Final · 4 setsThu, Sep 10, 2026

Iowa def. Southern Ill. 3–1

Iowa beat visiting Southern Ill. 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-15, 25-23) on Thu, Sep 10, 2026. Rosa Vesty led Iowa with 16 kills; Southern Ill.'s McKenzie Moeller had a match-high 18.

Data through · final Sep 10

Set1234Sets
SIU232515231
IOWA252225253

Win probability

Iowa above 50 · Southern Ill. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+2.1% IOWArally 183 · set 4

Biggest swing: 2.1% to Iowa — set 4, SIU 23-25 IOWA. Kill by Carmel Vares (set by Jenna Meitzler). IOWA win probability 98% → 100%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

SIU 2.5%97.5% IOWA

Southern Ill. wins

3-0
0.3%
3-1
0.7%
3-2
1.6%

Iowa wins

3-0
64.4%
3-1
26.4%
3-2
6.7%
SIU break %
35.3% vs this opp
IOWA break %
50.3% 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
    Carmel VaresKill+2.1%

    Kill by Carmel Vares (set by Jenna Meitzler)

    Set 4 · SIU 23-25 IOWA · IOWA 98% → 100%

  2. 02
    Ksenija TomicKill+2.1%

    Kill by Ksenija Tomic (set by Jenna Meitzler)

    Set 1 · SIU 23-24 IOWA · IOWA 95% → 97%

  3. 03

    Kill by Alexandria Arrington (set by Isabella Del Real)

    Set 4 · SIU 13-7 IOWA · SIU 11% → 13%

  4. 04
    Southern Ill.Ace+1.8%

    Southern Ill. ace on Allison Berent

    Set 4 · SIU 18-18 IOWA · SIU 3% → 5%

  5. 05
    Hannah WhittingstallAttack error+1.8%

    Attack error by Hannah Whittingstall

    Set 4 · SIU 11-6 IOWA · SIU 9% → 11%

  6. 06

    Kill by Ella Swansiger (set by Lillian Dempkey)

    Set 1 · SIU 22-21 IOWA · SIU 4% → 6%

  7. 07
    Hannah WhittingstallAttack error+1.7%

    Attack error by Hannah Whittingstall

    Set 4 · SIU 10-6 IOWA · SIU 7% → 9%

  8. 08

    Kill by Ella Swansiger (set by Lillian Dempkey)

    Set 1 · SIU 23-22 IOWA · SIU 5% → 6%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
418948.18804271010.522.5
47116.375000000218
42314-.071021300637
4004.00017131300001
3239-.111000010213
3137-.286100200001
413333.30310010031.514.5
4002.000412910001
4012-.5002111900001
4012-.5002011030000
36215.267010000218
Team totals4926152.151461010546016886
Iowahome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415734.23500010111.516.5
46221.19000010052.58.5
46416.12500330031.57.5
4306.5003803110111.54.5
4000–3101010001
24214.143100140004
416130.5001002006319
43215.0672311210006
4011-1.0006211820002
3000–000620000
Team totals5319137.248516865102161097

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 5 SIU · IOWA 6

Set 1

23-25

Longest run 5 SIUIOWA 4

Set 2

25-22

Longest run 4 SIUIOWA 3

Set 3

15-25

Longest run 2 SIUIOWA 5

Set 4

23-25

Longest run 3 SIUIOWA 6

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Southern Ill.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
45%10/22
40%6/15
2
64%9/14
29%4/14
3
67%8/12
20%2/10
4
42%8/19
53%9/17
5
62%8/13
50%8/16
6
44%7/16
47%7/15
All
52%50/96
41%36/87

Iowa

SlotSideout %Break %
1
71%10/14
33%4/12
2
67%10/15
58%14/24
3
62%8/13
31%4/13
4
42%8/19
53%9/17
5
67%8/12
43%6/14
6
50%7/14
56%9/16
All
59%51/87
48%46/96

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

183 rallies

#SIU-IOWASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0IOWASIUAttack errCarmel Vares+0.3
21-1SIUIOWAKillJenna Meitzlerset Jaimie Marquardt+0.3
31-2IOWAIOWAAttack errIda Almkvist+0.3
42-2IOWASIUKillIda Almkvistset Ella McFarland+0.3
53-2SIUSIUAceSouthern Ill.aced Ksenija Tomic+0.4
63-3SIUIOWAServe errSouthern Ill.+0.3
74-3IOWASIU×4KillMcKenzie Moellerset Ella McFarland+0.4
85-3SIUSIU×4KillMcKenzie Moellerset Isabella Del Real+0.6
96-3SIUSIU×4Attack errCarmel Vares+0.7
107-3SIUSIU×4KillMcKenzie Moellerset Isabella Del Real+0.7
117-4SIUIOWA×4KillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.4
127-5IOWAIOWA×4AceIowaaced Isabella Del Real+0.6
137-6IOWAIOWA×4Attack errNatalie Vance+0.6
147-7IOWAIOWA×4BlockedMcKenzie Moellerblk Liv Mogridge, Rosa Vesty+0.5
158-7IOWASIU×5KillMcKenzie Moellerset Natalie Vance+0.4
169-7SIUSIU×5BlockedLiv Mogridgeblk Beatriz Piaia, Ella Swansiger+0.7
1710-7SIUSIU×5AceSouthern Ill.aced Henlee Moszkowicz+0.8
1811-7SIUSIU×5KillBeatriz Piaia+0.9
1912-7SIUSIU×5KillMcKenzie Moellerset Lillian Dempkey+0.9
2012-8SIUIOWA×3KillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.5
2112-9IOWAIOWA×3BlockedMcKenzie Moellerblk Hannah Whittingstall, Rosa Vesty+0.7
2212-10IOWAIOWA×3Attack errBeatriz Piaia+0.7
2313-10IOWASIU×3KillElla Swansigerset Jillian Shaneyfelt+0.7
2414-10SIUSIU×3BlockedKsenija Tomicblk Ella Swansiger, Beatriz Piaia+1.0
2515-10SIUSIU×3AceSouthern Ill.aced Ksenija Tomic+1.0
2615-11SIUIOWAAttack errElla Swansiger+0.5
2715-12IOWAIOWAAceIowaaced Ida Almkvist+0.8
2816-12IOWASIUKillElla Swansigerset Lillian Dempkey+0.9
2917-12SIUSIUAttack errHannah Whittingstall+1.1
3017-13SIUIOWAKillKsenija Tomicset Jenna Meitzler+0.5
3117-14IOWAIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+0.9
3218-14IOWASIUKillElla Swansigerset Lillian Dempkey+0.9
3318-15SIUIOWAServe errSouthern Ill.+0.6
3418-16IOWAIOWAKillJenna Meitzlerset Jenna Meitzler+1.0
3519-16IOWASIUBlockedCarmel Varesblk Ida Almkvist, Chloe Anderson+1.0
3619-17SIUIOWA×4KillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
3719-18IOWAIOWA×4KillCarmel Varesset Henlee Moszkowicz+1.1
3819-19IOWAIOWA×4KillRosa Vestyset Henlee Moszkowicz+1.1
3919-20IOWAIOWA×4Bad setMcKenzie Moeller+1.0
4020-20IOWASIUKillChloe Andersonset Ella McFarland+0.8
4120-21SIUIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.8
4221-21IOWASIUKillMcKenzie Moellerset Ella McFarland+0.9
4322-21SIUSIUKillElla Swansigerset Lillian Dempkey+1.8
4422-22SIUIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+1.2
4523-22IOWASIUKillElla Swansigerset Lillian Dempkey+1.7
4623-23SIUIOWA×3KillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+1.5
4723-24IOWAIOWA×3KillKsenija Tomicset Jenna Meitzler+2.1
4823-25IOWAIOWA×3Attack errIda Almkvist+1.5
Set 2
11-0SIUSIUKillChloe Andersonset Ella McFarland+0.3
21-1SIUIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
31-2IOWAIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Ksenija Tomic+0.2
42-2IOWASIUKillMcKenzie Moellerset Ella McFarland+0.2
52-3SIUIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Rosa Vesty+0.2
63-3IOWASIUServe errIowa+0.2
73-4SIUIOWAKillKsenija Tomicset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
84-4IOWASIUServe errIowa+0.2
94-5SIUIOWAServe errSouthern Ill.+0.2
105-5IOWASIUKillIda Almkvistset Lillian Dempkey+0.2
116-5SIUSIUAceSouthern Ill.aced Jaimie Marquardt+0.3
126-6SIUIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
137-6IOWASIUKillChloe Andersonset Lillian Dempkey+0.3
147-7SIUIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
158-7IOWASIUServe errIowa+0.3
168-8SIUIOWAAttack errMcKenzie Moeller+0.2
178-9IOWAIOWAAttack errMcKenzie Moeller+0.3
189-9IOWASIUServe errIowa+0.2
1910-9SIUSIUBlockedCarmel Varesblk McKenzie Moeller, Beatriz Piaia+0.4
2010-10SIUIOWAServe errSouthern Ill.+0.3
2110-11IOWAIOWABlockedBeatriz Piaiablk Liv Mogridge, Rosa Vesty+0.3
2211-11IOWASIUKillNatalie Vanceset Ella McFarland+0.3
2311-12SIUIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
2411-13IOWAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
2512-13IOWASIU×4KillMcKenzie Moellerset Lillian Dempkey+0.2
2613-13SIUSIU×4AceSouthern Ill.aced Ksenija Tomic+0.4
2714-13SIUSIU×4Attack errKsenija Tomic+0.5
2815-13SIUSIU×4AceSouthern Ill.aced Marichka Hoshylyk+0.6
2915-14SIUIOWAAttack errIda Almkvist+0.4
3015-15IOWAIOWAKillKsenija Tomicset Marichka Hoshylyk+0.5
3116-15IOWASIUKillBeatriz Piaiaset Lillian Dempkey+0.5
3216-16SIUIOWAServe errSouthern Ill.+0.4
3317-16IOWASIU×4KillElla Swansigerset Jillian Shaneyfelt+0.5
3418-16SIUSIU×4AceSouthern Ill.aced Ksenija Tomic+0.8
3519-16SIUSIU×4KillChloe Anderson+0.8
3620-16SIUSIU×4Attack errCarmel Vares+0.8
3720-17SIUIOWA×3KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.4
3820-18IOWAIOWA×3Attack errAlexandria Arrington+0.7
3920-19IOWAIOWA×3Attack errMcKenzie Moeller+0.8
4021-19IOWASIUAttack errCarmel Vares+0.8
4122-19SIUSIUKillChloe Andersonset Ella McFarland+1.1
4222-20SIUIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+0.5
4322-21IOWAIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.9
4423-21IOWASIUServe errIowa+1.1
4523-22SIUIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
4624-22IOWASIUKillMcKenzie Moellerset Ella McFarland+1.3
4725-22SIUSIUAceSouthern Ill.aced Henlee Moszkowicz+1.2
Set 3
10-1IOWAIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Marichka Hoshylyk+0.9
21-1IOWASIUKillAlexandria Arringtonset Ella McFarland+0.8
31-2SIUIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
42-2IOWASIUKillChloe Andersonset Ella McFarland+0.8
52-3SIUIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
63-3IOWASIUKillMcKenzie Moellerset Ella McFarland+0.8
73-4SIUIOWA×5Serve errSouthern Ill.+0.7
83-5IOWAIOWA×5AceIowaaced Jillian Shaneyfelt+0.9
93-6IOWAIOWA×5KillRosa Vestyset Henlee Moszkowicz+0.7
103-7IOWAIOWA×5KillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+0.5
113-8IOWAIOWA×5AceIowaaced Jillian Shaneyfelt+0.4
124-8IOWASIUKillMcKenzie Moellerset Lillian Dempkey+0.3
135-8SIUSIUAceSouthern Ill.aced Allison Berent+0.5
145-9SIUIOWABad setLillian Dempkey+0.4
155-10IOWAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.4
166-10IOWASIUKillMcKenzie Moellerset Lillian Dempkey+0.3
176-11SIUIOWAAttack errLillian Dempkey+0.3
186-12IOWAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstall+0.3
197-12IOWASIUKillMcKenzie Moellerset Lillian Dempkey+0.2
207-13SIUIOWAAttack errMcKenzie Moeller+0.2
218-13IOWASIUServe errIowa+0.2
228-14SIUIOWA×3Serve errSouthern Ill.+0.2
238-15IOWAIOWA×3KillCarmel Varesset Henlee Moszkowicz+0.2
248-16IOWAIOWA×3BlockedMcKenzie Moellerblk Rosa Vesty, Liv Mogridge+0.1
259-16IOWASIUAttack errMarichka Hoshylyk+0.1
269-17SIUIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
2710-17IOWASIUKillMcKenzie Moellerset Ella McFarland+0.1
2811-17SIUSIUKillElla Swansigerset Lillian Dempkey+0.1
2911-18SIUIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
3011-19IOWAIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Henlee Moszkowicz+0.1
3112-19IOWASIUKillElla Swansigerset Lillian Dempkey·
3212-20SIUIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Henlee Moszkowicz+0.1
3313-20IOWASIUKillMcKenzie Moellerset Lillian Dempkey·
3413-21SIUIOWA×4KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
3513-22IOWAIOWA×4KillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler·
3613-23IOWAIOWA×4AceIowaaced Jillian Shaneyfelt·
3713-24IOWAIOWA×4KillJenna Meitzlerset Jaimie Marquardt·
3814-24IOWASIUKillElla Swansigerset Lillian Dempkey·
3915-24SIUSIUBlockedHannah Whittingstallblk Chloe Anderson, Ida Almkvist·
4015-25SIUIOWAServe errSouthern Ill.·
Set 4
11-0SIUSIUKillAlexandria Arringtonset Ella McFarland+0.8
21-1SIUIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.5
31-2IOWAIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
42-2IOWASIUServe errIowa+0.6
53-2SIUSIUBlockedRosa Vestyblk Beatriz Piaia, Alexandria Arrington+0.9
63-3SIUIOWABlockedAlexandria Arringtonblk Rosa Vesty, Liv Mogridge+0.6
74-3IOWASIUKillMcKenzie Moellerset Ella McFarland+0.7
84-4SIUIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.6
95-4IOWASIU×3KillMcKenzie Moellerset Ella Swansiger+0.8
106-4SIUSIU×3KillElla Swansiger+1.2
117-4SIUSIU×3BlockedMarichka Hoshylykblk Ella Swansiger, Beatriz Piaia+1.4
127-5SIUIOWAServe errSouthern Ill.+0.8
138-5IOWASIUKillElla Swansigerset Lillian Dempkey+1.1
148-6SIUIOWABlockedNatalie Vanceblk Hannah Whittingstall, Jenna Meitzler+0.9
159-6IOWASIU×3KillElla Swansigerset Lillian Dempkey+1.2
1610-6SIUSIU×3Attack errHannah Whittingstall+1.7
1711-6SIUSIU×3Attack errHannah Whittingstall+1.8
1811-7SIUIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+1.0
1912-7IOWASIUKillAlexandria Arringtonset Isabella Del Real+1.4
2013-7SIUSIUKillAlexandria Arringtonset Isabella Del Real+1.8
2113-8SIUIOWA×6KillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+0.9
2213-9IOWAIOWA×6KillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+1.4
2313-10IOWAIOWA×6KillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+1.5
2413-11IOWAIOWA×6KillLiv Mogridge+1.5
2513-12IOWAIOWA×6Attack errJillian Shaneyfelt+1.5
2613-13IOWAIOWA×6BlockedMcKenzie Moellerblk Rosa Vesty, Liv Mogridge+1.4
2714-13IOWASIUBlockedLiv Mogridgeblk Alexandria Arrington, Beatriz Piaia+1.2
2814-14SIUIOWAAttack errMcKenzie Moeller+1.1
2915-14IOWASIUKillAlexandria Arringtonset Ella McFarland+1.3
3015-15SIUIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+1.1
3116-15IOWASIUKillElla Swansigerset Lillian Dempkey+1.4
3216-16SIUIOWA×3KillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+1.2
3316-17IOWAIOWA×3Attack errElla Swansiger+1.5
3416-18IOWAIOWA×3Attack errBeatriz Piaia+1.3
3517-18IOWASIUKillMcKenzie Moellerset Lillian Dempkey+1.0
3618-18SIUSIUAceSouthern Ill.aced Allison Berent+1.8
3718-19SIUIOWA×3BlockedNatalie Vanceblk Jenna Meitzler+1.3
3818-20IOWAIOWA×3AceIowaaced McKenzie Moeller+1.5
3918-21IOWAIOWA×3BlockedElla Swansigerblk Hannah Whittingstall, Carmel Vares+1.1
4019-21IOWASIUKillChloe Andersonset Lillian Dempkey+0.7
4119-22SIUIOWAServe errSouthern Ill.+0.8
4220-22IOWASIUServe errIowa+0.6
4320-23SIUIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+0.9
4420-24IOWAIOWABlockedChloe Andersonblk Carmel Vares+0.5
4521-24IOWASIU×3KillAlexandria Arringtonset Ella McFarland+0.1
4622-24SIUSIU×3Attack errHenlee Moszkowicz+0.5
4723-24SIUSIU×3Attack errCarmel Vares+1.4
4823-25SIUIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+2.1

Score shown after each rally, Southern Ill. 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).