Final · 4 setsTue, Sep 8, 2026

Western Caro. def. Gardner-Webb 3–1

Western Caro. beat visiting Gardner-Webb 3-1 (25-22, 16-25, 25-19, 25-21) on Tue, Sep 8, 2026. Western Caro.'s Zoe Zudans led with 16 kills, and Elise Gurley added 25 digs.

Data through · final Sep 8

Set1234Sets
G WEBB222519211
W CAR251625253

Win probability

Western Caro. above 50 · Gardner-Webb below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+4.3% W CARrally 178 · set 4

Biggest swing: 4.3% to Western Caro. — set 4, G WEBB 13-16 W CAR. Kill by Taylor Baggett (set by Tatum Sharp). W CAR win probability 85% → 89%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

G WEBB 47.7%52.3% W CAR

Gardner-Webb wins

3-0
11.6%
3-1
17.8%
3-2
18.3%

Western Caro. wins

3-0
13.5%
3-1
19.7%
3-2
19.1%
G WEBB break %
43.0% vs this opp
W CAR break %
43.4% 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

    Kill by Taylor Baggett (set by Tatum Sharp)

    Set 4 · G WEBB 13-16 W CAR · W CAR 85% → 89%

  2. 02

    Peyton Slone stuffed by Sophia Marini & Aiyana Harris

    Set 4 · G WEBB 10-12 W CAR · W CAR 80% → 84%

  3. 03

    Kill by Nicole Osborne (set by Ella Moss)

    Set 4 · G WEBB 12-13 W CAR · G WEBB 15% → 19%

  4. 04

    Kill by Parker LaFontaine (set by Parker LaFontaine)

    Set 4 · G WEBB 10-10 W CAR · G WEBB 19% → 23%

  5. 05
    Zoe ZudansKill+3.9%

    Kill by Zoe Zudans (set by Katie Boney)

    Set 3 · G WEBB 8-10 W CAR · W CAR 56% → 60%

  6. 06
    Sarina GalyeanAttack error+3.9%

    Attack error by Sarina Galyean

    Set 4 · G WEBB 10-13 W CAR · W CAR 84% → 88%

  7. 07
    Aiyana HarrisKill+3.9%

    Kill by Aiyana Harris (set by Katie Boney)

    Set 4 · G WEBB 8-10 W CAR · W CAR 79% → 83%

  8. 08
    Aleina ManaoisBad set+3.8%

    Bad set by Aleina Manaois

    Set 4 · G WEBB 7-8 W CAR · W CAR 76% → 79%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415436.30601011200016
415840.1750003100015
413226.4230002000013
4418.375022201017
4001.00029021200000
3108.125000100001
46418.111100200006
12Ella MossL/DS
41011.000221800003
4000–010100001
4002.0001700700000
4000–5001110000
1102.500000000001
1000–001100000
Team totals5619142.261546661510187
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
416436.3330001000016
48322.22712200073.513.5
49218.38900000010.59.5
4609.6674502900217
2018-.125201210000
2000–100120000
414328.3930001002115
4000–021400002
4000–2122510001
3003.00020231010.50.5
3000–2011000000
25013.38500000031.56.5
Team totals5813137.32855511566016891

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 G WEBB · W CAR 4

Set 1

22-25

Longest run 2 G WEBBW CAR 3

Set 2

25-16

Longest run 4 G WEBBW CAR 3

Set 3

19-25

Longest run 3 G WEBBW CAR 4

Set 4

21-25

Longest run 3 G WEBBW CAR 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Gardner-Webb

SlotSideout %Break %
1
60%12/20
41%7/17
2
56%9/16
35%6/17
3
82%9/11
36%5/14
4
60%9/15
47%8/17
5
69%9/13
31%4/13
6
53%8/15
10%1/10
All
62%56/90
35%31/88

Western Caro.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
55%12/22
44%8/18
2
67%10/15
27%4/15
3
69%9/13
40%6/15
4
56%9/16
36%5/14
5
75%9/12
31%4/13
6
80%8/10
47%7/15
All
65%57/88
38%34/90

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

178 rallies

#G WEBB-W CARSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1W CARW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+2.4
20-2W CARW CARBad setOlivia Lefebvre+2.4
31-2W CARG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Olivia Lefebvre+1.8
41-3G WEBBW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+1.9
51-4W CARW CARAttack errSarina Galyean+2.4
62-4W CARG WEBBKillParker LaFontaineset Olivia Lefebvre+1.7
73-4G WEBBG WEBBAttack errAshlyn Cobb+2.5
83-5G WEBBW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+2.0
94-5W CARG WEBBKillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+1.9
104-6G WEBBW CARKillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+2.0
115-6W CARG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Alexis Maesch+1.9
126-6G WEBBG WEBBAttack errTatum Sharp+2.7
136-7G WEBBW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+2.1
146-8W CARW CARAttack errPeyton Slone+2.8
157-8W CARG WEBBAttack errZoe Zudans+2.0
167-9G WEBBW CARKillKatie Boneyset Ashlyn Cobb+2.2
178-9W CARG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Aleina Manaois+2.1
189-9G WEBBG WEBBKillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+3.0
199-10G WEBBW CARServe errGardner-Webb+2.3
2010-10W CARG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Olivia Lefebvre+2.3
2110-11G WEBBW CARKillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+2.4
2211-11W CARG WEBBKillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+2.4
2311-12G WEBBW CARKillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+2.5
2412-12W CARG WEBBServe errWestern Caro.+2.5
2512-13G WEBBW CAR×3KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+2.6
2612-14W CARW CAR×3BlockedNicole Osborneblk Tatum Sharp, Katie Boney+3.4
2712-15W CARW CAR×3Attack errNicole Osborne+3.2
2813-15W CARG WEBBKillAlexis Maeschset Aleina Manaois+2.1
2913-16G WEBBW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+2.5
3014-16W CARG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Aleina Manaois+2.2
3114-17G WEBBW CAR×3KillKatie Boneyset Ashlyn Cobb+2.6
3214-18W CARW CAR×3AceWestern Caro.aced Nicole Osborne+2.9
3314-19W CARW CAR×3AceWestern Caro.aced Peyton Slone+2.2
3415-19W CARG WEBBKillAlexis Maeschset Aleina Manaois+1.1
3515-20G WEBBW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+1.6
3616-20W CARG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Olivia Lefebvre+1.0
3717-20G WEBBG WEBBKillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+2.1
3817-21G WEBBW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+2.3
3918-21W CARG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Olivia Lefebvre+1.5
4018-22G WEBBW CARKillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+2.2
4119-22W CARG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Olivia Lefebvre+1.3
4220-22G WEBBG WEBBAttack errSophia Marini+2.9
4320-23G WEBBW CARServe errGardner-Webb+3.4
4421-23W CARG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Olivia Lefebvre+1.9
4521-24G WEBBW CARKillKatie Boneyset Halley Tang+3.5
4622-24W CARG WEBBServe errWestern Caro.+1.4
4722-25G WEBBW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+3.2
Set 2
11-0G WEBBG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Kiera Vazquez+2.4
22-0G WEBBG WEBBAttack errAiyana Harris+2.4
32-1G WEBBW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+1.8
43-1W CARG WEBBKillParker LaFontaineset Olivia Lefebvre+1.9
54-1G WEBBG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Ella Moss+2.4
64-2G WEBBW CAR×3Attack errParker LaFontaine+1.7
74-3W CARW CAR×3KillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+2.4
84-4W CARW CAR×3AceWestern Caro.aced Nicole Osborne+2.6
95-4W CARG WEBBKillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+2.0
106-4G WEBBG WEBBAttack errTatum Sharp+2.6
116-5G WEBBW CARKillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+1.9
127-5W CARG WEBB×4KillNicole Osborneset Aleina Manaois+2.1
138-5G WEBBG WEBB×4KillAlexis Maeschset Aleina Manaois+2.6
149-5G WEBBG WEBB×4KillPeyton Sloneset Aleina Manaois+2.4
1510-5G WEBBG WEBB×4Bad setHalley Tang+2.2
1610-6G WEBBW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+1.4
1711-6W CARG WEBBKillAlexis Maeschset Aleina Manaois+1.7
1811-7G WEBBW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+1.4
1912-7W CARG WEBBKillAlexis Maeschset Aleina Manaois+1.7
2012-8G WEBBW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+1.4
2113-8W CARG WEBBKillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+1.7
2213-9G WEBBW CARKillSophia Mariniset Samantha Kranzler+1.4
2313-10W CARW CARKillSophia Mariniset Olivia Lefebvre+2.2
2414-10W CARG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Olivia Lefebvre+2.0
2514-11G WEBBW CARKillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+1.7
2615-11W CARG WEBBServe errWestern Caro.+2.1
2715-12G WEBBW CARBlockedAlexis Maeschblk Samantha Kranzler, Tatum Sharp+1.7
2816-12W CARG WEBBKillMadison DeMinkset Aleina Manaois+2.1
2917-12G WEBBG WEBBAceGardner-Webbaced Halley Tang+2.3
3017-13G WEBBW CARAttack errPeyton Slone+1.3
3118-13W CARG WEBB×3Serve errWestern Caro.+1.7
3219-13G WEBBG WEBB×3KillPeyton Sloneset Aleina Manaois+1.6
3320-13G WEBBG WEBB×3AceGardner-Webbaced Halley Tang+1.0
3420-14G WEBBW CARAttack errPeyton Slone+0.4
3521-14W CARG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Aleina Manaois+0.7
3621-15G WEBBW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+0.3
3722-15W CARG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Olivia Lefebvre+0.6
3823-15G WEBBG WEBBKillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+0.3
3923-16G WEBBW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+0.1
4024-16W CARG WEBBKillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+0.1
4125-16G WEBBG WEBBAceGardner-Webbaced Ashlyn Cobb·
Set 3
10-1W CARW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+3.3
21-1W CARG WEBBServe errWestern Caro.+2.5
31-2G WEBBW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+2.5
42-2W CARG WEBB×3KillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+2.5
53-2G WEBBG WEBB×3KillNicole Osborneset Olivia Lefebvre+3.4
64-2G WEBBG WEBB×3AceGardner-Webbaced Elise Gurley+3.4
74-3G WEBBW CARServe errGardner-Webb+2.5
84-4W CARW CARBlockedNicole Osborneblk Tatum Sharp, Sophia Marini+3.5
95-4W CARG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Olivia Lefebvre+2.7
106-4G WEBBG WEBBAttack errSophia Marini+3.6
116-5G WEBBW CAR×3KillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+2.6
126-6W CARW CAR×3BlockedAlexis Maeschblk Taylor Baggett, Tatum Sharp+3.7
136-7W CARW CAR×3KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+3.8
147-7W CARG WEBBServe errWestern Caro.+2.9
157-8G WEBBW CARKillTaylor Baggettset Katie Boney+2.9
168-8W CARG WEBBKillAlexis Maeschset Kiera Vazquez+2.9
178-9G WEBBW CAR×4KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+3.0
188-10W CARW CAR×4KillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+3.9
198-11W CARW CAR×4KillKatie Boneyset Samantha Kranzler+3.7
208-12W CARW CAR×4KillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+3.4
219-12W CARG WEBBServe errWestern Caro.+2.2
229-13G WEBBW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+2.6
239-14W CARW CARBad setOlivia Lefebvre+2.9
2410-14W CARG WEBBServe errWestern Caro.+1.8
2511-14G WEBBG WEBBAceGardner-Webb+3.0
2611-15G WEBBW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+2.7
2712-15W CARG WEBBKillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+2.3
2812-16G WEBBW CARServe errGardner-Webb+2.8
2913-16W CARG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Olivia Lefebvre+2.3
3013-17G WEBBW CARKillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+2.8
3114-17W CARG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Kiera Vazquez+2.3
3214-18G WEBBW CARKillTaylor Baggettset Elise Gurley+2.9
3314-19W CARW CARKillZoe Zudansset Evelyn Keefer+2.9
3415-19W CARG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Aleina Manaois+1.5
3515-20G WEBBW CARKillZoe Zudansset Elise Gurley+2.2
3616-20W CARG WEBBBlockedAiyana Harrisblk Parker LaFontaine+1.4
3716-21G WEBBW CAR×3Serve errGardner-Webb+2.1
3816-22W CARW CAR×3KillAiyana Harrisset Olivia Lefebvre+1.6
3916-23W CARW CAR×3Attack errPeyton Slone+0.7
4017-23W CARG WEBB×3Attack errZoe Zudans+0.2
4118-23G WEBBG WEBB×3KillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+0.5
4219-23G WEBBG WEBB×3Attack errZoe Zudans+0.9
4319-24G WEBBW CARServe errGardner-Webb+1.4
4419-25W CARW CARAceWestern Caro.+0.4
Set 4
11-0G WEBBG WEBBKillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+3.2
21-1G WEBBW CARKillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+2.4
31-2W CARW CARAceWestern Caro.aced Kiera Vazquez+3.3
42-2W CARG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Olivia Lefebvre+2.5
52-3G WEBBW CAR×3KillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+2.5
62-4W CARW CAR×3KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+3.3
72-5W CARW CAR×3KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+3.2
83-5W CARG WEBBKillElla Mossset Katie Boney+2.3
94-5G WEBBG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Kiera Vazquez+3.3
104-6G WEBBW CARKillTaylor Baggettset Katie Boney+2.6
115-6W CARG WEBB×3KillGracyn Sandersset Aleina Manaois+2.5
126-6G WEBBG WEBB×3Attack errTatum Sharp+3.6
137-6G WEBBG WEBB×3KillPeyton Sloneset Aleina Manaois+3.7
147-7G WEBBW CARKillKatie Boneyset Evelyn Keefer+2.8
157-8W CARW CARBad setAleina Manaois+3.8
168-8W CARG WEBBAttack errZoe Zudans+2.9
178-9G WEBBW CARBlockedPeyton Sloneblk Katie Boney, Tatum Sharp+3.0
188-10W CARW CARKillAiyana Harrisset Katie Boney+3.9
199-10W CARG WEBBServe errWestern Caro.+2.8
2010-10G WEBBG WEBBKillParker LaFontaineset Parker LaFontaine+4.0
2110-11G WEBBW CAR×3KillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+3.2
2210-12W CARW CAR×3BlockedPeyton Sloneblk Sophia Marini, Aiyana Harris+4.1
2310-13W CARW CAR×3Attack errSarina Galyean+3.9
2411-13W CARG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Olivia Lefebvre+2.6
2512-13G WEBBG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Ella Moss+4.0
2612-14G WEBBW CARKillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+3.4
2713-14W CARG WEBBKillParker LaFontaineset Olivia Lefebvre+3.2
2813-15G WEBBW CARAttack errNicole Osborne+3.5
2913-16W CARW CARKillTaylor Baggettset Tatum Sharp+4.3
3014-16W CARG WEBBAttack errSophia Marini+2.8
3114-17G WEBBW CARKillSophia Mariniset Katie Boney+3.4
3214-18W CARW CARBlockedAlexis Maeschblk Tatum Sharp, Taylor Baggett+3.8
3315-18W CARG WEBBKillNicole Osborneset Aleina Manaois+2.2
3415-19G WEBBW CARBlockedAlexis Maeschblk Tatum Sharp, Taylor Baggett+2.9
3515-20W CARW CARKillKatie Boney+2.8
3616-20W CARG WEBBServe errWestern Caro.+1.4
3717-20G WEBBG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Aleina Manaois+2.7
3817-21G WEBBW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+3.0
3917-22W CARW CARAttack errPeyton Slone+2.5
4018-22W CARG WEBBKillPeyton Sloneset Kiera Vazquez+1.0
4118-23G WEBBW CARAttack errPeyton Slone+1.7
4219-23W CARG WEBBKillSarina Galyeanset Olivia Lefebvre+0.7
4320-23G WEBBG WEBBAceGardner-Webbaced Samantha Kranzler+1.8
4420-24G WEBBW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+2.5
4521-24W CARG WEBBServe errWestern Caro.+0.8
4621-25G WEBBW CARKillTaylor Baggettset Katie Boney+1.8

Score shown after each rally, Gardner-Webb 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).