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

Minnesota def. Auburn 3–1

Minnesota beat Auburn 3-1 (25-12, 21-25, 25-16, 26-24) on Wed, Sep 2, 2026 at a neutral site. Minnesota's Mckenna Wucherer led with 21 kills, and Zeynep Palabiyik added 15 digs.

Data through · final Sep 2

Set1234Sets
AUBURN122516241
MINN252125263

Win probability

Minnesota above 50 · Auburn below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+6.2% MINNrally 174 · set 4

Biggest swing: 6.2% to Minnesota — set 4, AUBURN 24-26 MINN. Attack error by Belle Patrick. MINN win probability 94% → 100%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

AUBURN 13.4%86.6% MINN

Auburn wins

3-0
1.9%
3-1
4.2%
3-2
7.2%

Minnesota wins

3-0
39.2%
3-1
31.5%
3-2
15.8%
AUBURN break %
38.7% vs this opp
MINN break %
47.1% 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
    Belle PatrickAttack error+6.2%

    Attack error by Belle Patrick

    Set 4 · AUBURN 24-26 MINN · MINN 94% → 100%

  2. 02
    Mckenna WuchererAttack error+5.7%

    Attack error by Mckenna Wucherer

    Set 4 · AUBURN 23-23 MINN · AUBURN 6% → 12%

  3. 03
    Kelly KinneyKill+5.6%

    Kill by Kelly Kinney (set by Stella Swenson)

    Set 4 · AUBURN 23-24 MINN · MINN 88% → 94%

  4. 04
    Belle PatrickKill+5.6%

    Kill by Belle Patrick (set by Shanelle Puetz)

    Set 4 · AUBURN 24-24 MINN · AUBURN 6% → 12%

  5. 05
    Kelly KinneyKill+5.6%

    Kill by Kelly Kinney (set by Stella Swenson)

    Set 4 · AUBURN 24-25 MINN · MINN 88% → 94%

  6. 06
    MinnesotaAce+5.0%

    Minnesota ace on Emily Keiran

    Set 4 · AUBURN 21-22 MINN · MINN 87% → 92%

  7. 07
    Elena HoeckeKill+4.3%

    Kill by Elena Hoecke

    Set 4 · AUBURN 20-20 MINN · MINN 83% → 87%

  8. 08
    MinnesotaAce+4.3%

    Minnesota ace on Emily Keiran

    Set 4 · AUBURN 21-23 MINN · MINN 92% → 96%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Auburnaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
419653.24500118412221
411740.100014142010.512.5
47325.16010030010.57.5
45110.40000000052.57.5
46313.231004200217
4000–3100710000
4001.000101000031.52.5
4000–100720000
4000–000300000
4000–202610000
2003.000000000000
Team totals4820145.193452116010114877
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
421551.31404210102126
48422.1820221014313
47220.25001070031.59.5
44111.273100200426
4316.3333803800214
4000–322700002
412432.25000040010.512.5
4000–011100001
4000–100800000
4000–7001500000
1000–000100000
Team totals5517142.268501010642116997

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 4 AUBURN · MINN 9

Set 1

12-25

Longest run 2 AUBURNMINN 9

Set 2

25-21

Longest run 4 AUBURNMINN 3

Set 3

16-25

Longest run 4 AUBURNMINN 9

Set 4

24-26

Longest run 3 AUBURNMINN 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Auburn

SlotSideout %Break %
1
56%10/18
43%6/14
2
42%10/24
38%6/16
3
43%9/21
40%6/15
4
54%7/13
25%3/12
5
55%6/11
53%8/15
6
67%6/9
0%0/6
All
50%48/96
37%29/78

Minnesota

SlotSideout %Break %
1
53%10/19
43%6/14
2
67%10/15
55%12/22
3
64%9/14
58%14/24
4
62%8/13
43%6/14
5
55%6/11
50%6/12
6
100%6/6
40%4/10
All
63%49/78
50%48/96

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

174 rallies

#AUBURN-MINNSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0MINNAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Carson Eickenloff+1.1
22-0AUBURNAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Carson Eickenloff+1.6
32-1AUBURNMINNKillMakenna Crossonset Stella Swenson+1.1
43-1MINNAUBURNKillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff+1.2
54-1AUBURNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff+1.7
64-2AUBURNMINNKillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson+1.1
75-2MINNAUBURNAttack errMckenna Wucherer+1.4
85-3AUBURNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Zeynep Palabiyik+1.2
95-4MINNMINNAceMinnesotaaced Lauren Dreves+1.6
106-4MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff+1.4
116-5AUBURNMINN×4KillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson+1.2
126-6MINNMINN×4BlockedLauren Drevesblk Stella Swenson, Lucie Blazkova+1.6
136-7MINNMINN×4AceMinnesotaaced Lauren Dreves+1.5
146-8MINNMINN×4AceMinnesotaaced Carson Eickenloff+1.3
157-8MINNAUBURNServe errMinnesota+1.0
167-9AUBURNMINNKillStella Swensonset Kate Thibault+1.0
178-9MINNAUBURNServe errMinnesota+1.1
188-10AUBURNMINNKillLucie Blazkovaset Stella Swenson+1.0
198-11MINNMINNAceMinnesotaaced Symone Sims+1.2
209-11MINNAUBURNServe errMinnesota+0.9
219-12AUBURNMINN×9KillLucie Blazkovaset Stella Swenson+0.9
229-13MINNMINN×9KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+1.0
239-14MINNMINN×9BlockedGreer Chamblessblk Makenna Crosson, Elena Hoecke+0.8
249-15MINNMINN×9Attack errGrace Havlicek+0.6
259-16MINNMINN×9BlockedBelle Patrickblk Mckenna Wucherer, Elena Hoecke+0.4
269-17MINNMINN×9Attack errLauren Dreves+0.2
279-18MINNMINN×9Attack errGrace Havlicek+0.1
289-19MINNMINN×9KillMakenna Crossonset Stella Swenson+0.1
299-20MINNMINN×9Attack errGreer Chambless·
3010-20MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff·
3111-20AUBURNAUBURNAceAuburn·
3211-21AUBURNMINNServe errAuburn·
3311-22MINNMINNAttack errLauren Dreves·
3412-22MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Greer Chambless·
3512-23AUBURNMINN×3Serve errAuburn·
3612-24MINNMINN×3AceMinnesotaaced Lauren Dreves·
3712-25MINNMINN×3KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson·
Set 2
11-0AUBURNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff+1.0
21-1AUBURNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.7
32-1MINNAUBURNKillGreer Chamblessset Carson Eickenloff+0.8
43-1AUBURNAUBURNAttack errMckenna Wucherer+1.2
53-2AUBURNMINNKillKelly Kinneyset Zeynep Palabiyik+0.8
63-3MINNMINNBlockedBelle Patrickblk Kelly Kinney, Lucie Blazkova+1.0
74-3MINNAUBURN×3KillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff+0.9
85-3AUBURNAUBURN×3KillBelle Patrickset Symone Sims+1.2
96-3AUBURNAUBURN×3KillBelle Patrickset Carson Eickenloff+1.3
106-4AUBURNMINNKillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+0.9
116-5MINNMINNAttack errLauren Dreves+1.2
127-5MINNAUBURNServe errMinnesota+1.0
138-5AUBURNAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Shanelle Puetz+1.4
148-6AUBURNMINNKillMakenna Crossonset Stella Swenson+0.9
159-6MINNAUBURN×4KillLauren Drevesset Shanelle Puetz+1.1
1610-6AUBURNAUBURN×4KillGrace Havlicekset Shanelle Puetz+1.5
1711-6AUBURNAUBURN×4AceAuburnaced Mckenna Wucherer+1.4
1812-6AUBURNAUBURN×4Attack errMckenna Wucherer+1.3
1912-7AUBURNMINNKillLucie Blazkovaset Stella Swenson+0.7
2012-8MINNMINNBlockedBelle Patrickblk Mckenna Wucherer, Elena Hoecke+1.1
2113-8MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff+1.1
2213-9AUBURNMINNServe errAuburn+0.8
2314-9MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff+1.2
2415-9AUBURNAUBURNAttack errElena Hoecke+1.3
2515-10AUBURNMINNServe errAuburn+0.7
2615-11MINNMINNKillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson+1.1
2716-11MINNAUBURNKillGreer Chamblessset Carson Eickenloff+1.2
2817-11AUBURNAUBURNAttack errElena Hoecke+1.3
2917-12AUBURNMINNServe errAuburn+0.6
3018-12MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff+1.0
3118-13AUBURNMINNKillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+0.6
3219-13MINNAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Carson Eickenloff+1.0
3319-14AUBURNMINN×3KillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+0.6
3419-15MINNMINN×3KillMckenna Wuchererset McKenna Garr+1.0
3519-16MINNMINN×3AceMinnesotaaced Belle Patrick+1.3
3620-16MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Shanelle Puetz+1.5
3720-17AUBURNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Zeynep Palabiyik+1.0
3821-17MINNAUBURNKillGreer Chamblessset Carson Eickenloff+1.5
3921-18AUBURNMINNKillMakenna Crossonset Stella Swenson+0.9
4022-18MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff+1.5
4122-19AUBURNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.8
4222-20MINNMINNKillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+1.7
4323-20MINNAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Carson Eickenloff+2.1
4424-20AUBURNAUBURNBlockedKelly Kinneyblk Lauren Dreves, Kate Mansfield+1.8
4524-21AUBURNMINNServe errAuburn+0.4
4625-21MINNAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Carson Eickenloff+1.0
Set 3
11-0MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Emily Keiran+1.9
21-1AUBURNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Lucie Blazkova+1.7
32-1MINNAUBURNServe errMinnesota+1.9
42-2AUBURNMINN×9KillMckenna Wuchererset Zeynep Palabiyik+1.7
52-3MINNMINN×9KillMakenna Crossonset Stella Swenson+2.2
62-4MINNMINN×9Attack errLauren Dreves+2.0
72-5MINNMINN×9KillMckenna Wuchererset McKenna Garr+1.7
82-6MINNMINN×9KillStella Swensonset Zeynep Palabiyik+1.5
92-7MINNMINN×9AceMinnesotaaced Lauren Dreves+1.2
102-8MINNMINN×9Attack errKate Mansfield+0.9
112-9MINNMINN×9KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.7
122-10MINNMINN×9KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.5
133-10MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff+0.3
143-11AUBURNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.4
154-11MINNAUBURN×4BlockedStella Swensonblk Lauren Dreves, Kate Mansfield+0.3
165-11AUBURNAUBURN×4BlockedKelly Kinneyblk Shanelle Puetz, Kate Mansfield+0.6
176-11AUBURNAUBURN×4BlockedKelly Kinneyblk Kate Mansfield, Shanelle Puetz+0.8
187-11AUBURNAUBURN×4Attack errElena Hoecke+1.1
197-12AUBURNMINNKillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson+1.0
208-12MINNAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Shanelle Puetz+0.9
218-13AUBURNMINN×3KillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+1.0
228-14MINNMINN×3KillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+1.0
238-15MINNMINN×3KillKelly Kinney+0.7
249-15MINNAUBURNServe errMinnesota+0.4
259-16AUBURNMINN×5KillMakenna Crossonset Stella Swenson+0.5
269-17MINNMINN×5KillMckenna Wuchererset Carson Eickenloff+0.4
279-18MINNMINN×5KillStella Swensonset Stella Swenson+0.2
289-19MINNMINN×5KillMckenna Wucherer+0.1
299-20MINNMINN×5KillMakenna Crossonset McKenna Garr·
3010-20MINNAUBURN×3KillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff·
3111-20AUBURNAUBURN×3Attack errMakenna Crosson·
3212-20AUBURNAUBURN×3Attack errMakenna Crosson+0.1
3312-21AUBURNMINNServe errAuburn+0.1
3412-22MINNMINNKillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson·
3513-22MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff·
3613-23AUBURNMINNServe errAuburn·
3714-23MINNAUBURNKillGreer Chamblessset Carson Eickenloff·
3815-23AUBURNAUBURNBlockedElena Hoeckeblk Lauren Dreves·
3915-24AUBURNMINNBad setCarson Eickenloff·
4016-24MINNAUBURNKillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff·
4116-25AUBURNMINNKillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson·
Set 4
11-0AUBURNAUBURNKillGreer Chamblessset Carson Eickenloff+1.8
22-0AUBURNAUBURNKillGreer Chamblessset Carson Eickenloff+2.0
32-1AUBURNMINNServe errAuburn+1.4
43-1MINNAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Carson Eickenloff+1.6
53-2AUBURNMINN×3BlockedLauren Drevesblk Stella Swenson, Elena Hoecke+1.4
63-3MINNMINN×3Attack errBelle Patrick+1.9
73-4MINNMINN×3KillElena Hoeckeset Carson Eickenloff+1.7
84-4MINNAUBURNServe errMinnesota+1.4
95-4AUBURNAUBURNKillBelle Patrick+2.1
105-5AUBURNMINN×3Serve errAuburn+1.4
115-6MINNMINN×3Attack errBelle Patrick+1.8
125-7MINNMINN×3Attack errBelle Patrick+1.7
136-7MINNAUBURNServe errMinnesota+1.3
146-8AUBURNMINNKillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+1.3
157-8MINNAUBURN×3KillBelle Patrickset Shanelle Puetz+1.3
168-8AUBURNAUBURN×3KillBelle Patrickset Shanelle Puetz+2.1
179-8AUBURNAUBURN×3BlockedLucie Blazkovablk Belle Patrick, Grace Havlicek+2.4
189-9AUBURNMINNBlockedGreer Chamblessblk Lucie Blazkova, Makenna Crosson+1.7
1910-9MINNAUBURNServe errMinnesota+1.9
2010-10AUBURNMINNServe errAuburn+1.7
2110-11MINNMINNAceMinnesotaaced Belle Patrick+2.2
2211-11MINNAUBURN×3KillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff+1.8
2312-11AUBURNAUBURN×3KillKate Mansfield+2.7
2413-11AUBURNAUBURN×3BlockedMckenna Wuchererblk Greer Chambless, Kate Mansfield+3.0
2513-12AUBURNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Zeynep Palabiyik+2.0
2614-12MINNAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Carson Eickenloff+2.4
2714-13AUBURNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+2.1
2815-13MINNAUBURNServe errMinnesota+2.5
2915-14AUBURNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+2.1
3016-14MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Shanelle Puetz+2.7
3117-14AUBURNAUBURNKillGrace Havlicekset Shanelle Puetz+3.6
3217-15AUBURNMINNKillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+2.1
3318-15MINNAUBURNBlockedKelly Kinneyblk Grace Havlicek, Shanelle Puetz+2.9
3418-16AUBURNMINNKillLucie Blazkovaset Stella Swenson+2.2
3518-17MINNMINNBlockedGrace Havlicekblk Lucie Blazkova, Makenna Crosson+3.4
3619-17MINNAUBURNKillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff+3.2
3719-18AUBURNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+2.6
3820-18MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Carson Eickenloff+3.5
3920-19AUBURNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+2.8
4020-20MINNMINNKillElena Hoecke+4.3
4121-20MINNAUBURNKillGreer Chamblessset Carson Eickenloff+3.9
4221-21AUBURNMINN×3KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+3.5
4321-22MINNMINN×3AceMinnesotaaced Emily Keiran+5.0
4421-23MINNMINN×3AceMinnesotaaced Emily Keiran+4.3
4522-23MINNAUBURNKillLauren Drevesset Symone Sims+2.4
4623-23AUBURNAUBURNAttack errMckenna Wucherer+5.7
4723-24AUBURNMINNKillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+5.6
4824-24MINNAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Shanelle Puetz+5.6
4924-25AUBURNMINNKillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+5.6
5024-26MINNMINNAttack errBelle Patrick+6.2

Score shown after each rally, Auburn 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).