Final · 5 setsThu, Oct 1, 2026Watch on B1G+

Maryland def. Iowa 3–2

RallyIQ pre-match: Maryland 65.5% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 1, 5:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Maryland beat visiting Iowa 3-2 (25-20, 13-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-10) on Thu, Oct 1, 2026. Brooklynne Brass and Ava Brown led Maryland with 18 kills each; Iowa's Rosa Vesty had a match-high 19.

Data through · final Oct 1

Set12345Sets
IOWA20252225102
MD25132519153

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Sara Toth set 56 assists as Maryland outlasted Iowa.

The match turned 3 times; each line shows Maryland's RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. RallyIQ gave Maryland 66% before first serve.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 3 · Iowa 21–22 Maryland

    Maryland closed it, 3 of the final 4 rallies, to take the set 25–22 and lead 2–1.

    Maryland 68% → 83%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 5 · Iowa 1–0 Maryland

    3 straight Maryland points turned a 0–1 deficit into a 3–1 lead. The match swung to Maryland.

    Maryland 49% → 73%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 5 · Iowa 4–4 Maryland

    3 straight Maryland points broke a 4–4 tie and made it 7–4.

    Maryland 58% → 83%

Maryland above 50Iowa belowMax swing 9.7%

IowaMaryland

Sideout %
Iowa 61.9·Maryland 58.8
Break %
Iowa 41.2·Maryland 38.1
Hitting
Iowa .289·Maryland .317
Longest run
Iowa 8·Maryland 4

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Maryland above 50 · Iowa below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+9.7% MDrally 199 · set 5

Biggest swing: 9.7% to Maryland — set 5, IOWA 4-6 MD. Kill by Brooklynne Brass (set by Sara Toth). MD win probability 65% → 74%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

IOWA 42.4%57.6% MD

Iowa wins

3-0
9.6%
3-1
15.6%
3-2
17.2%

Maryland wins

3-0
16.0%
3-1
21.9%
3-2
19.7%
IOWA break %
40.2% vs this opp
MD break %
41.7% 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

    Kill by Brooklynne Brass (set by Sara Toth)

    Set 5 · IOWA 4-6 MD · MD 65% → 74%

  2. 02
    Rosa VestyKill+9.4%

    Kill by Rosa Vesty

    Set 5 · IOWA 3-3 MD · IOWA 33% → 42%

  3. 03
    Eva RohrbachKill+9.2%

    Kill by Eva Rohrbach (set by Sara Toth)

    Set 3 · IOWA 22-24 MD · MD 69% → 78%

  4. 04

    Rosa Vesty stuffed by Duru Gökçen & Brooklynne Brass

    Set 5 · IOWA 1-2 MD · MD 55% → 64%

  5. 05
    Jenna MeitzlerAttack error+8.6%

    Attack error by Jenna Meitzler

    Set 5 · IOWA 1-3 MD · MD 64% → 73%

  6. 06
    Hannah WhittingstallAttack error+8.5%

    Attack error by Hannah Whittingstall

    Set 5 · IOWA 4-7 MD · MD 74% → 83%

  7. 07

    Kill by Brooklynne Brass (set by Sara Toth)

    Set 3 · IOWA 22-23 MD · MD 62% → 69%

  8. 08
    Duru GökçenKill+6.9%

    Kill by Duru Gökçen (set by Sara Toth)

    Set 3 · IOWA 19-20 MD · MD 60% → 66%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Iowaaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
513024.54200000233.516.5
510429.2071423012216
58126.269200920008
54210.2004400110031.55.5
5000–222510002
35516.00000000010.55.5
519638.34200030010.519.5
5000–7211000002
5000–102720000
2419.333000000004
Team totals6319152.28957874853108102
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
518843.23312093010.520.5
518435.4001037002119
513018.7220012000013
54210.200000000426
5103.3335614900002
5000–111600001
511632.15600020111.512.5
5001.0003121320001
5000–100700000
2000–000010000
Team totals6520142.3176351155818597

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 8 IOWA · MD 4

Set 1

20-25

Longest run 3 IOWAMD 4

Set 2

25-13

Longest run 8 IOWAMD 3

Set 3

22-25

Longest run 4 IOWAMD 3

Set 4

25-19

Longest run 5 IOWAMD 3

Set 5

10-15

Longest run 2 IOWAMD 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Iowa

SlotSideout %Break %
1
50%13/26
47%9/19
2
71%12/17
45%10/22
3
56%10/18
20%3/15
4
64%9/14
17%2/12
5
67%8/12
62%13/21
6
80%8/10
38%5/13
All
62%60/97
41%42/102

Maryland

SlotSideout %Break %
1
48%13/27
45%9/20
2
80%12/15
41%9/22
3
77%10/13
29%4/14
4
82%9/11
50%9/18
5
38%8/21
25%3/12
6
53%8/15
27%3/11
All
59%60/102
38%37/97

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

199 rallies

#IOWA-MDSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1MDMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+2.3
21-1MDIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jaimie Marquardt+1.6
32-1IOWAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+2.5
42-2IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Jenna Meitzler+1.7
53-2MDIOWAKillLiv Mogridge+1.8
63-3IOWAMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+1.7
74-3MDIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+1.8
84-4IOWAMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+1.7
95-4MDIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+1.9
105-5IOWAMD×3KillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+1.8
115-6MDMD×3BlockedRosa Vestyblk Sydney Bryant, Duru Gökçen+2.6
125-7MDMD×3BlockedRosa Vestyblk Sydney Bryant+2.5
136-7MDIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+1.7
147-7IOWAIOWAAceIowaaced Brooklynne Brass+2.7
157-8IOWAMDAttack errHannah Whittingstall+1.9
168-8MDIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+1.9
179-8IOWAIOWABlockedSydney Bryantblk Jenna Meitzler, Hannah Whittingstall+3.0
189-9IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+2.0
199-10MDMDBad setJenna Meitzler+3.0
2010-10MDIOWA×3BlockedDuru Gökçenblk Hannah Whittingstall+2.0
2111-10IOWAIOWA×3BlockedBrooklynne Brassblk Jenna Meitzler, Liv Mogridge+3.2
2212-10IOWAIOWA×3AceIowaaced Brooklynne Brass+3.3
2312-11IOWAMDBlockedHallie Steponaitisblk Ava Brown, Duru Gökçen+2.1
2412-12MDMDAttack errHallie Steponaitis+3.3
2513-12MDIOWAServe errMaryland+2.4
2613-13IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+2.3
2713-14MDMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+3.4
2814-14MDIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+2.4
2915-14IOWAIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+3.8
3015-15IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+2.5
3116-15MDIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+2.8
3216-16IOWAMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+2.6
3317-16MDIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+2.9
3417-17IOWAMDServe errIowa+2.8
3518-17MDIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+3.1
3618-18IOWAMD×4KillSydney Bryantset Raina Chwialkowski+3.0
3718-19MDMD×4KillDuru Gökçenset Sara Toth+4.6
3818-20MDMD×4BlockedHallie Steponaitisblk Ava Brown, Duru Gökçen+4.3
3918-21MDMD×4AceMarylandaced Jaimie Marquardt+3.5
4019-21MDIOWABlockedAva Brownblk Hallie Steponaitis, Hannah Whittingstall+1.7
4119-22IOWAMDServe errIowa+2.5
4219-23MDMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+2.3
4320-23MDIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
4420-24IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+1.3
4520-25MDMDAttack errRosa Vesty+0.5
Set 2
11-0IOWAIOWABlockedBrooklynne Brassblk Liv Mogridge+2.1
21-1IOWAMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Elayna Davidson+1.4
32-1MDIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+1.5
42-2IOWAMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+1.4
53-2MDIOWAServe errMaryland+1.5
63-3IOWAMD×3KillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+1.5
73-4MDMD×3AceMarylandaced Allison Berent+2.2
83-5MDMD×3KillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+2.1
94-5MDIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+1.4
104-6IOWAMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+1.4
115-6MDIOWA×8KillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+1.4
126-6IOWAIOWA×8KillHannah Whittingstall+2.3
137-6IOWAIOWA×8Attack errDuru Gökçen+2.4
148-6IOWAIOWA×8KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+2.5
159-6IOWAIOWA×8Attack errBrooklynne Brass+2.5
1610-6IOWAIOWA×8KillJenna Meitzlerset Marichka Hoshylyk+2.4
1711-6IOWAIOWA×8KillMarichka Hoshylykset Allison Berent+2.1
1812-6IOWAIOWA×8KillMarichka Hoshylyk+1.8
1912-7IOWAMDServe errIowa+0.9
2013-7MDIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Henlee Moszkowicz+1.2
2113-8IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+0.9
2214-8MDIOWAAttack errBrooklynne Brass+1.2
2314-9IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+0.9
2415-9MDIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+1.2
2516-9IOWAIOWABlockedBrooklynne Brassblk Liv Mogridge+1.3
2616-10IOWAMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+0.6
2717-10MDIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.9
2818-10IOWAIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+0.8
2918-11IOWAMDKillEva Rohrbachset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
3018-12MDMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+0.7
3119-12MDIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
3220-12IOWAIOWAAceIowaaced Raina Chwialkowski+0.6
3320-13IOWAMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+0.2
3421-13MDIOWA×5KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.4
3522-13IOWAIOWA×5Attack errSydney Bryant+0.2
3623-13IOWAIOWA×5Attack errSydney Bryant+0.1
3724-13IOWAIOWA×5KillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler·
3825-13IOWAIOWA×5AceIowaaced Alex McGillivray·
Set 3
10-1MDMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+3.2
20-2MDMDAttack errHallie Steponaitis+3.1
31-2MDIOWA×4KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+2.1
42-2IOWAIOWA×4AceIowaaced Raina Chwialkowski+3.3
53-2IOWAIOWA×4Attack errAva Brown+3.5
64-2IOWAIOWA×4AceIowaaced Brooklynne Brass+3.6
74-3IOWAMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+2.3
84-4MDMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+3.5
95-4MDIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+2.6
105-5IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+2.5
115-6MDMDAttack errRosa Vesty+3.6
126-6MDIOWAServe errMaryland+2.5
136-7IOWAMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+2.5
147-7MDIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Henlee Moszkowicz+2.6
157-8IOWAMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+2.6
167-9MDMDKillSydney Bryantset Brooklynne Brass+3.6
178-9MDIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Hannah Whittingstall+2.4
188-10IOWAMDKillDuru Gökçenset Sara Toth+2.5
199-10MDIOWAServe errMaryland+2.5
2010-10IOWAIOWAAttack errSydney Bryant+4.1
2110-11IOWAMDAttack errHannah Whittingstall+2.8
2211-11MDIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+2.9
2312-11IOWAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+4.6
2412-12IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+3.0
2513-12MDIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+3.3
2613-13IOWAMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+3.2
2713-14MDMDKillSara Tothset Ava Brown+4.7
2814-14MDIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+3.3
2914-15IOWAMDServe errIowa+3.4
3014-16MDMDKillSydney Bryantset Raina Chwialkowski+4.7
3115-16MDIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+3.0
3216-16IOWAIOWAAceIowa+5.2
3316-17IOWAMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+3.7
3417-17MDIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+3.8
3517-18IOWAMDAttack errMarichka Hoshylyk+4.0
3618-18MDIOWAServe errMaryland+4.1
3719-18IOWAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+6.7
3819-19IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+4.4
3919-20MDMDKillDuru Gökçenset Sara Toth+6.9
4020-20MDIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+4.7
4120-21IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+5.2
4221-21MDIOWAKillJenna Meitzlerset Brooklynne Brass+5.2
4321-22IOWAMDAttack errHallie Steponaitis+5.9
4422-22MDIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+5.8
4522-23IOWAMD×3KillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+7.0
4622-24MDMD×3KillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+9.2
4722-25MDMD×3AceMarylandaced Allison Berent+4.7
Set 4
11-0IOWAIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Henlee Moszkowicz+3.0
21-1IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+2.0
31-2MDMDAttack errRosa Vesty+2.9
42-2MDIOWAServe errMaryland+2.0
53-2IOWAIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Henlee Moszkowicz+3.1
63-3IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+2.1
74-3MDIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+2.2
85-3IOWAIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Henlee Moszkowicz+3.3
95-4IOWAMDServe errIowa+2.1
105-5MDMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+3.2
116-5MDIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+2.3
126-6IOWAMDKillSydney Bryantset Addie Canady+2.2
137-6MDIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+2.4
147-7IOWAMDAttack errHannah Whittingstall+2.3
157-8MDMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+3.4
168-8MDIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+2.3
179-8IOWAIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+3.7
189-9IOWAMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+2.4
1910-9MDIOWA×5KillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+2.6
2011-9IOWAIOWA×5KillRosa Vestyset Henlee Moszkowicz+3.9
2112-9IOWAIOWA×5KillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+3.8
2213-9IOWAIOWA×5KillRosa Vestyset Henlee Moszkowicz+3.5
2314-9IOWAIOWA×5Attack errBrooklynne Brass+3.1
2414-10IOWAMD×3KillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+1.6
2514-11MDMD×3KillAva Brownset Raina Chwialkowski+2.9
2614-12MDMD×3Attack errCarmel Vares+3.5
2715-12MDIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+2.9
2815-13IOWAMDKillAva Brownset Sara Toth+2.4
2916-13MDIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Marichka Hoshylyk+3.0
3016-14IOWAMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+2.5
3117-14MDIOWAAttack errSydney Bryant+3.1
3217-15IOWAMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+2.5
3318-15MDIOWAKillJenna Meitzlerset Jaimie Marquardt+3.3
3419-15IOWAIOWAAttack errBrooklynne Brass+4.0
3519-16IOWAMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+1.9
3620-16MDIOWA×4Serve errMaryland+2.8
3721-16IOWAIOWA×4BlockedSydney Bryantblk Jenna Meitzler, Liv Mogridge+2.8
3822-16IOWAIOWA×4AceIowa+1.6
3923-16IOWAIOWA×4KillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
4023-17IOWAMDServe errIowa+0.1
4124-17MDIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
4224-18IOWAMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth·
4324-19MDMDAceMarylandaced Marichka Hoshylyk+0.2
4425-19MDIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+1.7
Set 5
11-0MDIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+6.3
21-1IOWAMD×3KillAva Brownset Sara Toth+6.0
31-2MDMD×3BlockedRosa Vestyblk Duru Gökçen, Brooklynne Brass+9.0
41-3MDMD×3Attack errJenna Meitzler+8.6
52-3MDIOWAAttack errBrooklynne Brass+5.6
63-3IOWAIOWAKillRosa Vesty+9.4
73-4IOWAMDKillDuru Gökçenset Sara Toth+6.6
84-4MDIOWAAttack errAva Brown+6.7
94-5IOWAMD×3KillAva Brownset Sara Toth+6.9
104-6MDMD×3KillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+9.7
114-7MDMD×3Attack errHannah Whittingstall+8.5
125-7MDIOWAServe errMaryland+4.9
135-8IOWAMDKillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+6.0
146-8MDIOWAKillJenna Meitzlerset Marichka Hoshylyk+5.0
156-9IOWAMD×3KillEva Rohrbachset Sara Toth+6.2
166-10MDMD×3Attack errJenna Meitzler+6.9
176-11MDMD×3KillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+4.5
187-11MDIOWAServe errMaryland+1.7
197-12IOWAMDKillSydney Bryantset Sara Toth+2.8
207-13MDMDAceMarylandaced Marichka Hoshylyk+1.9
218-13MDIOWAServe errMaryland+0.4
229-13IOWAIOWABlockedAva Brownblk Rosa Vesty, Liv Mogridge+1.3
239-14IOWAMDServe errIowa+1.8
2410-14MDIOWAServe errMaryland+0.4
2510-15IOWAMDKillBrooklynne Brassset Sara Toth+1.0

Score shown after each rally, Iowa 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).