Final · 4 setsThu, Oct 1, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Central Ark. def. West Ga. 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Central Ark. 71.3% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 1, 4:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Central Ark. won at West Ga. 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-18) on Thu, Oct 1, 2026. Kennady Martindale led Central Ark. with 16 kills; West Ga.'s Brooke McCall had a match-high 22.

Data through · final Oct 1

Set1234Sets
C ARK202525253
W GA252019181

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Central Ark. won every phase.

Win probability never moved more than 4.5 points on one rally; West Ga. topped out at 52% in Set 2. RallyIQ gave Central Ark. 71% before first serve.

Central Ark.West Ga.
  • Break %+8.6 pts
    44.736.1

    Points won on own serve: 42 of 94 vs 30 of 83. West Ga. sided out 55.3% of the time.

  • Hitting+.092
    .255.163

    Kills and errors: 61–22 vs 44–20.

  • Longest run+5
    116

    Down 9–10 in the third set, Central Ark. scored 11 straight to lead 20–10. The set finished 25–19.

West Ga. above 50Central Ark. belowMax swing 4.5%

Central Ark.West Ga.

Aces
Central Ark. 8·West Ga. 5
Serve err
Central Ark. 7·West Ga. 4
Blocks
Central Ark. 9·West Ga. 57 BS · 4 BA vs 2 BS · 6 BA
Digs
Central Ark. 74·West Ga. 59

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

West Ga. above 50 · Central Ark. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+4.5% C ARKrally 177 · set 4

Biggest swing: 4.5% to Central Ark. — set 2, C ARK 23-20 W GA. Grace-Blythe Cornett stuffed by McKinzee Haas & Kennady Martindale. W GA win probability 41% → 36%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

C ARK 76.4%23.6% W GA

Central Ark. wins

3-0
28.2%
3-1
29.1%
3-2
19.1%

West Ga. wins

3-0
4.1%
3-1
8.0%
3-2
11.5%
C ARK break %
47.0% vs this opp
W GA break %
41.4% 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

    Grace-Blythe Cornett stuffed by McKinzee Haas & Kennady Martindale

    Set 2 · C ARK 23-20 W GA · C ARK 59% → 64%

  2. 02
    McKinzee HaasBlock+4.5%

    Valiree Schmus stuffed by McKinzee Haas

    Set 2 · C ARK 22-20 W GA · C ARK 55% → 59%

  3. 03
    West Ga.Ace+4.2%

    West Ga. ace on Ella Chaney

    Set 1 · C ARK 18-21 W GA · W GA 39% → 44%

  4. 04
    Ella ChaneyAttack error+4.2%

    Attack error by Ella Chaney

    Set 2 · C ARK 19-18 W GA · W GA 42% → 46%

  5. 05

    Kill by Tatelyn Brandsma (set by Ella Chaney)

    Set 2 · C ARK 21-19 W GA · C ARK 54% → 58%

  6. 06
    Brooke McCallKill+4.0%

    Kill by Brooke McCall (set by Anezka Ourednikova)

    Set 3 · C ARK 9-10 W GA · W GA 34% → 38%

  7. 07

    Kill by Nicole Sargent (set by Olivia Kremer)

    Set 3 · C ARK 11-10 W GA · C ARK 65% → 69%

  8. 08
    Ella ChaneyKill+3.7%

    Kill by Ella Chaney (set by Tatelyn Brandsma)

    Set 2 · C ARK 20-18 W GA · C ARK 54% → 58%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
413221.5240024062720
416542.26200030010.516.5
414745.15610117100014
45418.05601150010.56.5
25412.083000000005
1001.0001401000000
4001.000221710002
4000–010100001
4001.0001002510000
3205.4003821600004
3000–120420002
2607.857000201017
Team totals6122153.255578774574995
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
410738.07921052010.511.5
45222.13601050010.56.5
44210.200011500216
4308.37500010212.55.5
4004.00031221000002
4002.000000610000
422958.2240003000022
4002.0004001400000
3001.000000810000
2000–00100010.50.5
2000–300200000
1002.000000000000
1000–000010000
Team totals4420147.163405459826582

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.

Central Ark. vs West Ga.

Season series · Central Ark. leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 11 C ARK · W GA 6

Set 1

20-25

Longest run 3 C ARKW GA 6

Set 2

25-20

Longest run 6 C ARKW GA 4

Set 3

25-19

Longest run 11 C ARKW GA 4

Set 4

25-18

Longest run 5 C ARKW GA 2

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Central Ark.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
85%11/13
61%14/23
2
71%10/14
31%5/16
3
69%9/13
57%12/21
4
42%8/19
20%2/10
5
80%8/10
43%6/14
6
50%7/14
30%3/10
All
64%53/83
45%42/94

West Ga.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
73%11/15
18%2/11
2
63%10/16
33%5/15
3
47%9/19
9%1/11
4
80%8/10
55%11/20
5
50%7/14
33%4/12
6
35%7/20
50%7/14
All
55%52/94
36%30/83

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

177 rallies

#C ARK-W GASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0W GAC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Sophie Skinner+1.5
22-0C ARKC ARKAttack errValiree Schmus+1.9
32-1C ARKW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+1.5
43-1W GAC ARKKillMcKinzee Haasset Sophie Skinner+1.5
53-2C ARKW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+1.5
63-3W GAW GAAceWest Ga.aced Cameron McDaniel+2.2
74-3W GAC ARKKillNicole Sargentset Sophie Skinner+1.6
84-4C ARKW GA×6Attack errNicole Sargent+1.7
94-5W GAW GA×6KillBrooke McCallset Valiree Schmus+2.4
104-6W GAW GA×6KillCourtney Josephset Karlyn Frazier+2.5
114-7W GAW GA×6BlockedKarlyn Frazierblk Courtney Joseph+2.6
124-8W GAW GA×6Attack errKarlyn Frazier+2.5
134-9W GAW GA×6KillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+2.4
145-9W GAC ARKKillNicole Sargentset Sophie Skinner+1.5
155-10C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+1.8
165-11W GAW GAKillMilena Cetkovicset Sophie Skinner+2.1
176-11W GAC ARKKillKarlyn Frazierset Sophie Skinner+1.2
187-11C ARKC ARKAttack errBrooke McCall+2.0
197-12C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+1.9
207-13W GAW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Giorgia Mandotti+2.1
218-13W GAC ARK×3KillKarlyn Frazierset Sophie Skinner+1.2
229-13C ARKC ARK×3Attack errBrooke McCall+2.0
2310-13C ARKC ARK×3Bad setBrooke McCall+2.3
2410-14C ARKW GAAttack errNicole Sargent+2.2
2511-14W GAC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Sophie Skinner+1.8
2612-14C ARKC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Sophie Skinner+2.7
2712-15C ARKW GABad setSophie Skinner+2.5
2813-15W GAC ARKKillMcKinzee Haasset Sophie Skinner+2.1
2913-16C ARKW GAAttack errElla Chaney+2.6
3014-16W GAC ARKKillElla Chaneyset Sophie Skinner+2.1
3115-16C ARKC ARKKillKarlyn Frazierset Sophie Skinner+3.3
3215-17C ARKW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+2.9
3315-18W GAW GAAttack errKarlyn Frazier+3.7
3416-18W GAC ARKAttack errValiree Schmus+2.2
3517-18C ARKC ARKAceCentral Ark.+3.6
3617-19C ARKW GAServe errCentral Ark.+3.3
3718-19W GAC ARKKillElla Chaneyset Sophie Skinner+2.8
3818-20C ARKW GA×3Attack errElla Chaney+3.5
3918-21W GAW GA×3AceWest Ga.aced Ella Chaney+4.2
4018-22W GAW GA×3KillBrooke McCallset Valiree Schmus+3.3
4119-22W GAC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Sophie Skinner+1.4
4219-23C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+2.5
4320-23W GAC ARKKillMcKinzee Haasset Sophie Skinner+1.1
4420-24C ARKW GAServe errCentral Ark.+2.2
4520-25W GAW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+0.9
Set 2
10-1C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+2.2
21-1W GAC ARKKillKarlyn Frazierset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.1
32-1C ARKC ARKAceCentral Ark.+2.7
42-2C ARKW GAAttack errKennady Martindale+2.1
53-2W GAC ARK×6KillMcKinzee Haasset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.1
64-2C ARKC ARK×6KillKennady Martindaleset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.6
75-2C ARKC ARK×6KillKennady Martindaleset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.4
86-2C ARKC ARK×6BlockedGrace-Blythe Cornettblk McKinzee Haas+2.1
97-2C ARKC ARK×6BlockedValiree Schmusblk McKinzee Haas+1.8
108-2C ARKC ARK×6BlockedMilena Cetkovicblk McKinzee Haas+1.5
118-3C ARKW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+1.0
129-3W GAC ARKKillMcKinzee Haasset Tatelyn Brandsma+1.1
139-4C ARKW GA×4Attack errElla Chaney+1.0
149-5W GAW GA×4Attack errNicole Sargent+1.6
159-6W GAW GA×4BlockedMcKinzee Haasblk Courtney Joseph+2.0
169-7W GAW GA×4KillCourtney Joseph+2.5
1710-7W GAC ARKKillMcKinzee Haasset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.0
1810-8C ARKW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+1.9
1911-8W GAC ARKKillKarlyn Frazierset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.1
2011-9C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+2.0
2112-9W GAC ARKAttack errBrooke McCall+2.2
2213-9C ARKC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.5
2313-10C ARKW GAAttack errKarlyn Frazier+1.6
2413-11W GAW GAAttack errElla Chaney+2.7
2514-11W GAC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.3
2614-12C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+2.1
2715-12W GAC ARKBlockedValiree Schmusblk McKinzee Haas+2.4
2815-13C ARKW GAKillMilena Cetkovicset Anezka Ourednikova+2.2
2915-14W GAW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova+3.5
3016-14W GAC ARKKillMcKinzee Haasset Anezka Ourednikova+2.9
3116-15C ARKW GABlockedMcKinzee Haasblk Courtney Joseph, Valiree Schmus+2.8
3217-15W GAC ARKKillElla Chaneyset Tatelyn Brandsma+3.1
3318-15C ARKC ARKKillNicole Sargentset Tatelyn Brandsma+3.6
3418-16C ARKW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+2.3
3519-16W GAC ARKKillElla Chaneyset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.8
3619-17C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+2.3
3719-18W GAW GAAttack errElla Chaney+4.2
3820-18W GAC ARKKillElla Chaneyset Tatelyn Brandsma+3.7
3920-19C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+3.4
4021-19W GAC ARKKillTatelyn Brandsmaset Ella Chaney+4.1
4121-20C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+3.5
4222-20W GAC ARK×4BlockedValiree Schmusblk McKinzee Haas+4.5
4323-20C ARKC ARK×4BlockedGrace-Blythe Cornettblk McKinzee Haas, Kennady Martindale+4.5
4424-20C ARKC ARK×4KillKennady Martindaleset Cameron McDaniel+2.4
4525-20C ARKC ARK×4Attack errValiree Schmus+0.7
Set 3
10-1W GAW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+3.1
21-1W GAC ARKAttack errBrooke McCall+2.3
31-2C ARKW GAAttack errElla Chaney+2.4
41-3W GAW GABad setTatelyn Brandsma+3.3
52-3W GAC ARK×4KillElla Chaneyset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.4
63-3C ARKC ARK×4KillElla Chaneyset Tatelyn Brandsma+3.2
74-3C ARKC ARK×4BlockedBrooke McCallblk Greyson Button+3.1
85-3C ARKC ARK×4KillElla Chaneyset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.9
95-4C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Giorgia Mandotti+2.2
106-4W GAC ARKKillElla Chaneyset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.2
116-5C ARKW GAKillMilena Cetkovicset Anezka Ourednikova+2.3
127-5W GAC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.3
137-6C ARKW GAAttack errKennady Martindale+2.3
148-6W GAC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.4
159-6C ARKC ARKBlockedValiree Schmusblk Nicole Sargent, McKinzee Haas+2.9
169-7C ARKW GA×4Serve errCentral Ark.+2.1
179-8W GAW GA×4Bad setNicole Sargent+3.2
189-9W GAW GA×4KillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+3.6
199-10W GAW GA×4KillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+4.0
2010-10W GAC ARK×11KillMcKinzee Haasset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.9
2111-10C ARKC ARK×11KillNicole Sargentset Olivia Kremer+3.8
2212-10C ARKC ARK×11Attack errBrooke McCall+3.6
2313-10C ARKC ARK×11KillElla Chaneyset Olivia Kremer+3.2
2414-10C ARKC ARK×11AceCentral Ark.aced Adriana Medrano+2.8
2515-10C ARKC ARK×11KillMcKinzee Haas+2.2
2616-10C ARKC ARK×11AceCentral Ark.aced Cassie Thayse+1.6
2717-10C ARKC ARK×11Bad setAdriana Medrano+1.1
2818-10C ARKC ARK×11KillNicole Sargentset Tatelyn Brandsma+0.7
2919-10C ARKC ARK×11KillMcKinzee Haasset Tatelyn Brandsma+0.4
3020-10C ARKC ARK×11Attack errBrooke McCall+0.2
3120-11C ARKW GAKillValiree Schmusset Desha Van Veldhuizen+0.1
3221-11W GAC ARKBlockedMilena Cetkovicblk McKinzee Haas+0.1
3321-12C ARKW GA×3Bad setElla Chaney·
3421-13W GAW GA×3KillBrooke McCallset Giorgia Mandotti+0.1
3521-14W GAW GA×3AceWest Ga.aced Olivia Kremer+0.2
3622-14W GAC ARKServe errWest Ga.+0.3
3722-15C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+0.1
3823-15W GAC ARKKillElla Chaneyset Tatelyn Brandsma+0.2
3923-16C ARKW GA×3BlockedKennady Martindaleblk Giovana Ribeiro, Milena Cetkovic+0.1
4023-17W GAW GA×3AceWest Ga.aced Trinity Hamilton+0.2
4123-18W GAW GA×3Attack errKennady Martindale+0.3
4224-18W GAC ARKKillGreyson Buttonset Tatelyn Brandsma+0.5
4324-19C ARKW GAKillCourtney Josephset Anezka Ourednikova+0.1
4425-19W GAC ARKServe errWest Ga.+0.2
Set 4
11-0C ARKC ARKKillTatelyn Brandsma+2.4
21-1C ARKW GAKillMilena Cetkovicset Anezka Ourednikova+1.9
32-1W GAC ARK×3Serve errWest Ga.+1.9
43-1C ARKC ARK×3AceCentral Ark.+2.4
54-1C ARKC ARK×3AceCentral Ark.aced Valiree Schmus+2.2
64-2C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+1.6
75-2W GAC ARKKillMcKinzee Haasset Tatelyn Brandsma+1.7
85-3C ARKW GAAttack errNicole Sargent+1.6
95-4W GAW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova+2.4
106-4W GAC ARKServe errWest Ga.+1.9
117-4C ARKC ARKKillGreyson Buttonset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.3
127-5C ARKW GAServe errCentral Ark.+1.7
138-5W GAC ARKKillGreyson Buttonset Tatelyn Brandsma+1.8
148-6C ARKW GAKillValiree Schmusset Giorgia Mandotti+1.7
158-7W GAW GAAceWest Ga.aced Trinity Hamilton+2.6
169-7W GAC ARKAttack errBrooke McCall+2.1
1710-7C ARKC ARKKillGreyson Button+2.5
1810-8C ARKW GAAttack errKennady Martindale+1.8
1911-8W GAC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Tatelyn Brandsma+1.9
2011-9C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+1.8
2112-9W GAC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Trinity Hamilton+2.0
2212-10C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Anezka Ourednikova+1.9
2313-10W GAC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.0
2414-10C ARKC ARKKillMcKinzee Haasset Tatelyn Brandsma+2.3
2514-11C ARKW GABlockedElla Chaneyblk Milena Cetkovic, Grace-Blythe Cornett+1.5
2615-11W GAC ARKKillMcKinzee Haasset Tatelyn Brandsma+1.8
2715-12C ARKW GAServe errCentral Ark.+1.5
2816-12W GAC ARK×5KillGreyson Buttonset Tatelyn Brandsma+1.8
2917-12C ARKC ARK×5KillElla Chaneyset Tatelyn Brandsma+1.9
3018-12C ARKC ARK×5KillGreyson Buttonset Tatelyn Brandsma+1.3
3119-12C ARKC ARK×5AceCentral Ark.aced Hannah Nicholson+0.8
3220-12C ARKC ARK×5AceCentral Ark.aced Valiree Schmus+0.5
3320-13C ARKW GAKillValiree Schmusset Desha Van Veldhuizen+0.2
3421-13W GAC ARKKillElla Chaneyset Tatelyn Brandsma+0.3
3521-14C ARKW GAServe errCentral Ark.+0.1
3622-14W GAC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Tatelyn Brandsma+0.2
3722-15C ARKW GAKillBrooke McCallset Desha Van Veldhuizen+0.1
3823-15W GAC ARKAttack errBrooke McCall+0.2
3923-16C ARKW GAKillGrace-Blythe Cornettset Anezka Ourednikova·
4024-16W GAC ARKKillKennady Martindaleset Tatelyn Brandsma+0.1
4124-17C ARKW GAServe errCentral Ark.·
4224-18W GAW GAKillValiree Schmusset Anezka Ourednikova·
4325-18W GAC ARKKillElla Chaneyset Tatelyn Brandsma+0.1

Score shown after each rally, Central Ark. 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).