Final · 4 setsFri, Aug 28, 2026

USC Upstate def. Norfolk St. 3–1

USC Upstate won at Norfolk St. 3-1 (20-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-21) on Fri, Aug 28, 2026. USC Upstate's Sophia Spivey led with 18 kills, and Sophia Overholt added 22 digs.

Data through · final Aug 28

Set1234Sets
SC UPS202525253
NORFLK251420211

Win probability

Norfolk St. above 50 · USC Upstate below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+4.8% NORFLKrally 175 · set 4

Biggest swing: 4.8% to Norfolk St. — set 3, SC UPS 20-19 NORFLK. Tien Murray stuffed by Ava Berry. NORFLK win probability 26% → 31%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

SC UPS 69.7%30.3% NORFLK

USC Upstate wins

3-0
23.0%
3-1
26.8%
3-2
19.9%

Norfolk St. wins

3-0
5.8%
3-1
10.7%
3-2
13.9%
SC UPS break %
47.5% vs this opp
NORFLK break %
43.5% 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
    Ava BerryBlock+4.8%

    Tien Murray stuffed by Ava Berry

    Set 3 · SC UPS 20-19 NORFLK · NORFLK 26% → 31%

  2. 02
    Norfolk St.Service error+4.8%

    Norfolk St. service error

    Set 3 · SC UPS 21-19 NORFLK · SC UPS 69% → 74%

  3. 03
    Tien MurrayBlock+4.7%

    Kyleigh Moore stuffed by Tien Murray

    Set 3 · SC UPS 22-19 NORFLK · SC UPS 74% → 79%

  4. 04
    Tien MurrayBlock+4.5%

    Isis Castille stuffed by Tien Murray

    Set 4 · SC UPS 22-20 NORFLK · SC UPS 88% → 93%

  5. 05
    Nehir ErimezBad set+4.2%

    Bad set by Nehir Erimez

    Set 4 · SC UPS 23-20 NORFLK · SC UPS 93% → 97%

  6. 06

    Sophia Spivey stuffed by Gabrielle Gilbert & Jala Dixon

    Set 1 · SC UPS 17-19 NORFLK · NORFLK 36% → 40%

  7. 07
    Ava BerryKill+4.2%

    Kill by Ava Berry

    Set 1 · SC UPS 18-21 NORFLK · NORFLK 41% → 45%

  8. 08
    Isis CastilleAttack error+4.1%

    Attack error by Isis Castille

    Set 3 · SC UPS 23-20 NORFLK · SC UPS 76% → 80%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
413644.159114140010.514.5
46517.05910010334.510.5
48314.357102010219
4013-.3333402190010.50.5
2002.000000200000
1003.000000200000
418129.58601050010.519.5
4001.000140510004
4000–8102240001
32214.000101500213
2219.111110110003
1011-1.000000000000
1000–000000000
1000–000000000
Team totals4920137.2124889768310895
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
412650.1200226202115
414431.32300192010.514.5
44210.2000000062711
47624.04200030010.57.5
41011.0001702800001
32214.00002220010.54.5
4013-.3331112900001
4000–8102420001
32414-.143000000002
3000–021100002
2005.00000000010.50.5
2000–100110000
Team totals4225152.11237810638681080

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 SC UPS · NORFLK 4

Set 1

20-25

Longest run 3 SC UPSNORFLK 4

Set 2

25-14

Longest run 7 SC UPSNORFLK 3

Set 3

25-20

Longest run 4 SC UPSNORFLK 3

Set 4

25-21

Longest run 6 SC UPSNORFLK 3

Bars above the line = Norfolk St. leads, below = USC Upstate leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

USC Upstate

SlotSideout %Break %
1
71%10/14
36%5/14
2
67%10/15
47%9/19
3
50%8/16
58%11/19
4
73%8/11
56%10/18
5
58%7/12
36%4/11
6
54%7/13
46%6/13
All
62%50/81
48%45/94

Norfolk St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
59%10/17
38%5/13
2
60%9/15
29%4/14
3
47%8/17
36%5/14
4
42%8/19
33%4/12
5
58%7/12
43%6/14
6
50%7/14
50%7/14
All
52%49/94
38%31/81

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

175 rallies

#SC UPS-NORFLKSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0NORFLKSC UPS×3KillKensley Hanelineset Kamyla Vega David+1.6
22-0SC UPSSC UPS×3KillTien Murrayset Kamyla Vega David+1.9
33-0SC UPSSC UPS×3KillSummer Kohlerset Kamyla Vega David+1.8
43-1SC UPSNORFLKKillIsis Castilleset Nehir Erimez+1.4
53-2NORFLKNORFLKBlockedTien Murrayblk Ava Berry, Isis Castille+1.9
64-2NORFLKSC UPSKillSummer Kohlerset Kamyla Vega David+1.6
74-3SC UPSNORFLK×3BlockedSummer Kohlerblk Ava Berry+1.7
84-4NORFLKNORFLK×3AceNorfolk St.aced Sophia Overholt+2.2
94-5NORFLKNORFLK×3KillKyleigh Mooreset Nehir Erimez+2.3
105-5NORFLKSC UPSAttack errBriana Ellis+1.9
115-6SC UPSNORFLKServe errUSC Upstate+2.0
126-6NORFLKSC UPS×3Serve errNorfolk St.+1.9
137-6SC UPSSC UPS×3KillTehillah Garrisonset Kamyla Vega David+2.3
148-6SC UPSSC UPS×3KillSophia Spiveyset Kamyla Vega David+2.2
158-7SC UPSNORFLKAttack errSummer Kohler+1.8
169-7NORFLKSC UPSKillTehillah Garrisonset Sophia Overholt+1.9
1710-7SC UPSSC UPSAttack errJasmine Mataira+2.1
1810-8SC UPSNORFLKAttack errKensley Haneline+1.7
1911-8NORFLKSC UPSServe errNorfolk St.+1.8
2012-8SC UPSSC UPSAttack errGabrielle Gilbert+1.9
2112-9SC UPSNORFLK×3Attack errSummer Kohler+1.4
2212-10NORFLKNORFLK×3BlockedSummer Kohlerblk Ava Berry+2.1
2312-11NORFLKNORFLK×3KillIsis Castilleset Kamyla Vega David+2.5
2413-11NORFLKSC UPSKillKensley Hanelineset Kamyla Vega David+2.2
2513-12SC UPSNORFLK×3KillIsis Castilleset Nehir Erimez+2.1
2613-13NORFLKNORFLK×3KillKyleigh Moore+2.9
2713-14NORFLKNORFLK×3AceNorfolk St.+3.2
2814-14NORFLKSC UPSKillSummer Kohlerset Kamyla Vega David+2.6
2915-14SC UPSSC UPSKillSummer Kohlerset Sophia Overholt+3.1
3015-15SC UPSNORFLKServe errUSC Upstate+2.7
3115-16NORFLKNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Jazeli Vandenburgh+3.5
3216-16NORFLKSC UPSKillSophia Spiveyset Kamyla Vega David+2.8
3316-17SC UPSNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Nehir Erimez+3.1
3417-17NORFLKSC UPSKillTien Murrayset Kamyla Vega David+3.0
3517-18SC UPSNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+3.4
3617-19NORFLKNORFLKBlockedSophia Spiveyblk Gabrielle Gilbert, Jala Dixon+4.2
3718-19NORFLKSC UPSKillSophia Spiveyset Kamyla Vega David+3.0
3818-20SC UPSNORFLK×4KillGabrielle Gilbertset Jasmine Mataira+3.8
3918-21NORFLKNORFLK×4KillAva Berry+4.2
4018-22NORFLKNORFLK×4AceNorfolk St.aced Tehillah Garrison+3.3
4118-23NORFLKNORFLK×4AceNorfolk St.aced Sophia Overholt+2.1
4219-23NORFLKSC UPSAttack errSummer Kohler+0.8
4320-23SC UPSSC UPSAceUSC Upstateaced Kyleigh Moore+1.6
4420-24SC UPSNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Jazeli Vandenburgh+2.5
4520-25NORFLKNORFLKBlockedSarah O'Connorblk Ava Berry+1.1
Set 2
11-0SC UPSSC UPSAttack errAva Berry+2.5
21-1SC UPSNORFLKServe errUSC Upstate+2.2
32-1NORFLKSC UPSKillSummer Kohlerset Kamyla Vega David+2.1
43-1SC UPSSC UPSAttack errIsis Castille+2.5
53-2SC UPSNORFLKServe errUSC Upstate+2.1
64-2NORFLKSC UPS×3KillTien Murrayset Kamyla Vega David+2.1
75-2SC UPSSC UPS×3KillSummer Kohlerset Sophia Overholt+2.3
86-2SC UPSSC UPS×3Attack errKyleigh Moore+2.1
96-3SC UPSNORFLKServe errUSC Upstate+1.7
107-3NORFLKSC UPSKillSophia Spiveyset Sophia Overholt+1.8
118-3SC UPSSC UPSKillSophia Spiveyset Sophia Overholt+1.9
128-4SC UPSNORFLKServe errUSC Upstate+1.4
139-4NORFLKSC UPSServe errNorfolk St.+1.6
149-5SC UPSNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Jasmine Mataira+1.4
159-6NORFLKNORFLKAttack errTehillah Garrison+2.1
1610-6NORFLKSC UPS×3KillSophia Spiveyset Tehillah Garrison+1.9
1711-6SC UPSSC UPS×3KillKensley Hanelineset Kamyla Vega David+1.9
1812-6SC UPSSC UPS×3KillSummer Kohlerset Jasmine Mataira+1.6
1912-7SC UPSNORFLKBlockedBri Bratholblk Ava Berry+1.1
2012-8NORFLKNORFLKBlockedSummer Kohlerblk Ava Berry+1.7
2113-8NORFLKSC UPSServe errNorfolk St.+1.7
2213-9SC UPSNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+1.4
2314-9NORFLKSC UPSKillSummer Kohlerset Kamyla Vega David+1.7
2414-10SC UPSNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Nehir Erimez+1.4
2515-10NORFLKSC UPSAttack errBriana Ellis+1.7
2615-11SC UPSNORFLK×3KillBriana Ellisset Nehir Erimez+1.4
2715-12NORFLKNORFLK×3KillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+2.2
2815-13NORFLKNORFLK×3KillGabrielle Gilbertset Jasmine Mataira+2.8
2916-13NORFLKSC UPS×7KillTien Murrayset Summer Kohler+2.7
3017-13SC UPSSC UPS×7AceUSC Upstateaced Kyleigh Moore+2.7
3118-13SC UPSSC UPS×7KillSophia Spiveyset Tien Murray+2.1
3219-13SC UPSSC UPS×7KillTien Murrayset Kamyla Vega David+1.5
3320-13SC UPSSC UPS×7BlockedKyleigh Mooreblk Tien Murray, Bri Brathol+0.9
3421-13SC UPSSC UPS×7Attack errCatori Crawford+0.5
3522-13SC UPSSC UPS×7KillSophia Spiveyset Sophia Overholt+0.2
3622-14SC UPSNORFLKServe errUSC Upstate+0.1
3723-14NORFLKSC UPS×3KillSophia Spiveyset Bri Brathol+0.1
3824-14SC UPSSC UPS×3KillSophia Spiveyset Kamyla Vega David·
3925-14SC UPSSC UPS×3BlockedCatori Crawfordblk Bri Brathol, Kensley Haneline·
Set 3
11-0NORFLKSC UPS×4KillSummer Kohlerset Kamyla Vega David+2.3
22-0SC UPSSC UPS×4Attack errIsis Castille+2.7
33-0SC UPSSC UPS×4Attack errIsis Castille+2.5
44-0SC UPSSC UPS×4Attack errGabrielle Gilbert+2.2
54-1SC UPSNORFLKKillIsis Castilleset Nehir Erimez+1.8
65-1NORFLKSC UPSKillBri Bratholset Kamyla Vega David+1.9
75-2SC UPSNORFLKKillAva Berryset Nehir Erimez+1.8
85-3NORFLKNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Kaden Sanders+2.5
96-3NORFLKSC UPSBlockedGabrielle Gilbertblk Kensley Haneline, Summer Kohler+2.2
107-3SC UPSSC UPSServe errUSC Upstate+2.4
117-4SC UPSNORFLKKillIsis Castilleset Nehir Erimez+1.9
128-4NORFLKSC UPSKillKensley Hanelineset Kamyla Vega David+2.0
138-5SC UPSNORFLK×3Attack errSummer Kohler+1.9
148-6NORFLKNORFLK×3AceNorfolk St.aced Hannah Campbell+2.7
158-7NORFLKNORFLK×3KillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+3.1
169-7NORFLKSC UPS×3Serve errNorfolk St.+2.6
1710-7SC UPSSC UPS×3AceUSC Upstateaced Gabrielle Gilbert+2.9
1811-7SC UPSSC UPS×3KillSummer Kohlerset Kensley Haneline+2.6
1911-8SC UPSNORFLK×3KillKyleigh Mooreset Jazeli Vandenburgh+2.0
2011-9NORFLKNORFLK×3BlockedTien Murrayblk Ava Berry, Kyleigh Moore+2.8
2111-10NORFLKNORFLK×3AceNorfolk St.aced Sophia Overholt+3.3
2212-10NORFLKSC UPS×3BlockedKyleigh Mooreblk Tien Murray, Kamyla Vega David+2.9
2313-10SC UPSSC UPS×3Attack errCatori Crawford+3.2
2414-10SC UPSSC UPS×3BlockedGabrielle Gilbertblk Tien Murray+2.8
2514-11SC UPSNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Jazeli Vandenburgh+2.0
2615-11NORFLKSC UPSKillSummer Kohlerset Kamyla Vega David+2.4
2715-12SC UPSNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Nehir Erimez+2.1
2815-13NORFLKNORFLKAttack errTien Murray+3.1
2916-13NORFLKSC UPSKillSophia Spiveyset Kamyla Vega David+2.9
3016-14SC UPSNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Jazeli Vandenburgh+2.7
3117-14NORFLKSC UPSKillKensley Hanelineset Kamyla Vega David+3.1
3217-15SC UPSNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+2.8
3318-15NORFLKSC UPSKillKensley Hanelineset Kamyla Vega David+3.2
3418-16SC UPSNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Jasmine Mataira+2.8
3519-16NORFLKSC UPSServe errNorfolk St.+3.4
3619-17SC UPSNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+2.9
3720-17NORFLKSC UPSKillSummer Kohlerset Kamyla Vega David+3.5
3820-18SC UPSNORFLKKillAva Berryset Jasmine Mataira+2.9
3920-19NORFLKNORFLKBlockedTien Murrayblk Ava Berry+4.8
4021-19NORFLKSC UPSServe errNorfolk St.+4.8
4122-19SC UPSSC UPSBlockedKyleigh Mooreblk Tien Murray+4.7
4222-20SC UPSNORFLKKillAva Berryset Nehir Erimez+2.8
4323-20NORFLKSC UPS×3Attack errIsis Castille+4.1
4424-20SC UPSSC UPS×3AceUSC Upstate+2.8
4525-20SC UPSSC UPS×3KillSophia Spiveyset Kamyla Vega David+0.9
Set 4
10-1SC UPSNORFLKServe errUSC Upstate+2.2
21-1NORFLKSC UPSKillTien Murrayset Kamyla Vega David+2.1
31-2SC UPSNORFLKAttack errBri Brathol+2.2
42-2NORFLKSC UPS×6KillSophia Spiveyset Kamyla Vega David+2.1
53-2SC UPSSC UPS×6Attack errIsis Castille+2.5
64-2SC UPSSC UPS×6AceUSC Upstateaced Jazeli Vandenburgh+2.4
75-2SC UPSSC UPS×6AceUSC Upstateaced Jazeli Vandenburgh+2.2
86-2SC UPSSC UPS×6AceUSC Upstateaced Gabrielle Gilbert+2.0
97-2SC UPSSC UPS×6AceUSC Upstateaced Kaden Sanders+1.7
107-3SC UPSNORFLK×3Attack errKensley Haneline+1.3
117-4NORFLKNORFLK×3KillCatori Crawfordset Jasmine Mataira+1.9
127-5NORFLKNORFLK×3AceNorfolk St.aced Kensley Haneline+2.2
138-5NORFLKSC UPSKillKensley Hanelineset Kamyla Vega David+2.0
149-5SC UPSSC UPSKillSummer Kohlerset Hannah Campbell+2.1
159-6SC UPSNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+1.6
169-7NORFLKNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+2.3
1710-7NORFLKSC UPSKillKensley Hanelineset Kamyla Vega David+2.1
1810-8SC UPSNORFLKKillBriana Ellisset Jasmine Mataira+2.0
1911-8NORFLKSC UPSServe errNorfolk St.+2.1
2012-8SC UPSSC UPSBlockedGabrielle Gilbertblk Sophia Spivey, Tien Murray+2.3
2112-9SC UPSNORFLKAttack errTien Murray+1.7
2213-9NORFLKSC UPSKillSophia Spiveyset Sophia Overholt+1.9
2313-10SC UPSNORFLKKillIsis Castilleset Nehir Erimez+1.7
2414-10NORFLKSC UPSKillSophia Spiveyset Kamyla Vega David+2.0
2515-10SC UPSSC UPSAttack errAva Berry+1.9
2615-11SC UPSNORFLKKillIsis Castilleset Nehir Erimez+1.3
2715-12NORFLKNORFLKAttack errKensley Haneline+2.1
2816-12NORFLKSC UPSKillSophia Spiveyset Kamyla Vega David+2.1
2916-13SC UPSNORFLKKillNehir Erimezset Jazeli Vandenburgh+1.8
3017-13NORFLKSC UPSServe errNorfolk St.+2.1
3118-13SC UPSSC UPSAttack errCatori Crawford+2.0
3218-14SC UPSNORFLK×3KillGabrielle Gilbertset Jazeli Vandenburgh+1.2
3318-15NORFLKNORFLK×3BlockedKamyla Vega Davidblk Gabrielle Gilbert, Briana Ellis+2.1
3418-16NORFLKNORFLK×3Bad setKamyla Vega David+2.9
3519-16NORFLKSC UPSAttack errGabrielle Gilbert+2.9
3619-17SC UPSNORFLKServe errUSC Upstate+2.5
3719-18NORFLKNORFLKAceNorfolk St.aced Sophia Overholt+3.9
3820-18NORFLKSC UPSServe errNorfolk St.+3.8
3920-19SC UPSNORFLKKillCatori Crawfordset Jazeli Vandenburgh+3.5
4021-19NORFLKSC UPSKillSophia Spiveyset Sophia Overholt+4.1
4121-20SC UPSNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+3.6
4222-20NORFLKSC UPSBlockedIsis Castilleblk Tien Murray+4.5
4323-20SC UPSSC UPSBad setNehir Erimez+4.2
4423-21SC UPSNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Nehir Erimez+2.2
4524-21NORFLKSC UPSKillSophia Spiveyset Kamyla Vega David+3.6
4625-21SC UPSSC UPSKillBri Bratholset Kamyla Vega David+1.8

Score shown after each rally, USC Upstate 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).