Penn State vs Michigan Volleyball: Penn State Wins 3-1

Final · 4 setsFri, Sep 25, 2026B1G+

3:1

Penn St. won at Michigan 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-13) on Fri, Sep 25, 2026. Penn St.'s Kennedy Martin led with 18 kills, and Ava Falduto added 15 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 1:45 PM CT · final Sep 25

Set	1	2	3	4	Sets
PENNST	23	25	25	25	3
MICH	25	17	13	13	1

Win probability

Michigan above 50 · Penn St. below

Biggest swing: 7.2% to Michigan — set 1, PENNST 23-25 MICH. Kill by Ella Demetrician (set by Camille Edwards). MICH win probability 50% → 57%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

PENNST 63.5%36.5% MICH

Penn St. wins

3-0

19.2%

3-1

24.3%

3-2

20.0%

Michigan wins

3-0

7.6%

3-1

13.1%

3-2

15.7%

PENNST break %: 41.4% vs this opp
MICH break %: 38.8% 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

01
Ella DemetricianKill+7.2%
Kill by Ella Demetrician (set by Camille Edwards)
Set 1 · PENNST 23-25 MICH · MICH 50% → 57%
02
Alexis StuckyAttack error+5.5%
Attack error by Alexis Stucky
Set 1 · PENNST 19-21 MICH · MICH 42% → 47%
03
Cymarah GordonKill+5.4%
Kill by Cymarah Gordon (set by Morgan Burke)
Set 1 · PENNST 22-24 MICH · MICH 47% → 52%
04
Ella DemetricianKill+5.0%
Kill by Ella Demetrician (set by Morgan Burke)
Set 1 · PENNST 18-19 MICH · MICH 36% → 41%
05
Ece Senyapici&Cymarah GordonBlock+4.6%
Alexis Ewing stuffed by Ece Senyapici & Cymarah Gordon
Set 1 · PENNST 19-22 MICH · MICH 47% → 52%
06
Ella DemetricianAttack error+4.6%
Attack error by Ella Demetrician
Set 1 · PENNST 21-22 MICH · PENNST 50% → 55%
07
Ella DemetricianKill+4.6%
Kill by Ella Demetrician (set by Morgan Burke)
Set 1 · PENNST 21-23 MICH · MICH 45% → 50%
08
Sydney SchnichelsAttack error+4.1%
Attack error by Sydney Schnichels
Set 1 · PENNST 17-16 MICH · PENNST 62% → 66%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Penn St.away

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
18Kennedy MartinOH	4	18	2	47	.340	0	0	1	3	0	2	1	19
8Gabrielle NicholsMB	4	6	2	18	.222	0	0	0	0	1	5	3.5	9.5
7Ryla JonesMB	4	5	0	11	.455	0	0	1	3	0	5	2.5	7.5
5Alexis StuckyS	4	4	2	9	.222	39	1	1	11	0	4	2	7
23Haley BurgdorfOH	4	2	2	8	.000	2	0	0	11	0	0	0	2
27Alexis EwingOH	1	3	4	14	-.071	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
9Lexi GinDS	4	0	0	0	–	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2
2Ava FaldutoL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	7	0	1	15	0	0	0	0
11Jocelyn NathanL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
13Emmi SellmanOH	3	8	1	20	.350	0	2	2	5	0	3	1.5	11.5
26Whitney LauensteinOH	3	8	1	17	.412	0	1	0	2	0	1	0.5	9.5
Team totals		54	14	144	.278	50	6	6	58	1	20	11	98

Michiganhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
3Cymarah GordonOPP	4	16	5	41	.268	0	0	1	0	1	0.5	16.5
9Ella DemetricianOH	4	15	11	46	.087	3	1	6	3	0	0	15
22Sydney SchnichelsOH	4	9	11	35	-.057	1	2	5	1	1	0.5	9.5
12Jenna HanesMB	4	2	1	10	.100	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
4Ece SenyapiciMB	4	1	1	6	.000	0	0	4	0	2	1	2
7Morgan BurkeS	4	0	0	0	–	21	0	9	0	0	0	0
5Lydia JohnsonOPP	4	4	3	12	.083	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
13Meredith MartinL/DS	4	1	0	1	1.000	3	0	29	1	0	0	1
16Camille EdwardsS	4	0	0	0	–	16	1	9	0	0	0	0
10Carly GreskovicsL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28Trixie McMillinL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		48	32	151	.106	44	4	65	6	4	2	68

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 6 PENNST · MICH 3

Set 1

23-25

Longest run 4 PENNSTMICH 3

Set 2

25-17

Longest run 6 PENNSTMICH 2

Set 3

25-13

Longest run 6 PENNSTMICH 2

Set 4

25-13

Longest run 4 PENNSTMICH 2

Bars above the line = Michigan leads, below = Penn St. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Penn St.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	61%11/18	44%7/16
2	82%9/11	40%6/15
3	82%9/11	53%10/19
4	89%8/9	59%13/22
5	73%8/11	33%4/12
6	89%8/9	38%5/13
All	77%53/69	46%45/97

Michigan

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	60%9/15	29%4/14
2	60%9/15	31%4/13
3	41%9/22	25%3/12
4	60%9/15	10%1/10
5	50%8/16	27%3/11
6	57%8/14	11%1/9
All	54%52/97	23%16/69

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

166 rallies

#	PENNST-MICH	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	PENNST	PENNST	Attack err	Cymarah Gordon		+2.4
2	1-1	PENNST	MICH	Blocked	Alexis Ewing	blk Ece Senyapici, Sydney Schnichels	+1.6
3	2-1	MICH	PENNST	Serve err	Michigan		+1.6
4	3-1	PENNST	PENNST	Kill	Gabrielle Nichols		+2.4
5	3-2	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+1.6
6	4-2	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Gabrielle Nichols	set Alexis Stucky	+1.6
7	5-2	PENNST	PENNST	Kill	Gabrielle Nichols		+2.2
8	5-3	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+1.4
9	5-4	MICH	MICH	Attack err	Kennedy Martin		+2.4
10	6-4	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+1.7
11	6-5	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Lydia Johnson	set Camille Edwards	+1.7
12	7-5	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+1.7
13	7-6	PENNST	MICH	Serve err	Penn St.		+1.7
14	7-7	MICH	MICH	Attack err	Haley Burgdorf		+2.8
15	8-7	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Haley Burgdorf	set Ava Falduto	+1.9
16	8-8	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Camille Edwards	+1.9
17	9-8	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Alexis Ewing	set Alexis Stucky	+2.0
18	9-9	PENNST	MICH×3	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Sydney Schnichels	+2.0
19	9-10	MICH	MICH×3	Kill	Ella Demetrician		+3.2
20	9-11	MICH	MICH×3	Attack err	Alexis Ewing		+3.3
21	10-11	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Alexis Ewing	set Alexis Stucky	+2.0
22	10-12	PENNST	MICH	Serve err	Penn St.		+2.3
23	10-13	MICH	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+3.3
24	11-13	MICH	PENNST	Attack err	Cymarah Gordon		+1.9
25	12-13	PENNST	PENNST	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Ava Falduto	+3.2
26	12-14	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+2.5
27	13-14	MICH	PENNST	Serve err	Michigan		+2.2
28	13-15	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Camille Edwards	+2.6
29	13-16	MICH	MICH	Kill	Jenna Hanes	set Ava Falduto	+3.6
30	14-16	MICH	PENNST×4	Serve err	Michigan		+2.0
31	15-16	PENNST	PENNST×4	Ace	Penn St.	aced Ella Demetrician	+3.6
32	16-16	PENNST	PENNST×4	Blocked	Sydney Schnichels	blk Alexis Stucky, Ryla Jones	+4.0
33	17-16	PENNST	PENNST×4	Attack err	Sydney Schnichels		+4.1
34	17-17	PENNST	MICH	Attack err	Haley Burgdorf		+2.8
35	18-17	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Alexis Stucky	set Ava Falduto	+2.9
36	18-18	PENNST	MICH	Attack err	Alexis Ewing		+3.0
37	18-19	MICH	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+5.0
38	19-19	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Haley Burgdorf	set Alexis Stucky	+3.2
39	19-20	PENNST	MICH×3	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Morgan Burke	+3.7
40	19-21	MICH	MICH×3	Attack err	Alexis Stucky		+5.5
41	19-22	MICH	MICH×3	Blocked	Alexis Ewing	blk Ece Senyapici, Cymarah Gordon	+4.6
42	20-22	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Alexis Ewing	set Alexis Stucky	+1.9
43	21-22	PENNST	PENNST	Attack err	Ella Demetrician		+4.6
44	21-23	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+4.6
45	22-23	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Gabrielle Nichols	set Alexis Stucky	+3.1
46	22-24	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+5.4
47	23-24	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Jocelyn Nathan	+2.8
48	23-25	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Camille Edwards	+7.2
Set 2
1	0-1	MICH	MICH	Attack err	Gabrielle Nichols		+2.9
2	0-2	MICH	MICH	Attack err	Whitney Lauenstein		+3.0
3	1-2	MICH	PENNST	Attack err	Sydney Schnichels		+1.9
4	1-3	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+2.1
5	2-3	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Gabrielle Nichols	set Alexis Stucky	+2.0
6	2-4	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+2.1
7	3-4	MICH	PENNST×6	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+2.0
8	4-4	PENNST	PENNST×6	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+3.1
9	5-4	PENNST	PENNST×6	Attack err	Ella Demetrician		+3.1
10	6-4	PENNST	PENNST×6	Kill	Emmi Sellman	set Alexis Stucky	+3.0
11	7-4	PENNST	PENNST×6	Attack err	Ella Demetrician		+2.7
12	8-4	PENNST	PENNST×6	Attack err	Ella Demetrician		+2.4
13	8-5	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+1.5
14	9-5	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Ryla Jones	set Alexis Stucky	+1.6
15	9-6	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Meredith Martin	+1.5
16	9-7	MICH	MICH	Kill	Meredith Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+2.6
17	10-7	MICH	PENNST×3	Kill	Emmi Sellman	set Alexis Stucky	+2.0
18	11-7	PENNST	PENNST×3	Kill	Whitney Lauenstein	set Alexis Stucky	+2.6
19	12-7	PENNST	PENNST×3	Ace	Penn St.	aced Ella Demetrician	+2.1
20	12-8	PENNST	MICH	Serve err	Penn St.		+1.2
21	13-8	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+1.4
22	13-9	PENNST	MICH	Serve err	Penn St.		+1.1
23	13-10	MICH	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Ella Demetrician	+2.2
24	14-10	MICH	PENNST×3	Attack err	Ece Senyapici		+1.8
25	15-10	PENNST	PENNST×3	Blocked	Sydney Schnichels	blk Gabrielle Nichols, Whitney Lauenstein	+2.1
26	16-10	PENNST	PENNST×3	Blocked	Ella Demetrician	blk Gabrielle Nichols	+1.6
27	16-11	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+0.7
28	17-11	MICH	PENNST×3	Kill	Gabrielle Nichols	set Alexis Stucky	+1.0
29	18-11	PENNST	PENNST×3	Attack err	Ella Demetrician		+1.0
30	19-11	PENNST	PENNST×3	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Ava Falduto	+0.5
31	19-12	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+0.2
32	20-12	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+0.3
33	20-13	PENNST	MICH	Serve err	Penn St.		+0.1
34	21-13	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+0.3
35	21-14	PENNST	MICH	Attack err	Alexis Stucky		+0.1
36	21-15	MICH	MICH	Attack err	Emmi Sellman		+0.3
37	22-15	MICH	PENNST	Attack err	Ella Demetrician		+0.4
38	22-16	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Camille Edwards	+0.1
39	23-16	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Whitney Lauenstein	set Alexis Stucky	+0.3
40	24-16	PENNST	PENNST	Attack err	Sydney Schnichels		+0.1
41	24-17	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Camille Edwards	·
42	25-17	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Alexis Stucky	set Ava Falduto	·
Set 3
1	1-0	PENNST	PENNST	Ace	Penn St.	aced Sydney Schnichels	+3.3
2	1-1	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+2.2
3	2-1	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Whitney Lauenstein	set Alexis Stucky	+2.2
4	2-2	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+2.3
5	3-2	MICH	PENNST×4	Kill	Whitney Lauenstein	set Alexis Stucky	+2.3
6	4-2	PENNST	PENNST×4	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Ava Falduto	+3.3
7	5-2	PENNST	PENNST×4	Attack err	Lydia Johnson		+3.1
8	6-2	PENNST	PENNST×4	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+2.7
9	6-3	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Camille Edwards	+1.7
10	7-3	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Emmi Sellman	set Ava Falduto	+1.8
11	8-3	PENNST	PENNST	Attack err	Jenna Hanes		+2.4
12	8-4	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Camille Edwards	+1.4
13	9-4	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Emmi Sellman	set Alexis Stucky	+1.6
14	9-5	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ece Senyapici	set Camille Edwards	+1.4
15	10-5	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Ryla Jones	set Alexis Stucky	+1.6
16	10-6	PENNST	MICH	Serve err	Penn St.		+1.4
17	11-6	MICH	PENNST	Blocked	Ella Demetrician	blk Alexis Stucky, Ryla Jones	+1.6
18	11-7	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+1.4
19	12-7	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Whitney Lauenstein	set Alexis Stucky	+1.6
20	12-8	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+1.3
21	12-9	MICH	MICH	Kill	Jenna Hanes	set Camille Edwards	+2.6
22	13-9	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+2.1
23	14-9	PENNST	PENNST	Bad set	Camille Edwards		+2.5
24	14-10	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Camille Edwards	+1.3
25	15-10	MICH	PENNST×6	Blocked	Lydia Johnson	blk Emmi Sellman, Gabrielle Nichols	+1.7
26	16-10	PENNST	PENNST×6	Kill	Ryla Jones	set Alexis Stucky	+1.8
27	17-10	PENNST	PENNST×6	Blocked	Lydia Johnson	blk Ryla Jones, Emmi Sellman	+1.2
28	18-10	PENNST	PENNST×6	Attack err	Sydney Schnichels		+0.7
29	19-10	PENNST	PENNST×6	Attack err	Sydney Schnichels		+0.4
30	20-10	PENNST	PENNST×6	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+0.2
31	20-11	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Meredith Martin	·
32	21-11	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Emmi Sellman	set Alexis Stucky	+0.1
33	22-11	PENNST	PENNST	Blocked	Sydney Schnichels	blk Ryla Jones, Alexis Stucky	·
34	22-12	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Lydia Johnson	set Alexis Stucky	·
35	23-12	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Emmi Sellman	set Alexis Stucky	·
36	24-12	PENNST	PENNST	Attack err	Ella Demetrician		·
37	24-13	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Morgan Burke	·
38	25-13	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	·
Set 4
1	1-0	MICH	PENNST	Attack err	Sydney Schnichels		+2.0
2	2-0	PENNST	PENNST	Ace	Penn St.	aced Meredith Martin	+2.8
3	2-1	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Ella Demetrician	+1.9
4	3-1	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Whitney Lauenstein	set Alexis Stucky	+1.9
5	3-2	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+1.9
6	3-3	MICH	MICH	Attack err	Kennedy Martin		+3.1
7	4-3	MICH	PENNST×3	Blocked	Ella Demetrician	blk Gabrielle Nichols, Kennedy Martin	+2.1
8	5-3	PENNST	PENNST×3	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Morgan Burke	+3.0
9	6-3	PENNST	PENNST×3	Blocked	Cymarah Gordon	blk Emmi Sellman, Ryla Jones	+2.8
10	6-4	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+1.8
11	7-4	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Ryla Jones	set Alexis Stucky	+1.9
12	7-5	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Camille Edwards	+1.8
13	8-5	MICH	PENNST×3	Kill	Emmi Sellman	set Alexis Stucky	+1.9
14	9-5	PENNST	PENNST×3	Attack err	Sydney Schnichels		+2.6
15	10-5	PENNST	PENNST×3	Ace	Penn St.	aced Ella Demetrician	+2.2
16	10-6	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Meredith Martin	+1.2
17	11-6	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Ryla Jones	set Alexis Stucky	+1.5
18	12-6	PENNST	PENNST	Kill	Whitney Lauenstein	set Lexi Gin	+1.7
19	12-7	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Camille Edwards	+0.9
20	13-7	MICH	PENNST	Bad set	Meredith Martin		+1.1
21	13-8	PENNST	MICH	Attack err	Gabrielle Nichols		+0.9
22	14-8	MICH	PENNST×3	Serve err	Michigan		+1.1
23	15-8	PENNST	PENNST×3	Ace	Penn St.		+1.2
24	16-8	PENNST	PENNST×3	Attack err	Ella Demetrician		+0.8
25	16-9	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+0.3
26	17-9	MICH	PENNST	Attack err	Cymarah Gordon		+0.5
27	17-10	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+0.3
28	18-10	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Emmi Sellman	set Alexis Stucky	+0.4
29	18-11	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Lydia Johnson	set Camille Edwards	+0.2
30	19-11	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+0.4
31	19-12	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Ella Demetrician	+0.2
32	20-12	MICH	PENNST×4	Kill	Alexis Stucky	set Haley Burgdorf	+0.3
33	21-12	PENNST	PENNST×4	Kill	Whitney Lauenstein	set Alexis Stucky	+0.2
34	22-12	PENNST	PENNST×4	Kill	Kennedy Martin	set Alexis Stucky	+0.1
35	23-12	PENNST	PENNST×4	Blocked	Sydney Schnichels	blk Gabrielle Nichols, Alexis Stucky	·
36	23-13	PENNST	MICH	Kill	Lydia Johnson	set Camille Edwards	·
37	24-13	MICH	PENNST	Kill	Alexis Stucky	set Haley Burgdorf	·
38	25-13	PENNST	PENNST	Blocked	Cymarah Gordon	blk Gabrielle Nichols, Kennedy Martin	·

Score shown after each rally, Penn St. 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).

Penn St. def. Michigan 3–1