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

Ga. Southern def. Marshall 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Ga. Southern 73.3% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 30, 4:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Ga. Southern won at Marshall 3-1 (25-22, 25-15, 22-25, 25-23) on Fri, Oct 30, 2026. Beka Pfefferkorn led Ga. Southern with 18 kills; Marshall's Maddie Smith had a match-high 21.

Data through · final Oct 30

Set1234Sets
GA SOU252522253
MARSH221525231

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Ga. Southern won every phase.

One stretch decided it. Percentages are Ga. Southern's RallyIQ win probability before and after each. Pre-match, RallyIQ had Ga. Southern at 73%.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 4 · Ga. Southern 10–12 Marshall

    5 straight Ga. Southern points turned a 10–12 deficit into a 15–12 lead.

    Ga. Southern 78% → 93%

Marshall above 50Ga. Southern belowMax swing 9.0%

Ga. SouthernMarshall

Sideout %
Ga. Southern 62.8·Marshall 55.2
Break %
Ga. Southern 44.8·Marshall 37.2
Hitting
Ga. Southern .226·Marshall .176
Longest run
Ga. Southern 7·Marshall 4

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Marshall above 50 · Ga. Southern below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+9.0% GA SOUrally 182 · set 4

Biggest swing: 9.0% to Ga. Southern — set 4, GA SOU 25-23 MARSH. Beatrice Ciccarelli stuffed by Alex Myers & Beka Pfefferkorn. MARSH win probability 9% → 0%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

GA SOU 73.8%26.2% MARSH

Ga. Southern wins

3-0
26.1%
3-1
28.2%
3-2
19.5%

Marshall wins

3-0
4.7%
3-1
9.0%
3-2
12.5%
GA SOU break %
44.2% vs this opp
MARSH break %
39.3% 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

  1. 01

    Beatrice Ciccarelli stuffed by Alex Myers & Beka Pfefferkorn

    Set 4 · GA SOU 25-23 MARSH · GA SOU 91% → 100%

  2. 02
    Sam BowronAttack error+7.6%

    Attack error by Sam Bowron

    Set 4 · GA SOU 23-23 MARSH · MARSH 8% → 16%

  3. 03

    Kill by Beka Pfefferkorn (set by Lexi Duffy)

    Set 4 · GA SOU 24-23 MARSH · GA SOU 84% → 91%

  4. 04
    Reagan BarthAce+6.1%

    Ace by Reagan Barth on Maddie Smith

    Set 4 · GA SOU 23-21 MARSH · GA SOU 89% → 95%

  5. 05
    Maddie SmithKill+5.9%

    Kill by Maddie Smith (set by Kahea Carvalho)

    Set 4 · GA SOU 21-21 MARSH · MARSH 10% → 16%

  6. 06
    Alex MyersBlock+5.8%

    Marae Reilly stuffed by Alex Myers

    Set 1 · GA SOU 24-22 MARSH · GA SOU 77% → 83%

  7. 07
    Emma BarnettKill+5.5%

    Kill by Emma Barnett (set by Isabella Nieves)

    Set 1 · GA SOU 22-22 MARSH · MARSH 22% → 28%

  8. 08
    Reagan BarthKill+4.7%

    Kill by Reagan Barth (set by Mayte Camacho)

    Set 4 · GA SOU 22-21 MARSH · GA SOU 84% → 89%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
418544.29512211006323
414641.19512319202117
42217.00002110174.58.5
4305.60000010052.55.5
4204.50044101600003
4000–400610000
415643.2090002014318
4000–3211900002
3001.000000000000
Team totals5419155.22653977532241497
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
421850.260200162031.522.5
410334.206011202010.511.5
49629.10310210111.510.5
47124.250101100429
44313.077000311015
4000–2512500001
4000–22111100001
4000–200710000
35316.125000000005
3000–000230000
3000–101500000
2024-.50000010010.50.5
Team totals5626170.1765438729210785

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.

Ga. Southern vs Marshall

Season series · Ga. Southern leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 7 GA SOU · MARSH 4

Set 1

25-22

Longest run 6 GA SOUMARSH 4

Set 2

25-15

Longest run 7 GA SOUMARSH 3

Set 3

22-25

Longest run 3 GA SOUMARSH 4

Set 4

25-23

Longest run 5 GA SOUMARSH 3

Bars above the line = Marshall leads, below = Ga. Southern leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Ga. Southern

SlotSideout %Break %
1
69%11/16
40%6/15
2
50%11/22
31%5/16
3
80%8/10
67%18/27
4
67%8/12
47%7/15
5
47%8/17
11%1/9
6
89%8/9
43%6/14
All
63%54/86
45%43/96

Marshall

SlotSideout %Break %
1
73%11/15
31%4/13
2
42%10/24
27%4/15
3
56%9/16
50%10/20
4
57%8/14
11%1/9
5
67%8/12
43%6/14
6
47%7/15
47%7/15
All
55%53/96
37%32/86

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

#GA SOU-MARSHSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1GA SOUMARSHKillEmma Barnettset Beatrice Ciccarelli+1.6
21-1MARSHGA SOUServe errBeatrice Ciccarelli+1.5
31-2GA SOUMARSH×3KillLogan Hendersonset Kahea Carvalho+1.6
41-3MARSHMARSH×3Attack errSam Bowron+2.3
51-4MARSHMARSH×3KillMaddie Smithset Isabella Nieves+2.4
62-4MARSHGA SOUServe errIsabella Nieves+1.5
72-5GA SOUMARSHKillLogan Hendersonset Isabella Nieves+1.8
83-5MARSHGA SOU×6Serve errEmma Barnett+1.6
94-5GA SOUGA SOU×6AceBeka Pfefferkornaced Emma Sayre+2.3
105-5GA SOUGA SOU×6BlockedPeyton Sasseblk Sam Bowron, Alex Myers+2.3
116-5GA SOUGA SOU×6Attack errMaddie Smith+2.3
127-5GA SOUGA SOU×6AceBeka Pfefferkornaced Emma Sayre+2.1
138-5GA SOUGA SOU×6Attack errMaddie Smith+1.9
148-6GA SOUMARSHKillMarae Reillyset Isabella Nieves+1.3
159-6MARSHGA SOUBlockedPeyton Sasseblk Alex Myers, Sam Bowron+1.4
1610-6GA SOUGA SOUAttack errBeatrice Ciccarelli+1.7
1710-7GA SOUMARSH×4KillMaddie Smithset Isabella Nieves+1.1
1810-8MARSHMARSH×4KillBeatrice Ciccarelli+1.9
1910-9MARSHMARSH×4BlockedAlex Myersblk Maddie Smith, Beatrice Ciccarelli+2.3
2010-10MARSHMARSH×4KillMaddie Smithset Kahea Carvalho+2.6
2111-10MARSHGA SOUAttack errLogan Henderson+1.9
2212-10GA SOUGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Mayte Camacho+2.5
2312-11GA SOUMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Kahea Carvalho+1.7
2413-11MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+1.8
2513-12GA SOUMARSHKillEmma Barnettset Kahea Carvalho+1.8
2614-12MARSHGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Lexi Duffy+1.9
2714-13GA SOUMARSHKillLogan Hendersonset Kahea Carvalho+1.9
2814-14MARSHMARSHAceIsabella Nievesaced Reagan Barth+3.0
2915-14MARSHGA SOUKillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+2.2
3015-15GA SOUMARSHKillMarae Reillyset Isabella Nieves+2.3
3116-15MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+2.3
3216-16GA SOUMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Isabella Nieves+2.4
3317-16MARSHGA SOUKillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+2.5
3417-17GA SOUMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Isabella Nieves+2.6
3518-17MARSHGA SOUServe errKahea Carvalho+2.6
3619-17GA SOUGA SOUAceAlex Myersaced Emma Sayre+3.5
3719-18GA SOUMARSHKillBeatrice Ciccarelliset Kahea Carvalho+2.3
3820-18MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+2.6
3921-18GA SOUGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Mayte Camacho+3.0
4021-19GA SOUMARSHKillBeatrice Ciccarelliset Kahea Carvalho+1.6
4121-20MARSHMARSHAttack errReagan Barth+3.4
4222-20MARSHGA SOUServe errBeatrice Ciccarelli+3.1
4322-21GA SOUMARSHKillMarae Reillyset Kahea Carvalho+2.6
4422-22MARSHMARSHKillEmma Barnettset Isabella Nieves+5.5
4523-22MARSHGA SOU×3KillLexi Duffyset Reagan Barth+4.7
4624-22GA SOUGA SOU×3BlockedMarae Reillyblk Alex Myers+5.8
4725-22GA SOUGA SOU×3BlockedEmma Barnettblk Beka Pfefferkorn, Alex Myers+2.9
Set 2
11-0MARSHGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Lexi Duffy+1.1
22-0GA SOUGA SOUAceReagan Barthaced Emma Barnett+1.5
32-1GA SOUMARSHKillBeatrice Ciccarelliset Kahea Carvalho+1.1
43-1MARSHGA SOU×7KillReagan Barthset Lexi Duffy+1.1
54-1GA SOUGA SOU×7KillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+1.4
65-1GA SOUGA SOU×7KillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+1.2
76-1GA SOUGA SOU×7AceMaddie Cuginoaced Addison Saunders+1.1
87-1GA SOUGA SOU×7Attack errEmma Barnett+0.9
98-1GA SOUGA SOU×7KillSam Bowronset Beka Pfefferkorn+0.7
109-1GA SOUGA SOU×7BlockedBeatrice Ciccarelliblk Alex Myers, Sam Bowron+0.5
119-2GA SOUMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Kahea Carvalho+0.3
1210-2MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+0.3
1310-3GA SOUMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Kahea Carvalho+0.3
1410-4MARSHMARSHBlockedSam Bowronblk Emma Barnett, Marae Reilly+0.5
1511-4MARSHGA SOUKillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+0.5
1611-5GA SOUMARSH×3KillEmma Barnettset Isabella Nieves+0.4
1711-6MARSHMARSH×3BlockedAlex Myersblk Marae Reilly, Maddie Smith+0.7
1811-7MARSHMARSH×3KillEmma Barnettset Lexi Duffy+0.9
1912-7MARSHGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Lexi Duffy+0.8
2012-8GA SOUMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Isabella Nieves+0.7
2113-8MARSHGA SOU×4KillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+0.8
2214-8GA SOUGA SOU×4Attack errCarys Kerr+0.9
2315-8GA SOUGA SOU×4BlockedMaddie Smithblk Beka Pfefferkorn, Kayla Knowles+0.6
2416-8GA SOUGA SOU×4BlockedCarys Kerrblk Reagan Barth, Kayla Knowles+0.4
2516-9GA SOUMARSHKillBeatrice Ciccarelliset Isabella Nieves+0.2
2616-10MARSHMARSHAceKahea Carvalhoaced Reagan Barth+0.4
2717-10MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+0.4
2818-10GA SOUGA SOUBlockedMaddie Smithblk Kayla Knowles, Beka Pfefferkorn+0.3
2918-11GA SOUMARSHServe errReagan Barth+0.1
3019-11MARSHGA SOUKillKayla Knowlesset Lexi Duffy+0.2
3120-11GA SOUGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Maddie Cugino+0.1
3220-12GA SOUMARSHBlockedSam Bowronblk Logan Henderson·
3321-12MARSHGA SOUAttack errEmma Barnett+0.1
3421-13GA SOUMARSHServe errBeka Pfefferkorn·
3522-13MARSHGA SOUKillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+0.1
3622-14GA SOUMARSHBlockedReagan Barthblk Peyton Sasse, Marae Reilly·
3723-14MARSHGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Lexi Duffy·
3823-15GA SOUMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Isabella Nieves·
3924-15MARSHGA SOUKillKayla Knowlesset Lexi Duffy·
4025-15GA SOUGA SOUAttack errBeatrice Ciccarelli·
Set 3
10-1GA SOUMARSHKillMarae Reillyset Kahea Carvalho+0.7
21-1MARSHGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Lexi Duffy+0.6
31-2GA SOUMARSH×4KillMaddie Smithset Kahea Carvalho+0.7
41-3MARSHMARSH×4KillMaddie Smithset Marae Reilly+1.0
51-4MARSHMARSH×4KillBeatrice Ciccarelliset Kahea Carvalho+1.0
61-5MARSHMARSH×4KillLogan Hendersonset Kahea Carvalho+1.0
72-5MARSHGA SOU×3Attack errBeatrice Ciccarelli+0.6
83-5GA SOUGA SOU×3Attack errMaddie Smith+1.0
94-5GA SOUGA SOU×3KillAlex Myersset Lexi Duffy+1.0
104-6GA SOUMARSHServe errMaddie Cugino+0.8
115-6MARSHGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Lexi Duffy+0.7
126-6GA SOUGA SOUKillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+1.0
136-7GA SOUMARSH×4KillMaddie Smithset Isabella Nieves+0.8
146-8MARSHMARSH×4Attack errBeka Pfefferkorn+1.1
156-9MARSHMARSH×4KillMaddie Smithset Isabella Nieves+1.2
166-10MARSHMARSH×4KillCarys Kerrset Isabella Nieves+1.1
177-10MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+0.7
187-11GA SOUMARSH×4KillBeatrice Ciccarelliset Isabella Nieves+0.8
197-12MARSHMARSH×4KillEmma Barnettset Lexi Duffy+1.0
207-13MARSHMARSH×4Attack errReagan Barth+0.9
217-14MARSHMARSH×4KillEmma Barnettset Isabella Nieves+0.7
228-14MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+0.4
238-15GA SOUMARSHKillCarys Kerrset Addison Saunders+0.5
249-15MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+0.3
259-16GA SOUMARSHAttack errBeka Pfefferkorn+0.5
2610-16MARSHGA SOU×3KillLexi Duffyset Maddie Cugino+0.3
2711-16GA SOUGA SOU×3BlockedLogan Hendersonblk Sam Bowron+0.6
2812-16GA SOUGA SOU×3KillKayla Knowlesset Lexi Duffy+0.8
2912-17GA SOUMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Kahea Carvalho+0.8
3012-18MARSHMARSHAttack errBeka Pfefferkorn+0.8
3113-18MARSHGA SOU×3KillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+0.4
3214-18GA SOUGA SOU×3KillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+0.7
3315-18GA SOUGA SOU×3KillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+1.0
3415-19GA SOUMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Kahea Carvalho+1.0
3516-19MARSHGA SOUKillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+0.7
3616-20GA SOUMARSHServe errBeka Pfefferkorn+1.0
3717-20MARSHGA SOUKillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+0.7
3817-21GA SOUMARSHKillEmma Barnettset Addison Saunders+1.0
3918-21MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+0.6
4019-21GA SOUGA SOUBlockedCarys Kerrblk Kayla Knowles, Reagan Barth+1.3
4119-22GA SOUMARSHKillEmma Barnettset Isabella Nieves+1.4
4220-22MARSHGA SOUServe errKahea Carvalho+0.9
4320-23GA SOUMARSHAttack errReagan Barth+1.4
4421-23MARSHGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Lexi Duffy+0.8
4521-24GA SOUMARSHServe errReagan Barth+1.5
4622-24MARSHGA SOUServe errMarae Reilly+0.5
4722-25GA SOUMARSHKillBeatrice Ciccarelliset Kahea Carvalho+1.4
Set 4
10-1MARSHMARSHAceEmma Barnettaced Mayte Camacho+2.6
20-2MARSHMARSHKillMarae Reillyset Kahea Carvalho+2.8
31-2MARSHGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Lexi Duffy+1.8
41-3GA SOUMARSHServe errReagan Barth+2.0
52-3MARSHGA SOUBlockedMaddie Smithblk Beka Pfefferkorn, Kayla Knowles+1.9
62-4GA SOUMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Kahea Carvalho+2.1
73-4MARSHGA SOUKillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+1.9
83-5GA SOUMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Isabella Nieves+2.1
94-5MARSHGA SOUKillAlex Myersset Lexi Duffy+2.0
104-6GA SOUMARSHKillCarys Kerrset Isabella Nieves+2.2
114-7MARSHMARSHKillCarys Kerrset Kylie Wong+3.1
125-7MARSHGA SOU×3KillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+2.0
136-7GA SOUGA SOU×3AceAlex Myersaced Maddie Smith+2.9
147-7GA SOUGA SOU×3KillReagan Barthset Lexi Duffy+3.0
157-8GA SOUMARSHServe errAlex Myers+2.3
168-8MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+2.1
179-8GA SOUGA SOUAceLexi Duffyaced Logan Henderson+3.0
189-9GA SOUMARSHKillMarae Reillyset Kahea Carvalho+2.2
1910-9MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+2.2
2010-10GA SOUMARSH×3BlockedBeka Pfefferkornblk Marae Reilly, Maddie Smith+2.3
2110-11MARSHMARSH×3KillMaddie Smithset Kahea Carvalho+3.5
2210-12MARSHMARSH×3Attack errSam Bowron+3.7
2311-12MARSHGA SOU×5KillSam Bowronset Maddie Cugino+2.4
2412-12GA SOUGA SOU×5AceMaddie Cuginoaced Emma Barnett+3.5
2513-12GA SOUGA SOU×5Attack errBeatrice Ciccarelli+3.5
2614-12GA SOUGA SOU×5BlockedMaddie Smithblk Beka Pfefferkorn, Alex Myers+3.2
2715-12GA SOUGA SOU×5BlockedLogan Hendersonblk Alex Myers, Sam Bowron+2.8
2815-13GA SOUMARSH×3KillMaddie Smithset Kahea Carvalho+1.8
2915-14MARSHMARSH×3KillCarys Kerrset Isabella Nieves+3.2
3015-15MARSHMARSH×3BlockedSam Bowronblk Beatrice Ciccarelli+3.9
3116-15MARSHGA SOUAttack errMaddie Smith+2.8
3217-15GA SOUGA SOUKillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+3.7
3317-16GA SOUMARSHKillBeatrice Ciccarelliset Isabella Nieves+2.5
3418-16MARSHGA SOUKillSam Bowronset Lexi Duffy+2.8
3518-17GA SOUMARSHAttack errReagan Barth+2.6
3619-17MARSHGA SOUServe errKylie Wong+3.0
3720-17GA SOUGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Mayte Camacho+3.5
3820-18GA SOUMARSHKillEmma Barnettset Maddie Smith+1.9
3920-19MARSHMARSHAttack errBeka Pfefferkorn+3.9
4021-19MARSHGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Lexi Duffy+3.4
4121-20GA SOUMARSHKillMarae Reillyset Kahea Carvalho+3.0
4221-21MARSHMARSHKillMaddie Smithset Kahea Carvalho+5.9
4322-21MARSHGA SOUKillReagan Barthset Mayte Camacho+4.7
4423-21GA SOUGA SOUAceReagan Barthaced Maddie Smith+6.1
4523-22GA SOUMARSHAttack errReagan Barth+3.1
4623-23MARSHMARSHAttack errSam Bowron+7.6
4724-23MARSHGA SOUKillBeka Pfefferkornset Lexi Duffy+7.1
4825-23GA SOUGA SOUBlockedBeatrice Ciccarelliblk Alex Myers, Beka Pfefferkorn+9.0

Score shown after each rally, Ga. Southern 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).