Final · 5 setsFri, Aug 28, 2026

Grambling def. West Ga. 3–2

Grambling won at West Ga. 3-2 (20-25, 25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 15-11) on Fri, Aug 28, 2026. Lyric Jordan led Grambling with 16 kills; West Ga.'s Valiree Schmus had a match-high 19.

Data through · final Aug 28

Set12345Sets
GRAMB20252519153
W GA25172325112

Win probability

West Ga. above 50 · Grambling below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+14.1% GRAMBrally 205 · set 5

Biggest swing: 14.1% to Grambling — set 3, GRAMB 25-23 W GA. Grambling ace. W GA win probability 51% → 37%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

GRAMB 29.7%70.3% W GA

Grambling wins

3-0
5.6%
3-1
10.4%
3-2
13.7%

West Ga. wins

3-0
23.4%
3-1
27.0%
3-2
19.9%
GRAMB break %
43.2% vs this opp
W GA break %
47.3% 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
    GramblingAce+14.1%

    Grambling ace

    Set 3 · GRAMB 25-23 W GA · GRAMB 49% → 63%

  2. 02
    Kenya LucasKill+11.5%

    Kill by Kenya Lucas (set by Reece Cook)

    Set 5 · GRAMB 8-6 W GA · GRAMB 53% → 64%

  3. 03

    Bad set by Grace-Blythe Cornett

    Set 5 · GRAMB 9-6 W GA · GRAMB 64% → 75%

  4. 04
    Lyric JordanKill+10.7%

    Kill by Lyric Jordan (set by Giorgia Mandotti)

    Set 3 · GRAMB 24-23 W GA · GRAMB 38% → 49%

  5. 05

    Valiree Schmus stuffed by Angelique Pena & Bailey Hollis

    Set 5 · GRAMB 6-5 W GA · GRAMB 41% → 52%

  6. 06
    Kenya LucasKill+9.7%

    Kill by Kenya Lucas (set by Reece Cook)

    Set 5 · GRAMB 11-7 W GA · GRAMB 78% → 87%

  7. 07
    Kenya LucasKill+9.7%

    Kill by Kenya Lucas (set by Reece Cook)

    Set 5 · GRAMB 10-7 W GA · GRAMB 68% → 78%

  8. 08
    Bailey HollisKill+9.2%

    Kill by Bailey Hollis (set by Alayna Howard)

    Set 5 · GRAMB 7-6 W GA · GRAMB 44% → 53%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
516248.2920127320219
513330.33300020010.513.5
56117.29411270233.510.5
5104.2500121010002
5004.0002112400001
2024-.50000010010.50.5
57221.2380002014310
57720.00000030111.58.5
5003.0002130600003
5014-.2506002310000
44212.167011100216
4000–000000000
1024-.500000100000
Team totals5422171.187498967861212104
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5191254.13010015102120
515734.23500030010.515.5
57115.4000000030310
54113.23130040031.55.5
5015-.2004510901012
413433.2730004000013
5000–234100003
5003.000121800002
5002.0002212010002
5000–0011500000
1237-.143000000002
1000–000000000
1000–400000000
Team totals6029166.1875887798467101

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 7 GRAMB · W GA 6

Set 1

20-25

Longest run 2 GRAMBW GA 6

Set 2

25-17

Longest run 7 GRAMBW GA 3

Set 3

25-23

Longest run 5 GRAMBW GA 3

Set 4

19-25

Longest run 6 GRAMBW GA 6

Set 5

15-11

Longest run 4 GRAMBW GA 2

Bars above the line = West Ga. leads, below = Grambling leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Grambling

SlotSideout %Break %
1
75%12/16
40%6/15
2
46%12/26
40%8/20
3
80%12/15
29%5/17
4
77%10/13
31%5/16
5
38%8/21
55%11/20
6
64%7/11
53%8/15
All
60%61/102
42%43/103

West Ga.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
55%12/22
17%2/12
2
80%12/15
45%10/22
3
65%11/17
40%8/20
4
64%9/14
23%3/13
5
47%9/19
53%10/19
6
44%7/16
50%8/16
All
58%60/103
40%41/102

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

205 rallies

#GRAMB-W GASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0W GAGRAMBKillAngelique Penaset Reece Cook+1.8
21-1GRAMBW GAKillBrooke McCallset Valiree Schmus+1.7
32-1W GAGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Reece Cook+1.8
42-2GRAMBW GAServe errGrambling+1.7
53-2W GAGRAMBAttack errValiree Schmus+1.8
64-2GRAMBGRAMBAttack errValiree Schmus+2.3
74-3GRAMBW GABlockedAmaris Marksblk Anezka Ourednikova+1.8
84-4W GAW GAAttack errKenya Lucas+2.2
95-4W GAGRAMBKillAmaris Marksset Reece Cook+1.9
106-4GRAMBGRAMBAceGramblingaced Valiree Schmus+2.4
116-5GRAMBW GA×6Attack errRihianna Brown+1.9
126-6W GAW GA×6BlockedAmaris Marksblk Valiree Schmus, Milena Cetkovic+2.3
136-7W GAW GA×6KillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+2.3
146-8W GAW GA×6AceWest Ga.aced Lyric Jordan+2.2
156-9W GAW GA×6AceWest Ga.aced Lyric Jordan+2.0
166-10W GAW GA×6BlockedRihianna Brownblk Valiree Schmus, Milena Cetkovic+1.8
177-10W GAGRAMBKillAmaris Marksset Alayna Howard+1.3
187-11GRAMBW GAServe errGrambling+1.5
197-12W GAW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+1.5
208-12W GAGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+1.1
218-13GRAMBW GAAttack errBailey Hollis+1.3
229-13W GAGRAMBKillAngelique Penaset Alayna Howard+1.1
239-14GRAMBW GAKillMilena Cetkovicset Anezka Ourednikova+1.3
249-15W GAW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Allison Bowser+1.2
2510-15W GAGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Reece Cook+0.8
2610-16GRAMBW GAServe errGrambling+1.0
2711-16W GAGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Reece Cook+0.8
2812-16GRAMBGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Asialin Powell+1.3
2912-17GRAMBW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+1.3
3013-17W GAGRAMBAttack errMaddy Kirmer+1.0
3113-18GRAMBW GAKillMaddy Kirmerset Anezka Ourednikova+1.3
3214-18W GAGRAMBBlockedValiree Schmusblk Bailey Hollis, Rihianna Brown+1.0
3315-18GRAMBGRAMBAttack errValiree Schmus+1.7
3415-19GRAMBW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+1.8
3516-19W GAGRAMBKillBailey Hollisset Alayna Howard+1.4
3616-20GRAMBW GAKillValiree Schmusset Alayna Howard+1.8
3717-20W GAGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+1.4
3817-21GRAMBW GA×3KillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+1.8
3917-22W GAW GA×3AceWest Ga.+1.4
4017-23W GAW GA×3KillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+0.7
4118-23W GAGRAMBServe errWest Ga.+0.2
4218-24GRAMBW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+0.4
4319-24W GAGRAMBServe errWest Ga.+0.1
4420-24GRAMBGRAMBAttack errBrooke McCall+0.3
4520-25GRAMBW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+0.5
Set 2
10-1GRAMBW GAAttack errKenya Lucas+1.3
21-1W GAGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Reece Cook+1.4
31-2GRAMBW GAAttack errAmaris Marks+1.4
42-2W GAGRAMB×3KillAngelique Penaset Reece Cook+1.4
53-2GRAMBGRAMB×3AceGramblingaced Giorgia Mandotti+1.8
64-2GRAMBGRAMB×3BlockedGiovana Ribeiroblk Kenya Lucas, Nile Johnson+1.9
74-3GRAMBW GAServe errGrambling+1.5
84-4W GAW GAAttack errKenya Lucas+1.8
95-4W GAGRAMBKillAmaris Marksset Reece Cook+1.6
106-4GRAMBGRAMBKillBailey Hollisset Alayna Howard+2.0
116-5GRAMBW GAKillGiovana Ribeiroset Anezka Ourednikova+1.6
126-6W GAW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+1.9
137-6W GAGRAMB×4KillAmaris Marksset Alayna Howard+1.7
148-6GRAMBGRAMB×4Bad setAnezka Ourednikova+2.1
159-6GRAMBGRAMB×4AceGrambling+2.2
1610-6GRAMBGRAMB×4Bad setValiree Schmus+2.1
1710-7GRAMBW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+1.5
1810-8W GAW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+2.0
1911-8W GAGRAMB×7KillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+1.9
2012-8GRAMBGRAMB×7KillLyric Jordanset Asialin Powell+2.2
2113-8GRAMBGRAMB×7Bad setAnezka Ourednikova+2.0
2214-8GRAMBGRAMB×7Attack errMilena Cetkovic+1.7
2315-8GRAMBGRAMB×7KillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+1.4
2416-8GRAMBGRAMB×7KillAngelique Penaset Alayna Howard+1.1
2517-8GRAMBGRAMB×7KillLyric Jordanset Angelique Pena+0.8
2617-9GRAMBW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+0.4
2717-10W GAW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+0.6
2818-10W GAGRAMBAttack errGrace-Blythe Cornett+0.8
2919-10GRAMBGRAMBAttack errValiree Schmus+0.6
3019-11GRAMBW GAAttack errAsialin Powell+0.3
3120-11W GAGRAMBBlockedGiovana Ribeiroblk Lyric Jordan+0.4
3220-12GRAMBW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+0.2
3321-12W GAGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Angelique Pena+0.4
3421-13GRAMBW GAServe errGrambling+0.2
3522-13W GAGRAMBBad setValiree Schmus+0.3
3623-13GRAMBGRAMBAttack errGiovana Ribeiro+0.1
3723-14GRAMBW GAKillGiovana Ribeiroset Anezka Ourednikova·
3824-14W GAGRAMBKillNile Johnsonset Alayna Howard+0.1
3924-15GRAMBW GA×3KillMaddy Kirmerset Anezka Ourednikova·
4024-16W GAW GA×3Attack errBailey Hollis·
4124-17W GAW GA×3Bad setAlayna Howard·
4225-17W GAGRAMBAttack errValiree Schmus+0.1
Set 3
11-0W GAGRAMB×5KillLyric Jordan+2.5
22-0GRAMBGRAMB×5BlockedGrace-Blythe Cornettblk Lyric Jordan+3.1
33-0GRAMBGRAMB×5KillKenya Lucasset Asialin Powell+3.2
44-0GRAMBGRAMB×5KillLyric Jordanset Reece Cook+3.2
55-0GRAMBGRAMB×5AceGrambling+3.0
65-1GRAMBW GAServe errGrambling+2.2
76-1W GAGRAMBAttack errGrace-Blythe Cornett+2.6
86-2GRAMBW GAKillBrooke McCallset Valiree Schmus+2.2
97-2W GAGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Reece Cook+2.6
107-3GRAMBW GAKillMaddy Kirmerset Anezka Ourednikova+2.2
118-3W GAGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Reece Cook+2.6
129-3GRAMBGRAMBKillNile Johnsonset Anezka Ourednikova+2.9
139-4GRAMBW GAKillMaddy Kirmerset Desha Van Veldhuizen+1.9
1410-4W GAGRAMBKillBailey Hollisset Alayna Howard+2.4
1510-5GRAMBW GA×3Attack errLyric Jordan+1.9
1610-6W GAW GA×3KillValiree Schmusset Desha Van Veldhuizen+2.7
1710-7W GAW GA×3BlockedLyric Jordanblk Grace-Blythe Cornett, Milena Cetkovic+3.1
1811-7W GAGRAMBKillNile Johnsonset Alayna Howard+3.0
1911-8GRAMBW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Desha Van Veldhuizen+2.6
2011-9W GAW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Milena Cetkovic+3.5
2112-9W GAGRAMBKillPiper Nelsonset Alayna Howard+3.3
2212-10GRAMBW GA×3KillMilena Cetkovicset Desha Van Veldhuizen+2.9
2312-11W GAW GA×3BlockedAngelique Penablk Maddy Kirmer+3.8
2412-12W GAW GA×3AceWest Ga.+4.0
2513-12W GAGRAMB×3Serve errWest Ga.+3.6
2614-12GRAMBGRAMB×3Attack errBrooke McCall+4.5
2715-12GRAMBGRAMB×3AceGrambling+4.4
2815-13GRAMBW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+3.1
2916-13W GAGRAMBAttack errBrooke McCall+3.8
3016-14GRAMBW GAKillMaddy Kirmerset Anezka Ourednikova+3.2
3117-14W GAGRAMBServe errWest Ga.+4.0
3217-15GRAMBW GA×3KillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+3.3
3317-16W GAW GA×3KillValiree Schmus+4.7
3417-17W GAW GA×3KillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+5.1
3518-17W GAGRAMBKillBailey Hollisset Alayna Howard+4.7
3618-18GRAMBW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+4.4
3719-18W GAGRAMBAttack errGrace-Blythe Cornett+5.0
3820-18GRAMBGRAMBBlockedGrace-Blythe Cornettblk Angelique Pena+6.3
3920-19GRAMBW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+4.4
4021-19W GAGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+5.7
4121-20GRAMBW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+4.7
4221-21W GAW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Allison Bowser+7.1
4322-21W GAGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Reece Cook+7.0
4422-22GRAMBW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+6.6
4523-22W GAGRAMBAttack errBrooke McCall+8.3
4623-23GRAMBW GAKillBrooke McCallset Giorgia Mandotti+7.9
4724-23W GAGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Giorgia Mandotti+10.7
4825-23GRAMBGRAMBAceGrambling+14.1
Set 4
11-0GRAMBGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Asialin Powell+3.7
21-1GRAMBW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+2.9
32-1W GAGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Reece Cook+3.2
43-1GRAMBGRAMBBlockedGrace-Blythe Cornettblk Amaris Marks+4.0
53-2GRAMBW GA×6KillMaddy Kirmerset Anezka Ourednikova+3.1
63-3W GAW GA×6BlockedNile Johnsonblk Maddy Kirmer+3.8
73-4W GAW GA×6AceWest Ga.aced Lyric Jordan+3.7
83-5W GAW GA×6AceWest Ga.+3.5
93-6W GAW GA×6Attack errAmaris Marks+3.3
103-7W GAW GA×6Attack errAmaris Marks+2.9
114-7W GAGRAMBBad setBrooke McCall+2.3
125-7GRAMBGRAMBAceGrambling+3.2
135-8GRAMBW GAKillBrooke McCallset Cassie Thayse+2.8
145-9W GAW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+3.0
156-9W GAGRAMBKillBailey Hollisset Alayna Howard+2.3
166-10GRAMBW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+2.5
177-10W GAGRAMB×6KillNile Johnsonset Alayna Howard+2.4
188-10GRAMBGRAMB×6Attack errAnezka Ourednikova+3.4
199-10GRAMBGRAMB×6KillAngelique Penaset Bailey Hollis+4.0
2010-10GRAMBGRAMB×6AceGrambling+4.5
2111-10GRAMBGRAMB×6BlockedValiree Schmusblk Bailey Hollis, Angelique Pena+4.9
2212-10GRAMBGRAMB×6BlockedValiree Schmusblk Bailey Hollis+5.1
2312-11GRAMBW GAKillMilena Cetkovicset Anezka Ourednikova+3.9
2413-11W GAGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+4.4
2513-12GRAMBW GAKillMilena Cetkovicset Anezka Ourednikova+4.0
2614-12W GAGRAMBKillAngelique Penaset Reece Cook+4.6
2715-12GRAMBGRAMBBlockedGrace-Blythe Cornettblk Amaris Marks, Angelique Pena+5.5
2815-13GRAMBW GA×4KillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+3.9
2915-14W GAW GA×4Attack errAvri Solik-Fifarek+5.3
3015-15W GAW GA×4KillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+5.6
3115-16W GAW GA×4AceWest Ga.aced Asialin Powell+5.7
3216-16W GAGRAMBServe errWest Ga.+4.8
3316-17GRAMBW GA×3KillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+5.0
3416-18W GAW GA×3BlockedAmaris Marksblk Maddy Kirmer+5.7
3516-19W GAW GA×3Attack errAvri Solik-Fifarek+5.0
3617-19W GAGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Reece Cook+3.5
3717-20GRAMBW GAKillMaddy Kirmerset Anezka Ourednikova+4.3
3818-20W GAGRAMBKillBailey Hollisset Alayna Howard+3.5
3918-21GRAMBW GAServe errGrambling+4.5
4018-22W GAW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+3.9
4119-22W GAGRAMBServe errWest Ga.+2.0
4219-23GRAMBW GA×3Serve errGrambling+3.1
4319-24W GAW GA×3KillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+1.8
4419-25W GAW GA×3AceWest Ga.aced Piper Nelson+0.2
Set 5
11-0W GAGRAMBAttack errValiree Schmus+6.9
21-1GRAMBW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Giorgia Mandotti+6.6
32-1W GAGRAMBKillAmaris Marksset Reece Cook+7.2
42-2GRAMBW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+6.8
53-2W GAGRAMBAttack errValiree Schmus+7.5
63-3GRAMBW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+7.1
74-3W GAGRAMBKillAmaris Marksset Asialin Powell+7.8
84-4GRAMBW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+7.5
94-5W GAW GAAttack errNile Johnson+9.1
105-5W GAGRAMBBlockedValiree Schmusblk Bailey Hollis, Nile Johnson+7.8
116-5GRAMBGRAMBBlockedValiree Schmusblk Angelique Pena, Bailey Hollis+10.4
126-6GRAMBW GAKillValiree Schmusset Milena Cetkovic+8.2
137-6W GAGRAMB×3KillBailey Hollisset Alayna Howard+9.2
148-6GRAMBGRAMB×3KillKenya Lucasset Reece Cook+11.5
159-6GRAMBGRAMB×3Bad setGrace-Blythe Cornett+11.0
169-7GRAMBW GAServe errGrambling+7.2
1710-7W GAGRAMB×4KillKenya Lucasset Reece Cook+9.7
1811-7GRAMBGRAMB×4KillKenya Lucasset Reece Cook+9.7
1912-7GRAMBGRAMB×4KillKenya Lucasset Asialin Powell+6.9
2013-7GRAMBGRAMB×4KillAmaris Marksset Reece Cook+3.9
2113-8GRAMBW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+1.2
2213-9W GAW GAAttack errAmaris Marks+2.6
2314-9W GAGRAMBServe errWest Ga.+4.2
2414-10GRAMBW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+1.1
2514-11W GAW GABad setReece Cook+2.9
2615-11W GAGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Reece Cook+5.5

Score shown after each rally, Grambling 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).