Final · 4 setsWed, Sep 16, 2026

AwayBIG-TEN

3:1

HomeOVC

Illinois def. Eastern Ill. 3–1

(25-17, 24-26, 25-15, 25-12)

Set	1	2	3	4*	Sets
ILL	25	24	25	25	3
E ILL	17	26	15	12	1

* Set 4: the NCAA play-by-play has a gap or score correction here, so this set is left out of the rotation splits.

RallyIQ model

Win probability

E ILL above 50 · ILL below

Biggest swing: 2.1% to Eastern Ill. — set 2, ILL 24-26 E ILL. Ashlyn Philpot stuffed by Anaya Rawlinson & Katie Kopshever. E ILL win probability 3% → 5%.

Before first serve

Pre-match

ILL 98.1%1.9% E ILL

Illinois wins

3-0

67.8%

3-1

24.7%

3-2

5.6%

Eastern Ill. wins

3-0

0.2%

3-1

0.5%

3-2

1.2%

ILL break %: 49.9% vs this opp
E ILL break %: 34.1% 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 % 42.7%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Largest win-probability swings

Top plays

01
Ashlyn PhilpotAttack error+2.1%
Ashlyn Philpot stuffed by Anaya Rawlinson & Katie Kopshever
Set 2 · ILL 24-26 E ILL · E ILL 3% → 5%
02
Kaeden FoxxKill+1.4%
Kill by Kaeden Foxx (set by Peyton Castillo)
Set 2 · ILL 23-24 E ILL · E ILL 2% → 3%
03
E ILL serverService error+1.1%
Eastern Ill. service error
Set 2 · ILL 24-24 E ILL · ILL 97% → 98%
04
Anaya RawlinsonKill+1.1%
Kill by Anaya Rawlinson (set by Peyton Castillo)
Set 2 · ILL 24-25 E ILL · E ILL 2% → 3%
05
Taylor de BoerAttack error+1.1%
Attack error by Taylor de Boer
Set 3 · ILL 11-10 E ILL · E ILL 4% → 5%
06
Katie KopsheverKill+1.0%
Kill by Katie Kopshever (set by McKenna Morton)
Set 3 · ILL 9-8 E ILL · E ILL 4% → 5%
07
Katie KopsheverKill+0.9%
Kill by Katie Kopshever (set by Peyton Castillo)
Set 3 · ILL 3-3 E ILL · E ILL 5% → 6%
08
Alyssa AguayoKill+0.9%
Kill by Alyssa Aguayo (set by Kenna Phelan)
Set 2 · ILL 22-22 E ILL · ILL 97% → 98%

Official NCAA box

Box score

Illinoisaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
4Paityn ChapmanOH	4	18	4	40	.350	0	2	2	7	0	0	1	0.5	20.5
19Alyssa AguayoOH	4	11	2	27	.333	0	0	2	7	0	2	0	2	13
5Taylor de BoerOH	4	10	2	18	.444	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.5	11.5
11Kristina StarostenkoMB	4	8	1	12	.583	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.5	9.5
16Ashlyn PhilpotMB	4	8	3	14	.357	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	8.5
7Kenna PhelanS	4	1	1	3	.000	43	0	1	10	0	1	1	1.5	2.5
8Maya HarrisOH	4	0	1	2	-.500	0	2	5	8	2	0	0	0	2
17Vivian CampbellS	4	0	0	0	–	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
18Talita GoncalvesL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	5	1	0	17	0	0	0	0	1
2Taryn KirschL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		56	14	116	.362	49	7	11	49	3	5	5	7.5	99

Eastern Ill.home

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
6Katie KopsheverOH	4	16	9	36	.194	1	0	2	6	0	0	4	2	18
16Kaeden FoxxOH	4	11	1	18	.556	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0.5	12.5
19Abana TeranOPP	4	8	2	21	.286	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	8.5
11Anaya RawlinsonMB	4	4	1	9	.333	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	6
9Emma HansonMB	4	3	2	19	.053	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	5
15Peyton CastilloS	4	0	2	5	-.400	33	0	1	7	0	1	0	1	1
7Anna McEwenL/DS	4	0	0	1	.000	1	1	1	8	1	0	0	0	1
10Alanys NievesS	4	0	0	0	–	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
5McKenna MortonOH	4	0	4	9	-.444	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1Ariadna PerelesL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	2	0	2	15	4	0	0	0	0
4Hannah HawkinsS	1	0	1	2	-.500	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		42	22	120	.167	41	3	11	42	7	2	12	8	70

Starters listed first. BLK = BS + ½ BA. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

Point differential by rally

Momentum

Longest run 7 ILL · E ILL 3

Set 1

25-17

Longest run 4 ILLE ILL 3

Set 2

24-26

Longest run 7 ILLE ILL 3

Set 3

25-15

Longest run 6 ILLE ILL 3

Set 4*

25-12

Longest run 6 ILLE ILL 2

Bars above the line = Eastern Ill. leads, below = Illinois leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Rotations

Illinois

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	89%8/9	45%5/11
2	57%8/14	53%9/17
3	70%7/10	63%12/19
4	50%6/12	53%8/15
5	71%5/7	0%0/5
6	71%5/7	17%1/6
All	66%39/59	48%35/73

Eastern Ill.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	50%8/16	0%0/7
2	47%7/15	27%3/11
3	33%7/21	42%5/12
4	100%6/6	46%6/13
5	83%5/6	38%3/8
6	56%5/9	38%3/8
All	52%38/73	34%20/59

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 (3 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.

169 rallies

Rally log

#	ILL-E ILL	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	E ILL	ILL	Attack err	Katie Kopshever	blk Paityn Chapman, Kristina Starostenko, Taylor de Boer	+0.2
2	1-1	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Abana Teran	set Peyton Castillo	+0.2
3	2-1	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.2
4	3-1	ILL	ILL	Ace	ILL server	aced Ariadna Pereles	+0.2
5	3-2	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Kaeden Foxx	set Peyton Castillo	+0.2
6	4-2	E ILL	ILL×3	Kill	Alyssa Aguayo	set Kenna Phelan	+0.2
7	5-2	ILL	ILL×3	Kill	Ashlyn Philpot		+0.2
8	6-2	ILL	ILL×3	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.1
9	6-3	ILL	E ILL×3	Attack err	Paityn Chapman	blk Emma Hanson, Katie Kopshever	+0.1
10	6-4	E ILL	E ILL×3	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.2
11	6-5	E ILL	E ILL×3	Ace	E ILL server	aced Maya Harris	+0.3
12	7-5	E ILL	ILL	Serve err	E ILL server		+0.2
13	7-6	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Anaya Rawlinson	set Peyton Castillo	+0.2
14	8-6	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Ashlyn Philpot	set Kenna Phelan	+0.2
15	8-7	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.2
16	8-8	E ILL	E ILL	Kill	Abana Teran		+0.4
17	9-8	E ILL	ILL×3	Kill	Taylor de Boer	set Kenna Phelan	+0.3
18	10-8	ILL	ILL×3	Ace	ILL server	aced Kaeden Foxx	+0.3
19	11-8	ILL	ILL×3	Kill	Kristina Starostenko		+0.2
20	11-9	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Abana Teran	set Peyton Castillo	+0.2
21	12-9	E ILL	ILL	Serve err	E ILL server		+0.2
22	12-10	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Abana Teran	set Peyton Castillo	+0.2
23	13-10	E ILL	ILL×4	Kill	Kristina Starostenko	set Kenna Phelan	+0.2
24	14-10	ILL	ILL×4	Bad set	Peyton Castillo		+0.2
25	15-10	ILL	ILL×4	Attack err	Kaeden Foxx		+0.1
26	16-10	ILL	ILL×4	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Peyton Castillo	+0.1
27	16-11	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Kaeden Foxx	set Peyton Castillo	+0.1
28	17-11	E ILL	ILL×4	Kill	Alyssa Aguayo	set Kenna Phelan	+0.1
29	18-11	ILL	ILL×4	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.0
30	19-11	ILL	ILL×4	Attack err	McKenna Morton		+0.0
31	20-11	ILL	ILL×4	Attack err	Katie Kopshever		+0.0
32	20-12	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.0
33	20-13	E ILL	E ILL	Attack err	Ashlyn Philpot	blk Peyton Castillo	+0.0
34	21-13	E ILL	ILL	Attack err	McKenna Morton		+0.0
35	21-14	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.0
36	22-14	E ILL	ILL	Serve err	E ILL server		+0.0
37	22-15	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.0
38	23-15	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Kenna Phelan	set Talita Goncalves	+0.0
39	23-16	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Kaeden Foxx	set Katie Kopshever	+0.0
40	24-16	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Kristina Starostenko	set Kenna Phelan	+0.0
41	24-17	ILL	E ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.0
42	25-17	E ILL	ILL	Serve err	E ILL server		+0.0
Set 2
1	1-0	ILL	ILL	Attack err	Abana Teran		+0.2
2	1-1	ILL	E ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.1
3	1-2	E ILL	E ILL	Attack err	Maya Harris		+0.2
4	2-2	E ILL	ILL×3	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.1
5	3-2	ILL	ILL×3	Attack err	Emma Hanson		+0.2
6	4-2	ILL	ILL×3	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.1
7	4-3	ILL	E ILL×3	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.1
8	4-4	E ILL	E ILL×3	Attack err	Kenna Phelan	blk Emma Hanson	+0.2
9	4-5	E ILL	E ILL×3	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.2
10	5-5	E ILL	ILL	Serve err	E ILL server		+0.2
11	5-6	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.2
12	6-6	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Alyssa Aguayo	set Talita Goncalves	+0.2
13	6-7	ILL	E ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.2
14	7-7	E ILL	ILL	Attack err	Katie Kopshever	blk Kenna Phelan	+0.2
15	7-8	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Anaya Rawlinson	set Peyton Castillo	+0.2
16	8-8	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.2
17	8-9	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Kaeden Foxx	set Peyton Castillo	+0.2
18	9-9	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Talita Goncalves	+0.2
19	9-10	ILL	E ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.2
20	10-10	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Kristina Starostenko	set Kenna Phelan	+0.2
21	10-11	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Kaeden Foxx	set Anna McEwen	+0.3
22	11-11	E ILL	ILL	Serve err	E ILL server		+0.2
23	11-12	ILL	E ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.3
24	11-13	E ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.4
25	12-13	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Ashlyn Philpot	set Kenna Phelan	+0.3
26	12-14	ILL	E ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.4
27	12-15	E ILL	E ILL	Attack err	Ashlyn Philpot	blk Katie Kopshever, Anaya Rawlinson	+0.5
28	13-15	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Ashlyn Philpot	set Kenna Phelan	+0.3
29	13-16	ILL	E ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.4
30	13-17	E ILL	E ILL	Kill	Kaeden Foxx	set Peyton Castillo	+0.6
31	14-17	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Taylor de Boer	set Kenna Phelan	+0.3
32	14-18	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Abana Teran	set Peyton Castillo	+0.5
33	15-18	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Kristina Starostenko	set Kenna Phelan	+0.3
34	15-19	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Abana Teran	set Peyton Castillo	+0.5
35	16-19	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.3
36	16-20	ILL	E ILL×3	Kill	Kaeden Foxx	set Ariadna Pereles	+0.5
37	16-21	E ILL	E ILL×3	Kill	Emma Hanson	set Peyton Castillo	+0.6
38	16-22	E ILL	E ILL×3	Ace	E ILL server	aced Maya Harris	+0.4
39	17-22	E ILL	ILL×7	Serve err	E ILL server		+0.1
40	18-22	ILL	ILL×7	Ace	ILL server	aced Ariadna Pereles	+0.3
41	19-22	ILL	ILL×7	Attack err	Katie Kopshever		+0.4
42	20-22	ILL	ILL×7	Kill	Ashlyn Philpot	set Kenna Phelan	+0.6
43	21-22	ILL	ILL×7	Attack err	Peyton Castillo		+0.7
44	22-22	ILL	ILL×7	Kill	Alyssa Aguayo	set Kenna Phelan	+0.9
45	23-22	ILL	ILL×7	Attack err	Katie Kopshever	blk Ashlyn Philpot, Kenna Phelan	+0.9
46	23-23	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Emma Hanson	set Peyton Castillo	+0.6
47	23-24	E ILL	E ILL	Kill	Kaeden Foxx	set Peyton Castillo	+1.4
48	24-24	E ILL	ILL	Serve err	E ILL server		+1.1
49	24-25	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Anaya Rawlinson	set Peyton Castillo	+1.1
50	24-26	E ILL	E ILL	Attack err	Ashlyn Philpot	blk Anaya Rawlinson, Katie Kopshever	+2.1
Set 3
1	1-0	E ILL	ILL×3	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kristina Starostenko	+0.5
2	2-0	ILL	ILL×3	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.6
3	3-0	ILL	ILL×3	Attack err	Katie Kopshever		+0.5
4	3-1	ILL	E ILL×3	Kill	Kaeden Foxx	set Peyton Castillo	+0.4
5	3-2	E ILL	E ILL×3	Attack err	Kristina Starostenko		+0.7
6	3-3	E ILL	E ILL×3	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.9
7	4-3	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Taylor de Boer	set Kenna Phelan	+0.6
8	4-4	ILL	E ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.7
9	5-4	E ILL	ILL×4	Kill	Alyssa Aguayo	set Kenna Phelan	+0.6
10	6-4	ILL	ILL×4	Attack err	Katie Kopshever		+0.8
11	7-4	ILL	ILL×4	Attack err	Emma Hanson		+0.6
12	8-4	ILL	ILL×4	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.5
13	8-5	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Emma Hanson	set Peyton Castillo	+0.4
14	8-6	E ILL	E ILL	Attack err	Paityn Chapman	blk Anaya Rawlinson, Katie Kopshever	+0.7
15	9-6	E ILL	ILL	Attack err	McKenna Morton	blk Alyssa Aguayo	+0.5
16	9-7	ILL	E ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.5
17	9-8	E ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set McKenna Morton	+1.0
18	10-8	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Ashlyn Philpot	set Kenna Phelan	+0.7
19	11-8	ILL	ILL	Kill	Taylor de Boer	set Kenna Phelan	+0.8
20	11-9	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.6
21	11-10	E ILL	E ILL	Attack err	Taylor de Boer		+1.1
22	12-10	E ILL	ILL×3	Serve err	E ILL server		+0.7
23	13-10	ILL	ILL×3	Ace	ILL server	aced Ariadna Pereles	+0.8
24	14-10	ILL	ILL×3	Attack err	Peyton Castillo	blk Kristina Starostenko	+0.6
25	14-11	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.4
26	15-11	E ILL	ILL×6	Kill	Taylor de Boer	set Kenna Phelan	+0.4
27	16-11	ILL	ILL×6	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Talita Goncalves	+0.4
28	17-11	ILL	ILL×6	Attack err	Abana Teran		+0.3
29	18-11	ILL	ILL×6	Kill	Taylor de Boer	set Kenna Phelan	+0.2
30	19-11	ILL	ILL×6	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.1
31	20-11	ILL	ILL×6	Kill	Taylor de Boer	set Kenna Phelan	+0.0
32	20-12	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Abana Teran	set Peyton Castillo	+0.0
33	21-12	E ILL	ILL×3	Kill	Taylor de Boer	set Kenna Phelan	+0.0
34	22-12	ILL	ILL×3	Kill	Kristina Starostenko	set Kenna Phelan	+0.0
35	23-12	ILL	ILL×3	Ace	ILL server	aced Ariadna Pereles	+0.0
36	23-13	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Kaeden Foxx	set Peyton Castillo	+0.0
37	23-14	E ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Ariadna Pereles	+0.0
38	24-14	E ILL	ILL	Bad set	Peyton Castillo		+0.0
39	24-15	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Peyton Castillo	+0.0
40	25-15	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Alyssa Aguayo	set Kenna Phelan	+0.0
Set 4
1	1-0	ILL	ILL×4	Kill	Taylor de Boer	set Kenna Phelan	+0.5
2	2-0	ILL	ILL×4	Kill	Kristina Starostenko		+0.4
3	3-0	ILL	ILL×4	Kill	Taylor de Boer	set Talita Goncalves	+0.4
4	4-0	ILL	ILL×4	Attack err	Katie Kopshever		+0.3
5	4-1	ILL	E ILL	Attack err	Paityn Chapman	blk Emma Hanson, Kaeden Foxx	+0.2
6	4-2	E ILL	E ILL	Feed gap	Placeholder: the NCAA feed skipped this point; only the score change is known.		+0.4
7	5-2	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.3
8	5-3	ILL	E ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.3
9	6-3	E ILL	ILL×4	Kill	Alyssa Aguayo	set Kenna Phelan	+0.3
10	7-3	ILL	ILL×4	Attack err	Katie Kopshever		+0.3
11	8-3	ILL	ILL×4	Attack err	McKenna Morton		+0.2
12	9-3	ILL	ILL×4	Attack err	Hannah Hawkins	blk Alyssa Aguayo	+0.2
13	9-4	ILL	E ILL	Attack err	Paityn Chapman		+0.1
14	10-4	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.1
15	10-5	ILL	E ILL	Attack err	Alyssa Aguayo		+0.1
16	10-6	E ILL	E ILL	Attack err	Alyssa Aguayo	blk Abana Teran, Anaya Rawlinson	+0.2
17	11-6	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Ashlyn Philpot	set Kenna Phelan	+0.2
18	12-6	ILL	ILL	Attack err	Anaya Rawlinson	blk Taylor de Boer	+0.2
19	12-7	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Abana Teran	set Peyton Castillo	+0.1
20	13-7	E ILL	ILL	Serve err	E ILL server		+0.1
21	13-8	ILL	E ILL	Attack err	Taylor de Boer		+0.1
22	14-8	E ILL	ILL	Serve err	E ILL server		+0.1
23	15-8	ILL	ILL	Kill	Kristina Starostenko	set Kenna Phelan	+0.1
24	15-9	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Kaeden Foxx	set Hannah Hawkins	+0.1
25	16-9	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.1
26	17-9	ILL	ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.1
27	17-10	ILL	E ILL	Serve err	ILL server		+0.0
28	18-10	E ILL	ILL×6	Kill	Alyssa Aguayo	set Kenna Phelan	+0.0
29	19-10	ILL	ILL×6	Ace	ILL server	aced Anna McEwen	+0.0
30	20-10	ILL	ILL×6	Kill	Alyssa Aguayo		+0.0
31	21-10	ILL	ILL×6	Kill	Alyssa Aguayo	set Kenna Phelan	+0.0
32	22-10	ILL	ILL×6	Kill	Alyssa Aguayo	set Kenna Phelan	+0.0
33	23-10	ILL	ILL×6	Kill	Ashlyn Philpot	set Kenna Phelan	+0.0
34	23-11	ILL	E ILL	Kill	Katie Kopshever	set Hannah Hawkins	+0.0
35	23-12	E ILL	E ILL	Kill	Anaya Rawlinson	set Hannah Hawkins	+0.0
36	24-12	E ILL	ILL	Kill	Paityn Chapman	set Kenna Phelan	+0.0
37	25-12	ILL	ILL	Ace	ILL server	aced Team	+0.0

Score shown after each rally, Illinois first. WP Δ = match win-probability points gained, colored by the team that gained them. “Feed gap” rows fill points the NCAA play-by-play never logged.