Final · 4 setsSat, Oct 3, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Northern Ky. def. Oakland 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Northern Ky. 73.7% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 3, 2:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Northern Ky. won at Oakland 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-12, 25-16) on Sat, Oct 3, 2026. Ava Hoying led Northern Ky. with 14 kills; Oakland's Molly Reck had a match-high 17.

Data through · final Oct 3

Set1234Sets
N KY202525253
OAK251812161

Match story · written from the play-by-play

A 7–0 run in the fourth set broke it open for Northern Ky.

No single rally moved win probability more than 4.4 points. Oakland peaked at 60% in Set 2. These are the stats that built the gap. Pre-match, RallyIQ had Northern Ky. at 74%.

Northern Ky.Oakland
  • Break %+17.0 pts
    48.931.9

    Points won on own serve: 46 of 94 vs 23 of 72. Oakland sided out 51.1% of the time.

  • Hitting+.171
    .356.185

    57 K / 10 E against 51 K / 23 E.

  • Longest run+1
    76

    Northern Ky. scored 7 straight in the fourth set to stretch an 18–16 lead to 25–16. The set finished 25–16.

Oakland above 50Northern Ky. belowMax swing 4.4%

Northern Ky.Oakland

Aces
Northern Ky. 7·Oakland 2
Serve err
Northern Ky. 8·Oakland 7
Blocks
Northern Ky. 10·Oakland 42 BS · 16 BA vs 2 BS · 4 BA
Digs
Northern Ky. 63·Oakland 56

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Oakland above 50 · Northern Ky. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+4.4% N KYrally 166 · set 4

Biggest swing: 4.4% to Northern Ky. — set 2, N KY 16-15 OAK. Kill by Ivey Stocks (set by Abbigail Pickard). OAK win probability 50% → 45%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

N KY 76.7%23.3% OAK

Northern Ky. wins

3-0
28.5%
3-1
29.2%
3-2
19.0%

Oakland wins

3-0
4.0%
3-1
7.9%
3-2
11.4%
N KY break %
46.0% vs this opp
OAK break %
40.4% 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
    Ivey StocksKill+4.4%

    Kill by Ivey Stocks (set by Abbigail Pickard)

    Set 2 · N KY 16-15 OAK · N KY 50% → 55%

  2. 02
    Unlogged pointNCAA feed gap+4.4%

    Point Northern Ky. (not logged in NCAA feed)

    Set 2 · N KY 15-15 OAK · N KY 46% → 50%

  3. 03
    Molly ReckKill+4.2%

    Kill by Molly Reck (set by Delaney Stern)

    Set 2 · N KY 11-14 OAK · OAK 56% → 60%

  4. 04
    Ivey StocksKill+4.1%

    Kill by Ivey Stocks (set by Abbigail Pickard)

    Set 2 · N KY 17-15 OAK · N KY 55% → 59%

  5. 05

    Kill by Kamsi Iweajunwa (set by Delaney Stern)

    Set 2 · N KY 10-12 OAK · OAK 52% → 56%

  6. 06
    Ava HoyingKill+4.0%

    Kill by Ava Hoying (set by Abbigail Pickard)

    Set 2 · N KY 13-14 OAK · N KY 42% → 46%

  7. 07
    Liv HosfordAttack error+3.9%

    Attack error by Liv Hosford

    Set 2 · N KY 20-17 OAK · N KY 59% → 63%

  8. 08
    Liv HosfordKill+3.7%

    Kill by Liv Hosford (set by Delaney Stern)

    Set 2 · N KY 7-10 OAK · OAK 55% → 58%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
414234.35302160031.517.5
413127.44400020233.516.5
49118.44402270010.511.5
46115.33320320052.58.5
45012.41700120010.55.5
41011.0004900110031.52.5
47519.105001410007
4000–4301500003
4206.333100500002
4000–000000000
4000–000000000
4000–000900000
4000–000000000
4000–000000000
4000–000000000
Team totals5710132.35656786322161095
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
417654.20402370111.520.5
411631.1612015000011
46216.250000101228
46324.12500030010.56.5
45313.154001000005
4112.00035011100001
4317.286000100003
4213.333000100002
4001.000000100000
4000–000000000
4000–000000000
4000–2001710000
4000–300630000
4000–100120000
4000–000000000
4000–601200000
4000–000000000
Team totals5123151.185492756724471

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 N KY · OAK 6

Set 1

20-25

Longest run 2 N KYOAK 6

Set 2

25-18

Longest run 4 N KYOAK 3

Set 3

25-12

Longest run 5 N KYOAK 2

Set 4

25-16

Longest run 7 N KYOAK 5

Bars above the line = Oakland leads, below = Northern Ky. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Northern Ky.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
100%2/2
50%1/2
2
100%2/2
33%1/3
3
100%2/2
33%1/3
4
100%2/2
78%7/9
5
67%2/3
0%0/2
6
100%2/2
60%3/5
All
92%12/13
54%13/24

Oakland

SlotSideout %Break %
1
67%2/3
0%0/2
2
67%2/3
0%0/2
3
22%2/9
0%0/2
4
100%2/2
0%0/2
5
40%2/5
33%1/3
6
50%1/2
0%0/2
All
46%11/24
8%1/13

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

166 rallies

#N KY-OAKSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0OAKN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+1.4
22-0N KY
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.

+1.8
32-1N KYOAKKillLiv Hosfordset Delaney Stern+1.4
43-1OAKN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+1.4
54-1N KYN KYAttack errMolly Reck+1.7
64-2N KYOAKKillElla Schomer+1.2
75-2OAKN KYKillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+1.3
86-2N KYN KYAceNorthern Ky.aced Kate Vrabel+1.5
96-3N KYOAKKillMolly Reckset Kate Vrabel+1.1
107-3OAKN KYKillAbbigail Pickardset Emma Adkins+1.2
117-4N KYOAK×4KillLillian Friasset Delaney Stern+1.1
127-5OAKOAK×4KillMolly Reckset Delaney Stern+1.7
137-6OAKOAK×4AceMolly Reckaced Lucia Heid+2.1
147-7OAKOAK×4KillLiv Hosfordset Delaney Stern+2.3
158-7OAKN KYServe errMolly Reck+1.7
168-8N KYOAKKillLillian Friasset Delaney Stern+1.8
178-9OAKOAKAttack errAva Hoying+2.6
189-9OAKN KYKillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+1.9
199-10N KYOAKKillKamsi Iweajunwaset Delaney Stern+2.1
2010-10OAKN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+1.9
2110-11N KYOAK×6BlockedAva Hoyingblk Ella Schomer, Kamsi Iweajunwa+2.1
2210-12OAKOAK×6KillElla Schomerset Delaney Stern+3.0
2310-13OAKOAK×6KillMolly Reckset Liv Hosford+3.0
2410-14OAKOAK×6KillMolly Reckset Delaney Stern+2.8
2510-15OAKOAK×6KillLiv Hosfordset Delaney Stern+2.5
2610-16OAKOAK×6Attack errIvey Stocks+2.1
2711-16OAKN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+1.1
2812-16N KYN KYAceNorthern Ky.aced Kate Vrabel+1.9
2912-17N KYOAKKillMolly Reckset Delaney Stern+1.9
3013-17OAKN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+1.4
3114-17N KYN KYKillEmma Adkinsset Abbigail Pickard+2.4
3214-18N KYOAKKillElla Schomerset Delaney Stern+2.4
3315-18OAKN KYKillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+1.7
3415-19N KYOAKKillMolly Reckset Delaney Stern+2.4
3515-20OAKOAKKillLiv Hosfordset Delaney Stern+2.5
3616-20OAKN KYAttack errLillian Friasset Delaney Stern+1.1
3716-21N KYOAKServe errNorthern Ky.+1.8
3817-21OAKN KYServe errOakland+1.0
3917-22N KYOAKKillKamsi Iweajunwaset Delaney Stern+1.7
4018-22OAKN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+0.8
4119-22N KYN KYBlockedElla Schomerblk Ava Hoying, Ivey Stocks+1.8
4219-23N KYOAKKillElla Schomerset Delaney Stern+2.4
4320-23OAKN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard*+1.1
4420-24N KYOAKKillDelaney Stern+2.2
4520-25OAKOAKKillLillian Frias+0.9
Set 2
10-1N KYOAKKillLiv Hosfordset Delaney Stern+2.2
21-1OAKN KYKillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard*+2.0
31-2N KYOAK×3Serve errNorthern Ky.+2.2
41-3OAKOAK×3Attack errSydney Bray+3.1
51-4OAKOAK×3KillMolly Reckset Delaney Stern+3.2
62-4OAKN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+2.1
72-5N KYOAKServe errNorthern Ky.+2.5
83-5OAKN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+2.2
94-5N KYN KYAttack errMolly Reck+3.1
104-6N KYOAKServe errNorthern Ky.+2.5
115-6OAKN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+2.3
126-6N KYN KYAceNorthern Ky.aced Kiley Gallagher+3.2
136-7N KYOAKKillLillian Friasset Delaney Stern+2.5
147-7OAKN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+2.4
157-8N KYOAK×3BlockedLucia Heidblk Kamsi Iweajunwa+2.6
167-9OAKOAK×3Attack errLucia Heid+3.6
177-10OAKOAK×3KillLiv Hosfordset Delaney Stern+3.7
188-10OAKN KY×3KillKatie Noschangset Abbigail Pickard+2.4
199-10N KYN KY×3KillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+3.5
2010-10N KYN KY×3KillSydney Brayset Daisy Cluxton+3.6
2110-11N KYOAKKillLiv Hosfordset Delaney Stern+2.9
2210-12OAKOAKKillKamsi Iweajunwaset Delaney Stern+4.0
2311-12OAKN KYServe errOakland+2.7
2411-13N KYOAKKillMolly Reckset Delaney Stern+3.2
2511-14OAKOAKKillMolly Reckset Delaney Stern+4.2
2612-14OAKN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+2.7
2713-14N KYN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+4.0
2813-15N KYOAKServe errNorthern Ky.+3.5
29–3015-15N KY 2
NCAA feed gap2 points 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.

+7.4
3116-15N KYN KY×4KillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+4.4
3217-15N KYN KY×4KillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+4.1
3317-16N KYOAKKillMolly Reckset Kiley Gallagher+2.9
3418-16OAKN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+3.2
3518-17N KYOAKKillLillian Friasset Delaney Stern+3.0
3619-17OAKN KY×4KillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+3.4
3720-17N KYN KY×4Attack errLiv Hosford+3.9
3821-17N KYN KY×4KillKatie Noschangset Abbigail Pickard+2.8
3922-17N KYN KY×4KillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+1.7
4022-18N KYOAKKillLiv Hosfordset Delaney Stern+0.7
4123-18OAKN KY×3Serve errOakland+1.1
4224-18N KYN KY×3Attack errKamsi Iweajunwa+0.6
4325-18N KYN KY×3BlockedLiv Hosfordblk Sydney Bray, Katie Noschang+0.1
Set 3
11-0OAKN KYKillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+2.1
21-1N KYOAKKillLiv Hosford+2.2
32-1OAKN KYAttack errElla Schomerset Kalliann Cook+2.1
42-2N KYOAKServe errNorthern Ky.+2.2
53-2OAKN KY×4KillSydney Brayset Daisy Cluxton+2.2
64-2N KYN KY×4Attack errMolly Reck+2.8
75-2N KYN KY×4KillAva Hoyingset Daisy Cluxton+2.5
86-2N KYN KY×4KillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+2.2
96-3N KYOAKServe errNorthern Ky.+1.6
107-3OAKN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+1.7
117-4N KYOAKServe errNorthern Ky.+1.6
128-4OAKN KYKillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+1.7
139-4N KYN KYAceNorthern Ky.aced Kiley Gallagher+1.9
149-5N KYOAKAttack errLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+1.3
1510-5OAKN KYKillEmma Adkinsset Abbigail Pickard+1.4
1611-5N KYN KYKillKatie Noschangset Abbigail Pickard*+1.6
1711-6N KYOAKKillOlivia Rustset Morgin Parsley+1.0
1812-6OAKN KYKillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+1.2
1913-6N KYN KYKillKatie Noschangset Abbigail Pickard+1.2
2013-7N KYOAKKillLiv Hosfordset Kalliann Cook+0.7
2114-7OAKN KYKillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+0.8
2215-7N KYN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+0.8
2315-8N KYOAKKillMolly Reckset Kate Vrabel+0.4
2416-8OAKN KY×5KillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+0.5
2517-8N KYN KY×5AceNorthern Ky.aced Kate Vrabel+0.4
2618-8N KYN KY×5Attack errLillian Frias+0.2
2719-8N KYN KY×5BlockedLillian Friasblk Ivey Stocks+0.1
2820-8N KYN KY×5KillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+0.1
2920-9N KYOAKKillElla Schomerset Delaney Stern·
3021-9OAKN KYServe errOakland·
3121-10N KYOAKKillLiv Hosfordset Morgin Parsley·
3221-11OAKOAKAceMolly Reck·
3322-11OAKN KY×3Serve errMolly Reck·
3423-11N KYN KY×3AceNorthern Ky.·
3524-11N KYN KY×3KillKatie Noschangset Abbigail Pickard·
3624-12N KYOAKKillOlivia Rustset Morgin Parsley·
3725-12OAKN KYBlockedLiv Hosfordblk Katie Noschang, Abbigail Pickard·
Set 4
10-1N KYOAK×5Attack errLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+1.9
20-2OAKOAK×5BlockedKatie Noschangblk Molly Reck+2.7
30-3OAKOAK×5KillElla Schomerset Delaney Stern+2.8
40-4OAKOAK×5BlockedLucia Heidblk Molly Reck, Kamsi Iweajunwa+2.7
50-5OAKOAK×5KillMolly Reckset Delaney Stern+2.6
61-5OAKN KYAttack errMolly Reckset Kalliann Cook+1.7
71-6N KYOAKKillMolly Reckset Delaney Stern+2.0
82-6OAKN KY×5KillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+1.7
93-6N KY
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.

+2.5
104-6N KYN KY×5BlockedElla Schomerblk Ava Hoying, Ivey Stocks+2.7
115-6N KYN KY×5KillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+2.8
126-6N KYN KY×5Attack errMolly Reck+2.8
136-7N KYOAKKillEllen Zappset Delaney Stern+2.2
147-7OAKN KYKillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+2.1
158-7N KYN KYBlockedOlivia Rustblk Ava Hoying, Ivey Stocks+2.8
168-8N KYOAKKillOlivia Rustset Kalliann Cook+2.2
179-8OAKN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+2.1
189-9N KYOAKKillEllen Zappset Morgin Parsley+2.2
1910-9OAKN KYKillAllison Risleyset Abbigail Pickard+2.2
2011-9N KYN KYBlockedLiv Hosfordblk Katie Noschang, Abbigail Pickard+2.8
2111-10N KYOAKKillKamsi Iweajunwaset Liv Hosford+2.1
2211-11OAKOAKKillMolly Reckset Delaney Stern+3.2
2312-11OAKN KYKillAllison Risleyset Abbigail Pickard+2.4
2412-12N KYOAKKillKamsi Iweajunwaset Delaney Stern+2.5
2513-12OAKN KYKillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+2.5
2613-13N KYOAKKillKamsi Iweajunwaset Delaney Stern+2.6
2714-13OAKN KYKillKatie Noschangset Abbigail Pickard+2.6
2815-13N KYN KYBlockedEllen Zappblk Ivey Stocks+3.3
2915-14N KYOAKKillMolly Reckset Delaney Stern+2.4
3016-14OAKN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+2.5
3116-15N KYOAKKillMolly Reck+2.5
3217-15OAKN KYServe errOakland+2.7
3318-15N KYN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+3.1
3418-16N KYOAKKillMolly Reckset Morgin Parsley+2.0
3519-16OAKN KY×7Attack errLiv Hosfordset Kamsi Iweajunwa+2.4
3620-16N KYN KY×7BlockedLiv Hosfordblk Katie Noschang, Abbigail Pickard+2.5
3721-16N KYN KY×7KillAllison Risleyset Katie Noschang+1.6
3822-16N KYN KY×7KillAllison Risleyset Katie Noschang+0.9
3923-16N KYN KY×7Attack errMolly Reck+0.4
4024-16N KYN KY×7BlockedKamsi Iweajunwablk Allison Risley, Katie Noschang+0.1
4125-16N KYN KY×7KillAllison Risleyset Daisy Cluxton·

Score shown after each rally, Northern Ky. 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).