Norfolk State vs Harvard Volleyball: Harvard Wins 3-1

Final · 4 setsFri, Sep 11, 2026 · Neutral site

1:3

Harvard beat Norfolk St. 3-1 (25-8, 14-25, 25-22, 25-19) on Fri, Sep 11, 2026 at a neutral site. Ali Farquhar led Harvard with 12 kills; Norfolk St.'s Gabrielle Gilbert had a match-high 15.

Data through Nov 3, 1:50 PM CT · final Sep 11

Set	1	2	3	4	Sets
NORFLK	8	25	22	19	1
HARV	25	14	25	25	3

Win probability

Harvard above 50 · Norfolk St. below

Biggest swing: 5.5% to Norfolk St. — set 3, NORFLK 21-20 HARV. Sofia Rossi stuffed by Briana Ellis & Jala Dixon. HARV win probability 82% → 77%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

NORFLK 7.3%92.7% HARV

Norfolk St. wins

3-0

0.9%

3-1

2.1%

3-2

4.3%

Harvard wins

3-0

49.7%

3-1

31.0%

3-2

12.0%

NORFLK break %: 40.5% vs this opp
HARV break %: 51.8% 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

01
Briana Ellis&Jala DixonBlock+5.5%
Sofia Rossi stuffed by Briana Ellis & Jala Dixon
Set 3 · NORFLK 21-20 HARV · NORFLK 18% → 23%
02
Sofia RossiKill+5.2%
Kill by Sofia Rossi (set by Sophia Wei)
Set 3 · NORFLK 22-23 HARV · HARV 82% → 87%
03
Ryleigh PattersonBlock+5.2%
Gabrielle Gilbert stuffed by Ryleigh Patterson
Set 3 · NORFLK 21-22 HARV · HARV 81% → 86%
04
Ryleigh PattersonBlock+5.2%
Gabrielle Gilbert stuffed by Ryleigh Patterson
Set 3 · NORFLK 22-24 HARV · HARV 87% → 92%
05
Gabrielle GilbertKill+4.7%
Kill by Gabrielle Gilbert (set by Nehir Erimez)
Set 3 · NORFLK 22-22 HARV · NORFLK 14% → 18%
06
Sofia RossiKill+4.3%
Kill by Sofia Rossi (set by Catlin Shao)
Set 3 · NORFLK 21-21 HARV · HARV 77% → 81%
07
Gabrielle GilbertKill+4.3%
Kill by Gabrielle Gilbert (set by Nehir Erimez)
Set 3 · NORFLK 20-20 HARV · NORFLK 13% → 18%
08
Norfolk St.Ace+3.6%
Norfolk St. ace on Sofia Rossi
Set 3 · NORFLK 18-18 HARV · NORFLK 13% → 17%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Norfolk St.away

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
11Gabrielle GilbertOH	4	15	10	45	.111	1	2	1	6	5	0	1	0.5	17.5
7Isis CastilleOH	4	6	4	12	.167	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
13Reagan ChisholmMB	4	2	3	7	-.143	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
10Briana EllisMB	4	0	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	2
9Nehir ErimezS	4	0	0	1	.000	18	2	1	7	0	0	0	0	2
12Catori CrawfordOPP	3	2	1	15	.067	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
4Kyleigh MooreOH	4	7	1	16	.375	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
22Ava BerryMB	4	3	0	3	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4
2Jasmine MatairaS	4	1	0	3	.333	13	3	1	5	0	0	0	0	4
3Jazeli VandenburghL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	2	4	3	9	3	0	0	0	4
18Kaden SandersOH	4	0	0	0	–	1	1	2	8	2	0	0	0	1
8Aliyah TorresL/DS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
24Jala DixonMB	1	1	0	2	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	1.5
Team totals		37	19	105	.171	36	12	9	38	15	2	4	4	74

Harvardhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
23Sofia RossiOH	4	8	3	29	.172	0	10	2	8	4	0	0	0	18
13Ali FarquharOH	4	12	3	25	.360	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	1.5	13.5
21Ryleigh PattersonMB	4	6	2	13	.308	1	0	0	1	0	4	2	5	11
19Kayla NwabuezeMB	4	9	2	18	.389	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0.5	9.5
18Riley ResmerMB	4	3	2	7	.143	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1.5	5.5
1Sophia WeiS	4	0	0	0	–	23	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0
4Masina OgbechieOH	4	5	3	13	.154	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0.5	5.5
10Bridget EganOH	4	0	0	0	–	0	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	3
44Jordan ShelorL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2Catlin ShaoS	4	0	0	0	–	10	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
16Yvette EastonL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	5	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0
8Nicole CornellS	2	0	0	0	–	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		43	15	105	.267	40	15	7	43	12	6	6	9	89

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 6 NORFLK · HARV 6

Set 1

8-25

Longest run 2 NORFLKHARV 6

Set 2

25-14

Longest run 5 NORFLKHARV 3

Set 3

22-25

Longest run 6 NORFLKHARV 4

Set 4

19-25

Longest run 3 NORFLKHARV 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Norfolk St.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	32%7/22	38%5/13
2	35%7/20	36%4/11
3	54%7/13	30%3/10
4	58%7/12	46%6/13
5	67%6/9	65%11/17
6	50%6/12	45%5/11
All	45%40/88	45%34/75

Harvard

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	60%9/15	59%10/17
2	78%7/9	72%18/25
3	50%7/14	50%7/14
4	50%6/12	42%5/12
5	50%6/12	45%5/11
6	46%6/13	33%3/9
All	55%41/75	55%48/88

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

163 rallies

#	NORFLK-HARV	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	NORFLK	NORFLK	Kill	Isis Castille	set Nehir Erimez	+0.9
2	1-1	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Sofia Rossi	set Sophia Wei	+0.7
3	1-2	HARV	HARV	Ace	Harvard	aced Jazeli Vandenburgh	+0.7
4	2-2	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Isis Castille	set Nehir Erimez	+0.7
5	2-3	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Kayla Nwabueze	set Sophia Wei	+0.6
6	2-4	HARV	HARV	Blocked	Isis Castille	blk Riley Resmer	+0.7
7	3-4	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Reagan Chisholm	set Nehir Erimez	+0.6
8	4-4	NORFLK	NORFLK	Ace	Norfolk St.		+0.9
9	4-5	NORFLK	HARV×5	Kill	Kayla Nwabueze	set Sophia Wei	+0.7
10	4-6	HARV	HARV×5	Attack err	Gabrielle Gilbert		+0.7
11	4-7	HARV	HARV×5	Attack err	Gabrielle Gilbert		+0.6
12	4-8	HARV	HARV×5	Kill	Riley Resmer	set Catlin Shao	+0.5
13	4-9	HARV	HARV×5	Kill	Kayla Nwabueze		+0.4
14	5-9	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.3
15	5-10	NORFLK	HARV×3	Serve err	Norfolk St.		+0.4
16	5-11	HARV	HARV×3	Ace	Harvard		+0.3
17	5-12	HARV	HARV×3	Ace	Harvard	aced Kaden Sanders	+0.2
18	6-12	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.2
19	6-13	NORFLK	HARV	Serve err	Norfolk St.		+0.2
20	6-14	HARV	HARV	Kill	Masina Ogbechie	set Kyleigh Moore	+0.2
21	7-14	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.1
22	7-15	NORFLK	HARV×5	Kill	Masina Ogbechie	set Catlin Shao	+0.1
23	7-16	HARV	HARV×5	Blocked	Gabrielle Gilbert	blk Ali Farquhar, Ryleigh Patterson	+0.1
24	7-17	HARV	HARV×5	Attack err	Catori Crawford		+0.1
25	7-18	HARV	HARV×5	Attack err	Gabrielle Gilbert		·
26	7-19	HARV	HARV×5	Attack err	Gabrielle Gilbert		·
27	8-19	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Ava Berry	set Nehir Erimez	·
28	8-20	NORFLK	HARV×6	Kill	Ryleigh Patterson	set Sophia Wei	·
29	8-21	HARV	HARV×6	Ace	Harvard	aced Jazeli Vandenburgh	·
30	8-22	HARV	HARV×6	Kill	Ryleigh Patterson	set Sophia Wei	·
31	8-23	HARV	HARV×6	Ace	Harvard	aced Aliyah Torres	·
32	8-24	HARV	HARV×6	Kill	Kayla Nwabueze	set Sophia Wei	·
33	8-25	HARV	HARV×6	Ace	Harvard	aced Aliyah Torres	·
Set 2
1	0-1	HARV	HARV	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Yvette Easton	+0.5
2	1-1	HARV	NORFLK×5	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Nehir Erimez	+0.5
3	2-1	NORFLK	NORFLK×5	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Nehir Erimez	+0.6
4	3-1	NORFLK	NORFLK×5	Kill	Isis Castille		+0.7
5	4-1	NORFLK	NORFLK×5	Attack err	Ryleigh Patterson		+0.8
6	5-1	NORFLK	NORFLK×5	Ace	Norfolk St.	aced Kayla Nwabueze	+0.8
7	5-2	NORFLK	HARV×3	Kill	Sofia Rossi	set Sophia Wei	+0.6
8	5-3	HARV	HARV×3	Blocked	Reagan Chisholm	blk Ryleigh Patterson	+0.7
9	5-4	HARV	HARV×3	Ace	Harvard	aced Gabrielle Gilbert	+0.7
10	6-4	HARV	NORFLK	Serve err	Harvard		+0.7
11	6-5	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Sophia Wei	+0.6
12	6-6	HARV	HARV	Kill	Riley Resmer	set Sophia Wei	+0.6
13	7-6	HARV	NORFLK×3	Kill	Ava Berry	set Nehir Erimez	+0.6
14	8-6	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Attack err	Ali Farquhar		+0.8
15	9-6	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Attack err	Ali Farquhar		+0.9
16	9-7	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Sofia Rossi	set Sophia Wei	+0.7
17	10-7	HARV	NORFLK	Blocked	Riley Resmer	blk Briana Ellis	+0.8
18	10-8	NORFLK	HARV	Attack err	Gabrielle Gilbert		+0.7
19	10-9	HARV	HARV	Ace	Harvard		+0.8
20	11-9	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.8
21	12-9	NORFLK	NORFLK	Attack err	Sofia Rossi		+1.0
22	12-10	NORFLK	HARV	Serve err	Norfolk St.		+0.7
23	13-10	HARV	NORFLK×3	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.9
24	14-10	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jazeli Vandenburgh	+1.1
25	15-10	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Nehir Erimez	+1.1
26	15-11	NORFLK	HARV	Serve err	Norfolk St.		+0.7
27	16-11	HARV	NORFLK	Serve err	Harvard		+1.0
28	16-12	NORFLK	HARV	Attack err	Reagan Chisholm		+0.7
29	17-12	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Isis Castille	set Nehir Erimez	+1.0
30	17-13	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Ryleigh Patterson	+0.7
31	18-13	HARV	NORFLK×4	Kill	Catori Crawford	set Nehir Erimez	+1.0
32	19-13	NORFLK	NORFLK×4	Ace	Norfolk St.	aced Sofia Rossi	+1.0
33	20-13	NORFLK	NORFLK×4	Blocked	Riley Resmer	blk Ava Berry	+0.8
34	21-13	NORFLK	NORFLK×4	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Isis Castille	+0.5
35	21-14	NORFLK	HARV	Serve err	Norfolk St.		+0.2
36	22-14	HARV	NORFLK×4	Kill	Ava Berry	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.4
37	23-14	NORFLK	NORFLK×4	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.2
38	24-14	NORFLK	NORFLK×4	Kill	Jasmine Mataira	set Kaden Sanders	+0.1
39	25-14	NORFLK	NORFLK×4	Attack err	Kayla Nwabueze		·
Set 3
1	0-1	NORFLK	HARV×3	Serve err	Norfolk St.		+1.2
2	0-2	HARV	HARV×3	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Sophia Wei	+1.3
3	0-3	HARV	HARV×3	Attack err	Isis Castille		+1.1
4	1-3	HARV	NORFLK	Serve err	Harvard		+1.0
5	1-4	NORFLK	HARV×4	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Sophia Wei	+1.0
6	1-5	HARV	HARV×4	Attack err	Gabrielle Gilbert		+1.0
7	1-6	HARV	HARV×4	Ace	Harvard	aced Gabrielle Gilbert	+0.8
8	1-7	HARV	HARV×4	Kill	Kayla Nwabueze		+0.6
9	2-7	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Nehir Erimez	+0.5
10	2-8	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Sophia Wei	+0.5
11	3-8	HARV	NORFLK	Bad set	Nicole Cornell		+0.5
12	3-9	NORFLK	HARV×3	Bad set	Jasmine Mataira		+0.5
13	3-10	HARV	HARV×3	Bad set	Jasmine Mataira		+0.5
14	3-11	HARV	HARV×3	Blocked	Gabrielle Gilbert	blk Riley Resmer, Masina Ogbechie	+0.3
15	4-11	HARV	NORFLK	Serve err	Harvard		+0.3
16	4-12	NORFLK	HARV	Serve err	Norfolk St.		+0.3
17	5-12	HARV	NORFLK×3	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.2
18	6-12	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jazeli Vandenburgh	+0.4
19	7-12	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Ace	Norfolk St.	aced Bridget Egan	+0.6
20	7-13	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Ryleigh Patterson	set Nicole Cornell	+0.6
21	8-13	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Nehir Erimez	+0.5
22	9-13	NORFLK	NORFLK	Ace	Norfolk St.	aced Bridget Egan	+0.9
23	9-14	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Sofia Rossi	set Sophia Wei	+0.8
24	10-14	HARV	NORFLK	Attack err	Kayla Nwabueze		+0.7
25	10-15	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Sophia Wei	+0.8
26	10-16	HARV	HARV	Attack err	Isis Castille		+0.7
27	11-16	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Jala Dixon	set Nehir Erimez	+0.5
28	11-17	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Kayla Nwabueze	set Yvette Easton	+0.6
29	12-17	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.5
30	12-18	NORFLK	HARV	Serve err	Norfolk St.		+0.6
31	13-18	HARV	NORFLK×6	Serve err	Harvard		+0.5
32	14-18	NORFLK	NORFLK×6	Blocked	Masina Ogbechie	blk Briana Ellis, Gabrielle Gilbert	+0.8
33	15-18	NORFLK	NORFLK×6	Ace	Norfolk St.		+1.3
34	16-18	NORFLK	NORFLK×6	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jasmine Mataira	+1.9
35	17-18	NORFLK	NORFLK×6	Bad set	Nicole Cornell		+2.7
36	18-18	NORFLK	NORFLK×6	Ace	Norfolk St.	aced Sofia Rossi	+3.6
37	18-19	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Sofia Rossi	set Yvette Easton	+3.0
38	18-20	HARV	HARV	Ace	Harvard	aced Kaden Sanders	+3.1
39	19-20	HARV	NORFLK×3	Serve err	Harvard		+2.6
40	20-20	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Nehir Erimez	+4.3
41	21-20	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Blocked	Sofia Rossi	blk Briana Ellis, Jala Dixon	+5.5
42	21-21	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Sofia Rossi	set Catlin Shao	+4.3
43	21-22	HARV	HARV	Blocked	Gabrielle Gilbert	blk Ryleigh Patterson	+5.2
44	22-22	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Nehir Erimez	+4.7
45	22-23	NORFLK	HARV×3	Kill	Sofia Rossi	set Sophia Wei	+5.2
46	22-24	HARV	HARV×3	Blocked	Gabrielle Gilbert	blk Ryleigh Patterson	+5.2
47	22-25	HARV	HARV×3	Ace	Harvard	aced Gabrielle Gilbert	+2.6
Set 4
1	0-1	HARV	HARV×3	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Sophia Wei	+1.1
2	0-2	HARV	HARV×3	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Sophia Wei	+0.9
3	0-3	HARV	HARV×3	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Sophia Wei	+0.8
4	1-3	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Nehir Erimez	+0.7
5	1-4	NORFLK	HARV×4	Kill	Ryleigh Patterson	set Sophia Wei	+0.7
6	1-5	HARV	HARV×4	Ace	Harvard	aced Gabrielle Gilbert	+0.7
7	1-6	HARV	HARV×4	Ace	Harvard	aced Jazeli Vandenburgh	+0.6
8	1-7	HARV	HARV×4	Blocked	Kyleigh Moore	blk Kayla Nwabueze, Ryleigh Patterson	+0.4
9	2-7	HARV	NORFLK×3	Kill	Isis Castille	set Nehir Erimez	+0.4
10	3-7	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Ace	Norfolk St.	aced Sofia Rossi	+0.6
11	4-7	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Ace	Norfolk St.	aced Yvette Easton	+0.7
12	4-8	NORFLK	HARV	Serve err	Norfolk St.		+0.6
13	5-8	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Isis Castille	set Nehir Erimez	+0.7
14	6-8	NORFLK	NORFLK	Ace	Norfolk St.	aced Sofia Rossi	+1.0
15	6-9	NORFLK	HARV	Bad set	Gabrielle Gilbert		+0.8
16	7-9	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.9
17	8-9	NORFLK	NORFLK	Ace	Norfolk St.	aced Yvette Easton	+1.3
18	8-10	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Masina Ogbechie	set Catlin Shao	+1.1
19	9-10	HARV	NORFLK	Attack err	Masina Ogbechie		+1.1
20	9-11	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Sofia Rossi	set Yvette Easton	+1.1
21	9-12	HARV	HARV	Kill	Masina Ogbechie	set Catlin Shao	+1.1
22	10-12	HARV	NORFLK	Attack err	Ryleigh Patterson		+1.0
23	10-13	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Ryleigh Patterson	set Catlin Shao	+1.0
24	11-13	HARV	NORFLK	Attack err	Ali Farquhar		+1.0
25	11-14	NORFLK	HARV×4	Kill	Ryleigh Patterson	set Sophia Wei	+1.0
26	11-15	HARV	HARV×4	Blocked	Reagan Chisholm	blk Ryleigh Patterson	+1.0
27	11-16	HARV	HARV×4	Ace	Harvard	aced Isis Castille	+0.7
28	11-17	HARV	HARV×4	Ace	Harvard	aced Gabrielle Gilbert	+0.5
29	12-17	HARV	NORFLK	Attack err	Sofia Rossi		+0.3
30	12-18	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Sophia Wei	+0.4
31	12-19	HARV	HARV	Blocked	Isis Castille	blk Ali Farquhar	+0.3
32	13-19	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Gabrielle Gilbert	+0.2
33	13-20	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Kayla Nwabueze	set Sophia Wei	+0.2
34	13-21	HARV	HARV	Kill	Kayla Nwabueze	set Catlin Shao	+0.1
35	14-21	HARV	NORFLK×3	Kill	Catori Crawford	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.1
36	15-21	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Attack err	Masina Ogbechie		+0.1
37	16-21	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Bad set	Catlin Shao		+0.3
38	16-22	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Kayla Nwabueze	set Catlin Shao	+0.3
39	17-22	HARV	NORFLK	Serve err	Harvard		+0.2
40	17-23	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Riley Resmer	set Catlin Shao	+0.3
41	18-23	HARV	NORFLK	Kill	Reagan Chisholm	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.1
42	19-23	NORFLK	NORFLK	Ace	Norfolk St.	aced Bridget Egan	+0.3
43	19-24	NORFLK	HARV	Kill	Masina Ogbechie	set Catlin Shao	+0.4
44	19-25	HARV	HARV	Kill	Ali Farquhar	set Yvette Easton	+0.1

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).

Harvard def. Norfolk St. 3–1