Final · 4 setsWed, Sep 2, 2026 · Neutral site

Maryland def. Arkansas 3–1

Maryland beat Arkansas 3-1 (24-26, 30-28, 25-22, 25-18) on Wed, Sep 2, 2026 at a neutral site. Maryland's Haley Melby led with 18 kills, and Raina Chwialkowski added 24 digs.

Data through · final Sep 2

Set1234Sets
MD243025253
ARK262822181

Win probability

Arkansas above 50 · Maryland below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+11.0% MDrally 198 · set 4

Biggest swing: 11.0% to Maryland — set 3, MD 23-22 ARK. Kill by Haley Melby (set by Sara Toth). ARK win probability 55% → 44%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MD 44.3%55.7% ARK

Maryland wins

3-0
10.3%
3-1
16.4%
3-2
17.7%

Arkansas wins

3-0
15.0%
3-1
21.1%
3-2
19.5%
MD break %
40.2% vs this opp
ARK break %
41.3% 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
    Haley MelbyKill+11.0%

    Kill by Haley Melby (set by Sara Toth)

    Set 3 · MD 23-22 ARK · MD 45% → 56%

  2. 02
    MarylandAce+10.6%

    Maryland ace on Parker Duncan

    Set 3 · MD 24-22 ARK · MD 56% → 67%

  3. 03

    Parker Duncan stuffed by Duru Gökçen & Ava Brown

    Set 2 · MD 30-28 ARK · MD 36% → 46%

  4. 04
    Sydney BryantAttack error+9.7%

    Attack error by Sydney Bryant

    Set 1 · MD 24-26 ARK · ARK 63% → 73%

  5. 05
    Haley MelbyKill+9.6%

    Kill by Haley Melby (set by Sara Toth)

    Set 2 · MD 24-23 ARK · MD 26% → 36%

  6. 06

    Parker Duncan stuffed by Ava Brown & Duru Gökçen

    Set 2 · MD 29-28 ARK · MD 26% → 36%

  7. 07
    Parker DuncanKill+9.4%

    Kill by Parker Duncan

    Set 2 · MD 27-28 ARK · ARK 71% → 80%

  8. 08
    MarylandAce+8.7%

    Maryland ace on Madi Benne

    Set 3 · MD 22-22 ARK · MD 37% → 45%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
418247.34001381010.519.5
414330.3671008006317
47215.3331000008411
410223.34800200010.510.5
4205.4005512130010.53.5
1000–010310001
414740.17500010010.514.5
4000–3212410002
4000–000700000
3002.0001001520000
1023-.667000000000
1000–001120000
Team totals6518165.28561598070189104
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
418851.196104112111.519.5
413438.2370147002115
47017.41200120212.59.5
44110.300000310848
4317.28644121101015
4000–0121310001
413237.2970002004215
4001.0005311110003
22Ava RothL/DS
3000–002000000
1001.000512300212
Team totals5816162.259557186354181394

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 5 MD · ARK 4

Set 1

24-26

Longest run 3 MDARK 4

Set 2

30-28

Longest run 3 MDARK 2

Set 3

25-22

Longest run 5 MDARK 4

Set 4

25-18

Longest run 4 MDARK 4

Bars above the line = Arkansas leads, below = Maryland leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Maryland

SlotSideout %Break %
1
65%13/20
42%8/19
2
69%11/16
42%8/19
3
61%11/18
35%6/17
4
85%11/13
48%10/21
5
59%10/17
15%2/13
6
82%9/11
36%5/14
All
68%65/95
38%39/103

Arkansas

SlotSideout %Break %
1
71%12/17
42%8/19
2
50%11/22
25%4/16
3
65%11/17
15%2/13
4
58%11/19
42%8/19
5
71%10/14
21%3/14
6
64%9/14
36%5/14
All
62%64/103
32%30/95

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

198 rallies

#MD-ARKSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0MDMDAttack errAleki Alexander+2.6
22-0MDMDAceMarylandaced Aleki Alexander+2.6
32-1MDARKKillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+1.7
43-1ARKMDKillHaley Melbyset Raina Chwialkowski+1.8
53-2MDARKKillRomani Thurmanset Kiki Remensperger+1.7
63-3ARKARKBad setSara Toth+2.7
74-3ARKMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+1.9
84-4MDARKServe errMaryland+1.9
95-4ARKMD×3KillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+2.0
106-4MDMD×3KillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+2.8
117-4MDMD×3KillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+2.8
127-5MDARKServe errMaryland+1.7
138-5ARKMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+2.0
148-6MDARKKillLayla Smithset Kiki Remensperger+1.8
159-6ARKMDServe errArkansas+2.0
169-7MDARKKillKiki Remenspergerset Madi Benne+1.8
1710-7ARKMD×3KillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+2.1
1811-7MDMD×3BlockedParker Duncanblk Ava Brown, Duru Gökçen+2.7
1912-7MDMD×3KillHaley Melby+2.4
2012-8MDARKAttack errDuru Gökçen+1.3
2113-8ARKMDServe errArkansas+1.6
2213-9MDARKKillRomani Thurmanset Kiki Remensperger+1.3
2314-9ARKMDServe errArkansas+1.7
2414-10MDARKKillLaci Bohannanset Kiki Remensperger+1.3
2514-11ARKARKAceArkansasaced Addie Canady+2.4
2615-11ARKMDAttack errRomani Thurman+2.0
2715-12MDARKKillLaci Bohannanset Kiki Remensperger+1.6
2815-13ARKARKAceArkansasaced Addie Canady+2.9
2916-13ARKMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+2.5
3016-14MDARKServe errMaryland+2.1
3117-14ARKMDKillDuru Gökçenset Sara Toth+2.5
3218-14MDMDAceMarylandaced Gaby Cornier+3.1
3318-15MDARKKillLayla Smithset Kiki Remensperger+1.6
3418-16ARKARKKillParker Duncan+3.1
3519-16ARKMDKillDuru Gökçenset Sara Toth+2.8
3619-17MDARKKillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+2.1
3720-17ARKMDKillDuru Gökçenset Sara Toth+2.9
3821-17MDMDKillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+3.2
3921-18MDARKServe errMaryland+1.3
4021-19ARKARKBlockedAva Brownblk Laci Bohannan, Aleki Alexander+3.1
4122-19ARKMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+3.1
4222-20MDARK×4KillRomani Thurmanset Kiki Remensperger+2.0
4322-21ARKARK×4KillRomani Thurmanset Madi Benne+4.6
4422-22ARKARK×4KillLaci Bohannanset Kiki Remensperger+6.6
4522-23ARKARK×4AceArkansasaced Elayna Davidson+8.0
4623-23ARKMDKillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+5.2
4723-24MDARKKillLaci Bohannanset Kiki Remensperger+6.9
4824-24ARKMDAttack errLaci Bohannan+6.9
4924-25MDARKBlockedSydney Bryantblk Layla Smith+6.9
5024-26ARKARKAttack errSydney Bryant+9.7
Set 2
10-1ARKARKAceArkansasaced Brooklynne Brass+2.4
21-1ARKMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+1.7
31-2MDARKKillAleki Alexanderset Kiki Remensperger+1.7
41-3ARKARKBlockedAva Brownblk Laci Bohannan, Aleki Alexander+2.4
52-3ARKMDServe errArkansas+1.6
62-4MDARKKillRomani Thurmanset Kiki Remensperger+1.7
73-4ARKMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+1.6
83-5MDARKKillLaci Bohannanset Kiki Remensperger+1.7
94-5ARKMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+1.7
104-6MDARKBlockedSydney Bryantblk Kiki Remensperger+1.8
115-6ARKMDServe errArkansas+1.7
126-6MDMDKillDuru Gökçen+2.7
136-7MDARKServe errMaryland+1.9
147-7ARKMDServe errArkansas+1.9
157-8MDARKKillKiki Remenspergerset Parker Duncan+1.9
167-9ARKARKKillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+2.8
178-9ARKMDBlockedRomani Thurmanblk Haley Melby, Duru Gökçen+1.8
188-10MDARKKillRomani Thurmanset Kiki Remensperger+2.0
198-11ARKARKKillRomani Thurmanset Kiki Remensperger+2.7
209-11ARKMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+1.7
219-12MDARKKillRomani Thurmanset Kiki Remensperger+1.9
2210-12ARKMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+1.7
2310-13MDARKKillRomani Thurmanset Kiki Remensperger+1.9
2411-13ARKMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+1.7
2512-13MDMDBlockedLaci Bohannanblk Sara Toth, Duru Gökçen+3.0
2612-14MDARKKillLaci Bohannanset Kiki Remensperger+2.3
2713-14ARKMDAttack errKiki Remensperger+2.1
2813-15MDARKBlockedAva Brownblk Parker Duncan+2.3
2914-15ARKMDKillDuru Gökçenset Sara Toth+2.2
3015-15MDMDBlockedParker Duncanblk Ava Brown, Duru Gökçen+3.6
3115-16MDARKKillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+2.7
3216-16ARKMDKillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+2.6
3316-17MDARKKillParker Duncanset Madi Benne+2.8
3417-17ARKMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+2.8
3517-18MDARKBlockedEva Rohrbachblk Laci Bohannan, Aleki Alexander+3.0
3618-18ARKMDKillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+3.0
3718-19MDARKServe errMaryland+3.2
3819-19ARKMDServe errArkansas+3.2
3919-20MDARKServe errMaryland+3.5
4020-20ARKMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+3.5
4120-21MDARKKillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+3.9
4221-21ARKMDServe errArkansas+3.8
4322-21MDMDAttack errParker Duncan+6.5
4422-22MDARKKillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+4.3
4522-23ARKARKKillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+7.6
4623-23ARKMDKillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+4.9
4724-23MDMDKillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+9.6
4824-24MDARKKillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+6.7
4925-24ARKMDServe errArkansas+6.7
5025-25MDARKBlockedHaley Melbyblk Aleki Alexander, Romani Thurman+6.7
5126-25ARKMDServe errArkansas+6.7
5226-26MDARKKillRomani Thurmanset Kiki Remensperger+6.7
5327-26ARKMDServe errArkansas+6.7
5427-27MDARKKillLaci Bohannanset Kiki Remensperger+6.7
5527-28ARKARKKillParker Duncan+9.4
5628-28ARKMD×3KillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+6.5
5729-28MDMD×3BlockedParker Duncanblk Ava Brown, Duru Gökçen+9.6
5830-28MDMD×3BlockedParker Duncanblk Duru Gökçen, Ava Brown+9.9
Set 3
10-1MDARKKillAleki Alexanderset Kiki Remensperger+2.3
21-1ARKMD×3BlockedParker Duncanblk Ava Brown, Duru Gökçen+2.3
32-1MDMD×3KillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+3.5
43-1MDMD×3KillAva Brownset Sara Toth+3.6
53-2MDARKKillRomani Thurmanset Kiki Remensperger+2.3
64-2ARKMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+2.5
75-2MDMDKillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+3.5
85-3MDARK×3KillLaci Bohannanset Kiki Remensperger+2.2
95-4ARKARK×3KillLayla Smithset Kiki Remensperger+3.6
105-5ARKARK×3AceArkansasaced Raina Chwialkowski+3.7
116-5ARKMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+2.7
126-6MDARKServe errMaryland+2.6
137-6ARKMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+2.8
147-7MDARKKillLaci Bohannanset Kiki Remensperger+2.7
157-8ARKARKKillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+4.0
168-8ARKMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+2.8
178-9MDARKKillLayla Smithset Kiki Remensperger+2.8
189-9ARKMDKillDuru Gökçenset Sara Toth+2.9
199-10MDARKKillAleki Alexanderset Kiki Remensperger+2.9
209-11ARKARKAttack errDuru Gökçen+4.2
2110-11ARKMDServe errArkansas+2.7
2210-12MDARKKillAleki Alexanderset Kiki Remensperger+3.0
2311-12ARKMDServe errArkansas+2.8
2412-12MDMDKillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+4.6
2512-13MDARKKillLaci Bohannanset Kiki Remensperger+3.3
2612-14ARKARKKillLayla Smithset Kiki Remensperger+4.7
2713-14ARKMD×5KillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+3.0
2814-14MDMD×5KillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+4.9
2915-14MDMD×5KillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+5.3
3016-14MDMD×5KillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+5.3
3117-14MDMD×5AceMarylandaced Parker Duncan+4.9
3217-15MDARKKillLaci Bohannanset Kiki Remensperger+2.8
3318-15ARKMDServe errArkansas+3.5
3418-16MDARK×4KillLayla Smithset Kiki Remensperger+2.8
3518-17ARKARK×4KillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+5.2
3618-18ARKARK×4Attack errSydney Bryant+6.2
3718-19ARKARK×4AceArkansasaced Haley Melby+6.6
3819-19ARKMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+4.5
3919-20MDARKKillParker Duncanset Madi Benne+5.0
4019-21ARKARKKillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+7.0
4120-21ARKMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+4.0
4220-22MDARKKillParker Duncanset Kiki Remensperger+5.2
4321-22ARKMD×5KillDuru Gökçenset Ava Brown+4.1
4422-22MDMD×5AceMarylandaced Madi Benne+8.7
4523-22MDMD×5KillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+11.0
4624-22MDMD×5AceMarylandaced Parker Duncan+10.6
4725-22MDMD×5KillAva Brownset Sara Toth+5.8
Set 4
11-0ARKMDKillAva Brownset Duru Gökçen+2.5
21-1MDARKBlockedHaley Melbyblk Parker Duncan, Aleki Alexander+2.5
31-2ARKARKBad setSara Toth+3.6
42-2ARKMD×4KillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+2.5
53-2MDMD×4Attack errRomani Thurman+3.8
64-2MDMD×4KillHaley Melbyset Raina Chwialkowski+3.8
75-2MDMD×4KillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+3.7
85-3MDARKKillRomani Thurmanset Kiki Remensperger+2.4
96-3ARKMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+2.6
107-3MDMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+3.6
117-4MDARKKillLayla Smithset Kiki Remensperger+2.2
128-4ARKMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+2.5
138-5MDARKKillLaci Bohannanset Livia Niu+2.2
149-5ARKMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+2.6
159-6MDARKServe errMaryland+2.2
1610-6ARKMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+2.6
1711-6MDMDAttack errParker Duncan+3.3
1811-7MDARKKillParker Duncanset Livia Niu+1.8
1912-7ARKMDServe errArkansas+2.3
2012-8MDARKKillParker Duncanset Livia Niu+1.8
2113-8ARKMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+2.3
2214-8MDMDKillHaley Melbyset Sara Toth+2.7
2314-9MDARKBlockedEva Rohrbachblk Laci Bohannan, Aleki Alexander+1.4
2415-9ARKMD×4KillSara Tothset Brooklynne Brass+1.8
2516-9MDMD×4KillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+1.9
2617-9MDMD×4BlockedRomani Thurmanblk Sydney Bryant, Eva Rohrbach+1.3
2718-9MDMD×4KillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+0.8
2818-10MDARKBlockedSydney Bryantblk Layla Smith+0.3
2918-11ARKARKAttack errSydney Bryant+0.6
3019-11ARKMDServe errArkansas+0.7
3120-11MDMDKillSara Tothset Livia Niu+0.5
3220-12MDARKKillLaci Bohannanset Livia Niu+0.2
3320-13ARKARKBlockedSydney Bryantblk Livia Niu, Layla Smith+0.4
3421-13ARKMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+0.5
3522-13MDMDBlockedParker Duncanblk Ava Brown, Duru Gökçen+0.3
3622-14MDARKKillParker Duncanset Madi Benne+0.1
3723-14ARKMDServe errArkansas+0.1
3824-14MDMDKillHaley Melbyset Raina Chwialkowski·
3924-15MDARK×4BlockedMarlee Sivakblk Livia Niu, Aleki Alexander·
4024-16ARKARK×4KillRomani Thurmanset Livia Niu·
4124-17ARKARK×4BlockedMarlee Sivakblk Romani Thurman, Aleki Alexander·
4224-18ARKARK×4AceArkansasaced Brooklynne Brass+0.1
4325-18ARKMDServe errArkansas+0.1

Score shown after each rally, Maryland 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).