Final · 4 setsSun, Aug 30, 2026

Clemson def. Western Caro. 3–1

Clemson beat visiting Western Caro. 3-1 (25-20, 22-25, 26-24, 25-20) on Sun, Aug 30, 2026. Clemson's Maddie Anspaugh led with 20 kills, and Claire Luoma added 15 digs.

Data through · final Aug 30

Set1234Sets
W CAR202524201
CLEM252226253

Win probability

Clemson above 50 · Western Caro. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+10.6% W CARrally 187 · set 4

Biggest swing: 10.6% to Western Caro. — set 3, W CAR 24-24 CLEM. Lina Merz stuffed by Peri Subat & Tatum Sharp. CLEM win probability 82% → 72%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

W CAR 18.6%81.4% CLEM

Western Caro. wins

3-0
3.0%
3-1
6.1%
3-2
9.5%

Clemson wins

3-0
33.0%
3-1
30.6%
3-2
17.9%
W CAR break %
39.0% vs this opp
CLEM break %
45.8% vs this opp

Exact Markov model on each team's RallyIQ serve and receive strength, adjusted for schedule and applied to this matchup (D1 average break % 42.5%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

  1. 01

    Lina Merz stuffed by Peri Subat & Tatum Sharp

    Set 3 · W CAR 24-24 CLEM · W CAR 18% → 28%

  2. 02
    Alyssa IrwinBlock+9.4%

    Tatum Sharp stuffed by Alyssa Irwin

    Set 3 · W CAR 24-26 CLEM · CLEM 80% → 89%

  3. 03
    Western Caro.Service error+7.9%

    Western Caro. service error

    Set 3 · W CAR 24-25 CLEM · CLEM 72% → 80%

  4. 04
    ClemsonAce+7.4%

    Clemson ace on Halley Tang

    Set 3 · W CAR 22-24 CLEM · CLEM 78% → 85%

  5. 05
    Aiyana HarrisAttack error+7.3%

    Attack error by Aiyana Harris

    Set 3 · W CAR 21-22 CLEM · CLEM 70% → 77%

  6. 06

    Kill by Lauren Schneider (set by Katherine Sandt)

    Set 3 · W CAR 22-23 CLEM · CLEM 72% → 78%

  7. 07

    Zoe Zudans stuffed by Lina Merz & Talea Mitchell

    Set 3 · W CAR 20-20 CLEM · CLEM 64% → 70%

  8. 08
    Aiyana HarrisKill+5.4%

    Kill by Aiyana Harris (set by Katie Boney)

    Set 3 · W CAR 21-20 CLEM · W CAR 30% → 35%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
410730.1000032006313
49236.1940013102110
48418.222000000219
46420.100223142010.58.5
4306.500321080132.56.5
3026-.333111710001
4000–013300001
4001.0002001510000
4000–100620000
34214.14300210010.54.5
1002.00000000010.50.5
1024-.500000000000
1000–001300000
Team totals4023137.12438514628116989
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
420850.2400003030323
410021.4760313002114
46619.0000005024410
42211.000421070010.53.5
4000–121900002
4000–3031210000
47824-.04200040052.59.5
4000–4121510001
4000–013800001
27521.095000121018
21217-.059000101012
Team totals5331163.135508106857121398

Starters listed first. BLK is the NCAA total: a solo counts 1, a block assist ½. Recaps and press releases usually quote solos + assists instead, so the same night can be reported as a bigger, whole number. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 4 W CAR · CLEM 8

Set 1

20-25

Longest run 3 W CARCLEM 6

Set 2

25-22

Longest run 4 W CARCLEM 3

Set 3

24-26

Longest run 3 W CARCLEM 5

Set 4

20-25

Longest run 3 W CARCLEM 8

Bars above the line = Clemson leads, below = Western Caro. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Western Caro.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
63%10/16
33%5/15
2
56%10/18
44%8/18
3
43%9/21
25%3/12
4
50%9/18
31%4/13
5
67%8/12
44%7/16
6
67%8/12
50%8/16
All
56%54/97
39%35/90

Clemson

SlotSideout %Break %
1
58%11/19
40%6/15
2
64%9/14
23%3/13
3
82%9/11
61%14/23
4
56%9/16
25%3/12
5
53%9/17
50%9/18
6
62%8/13
50%8/16
All
61%55/90
44%43/97

Slot = rotations since the start of the set (slot 1 is the lineup a team opened the set in), not a fixed player alignment. Only clean sets count (4 of 4 here): sets where the NCAA play-by-play has gaps or score corrections are left out because the rotation can't be tracked through them.

Rally log

187 rallies

#W CAR-CLEMSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1W CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+1.1
21-1CLEMW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+1.2
31-2W CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+1.2
41-3CLEMCLEMKillLina Merzset Katherine Sandt+1.5
52-3CLEMW CARKillAshlyn Cobbset Katie Boney+1.1
62-4W CARCLEMKillLina Merzset Katherine Sandt+1.1
73-4CLEMW CARServe errClemson+1.2
84-4W CARW CARBlockedAnika Groomblk Tatum Sharp, Katie Boney+1.8
94-5W CARCLEM×3Serve errWestern Caro.+1.3
104-6CLEMCLEM×3BlockedSamantha Kranzlerblk Alyssa Irwin, Lina Merz+1.6
114-7CLEMCLEM×3BlockedSamantha Kranzlerblk Alyssa Irwin, Lina Merz+1.4
125-7CLEMW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+1.0
136-7W CARW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+1.7
146-8W CARCLEM×3Serve errWestern Caro.+1.2
156-9CLEMCLEM×3KillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+1.5
166-10CLEMCLEM×3AceClemsonaced Ashlyn Cobb+1.3
177-10CLEMW CAR×3Attack errAlyssa Irwin+0.9
188-10W CARW CAR×3Attack errAlyssa Irwin+1.5
199-10W CARW CAR×3Attack errAnika Groom+1.8
209-11W CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+1.4
2110-11CLEMW CARServe errClemson+1.4
2210-12W CARCLEMKillAlyssa Irwinset Claire Luoma+1.4
2311-12CLEMW CARServe errClemson+1.5
2411-13W CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+1.5
2512-13CLEMW CARAttack errLina Merz+1.5
2613-13W CARW CARAttack errMaddie Anspaugh+2.4
2713-14W CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+1.8
2813-15CLEMCLEMAttack errAshlyn Cobb+2.3
2914-15CLEMW CARServe errClemson+1.6
3015-15W CARW CARAceWestern Caro.aced Claire Luoma+2.7
3115-16W CARCLEM×6KillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+2.0
3215-17CLEMCLEM×6AceClemson+2.5
3315-18CLEMCLEM×6KillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+2.1
3415-19CLEMCLEM×6AceClemsonaced Elise Gurley+1.6
3515-20CLEMCLEM×6BlockedTatum Sharpblk Anika Groom+1.1
3615-21CLEMCLEM×6KillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+0.6
3716-21CLEMW CARAttack errLina Merz+0.2
3816-22W CARCLEMKillAlyssa Irwinset Katherine Sandt+0.4
3916-23CLEMCLEMBlockedTatum Sharpblk Alyssa Irwin+0.2
4017-23CLEMW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney·
4118-23W CARW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+0.1
4218-24W CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Claire Luoma+0.2
4319-24CLEMW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney·
4420-24W CARW CARAttack errMaddie Anspaugh+0.2
4520-25W CARCLEMKillKatherine Sandtset Lucy Maloney+0.3
Set 2
10-1CLEMCLEM×3KillMaddie Anspaugh+1.2
20-2CLEMCLEM×3KillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+1.1
30-3CLEMCLEM×3KillMaddie Anspaugh+1.0
41-3CLEMW CARServe errClemson+0.7
51-4W CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+0.7
62-4CLEMW CARKillKatie Boneyset Ashlyn Cobb+0.7
72-5W CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+0.7
83-5CLEMW CARKillAshlyn Cobbset Katie Boney+0.7
94-5W CARW CARAttack errLina Merz+1.2
104-6W CARCLEMAttack errAshlyn Cobb+0.9
115-6CLEMW CAR×3KillPeri Subatset Katie Boney+0.9
126-6W CARW CAR×3BlockedAnika Groomblk Tatum Sharp, Ashlyn Cobb+1.4
137-6W CARW CAR×3AceWestern Caro.aced Anika Groom+1.6
147-7W CARCLEMAttack errPeri Subat+1.1
158-7CLEMW CAR×4KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+1.2
169-7W CARW CAR×4Attack errAlyssa Irwin+1.8
1710-7W CARW CAR×4Attack errLina Merz+1.8
1811-7W CARW CAR×4AceWestern Caro.aced Anika Groom+1.8
1911-8W CARCLEM×3KillLina Merzset Katherine Sandt+1.1
2011-9CLEMCLEM×3KillAlyssa Irwinset Katherine Sandt+1.6
2111-10CLEMCLEM×3Attack errTatum Sharp+1.7
2212-10CLEMW CARAttack errAnika Groom+1.5
2312-11W CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+1.3
2412-12CLEMCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+1.8
2513-12CLEMW CARBad setKatherine Sandt+1.5
2613-13W CARCLEMKillKatherine Sandtset Claire Luoma+1.4
2714-13CLEMW CARAttack errMaddie Anspaugh+1.5
2814-14W CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+1.4
2915-14CLEMW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+1.6
3015-15W CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+1.5
3116-15CLEMW CARKillPeri Subatset Elise Gurley+1.7
3217-15W CARW CARAttack errAnika Groom+2.5
3317-16W CARCLEMKillLina Merzset Claire Luoma+1.6
3418-16CLEMW CARServe errClemson+2.0
3518-17W CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+1.7
3618-18CLEMCLEMAceClemsonaced Ashlyn Cobb+2.5
3719-18CLEMW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+2.1
3820-18W CARW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+3.0
3920-19W CARCLEM×3Serve errWestern Caro.+1.8
4020-20CLEMCLEM×3KillAlyssa Irwinset Katherine Sandt+2.9
4120-21CLEMCLEM×3BlockedTatum Sharpblk Maddie Anspaugh+3.0
4221-21CLEMW CAR×3KillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+2.3
4322-21W CARW CAR×3BlockedAlyssa Irwinblk Aiyana Harris, Zoe Zudans+3.9
4423-21W CARW CAR×3Attack errAlyssa Irwin+4.2
4523-22W CARCLEMServe errWestern Caro.+2.1
4624-22CLEMW CARBlockedMaddie Anspaughblk Katie Boney, Aiyana Harris+3.8
4725-22W CARW CARAceWestern Caro.+3.2
Set 3
11-0W CARW CARAceWestern Caro.aced Lucy Maloney+2.8
21-1W CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+1.9
32-1CLEMW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+2.1
42-2W CARCLEMServe errWestern Caro.+2.0
53-2CLEMW CARAttack errLina Merz+2.2
63-3W CARCLEMAttack errAshlyn Cobb+2.0
73-4CLEMCLEMAceClemsonaced Samantha Kranzler+2.7
84-4CLEMW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+2.1
95-4W CARW CARKillPeri Subatset Elise Gurley+3.1
105-5W CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+2.1
116-5CLEMW CARBad setKatherine Sandt+2.4
127-5W CARW CARAttack errLina Merz+3.5
137-6W CARCLEMServe errWestern Caro.+2.3
148-6CLEMW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+2.7
158-7W CARCLEMKillAlyssa Irwinset Katherine Sandt+2.4
169-7CLEMW CARKillPeri Subatset Katie Boney+2.8
179-8W CARCLEMKillAlyssa Irwinset Katherine Sandt+2.5
1810-8CLEMW CAR×3KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+2.9
1911-8W CARW CAR×3Attack errMaddie Anspaugh+4.0
2012-8W CARW CAR×3KillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+3.9
2112-9W CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+2.3
2213-9CLEMW CARKillKatie Boneyset Samantha Kranzler+3.0
2313-10W CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Lucy Maloney+2.4
2414-10CLEMW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+3.1
2514-11W CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+2.4
2614-12CLEMCLEMKillLina Merzset Katherine Sandt+3.8
2715-12CLEMW CARKillAshlyn Cobbset Halley Tang+3.4
2815-13W CARCLEMAttack errPeri Subat+2.8
2916-13CLEMW CARServe errClemson+3.6
3016-14W CARCLEMServe errWestern Caro.+2.8
3117-14CLEMW CARServe errClemson+3.7
3218-14W CARW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+4.6
3318-15W CARCLEMServe errWestern Caro.+2.4
3419-15CLEMW CARKillKatie Boneyset Ashlyn Cobb+3.5
3520-15W CARW CARAttack errKatherine Sandt+3.7
3620-16W CARCLEM×5KillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+1.6
3720-17CLEMCLEM×5KillLina Merzset Aiyana Harris+3.2
3820-18CLEMCLEM×5Attack errAiyana Harris+4.3
3920-19CLEMCLEM×5KillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+5.4
4020-20CLEMCLEM×5BlockedZoe Zudansblk Lina Merz, Talea Mitchell+6.2
4121-20CLEMW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+5.4
4221-21W CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+5.0
4321-22CLEMCLEMAttack errAiyana Harris+7.3
4422-22CLEMW CARKillAshlyn Cobbset Katie Boney+5.4
4522-23W CARCLEMKillLauren Schneiderset Katherine Sandt+6.3
4622-24CLEMCLEMAceClemsonaced Halley Tang+7.4
4723-24CLEMW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+3.1
4824-24W CARW CARBlockedLina Merzblk Peri Subat, Tatum Sharp+10.6
4924-25W CARCLEMServe errWestern Caro.+7.9
5024-26CLEMCLEMBlockedTatum Sharpblk Alyssa Irwin+9.4
Set 4
11-0CLEMW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+1.6
22-0W CARW CARAttack errMaddie Anspaugh+2.4
32-1W CARCLEM×4Serve errWestern Caro.+1.6
42-2CLEMCLEM×4AceClemsonaced Halley Tang+2.2
52-3CLEMCLEM×4KillMaddie Anspaughset Addi Rains+2.0
62-4CLEMCLEM×4KillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+1.9
73-4CLEMW CARAttack errKatherine Sandt+1.4
83-5W CARCLEM×8KillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+1.4
93-6CLEMCLEM×8BlockedSophia Mariniblk Lina Merz, Talea Mitchell+1.7
103-7CLEMCLEM×8Attack errAiyana Harris+1.5
113-8CLEMCLEM×8AceClemsonaced Zoe Zudans+1.2
123-9CLEMCLEM×8KillLina Merzset Katherine Sandt+0.9
133-10CLEMCLEM×8KillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+0.7
143-11CLEMCLEM×8KillMaddie Anspaughset Lucy Maloney+0.5
153-12CLEMCLEM×8KillLina Merzset Katherine Sandt+0.3
164-12CLEMW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+0.2
174-13W CARCLEMServe errWestern Caro.+0.2
185-13CLEMW CARServe errClemson+0.2
195-14W CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+0.2
206-14CLEMW CAR×3Attack errLina Merz+0.2
217-14W CARW CAR×3Bad setLauren Schneider+0.3
228-14W CARW CAR×3KillLauren Schneiderset Claire Luoma+0.5
238-15W CARCLEMBlockedTatum Sharpblk Alyssa Irwin, Lina Merz+0.5
249-15CLEMW CARKillAshlyn Cobbset Katie Boney+0.4
259-16W CARCLEMBlockedZoe Zudansblk Alyssa Irwin, Katherine Sandt+0.5
2610-16CLEMW CAR×3BlockedMaddie Anspaughblk Tatum Sharp, Katie Boney+0.3
2711-16W CARW CAR×3KillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+0.7
2812-16W CARW CAR×3BlockedMaddie Anspaughblk Katie Boney+1.0
2912-17W CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+1.0
3013-17CLEMW CARServe errClemson+0.8
3114-17W CARW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+1.5
3214-18W CARCLEM×3KillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+1.4
3314-19CLEMCLEM×3BlockedAiyana Harrisblk Maddie Anspaugh+1.3
3414-20CLEMCLEM×3Attack errSophia Marini+0.8
3515-20CLEMW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+0.4
3615-21W CARCLEMServe errWestern Caro.+0.5
3716-21CLEMW CARAttack errLauren Schneider+0.3
3817-21W CARW CARKillAshlyn Cobbset Katie Boney+0.7
3917-22W CARCLEMServe errWestern Caro.+0.8
4018-22CLEMW CARBlockedLauren Schneiderblk Taylor Baggett, Tatum Sharp+0.4
4118-23W CARCLEMAttack errAshlyn Cobb+0.7
4218-24CLEMCLEMBlockedTatum Sharpblk Lauren Schneider+0.4
4319-24CLEMW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+0.1
4420-24W CARW CARBlockedAlyssa Irwinblk Tatum Sharp, Zoe Zudans+0.2
4520-25W CARCLEMServe errWestern Caro.+0.3

Score shown after each rally, Western Caro. first. WP Δ = match win-probability points gained, colored by the team that gained them.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).