-7, with Hamilton recording two aces and Thompson adding a kill from Cheney.

The Patriots spent the fourth set chasing after Fordham scored the first five points and built a 12-3 lead. The Green & Gold answered with four straight points, including kills from Hamilton and Thompson and an Autumn Martinez-Robinson service ace, but Fordham kept separation from there. Cheney, Thompson, Hamilton and Caroline Rodriguez added late kills for the Patriots before Fordham finished the set 25-18.

PATRIOT POINTS
Kiera Hamilton
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- 22.0 points
- 19 kills on .283 hitting
- 3 service aces
- 6 digs

Nia Thompson
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- 16.0 points
- 13 kills
- 3 service aces
- 5 digs

Ava Cheney
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- 35 assists
- 6 digs
- 1 block

Autumn Martinez-Robinson
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- 10 digs
- 2 service aces

Meredith Brown
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- 3 blocks, including 2 solo
- 3.5 points

UP NEXT
The Patriots stay in New York to face Fordham again on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2:30 p.m.

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