Final · 4 setsSat, Sep 19, 2026 · Neutral site

Minnesota def. South Dakota St. 3–1

Minnesota beat South Dakota St. 3-1 (25-22, 25-14, 20-25, 25-17) on Sat, Sep 19, 2026 at a neutral site. Minnesota's Mckenna Wucherer led with 25 kills, and Zeynep Palabiyik added 14 digs.

Data through · final Sep 19

Set1234Sets
MINN252520253
SDAKST221425171

Win probability

South Dakota St. above 50 · Minnesota below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+1.0% SDAKSTrally 172 · set 4

Biggest swing: 1.0% to South Dakota St. — set 4, MINN 2-4 SDAKST. South Dakota St. ace on Mckenna Wucherer. SDAKST win probability 3% → 4%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MINN 97.9%2.1% SDAKST

Minnesota wins

3-0
66.6%
3-1
25.3%
3-2
6.0%

South Dakota St. wins

3-0
0.2%
3-1
0.5%
3-2
1.4%
MINN break %
49.0% vs this opp
SDAKST break %
33.5% 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
    South Dakota St.Ace+1.0%

    South Dakota St. ace on Mckenna Wucherer

    Set 4 · MINN 2-4 SDAKST · SDAKST 3% → 4%

  2. 02

    Taylor Byl stuffed by Elena Hoecke & Kelly Kinney

    Set 4 · MINN 6-6 SDAKST · MINN 96% → 97%

  3. 03
    Kelly KinneyKill+0.9%

    Kill by Kelly Kinney

    Set 4 · MINN 9-8 SDAKST · MINN 97% → 98%

  4. 04
    Mckenna WuchererAttack error+0.8%

    Attack error by Mckenna Wucherer

    Set 4 · MINN 2-3 SDAKST · SDAKST 2% → 3%

  5. 05
    Sylvie ZgoncKill+0.8%

    Kill by Sylvie Zgonc (set by Rylee Martin)

    Set 4 · MINN 4-6 SDAKST · SDAKST 4% → 5%

  6. 06

    Lucie Blazkova stuffed by Hannah Klein & Claire Logeais

    Set 4 · MINN 7-8 SDAKST · SDAKST 3% → 4%

  7. 07
    MinnesotaService error+0.8%

    Minnesota service error

    Set 4 · MINN 3-5 SDAKST · SDAKST 4% → 4%

  8. 08

    Elena Hoecke stuffed by Hannah Klein & Taylor Byl

    Set 4 · MINN 6-7 SDAKST · SDAKST 3% → 4%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
425646.41301411102127
49320.3000032004211
48315.33300110052.510.5
45315.13300002010.55.5
44311.09100010031.55.5
4406.667510230031.55.5
45116.250000110005
4000–4411010004
4203.667000000213
4000–000000000
4000–000000000
4000–000000000
4000–202600000
4000–001000000
4000–000000000
4000–2011430000
Team totals6219132.326595154990201095
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
416545.24400180010.516.5
49524.16710272052.511.5
45211.273522120010.57.5
4229.00000010052.54.5
4128-.125100100423
4026-.33300010010.50.5
4000–440920004
4103.333231220010.52.5
4000–020100002
4001.000000200000
4000–000000000
4000–000000000
4000–000000000
4000–000000000
4000–000000000
4000–000000000
Team totals3418107.1503497445018978

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 MINN · SDAKST 4

Set 1

25-22

Longest run 4 MINNSDAKST 3

Set 2

25-14

Longest run 6 MINNSDAKST 2

Set 3

20-25

Longest run 3 MINNSDAKST 3

Set 4

25-17

Longest run 7 MINNSDAKST 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Minnesota

SlotSideout %Break %
1
60%3/5
0%0/2
2
60%3/5
63%5/8
3
67%2/3
50%2/4
4
100%2/2
60%3/5
5
50%2/4
33%1/3
6
50%2/4
0%0/2
All
61%14/23
46%11/24

South Dakota St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
38%3/8
40%2/5
2
50%2/4
40%2/5
3
40%2/5
33%1/3
4
67%2/3
0%0/2
5
100%2/2
50%2/4
6
100%2/2
50%2/4
All
54%13/24
39%9/23

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 (1 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

172 rallies

#MINN-SDAKSTSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0SDAKSTMINNServe errSouth Dakota St.+0.2
21-1MINNSDAKSTKillClaire Logeaisset Brooke Larsen+0.2
32-1SDAKSTMINN×3KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.2
43-1MINNMINN×3KillCarly Gilkset Stella Swenson+0.2
54-1MINNMINN×3BlockedMarisa Michaelisblk Mckenna Wucherer, Elena Hoecke+0.2
64-2MINNSDAKSTBlockedMckenna Wuchererblk Taylor Byl, Marisa Michaelis+0.1
74-3SDAKSTSDAKSTAceSouth Dakota St.aced Zeynep Palabiyik+0.3
85-3SDAKSTMINNKillCarly Gilkset Stella Swenson+0.2
96-3MINNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.2
106-4MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.2
117-4SDAKSTMINNKillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson+0.1
127-5MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota+0.2
138-5SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.2
148-6MINNSDAKST×3Attack errKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+0.2
158-7SDAKSTSDAKST×3BlockedLucie Blazkovablk Claire Logeais, Hannah Klein+0.3
168-8SDAKSTSDAKST×3BlockedLucie Blazkovablk Claire Logeais, Hannah Klein+0.4
179-8SDAKSTMINNKillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+0.3
189-9MINNSDAKSTKillClaire Logeaisset Brooke Larsen+0.3
199-10SDAKSTSDAKSTBlockedKelly Kinneyblk Claire Logeais, Sylvie Zgonc+0.6
2010-10SDAKSTMINN×4KillCarly Gilk+0.4
2111-10MINNMINN×4KillLucie Blazkovaset Stella Swenson+0.5
2212-10MINNMINN×4AceMinnesotaaced Hannah Klein+0.4
2313-10MINNMINN×4Attack errHannah Klein+0.3
2413-11MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.2
2514-11SDAKSTMINNKillCarly Gilkset Stella Swenson+0.2
2614-12MINNSDAKSTKillTaylor Bylset Rylee Martin+0.2
2715-12SDAKSTMINN×3KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.2
2816-12MINNMINN×3BlockedSylvie Zgoncblk Stella Swenson, Elena Hoecke+0.2
2917-12MINNMINN×3KillElena Hoecke+0.2
3017-13MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota+0.1
3118-13SDAKSTMINNKillStella Swensonset Kate Thibault+0.1
3219-13MINNMINNAttack errBrooke Larsen+0.1
3319-14MINNSDAKST×3Serve errMinnesota·
3419-15SDAKSTSDAKST×3AceSouth Dakota St.aced Kelly Kinney+0.1
3519-16SDAKSTSDAKST×3AceSouth Dakota St.aced Kelly Kinney+0.2
3620-16SDAKSTMINNKillMakenna Crossonset Stella Swenson+0.2
3720-17MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota+0.1
3821-17SDAKSTMINNKillMakenna Crossonset Stella Swenson+0.2
3921-18MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota+0.1
4021-19SDAKSTSDAKSTAttack errMckenna Wucherer+0.4
4122-19SDAKSTMINN×3KillCarly Gilkset Stella Swenson+0.3
4223-19MINNMINN×3KillMckenna Wuchererset Zeynep Palabiyik+0.3
4324-19MINNMINN×3AceMinnesotaaced Hannah Klein+0.1
4424-20MINNSDAKST×3KillSylvie Zgoncset Brooke Larsen·
4524-21SDAKSTSDAKST×3Attack errMckenna Wucherer+0.1
4624-22SDAKSTSDAKST×3AceSouth Dakota St.aced Mckenna Garr+0.2
4725-22SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.3
Set 2
11-0MINNMINNKillCarly Gilkset Stella Swenson+0.2
22-0MINNMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.1
32-1MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Hannah Klein+0.1
43-1SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.1
53-2MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Brooke Larsen+0.1
64-2SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.1
75-2MINNMINNAttack errHannah Klein+0.1
85-3MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota+0.1
96-3SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.1
107-3MINNMINNAceMinnesotaaced Kennedey Whitford+0.1
117-4MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.1
127-5SDAKSTSDAKSTAttack errMakenna Crosson+0.1
138-5SDAKSTMINN×3KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.1
149-5MINNMINN×3Attack errClaire Logeais+0.1
1510-5MINNMINN×3KillMakenna Crossonset Kate Thibault+0.1
1610-6MINNSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Rylee Martin+0.1
1711-6SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.1
1811-7MINNSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Brooke Larsen+0.1
1911-8SDAKSTSDAKSTAttack errCarly Gilk+0.1
2012-8SDAKSTMINN×6KillCarly Gilkset Stella Swenson+0.1
2113-8MINNMINN×6KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.1
2214-8MINNMINN×6AceMinnesotaaced Kennedey Whitford+0.1
2315-8MINNMINN×6BlockedMarisa Michaelisblk Lucie Blazkova, Mckenna Wucherer·
2416-8MINNMINN×6AceMinnesota·
2517-8MINNMINN×6KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson·
2617-9MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota·
2718-9SDAKSTMINNKillLucie Blazkovaset Stella Swenson·
2818-10MINNSDAKSTKillBrooke Larsenset Kennedey Whitford·
2919-10SDAKSTMINNKillElena Hoecke·
3019-11MINNSDAKSTKillBrooke Larsenset Rylee Martin·
3120-11SDAKSTMINNKillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson·
3220-12MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota·
3321-12SDAKSTMINNKillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson·
3421-13MINNSDAKSTKillBrooke Larsenset Rylee Martin·
3522-13SDAKSTMINNKillLucie Blazkovaset Stella Swenson·
3623-13MINNMINNBlockedClaire Logeaisblk Carly Gilk, Lucie Blazkova·
3723-14MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota·
3824-14SDAKSTMINNKillMakenna Crossonset Stella Swenson·
Set 3
10-1SDAKSTSDAKSTBlockedCarly Gilkblk Claire Logeais, Brooke Larsen+0.1
21-1SDAKSTMINNKillJordan Taylorset Stella Swenson+0.1
31-2MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.1
42-2SDAKSTMINNBlockedSylvie Zgoncblk Carly Gilk, Jordan Taylor+0.1
52-3MINNSDAKSTKillBrooke Larsenset Rylee Martin+0.1
63-3SDAKSTMINNServe errSouth Dakota St.+0.1
73-4MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota+0.1
84-4SDAKSTMINNServe errSouth Dakota St.+0.1
94-5MINNSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Rylee Martin+0.1
105-5SDAKSTMINN×3Bad setAnna Johannson+0.1
116-5MINNMINN×3KillMakenna Crossonset Stella Swenson+0.1
127-5MINNMINN×3BlockedHannah Kleinblk Stella Swenson, Jordan Taylor+0.1
137-6MINNSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Rylee Martin+0.1
148-6SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.1
158-7MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.1
169-7SDAKSTMINNServe errSouth Dakota St.+0.1
179-8MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.1
189-9SDAKST
NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?

The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.

+0.1
1910-9SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.1
2011-9MINNMINNKillStella Swensonset Mckenna Garr+0.1
2111-10MINNSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Rylee Martin+0.1
2212-10SDAKSTMINNKillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson+0.1
2312-11MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota+0.1
2412-12SDAKSTSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Taylor Byl+0.1
2513-12SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.1
2613-13MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota+0.1
2713-14SDAKSTSDAKSTAceSouth Dakota St.aced Makenna Crosson+0.2
2814-14SDAKSTMINNKillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson+0.1
2915-14MINNMINNAttack errHannah Klein+0.2
3015-15MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.1
3115-16SDAKSTSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Kennedey Whitford+0.2
3216-16SDAKSTMINNServe errSouth Dakota St.+0.1
3316-17MINNSDAKSTKillBrooke Larsenset Rylee Martin+0.2
3417-17SDAKSTMINNKillJordan Taylorset Stella Swenson+0.2
3517-18MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Kennedey Whitford+0.2
3617-19SDAKSTSDAKSTAttack errCarly Gilk+0.3
3718-19SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.2
3818-20MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota+0.3
3918-21SDAKSTSDAKSTBlockedMckenna Wuchererblk Taylor Byl, Rylee Martin+0.4
4019-21SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.2
4119-22MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.3
4220-22SDAKSTMINNBlockedTaylor Bylblk Carly Gilk, Elena Hoecke+0.2
4320-23MINNSDAKST×3KillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.3
4420-24SDAKSTSDAKST×3KillHannah Kleinset Rylee Martin+0.3
4520-25SDAKSTSDAKST×3Attack errMckenna Wucherer+0.1
Set 4
11-0MINNMINNAttack errBrooke Larsen+0.6
22-0MINNMINNBlockedSylvie Zgoncblk Carly Gilk, Lucie Blazkova+0.5
32-1MINNSDAKST×4KillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.4
42-2SDAKSTSDAKST×4AceSouth Dakota St.aced Zeynep Palabiyik+0.7
52-3SDAKSTSDAKST×4Attack errMckenna Wucherer+0.8
62-4SDAKSTSDAKST×4AceSouth Dakota St.aced Mckenna Wucherer+1.0
73-4SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.6
83-5MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota+0.8
94-5SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Mckenna Garr+0.6
104-6MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.8
115-6SDAKSTMINNKillElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson+0.7
126-6MINNMINNBlockedTaylor Bylblk Elena Hoecke, Kelly Kinney+0.9
136-7MINNSDAKSTBlockedElena Hoeckeblk Hannah Klein, Taylor Byl+0.7
147-7SDAKSTMINNKillStella Swensonset Zeynep Palabiyik+0.6
157-8MINNSDAKSTBlockedLucie Blazkovablk Hannah Klein, Claire Logeais+0.8
168-8SDAKSTMINN×7Serve errSouth Dakota St.+0.7
179-8MINNMINN×7KillKelly Kinney+0.9
1810-8MINNMINN×7KillCarly Gilkset Stella Swenson+0.7
1911-8MINNMINN×7KillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+0.6
2012-8MINNMINN×7KillKelly Kinney+0.4
2113-8MINN
NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?

The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.

+0.3
2214-8MINNMINN×7KillCarly Gilkset Stella Swenson+0.2
2314-9MINNSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Rylee Martin+0.1
2414-10SDAKSTSDAKSTAttack errKelly Kinney+0.3
2515-10SDAKSTMINNKillLucie Blazkovaset Stella Swenson+0.2
2615-11MINNSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.2
2716-11SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Mckenna Garr+0.2
2817-11MINNMINNAttack errSylvie Zgonc+0.2
2917-12MINNSDAKST×3Attack errElena Hoeckeset Stella Swenson+0.1
3017-13SDAKSTSDAKST×3AceSouth Dakota St.aced Zeynep Palabiyik+0.2
3117-14SDAKSTSDAKST×3AceSouth Dakota St.+0.4
3218-14SDAKSTMINN×3Serve errSouth Dakota St.+0.4
3319-14MINNMINN×3KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.3
3420-14MINNMINN×3KillStella Swensonset Mckenna Garr+0.2
3520-15MINNSDAKSTServe errMinnesota+0.1
3620-16SDAKSTSDAKSTBlockedElena Hoeckeblk Hannah Klein, Taylor Byl+0.2
3721-16SDAKSTMINN×4KillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson+0.2
3822-16MINNMINN×4KillKelly Kinneyset Stella Swenson+0.1
3923-16MINNMINN×4BlockedHannah Kleinblk Stella Swenson, Elena Hoecke·
4024-16MINNMINN×4Attack errSylvie Zgonc·
4124-17MINNSDAKSTKillRylee Martinset Kennedey Whitford·
4225-17SDAKSTMINNKillMckenna Wuchererset Stella Swenson·

Score shown after each rally, Minnesota 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).