We applied the generalized matching equation to examine the relation between attacks attempted and points scored by the top five attackers on 36 Division 1 National Collegiate Athletic Association women’s volleyball teams during the 2017–2018 season. Twelve of the teams were highest-ranked at season’s end, 12 were mid-ranked, and 12 were lowest-ranked. The equation accounted for at least 70% of the variance in responding for 31 teams. Of them, 16 teams demonstrated undermatching, 4 demonstrated overmatching, and 11 approached strict matching. Eight of these teams were biased towards attempts by a single player and four towards attempts by the other four players combined. Team ranking did not consistently affect performance. These findings are significant in extending the provenance of matching to another sport and to a naturalistic setting involving three or more response options.

我们使用广义匹配方程检查了2017-2018赛季尝试进攻的次数与36个1级国家大学田径协会女排的前5名进攻者得分之间的关​​系。在赛季末，有十二支球队排名最高，中位排名十二，最低位排名十二。在回答31支球队时，方程式至少占了方差的70％。其中，有16支球队表现不佳，有4支球队表现超额，有11支球队达到了严格比赛的水平。这些团队中有八支偏向于单个球员的尝试，而四支偏向于其他四名球员的尝试。团队排名并没有持续影响绩效。