FinalSat, Oct 17, 2026Watch on ESPN+

UNI def. UIC 3–0

RallyIQ pre-match: UNI 97.1% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 17, 4:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

UNI beat visiting UIC 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-17) on Sat, Oct 17, 2026. UNI's Lily Dykstra led with 15 kills.

Data through · final Oct 17

Set123Sets
UIC2118170
N IOWA2525253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Lily Dykstra needed just 3 sets for 15 kills. UNI swept UIC.

Win probability never moved more than 0.5 points on one rally; UIC topped out at 3% in Set 1. RallyIQ gave UNI 97% before first serve.

UICUNI
  • Break %+17.5 pts
    29.847.3

    Points won on own serve: 35 of 74 vs 17 of 57. UIC sided out 52.7% of the time.

  • Hitting+.209
    .095.304

    Kills and errors: 44–13 vs 32–22.

  • Longest run+1
    45

    Up 14–13 in the first set, UNI scored 5 straight to make it 19–13. Final score of the set: 25–21.

UNI above 50UIC belowMax swing 0.5%

UICUNI

Aces
UIC 1·UNI 4
Serve err
UIC 4·UNI 10
Blocks
UIC 7·UNI 92 BS · 10 BA vs 1 BS · 16 BA
Digs
UIC 39·UNI 37

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

UNI above 50 · UIC below
SET 1SET 2SET 310050100rally 131 · set 3

No single rally moved win probability by a full point: UNI stayed the heavy favorite throughout.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

UIC 3.0%97.0% N IOWA

UIC wins

3-0
0.3%
3-1
0.8%
3-2
1.9%

UNI wins

3-0
62.5%
3-1
27.2%
3-2
7.4%
UIC break %
33.5% vs this opp
N IOWA break %
47.7% 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.

Box score

Official NCAA box

UICaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
38215.40000010132.510.5
38328.17900052010.58.5
34719-.158001500004
32413-.154000000213
2102.500911200002
2002.000000001222
3417.42900000010.54.5
27Ava YoungL/DS
3000–2012010000
3000–1100500000
2229.00000000010.52.5
2135-.400000000001
2000–800000000
2000–000110000
1205.400001000002
1000–000000000
Team totals3222105.0953014394210756
UNIhome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
315333.3640049004217
38313.38501030153.512.5
39426.1921009002110
3519.44400000031.56.5
36215.267000100006
3103.3333222200003
3002.000413900001
3001.000000000211
3000–101410000
1000–000000000
Team totals4413102.30438410371116975

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.

UIC vs UNI

Season series · UNI leads 1-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 4 UIC · N IOWA 5

Set 1

21-25

Longest run 4 UICN IOWA 5

Set 2

18-25

Longest run 3 UICN IOWA 4

Set 3

17-25

Longest run 3 UICN IOWA 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

UIC

SlotSideout %Break %
1
57%8/14
30%3/10
2
47%7/15
11%1/9
3
38%6/16
36%4/11
4
55%6/11
33%3/9
5
60%6/10
0%0/6
6
75%6/8
50%6/12
All
53%39/74
30%17/57

UNI

SlotSideout %Break %
1
73%8/11
46%6/13
2
80%8/10
47%7/15
3
55%6/11
57%8/14
4
100%6/6
50%6/12
5
55%6/11
54%7/13
6
75%6/8
14%1/7
All
70%40/57
47%35/74

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 (3 of 3 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

131 rallies

#UIC-N IOWASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passer
Set 1
10-1N IOWAN IOWAAceReese Boothaced Tamara Kisic
21-1N IOWAUICKillTamara Kisicset Mihaela Harizanova
32-1UICUICBlockedCalia Clubbblk Robyn Ward
42-2UICN IOWAKillLily Dykstraset Reese Booth
52-3N IOWAN IOWAAttack errTamara Kisic
63-3N IOWAUICServe errLily Dykstra
74-3UICUICAttack errCassidy Hartman
84-4UICN IOWAKillGrace Hannamset Reese Booth
94-5N IOWAN IOWAKillMaryn Bixbyset Reese Booth
105-5N IOWAUICServe errJadyn Petersen
115-6UICN IOWAKillMaryn Bixbyset Reese Booth
126-6N IOWAUICKillEmma Colombariset Paulina Ströh
136-7UICN IOWAKillLily Dykstraset Reese Booth
147-7N IOWAUICKillAna Petridesset Paulina Ströh
157-8UICN IOWAKillMaryn Bixbyset Reese Booth
168-8N IOWAUICKillEmma Colombariset Mihaela Harizanova
178-9UICN IOWAKillLily Dykstraset Jadyn Petersen
189-9N IOWAUICKillAna Petridesset Mihaela Harizanova
199-10UICN IOWA×3Serve errAva Young
209-11N IOWAN IOWA×3BlockedGabi Peterblk Grace Hannam, Cassidy Hartman
219-12N IOWAN IOWA×3Attack errGabi Peter
2210-12N IOWAUICServe errLily Dykstra
2310-13UICN IOWAKillCalia Clubbset Reese Booth
2411-13N IOWAUICKillTamara Kisicset Paulina Ströh
2512-13UICUICBlockedCassidy Hartmanblk Robyn Ward, Sasha Pellettieri
2612-14UICN IOWAAttack errEmma Colombari
2713-14N IOWAUICKillSasha Pellettieriset Paulina Ströh
2813-15UICN IOWA×5KillMaryn Bixbyset Reese Booth
2913-16N IOWAN IOWA×5BlockedEmma Colombariblk Maryn Bixby, Lily Dykstra
3013-17N IOWAN IOWA×5Attack errSasha Pellettieri
3113-18N IOWAN IOWA×5KillLily Dykstraset Jadyn Petersen
3213-19N IOWAN IOWA×5Attack errLily Dykstra
3314-19N IOWAUIC×4KillAna Petridesset Paulina Ströh
3415-19UICUIC×4KillAna Petridesset Mihaela Harizanova
3516-19UICUIC×4BlockedMaryn Bixbyblk Ana Petrides, Elizabeth King
3617-19UICUIC×4BlockedLily Dykstrablk Ana Petrides, Gabi Peter
3717-20UICN IOWAKillMaryn Bixbyset Reese Booth
3818-20N IOWAUICKillAna Petridesset Mihaela Harizanova
3918-21UICN IOWA×3Attack errTamara Kisic
4018-22N IOWAN IOWA×3KillCalia Clubbset Reese Booth
4118-23N IOWAN IOWA×3KillLily Dykstraset Reese Booth
4219-23N IOWAUICServe errReese Booth
4319-24UICN IOWAKillGrace Hannamset Reese Booth
4420-24N IOWAUICServe errLily Dykstra
4521-24UICUICKillTamara Kisicset Paulina Ströh
4621-25UICN IOWAKillCalia Clubbset Reese Booth
Set 2
11-0UICUICAttack errGrace Hannam
21-1UICN IOWAKillLily Dykstraset Reese Booth
31-2N IOWAN IOWAKillLily Dykstraset Reese Booth
42-2N IOWAUICKillMaryam Husseinset Paulina Ströh
52-3UICN IOWA×3Serve errMaryam Hussein
62-4N IOWAN IOWA×3Bad setPaulina Ströh
72-5N IOWAN IOWA×3AceJadyn Petersenaced Ava Young
83-5N IOWAUICKillTamara Kisicset Ava Young
93-6UICN IOWA×3KillCalia Clubbset Reese Booth
103-7N IOWAN IOWA×3Attack errFrancesca Lorenzo
113-8N IOWAN IOWA×3BlockedAna Petridesblk Maryn Bixby
124-8N IOWAUICKillTamara Kisicset Judy Asar
134-9UICN IOWAKillCassidy Hartmanset Reese Booth
145-9N IOWAUICKillElizabeth Kingset Judy Asar
155-10UICN IOWAKillLily Dykstraset Reese Booth
166-10N IOWAUICKillElizabeth Kingset Judy Asar
177-10UICUICKillGabi Peterset Ava Young
187-11UICN IOWAAttack errGabi Peter
197-12N IOWAN IOWAKillLily Dykstraset Reese Booth
208-12N IOWAUICServe errReese Booth
219-12UICUICAttack errLily Dykstra
229-13UICN IOWAServe errEmma Colombari
2310-13N IOWAUICAttack errCalia Clubb
2410-14UICN IOWAKillCassidy Hartmanset Reese Booth
2511-14N IOWAUIC×3Attack errCassidy Hartman
2612-14UICUIC×3KillTamara Kisicset Judy Asar
2713-14UICUIC×3KillFrancesca Lorenzoset Judy Asar
2813-15UICN IOWA×3KillCassidy Hartmanset Reese Booth
2913-16N IOWAN IOWA×3Attack errAna Petrides
3013-17N IOWAN IOWA×3BlockedFrancesca Lorenzoblk Maryn Bixby, Claire Munch
3114-17N IOWAUICKillTamara Kisicset Judy Asar
3214-18UICN IOWA×4KillCassidy Hartmanset Jadyn Petersen
3314-19N IOWAN IOWA×4BlockedFrancesca Lorenzoblk Claire Munch, Maryn Bixby
3414-20N IOWAN IOWA×4Attack errEmma Colombari
3514-21N IOWAN IOWA×4BlockedEmma Colombariblk Maryn Bixby, Lily Dykstra
3615-21N IOWAUICKillSasha Pellettieriset Judy Asar
3715-22UICN IOWAKillLily Dykstraset Jadyn Petersen
3816-22N IOWAUICKillMaryam Husseinset Judy Asar
3916-23UICN IOWAKillReese Boothset Reese Booth
4017-23N IOWAUICKillEmma Colombariset Paulina Ströh
4117-24UICN IOWAKillLily Dykstraset Reese Booth
4218-24N IOWAUICKillGabi Peterset Paulina Ströh
4318-25UICN IOWAKillCassidy Hartmanset Reese Booth
Set 3
10-1N IOWAN IOWABlockedEmma Colombariblk Lily Dykstra, Grace Hannam
20-2N IOWAN IOWAAceReese Boothaced Martina Cerrato
31-2N IOWAUICKillAna Petridesset Mihaela Harizanova
41-3UICN IOWA×3Attack errEmma Colombari
51-4N IOWAN IOWA×3KillCalia Clubbset Reese Booth
61-5N IOWAN IOWA×3KillLily Dykstraset Reese Booth
72-5N IOWAUICServe errLily Dykstra
82-6UICN IOWA×3KillLily Dykstra
92-7N IOWAN IOWA×3KillCassidy Hartmanset Reese Booth
102-8N IOWAN IOWA×3Attack errEmma Colombari
113-8N IOWAUICServe errJadyn Petersen
123-9UICN IOWA×3Attack errTamara Kisic
133-10N IOWAN IOWA×3KillCassidy Hartmanset Taryn Rice
143-11N IOWAN IOWA×3KillCassidy Hartman
154-11N IOWAUICServe errTaryn Rice
164-12UICN IOWAKillCassidy Hartmanset Reese Booth
175-12N IOWAUICKillMihaela Harizanova
185-13UICN IOWAAttack errElizabeth King
195-14N IOWAN IOWAAceMaryn Bixbyaced Tamara Kisic
206-14N IOWAUICKillAna Petridesset Elizabeth King
217-14UICUICKillEmma Colombariset Mihaela Harizanova
227-15UICN IOWAKillGrace Hannamset Reese Booth
238-15N IOWAUICAttack errLily Dykstra
248-16UICN IOWAKillLily Dykstraset Reese Booth
258-17N IOWAN IOWAKillGrace Hannamset Reese Booth
269-17N IOWAUICKillTamara Kisicset Mihaela Harizanova
279-18UICN IOWA×4KillGrace Hannamset Reese Booth
289-19N IOWAN IOWA×4KillCalia Clubbset Reese Booth
299-20N IOWAN IOWA×4KillMaryn Bixbyset Reese Booth
309-21N IOWAN IOWA×4BlockedGabi Peterblk Maryn Bixby, Cassidy Hartman
3110-21N IOWAUIC×3Serve errJadyn Petersen
3211-21UICUIC×3BlockedMaryn Bixbyblk Gabi Peter, Robyn Ward
3312-21UICUIC×3Attack errCassidy Hartman
3412-22UICN IOWAKillMaryn Bixbyset Reese Booth
3513-22N IOWAUICKillElizabeth Kingset Paulina Ströh
3613-23UICN IOWAKillMaryn Bixbyset Reese Booth
3714-23N IOWAUIC×3KillElizabeth Kingset Paulina Ströh
3815-23UICUIC×3BlockedMaryn Bixbyblk Ana Petrides
3916-23UICUIC×3AceMihaela Harizanovaaced Taryn Rice
4016-24UICN IOWAServe errMihaela Harizanova
4117-24N IOWAUICKillAna Petridesset Mihaela Harizanova
4217-25UICN IOWAKillLily Dykstraset Mihaela Harizanova

Score shown after each rally, UIC first.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).