Southern California def. Iowa 3-2 Volleyball (Oct 22)

Final · 5 setsThu, Oct 22, 2026B1G+

3:2

RallyIQ pre-match: Southern California 62.1% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 22, 5:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Southern California won at Iowa 3-2 (25-20, 25-22, 16-25, 28-30, 15-9) on Thu, Oct 22, 2026. Southern California's London Wijay led with 17 kills, and Taylor Deckert added 16 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 8:45 PM CT · final Oct 22

Set	1	2	3	4	5	Sets
USC	25	25	16	28	15	3
IOWA	20	22	25	30	9	2

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Down 2–6 in the fifth, Southern California took the set and then the match.

The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Southern California's win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. RallyIQ gave Southern California 62% before first serve.

Turning point 1: Set 4 · Southern California 27–27 Iowa
3 of the last 4 rallies went to Iowa, enough to take the set 30–28 and level the match at 2–2.
Southern California 81% → 57%
Turning point 2: Set 5 · Southern California 2–2 Iowa
From 2–2, Iowa scored 4 straight to lead 6–2. The match swung to Iowa.
Southern California 53% → 18%
Turning point 3: Set 5 · Southern California 6–9 Iowa
9 straight Southern California points turned a 6–9 deficit into a 15–9 lead. The match swung to Southern California.
Southern California 21% → >99%

Iowa above 50Southern California belowMax swing 14.6%

Southern CaliforniaIowa

Sideout %: Southern California 59.8·Iowa 58.3
Break %: Southern California 41.7·Iowa 40.2
Hitting: Southern California .338·Iowa .297
Longest run: Southern California 9·Iowa 8

Abigail Mullen
16 kills on .343, 20 points; 3 of those kills came in the turning points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Iowa above 50 · Southern California below

Biggest swing: 14.6% to Southern California — set 5, USC 10-9 IOWA. Attack error by Liv Mogridge. IOWA win probability 49% → 34%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

USC 60.2%39.8% IOWA

Southern California wins

3-0

17.3%

3-1

23.0%

3-2

19.9%

Iowa wins

3-0

8.7%

3-1

14.5%

3-2

16.6%

USC break %: 41.1% vs this opp
IOWA break %: 39.1% 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
Liv MogridgeAttack error+14.6%
Attack error by Liv Mogridge
Set 5 · USC 10-9 IOWA · USC 51% → 66%
02
London WijayKill+13.7%
Kill by London Wijay (set by Milly McGee)
Set 5 · USC 11-9 IOWA · USC 66% → 79%
03
Liv MogridgeAttack error+13.6%
Attack error by Liv Mogridge
Set 5 · USC 9-9 IOWA · USC 38% → 51%
04
Ksenija TomicKill+12.4%
Kill by Ksenija Tomic (set by Henlee Moszkowicz)
Set 4 · USC 27-28 IOWA · IOWA 19% → 31%
05
London WijayAttack error+11.7%
Attack error by London Wijay
Set 4 · USC 24-24 IOWA · IOWA 7% → 19%
06
Ksenija TomicKill+11.6%
Kill by Ksenija Tomic (set by Jenna Meitzler)
Set 4 · USC 28-30 IOWA · IOWA 31% → 43%
07
Liv MogridgeAttack error+11.3%
Attack error by Liv Mogridge
Set 5 · USC 8-9 IOWA · USC 26% → 38%
08
Abigail MullenKill+10.8%
Kill by Abigail Mullen (set by Milly McGee)
Set 5 · USC 12-9 IOWA · USC 79% → 90%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Southern Californiaaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
5Abigail MullenOPP	5	16	4	35	.343	0	2	5	2	0	4	2	20
2London WijayOH	5	17	7	52	.192	1	2	1	4	1	1	0.5	19.5
8Mia TvrdyMB	5	13	1	21	.571	0	0	0	1	0	4	2	15
7Leah FordMB	5	5	2	12	.250	0	0	3	0	0	4	2	7
24Milly McGeeS	5	0	0	1	.000	51	0	1	5	0	1	0.5	0.5
17Paisley DouglasL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	7	1	0	0	0
1Adonia FaumuinaOH	5	16	3	28	.464	0	0	0	5	3	2	1	17
6Taylor DeckertL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	7	0	1	16	3	0	0	0
16Lilli EtterS	4	0	0	1	.000	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	1
3Layli OstovarOH	3	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Team totals		68	17	151	.338	64	5	13	43	8	16	8	109

Iowahome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
12Hannah WhittingstallMB	5	16	2	23	.609	0	2	1	2	0	0	3	1.5	19.5
23Ksenija TomicOH	5	14	5	31	.290	0	0	0	7	2	0	1	0.5	14.5
1Peyton YoungMB	5	12	3	21	.429	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	13
11Jenna MeitzlerS	5	5	0	11	.455	48	3	2	11	0	1	4	3	11
0Allison BerentDS	5	0	0	0	–	1	0	1	8	1	0	0	0	0
15Carmel VaresOH	2	2	4	14	-.143	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
19Liv MogridgeMB	5	8	6	21	.095	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	8
2Henlee MoszkowiczL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	9	2	1	12	1	0	0	0	2
13Jaimie MarquardtL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
21Marichka HoshylykOH	5	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
6Hallie SteponaitisOH	4	10	4	24	.250	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	10
Team totals		67	24	145	.297	60	8	9	52	5	1	10	6	106

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 9 USC · IOWA 8

Set 1

25-20

Longest run 5 USCIOWA 3

Set 2

25-22

Longest run 4 USCIOWA 3

Set 3

16-25

Longest run 3 USCIOWA 8

Set 4

28-30

Longest run 3 USCIOWA 4

Set 5

15-9

Longest run 9 USCIOWA 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Southern California

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	50%12/24	23%3/13
2	80%12/15	33%6/18
3	63%12/19	37%7/19
4	69%11/16	54%13/24
5	64%9/14	33%5/15
6	42%8/19	58%11/19
All	60%64/107	42%45/108

Iowa

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	87%13/15	42%8/19
2	60%12/20	43%9/21
3	48%12/25	29%5/17
4	67%10/15	29%5/17
5	38%8/21	44%7/16
6	67%8/12	53%9/17
All	58%63/108	40%43/107

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 (5 of 5 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

215 rallies

#	USC-IOWA	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	IOWA	IOWA	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+2.6
2	1-1	IOWA	USC	Attack err	Carmel Vares		+1.7
3	1-2	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall		+1.7
4	2-2	IOWA	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+1.7
5	2-3	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+1.8
6	2-4	IOWA	IOWA	Kill	Liv Mogridge	set Jenna Meitzler	+2.8
7	3-4	IOWA	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+1.7
8	4-4	USC	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+2.7
9	4-5	USC	IOWA	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.9
10	5-5	IOWA	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+1.8
11	5-6	USC	IOWA	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.9
12	6-6	IOWA	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+1.9
13	6-7	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+2.0
14	7-7	IOWA	USC×3	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+1.9
15	8-7	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Carmel Vares		+2.9
16	9-7	USC	USC×3	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Taylor Deckert	+2.8
17	9-8	USC	IOWA	Kill	Carmel Vares	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.8
18	10-8	IOWA	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+1.9
19	10-9	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+1.8
20	11-9	IOWA	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+2.0
21	12-9	USC	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set London Wijay	+2.7
22	12-10	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+1.6
23	13-10	IOWA	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+1.8
24	14-10	USC	USC	Attack err	Peyton Young		+2.4
25	14-11	USC	IOWA	Kill	Peyton Young	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.3
26	15-11	IOWA	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+1.6
27	15-12	USC	IOWA×3	Kill	Liv Mogridge	set Henlee Moszkowicz	+1.3
28	15-13	IOWA	IOWA×3	Blocked	Adonia Faumuina	blk Hannah Whittingstall, Jenna Meitzler	+2.6
29	15-14	IOWA	IOWA×3	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+3.2
30	16-14	IOWA	USC	Serve err	Iowa		+2.4
31	16-15	USC	IOWA	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Jenna Meitzler	+2.2
32	16-16	IOWA	IOWA	Ace	Jaimie Marquardt	aced Adonia Faumuina	+4.0
33	17-16	IOWA	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Taylor Deckert	+2.8
34	17-17	USC	IOWA	Kill	Jenna Meitzler		+2.8
35	18-17	IOWA	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+3.0
36	18-18	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+3.0
37	19-18	IOWA	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+3.2
38	19-19	USC	IOWA	Kill	Liv Mogridge	set Jenna Meitzler	+3.2
39	20-19	IOWA	USC×5	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+3.5
40	21-19	USC	USC×5	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+5.0
41	22-19	USC	USC×5	Ace	London Wijay		+3.9
42	23-19	USC	USC×5	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+2.4
43	24-19	USC	USC×5	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Taylor Deckert	+1.0
44	24-20	USC	IOWA	Kill	Liv Mogridge	set Jenna Meitzler	+0.1
45	25-20	IOWA	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+0.3
Set 2
1	0-1	USC	IOWA	Attack err	Abigail Mullen		+1.5
2	0-2	IOWA	IOWA	Kill	Carmel Vares	set Jaimie Marquardt	+2.3
3	1-2	IOWA	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+1.5
4	1-3	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.6
5	2-3	IOWA	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+1.5
6	2-4	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+1.6
7	3-4	IOWA	USC×4	Serve err	Iowa		+1.5
8	4-4	USC	USC×4	Blocked	Carmel Vares	blk Mia Tvrdy, London Wijay	+2.4
9	5-4	USC	USC×4	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+2.4
10	6-4	USC	USC×4	Blocked	Liv Mogridge	blk Milly McGee, Mia Tvrdy	+2.3
11	6-5	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+1.5
12	6-6	IOWA	IOWA	Kill	Jenna Meitzler	set Milly McGee	+2.5
13	7-6	IOWA	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+1.7
14	7-7	USC	IOWA	Kill	Peyton Young	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.7
15	8-7	IOWA	USC×3	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+1.7
16	9-7	USC	USC×3	Kill	Adonia Faumuina		+2.5
17	10-7	USC	USC×3	Kill	Leah Ford		+2.3
18	10-8	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.4
19	11-8	IOWA	USC	Serve err	Iowa		+1.5
20	11-9	USC	IOWA	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Henlee Moszkowicz	+1.4
21	12-9	IOWA	USC×3	Serve err	Iowa		+1.6
22	13-9	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Carmel Vares		+2.1
23	14-9	USC	USC×3	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+1.7
24	14-10	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+0.9
25	15-10	IOWA	USC×3	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+1.1
26	16-10	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Peyton Young		+1.2
27	17-10	USC	USC×3	Kill	Layli Ostovar	set Milly McGee	+0.8
28	17-11	USC	IOWA×3	Kill	Peyton Young	set Jenna Meitzler	+0.3
29	17-12	IOWA	IOWA×3	Ace	Jenna Meitzler	aced Taylor Deckert	+0.8
30	17-13	IOWA	IOWA×3	Kill	Peyton Young	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.2
31	18-13	IOWA	USC	Serve err	Jenna Meitzler		+1.1
32	18-14	USC	IOWA×3	Kill	Peyton Young	set Henlee Moszkowicz	+0.7
33	18-15	IOWA	IOWA×3	Kill	Peyton Young	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.7
34	18-16	IOWA	IOWA×3	Kill	Peyton Young	set Jenna Meitzler	+2.4
35	19-16	IOWA	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+2.0
36	19-17	USC	IOWA	Kill	Liv Mogridge	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.6
37	20-17	IOWA	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+2.1
38	20-18	USC	IOWA	Kill	Liv Mogridge	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.6
39	21-18	IOWA	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Taylor Deckert	+2.2
40	22-18	USC	USC	Bad set	Ksenija Tomic		+2.2
41	22-19	USC	IOWA	Blocked	London Wijay	blk Jenna Meitzler	+0.8
42	22-20	IOWA	IOWA	Attack err	Leah Ford		+2.2
43	23-20	IOWA	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+2.3
44	23-21	USC	IOWA	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.3
45	24-21	IOWA	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+2.3
46	24-22	USC	IOWA	Kill	Jenna Meitzler		+0.8
47	25-22	IOWA	USC	Bad set	Jenna Meitzler		+2.0
Set 3
1	0-1	IOWA	IOWA	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.4
2	1-1	IOWA	USC	Blocked	Hallie Steponaitis	blk Leah Ford, Abigail Mullen	+0.9
3	2-1	USC	USC	Blocked	Hallie Steponaitis	blk Mia Tvrdy, Abigail Mullen	+1.4
4	2-2	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+0.9
5	2-3	IOWA	IOWA	Ace	Jenna Meitzler	aced Taylor Deckert	+1.5
6	3-3	IOWA	USC	Serve err	Jenna Meitzler		+0.9
7	4-3	USC	USC	Ace	Abigail Mullen	aced Ksenija Tomic	+1.4
8	4-4	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+1.0
9	5-4	IOWA	USC×3	Serve err	Iowa		+1.0
10	6-4	USC	USC×3	Blocked	Liv Mogridge	blk Mia Tvrdy, Adonia Faumuina	+1.4
11	7-4	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Ksenija Tomic		+1.3
12	7-5	USC	IOWA	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Jenna Meitzler	+0.8
13	8-5	IOWA	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+0.9
14	8-6	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+0.8
15	9-6	IOWA	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+0.9
16	10-6	USC	USC	Attack err	Ksenija Tomic		+1.2
17	10-7	USC	IOWA×8	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Jenna Meitzler	+0.7
18	10-8	IOWA	IOWA×8	Attack err	Abigail Mullen		+1.3
19	10-9	IOWA	IOWA×8	Kill	Hallie Steponaitis	set Allison Berent	+1.5
20	10-10	IOWA	IOWA×8	Attack err	London Wijay		+1.7
21	10-11	IOWA	IOWA×8	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.8
22	10-12	IOWA	IOWA×8	Kill	Hallie Steponaitis	set Henlee Moszkowicz	+1.9
23	10-13	IOWA	IOWA×8	Kill	Hallie Steponaitis	set Henlee Moszkowicz	+1.8
24	10-14	IOWA	IOWA×8	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall		+1.6
25	11-14	IOWA	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+0.9
26	11-15	USC	IOWA×4	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.1
27	11-16	IOWA	IOWA×4	Attack err	Abigail Mullen		+1.4
28	11-17	IOWA	IOWA×4	Ace	Hannah Whittingstall	aced London Wijay	+1.0
29	11-18	IOWA	IOWA×4	Blocked	London Wijay	blk Peyton Young	+0.7
30	12-18	IOWA	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+0.3
31	12-19	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hallie Steponaitis	set Jenna Meitzler	+0.4
32	13-19	IOWA	USC	Attack err	Hallie Steponaitis		+0.2
33	14-19	USC	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Lilli Etter	+0.5
34	14-20	USC	IOWA	Kill	Peyton Young	set Hallie Steponaitis	+0.6
35	15-20	IOWA	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Lilli Etter	+0.3
36	15-21	USC	IOWA	Kill	Peyton Young	set Jenna Meitzler	+0.5
37	15-22	IOWA	IOWA	Ace	Henlee Moszkowicz	aced Taylor Deckert	+0.4
38	16-22	IOWA	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Lilli Etter	+0.1
39	16-23	USC	IOWA×3	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Jenna Meitzler	+0.2
40	16-24	IOWA	IOWA×3	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Henlee Moszkowicz	+0.1
41	16-25	IOWA	IOWA×3	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Jenna Meitzler	·
Set 4
1	0-1	USC	IOWA×4	Attack err	Abigail Mullen		+2.1
2	0-2	IOWA	IOWA×4	Blocked	London Wijay	blk Jenna Meitzler, Hannah Whittingstall	+3.2
3	0-3	IOWA	IOWA×4	Kill	Hallie Steponaitis		+3.2
4	0-4	IOWA	IOWA×4	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+3.1
5	1-4	IOWA	USC×3	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+1.8
6	2-4	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Hallie Steponaitis		+3.0
7	3-4	USC	USC×3	Ace	Abigail Mullen	aced Henlee Moszkowicz	+3.2
8	3-5	USC	IOWA	Serve err	Southern California		+2.3
9	4-5	IOWA	USC×3	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+2.1
10	5-5	USC	USC×3	Ace	London Wijay	aced Allison Berent	+3.4
11	6-5	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Ksenija Tomic		+3.4
12	6-6	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hallie Steponaitis	set Henlee Moszkowicz	+2.3
13	7-6	IOWA	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+2.3
14	7-7	USC	IOWA	Kill	Liv Mogridge	set Jenna Meitzler	+2.3
15	8-7	IOWA	USC×3	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Taylor Deckert	+2.4
16	9-7	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Liv Mogridge		+3.5
17	10-7	USC	USC×3	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Lilli Etter	+3.2
18	10-8	USC	IOWA	Attack err	London Wijay		+1.9
19	10-9	IOWA	IOWA	Ace	Henlee Moszkowicz	aced Adonia Faumuina	+3.4
20	11-9	IOWA	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+2.4
21	11-10	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+2.3
22	11-11	IOWA	IOWA	Kill	Jenna Meitzler	set Henlee Moszkowicz	+4.0
23	12-11	IOWA	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Taylor Deckert	+2.7
24	12-12	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hallie Steponaitis	set Jenna Meitzler	+2.7
25	12-13	IOWA	IOWA	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+4.5
26	13-13	IOWA	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+2.9
27	14-13	USC	USC	Attack err	Hannah Whittingstall		+4.5
28	14-14	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+3.0
29	15-14	IOWA	USC	Serve err	Iowa		+3.1
30	15-15	USC	IOWA	Attack err	Jenna Meitzler		+3.1
31	16-15	IOWA	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+3.2
32	17-15	USC	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+4.7
33	17-16	USC	IOWA	Kill	Liv Mogridge	set Jenna Meitzler	+2.8
34	18-16	IOWA	USC×3	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Taylor Deckert	+3.2
35	19-16	USC	USC×3	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Lilli Etter	+4.3
36	20-16	USC	USC×3	Ace	Lilli Etter	aced Ksenija Tomic	+3.2
37	20-17	USC	IOWA	Kill	Peyton Young	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.4
38	21-17	IOWA	USC	Serve err	Iowa		+2.1
39	21-18	USC	IOWA	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Jenna Meitzler	+1.3
40	21-19	IOWA	IOWA	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+3.2
41	22-19	IOWA	USC	Serve err	Iowa		+3.1
42	22-20	USC	IOWA	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Jenna Meitzler	+2.0
43	23-20	IOWA	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+3.2
44	23-21	USC	IOWA	Blocked	London Wijay	blk Jenna Meitzler, Hannah Whittingstall	+1.7
45	23-22	IOWA	IOWA	Attack err	Mia Tvrdy		+5.1
46	24-22	IOWA	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+5.7
47	24-23	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hallie Steponaitis	set Jenna Meitzler	+3.0
48	24-24	IOWA	IOWA	Attack err	London Wijay		+11.7
49	25-24	IOWA	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+7.8
50	25-25	USC	IOWA	Kill	Peyton Young	set Jenna Meitzler	+7.8
51	26-25	IOWA	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+7.8
52	26-26	USC	IOWA	Attack err	Adonia Faumuina		+7.8
53	27-26	IOWA	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+7.8
54	27-27	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+7.8
55	27-28	IOWA	IOWA	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Henlee Moszkowicz	+12.4
56	28-28	IOWA	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+8.3
57	28-29	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hannah Whittingstall	set Jenna Meitzler	+8.3
58	28-30	IOWA	IOWA	Kill	Ksenija Tomic	set Jenna Meitzler	+11.6
Set 5
1	1-0	IOWA	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+5.8
2	1-1	USC	IOWA	Kill	Jenna Meitzler		+5.9
3	1-2	IOWA	IOWA	Ace	Iowa	aced Paisley Douglas	+9.6
4	2-2	IOWA	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+6.2
5	2-3	USC	IOWA×4	Serve err	Southern California		+6.6
6	2-4	IOWA	IOWA×4	Ace	Iowa	aced Adonia Faumuina	+10.2
7	2-5	IOWA	IOWA×4	Kill	Hallie Steponaitis	set Jenna Meitzler	+9.7
8	2-6	IOWA	IOWA×4	Attack err	Adonia Faumuina		+8.6
9	3-6	IOWA	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+4.3
10	4-6	USC	USC	Blocked	Peyton Young	blk Leah Ford, Adonia Faumuina	+8.4
11	4-7	USC	IOWA	Kill	Hallie Steponaitis	set Jenna Meitzler	+6.9
12	4-8	IOWA	IOWA	Blocked	Leah Ford	blk Peyton Young, Ksenija Tomic	+8.9
13	5-8	IOWA	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+4.2
14	6-8	USC	USC	Blocked	Ksenija Tomic	blk Leah Ford, Abigail Mullen	+8.6
15	6-9	USC	IOWA	Kill	Peyton Young	set Jenna Meitzler	+7.5
16	7-9	IOWA	USC×9	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+5.7
17	8-9	USC	USC×9	Attack err	Liv Mogridge		+11.3
18	9-9	USC	USC×9	Attack err	Liv Mogridge		+13.6
19	10-9	USC	USC×9	Attack err	Liv Mogridge		+14.6
20	11-9	USC	USC×9	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+13.7
21	12-9	USC	USC×9	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+10.8
22	13-9	USC	USC×9	Blocked	Ksenija Tomic	blk Leah Ford, Abigail Mullen	+6.5
23	14-9	USC	USC×9	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+2.7
24	15-9	USC	USC×9	Attack err	Hannah Whittingstall		+0.6

Score shown after each rally, Southern California 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).

Southern California def. Iowa 3–2

Down 2–6 in the fifth, Southern California took the set and then the match.