Final · 4 setsFri, Oct 30, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Samford def. Chattanooga 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Samford 82.4% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 30, 6:25 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Samford beat visiting Chattanooga 3-1 (26-24, 13-25, 25-23, 25-21) on Fri, Oct 30, 2026. Samford's Ally Cordes led with 23 kills, and Katelyn Stooksbury added 21 digs.

Data through · final Oct 30

Set1234Sets
CHAT242523211
SAMFRD261325253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

.391 on 46 swings: Ally Cordes and Samford edged Chattanooga.

The match turned 3 times; each line shows Samford's RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. Samford went in as RallyIQ's 82% pick.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 1 · Chattanooga 24–22 Samford

    Samford won 4 of the last 4 rallies to take the set 26–24 and lead 1–0.

    Samford 66% → 91%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 3 · Chattanooga 21–17 Samford

    5 straight Samford points turned a 17–21 deficit into a 22–21 lead.

    Samford 52% → 78%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 3 · Chattanooga 23–22 Samford

    Samford scored 3 straight to turn a 22–23 deficit into a 25–23 lead.

    Samford 63% → 89%

Samford above 50Chattanooga belowMax swing 10.8%

ChattanoogaSamford

Sideout %
Chattanooga 52.3·Samford 50.0
Break %
Chattanooga 50.0·Samford 47.7
Hitting
Chattanooga .228·Samford .205
Longest run
Chattanooga 10·Samford 5

Ally Cordes
7 kills inside the turning points, 23 K and .391 for the match (24.5 points).

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Samford above 50 · Chattanooga below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+10.8% SAMFRDrally 182 · set 4

Biggest swing: 10.8% to Samford — set 3, CHAT 23-24 SAMFRD. Gracie Rose stuffed by Maggie Kalisz & Janie Stinchcomb. SAMFRD win probability 69% → 80%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

CHAT 17.6%82.4% SAMFRD

Chattanooga wins

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

Samford wins

3-0
34.1%
3-1
30.8%
3-2
17.5%
CHAT break %
39.8% vs this opp
SAMFRD break %
46.9% 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

    Gracie Rose stuffed by Maggie Kalisz & Janie Stinchcomb

    Set 3 · CHAT 23-24 SAMFRD · SAMFRD 69% → 80%

  2. 02
    Gracie RoseKill+9.6%

    Kill by Gracie Rose (set by Ashley Reynolds)

    Set 3 · CHAT 23-22 SAMFRD · CHAT 28% → 37%

  3. 03
    Ally CordesAce+9.2%

    Ace by Ally Cordes on Caiti Barthel

    Set 3 · CHAT 23-25 SAMFRD · SAMFRD 80% → 89%

  4. 04
    Ally CordesKill+8.1%

    Kill by Ally Cordes (set by Katelyn Stooksbury)

    Set 1 · CHAT 24-24 SAMFRD · SAMFRD 70% → 78%

  5. 05
    Kynli KirkendollAttack error+7.1%

    Attack error by Kynli Kirkendoll

    Set 3 · CHAT 21-22 SAMFRD · SAMFRD 71% → 78%

  6. 06
    Ally CordesKill+6.8%

    Kill by Ally Cordes (set by Emma Sorensen)

    Set 1 · CHAT 24-25 SAMFRD · SAMFRD 78% → 85%

  7. 07
    Ally CordesKill+6.8%

    Kill by Ally Cordes (set by Katelyn Stooksbury)

    Set 3 · CHAT 23-23 SAMFRD · SAMFRD 63% → 69%

  8. 08
    Ally CordesKill+6.7%

    Kill by Ally Cordes (set by Katelyn Stooksbury)

    Set 3 · CHAT 21-21 SAMFRD · SAMFRD 64% → 71%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
422755.27302230031.525.5
414229.414121101212.518.5
48423.17400010010.58.5
4226.0004631150010.55.5
3000–000420000
1014-.250000000000
45220.150000400216
4000–3002120000
4000–000510000
3106.167000100634
1012-.500000100000
1000–001100000
Team totals5219145.2285075667214993
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
423546.39101091010.524.5
416849.16311161010.517.5
49831.0321522100052.513.5
4509.55600010031.56.5
43313.000000300636
4002.00025311700003
4205.400001100002
4000–11032120000
2016-.167000000211
Team totals5825161.2055278687018989

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.

Chattanooga vs Samford

Season series · Samford leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 10 CHAT · SAMFRD 5

Set 1

24-26

Longest run 5 CHATSAMFRD 5

Set 2

25-13

Longest run 10 CHATSAMFRD 4

Set 3

23-25

Longest run 3 CHATSAMFRD 5

Set 4

21-25

Longest run 4 CHATSAMFRD 5

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Chattanooga

SlotSideout %Break %
1
45%9/20
47%7/15
2
82%9/11
40%6/15
3
47%8/17
71%20/28
4
58%7/12
56%10/18
5
70%7/10
0%0/7
6
33%6/18
36%4/11
All
52%46/88
50%47/94

Samford

SlotSideout %Break %
1
50%10/20
65%15/23
2
32%8/25
44%7/16
3
40%8/20
47%7/15
4
64%7/11
56%9/16
5
100%7/7
13%1/8
6
64%7/11
30%3/10
All
50%47/94
48%42/88

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

182 rallies

#CHAT-SAMFRDSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0CHATCHATAttack errAlly Cordes+1.7
21-1CHATSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Emma Sorensen+1.2
32-1SAMFRDCHATAttack errJanie Stinchcomb+1.3
43-1CHATCHATKillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+1.9
53-2CHATSAMFRDAttack errAshley Reynolds+1.3
64-2SAMFRDCHAT×5Serve errSamford+1.5
75-2CHATCHAT×5Attack errBrianna Hamilton+2.1
86-2CHATCHAT×5AceChattanooga+2.1
97-2CHATCHAT×5Attack errMaggie Kalisz+2.1
108-2CHATCHAT×5KillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+2.0
118-3CHATSAMFRDServe errChattanooga+1.2
128-4SAMFRDSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Katelyn Stooksbury+1.7
139-4SAMFRDCHATKillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+1.6
149-5CHATSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Maggie Kalisz+1.3
1510-5SAMFRDCHATKillSophia Garridoset Ashley Reynolds+1.7
1610-6CHATSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Maggie Kalisz+1.3
1711-6SAMFRDCHATKillDelaney Wingenbachset Ashley Reynolds+1.7
1811-7CHATSAMFRD×4BlockedBailey Burgessblk Janie Stinchcomb, Haley Robinson+1.3
1911-8SAMFRDSAMFRD×4KillAlly Cordesset Emma Sorensen+2.0
2011-9SAMFRDSAMFRD×4BlockedDelaney Wingenbachblk Janie Stinchcomb, Maggie Kalisz+2.1
2111-10SAMFRDSAMFRD×4KillMaggie Kaliszset Katelyn Stooksbury+2.2
2212-10SAMFRDCHATKillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+2.0
2313-10CHATCHATKillAshley Reynoldsset Emma Sorensen+2.6
2413-11CHATSAMFRD×5KillAlly Cordesset Emma Sorensen+1.7
2513-12SAMFRDSAMFRD×5KillJanie Stinchcomb+2.4
2613-13SAMFRDSAMFRD×5KillBrianna Hamiltonset Katelyn Stooksbury+2.4
2713-14SAMFRDSAMFRD×5BlockedAshley Reynoldsblk Brianna Hamilton, Janie Stinchcomb+2.4
2813-15SAMFRDSAMFRD×5KillBrianna Hamiltonset Emma Sorensen+2.1
2914-15SAMFRDCHATKillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+1.6
3015-15CHATCHATKillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+2.6
3115-16CHATSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Emma Sorensen+1.9
3215-17SAMFRDSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Emma Sorensen+2.4
3316-17SAMFRDCHATKillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+1.7
3417-17CHATCHATKillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+2.9
3517-18CHATSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Emma Sorensen+2.2
3618-18SAMFRDCHAT×3KillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+2.4
3719-18CHATCHAT×3KillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+3.7
3820-18CHATCHAT×3Attack errHaley Robinson+4.0
3920-19CHATSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Maggie Kalisz+2.5
4021-19SAMFRDCHATKillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+3.3
4121-20CHATSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Maggie Kalisz+2.6
4221-21SAMFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordes+4.3
4322-21SAMFRDCHAT×3Serve errSamford+3.9
4423-21CHATCHAT×3KillDelaney Wingenbachset Caiti Barthel+5.5
4524-21CHATCHAT×3KillDelaney Wingenbachset Ashley Reynolds+4.4
4624-22CHATSAMFRD×5KillAlly Cordesset Maggie Kalisz+1.3
4724-23SAMFRDSAMFRD×5KillMaggie Kaliszset Katelyn Stooksbury+3.8
4824-24SAMFRDSAMFRD×5KillAlly Cordesset Katelyn Stooksbury+8.1
4924-25SAMFRDSAMFRD×5KillAlly Cordesset Emma Sorensen+6.8
5024-26SAMFRDSAMFRD×5KillAlly Cordesset Emma Sorensen+5.8
Set 2
10-1SAMFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Emma Sorensen+1.1
21-1SAMFRDCHATBlockedJanie Stinchcombblk Kynli Kirkendoll+0.9
31-2CHATSAMFRDAttack errGracie Rose+0.8
42-2SAMFRDCHAT×10Attack errMaggie Kalisz+0.9
53-2CHATCHAT×10AceChattanoogaaced Katelyn Stooksbury+1.3
64-2CHATCHAT×10Attack errMaggie Kalisz+1.4
75-2CHATCHAT×10Attack errBrianna Hamilton+1.5
86-2CHATCHAT×10BlockedMaggie Kaliszblk Jordin Glass, Gracie Rose+1.5
97-2CHATCHAT×10KillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+1.5
108-2CHATCHAT×10Bad setEmma Sorensen+1.4
119-2CHATCHAT×10KillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+1.3
1210-2CHATCHAT×10KillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+1.1
1311-2CHATCHAT×10Attack errBrianna Hamilton+0.9
1411-3CHATSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Emma Sorensen+0.5
1511-4SAMFRDSAMFRDKillPeytyn Pyleset Emma Sorensen+0.8
1612-4SAMFRDCHAT×7KillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+0.8
1713-4CHATCHAT×7Attack errBrianna Hamilton+0.9
1814-4CHATCHAT×7BlockedMaggie Kaliszblk Jordin Glass, Delaney Wingenbach+0.6
1915-4CHATCHAT×7KillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+0.4
2016-4CHATCHAT×7BlockedBrianna Hamiltonblk Jordin Glass, Sophia Garrido+0.3
2117-4CHATCHAT×7AceChattanoogaaced Katelyn Stooksbury+0.2
2218-4CHATCHAT×7KillDelaney Wingenbachset Ashley Reynolds+0.1
2318-5CHATSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Emma Sorensen·
2419-5SAMFRDCHATServe errSamford+0.1
2519-6CHATSAMFRDAttack errDelaney Wingenbach·
2620-6SAMFRDCHATKillDelaney Wingenbachset Ashley Reynolds·
2720-7CHATSAMFRDAttack errDelaney Wingenbach·
2820-8SAMFRDSAMFRDKillAlly Cordes·
2921-8SAMFRDCHATAttack errAlly Cordes·
3021-9CHATSAMFRD×4BlockedGracie Roseblk Janie Stinchcomb, Haley Robinson·
3121-10SAMFRDSAMFRD×4AceEmma Sorensenaced Finley Hilliard·
3221-11SAMFRDSAMFRD×4Attack errGracie Rose·
3321-12SAMFRDSAMFRD×4AceEmma Sorensenaced Ryan Oden+0.1
3422-12SAMFRDCHATKillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+0.1
3522-13CHATSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Emma Sorensen·
3623-13SAMFRDCHAT×3KillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+0.1
3724-13CHATCHAT×3AceChattanoogaaced Ally Cordes·
3825-13CHATCHAT×3KillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds·
Set 3
11-0CHATCHAT×3KillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+2.7
22-0CHATCHAT×3Attack errAlly Cordes+2.9
33-0CHATCHAT×3KillAshley Reynoldsset Emma Sorensen+3.1
43-1CHATSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Emma Sorensen+2.1
53-2SAMFRDSAMFRDAttack errGracie Rose+2.8
64-2SAMFRDCHATKillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+2.4
74-3CHATSAMFRDKillMaggie Kaliszset Emma Sorensen+2.1
84-4SAMFRDSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Emma Sorensen+2.8
95-4SAMFRDCHATServe errSamford+2.3
106-4CHATCHATKillGracie Roseset Kynli Kirkendoll+3.3
116-5CHATSAMFRD×3KillMaggie Kaliszset Emma Sorensen+2.2
126-6SAMFRDSAMFRD×3KillPeytyn Pyleset Maggie Kalisz+3.0
136-7SAMFRDSAMFRD×3KillPeytyn Pyleset Ashley Reynolds+2.8
147-7SAMFRDCHAT×3KillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+2.3
158-7CHATCHAT×3KillJordin Glassset Ashley Reynolds+3.3
169-7CHATCHAT×3AceChattanooga+3.6
179-8CHATSAMFRDKillAmyra Burchikset Maggie Kalisz+2.4
1810-8SAMFRDCHATKillSophia Garridoset Ashley Reynolds+2.9
1910-9CHATSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Maggie Kalisz+2.5
2011-9SAMFRDCHATKillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+3.0
2111-10CHATSAMFRDKillJanie Stinchcombset Maggie Kalisz+2.6
2212-10SAMFRDCHATKillDelaney Wingenbachset Ashley Reynolds+3.1
2313-10CHATCHATBlockedMaggie Kaliszblk Kynli Kirkendoll+4.2
2413-11CHATSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Emma Sorensen+2.6
2514-11SAMFRDCHATKillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+3.3
2615-11CHATCHATAceChattanoogaaced Brianna Hamilton+4.2
2715-12CHATSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Emma Sorensen+2.5
2816-12SAMFRDCHATKillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+3.3
2916-13CHATSAMFRDAttack errKynli Kirkendoll+2.5
3016-14SAMFRDSAMFRDKillAmyra Burchikset Maggie Kalisz+3.9
3117-14SAMFRDCHATKillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+3.8
3217-15CHATSAMFRDServe errChattanooga+3.0
3318-15SAMFRDCHATAttack errAlly Cordes+3.9
3418-16CHATSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Maggie Kalisz+3.0
3518-17SAMFRDSAMFRDBlockedSophia Garridoblk Janie Stinchcomb, Ally Cordes+4.7
3619-17SAMFRDCHAT×3KillSophia Garridoset Ashley Reynolds+4.5
3720-17CHATCHAT×3KillDelaney Wingenbachset Ashley Reynolds+5.7
3821-17CHATCHAT×3BlockedAlly Cordesblk Kynli Kirkendoll, Ashley Reynolds+4.8
3921-18CHATSAMFRD×5KillAlly Cordesset Katelyn Stooksbury+2.2
4021-19SAMFRDSAMFRD×5AceEmma Sorensenaced Finley Hilliard+4.3
4121-20SAMFRDSAMFRD×5KillAlly Cordesset Brianna Hamilton+5.6
4221-21SAMFRDSAMFRD×5KillAlly Cordesset Katelyn Stooksbury+6.7
4321-22SAMFRDSAMFRD×5Attack errKynli Kirkendoll+7.1
4422-22SAMFRDCHATKillDelaney Wingenbachset Ashley Reynolds+5.4
4523-22CHATCHATKillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+9.6
4623-23CHATSAMFRD×3KillAlly Cordesset Katelyn Stooksbury+6.8
4723-24SAMFRDSAMFRD×3BlockedGracie Roseblk Maggie Kalisz, Janie Stinchcomb+10.8
4823-25SAMFRDSAMFRD×3AceAlly Cordesaced Caiti Barthel+9.2
Set 4
11-0SAMFRDCHATServe errEmma Sorensen+1.6
22-0CHATCHATKillGracie Roseset Caiti Barthel+2.3
32-1CHATSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Emma Sorensen+1.6
43-1SAMFRDCHATAttack errBrianna Hamilton+1.8
53-2CHATSAMFRD×4KillBrianna Hamiltonset Emma Sorensen+1.6
63-3SAMFRDSAMFRD×4BlockedGracie Roseblk Peytyn Pyle, Maggie Kalisz+2.1
73-4SAMFRDSAMFRD×4KillMaggie Kaliszset Emma Sorensen+2.0
83-5SAMFRDSAMFRD×4KillBrianna Hamiltonset Katelyn Stooksbury+1.8
94-5SAMFRDCHATBlockedMaggie Kaliszblk Gracie Rose, Jordin Glass+1.4
104-6CHATSAMFRD×5KillPeytyn Pyleset Emma Sorensen+1.4
114-7SAMFRDSAMFRD×5Attack errDelaney Wingenbach+1.7
124-8SAMFRDSAMFRD×5AceMaggie Kalisz+1.4
134-9SAMFRDSAMFRD×5KillPeytyn Pyleset Maggie Kalisz+1.2
144-10SAMFRDSAMFRD×5Attack errSophia Garrido+0.9
155-10SAMFRDCHATBlockedBrianna Hamiltonblk Jordin Glass, Sophia Garrido+0.6
165-11CHATSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Maggie Kalisz+0.7
176-11SAMFRDCHATKillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+0.6
186-12CHATSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Maggie Kalisz+0.7
197-12SAMFRDCHATKillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+0.6
207-13CHATSAMFRDKillJanie Stinchcombset Katelyn Stooksbury+0.7
218-13SAMFRDCHAT×3KillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+0.6
229-13CHATCHAT×3AceKynli Kirkendoll+1.0
2310-13CHATCHAT×3BlockedJanie Stinchcombblk Jordin Glass, Gracie Rose+1.4
2410-14CHATSAMFRDServe errKynli Kirkendoll+1.2
2511-14SAMFRDCHATKillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+1.1
2611-15CHATSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Katelyn Stooksbury+1.3
2712-15SAMFRDCHATKillSophia Garridoset Ashley Reynolds+1.1
2812-16CHATSAMFRDServe errGracie Rose+1.3
2913-16SAMFRDCHATServe errMaggie Kalisz+1.1
3013-17CHATSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Maggie Kalisz+1.3
3113-18SAMFRDSAMFRDAceBrianna Hamiltonaced Caiti Barthel+1.3
3214-18SAMFRDCHATServe errBrianna Hamilton+0.7
3314-19CHATSAMFRDServe errCaroline Peterson+0.9
3415-19SAMFRDCHATKillKynli Kirkendollset Ashley Reynolds+0.7
3515-20CHATSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Maggie Kalisz+0.9
3616-20SAMFRDCHATKillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+0.6
3716-21CHATSAMFRDKillAlly Cordesset Emma Sorensen+0.9
3817-21SAMFRDCHAT×4KillGracie Roseset Ashley Reynolds+0.6
3918-21CHATCHAT×4Attack errMaggie Kalisz+1.3
4019-21CHATCHAT×4Attack errBrianna Hamilton+2.1
4120-21CHATCHAT×4KillSophia Garridoset Caiti Barthel+3.4
4220-22CHATSAMFRDKillBrianna Hamiltonset Jordin Glass+3.2
4320-23SAMFRDSAMFRDBlockedGracie Roseblk Maggie Kalisz, Peytyn Pyle+3.1
4421-23SAMFRDCHATServe errKatelyn Stooksbury+1.4
4521-24CHATSAMFRDBlockedElena Vukmanovblk Maggie Kalisz, Peytyn Pyle+2.3
4621-25SAMFRDSAMFRDAceMaggie Kaliszaced Kynli Kirkendoll+1.1

Score shown after each rally, Chattanooga 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).