Samford vs Western Caro. Volleyball: Samford Wins 3-2

Final · 5 setsFri, Oct 2, 2026ESPN+

3:2

RallyIQ pre-match: Samford 58.1% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 2, 4:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Samford won at Western Caro. 3-2 (26-24, 19-25, 21-25, 29-27, 18-16) on Fri, Oct 2, 2026. Samford's Ally Cordes led with 31 kills, and Brianna Hamilton added 21 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 3:00 PM CT · final Oct 2

Set	1	2	3	4	5	Sets
SAMFRD	26	19	21	29	18	3
W CAR	24	25	25	27	16	2

Match story · written from the play-by-play

4 aces from Maggie Kalisz, and Samford needed each of them.

3 stretches decided it. Percentages are Samford's RallyIQ win probability before and after each. RallyIQ gave Samford 58% before first serve.

Turning point 1: Set 4 · Samford 26–26 Western Caro.
Samford closed it, 3 of the final 4 rallies, to take the set 29–27 and level the match at 2–2. The match swung to Samford.
Samford 26% → 52%
Turning point 2: Set 5 · Samford 2–0 Western Caro.
5 straight Western Caro. points turned a 0–2 deficit into a 5–2 lead. The match swung to Western Caro.
Samford 69% → 27%
Turning point 3: Set 5 · Samford 9–12 Western Caro.
Samford's low point. Samford then won 9 of the next 13 rallies and the set 18–16, and with it the match.
Samford 13% → >99%

Western Caro. above 50Samford belowMax swing 26.3%

SamfordWestern Caro.

Sideout %: Samford 59.8·Western Caro. 61.9
Break %: Samford 38.1·Western Caro. 40.2
Hitting: Samford .274·Western Caro. .308
Longest run: Samford 7·Western Caro. 6

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Western Caro. above 50 · Samford below

Biggest swing: 26.3% to Samford — set 5, SAMFRD 17-16 W CAR. Ashlyn Cobb stuffed by Hazel Slusher & Maggie Kalisz. W CAR win probability 52% → 25%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

SAMFRD 57.6%42.4% W CAR

Samford wins

3-0

16.0%

3-1

21.9%

3-2

19.7%

Western Caro. wins

3-0

9.6%

3-1

15.6%

3-2

17.2%

SAMFRD break %: 43.1% vs this opp
W CAR break %: 41.6% 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
Hazel Slusher&Maggie KaliszBlock+26.3%
Ashlyn Cobb stuffed by Hazel Slusher & Maggie Kalisz
Set 5 · SAMFRD 17-16 W CAR · SAMFRD 48% → 75%
02
SamfordAce+25.4%
Samford ace on Ashlyn Cobb
Set 5 · SAMFRD 18-16 W CAR · SAMFRD 75% → 100%
03
SamfordAce+20.4%
Samford ace on Ashlyn Cobb
Set 5 · SAMFRD 13-13 W CAR · SAMFRD 28% → 48%
04
Tatum SharpKill+20.2%
Kill by Tatum Sharp (set by Katie Boney)
Set 5 · SAMFRD 13-14 W CAR · W CAR 52% → 72%
05
Ally CordesKill+20.2%
Kill by Ally Cordes (set by Alison Ohlinger)
Set 5 · SAMFRD 14-14 W CAR · SAMFRD 28% → 48%
06
Tatum SharpKill+20.2%
Kill by Tatum Sharp (set by Katie Boney)
Set 5 · SAMFRD 14-15 W CAR · W CAR 52% → 72%
07
Maggie KaliszKill+20.2%
Kill by Maggie Kalisz (set by Alison Ohlinger)
Set 5 · SAMFRD 15-15 W CAR · SAMFRD 28% → 48%
08
Zoe ZudansKill+20.2%
Kill by Zoe Zudans (set by Katie Boney)
Set 5 · SAMFRD 15-16 W CAR · W CAR 52% → 72%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Samfordaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
13Ally CordesOH	5	31	5	81	.321	1	0	0	15	0	3	1.5	32.5
3Brianna HamiltonOH	5	9	4	35	.143	1	1	1	21	2	4	2	12
4Hazel SlusherMB	5	7	2	24	.208	0	0	0	1	0	6	3	10
16Janie StinchcombMB	5	6	1	14	.357	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	10
10Alison OhlingerS	5	2	1	5	.200	51	1	6	10	0	1	0.5	3.5
8Katelyn StooksburyL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
18Maggie KaliszOH	5	10	1	27	.333	0	4	3	2	0	6	3	17
1Carly MinatelL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	4
7Brooklyn DrumwrightOH	5	0	0	0	–	2	1	1	15	1	0	0	1
Team totals		65	14	186	.274	55	11	11	70	7	28	14	113

Western Caro.home

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
15Samantha KranzlerOH	5	25	6	51	.373	3	0	2	17	2	0	0	0	25
12Tatum SharpMB	5	21	6	40	.375	0	0	1	6	0	1	1	1.5	22.5
1Ashlyn CobbOH	5	12	6	34	.176	2	2	4	20	5	0	0	0	14
22Zoe ZudansOH	5	13	5	40	.200	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	13
18Katie BoneyS	5	6	1	10	.500	69	3	0	9	0	0	1	0.5	9.5
11JoJo AbeytaMB	5	6	1	13	.385	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	1	7
6Elise GurleyL/DS	5	0	0	1	.000	2	1	1	22	2	0	0	0	1
20Eda YalçinkayaL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	3	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0
2Halley TangL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1
16Sophia MariniOH	1	2	0	6	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
17Evelyn KeeferL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		85	25	195	.308	79	7	10	95	11	2	2	3	117

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.

Samford vs Western Caro.

Season series · Series tied 1-1

Thu, Oct 1, 2026Samford at Western Caro. · Western Caro. won 3-1Result →
Fri, Oct 2, 2026Samford at Western Caro. · Samford won 3-2This match

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 7 SAMFRD · W CAR 6

Set 1

26-24

Longest run 7 SAMFRDW CAR 6

Set 2

19-25

Longest run 2 SAMFRDW CAR 3

Set 3

21-25

Longest run 7 SAMFRDW CAR 6

Set 4

29-27

Longest run 5 SAMFRDW CAR 3

Set 5

18-16

Longest run 3 SAMFRDW CAR 5

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Samford

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	52%13/25	37%7/19
2	68%13/19	41%9/22
3	63%12/19	37%7/19
4	57%12/21	20%3/15
5	53%10/19	39%7/18
6	71%10/14	50%10/20
All	60%70/117	38%43/113

Western Caro.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	50%13/26	45%9/20
2	75%12/16	41%9/22
3	60%12/20	40%8/20
4	92%12/13	43%9/21
5	46%11/24	25%4/16
6	71%10/14	44%8/18
All	62%70/113	40%47/117

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

230 rallies

#	SAMFRD-W CAR	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.8
2	1-1	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+1.8
3	1-2	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Katie Boney	+2.5
4	2-2	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.8
5	2-3	SAMFRD	W CAR	Serve err	Samford		+1.9
6	3-3	W CAR	SAMFRD×4	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.9
7	4-3	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Blocked	Ashlyn Cobb	blk Brianna Hamilton, Janie Stinchcomb	+2.6
8	5-3	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Blocked	Samantha Kranzler	blk Janie Stinchcomb, Maggie Kalisz	+2.5
9	6-3	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Blocked	Tatum Sharp	blk Janie Stinchcomb, Maggie Kalisz	+2.4
10	6-4	SAMFRD	W CAR×6	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Ashlyn Cobb	+1.7
11	6-5	W CAR	W CAR×6	Attack err	Ally Cordes		+2.5
12	6-6	W CAR	W CAR×6	Blocked	Brianna Hamilton	blk Katie Boney, Tatum Sharp	+2.7
13	6-7	W CAR	W CAR×6	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Katie Boney	+2.9
14	6-8	W CAR	W CAR×6	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+2.9
15	6-9	W CAR	W CAR×6	Ace	Western Caro.		+2.8
16	7-9	W CAR	SAMFRD	Blocked	Tatum Sharp	blk Brianna Hamilton, Janie Stinchcomb	+1.9
17	7-10	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+2.2
18	8-10	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Hazel Slusher	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.9
19	8-11	SAMFRD	W CAR	Serve err	Samford		+2.2
20	9-11	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.0
21	9-12	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+2.3
22	10-12	W CAR	SAMFRD×7	Kill	Hazel Slusher	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.0
23	11-12	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Ace	Samford	aced Ashlyn Cobb	+3.1
24	12-12	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Kill	Janie Stinchcomb		+3.3
25	13-12	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+3.4
26	14-12	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Ace	Samford		+3.3
27	15-12	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Bad set	Katie Boney		+3.0
28	16-12	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Attack err	Zoe Zudans		+2.6
29	16-13	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Katie Boney	set Samantha Kranzler	+1.6
30	16-14	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+2.7
31	17-14	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.4
32	17-15	SAMFRD	W CAR×4	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Katie Boney	+2.1
33	17-16	W CAR	W CAR×4	Attack err	Maggie Kalisz		+3.5
34	17-17	W CAR	W CAR×4	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+4.1
35	17-18	W CAR	W CAR×4	Ace	Western Caro.	aced Brianna Hamilton	+4.5
36	18-18	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+3.3
37	18-19	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+3.6
38	19-19	W CAR	SAMFRD	Serve err	Western Caro.		+3.5
39	20-19	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+5.2
40	20-20	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+3.8
41	21-20	W CAR	SAMFRD	Serve err	Western Caro.		+4.2
42	22-20	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Ace	Samford	aced Ashlyn Cobb	+5.5
43	22-21	SAMFRD	W CAR	Attack err	Brianna Hamilton		+3.2
44	23-21	W CAR	SAMFRD	Serve err	Western Caro.		+4.6
45	23-22	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+3.3
46	23-23	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+7.4
47	24-23	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+7.2
48	24-24	SAMFRD	W CAR	Attack err	Ally Cordes		+7.2
49	25-24	W CAR	SAMFRD	Serve err	Western Caro.		+7.2
50	26-24	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+9.4
Set 2
1	0-1	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+1.7
2	0-2	W CAR	W CAR	Ace	Western Caro.		+2.3
3	1-2	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.6
4	1-3	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+1.8
5	2-3	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.7
6	2-4	SAMFRD	W CAR	Serve err	Samford		+1.8
7	3-4	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Janie Stinchcomb	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.7
8	3-5	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	JoJo Abeyta	set Katie Boney	+1.8
9	4-5	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.7
10	4-6	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+1.9
11	5-6	W CAR	SAMFRD	Serve err	Western Caro.		+1.8
12	5-7	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Katie Boney	set Eda Yalçinkaya	+1.9
13	6-7	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Alison Ohlinger	set Ally Cordes	+1.8
14	6-8	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+2.0
15	7-8	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.9
16	8-8	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Ace	Samford	aced Ashlyn Cobb	+2.7
17	8-9	SAMFRD	W CAR×3	Kill	JoJo Abeyta	set Katie Boney	+2.1
18	8-10	W CAR	W CAR×3	Blocked	Ally Cordes	blk JoJo Abeyta	+2.8
19	8-11	W CAR	W CAR×3	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Katie Boney	+2.7
20	9-11	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.8
21	10-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Kill	Janie Stinchcomb	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.7
22	10-12	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Katie Boney	+2.3
23	10-13	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+2.9
24	11-13	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.9
25	11-14	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+2.2
26	11-15	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp		+2.7
27	12-15	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.6
28	13-15	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton		+2.7
29	13-16	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+2.4
30	13-17	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Katie Boney	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.8
31	14-17	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Hazel Slusher	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.6
32	14-18	SAMFRD	W CAR	Serve err	Samford		+2.1
33	15-18	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.6
34	15-19	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Elise Gurley	+2.2
35	16-19	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Hazel Slusher	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.6
36	16-20	SAMFRD	W CAR	Attack err	Ally Cordes		+2.2
37	17-20	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.5
38	17-21	SAMFRD	W CAR	Serve err	Samford		+2.2
39	18-21	W CAR	SAMFRD	Blocked	Samantha Kranzler	blk Janie Stinchcomb, Maggie Kalisz	+1.4
40	18-22	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Katie Boney	+2.2
41	19-22	W CAR	SAMFRD	Serve err	Western Caro.		+1.2
42	19-23	SAMFRD	W CAR×3	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+2.1
43	19-24	W CAR	W CAR×3	Blocked	Hazel Slusher	blk Tatum Sharp	+1.4
44	19-25	W CAR	W CAR×3	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Elise Gurley	+0.3
Set 3
1	1-0	W CAR	SAMFRD	Blocked	Ashlyn Cobb	blk Ally Cordes, Hazel Slusher	+2.4
2	1-1	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Katie Boney	+2.4
3	2-1	W CAR	SAMFRD	Serve err	Western Caro.		+2.4
4	2-2	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	JoJo Abeyta	set Katie Boney	+2.5
5	2-3	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+3.5
6	3-3	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.5
7	3-4	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+2.7
8	3-5	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+3.6
9	4-5	W CAR	SAMFRD	Serve err	Western Caro.		+2.5
10	4-6	SAMFRD	W CAR×3	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+2.8
11	4-7	W CAR	W CAR×3	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+3.6
12	4-8	W CAR	W CAR×3	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+3.4
13	5-8	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.2
14	5-9	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+2.6
15	5-10	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	JoJo Abeyta	set Katie Boney	+3.1
16	6-10	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.9
17	6-11	SAMFRD	W CAR×6	Kill	Katie Boney	set Ashlyn Cobb	+2.4
18	6-12	W CAR	W CAR×6	Kill	JoJo Abeyta	set Ally Cordes	+2.7
19	6-13	W CAR	W CAR×6	Ace	Western Caro.		+2.1
20	6-14	W CAR	W CAR×6	Ace	Western Caro.	aced Brooklyn Drumwright	+1.6
21	6-15	W CAR	W CAR×6	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+1.1
22	6-16	W CAR	W CAR×6	Ace	Western Caro.	aced Brianna Hamilton	+0.7
23	7-16	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.3
24	8-16	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Bad set	Katie Boney		+0.6
25	8-17	SAMFRD	W CAR	Attack err	Janie Stinchcomb		+0.7
26	8-18	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+0.6
27	9-18	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.2
28	10-18	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Ace	Samford	aced Elise Gurley	+0.5
29	10-19	SAMFRD	W CAR	Serve err	Samford		+0.6
30	10-20	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+0.4
31	11-20	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.1
32	11-21	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+0.2
33	11-22	W CAR	W CAR	Ace	Western Caro.		+0.1
34	12-22	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Janie Stinchcomb	set Alison Ohlinger	·
35	12-23	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	·
36	13-23	W CAR	SAMFRD×7	Kill	Ally Cordes		·
37	14-23	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	·
38	15-23	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Ace	Samford	aced Samantha Kranzler	+0.1
39	16-23	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Kill	Hazel Slusher	set Maggie Kalisz	+0.1
40	17-23	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Attack err	Tatum Sharp		+0.2
41	18-23	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Ace	Samford		+0.5
42	19-23	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×7	Blocked	Ashlyn Cobb	blk Brianna Hamilton, Hazel Slusher	+1.0
43	19-24	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Katie Boney	set Samantha Kranzler	+1.5
44	20-24	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.4
45	21-24	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Attack err	Katie Boney		+1.1
46	21-25	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+2.0
Set 4
1	1-0	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Attack err	Zoe Zudans		+3.5
2	1-1	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+2.6
3	2-1	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.6
4	2-2	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+2.7
5	2-3	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Katie Boney	+3.7
6	3-3	W CAR	SAMFRD×5	Blocked	Ashlyn Cobb	blk Ally Cordes, Janie Stinchcomb	+2.7
7	4-3	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Attack err	Ashlyn Cobb		+3.7
8	5-3	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Blocked	JoJo Abeyta	blk Janie Stinchcomb, Maggie Kalisz	+3.6
9	6-3	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Brooklyn Drumwright	+3.4
10	7-3	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Kill	Janie Stinchcomb		+3.1
11	7-4	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Sophia Marini	set Katie Boney	+2.1
12	8-4	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.4
13	8-5	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Sophia Marini	set Katie Boney	+2.1
14	8-6	W CAR	W CAR	Attack err	Brianna Hamilton		+3.3
15	9-6	W CAR	SAMFRD	Attack err	Samantha Kranzler		+2.7
16	10-6	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Attack err	Samantha Kranzler		+3.3
17	10-7	SAMFRD	W CAR×3	Serve err	Samford		+2.2
18	10-8	W CAR	W CAR×3	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Brianna Hamilton	+3.5
19	10-9	W CAR	W CAR×3	Attack err	Brianna Hamilton		+4.0
20	11-9	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+3.2
21	12-9	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Kill	Hazel Slusher	set Alison Ohlinger	+4.0
22	12-10	SAMFRD	W CAR×3	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Katie Boney	+2.7
23	12-11	W CAR	W CAR×3	Attack err	Alison Ohlinger		+4.2
24	12-12	W CAR	W CAR×3	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+4.7
25	13-12	W CAR	SAMFRD	Attack err	Zoe Zudans		+3.6
26	13-13	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+3.7
27	14-13	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Katie Boney	+3.8
28	14-14	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+3.8
29	15-14	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Brianna Hamilton	+4.0
30	15-15	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	JoJo Abeyta	set Katie Boney	+4.0
31	15-16	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+5.8
32	16-16	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+4.2
33	16-17	SAMFRD	W CAR	Attack err	Ally Cordes		+4.6
34	17-17	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+4.5
35	17-18	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+4.9
36	17-19	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+6.6
37	18-19	W CAR	SAMFRD×3	Serve err	Western Caro.		+4.3
38	19-19	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+6.9
39	20-19	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Ace	Samford	aced Elise Gurley	+7.5
40	20-20	SAMFRD	W CAR	Serve err	Samford		+5.5
41	21-20	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Alison Ohlinger	set Katie Boney	+6.1
42	21-21	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+6.1
43	21-22	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+9.7
44	22-22	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+6.9
45	22-23	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+8.6
46	23-23	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+8.1
47	23-24	SAMFRD	W CAR	Serve err	Samford		+10.8
48	24-24	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+10.8
49	24-25	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+10.8
50	25-25	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+10.8
51	25-26	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Katie Boney	+10.8
52	26-26	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Brooklyn Drumwright	+10.8
53	26-27	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Alison Ohlinger	+10.8
54	27-27	W CAR	SAMFRD×3	Serve err	Western Caro.		+10.8
55	28-27	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Ace	Samford	aced Samantha Kranzler	+14.1
56	29-27	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Blocked	Tatum Sharp	blk Ally Cordes, Hazel Slusher	+12.5
Set 5
1	1-0	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Attack err	Samantha Kranzler		+8.5
2	2-0	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+8.3
3	2-1	SAMFRD	W CAR×5	Serve err	Samford		+5.9
4	2-2	W CAR	W CAR×5	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+8.8
5	2-3	W CAR	W CAR×5	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+9.4
6	2-4	W CAR	W CAR×5	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Eda Yalçinkaya	+9.5
7	2-5	W CAR	W CAR×5	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+9.1
8	3-5	W CAR	SAMFRD	Blocked	Tatum Sharp	blk Hazel Slusher, Alison Ohlinger	+5.8
9	3-6	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Eda Yalçinkaya	+7.0
10	4-6	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+5.9
11	4-7	SAMFRD	W CAR	Serve err	Samford		+7.3
12	5-7	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+6.1
13	5-8	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Katie Boney	set Samantha Kranzler	+7.6
14	6-8	W CAR	SAMFRD×3	Blocked	Zoe Zudans	blk Janie Stinchcomb, Maggie Kalisz	+6.2
15	7-8	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Blocked	Zoe Zudans	blk Brianna Hamilton, Hazel Slusher	+10.3
16	8-8	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+12.0
17	8-9	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Ashlyn Cobb	set Katie Boney	+9.8
18	8-10	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+13.2
19	9-10	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+8.4
20	9-11	SAMFRD	W CAR	Attack err	Hazel Slusher		+10.7
21	9-12	W CAR	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp		+12.2
22	10-12	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Hazel Slusher	set Alison Ohlinger	+6.0
23	11-12	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Attack err	Samantha Kranzler		+12.5
24	11-13	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Samantha Kranzler	set Katie Boney	+13.4
25	12-13	W CAR	SAMFRD	Attack err	Tatum Sharp		+9.5
26	13-13	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Ace	Samford	aced Ashlyn Cobb	+20.4
27	13-14	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+20.2
28	14-14	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+20.2
29	14-15	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Tatum Sharp	set Katie Boney	+20.2
30	15-15	W CAR	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+20.2
31	15-16	SAMFRD	W CAR	Kill	Zoe Zudans	set Katie Boney	+20.2
32	16-16	W CAR	SAMFRD×3	Kill	Janie Stinchcomb	set Alison Ohlinger	+20.2
33	17-16	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Blocked	Ashlyn Cobb	blk Hazel Slusher, Maggie Kalisz	+26.3
34	18-16	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Ace	Samford	aced Ashlyn Cobb	+25.4

Score shown after each rally, Samford 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).

Samford def. Western Caro. 3–2

4 aces from Maggie Kalisz, and Samford needed each of them.