# Merrimack (1-3,0-0 DI Independent) -VS- # George Mason (1-3,0-0 EIVA)

Box Score

Merrimack logo
0
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George Mason logo
3

# Merrimack (1-3,0-0 DI Independent)
-VS-
# George Mason (1-3,0-0 EIVA)

Team Score By Period
Team 1 2 3
Merrimack Merri 21 22 16
Winner George Mason GMU 25 25 25
Date:
1/24/2026
Time:
12:03 pm
Site:
Fairfax, VA (Recreation Athletic Complex)
Attendance:
171

Match Details

Game Statistics By Set
Set Merrimack George Mason
K E TA % K E TA %
Set #1 10 8 28 0.071 12 4 30 0.267
Set #2 12 6 29 0.207 14 4 36 0.278
Set #3 6 6 26 0.0 14 4 30 0.333
Total 28 20 83 .096 40 12 96 .292
Team Statistical Comparison
Statistic Team Comparison
Merri - GMU
Points
35.0
53.0
Kills
28
40
Aces
2
4
Blocks
5
9
Assists
26
38
Digs
28
29

Game Leaders

Merri - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Birkenbeuel, Dallas (11), Johnson, Jack (5), Tkachev, Max (5)
Aces Tkachev, Max (2)
Blocks Venegas, Nathaniel (3), Taschner, Blake (2), Johnson, Jack (2)
Assists Taschner, Blake (23), Standage, Kyle (2), Birkenbeuel, Dallas (1)
Digs Standage, Kyle (12), Birkenbeuel, Dallas (5), Taschner, Blake (4)
GMU - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Weltin, Aidan (15), Evangelista, Robert (9), Lillie, Alexander (4)
Aces Herbert, Jackson (1), Evangelista, Robert (1), Weltin, Aidan (1)
Blocks Lillie, Alexander (5), Lazor, Elijah (4), Zahariev, Georgi (2)
Assists Zahariev, Georgi (32), Nardoni, Robby (2), Evangelista, Robert (2)
Digs Lopez, Jack (6), Nardoni, Robby (5), Zahariev, Georgi (4)

Individual Statistics

Merrimack (1-3,0-0 DI Independent)

Merri - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
23 23 Tidik, Nick 3 4 1 12 .250 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
11 11 Standage, Kyle 3 0 1 3 -.333 2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0.0
4 4 Taschner, Blake 3 1 0 1 1.000 23 0 0 1 0-1 1 1 0 4 0 0 2.5
8 8 Johnson, Jack 3 5 6 14 -.071 0 0 0 2 0-2 0 2 0 4 0 0 6.0
9 9 Birkenbeuel, Dallas 3 11 5 25 .240 1 0 0 2 0-2 1 0 0 5 0 0 12.0
21 21 Tkachev, Max 3 5 5 21 .000 0 0 2 4 2-4 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.0
16 16 Venegas, Nathaniel 3 2 2 7 .000 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 3 0 1 0 0 3.5
3 3 Wagner, Kyle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
Totals 28 20 83 .096 26 0 2 11 2-11 2 6 0 28 0 4 35
Merri - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
23 23 Tidik, Nick 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
11 11 Standage, Kyle 3 0 0 0 12 0 0 0.0
4 4 Taschner, Blake 3 1 1 0 4 0 0 2.5
8 8 Johnson, Jack 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 6.0
9 9 Birkenbeuel, Dallas 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 12.0
21 21 Tkachev, Max 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.0
16 16 Venegas, Nathaniel 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 3.5
3 3 Wagner, Kyle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
Totals 2 6 0 28 0 4 35

George Mason (1-3,0-0 EIVA)

GMU - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
11 11 Zahariev, Georgi 3 3 0 9 .333 32 0 0 2 0-2 0 2 0 4 0 0 4.0
23 23 Nardoni, Robby 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
20 20 Lazor, Elijah 3 3 0 4 .750 0 0 0 1 0-1 2 2 0 1 0 0 6.0
17 17 Nagel, Derek 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
13 13 Herbert, Jackson 3 2 1 6 .167 1 0 1 2 1-2 0 1 0 4 0 1 3.5
4 4 Evangelista, Robert 3 9 5 25 .160 2 0 1 5 1-5 0 0 0 3 0 0 10.0
1 1 Weltin, Aidan 3 15 5 40 .250 1 0 1 4 1-4 0 2 0 3 0 0 17.0
7 7 Lillie, Alexander 3 4 1 7 .429 0 0 0 3 0-3 2 3 0 3 0 0 7.5
15 15 Lopez, Jack 1 4 0 5 .800 0 0 1 0 1-0 0 0 0 6 0 0 5.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Totals 40 12 96 .292 38 0 4 17 4-17 4 10 0 29 0 2 53
GMU - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
11 11 Zahariev, Georgi 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 4.0
23 23 Nardoni, Robby 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
20 20 Lazor, Elijah 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 6.0
17 17 Nagel, Derek 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
13 13 Herbert, Jackson 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 3.5
4 4 Evangelista, Robert 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 10.0
1 1 Weltin, Aidan 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 17.0
7 7 Lillie, Alexander 3 2 3 0 3 0 0 7.5
15 15 Lopez, Jack 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 5.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Totals 4 10 0 29 0 2 53

Play By Play

Set #1 Plays

Set #1 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score GMU - Play Description
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Johnson, Jack. 1 George Mason 0
Merri 1 Merrimack 1 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Zahariev, Georgi (from Evangelista, Robert).
GMU 1 Merrimack 2 [Zahariev, Georgi] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake).
GMU 1 Merrimack 3 [Zahariev, Georgi] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake).
GMU [Zahariev, Georgi] Kill by Venegas, Nathaniel (from Taschner, Blake). 2 George Mason 3
Merri 2 Merrimack 4 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Evangelista, Robert (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 2 Merrimack 5 [Evangelista, Robert] Kill by Lazor, Elijah (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Evangelista, Robert] Service error. 3 George Mason 5
Merri 3 Merrimack 6 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (from Tkachev, Max).
GMU [Lazor, Elijah] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake). 4 George Mason 6
Merri [Johnson, Jack] Attack error by Lillie, Alexander (from Zahariev, Georgi). 5 George Mason 6
Merri 5 Merrimack 7 [Johnson, Jack] Attack error by Standage, Kyle (from Taschner, Blake).
GMU [Weltin, Aidan] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 6 George Mason 7
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Service ace (Herbert, Jackson). 7 George Mason 7
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Attack error by Weltin, Aidan (block by Birkenbeuel, Dallas). 8 George Mason 7
Merri 8 Merrimack 8 [Tkachev, Max] Service error.
GMU [Herbert, Jackson] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 9 George Mason 8
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Attack error by Evangelista, Robert (block by Taschner, Blake). 10 George Mason 8
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Attack error by Evangelista, Robert (from Zahariev, Georgi). 11 George Mason 8
Merri 11 Merrimack 9 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Lillie, Alexander] Service error. 12 George Mason 9
Merri 12 Merrimack 10 [Taschner, Blake] Service error.
GMU 12 Merrimack 11 [Zahariev, Georgi] Kill by Weltin, Aidan.
GMU [Zahariev, Georgi] Service error. 13 George Mason 11
Merri 13 Merrimack 12 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service error.
GMU 13 Merrimack 13 [Evangelista, Robert] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake).
GMU 13 Merrimack 14 [Evangelista, Robert] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (block by Weltin, Aidan; Lazor, Elijah).
GMU [Evangelista, Robert] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 14 George Mason 14
Merri 14 Merrimack 15 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Lazor, Elijah] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake). 15 George Mason 15
Merri 15 Merrimack 16 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
GMU 15 Merrimack 17 [Weltin, Aidan] Service ace (Team).
GMU [Weltin, Aidan] Service error. 16 George Mason 17
Merri 16 Merrimack 18 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Herbert, Jackson] Service error. 17 George Mason 18
Merri 17 Merrimack 19 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Lillie, Alexander] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 18 George Mason 19
Merri 18 Merrimack 20 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Zahariev, Georgi (from Weltin, Aidan).
GMU 18 Merrimack 21 [Zahariev, Georgi] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (block by Lazor, Elijah).
GMU [Zahariev, Georgi] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Standage, Kyle). 19 George Mason 21
Merri 19 Merrimack 22 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Evangelista, Robert (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 19 Merrimack 23 [Evangelista, Robert] Attack error by Venegas, Nathaniel (block by Lazor, Elijah).
GMU [Evangelista, Robert] Service error. 20 George Mason 23
-- Merri subs: Wagner, Kyle.
Merri 20 Merrimack 24 [Wagner, Kyle] Kill by Herbert, Jackson (from Zahariev, Georgi).
-- GMU subs: Nagel, Derek.
GMU [Nagel, Derek] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 21 George Mason 24
Merri 21 Merrimack 25 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Evangelista, Robert).

Set #2 Plays

Set #2 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score GMU - Play Description
-- GMU subs: Nagel, Derek.
-- Merri subs: Wagner, Kyle.
GMU 0 Merrimack 1 [Zahariev, Georgi] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Nardoni, Robby).
GMU [Zahariev, Georgi] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 1 George Mason 1
Merri 1 Merrimack 2 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Lazor, Elijah (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Evangelista, Robert] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Standage, Kyle). 2 George Mason 2
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Attack error by Herbert, Jackson (block by Venegas, Nathaniel; Johnson, Jack). 3 George Mason 2
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 4 George Mason 2
Merri 4 Merrimack 3 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 4 Merrimack 4 [Lazor, Elijah] Attack error by Venegas, Nathaniel (block by Lillie, Alexander).
GMU [Lazor, Elijah] Attack error by Weltin, Aidan (block by Venegas, Nathaniel; Johnson, Jack). 5 George Mason 4
Merri 5 Merrimack 5 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Kill by Evangelista, Robert (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Weltin, Aidan] Service error. 6 George Mason 5
Merri 6 Merrimack 6 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
GMU 6 Merrimack 7 [Herbert, Jackson] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 6 Merrimack 8 [Herbert, Jackson] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake).
GMU [Herbert, Jackson] Service error. 7 George Mason 8
Merri 7 Merrimack 9 [Tkachev, Max] Service error.
GMU [Lillie, Alexander] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake). 8 George Mason 9
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 9 George Mason 9
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Attack error by Evangelista, Robert (block by Venegas, Nathaniel; Taschner, Blake). 10 George Mason 9
Merri 10 Merrimack 10 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Lazor, Elijah (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Zahariev, Georgi] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 11 George Mason 10
Merri 11 Merrimack 11 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Evangelista, Robert (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 11 Merrimack 12 [Evangelista, Robert] Service ace (Team).
GMU [Evangelista, Robert] Service error. 12 George Mason 12
Merri 12 Merrimack 13 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Herbert, Jackson (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Lazor, Elijah] Service error. 13 George Mason 13
Merri 13 Merrimack 14 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Kill by Lillie, Alexander (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Weltin, Aidan] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Birkenbeuel, Dallas). 14 George Mason 14
Merri [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 15 George Mason 14
Merri 15 Merrimack 15 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Evangelista, Robert (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 15 Merrimack 16 [Herbert, Jackson] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (block by Lillie, Alexander; Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 15 Merrimack 17 [Herbert, Jackson] Service ace (Team).
GMU [Herbert, Jackson] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 16 George Mason 17
Merri 16 Merrimack 18 [Tkachev, Max] Service error.
GMU [Lillie, Alexander] Service error. 17 George Mason 18
Merri 17 Merrimack 19 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Evangelista, Robert (from Herbert, Jackson).
GMU 17 Merrimack 20 [Zahariev, Georgi] Kill by Evangelista, Robert (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Zahariev, Georgi] Kill by Taschner, Blake. 18 George Mason 20
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 19 George Mason 20
Merri 19 Merrimack 21 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Evangelista, Robert] Service error. 20 George Mason 21
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 21 George Mason 21
Merri 21 Merrimack 22 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Birkenbeuel, Dallas).
-- GMU subs: Nagel, Derek.
GMU 21 Merrimack 23 [Nagel, Derek] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (block by Lillie, Alexander; Weltin, Aidan).
GMU 21 Merrimack 24 [Nagel, Derek] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake).
GMU [Nagel, Derek] Attack error by Evangelista, Robert (from Zahariev, Georgi). 22 George Mason 24
-- Merri subs: Wagner, Kyle.
Merri 22 Merrimack 25 [Wagner, Kyle] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi).

Set #3 Plays

Set #3 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score GMU - Play Description
-- GMU subs: Nagel, Derek.
-- Merri subs: Wagner, Kyle.
Merri 0 Merrimack 1 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Lillie, Alexander (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 0 Merrimack 2 [Zahariev, Georgi] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Nardoni, Robby).
GMU [Zahariev, Georgi] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake). 1 George Mason 2
Merri 1 Merrimack 3 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 1 Merrimack 4 [Evangelista, Robert] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake).
GMU 1 Merrimack 5 [Evangelista, Robert] Kill by Evangelista, Robert (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 1 Merrimack 6 [Evangelista, Robert] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (block by Lillie, Alexander; Herbert, Jackson).
GMU 1 Merrimack 7 [Evangelista, Robert] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake).
GMU [Evangelista, Robert] Service error. 2 George Mason 7
Merri 2 Merrimack 8 [Tidik, Nick] Service error.
-- GMU subs: Lopez, Jack.
GMU 2 Merrimack 9 [Lillie, Alexander] Kill by Lopez, Jack (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Lillie, Alexander] Service error. 3 George Mason 9
Merri 3 Merrimack 10 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Weltin, Aidan] Service error. 4 George Mason 10
Merri 4 Merrimack 11 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Lopez, Jack (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Lopez, Jack] Attack error by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi). 5 George Mason 11
Merri 5 Merrimack 12 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Kill by Lopez, Jack (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Lazor, Elijah] Attack error by Evangelista, Robert. 6 George Mason 12
Merri [Johnson, Jack] Attack error by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi). 7 George Mason 12
Merri 7 Merrimack 13 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Zahariev, Georgi.
GMU [Zahariev, Georgi] Service error. 8 George Mason 13
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Service ace (Team). 9 George Mason 13
Merri 9 Merrimack 14 [Tkachev, Max] Service error.
GMU 9 Merrimack 15 [Evangelista, Robert] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake).
GMU 9 Merrimack 16 [Evangelista, Robert] Kill by Lillie, Alexander (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Evangelista, Robert] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 10 George Mason 16
Merri 10 Merrimack 17 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Lillie, Alexander (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Lillie, Alexander] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 11 George Mason 17
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 12 George Mason 17
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Attack error by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi). 13 George Mason 17
Merri 13 Merrimack 18 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Lopez, Jack (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 13 Merrimack 19 [Weltin, Aidan] Kill by Weltin, Aidan (from Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU [Weltin, Aidan] Service error. 14 George Mason 19
Merri 14 Merrimack 20 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service error.
GMU 14 Merrimack 21 [Lopez, Jack] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (block by Lazor, Elijah; Zahariev, Georgi).
GMU 14 Merrimack 22 [Lopez, Jack] Service ace (Team).
GMU [Lopez, Jack] Kill by Venegas, Nathaniel (from Taschner, Blake). 15 George Mason 22
Merri 15 Merrimack 23 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Service error.
-- GMU subs: Nagel, Derek.
GMU 15 Merrimack 24 [Nagel, Derek] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (block by Lillie, Alexander).
GMU [Nagel, Derek] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 16 George Mason 24
Merri 16 Merrimack 25 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Evangelista, Robert (from Zahariev, Georgi).