Alabama def. Iowa 3–1
Alabama beat Iowa 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 25-18) on Fri, Sep 4, 2026 at a neutral site. Kaleigh Palmer led Alabama with 14 kills; Iowa's Liv Mogridge had a match-high 15.
Data through · final Sep 4
| Set | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA | 22 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 1 |
| ALA | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Win probability
Biggest swing: 5.3% to Iowa — set 2, IOWA 21-19 ALA. Attack error by Mya Allen. ALA win probability 57% → 52%.
Pre-match
Season fit · includes this match
Iowa wins
Alabama wins
- IOWA break %
- 44.3% vs this opp
- ALA break %
- 42.6% 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
- 02Hannah WhittingstallKill+5.1%
Kill by Hannah Whittingstall (set by Jenna Meitzler)
Set 2 · IOWA 23-21 ALA · IOWA 45% → 50%
- 03Kaleigh PalmerKill+5.1%
Kill by Kaleigh Palmer (set by Hannah Parant)
Set 2 · IOWA 19-19 ALA · ALA 57% → 62%
- 04Unlogged pointNCAA feed gap+4.7%
Point Alabama (not logged in NCAA feed)
Set 1 · IOWA 20-23 ALA · ALA 53% → 58%
- 05
- 06
- 07IowaService error+4.5%
Iowa service error
Set 1 · IOWA 20-22 ALA · ALA 49% → 53%
- 08AlabamaService error+4.2%
Alabama service error
Set 2 · IOWA 20-19 ALA · IOWA 38% → 43%
Box score
Official NCAA box
| Player | S | K | E | TA | Hit% | AST | SA | SE | DIG | RE | BS | BA | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15 | 2 | 29 | .448 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 16.5 | |
| 4 | 13 | 0 | 22 | .591 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 13.5 | |
| 4 | 11 | 4 | 28 | .250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .750 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -.286 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | -.095 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team totals | 56 | 21 | 134 | .261 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 85 |
| Player | S | K | E | TA | Hit% | AST | SA | SE | DIG | RE | BS | BA | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 13 | 7 | 40 | .150 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 15.5 | |
| 4 | 14 | 1 | 36 | .361 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 4 | 12 | 1 | 16 | .688 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .500 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 8.5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | 22 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team totals | 63 | 14 | 136 | .360 | 52 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 96 |
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
Set 1
22-25
Set 2
25-21
Set 3
20-25
Set 4
18-25
Bars above the line = Alabama leads, below = Iowa leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.
Rotations
Sideout and break % by rotation slot
Iowa
| Slot | Sideout % | Break % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60%6/10 | 45%5/11 |
| 2 | 60%6/10 | 67%12/18 |
| 3 | 29%6/21 | 33%3/9 |
| 4 | 50%6/12 | 14%1/7 |
| 5 | 86%6/7 | 40%4/10 |
| 6 | 50%5/10 | 33%3/9 |
| All | 50%35/70 | 44%28/64 |
Alabama
| Slot | Sideout % | Break % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38%6/16 | 38%3/8 |
| 2 | 43%6/14 | 40%4/10 |
| 3 | 67%6/9 | 50%6/12 |
| 4 | 100%6/6 | 67%12/18 |
| 5 | 55%6/11 | 45%5/11 |
| 6 | 75%6/8 | 45%5/11 |
| All | 56%36/64 | 50%35/70 |
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 (3 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
181 rallies
| # | IOWA-ALA | Srv | Point | End | Player | Setter / blockers / passer | WP Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||||||
| 1 | 1-0 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Liv Mogridge | +1.8 | |
| 2 | 1-1 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Hannah Parant | +1.8 |
| 3 | 2-1 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Carmel Vares | set Jenna Meitzler | +1.8 |
| 4 | 2-2 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Hannah Parant | +1.9 |
| 5 | 2-3 | ALA | ALA | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Dionii Fraga | +2.5 |
| 6 | 3-3 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Carmel Vares | +1.9 |
| 7 | 3-4 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Addison Engel | set Hannah Parant | +2.0 |
| 8 | 4-4 | ALA | IOWA | Serve err | Alabama | +2.0 | |
| 9 | 4-5 | IOWA | ALA | Serve err | Iowa | +2.1 | |
| 10 | 5-5 | ALA | IOWA | Serve err | Alabama | +2.0 | |
| 11 | 5-6 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Hannah Parant | set Hannah Parant | +2.1 |
| 12 | 6-6 | ALA | IOWA | Serve err | Alabama | +2.1 | |
| 13 | 6-7 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Hannah Parant | +2.2 |
| 14 | 6-8 | ALA | ALA | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Lily Gervase | +2.8 |
| 15 | 7-8 | ALA | IOWA | Serve err | Alabama | +2.1 | |
| 16 | 7-9 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Hannah Parant | +2.3 |
| 17 | 7-10 | ALA | ALA | Attack err | Carmel Vares | +2.9 | |
| 18 | 8-10 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.0 |
| 19 | 9-10 | IOWA | IOWA | Attack err | Laney Hennessee | +2.8 | |
| 20 | 9-11 | IOWA | ALA | Serve err | Iowa | +2.4 | |
| 21 | 10-11 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hallie Steponaitis | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.2 |
| 22 | 10-12 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Mya Allen | set Hannah Parant | +2.5 |
| 23 | 10-13 | ALA | ALA | Attack err | Ksenija Tomic | +3.1 | |
| 24 | 11-13 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hallie Steponaitis | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.1 |
| 25 | 11-14 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Hannah Parant | +2.5 |
| 26 | 12-14 | ALA | IOWA | Serve err | Alabama | +2.2 | |
| 27 | 12-15 | IOWA | ALA | Attack err | Ksenija Tomic | +2.6 | |
| 28 | 12-16 | ALA | ALA | Attack err | Hallie Steponaitis | +3.0 | |
| 29 | 13-16 | ALA | IOWA | Bad set | Hannah Parant | +1.8 | |
| 30 | 14-16 | IOWA | IOWA | Kill | Carmel Vares | set Hannah Whittingstall | +2.9 |
| 31 | 14-17 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Hannah Parant | +2.8 |
| 32 | 15-17 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Lindsey Brown | +2.3 |
| 33 | 16-17 | IOWA | IOWA | Blocked | Laney Hennessee | blk Jenna Meitzler, Liv Mogridge | +3.6 |
| 34 | 16-18 | IOWA | ALA×3 | Kill | Hannah Parant | +3.2 | |
| 35 | 16-19 | ALA | ALA×3 | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Hannah Parant | +3.9 |
| 36 | 16-20 | ALA | ALA×3 | Ace | Alabama | aced Jaimie Marquardt | +3.2 |
| 37 | 17-20 | ALA | IOWA×3 | Serve err | Alabama | +1.7 | |
| 38 | 18-20 | IOWA | IOWA×3 | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Dionii Fraga | +3.1 |
| 39 | 19-20 | IOWA | IOWA×3 | Kill | Carmel Vares | set Addison Engel | +4.2 |
| 40 | 19-21 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Addison Engel | set Hannah Parant | +4.0 |
| 41 | 20-21 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Carmel Vares | set Jenna Meitzler | +3.3 |
| 42 | 20-22 | IOWA | ALA×3 | Serve err | Iowa | +4.5 | |
| 43 | 20-23 | ALA | NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected. | +4.7 | |||
| 44 | 20-24 | ALA | ALA×3 | Kill | Mya Allen | set Kaleigh Palmer | +2.8 |
| 45 | 21-24 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Jenna Meitzler | +0.7 |
| 46 | 22-24 | IOWA | IOWA | Kill | Hallie Steponaitis | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.0 |
| 47 | 22-25 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Mya Allen | set Hannah Parant | +3.5 |
| Set 2 | |||||||
| 1 | 1-0 | IOWA | IOWA | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.6 |
| 2 | 2-0 | IOWA | IOWA | Ace | Jaimie Marquardt | +2.5 | |
| 3 | 2-1 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Laney Hennessee | +1.9 |
| 4 | 3-1 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Henlee Moszkowicz | +2.0 |
| 5 | 3-2 | IOWA | ALA×3 | Kill | Hannah Parant | +1.9 | |
| 6 | 3-3 | ALA | ALA×3 | Ace | Alabama | aced Jaimie Marquardt | +2.7 |
| 7 | 3-4 | ALA | ALA×3 | Blocked | Carmel Vares | blk Addison Engel, Laney Hennessee | +2.9 |
| 8 | 4-4 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.2 |
| 9 | 5-4 | IOWA | IOWA | Attack err | Kaleigh Palmer | +2.8 | |
| 10 | 5-5 | IOWA | ALA×5 | Attack err | Hallie Steponaitis | +2.2 | |
| 11 | 5-6 | ALA | ALA×5 | Attack err | Marichka Hoshylyk | +3.0 | |
| 12 | 5-7 | ALA | ALA×5 | Kill | Addison Engel | set Marichka Hoshylyk | +3.0 |
| 13 | 5-8 | ALA | ALA×5 | Kill | Mya Allen | set Dionii Fraga | +3.0 |
| 14 | 5-9 | ALA | ALA×5 | Ace | Alabama | +2.8 | |
| 15 | 6-9 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hallie Steponaitis | set Jenna Meitzler | +1.9 |
| 16 | 6-10 | IOWA | ALA | Blocked | Hallie Steponaitis | blk Mya Allen, Addison Engel | +2.2 |
| 17 | 7-10 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +1.9 |
| 18 | 7-11 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.3 |
| 19 | 8-11 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Marichka Hoshylyk | set Jenna Meitzler | +1.9 |
| 20 | 9-11 | IOWA | IOWA | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.9 |
| 21 | 9-12 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Mya Allen | set Hannah Parant | +2.6 |
| 22 | 10-12 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Jenna Meitzler | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.3 |
| 23 | 10-13 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Hannah Parant | +2.6 | |
| 24 | 11-13 | ALA | IOWA×6 | Kill | Carmel Vares | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.3 |
| 25 | 12-13 | IOWA | IOWA×6 | Attack err | Laney Hennessee | +3.4 | |
| 26 | 13-13 | IOWA | IOWA×6 | Blocked | Laney Hennessee | blk Liv Mogridge, Hallie Steponaitis | +3.7 |
| 27 | 14-13 | IOWA | IOWA×6 | Blocked | Laney Hennessee | blk Liv Mogridge, Hallie Steponaitis | +3.8 |
| 28 | 15-13 | IOWA | IOWA×6 | Kill | Carmel Vares | set Jenna Meitzler | +3.7 |
| 29 | 16-13 | IOWA | IOWA×6 | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Jenna Meitzler | +3.4 |
| 30 | 16-14 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Ashby Daniel | set Hannah Parant | +2.3 |
| 31 | 17-14 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hallie Steponaitis | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.7 |
| 32 | 18-14 | IOWA | IOWA | Kill | Hallie Steponaitis | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.9 |
| 33 | 18-15 | IOWA | ALA×3 | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Hannah Parant | +1.7 |
| 34 | 18-16 | ALA | ALA×3 | Kill | Ashby Daniel | +3.1 | |
| 35 | 18-17 | ALA | ALA×3 | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Hannah Parant | +3.9 |
| 36 | 19-17 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hallie Steponaitis | set Jenna Meitzler | +3.5 |
| 37 | 19-18 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Hannah Parant | +3.2 |
| 38 | 19-19 | ALA | ALA | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Hannah Parant | +5.1 |
| 39 | 20-19 | ALA | IOWA | Serve err | Alabama | +4.2 | |
| 40 | 21-19 | IOWA | IOWA | Attack err | Mya Allen | +5.3 | |
| 41 | 21-20 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Hannah Parant | +3.5 |
| 42 | 22-20 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Jenna Meitzler | +4.5 | |
| 43 | 22-21 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Hannah Parant | +3.7 |
| 44 | 23-21 | ALA | IOWA×3 | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +5.1 |
| 45 | 24-21 | IOWA | IOWA×3 | Bad set | Dionii Fraga | +4.7 | |
| 46 | 25-21 | IOWA | IOWA×3 | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Jenna Meitzler | +1.8 |
| Set 3 | |||||||
| 1 | 1-0 | ALA | IOWA | Attack err | Hannah Parant | +2.4 | |
| 2 | 2-0 | IOWA | IOWA | Attack err | Ashby Daniel | +3.1 | |
| 3 | 2-1 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Hannah Parant | +2.3 |
| 4 | 2-2 | ALA | ALA | Blocked | Liv Mogridge | blk Ashby Daniel, Kaleigh Palmer | +3.3 |
| 5 | 3-2 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Carmel Vares | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.5 |
| 6 | 4-2 | IOWA | IOWA | Kill | Carmel Vares | set Jenna Meitzler | +3.2 |
| 7 | 4-3 | IOWA | ALA×5 | Kill | Ashby Daniel | set Hannah Parant | +2.4 |
| 8 | 4-4 | ALA | ALA×5 | Attack err | Carmel Vares | +3.4 | |
| 9 | 4-5 | ALA | ALA×5 | Ace | Alabama | aced Jaimie Marquardt | +3.6 |
| 10 | 4-6 | ALA | ALA×5 | Attack err | Carmel Vares | +3.6 | |
| 11 | 4-7 | ALA | ALA×5 | Attack err | Liv Mogridge | +3.6 | |
| 12 | 5-7 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.5 |
| 13 | 6-7 | IOWA | IOWA | Attack err | Mya Allen | +3.6 | |
| 14 | 6-8 | IOWA | ALA | Serve err | Iowa | +3.0 | |
| 15 | 6-9 | ALA | ALA | Ace | Alabama | aced Ksenija Tomic | +3.7 |
| 16 | 7-9 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Marichka Hoshylyk | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.6 |
| 17 | 7-10 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Hannah Parant | +3.0 |
| 18 | 8-10 | ALA | IOWA | Attack err | Lily Gervase | +2.7 | |
| 19 | 8-11 | IOWA | ALA×4 | Kill | Hannah Parant | +3.0 | |
| 20 | 8-12 | ALA | ALA×4 | Blocked | Marichka Hoshylyk | blk Lily Gervase, Hannah Parant | +3.7 |
| 21 | 8-13 | ALA | ALA×4 | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Hannah Parant | +3.2 |
| 22 | 8-14 | ALA | ALA×4 | Kill | Laney Hennessee | +2.7 | |
| 23 | 9-14 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Marichka Hoshylyk | set Jenna Meitzler | +1.5 |
| 24 | 9-15 | IOWA | ALA×3 | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Hannah Parant | +2.1 |
| 25 | 9-16 | ALA | ALA×3 | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Hannah Parant | +2.0 |
| 26 | 9-17 | ALA | ALA×3 | Kill | Ashby Daniel | set Hannah Parant | +1.4 |
| 27 | 10-17 | ALA | IOWA×5 | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +0.7 |
| 28 | 11-17 | IOWA | IOWA×5 | Kill | Jenna Meitzler | +1.3 | |
| 29 | 12-17 | IOWA | IOWA×5 | Kill | Carmel Vares | set Jenna Meitzler | +1.8 |
| 30 | 13-17 | IOWA | IOWA×5 | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.4 |
| 31 | 14-17 | IOWA | IOWA×5 | Kill | Carmel Vares | set Jenna Meitzler | +3.2 |
| 32 | 14-18 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Hannah Parant | +3.2 |
| 33 | 14-19 | ALA | ALA | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Dionii Fraga | +3.3 |
| 34 | 15-19 | ALA | IOWA | Serve err | Alabama | +1.7 | |
| 35 | 15-20 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Hannah Parant | +2.5 |
| 36 | 16-20 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Jenna Meitzler | +1.6 |
| 37 | 16-21 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Hannah Parant | +2.4 |
| 38 | 17-21 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Jenna Meitzler | +1.4 |
| 39 | 17-22 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Hannah Parant | +2.2 |
| 40 | 18-22 | ALA | IOWA | Attack err | Mya Allen | +1.1 | |
| 41 | 19-22 | IOWA | IOWA | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.5 |
| 42 | 19-23 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Mya Allen | set Hannah Parant | +3.2 |
| 43 | 19-24 | ALA | ALA | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Hannah Parant | +2.1 |
| 44 | 20-24 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +0.4 |
| 45 | 20-25 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Hannah Parant | +0.9 |
| Set 4 | |||||||
| 1 | 1-0 | IOWA | IOWA | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +3.4 |
| 2 | 1-1 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Hannah Parant | +2.7 |
| 3 | 2-1 | ALA | IOWA | Serve err | Alabama | +2.7 | |
| 4 | 3-1 | IOWA | IOWA | Kill | Hallie Steponaitis | set Jenna Meitzler | +3.4 |
| 5 | 3-2 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Ashby Daniel | set Hannah Parant | +2.6 |
| 6 | 4-2 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Carmel Vares | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.7 |
| 7 | 4-3 | IOWA | ALA×6 | Kill | Mya Allen | set Hannah Parant | +2.6 |
| 8 | 4-4 | ALA | ALA×6 | Kill | Mya Allen | set Hannah Parant | +3.7 |
| 9 | 4-5 | ALA | ALA×6 | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Jenna Meitzler | +3.9 |
| 10 | 4-6 | ALA | ALA×6 | Attack err | Hallie Steponaitis | +3.9 | |
| 11 | 4-7 | ALA | ALA×6 | Kill | Mya Allen | set Dionii Fraga | +3.9 |
| 12 | 4-8 | ALA | ALA×6 | Blocked | Marichka Hoshylyk | blk Lily Gervase, Hannah Parant | +3.7 |
| 13 | 5-8 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Liv Mogridge | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.5 |
| 14 | 5-9 | IOWA | ALA×4 | Serve err | Iowa | +2.9 | |
| 15 | 5-10 | ALA | ALA×4 | Attack err | Marichka Hoshylyk | +3.4 | |
| 16 | 5-11 | ALA | ALA×4 | Attack err | Hallie Steponaitis | +2.9 | |
| 17 | 5-12 | ALA | ALA×4 | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Hannah Parant | +2.4 |
| 18 | 6-12 | ALA | IOWA×3 | Serve err | Alabama | +1.4 | |
| 19 | 7-12 | IOWA | IOWA×3 | Ace | Jaimie Marquardt | aced Lindsey Brown | +2.3 |
| 20 | 8-12 | IOWA | IOWA×3 | Attack err | Laney Hennessee | +2.8 | |
| 21 | 8-13 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Hannah Parant | +2.7 |
| 22 | 9-13 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.2 |
| 23 | 9-14 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Laney Hennessee | set Hannah Parant | +2.7 |
| 24 | 10-14 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +2.1 |
| 25 | 10-15 | IOWA | ALA×3 | Kill | Ashby Daniel | set Hannah Parant | +2.8 |
| 26 | 10-16 | ALA | ALA×3 | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Hannah Parant | +2.9 |
| 27 | 10-17 | ALA | ALA×3 | Kill | Ashby Daniel | set Hannah Parant | +2.1 |
| 28 | 11-17 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Jaimie Marquardt | +1.0 | |
| 29 | 12-17 | IOWA | IOWA | Kill | Liv Mogridge | +1.9 | |
| 30 | 12-18 | IOWA | ALA | Attack err | Hallie Steponaitis | +2.1 | |
| 31 | 13-18 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hallie Steponaitis | set Carmel Vares | +1.4 |
| 32 | 13-19 | IOWA | ALA | Blocked | Marichka Hoshylyk | blk Kaleigh Palmer, Lily Gervase | +2.0 |
| 33 | 14-19 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hallie Steponaitis | set Jenna Meitzler | +1.3 |
| 34 | 14-20 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Hannah Parant | +1.9 |
| 35 | 14-21 | ALA | ALA | Blocked | Rosa Vesty | blk Lily Gervase, Hannah Parant | +1.5 |
| 36 | 15-21 | ALA | IOWA | Serve err | Alabama | +0.5 | |
| 37 | 16-21 | IOWA | IOWA | Blocked | Laney Hennessee | blk Jenna Meitzler, Hannah Whittingstall | +1.2 |
| 38 | 16-22 | IOWA | ALA | Kill | Lily Gervase | set Hannah Parant | +1.6 |
| 39 | 16-23 | ALA | ALA | Attack err | Rosa Vesty | +0.9 | |
| 40 | 17-23 | ALA | IOWA | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +0.2 |
| 41 | 18-23 | IOWA | IOWA | Kill | Hannah Whittingstall | set Jenna Meitzler | +0.6 |
| 42 | 18-24 | IOWA | ALA | Serve err | Iowa | +0.9 | |
| 43 | 18-25 | ALA | ALA | Kill | Kaleigh Palmer | set Hannah Parant | +0.3 |
Score shown after each rally, Iowa 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).