Michigan State def. Southern California 3-2 (Oct 4)

Final · 5 setsSun, Oct 4, 2026B1G+

3:2

RallyIQ pre-match: Michigan St. 65.1% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 4, 3:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Michigan St. won at Southern California 3-2 (18-25, 25-14, 24-26, 25-18, 15-11) on Sun, Oct 4, 2026. Michigan St.'s Karolina Staniszewska led with 17 kills, and Lia Schneider added 12 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 4:00 PM CT · final Oct 4

Set	1	2	3	4	5	Sets
MICHST	18	25	24	25	15	3
USC	25	14	26	18	11	2

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Malayah Long set 65 assists as Michigan St. outlasted Southern California.

The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Michigan St.'s win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. Michigan St. went in as RallyIQ's 65% pick.

Turning point 1: Set 5 · Michigan St. 3–6 Southern California
Down 3–6, Michigan St. scored 4 straight to lead 7–6. The match swung to Michigan St.
Michigan St. 27% → 65%
Turning point 2: Set 5 · Michigan St. 8–9 Southern California
Michigan St. scored 3 straight to turn an 8–9 deficit into an 11–9 lead. The match swung to Michigan St.
Michigan St. 43% → 80%
Turning point 3: Set 5 · Michigan St. 12–10 Southern California
Michigan St. won 3 of the last 4 rallies to take the set 15–11 and win the match 3–2.
Michigan St. 82% → >99%

Southern California above 50Michigan St. belowMax swing 14.6%

Michigan St.Southern California

Sideout %: Michigan St. 59.6·Southern California 52.3
Break %: Michigan St. 47.7·Southern California 40.4
Hitting: Michigan St. .333·Southern California .236
Longest run: Michigan St. 6·Southern California 6

Karolina Staniszewska
3 kills inside the turning points, 17 K and .419 for the match (18 points).

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Southern California above 50 · Michigan St. below

Biggest swing: 14.6% to Southern California — set 3, MICHST 24-26 USC. Attack error by Carmen Waye. USC win probability 52% → 66%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MICHST 69.6%30.4% USC

Michigan St. wins

3-0

23.0%

3-1

26.7%

3-2

19.9%

Southern California wins

3-0

5.8%

3-1

10.7%

3-2

13.9%

MICHST break %: 42.8% vs this opp
USC break %: 38.9% 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
Carmen WayeAttack error+14.6%
Attack error by Carmen Waye
Set 3 · MICHST 24-26 USC · USC 52% → 66%
02
Karolina StaniszewskaKill+14.5%
Kill by Karolina Staniszewska (set by Malayah Long)
Set 5 · MICHST 10-9 USC · MICHST 52% → 67%
03
Milly McGeeBad set+13.9%
Bad set by Milly McGee
Set 3 · MICHST 24-24 USC · MICHST 44% → 58%
04
Milly McGeeBad set+13.5%
Bad set by Milly McGee
Set 5 · MICHST 11-9 USC · MICHST 67% → 80%
05
Adonia FaumuinaKill+13.0%
Kill by Adonia Faumuina
Set 5 · MICHST 7-8 USC · USC 43% → 56%
06
Malayah LongKill+11.6%
Kill by Malayah Long (set by Lia Schneider)
Set 5 · MICHST 7-6 USC · MICHST 53% → 65%
07
London WijayAttack error+11.2%
Attack error by London Wijay
Set 5 · MICHST 6-6 USC · MICHST 42% → 53%
08
Southern CaliforniaAce+10.9%
Southern California ace on Karolina Staniszewska
Set 3 · MICHST 22-24 USC · USC 49% → 60%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Michigan St.away

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
15Zora HardisonMB	5	16	3	27	.481	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.5	16.5
28Alanna BankstonOH	5	14	6	36	.222	0	0	0	10	3	0	1	0.5	14.5
22Carmen WayeMB	5	13	3	22	.455	1	0	3	1	0	0	3	1.5	14.5
19Hayley OgdenOPP	5	8	3	16	.313	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	9
7Malayah LongS	5	3	0	7	.429	65	1	1	9	1	0	1	0.5	4.5
4Madi AndrewsOH	4	7	4	21	.143	0	1	0	8	1	0	2	1	9
5Ky ClaytonL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
14Taylah HoldemOH	5	0	1	2	-.500	0	0	4	7	0	0	0	0	0
1Lia SchneiderL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	4	0	3	12	0	0	0	0	0
2Karolina StaniszewskaOH	3	17	4	31	.419	0	1	1	8	1	0	0	0	18
3Bianca MumcularOH	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16Kalea NortonS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		78	24	162	.333	71	4	13	63	6	1	8	5	107

Southern Californiahome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
5Abigail MullenOPP	5	11	5	33	.182	1	3	0	5	0	0	4	2	16
8Mia TvrdyMB	5	10	1	17	.529	0	0	1	3	0	1	5	3.5	13.5
2London WijayOH	5	12	2	46	.217	2	0	0	9	1	0	2	1	13
7Leah FordMB	5	7	3	14	.286	0	1	2	0	0	1	5	3.5	11.5
1Adonia FaumuinaOH	5	9	4	29	.172	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	10
24Milly McGeeS	5	0	1	3	-.333	33	1	2	2	2	0	3	1.5	2.5
17Paisley DouglasL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	0	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	1
40Addison TownsendL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6Taylor DeckertL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	5	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0
10Quinn LoperOH	1	1	0	2	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
16Lilli EtterS	1	0	0	0	–	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		50	16	144	.236	43	6	6	45	4	2	21	12.5	94

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 MICHST · USC 6

Set 1

18-25

Longest run 2 MICHSTUSC 6

Set 2

25-14

Longest run 5 MICHSTUSC 3

Set 3

24-26

Longest run 3 MICHSTUSC 5

Set 4

25-18

Longest run 6 MICHSTUSC 3

Set 5

15-11

Longest run 4 MICHSTUSC 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Michigan St.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	61%11/18	55%11/20
2	58%11/19	54%13/24
3	50%10/20	44%8/18
4	56%9/16	44%8/18
5	62%8/13	47%7/15
6	88%7/8	33%4/12
All	60%56/94	48%51/107

Southern California

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	41%11/27	33%4/12
2	61%11/18	35%6/17
3	50%10/20	42%8/19
4	82%9/11	52%11/21
5	44%8/18	43%6/14
6	54%7/13	27%3/11
All	52%56/107	40%38/94

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 (5 of 5 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

201 rallies

#	MICHST-USC	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	MICHST	MICHST	Ace	Michigan St.	aced Taylor Deckert	+2.4
2	1-1	MICHST	USC×4	Serve err	Michigan St.		+1.6
3	1-2	USC	USC×4	Blocked	Hayley Ogden	blk London Wijay, Leah Ford	+2.5
4	1-3	USC	USC×4	Ace	Southern California	aced Madi Andrews	+2.6
5	1-4	USC	USC×4	Blocked	Alanna Bankston	blk Abigail Mullen, Leah Ford	+2.6
6	2-4	USC	MICHST	Blocked	Abigail Mullen	blk Carmen Waye, Alanna Bankston	+1.6
7	2-5	MICHST	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+1.8
8	2-6	USC	USC	Attack err	Madi Andrews		+2.6
9	3-6	USC	MICHST	Serve err	Southern California		+1.5
10	3-7	MICHST	USC×6	Kill	London Wijay	set Taylor Deckert	+1.8
11	3-8	USC	USC×6	Attack err	Madi Andrews		+2.4
12	3-9	USC	USC×6	Ace	Southern California	aced Alanna Bankston	+2.1
13	3-10	USC	USC×6	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+1.7
14	3-11	USC	USC×6	Attack err	Hayley Ogden		+1.4
15	3-12	USC	USC×6	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+1.0
16	4-12	USC	MICHST	Kill	Madi Andrews	set Malayah Long	+0.4
17	5-12	MICHST	MICHST	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Taylor Deckert	+0.9
18	5-13	MICHST	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+0.9
19	5-14	USC	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+0.9
20	6-14	USC	MICHST	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+0.4
21	7-14	MICHST	MICHST	Kill	Zora Hardison		+0.8
22	7-15	MICHST	USC	Attack err	Zora Hardison		+0.8
23	8-15	USC	MICHST	Kill	Malayah Long	set Lia Schneider	+0.5
24	8-16	MICHST	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set London Wijay	+0.7
25	9-16	USC	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	+0.4
26	10-16	MICHST	MICHST	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+1.0
27	10-17	MICHST	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+0.9
28	11-17	USC	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	+0.6
29	12-17	MICHST	MICHST	Blocked	Abigail Mullen	blk Carmen Waye, Madi Andrews	+1.3
30	12-18	MICHST	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+1.2
31	13-18	USC	MICHST	Serve err	Southern California		+0.8
32	13-19	MICHST	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+1.2
33	14-19	USC	MICHST	Kill	Hayley Ogden	set Malayah Long	+0.7
34	14-20	MICHST	USC×3	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+1.1
35	14-21	USC	USC×3	Blocked	Zora Hardison	blk Adonia Faumuina, Mia Tvrdy	+0.9
36	14-22	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Madi Andrews		+0.4
37	15-22	USC	MICHST	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+0.1
38	16-22	MICHST	MICHST	Attack err	Adonia Faumuina		+0.3
39	16-23	MICHST	USC	Blocked	Alanna Bankston	blk Mia Tvrdy, Milly McGee	+0.4
40	17-23	USC	MICHST	Serve err	Southern California		+0.1
41	18-23	MICHST	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Milly McGee	+0.3
42	18-24	MICHST	USC	Serve err	Michigan St.		+0.5
43	18-25	USC	USC	Ace	Southern California	aced Alanna Bankston	+0.1
Set 2
1	0-1	USC	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina		+3.0
2	0-2	USC	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+3.1
3	1-2	USC	MICHST×3	Serve err	Southern California		+1.9
4	2-2	MICHST	MICHST×3	Attack err	Leah Ford		+3.0
5	3-2	MICHST	MICHST×3	Bad set	Milly McGee		+3.0
6	3-3	MICHST	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Taylor Deckert	+2.0
7	4-3	USC	MICHST×4	Kill	Madi Andrews	set Malayah Long	+2.0
8	5-3	MICHST	MICHST×4	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+2.9
9	6-3	MICHST	MICHST×4	Attack err	Abigail Mullen		+2.7
10	7-3	MICHST	MICHST×4	Blocked	Leah Ford	blk Madi Andrews, Zora Hardison	+2.4
11	7-4	MICHST	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set London Wijay	+1.4
12	8-4	USC	MICHST×5	Kill	Madi Andrews	set Paisley Douglas	+1.6
13	9-4	MICHST	MICHST×5	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+2.0
14	10-4	MICHST	MICHST×5	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+1.6
15	11-4	MICHST	MICHST×5	Ace	Michigan St.	aced Milly McGee	+1.2
16	12-4	MICHST	MICHST×5	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	+0.9
17	12-5	MICHST	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+0.4
18	13-5	USC	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	+0.6
19	13-6	MICHST	USC	Serve err	Michigan St.		+0.4
20	14-6	USC	MICHST×3	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+0.5
21	15-6	MICHST	MICHST×3	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+0.5
22	16-6	MICHST	MICHST×3	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+0.3
23	16-7	MICHST	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Lilli Etter	+0.1
24	17-7	USC	MICHST	Kill	Hayley Ogden	set Malayah Long	+0.2
25	17-8	MICHST	USC	Kill	Quinn Loper	set Lilli Etter	+0.1
26	17-9	USC	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina		+0.2
27	18-9	USC	MICHST×4	Kill	Madi Andrews	set Malayah Long	+0.2
28	19-9	MICHST	MICHST×4	Attack err	Leah Ford		+0.2
29	20-9	MICHST	MICHST×4	Kill	Madi Andrews	set Malayah Long	+0.1
30	21-9	MICHST	MICHST×4	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	·
31	21-10	MICHST	USC	Serve err	Michigan St.		·
32	22-10	USC	MICHST	Kill	Hayley Ogden	set Malayah Long	·
33	23-10	MICHST	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	·
34	23-11	MICHST	USC×3	Serve err	Michigan St.		·
35	23-12	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Madi Andrews		·
36	23-13	USC	USC×3	Bad set	Malayah Long		·
37	24-13	USC	MICHST	Kill	Madi Andrews	set Malayah Long	·
38	24-14	MICHST	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	·
39	25-14	USC	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Lia Schneider	·
Set 3
1	0-1	MICHST	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Taylor Deckert	+2.3
2	1-1	USC	MICHST	Kill	Hayley Ogden	set Malayah Long	+2.2
3	1-2	MICHST	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+2.3
4	1-3	USC	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+3.6
5	2-3	USC	MICHST	Kill	Madi Andrews	set Malayah Long	+2.3
6	2-4	MICHST	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+2.5
7	3-4	USC	MICHST	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+2.3
8	3-5	MICHST	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+2.5
9	4-5	USC	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	+2.3
10	5-5	MICHST	MICHST	Attack err	Milly McGee		+3.7
11	5-6	MICHST	USC	Blocked	Alanna Bankston	blk Mia Tvrdy, Milly McGee	+2.6
12	5-7	USC	USC	Blocked	Hayley Ogden	blk Adonia Faumuina, Leah Ford	+4.0
13	6-7	USC	MICHST	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+2.5
14	6-8	MICHST	USC	Serve err	Michigan St.		+2.7
15	7-8	USC	MICHST	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+2.5
16	7-9	MICHST	USC	Blocked	Zora Hardison	blk Leah Ford	+2.8
17	7-10	USC	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Malayah Long	+4.1
18	8-10	USC	MICHST	Serve err	Southern California		+2.4
19	8-11	MICHST	USC×5	Serve err	Michigan St.		+2.9
20	8-12	USC	USC×5	Attack err	Taylah Holdem		+3.9
21	8-13	USC	USC×5	Ace	Southern California	aced Alanna Bankston	+3.4
22	8-14	USC	USC×5	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+2.8
23	8-15	USC	USC×5	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+2.1
24	9-15	USC	MICHST×3	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Zora Hardison	+0.9
25	10-15	MICHST	MICHST×3	Kill	Zora Hardison		+1.9
26	11-15	MICHST	MICHST×3	Ace	Michigan St.	aced Milly McGee	+2.6
27	11-16	MICHST	USC	Serve err	Michigan St.		+2.3
28	12-16	USC	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	+1.7
29	12-17	MICHST	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+2.3
30	13-17	USC	MICHST	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+1.6
31	14-17	MICHST	MICHST	Attack err	Adonia Faumuina		+3.3
32	14-18	MICHST	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Taylor Deckert	+3.0
33	14-19	USC	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+3.4
34	15-19	USC	MICHST	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+1.4
35	15-20	MICHST	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+2.2
36	16-20	USC	MICHST×3	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+1.3
37	17-20	MICHST	MICHST×3	Attack err	Abigail Mullen		+3.0
38	18-20	MICHST	MICHST×3	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+4.3
39	18-21	MICHST	USC	Serve err	Michigan St.		+4.1
40	19-21	USC	MICHST	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+2.8
41	20-21	MICHST	MICHST	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+6.1
42	20-22	MICHST	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+5.6
43	21-22	USC	MICHST	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+4.1
44	22-22	MICHST	MICHST	Kill	Zora Hardison		+8.9
45	22-23	MICHST	USC	Blocked	Alanna Bankston	blk Abigail Mullen, Mia Tvrdy	+7.4
46	22-24	USC	USC	Ace	Southern California	aced Karolina Staniszewska	+10.9
47	23-24	USC	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	+3.8
48	24-24	MICHST	MICHST	Bad set	Milly McGee		+13.9
49	24-25	MICHST	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+9.1
50	24-26	USC	USC	Attack err	Carmen Waye		+14.6
Set 4
1	1-0	USC	MICHST×3	Serve err	Southern California		+2.5
2	2-0	MICHST	MICHST×3	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+3.6
3	3-0	MICHST	MICHST×3	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Carmen Waye	+3.4
4	3-1	MICHST	USC	Serve err	Michigan St.		+2.1
5	3-2	USC	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Hayley Ogden	+3.6
6	4-2	USC	MICHST	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+2.5
7	4-3	MICHST	USC	Serve err	Michigan St.		+2.5
8	5-3	USC	MICHST	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+2.6
9	5-4	MICHST	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Taylor Deckert	+2.5
10	5-5	USC	USC	Ace	Southern California	aced Malayah Long	+4.2
11	6-5	USC	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	+2.8
12	6-6	MICHST	USC	Serve err	Michigan St.		+2.9
13	6-7	USC	USC	Attack err	Carmen Waye		+4.6
14	7-7	USC	MICHST	Blocked	Adonia Faumuina	blk Carmen Waye, Malayah Long	+3.0
15	7-8	MICHST	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+3.2
16	8-8	USC	MICHST×6	Kill	Hayley Ogden	set Malayah Long	+3.1
17	9-8	MICHST	MICHST×6	Attack err	Adonia Faumuina		+4.7
18	10-8	MICHST	MICHST×6	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+4.5
19	11-8	MICHST	MICHST×6	Ace	Michigan St.	aced London Wijay	+4.0
20	12-8	MICHST	MICHST×6	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+3.5
21	13-8	MICHST	MICHST×6	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+2.8
22	13-9	MICHST	USC	Blocked	Karolina Staniszewska	blk Leah Ford, Milly McGee	+1.5
23	14-9	USC	MICHST×4	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+1.9
24	15-9	MICHST	MICHST×4	Attack err	Abigail Mullen		+2.1
25	16-9	MICHST	MICHST×4	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+1.4
26	17-9	MICHST	MICHST×4	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+0.9
27	17-10	MICHST	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+0.3
28	17-11	USC	USC	Blocked	Karolina Staniszewska	blk Leah Ford, Abigail Mullen	+0.8
29	18-11	USC	MICHST	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+0.8
30	18-12	MICHST	USC	Serve err	Michigan St.		+0.5
31	19-12	USC	MICHST×3	Kill	Malayah Long	set Lia Schneider	+0.8
32	20-12	MICHST	MICHST×3	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+0.6
33	21-12	MICHST	MICHST×3	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+0.3
34	21-13	MICHST	USC×3	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+0.1
35	21-14	USC	USC×3	Kill	London Wijay		+0.2
36	21-15	USC	USC×3	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+0.4
37	22-15	USC	MICHST	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+0.5
38	22-16	MICHST	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+0.2
39	22-17	USC	USC	Blocked	Carmen Waye	blk Mia Tvrdy	+0.5
40	23-17	USC	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	+0.7
41	24-17	MICHST	MICHST	Attack err	Mia Tvrdy		+0.3
42	24-18	MICHST	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Abigail Mullen	·
43	25-18	USC	MICHST	Kill	Hayley Ogden	set Malayah Long	+1.4
Set 5
1	0-1	MICHST	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+6.2
2	1-1	USC	MICHST	Kill	Hayley Ogden	set Malayah Long	+5.9
3	1-2	MICHST	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+6.4
4	2-2	USC	MICHST	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+6.2
5	2-3	MICHST	USC×3	Kill	London Wijay	set Taylor Deckert	+6.7
6	2-4	USC	USC×3	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+10.2
7	2-5	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Alanna Bankston		+9.9
8	3-5	USC	MICHST	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+5.5
9	3-6	MICHST	USC	Attack err	Alanna Bankston		+6.8
10	4-6	USC	MICHST×4	Kill	Zora Hardison	set Malayah Long	+5.6
11	5-6	MICHST	MICHST×4	Kill	Carmen Waye	set Malayah Long	+10.1
12	6-6	MICHST	MICHST×4	Attack err	London Wijay		+11.2
13	7-6	MICHST	MICHST×4	Kill	Malayah Long	set Lia Schneider	+11.6
14	7-7	MICHST	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+7.7
15	7-8	USC	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina		+13.0
16	8-8	USC	MICHST	Kill	Alanna Bankston	set Malayah Long	+8.3
17	8-9	MICHST	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+9.4
18	9-9	USC	MICHST×3	Kill	Hayley Ogden	set Malayah Long	+8.9
19	10-9	MICHST	MICHST×3	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+14.5
20	11-9	MICHST	MICHST×3	Bad set	Milly McGee		+13.5
21	11-10	MICHST	USC	Attack err	Karolina Staniszewska		+7.4
22	12-10	USC	MICHST	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+9.7
23	13-10	MICHST	MICHST	Blocked	London Wijay	blk Hayley Ogden	+10.8
24	13-11	MICHST	USC	Blocked	Karolina Staniszewska	blk London Wijay, Mia Tvrdy, Abigail Mullen	+3.8
25	14-11	USC	MICHST	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+7.1
26	15-11	MICHST	MICHST	Kill	Karolina Staniszewska	set Malayah Long	+3.6

Score shown after each rally, Michigan 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).

Michigan St. def. Southern California 3–2

Malayah Long set 65 assists as Michigan St. outlasted Southern California.