Norfolk State vs N.C. Central: N.C. Central Wins 3-0 (Nov 8)

FinalSun, Nov 8, 2026MEAC Network

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: N.C. Central 52.8% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Nov 8, 11:55 AM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

N.C. Central beat visiting Norfolk St. 3-0 (27-25, 25-12, 25-17) on Sun, Nov 8, 2026. N.C. Central's Talia Emmen led with 15 kills, and Hailey Gibbons added 12 digs.

Data through Nov 10, 6:20 PM CT · final Nov 8

Set	1	2	3	Sets
NORFLK	25	12	17	0
NC CEN	27	25	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Tabitha Newlin served 7 aces, and N.C. Central needed every one.

The match turned once. Numbers are N.C. Central's win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. Pre-match, RallyIQ had N.C. Central at 53%.

Turning point 1: Set 1 · Norfolk St. 24–24 N.C. Central
N.C. Central won 3 of the last 4 rallies to take the set 27–25 and lead 1–0.
N.C. Central 51% → 71%

N.C. Central above 50Norfolk St. belowMax swing 9.7%

Norfolk St.N.C. Central

Sideout %: Norfolk St. 46.7·N.C. Central 66.1
Break %: Norfolk St. 33.9·N.C. Central 53.3
Hitting: Norfolk St. .139·N.C. Central .391
Longest run: Norfolk St. 5·N.C. Central 8

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

N.C. Central above 50 · Norfolk St. below

Biggest swing: 9.7% to N.C. Central — set 1, NORFLK 25-26 NC CEN. Ace by Talia Emmen on Aliyah Torres. NC CEN win probability 51% → 61%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

NORFLK 42.6%57.4% NC CEN

Norfolk St. wins

3-0

9.6%

3-1

15.6%

3-2

17.3%

N.C. Central wins

3-0

15.9%

3-1

21.9%

3-2

19.7%

NORFLK break %: 44.9% vs this opp
NC CEN break %: 46.3% 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
Talia EmmenAce+9.7%
Ace by Talia Emmen on Aliyah Torres
Set 1 · NORFLK 25-26 NC CEN · NC CEN 51% → 61%
02
Shalyn BellKill+9.6%
Kill by Shalyn Bell
Set 1 · NORFLK 25-27 NC CEN · NC CEN 61% → 71%
03
Tabitha NewlinService error+8.2%
Service error by Tabitha Newlin
Set 1 · NORFLK 24-23 NC CEN · NORFLK 49% → 57%
04
Talia EmmenKill+8.2%
Kill by Talia Emmen (set by Lusiana Damuni)
Set 1 · NORFLK 24-24 NC CEN · NC CEN 43% → 51%
05
Kyleigh MooreKill+8.2%
Kill by Kyleigh Moore (set by Jasmine Mataira)
Set 1 · NORFLK 25-24 NC CEN · NORFLK 49% → 57%
06
Allyson Rouse&Talia EmmenBlock+8.2%
Gabrielle Gilbert stuffed by Allyson Rouse & Talia Emmen
Set 1 · NORFLK 25-25 NC CEN · NC CEN 43% → 51%
07
Aliyah TorresAce+7.6%
Ace by Aliyah Torres on Hailey Gibbons
Set 1 · NORFLK 23-22 NC CEN · NORFLK 47% → 55%
08
Talia EmmenKill+6.2%
Kill by Talia Emmen (set by Lusiana Damuni)
Set 1 · NORFLK 23-23 NC CEN · NC CEN 45% → 51%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Norfolk St.away

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BLK	PTS
11Gabrielle GilbertOH	3	5	8	26	-.115	0	2	1	6	1	0	0	7
4Kyleigh MooreOH	3	6	2	15	.267	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	7
22Ava BerryMB	3	5	0	5	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6
13Reagan ChisholmMB	3	2	1	4	.250	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
2Jasmine MatairaS	3	2	0	3	.667	22	0	0	7	0	0	0	2
10Briana EllisMB	2	2	2	7	.000	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2
8Aliyah TorresL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	0	2	1	12	3	0	0	2
12Catori CrawfordOPP	3	0	0	4	.000	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
17Amari ChaneyS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18Kaden SandersOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0
7Isis CastilleOH	2	1	2	6	-.167	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
24Jala DixonMB	1	5	2	8	.375	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
Team totals		28	17	79	.139	22	5	4	38	14	1	1	54

N.C. Centralhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
16Talia EmmenOH	3	15	3	23	.522	0	1	2	7	2	0	1	0.5	16.5
12Shalyn BellOH	3	7	2	16	.313	1	4	6	8	0	0	0	0	11
10Kayla RileyOH	3	9	1	22	.364	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
2Morgan WingoMB	3	6	0	11	.545	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	9
3Allyson RouseMB	3	2	1	6	.167	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	2.5
13Lusiana DamuniS	3	0	0	0	–	23	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1
7Aniah BassOH	3	3	0	13	.231	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	4	7
22Tabitha NewlinOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	7
6Breylan FairleyS	3	1	0	1	1.000	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
4Hailey GibbonsDS	3	0	0	0	–	2	1	1	12	3	0	0	0	1
11Jayla EgertonDS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		43	7	92	.391	39	14	13	32	5	7	2	8	77

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.

Norfolk St. vs N.C. Central

Season series · Series tied 1-1

Thu, Oct 8, 2026N.C. Central at Norfolk St. · Norfolk St. won 3-2Result →
Sun, Nov 8, 2026Norfolk St. at N.C. Central · N.C. Central won 3-0This match

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 NORFLK · NC CEN 8

Set 1

25-27

Longest run 5 NORFLKNC CEN 5

Set 2

12-25

Longest run 3 NORFLKNC CEN 8

Set 3

17-25

Longest run 3 NORFLKNC CEN 5

Bars above the line = N.C. Central 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	39%7/18	36%4/11
2	37%7/19	22%2/9
3	67%6/9	30%3/10
4	63%5/8	45%5/11
5	38%5/13	0%0/5
6	63%5/8	50%5/10
All	47%35/75	34%19/56

N.C. Central

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	67%8/12	57%8/14
2	58%7/12	53%8/15
3	100%6/6	65%11/17
4	55%6/11	14%1/7
5	83%5/6	29%2/7
6	56%5/9	67%10/15
All	66%37/56	53%40/75

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

#	NORFLK-NC CEN	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Ace	Gabrielle Gilbert	aced Talia Emmen	+2.4
2	2-0	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Ace	Gabrielle Gilbert	aced Hailey Gibbons	+2.4
3	3-0	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Jasmine Mataira	+2.3
4	3-1	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Morgan Wingo	set Lusiana Damuni	+1.8
5	3-2	NC CEN	NC CEN	Ace	Shalyn Bell	aced Aliyah Torres	+2.3
6	4-2	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Shalyn Bell		+2.1
7	4-3	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Kayla Riley	set Lusiana Damuni	+2.0
8	5-3	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Jasmine Mataira	+2.1
9	5-4	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	+2.0
10	6-4	NC CEN	NORFLK×5	Kill	Ava Berry	set Jasmine Mataira	+2.2
11	7-4	NORFLK	NORFLK×5	Ace	Kyleigh Moore	aced Talia Emmen	+2.5
12	8-4	NORFLK	NORFLK×5	Kill	Jasmine Mataira	set Breylan Fairley	+2.4
13	9-4	NORFLK	NORFLK×5	Attack err	Talia Emmen		+2.1
14	10-4	NORFLK	NORFLK×5	Bad set	Hailey Gibbons		+1.9
15	10-5	NORFLK	NC CEN	Serve err	Kyleigh Moore		+1.3
16	11-5	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Talia Emmen		+1.6
17	11-6	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Shalyn Bell	set Breylan Fairley	+1.3
18	11-7	NC CEN	NC CEN	Kill	Shalyn Bell	set Breylan Fairley	+1.9
19	12-7	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jasmine Mataira	+1.9
20	12-8	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Morgan Wingo	set Breylan Fairley	+1.6
21	13-8	NC CEN	NORFLK	Attack err	Shalyn Bell		+1.9
22	13-9	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Kayla Riley	set Lusiana Damuni	+1.6
23	13-10	NC CEN	NC CEN	Ace	Shalyn Bell		+2.3
24	14-10	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Shalyn Bell		+2.2
25	14-11	NORFLK	NC CEN×5	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	+1.9
26	14-12	NC CEN	NC CEN×5	Ace	Tabitha Newlin		+2.7
27	14-13	NC CEN	NC CEN×5	Ace	Tabitha Newlin	aced Kyleigh Moore	+3.1
28	14-14	NC CEN	NC CEN×5	Ace	Tabitha Newlin		+3.4
29	14-15	NC CEN	NC CEN×5	Ace	Tabitha Newlin	aced Gabrielle Gilbert	+3.6
30	15-15	NC CEN	NORFLK	Blocked	Allyson Rouse	blk Ava Berry	+3.0
31	15-16	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	+3.1
32	16-16	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Ava Berry	set Jasmine Mataira	+3.1
33	16-17	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Aniah Bass	set Breylan Fairley	+3.3
34	17-17	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Ava Berry	set Jasmine Mataira	+3.3
35	17-18	NORFLK	NC CEN×3	Attack err	Gabrielle Gilbert		+3.6
36	17-19	NC CEN	NC CEN×3	Blocked	Gabrielle Gilbert	blk Aniah Bass	+4.2
37	17-20	NC CEN	NC CEN×3	Blocked	Reagan Chisholm	blk Morgan Wingo	+3.8
38	18-20	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Hailey Gibbons		+2.5
39	19-20	NORFLK	NORFLK	Kill	Reagan Chisholm	set Jasmine Mataira	+4.0
40	19-21	NORFLK	NC CEN	Blocked	Gabrielle Gilbert	blk Aniah Bass	+4.1
41	20-21	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Jasmine Mataira		+3.5
42	21-21	NORFLK	NORFLK	Kill	Briana Ellis	set Jasmine Mataira	+5.5
43	21-22	NORFLK	NC CEN	Serve err	Gabrielle Gilbert		+5.3
44	22-22	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Shalyn Bell		+5.2
45	23-22	NORFLK	NORFLK	Ace	Aliyah Torres	aced Hailey Gibbons	+7.6
46	23-23	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	+6.2
47	24-23	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Tabitha Newlin		+8.2
48	24-24	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	+8.2
49	25-24	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Jasmine Mataira	+8.2
50	25-25	NORFLK	NC CEN×3	Blocked	Gabrielle Gilbert	blk Allyson Rouse, Talia Emmen	+8.2
51	25-26	NC CEN	NC CEN×3	Ace	Talia Emmen	aced Aliyah Torres	+9.7
52	25-27	NC CEN	NC CEN×3	Kill	Shalyn Bell		+9.6
Set 2
1	1-0	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Briana Ellis	set Jasmine Mataira	+1.9
2	1-1	NORFLK	NC CEN	Attack err	Kyleigh Moore		+1.9
3	1-2	NC CEN	NC CEN	Attack err	Briana Ellis		+2.3
4	2-2	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Jasmine Mataira	+1.9
5	3-2	NORFLK	NORFLK	Ace	Aliyah Torres	aced Hailey Gibbons	+2.4
6	3-3	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Kayla Riley	set Lusiana Damuni	+2.0
7	3-4	NC CEN	NC CEN	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	+2.4
8	4-4	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Jasmine Mataira	+2.0
9	4-5	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Kayla Riley	set Lusiana Damuni	+2.1
10	4-6	NC CEN	NC CEN	Kill	Aniah Bass	set Breylan Fairley	+2.5
11	5-6	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Breylan Fairley		+2.0
12	5-7	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Hailey Gibbons	+2.1
13	6-7	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Ava Berry	set Jasmine Mataira	+2.0
14	7-7	NORFLK	NORFLK	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jasmine Mataira	+2.6
15	7-8	NORFLK	NC CEN×3	Kill	Allyson Rouse	set Breylan Fairley	+2.2
16	7-9	NC CEN	NC CEN×3	Kill	Shalyn Bell	set Breylan Fairley	+2.7
17	7-10	NC CEN	NC CEN×3	Kill	Morgan Wingo	set Jasmine Mataira	+2.5
18	8-10	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jasmine Mataira	+2.0
19	8-11	NORFLK	NC CEN×8	Kill	Shalyn Bell	set Breylan Fairley	+2.2
20	8-12	NC CEN	NC CEN×8	Kill	Kayla Riley	set Lusiana Damuni	+2.4
21	8-13	NC CEN	NC CEN×8	Ace	Lusiana Damuni	aced Aliyah Torres	+2.1
22	8-14	NC CEN	NC CEN×8	Kill	Shalyn Bell	set Lusiana Damuni	+1.7
23	8-15	NC CEN	NC CEN×8	Kill	Kayla Riley	set Lusiana Damuni	+1.3
24	8-16	NC CEN	NC CEN×8	Attack err	Gabrielle Gilbert		+1.0
25	8-17	NC CEN	NC CEN×8	Attack err	Briana Ellis		+0.6
26	8-18	NC CEN	NC CEN×8	Attack err	Gabrielle Gilbert		+0.4
27	9-18	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Lusiana Damuni		+0.2
28	9-19	NORFLK	NC CEN×4	Kill	Kayla Riley	set Hailey Gibbons	+0.3
29	9-20	NC CEN	NC CEN×4	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	+0.2
30	9-21	NC CEN	NC CEN×4	Ace	Shalyn Bell		+0.1
31	9-22	NC CEN	NC CEN×4	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	·
32	10-22	NC CEN	NORFLK×3	Serve err	Shalyn Bell		·
33	11-22	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Attack err	Talia Emmen		·
34	12-22	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Attack err	Shalyn Bell		·
35	12-23	NORFLK	NC CEN×3	Serve err	Aliyah Torres		·
36	12-24	NC CEN	NC CEN×3	Ace	Tabitha Newlin	aced Isis Castille	·
37	12-25	NC CEN	NC CEN×3	Ace	Tabitha Newlin	aced Kyleigh Moore	·
Set 3
1	0-1	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Morgan Wingo	set Lusiana Damuni	+1.2
2	0-2	NC CEN	NC CEN	Kill	Kayla Riley	set Lusiana Damuni	+1.5
3	1-2	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Shalyn Bell		+1.2
4	1-3	NORFLK	NC CEN×5	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	+1.3
5	1-4	NC CEN	NC CEN×5	Attack err	Gabrielle Gilbert		+1.5
6	1-5	NC CEN	NC CEN×5	Kill	Kayla Riley	set Lusiana Damuni	+1.4
7	1-6	NC CEN	NC CEN×5	Ace	Tabitha Newlin	aced Jala Dixon	+1.2
8	1-7	NC CEN	NC CEN×5	Attack err	Jala Dixon		+1.1
9	2-7	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Tabitha Newlin		+0.8
10	2-8	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	+0.9
11	3-8	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.8
12	4-8	NORFLK	NORFLK	Kill	Kyleigh Moore	set Breylan Fairley	+1.1
13	4-9	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Aniah Bass	set Breylan Fairley	+1.1
14	5-9	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Talia Emmen		+0.9
15	5-10	NORFLK	NC CEN×3	Kill	Allyson Rouse	set Breylan Fairley	+1.1
16	5-11	NC CEN	NC CEN×3	Kill	Morgan Wingo	set Breylan Fairley	+1.1
17	5-12	NC CEN	NC CEN×3	Blocked	Kyleigh Moore	blk Aniah Bass	+0.9
18	6-12	NC CEN	NORFLK×3	Kill	Gabrielle Gilbert	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.6
19	7-12	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Kill	Jala Dixon	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.9
20	8-12	NORFLK	NORFLK×3	Kill	Jala Dixon		+1.1
21	8-13	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Jala Dixon	set Jasmine Mataira	+1.1
22	9-13	NC CEN	NORFLK	Attack err	Kayla Riley		+0.9
23	9-14	NORFLK	NC CEN	Serve err	Kaden Sanders		+1.1
24	9-15	NC CEN	NC CEN	Ace	Shalyn Bell		+1.1
25	10-15	NC CEN	NORFLK	Serve err	Shalyn Bell		+0.7
26	11-15	NORFLK	NORFLK	Kill	Jala Dixon	set Jasmine Mataira	+1.1
27	11-16	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	+1.2
28	12-16	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Jala Dixon	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.9
29	12-17	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Lusiana Damuni	+1.2
30	13-17	NC CEN	NORFLK	Attack err	Talia Emmen		+0.9
31	13-18	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Breylan Fairley	+1.2
32	14-18	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Ava Berry	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.9
33	14-19	NORFLK	NC CEN×4	Kill	Shalyn Bell	set Breylan Fairley	+1.2
34	14-20	NC CEN	NC CEN×4	Attack err	Isis Castille		+1.0
35	14-21	NC CEN	NC CEN×4	Ace	Hailey Gibbons	aced Catori Crawford	+0.6
36	14-22	NC CEN	NC CEN×4	Blocked	Isis Castille	blk Aniah Bass	+0.3
37	15-22	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Reagan Chisholm	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.1
38	16-22	NORFLK	NORFLK	Kill	Isis Castille	set Jasmine Mataira	+0.2
39	16-23	NORFLK	NC CEN	Kill	Breylan Fairley	set Aliyah Torres	+0.3
40	16-24	NC CEN	NC CEN	Kill	Talia Emmen	set Shalyn Bell	+0.1
41	17-24	NC CEN	NORFLK	Kill	Jala Dixon	set Kayla Riley	·
42	17-25	NORFLK	NC CEN	Blocked	Gabrielle Gilbert	blk Morgan Wingo	·

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).

N.C. Central def. Norfolk St. 3–0

Tabitha Newlin served 7 aces, and N.C. Central needed every one.