Final · 4 setsSat, Oct 10, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Wofford def. Samford 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Wofford 83.3% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 10, 3:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Wofford won at Samford 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16) on Sat, Oct 10, 2026. Chloe Smith led Wofford with 18 kills; Samford's Ally Cordes had a match-high 24.

Data through · final Oct 10

Set1234Sets
WOFFRD252522253
SAMFRD222025161

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Wofford won it on serve.

The biggest single-rally swing was 4.4 points, and Samford's high was 19% in Set 1. The numbers below are where it was won. Wofford went in as RallyIQ's 83% pick.

WoffordSamford
  • Break %+9.1 pts
    44.835.7

    On serve: 43/96 against 30/84 (Samford sideout 55.2%).

  • Longest run+1
    54

    5 straight Wofford points in the second set broke a 20–20 tie and made it 25–20. The set finished 25–20.

Samford above 50Wofford belowMax swing 4.4%

WoffordSamford

Hitting
Wofford .262·Samford .244
Aces
Wofford 10·Samford 7
Serve err
Wofford 1·Samford 8
Blocks
Wofford 2·Samford 100 BS · 4 BA vs 2 BS · 16 BA
Digs
Wofford 79·Samford 77

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Samford above 50 · Wofford below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+4.4% WOFFRDrally 180 · set 4

Biggest swing: 4.4% to Wofford — set 1, WOFFRD 24-22 SAMFRD. Ally Cordes stuffed by Emily Normand & Bradley Brown. SAMFRD win probability 15% → 11%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

WOFFRD 83.8%16.2% SAMFRD

Wofford wins

3-0
35.6%
3-1
31.1%
3-2
17.0%

Samford wins

3-0
2.5%
3-1
5.2%
3-2
8.5%
WOFFRD break %
44.9% vs this opp
SAMFRD break %
37.4% 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

    Ally Cordes stuffed by Emily Normand & Bradley Brown

    Set 1 · WOFFRD 24-22 SAMFRD · WOFFRD 85% → 89%

  2. 02

    Kill by Brianna Hamilton

    Set 1 · WOFFRD 22-22 SAMFRD · SAMFRD 14% → 19%

  3. 03
    SamfordService error+3.6%

    Samford service error

    Set 1 · WOFFRD 23-22 SAMFRD · WOFFRD 81% → 85%

  4. 04
    Hazel SlusherKill+2.7%

    Kill by Hazel Slusher (set by Alison Ohlinger)

    Set 1 · WOFFRD 22-21 SAMFRD · SAMFRD 12% → 14%

  5. 05
    Ella ColemanKill+2.5%

    Kill by Ella Coleman (set by Taylor Pecht)

    Set 2 · WOFFRD 22-20 SAMFRD · WOFFRD 92% → 94%

  6. 06
    Hazel SlusherKill+2.2%

    Kill by Hazel Slusher (set by Alison Ohlinger)

    Set 2 · WOFFRD 18-18 SAMFRD · SAMFRD 8% → 10%

  7. 07
    Chloe SmithKill+2.1%

    Kill by Chloe Smith (set by Maddy Frazier)

    Set 1 · WOFFRD 25-22 SAMFRD · WOFFRD 89% → 91%

  8. 08
    Chloe SmithKill+2.0%

    Kill by Chloe Smith (set by Maddy Frazier)

    Set 2 · WOFFRD 17-16 SAMFRD · WOFFRD 90% → 92%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
418553.24502095010.520.5
412334.26510010010.512.5
410025.4000002000010
47217.2941002010007
42021.00031201100004
43010.30000000010.53.5
48322.22700020010.58.5
4000–040300004
4001.0001921800002
4000–5002310000
2138-.250000000001
Team totals6116172.2625710179704297
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
424457.351022182010.526.5
411423.3040002014314
411436.19401160031.513.5
46329.103230620009
44212.167000000426
4002.00050011401433
4000–0112010001
4000–3011040000
3000–001100000
2000–001000000
1215.200000000002
Team totals5818164.244557877102161083

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.

Wofford vs Samford

Season series · Wofford leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 WOFFRD · SAMFRD 4

Set 1

25-22

Longest run 4 WOFFRDSAMFRD 4

Set 2

25-20

Longest run 5 WOFFRDSAMFRD 2

Set 3

22-25

Longest run 4 WOFFRDSAMFRD 4

Set 4

25-16

Longest run 5 WOFFRDSAMFRD 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Wofford

SlotSideout %Break %
1
85%11/13
47%8/17
2
53%10/19
42%8/19
3
64%9/14
44%7/16
4
69%9/13
40%6/15
5
62%8/13
33%4/12
6
58%7/12
59%10/17
All
64%54/84
45%43/96

Samford

SlotSideout %Break %
1
52%11/21
31%4/13
2
73%11/15
27%4/15
3
47%9/19
38%6/16
4
57%8/14
47%8/17
5
54%7/13
27%3/11
6
50%7/14
42%5/12
All
55%53/96
36%30/84

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

180 rallies

#WOFFRD-SAMFRDSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0WOFFRDWOFFRDAttack errMaggie Kalisz+1.5
22-0WOFFRDWOFFRDKillChloe Smithset Laney Klika+1.4
32-1WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+1.0
43-1SAMFRDWOFFRDKillAvery Whiteset Maddy Frazier+0.9
53-2WOFFRDSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Alison Ohlinger+1.0
64-2SAMFRDWOFFRDKillAvery Whiteset Maddy Frazier+1.0
74-3WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+1.0
85-3SAMFRDWOFFRDKillBradley Brownset Maddy Frazier+1.0
96-3WOFFRDWOFFRDAceWoffordaced Ally Cordes+1.3
106-4WOFFRDSAMFRDKillHazel Slusherset Alison Ohlinger+0.9
117-4SAMFRDWOFFRDKillChloe Smithset Taylor Pecht+0.9
127-5WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+0.9
138-5SAMFRDWOFFRDServe errSamford+0.9
148-6WOFFRDSAMFRD×3KillJanie Stinchcombset Alison Ohlinger+0.9
158-7SAMFRDSAMFRD×3Attack errTaylor Mendez+1.6
168-8SAMFRDSAMFRD×3AceSamfordaced Laney Klika+1.9
179-8SAMFRDWOFFRDKillTaylor Mendezset Laney Klika+1.3
1810-8WOFFRDWOFFRDAttack errJanie Stinchcomb+1.7
1910-9WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+1.2
2011-9SAMFRDWOFFRDAttack errAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+1.2
2112-9WOFFRDWOFFRDKillChloe Smithset Ella Coleman+1.5
2212-10WOFFRDSAMFRDAttack errBradley Brownset Alison Ohlinger+1.0
2313-10SAMFRDWOFFRD×4KillAvery Whiteset Maddy Frazier+1.1
2414-10WOFFRDWOFFRD×4KillChloe Smithset Maddy Frazier+1.3
2515-10WOFFRDWOFFRD×4KillChloe Smithset Maddy Frazier+1.0
2616-10WOFFRDWOFFRD×4KillChloe Smithset Maddy Frazier+0.7
2716-11WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+0.4
2816-12SAMFRDSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamilton+0.7
2917-12SAMFRDWOFFRDAttack errBrianna Hamiltonset Chloe Smith+0.7
3017-13WOFFRDSAMFRDKillHazel Slusherset Alison Ohlinger+0.5
3118-13SAMFRDWOFFRDKillChloe Smithset Taylor Pecht+0.7
3218-14WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+0.5
3319-14SAMFRDWOFFRDKillEmily Normandset Taylor Pecht+0.7
3420-14WOFFRDWOFFRDKillElla Colemanset Taylor Pecht+0.6
3520-15WOFFRDSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Alison Ohlinger+0.2
3620-16SAMFRDSAMFRDAceSamfordaced Chloe Smith+0.6
3721-16SAMFRDWOFFRDKillElla Colemanset Taylor Pecht+0.6
3821-17WOFFRDSAMFRDKillJanie Stinchcombset Alison Ohlinger+0.4
3921-18SAMFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordes+0.9
4022-18SAMFRDWOFFRDKillBradley Brownset Maddy Frazier+1.0
4122-19WOFFRDSAMFRD×4Bad setMaddy Frazier+0.6
4222-20SAMFRDSAMFRD×4AceSamfordaced Chloe Smith+1.5
4322-21SAMFRDSAMFRD×4KillHazel Slusherset Alison Ohlinger+2.7
4422-22SAMFRDSAMFRD×4KillBrianna Hamilton+4.4
4523-22SAMFRDWOFFRD×3Serve errSamford+3.6
4624-22WOFFRDWOFFRD×3BlockedAlly Cordesblk Emily Normand, Bradley Brown+4.4
4725-22WOFFRDWOFFRD×3KillChloe Smithset Maddy Frazier+2.1
Set 2
11-0SAMFRDWOFFRDKillBradley Brownset Maddy Frazier+0.7
21-1WOFFRDSAMFRDKillMaggie Kalisz+0.8
32-1SAMFRDWOFFRDKillAvery Whiteset Maddy Frazier+0.8
42-2WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+0.8
53-2SAMFRDWOFFRDAttack errHazel Slusherset Alison Ohlinger+0.8
63-3WOFFRDSAMFRDKillHazel Slusherset Alison Ohlinger+0.9
73-4SAMFRDSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Alison Ohlinger+1.3
84-4SAMFRDWOFFRDKillCharlotte Bell+0.9
94-5WOFFRDSAMFRDBlockedTaylor Mendezblk Alison Ohlinger, Hazel Slusher+1.0
105-5SAMFRDWOFFRDKillCharlotte Bellset Taylor Pecht+0.9
116-5WOFFRDWOFFRDAceWofford+1.3
126-6WOFFRDSAMFRDBlockedTaylor Mendezblk Alison Ohlinger, Janie Stinchcomb+0.9
137-6SAMFRDWOFFRD×3KillCharlotte Bellset Taylor Pecht+0.9
148-6WOFFRDWOFFRD×3KillBradley Brownset Maddy Frazier+1.2
159-6WOFFRDWOFFRD×3AceWoffordaced Ally Cordes+1.0
169-7WOFFRDSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Alison Ohlinger+0.7
179-8SAMFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+1.2
1810-8SAMFRDWOFFRDKillAvery Whiteset Maddy Frazier+0.9
1910-9WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+0.9
2010-10SAMFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Brianna Hamilton+1.5
2111-10SAMFRDWOFFRDServe errSamford+1.0
2211-11WOFFRDSAMFRDAttack errChloe Smithset Ella Coleman+1.1
2312-11SAMFRDWOFFRDKillEmily Normand+1.1
2412-12WOFFRDSAMFRDServe errTaylor Pecht+1.2
2512-13SAMFRDSAMFRDAceSamfordaced Chloe Smith+1.9
2613-13SAMFRDWOFFRDKillChloe Smithset Taylor Pecht+1.2
2713-14WOFFRDSAMFRDBlockedElla Colemanblk Alison Ohlinger+1.4
2814-14SAMFRDWOFFRDServe errSamford+1.3
2914-15WOFFRDSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Alison Ohlinger+1.5
3015-15SAMFRDWOFFRDKillAvery Whiteset Taylor Pecht+1.4
3115-16WOFFRDSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Alison Ohlinger+1.6
3216-16SAMFRDWOFFRD×3KillBradley Brown+1.4
3317-16WOFFRDWOFFRD×3KillChloe Smithset Maddy Frazier+2.0
3418-16WOFFRDWOFFRD×3KillMaddy Frazierset Laney Klika+1.8
3518-17WOFFRDSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Alison Ohlinger+1.2
3618-18SAMFRDSAMFRDKillHazel Slusherset Alison Ohlinger+2.2
3719-18SAMFRDWOFFRDKillBradley Brownset Maddy Frazier+1.6
3819-19WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+1.7
3920-19SAMFRDWOFFRDKillBradley Brownset Maddy Frazier+1.8
4020-20WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+1.9
4121-20SAMFRDWOFFRD×5KillCharlotte Bellset Taylor Pecht+2.0
4222-20WOFFRDWOFFRD×5KillElla Colemanset Taylor Pecht+2.5
4323-20WOFFRDWOFFRD×5KillChloe Smithset Taylor Pecht+1.8
4424-20WOFFRDWOFFRD×5AceWoffordaced Katelyn Stooksbury+0.9
4525-20WOFFRDWOFFRD×5Attack errHazel Slusher+0.2
Set 3
11-0WOFFRDWOFFRDAceWoffordaced Katelyn Stooksbury+0.5
21-1WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+0.4
32-1SAMFRDWOFFRDKillAvery Whiteset Maddy Frazier+0.4
42-2WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Brianna Hamilton+0.4
52-3SAMFRDSAMFRDBlockedBradley Brownblk Maggie Kalisz, Janie Stinchcomb+0.6
63-3SAMFRDWOFFRDKillChloe Smithset Maddy Frazier+0.4
73-4WOFFRDSAMFRD×3BlockedChloe Smithblk Maggie Kalisz, Janie Stinchcomb+0.5
83-5SAMFRDSAMFRD×3BlockedBradley Brownblk Hazel Slusher+0.7
93-6SAMFRDSAMFRD×3KillMaggie Kaliszset Alison Ohlinger+0.8
104-6SAMFRDWOFFRDKillChloe Smithset Laney Klika+0.5
115-6WOFFRDWOFFRDBlockedMaggie Kaliszblk Charlotte Bell, Chloe Smith+0.7
125-7WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+0.5
136-7SAMFRDWOFFRDAttack errBrianna Hamiltonset Brooklyn Drumwright+0.5
146-8WOFFRDSAMFRDKillHazel Slusher+0.6
157-8SAMFRDWOFFRD×4KillElla Colemanset Taylor Pecht+0.5
168-8WOFFRDWOFFRD×4Attack errAlly Cordes+0.7
179-8WOFFRDWOFFRD×4Attack errHazel Slusher+0.7
1810-8WOFFRDWOFFRD×4AceWoffordaced Brianna Hamilton+0.6
1910-9WOFFRDSAMFRDKillHazel Slusherset Alison Ohlinger+0.4
2011-9SAMFRDWOFFRDServe errSamford+0.4
2111-10WOFFRDSAMFRDKillJanie Stinchcomb+0.4
2212-10SAMFRDWOFFRD×3KillElla Colemanset Maddy Frazier+0.5
2313-10WOFFRDWOFFRD×3Attack errAlly Cordes+0.6
2414-10WOFFRDWOFFRD×3KillAvery Whiteset Maddy Frazier+0.5
2514-11WOFFRDSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Alison Ohlinger+0.3
2614-12SAMFRDSAMFRDAceSamfordaced Ella Coleman+0.5
2715-12SAMFRDWOFFRDServe errSamford+0.4
2816-12WOFFRDWOFFRDKillChloe Smithset Maddy Frazier+0.5
2916-13WOFFRDSAMFRD×3KillMaggie Kaliszset Alison Ohlinger+0.3
3016-14SAMFRDSAMFRD×3BlockedChloe Smithblk Hazel Slusher, Maggie Kalisz+0.6
3116-15SAMFRDSAMFRD×3AceSamfordaced Chloe Smith+0.8
3217-15SAMFRDWOFFRDKillBradley Brownset Maddy Frazier+0.6
3317-16WOFFRDSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Alison Ohlinger+0.6
3417-17SAMFRDSAMFRDBlockedChloe Smithblk Alison Ohlinger, Hazel Slusher+1.0
3518-17SAMFRDWOFFRDKillCharlotte Bell+0.7
3618-18WOFFRDSAMFRD×4KillBrianna Hamiltonset Alison Ohlinger+0.8
3718-19SAMFRDSAMFRD×4KillAlly Cordesset Katelyn Stooksbury+1.3
3818-20SAMFRDSAMFRD×4BlockedElla Colemanblk Hazel Slusher, Alison Ohlinger+1.4
3918-21SAMFRDSAMFRD×4AceSamfordaced Chloe Smith+1.3
4019-21SAMFRDWOFFRDKillCharlotte Bellset Taylor Pecht+0.6
4119-22WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+1.0
4220-22SAMFRDWOFFRDKillAvery Whiteset Taylor Pecht+0.6
4321-22WOFFRDWOFFRDKillBradley Brownset Maddy Frazier+1.3
4421-23WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+1.4
4522-23SAMFRDWOFFRDKillBradley Brownset Maddy Frazier+0.9
4622-24WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+1.7
4722-25SAMFRDSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Alison Ohlinger+1.5
Set 4
11-0SAMFRDWOFFRD×3Attack errMaggie Kaliszset Alison Ohlinger+1.3
22-0WOFFRDWOFFRD×3KillMaddy Frazierset Bradley Brown+1.7
33-0WOFFRDWOFFRD×3Attack errJanie Stinchcomb+1.5
43-1WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+1.0
54-1SAMFRDWOFFRDKillChloe Smithset Maddy Frazier+1.0
64-2WOFFRDSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Alison Ohlinger+1.1
75-2SAMFRDWOFFRD×5KillBradley Brownset Maddy Frazier+1.1
86-2WOFFRDWOFFRD×5Attack errBrianna Hamilton+1.3
97-2WOFFRDWOFFRD×5AceWoffordaced Brooklyn Drumwright+1.1
108-2WOFFRDWOFFRD×5KillCharlotte Bellset Taylor Pecht+0.9
119-2WOFFRDWOFFRD×5Attack errMaggie Kalisz+0.6
129-3WOFFRDSAMFRDAttack errCharlotte Bellset Taylor Pecht+0.4
139-4SAMFRDSAMFRDAttack errChloe Smith+0.7
1410-4SAMFRDWOFFRDKillChloe Smithset Taylor Pecht+0.6
1510-5WOFFRDSAMFRDKillHazel Slusherset Alison Ohlinger+0.5
1611-5SAMFRDWOFFRD×5KillChloe Smithset Taylor Pecht+0.6
1712-5WOFFRDWOFFRD×5Attack errHazel Slusher+0.6
1813-5WOFFRDWOFFRD×5AceWoffordaced Katelyn Stooksbury+0.4
1914-5WOFFRDWOFFRD×5AceWoffordaced Katelyn Stooksbury+0.3
2015-5WOFFRDWOFFRD×5KillCharlotte Bell+0.2
2115-6WOFFRDSAMFRD×3KillHazel Slusherset Alison Ohlinger+0.1
2215-7SAMFRDSAMFRD×3BlockedCharlotte Bellblk Ally Cordes, Janie Stinchcomb+0.2
2315-8SAMFRDSAMFRD×3KillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger+0.3
2416-8SAMFRDWOFFRDServe errSamford+0.2
2517-8WOFFRDWOFFRDKillElla Colemanset Maddy Frazier+0.2
2617-9WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Katelyn Stooksbury+0.1
2718-9SAMFRDWOFFRDKillBradley Brownset Maddy Frazier+0.1
2819-9WOFFRDWOFFRDKillAvery Whiteset Maddy Frazier+0.1
2919-10WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Alison Ohlinger·
3019-11SAMFRDSAMFRDKillAmyra Burchikset Alison Ohlinger+0.1
3120-11SAMFRDWOFFRDServe errSamford+0.1
3221-11WOFFRDWOFFRDAttack errAmyra Burchik+0.1
3321-12WOFFRDSAMFRDKillJanie Stinchcombset Alison Ohlinger·
3422-12SAMFRDWOFFRDKillEmily Normandset Maddy Frazier·
3522-13WOFFRDSAMFRDKillAmyra Burchikset Alison Ohlinger·
3623-13SAMFRDWOFFRDKillElla Colemanset Taylor Pecht·
3723-14WOFFRDSAMFRD×3KillHazel Slusherset Alison Ohlinger·
3823-15SAMFRDSAMFRD×3Attack errCharlotte Bell·
3923-16SAMFRDSAMFRD×3KillHazel Slusherset Alison Ohlinger·
4024-16SAMFRDWOFFRDKillChloe Smithset Laney Klika·
4125-16WOFFRDWOFFRDAceWoffordaced Brianna Hamilton·

Score shown after each rally, Wofford 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).