Final · 4 setsSat, Aug 29, 2026

Norfolk St. def. Elon 3–1

Norfolk St. won at Elon 3-1 (25-23, 26-28, 30-28, 25-14) on Sat, Aug 29, 2026. Norfolk St.'s Gabrielle Gilbert led with 15 kills, and Jazeli Vandenburgh added 15 digs.

Data through · final Aug 29

Set1234Sets
NORFLK252630253
ELON232828141

Win probability

Elon above 50 · Norfolk St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+14.1% NORFLKrally 199 · set 4

Biggest swing: 14.1% to Norfolk St. — set 3, NORFLK 30-28 ELON. Norfolk St. ace on April Rice. ELON win probability 60% → 46%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

NORFLK 17.6%82.4% ELON

Norfolk St. wins

3-0
2.7%
3-1
5.8%
3-2
9.1%

Elon wins

3-0
34.0%
3-1
30.8%
3-2
17.5%
NORFLK break %
41.4% vs this opp
ELON break %
48.5% 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
    Norfolk St.Ace+14.1%

    Norfolk St. ace on April Rice

    Set 3 · NORFLK 30-28 ELON · NORFLK 40% → 54%

  2. 02
    Cameron LanierKill+12.6%

    Kill by Cameron Lanier (set by Casey Brower)

    Set 2 · NORFLK 24-24 ELON · ELON 44% → 57%

  3. 03
    Anna SewellAttack error+12.0%

    Attack error by Anna Sewell

    Set 3 · NORFLK 29-28 ELON · NORFLK 28% → 40%

  4. 04
    Kyleigh MooreAttack error+10.7%

    Attack error by Kyleigh Moore

    Set 2 · NORFLK 25-26 ELON · ELON 57% → 67%

  5. 05

    Kill by Caroline Berlekamp (set by Kayla Palmer)

    Set 3 · NORFLK 26-27 ELON · ELON 70% → 81%

  6. 06
    ElonService error+10.1%

    Elon service error

    Set 2 · NORFLK 25-24 ELON · NORFLK 43% → 54%

  7. 07
    Catherine RuckerBlock+10.1%

    Gabrielle Gilbert stuffed by Catherine Rucker

    Set 2 · NORFLK 25-25 ELON · ELON 46% → 57%

  8. 08
    ElonService error+9.9%

    Elon service error

    Set 3 · NORFLK 24-23 ELON · NORFLK 30% → 40%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415230.4332146210117
46214.28604400073.513.5
412631.1943025200012
46211.364000000217
45412.083000000216
41011.0002211600002
43031.000196210010.59.5
4000–3321530003
36214.28600000031.57.5
2000–021120002
1000–00000031.51.5
Team totals5418116.31049171634911810106
Elonhome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
413732.1881242202116
4121031.06511262010.513.5
48317.29410010132.510.5
4519.444011201228
47115.400000200007
4000–2430200003
4418.3751500111226
4011-1.000010710001
4000–4111230001
3000–000440000
1135-.400000000001
1000–000020000
Team totals5027118.19546983917310893

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 5 NORFLK · ELON 4

Set 1

25-23

Longest run 5 NORFLKELON 4

Set 2

26-28

Longest run 4 NORFLKELON 3

Set 3

30-28

Longest run 4 NORFLKELON 4

Set 4

25-14

Longest run 5 NORFLKELON 2

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Norfolk St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
44%11/25
31%4/13
2
73%11/15
39%7/18
3
56%10/18
52%11/21
4
60%9/15
63%15/24
5
62%8/13
47%8/17
6
88%7/8
42%5/12
All
60%56/94
48%50/105

Elon

SlotSideout %Break %
1
58%11/19
53%10/19
2
53%10/19
39%7/18
3
39%9/23
44%8/18
4
53%9/17
25%3/12
5
64%9/14
36%5/14
6
54%7/13
38%5/13
All
52%55/105
40%38/94

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

199 rallies

#NORFLK-ELONSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1ELONELONKillAnna Sewellset Kayla Palmer+1.4
21-1ELONNORFLKKillAva Berryset Anna Sewell+1.2
31-2NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+1.2
42-2ELONNORFLK×5KillKyleigh Mooreset Nehir Erimez+1.3
53-2NORFLKNORFLK×5Attack errAnna Sewell+1.7
64-2NORFLKNORFLK×5KillBriana Ellisset April Rice+1.9
75-2NORFLKNORFLK×5AceNorfolk St.aced Danielle Wallace+2.0
86-2NORFLKNORFLK×5KillBriana Ellisset April Rice+2.0
96-3NORFLKELON×3KillCaroline Berlekampset April Rice+1.4
106-4ELONELON×3KillApril Riceset Casey Brower+1.8
116-5ELONELON×3KillCameron Lanierset April Rice+1.8
127-5ELONNORFLK×4KillIsis Castilleset Nehir Erimez+1.7
138-5NORFLKNORFLK×4AceNorfolk St.+2.1
149-5NORFLKNORFLK×4BlockedAnna Sewellblk Jala Dixon, Briana Ellis+2.2
1510-5NORFLKNORFLK×4BlockedCameron Lanierblk Briana Ellis, Jala Dixon+2.1
1610-6NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+1.4
1711-6ELONNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+1.8
1811-7NORFLKELONKillCameron Lanierset April Rice+1.4
1912-7ELONNORFLKBlockedCameron Lanierblk Jala Dixon, Briana Ellis+1.8
2012-8NORFLKELONKillCameron Lanierset Kayla Palmer+1.4
2113-8ELONNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Kyleigh Moore+1.8
2214-8NORFLKNORFLKAttack errAnna Sewell+2.0
2314-9NORFLKELON×4Serve errNorfolk St.+1.2
2414-10ELONELON×4KillEllen Huntset Kayla Palmer+1.8
2514-11ELONELON×4BlockedAva Berryblk Anna Sewell, Caroline Berlekamp+2.0
2614-12ELONELON×4KillEllen Huntset Anna Sewell+2.2
2715-12ELONNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+2.2
2816-12NORFLKNORFLKAttack errLindsey Murphy+2.6
2916-13NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+1.7
3017-13ELONNORFLKKillAva Berryset Nehir Erimez+2.2
3117-14NORFLKELONKillAnna Sewellset April Rice+1.7
3217-15ELONELONAttack errIsis Castille+2.4
3318-15ELONNORFLKServe errElon+2.6
3419-15NORFLKNORFLKAceNorfolk St.aced Danielle Wallace+2.9
3519-16NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+1.7
3620-16ELONNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+2.4
3720-17NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+1.6
3821-17ELONNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Jasmine Mataira+2.5
3921-18NORFLKELONKillCatherine Ruckerset Kayla Palmer+1.6
4022-18ELONNORFLKKillAva Berryset Jasmine Mataira+2.5
4122-19NORFLKELON×3KillAnna Sewellset Kayla Palmer+1.4
4222-20ELONELON×3Attack errIsis Castille+2.6
4322-21ELONELON×3KillEllen Huntset Kayla Palmer+3.7
4423-21ELONNORFLKKillAva Berryset Nehir Erimez+4.4
4523-22NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+3.1
4624-22ELONNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Gabrielle Gilbert+5.3
4724-23NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+3.0
4825-23ELONNORFLKKillBriana Ellisset Nehir Erimez+7.4
Set 2
11-0NORFLKNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+2.6
21-1NORFLKELONAttack errKyleigh Moore+2.0
32-1ELONNORFLKKillIsis Castilleset Kyleigh Moore+2.2
42-2NORFLKELONKillAnna Sewellset Kayla Palmer+2.1
53-2ELONNORFLK×3KillNehir Erimezset Jazeli Vandenburgh+2.3
64-2NORFLKNORFLK×3KillJasmine Matairaset Gabrielle Gilbert+3.0
75-2NORFLKNORFLK×3AceNorfolk St.aced Casey Brower+3.2
85-3NORFLKELONKillAnna Sewellset April Rice+2.3
96-3ELONNORFLKKillBriana Ellisset Jasmine Mataira+2.7
106-4NORFLKELONKillCaroline Berlekampset April Rice+2.3
117-4ELONNORFLKAttack errCameron Lanier+2.8
127-5NORFLKELONKillCameron Lanierset April Rice+2.4
138-5ELONNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Jasmine Mataira+2.9
148-6NORFLKELONKillCameron Lanierset Kayla Palmer+2.5
159-6ELONNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+2.9
169-7NORFLKELONAttack errKyleigh Moore+2.5
179-8ELONELONAceElonaced Gabrielle Gilbert+3.2
1810-8ELONNORFLKKillIsis Castilleset Nehir Erimez+3.0
1911-8NORFLKNORFLKAceNorfolk St.aced Lindsey Murphy+3.8
2011-9NORFLKELONAttack errIsis Castille+2.7
2111-10ELONELONBlockedKyleigh Mooreblk April Rice+3.4
2212-10ELONNORFLKKillBriana Ellisset Nehir Erimez+3.2
2313-10NORFLKNORFLKAceNorfolk St.aced Casey Brower+4.1
2413-11NORFLKELONAttack errBriana Ellis+2.8
2514-11ELONNORFLKServe errElon+3.5
2614-12NORFLKELON×3Serve errNorfolk St.+2.9
2714-13ELONELON×3Attack errKyleigh Moore+3.8
2814-14ELONELON×3KillCameron Lanierset Casey Brower+3.9
2915-14ELONNORFLK×4KillCatori Crawfordset Jasmine Mataira+3.6
3016-14NORFLKNORFLK×4AceNorfolk St.aced Danielle Wallace+4.7
3117-14NORFLKNORFLK×4KillCatori Crawfordset Jasmine Mataira+4.8
3218-14NORFLKNORFLK×4AceNorfolk St.+4.5
3318-15NORFLKELON×3Serve errNorfolk St.+2.7
3418-16ELONELON×3AceElonaced Jazeli Vandenburgh+4.1
3518-17ELONELON×3AceElonaced Kyleigh Moore+4.6
3619-17ELONNORFLK×3KillCatori Crawfordset Jasmine Mataira+4.7
3720-17NORFLKNORFLK×3Attack errCameron Lanier+5.6
3821-17NORFLKNORFLK×3Attack errEllen Hunt+4.8
3921-18NORFLKELONKillEllen Huntset Kayla Palmer+2.5
4022-18ELONNORFLKServe errElon+4.0
4122-19NORFLKELON×3KillCatherine Ruckerset Kayla Palmer+2.3
4222-20ELONELON×3KillAnna Sewellset Kayla Palmer+4.2
4322-21ELONELON×3KillEllen Huntset Kayla Palmer+5.9
4423-21ELONNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Nehir Erimez+7.1
4523-22NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+5.0
4624-22ELONNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Kyleigh Moore+8.5
4724-23NORFLKELONKillAnna Sewellset April Rice+4.9
4824-24ELONELONKillCameron Lanierset Casey Brower+12.6
4925-24ELONNORFLKServe errElon+10.1
5025-25NORFLKELONBlockedGabrielle Gilbertblk Catherine Rucker+10.1
5125-26ELONELONAttack errKyleigh Moore+10.7
5226-26ELONNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+8.6
5326-27NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+8.6
5426-28ELONELONBlockedCatori Crawfordblk Catherine Rucker, Cameron Lanier+9.2
Set 3
10-1ELONELON×3KillEllen Huntset Kayla Palmer+2.3
20-2ELONELON×3KillAnna Sewellset Kayla Palmer+2.1
30-3ELONELON×3KillAnna Sewellset Kayla Palmer+1.9
41-3ELONNORFLK×4KillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+1.5
52-3NORFLKNORFLK×4BlockedCaroline Berlekampblk Ava Berry, Isis Castille+2.2
63-3NORFLKNORFLK×4Attack errAnna Sewell+2.5
74-3NORFLKNORFLK×4KillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+2.8
84-4NORFLKELON×3KillCaroline Berlekampset Kayla Palmer+2.1
94-5ELONELON×3BlockedAva Berryblk Caroline Berlekamp+2.5
104-6ELONELON×3KillCaroline Berlekampset April Rice+2.3
115-6ELONNORFLKKillAva Berryset Nehir Erimez+2.0
125-7NORFLKELONKillAnna Sewellset April Rice+1.9
135-8ELONELONKillApril Riceset Caroline Berlekamp+2.1
146-8ELONNORFLK×4Serve errElon+1.7
157-8NORFLKNORFLK×4Attack errCaroline Berlekamp+2.5
168-8NORFLKNORFLK×4AceNorfolk St.aced Danielle Wallace+2.9
179-8NORFLKNORFLK×4AceNorfolk St.aced Cameron Lanier+3.3
189-9NORFLKELONKillCameron Lanierset April Rice+2.5
1910-9ELONNORFLK×4KillCatori Crawfordset Jasmine Mataira+2.8
2011-9NORFLKNORFLK×4Attack errCameron Lanier+3.7
2112-9NORFLKNORFLK×4KillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+3.8
2213-9NORFLKNORFLK×4KillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+3.8
2313-10NORFLKELONKillCameron Lanierset April Rice+2.5
2413-11ELONELONAceElonaced Gabrielle Gilbert+3.4
2514-11ELONNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Jasmine Mataira+3.4
2614-12NORFLKELONKillCameron Lanierset Kayla Palmer+2.8
2714-13ELONELONAceElonaced Kyleigh Moore+3.8
2815-13ELONNORFLKKillAva Berryset Jasmine Mataira+3.6
2915-14NORFLKELONKillAnna Sewellset Kayla Palmer+3.2
3016-14ELONNORFLKServe errElon+3.8
3117-14NORFLKNORFLKAttack errAnna Sewell+4.7
3217-15NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+3.1
3317-16ELONELONBlockedIsis Castilleblk Caroline Berlekamp, Anna Sewell+4.3
3418-16ELONNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+4.3
3519-16NORFLKNORFLKBlockedApril Riceblk Gabrielle Gilbert+5.2
3619-17NORFLKELON×4KillAnna Sewellset April Rice+3.3
3719-18ELONELON×4BlockedGabrielle Gilbertblk April Rice, Caroline Berlekamp+4.8
3819-19ELONELON×4AceElonaced Kaden Sanders+5.3
3919-20ELONELON×4AceElonaced Jazeli Vandenburgh+5.3
4020-20ELONNORFLK×4KillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+4.6
4121-20NORFLKNORFLK×4KillGabrielle Gilbertset Jasmine Mataira+6.8
4222-20NORFLKNORFLK×4BlockedCameron Lanierblk Briana Ellis, Jasmine Mataira+7.3
4323-20NORFLKNORFLK×4BlockedCameron Lanierblk Briana Ellis, Catori Crawford+6.6
4423-21NORFLKELON×3KillCaroline Berlekampset April Rice+3.1
4523-22ELONELON×3KillApril Riceset Cameron Lanier+6.1
4623-23ELONELON×3BlockedBriana Ellisblk April Rice, Catherine Rucker+8.8
4724-23ELONNORFLKServe errElon+9.9
4824-24NORFLKELONAttack errCatori Crawford+9.9
4925-24ELONNORFLKAttack errCameron Lanier+9.9
5025-25NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+9.9
5126-25ELONNORFLKAttack errCameron Lanier+9.9
5226-26NORFLKELONKillCatherine Ruckerset Kayla Palmer+9.9
5326-27ELONELONKillCaroline Berlekampset Kayla Palmer+10.5
5427-27ELONNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Nehir Erimez+8.5
5527-28NORFLKELONKillCaroline Berlekampset Kayla Palmer+8.5
5628-28ELONNORFLK×3BlockedAnna Sewellblk Ava Berry, Isis Castille+8.5
5729-28NORFLKNORFLK×3Attack errAnna Sewell+12.0
5830-28NORFLKNORFLK×3AceNorfolk St.aced April Rice+14.1
Set 4
10-1NORFLKELONKillCatherine Rucker+2.7
20-2ELONELONAceElonaced Jazeli Vandenburgh+3.2
31-2ELONNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+2.7
42-2NORFLKNORFLKAceNorfolk St.aced Cameron Lanier+3.7
52-3NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+2.9
63-3ELONNORFLKAttack errCaroline Berlekamp+3.1
74-3NORFLKNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Nehir Erimez+4.2
84-4NORFLKELONKillCameron Lanierset Kayla Palmer+3.2
95-4ELONNORFLKKillKyleigh Mooreset Nehir Erimez+3.6
106-4NORFLKNORFLKAttack errCameron Lanier+4.7
116-5NORFLKELONKillCameron Lanierset April Rice+3.5
127-5ELONNORFLKServe errElon+4.0
138-5NORFLKNORFLKAceNorfolk St.aced Casey Brower+5.1
148-6NORFLKELONKillCaroline Berlekampset April Rice+3.6
159-6ELONNORFLK×4KillBriana Ellisset Jasmine Mataira+4.4
1610-6NORFLKNORFLK×4AceNorfolk St.aced Shannon O'Laughlin+5.3
1711-6NORFLKNORFLK×4AceNorfolk St.aced Shannon O'Laughlin+5.1
1812-6NORFLKNORFLK×4Attack errCatherine Rucker+4.7
1912-7NORFLKELONServe errNorfolk St.+2.9
2013-7ELONNORFLK×3KillJasmine Matairaset Jazeli Vandenburgh+3.9
2114-7NORFLKNORFLK×3KillIsis Castilleset Nehir Erimez+4.1
2215-7NORFLKNORFLK×3AceNorfolk St.aced Anna Sewell+3.3
2315-8NORFLKELONKillCatherine Ruckerset Kayla Palmer+1.8
2416-8ELONNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Nehir Erimez+2.6
2516-9NORFLKELONKillCaroline Smithset Kayla Palmer+1.6
2617-9ELONNORFLKAttack errCaroline Smith+2.5
2717-10NORFLKELONKillEllen Huntset Kayla Palmer+1.5
2818-10ELONNORFLK×5KillIsis Castilleset Nehir Erimez+2.3
2919-10NORFLKNORFLK×5KillJasmine Matairaset Jazeli Vandenburgh+1.9
3020-10NORFLKNORFLK×5KillCatori Crawfordset Jasmine Mataira+1.1
3121-10NORFLKNORFLK×5BlockedCaroline Smithblk Briana Ellis, Catori Crawford+0.5
3222-10NORFLKNORFLK×5BlockedCaroline Smithblk Briana Ellis, Catori Crawford+0.2
3322-11NORFLKELONKillApril Riceset Casey Brower+0.1
3422-12ELONELONAttack errKyleigh Moore+0.1
3523-12ELONNORFLKKillCatori Crawfordset Jasmine Mataira+0.2
3624-12NORFLKNORFLKAceNorfolk St.aced Anna Sewell+0.1
3724-13NORFLKELONKillAnna Sewellset Casey Brower·
3824-14ELONELONAceElonaced Kaden Sanders·
3925-14ELONNORFLKKillGabrielle Gilbertset Jasmine Mataira·

Score shown after each rally, Norfolk St. 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).