Final · 4 setsFri, Sep 4, 2026 · Neutral site

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

Set1234Sets
IOWA222520181
ALA252125253

Win probability

Alabama above 50 · Iowa below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+5.3% IOWArally 181 · set 4

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 58.8%41.2% ALA

Iowa wins

3-0
16.6%
3-1
22.4%
3-2
19.8%

Alabama wins

3-0
9.2%
3-1
15.1%
3-2
17.0%
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

  1. 01
    Mya AllenAttack error+5.3%

    Attack error by Mya Allen

    Set 2 · IOWA 21-19 ALA · IOWA 43% → 48%

  2. 02

    Kill by Hannah Whittingstall (set by Jenna Meitzler)

    Set 2 · IOWA 23-21 ALA · IOWA 45% → 50%

  3. 03

    Kill by Kaleigh Palmer (set by Hannah Parant)

    Set 2 · IOWA 19-19 ALA · ALA 57% → 62%

  4. 04
    Unlogged pointNCAA feed gap+4.7%

    Point Alabama (not logged in NCAA feed)

    Set 1 · IOWA 20-23 ALA · ALA 53% → 58%

  5. 05
    Dionii FragaBad set+4.7%

    Bad set by Dionii Fraga

    Set 2 · IOWA 24-21 ALA · IOWA 50% → 55%

  6. 06

    Kill by Jenna Meitzler

    Set 2 · IOWA 22-20 ALA · IOWA 44% → 49%

  7. 07
    IowaService error+4.5%

    Iowa service error

    Set 1 · IOWA 20-22 ALA · ALA 49% → 53%

  8. 08
    AlabamaService error+4.2%

    Alabama service error

    Set 2 · IOWA 20-19 ALA · IOWA 38% → 43%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Iowaaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415229.44800210031.516.5
413022.59110000010.513.5
411428.2502001000011
4304.75042011100214
4027-.286001610000
4000–1001000000
410620.2000001002111
43521-.095001600003
41011.0000201130003
3000–000000000
1022-1.000001100000
Team totals5621134.261462648608485
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
413740.15012170010.515.5
414136.36110110002115
412116.6881011004214
4518.5004522110031.58.5
4000–003810000
2304.750000000214
49322.27300030010.59.5
4000–022000002
4000–4001000000
37110.60000000010.57.5
2000–001000000
2000–000100000
Team totals6314136.36052611512014796

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 6 IOWA · ALA 6

Set 1

22-25

Longest run 3 IOWAALA 3

Set 2

25-21

Longest run 6 IOWAALA 5

Set 3

20-25

Longest run 5 IOWAALA 5

Set 4

18-25

Longest run 3 IOWAALA 6

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

SlotSideout %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

SlotSideout %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-ALASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0ALAIOWAKillLiv Mogridge+1.8
21-1IOWAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+1.8
32-1ALAIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+1.8
42-2IOWAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.9
52-3ALAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Dionii Fraga+2.5
63-3ALAIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Carmel Vares+1.9
73-4IOWAALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+2.0
84-4ALAIOWAServe errAlabama+2.0
94-5IOWAALAServe errIowa+2.1
105-5ALAIOWAServe errAlabama+2.0
115-6IOWAALAKillHannah Parantset Hannah Parant+2.1
126-6ALAIOWAServe errAlabama+2.1
136-7IOWAALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+2.2
146-8ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Lily Gervase+2.8
157-8ALAIOWAServe errAlabama+2.1
167-9IOWAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.3
177-10ALAALAAttack errCarmel Vares+2.9
188-10ALAIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+2.0
199-10IOWAIOWAAttack errLaney Hennessee+2.8
209-11IOWAALAServe errIowa+2.4
2110-11ALAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+2.2
2210-12IOWAALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.5
2310-13ALAALAAttack errKsenija Tomic+3.1
2411-13ALAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+2.1
2511-14IOWAALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+2.5
2612-14ALAIOWAServe errAlabama+2.2
2712-15IOWAALAAttack errKsenija Tomic+2.6
2812-16ALAALAAttack errHallie Steponaitis+3.0
2913-16ALAIOWABad setHannah Parant+1.8
3014-16IOWAIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Hannah Whittingstall+2.9
3114-17IOWAALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+2.8
3215-17ALAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Lindsey Brown+2.3
3316-17IOWAIOWABlockedLaney Hennesseeblk Jenna Meitzler, Liv Mogridge+3.6
3416-18IOWAALA×3KillHannah Parant+3.2
3516-19ALAALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+3.9
3616-20ALAALA×3AceAlabamaaced Jaimie Marquardt+3.2
3717-20ALAIOWA×3Serve errAlabama+1.7
3818-20IOWAIOWA×3KillLiv Mogridgeset Dionii Fraga+3.1
3919-20IOWAIOWA×3KillCarmel Varesset Addison Engel+4.2
4019-21IOWAALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+4.0
4120-21ALAIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+3.3
4220-22IOWAALA×3Serve errIowa+4.5
4320-23ALA
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
4420-24ALAALA×3KillMya Allenset Kaleigh Palmer+2.8
4521-24ALAIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
4622-24IOWAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+2.0
4722-25IOWAALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+3.5
Set 2
11-0IOWAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+2.6
22-0IOWAIOWAAceJaimie Marquardt+2.5
32-1IOWAALAKillLily Gervaseset Laney Hennessee+1.9
43-1ALAIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Henlee Moszkowicz+2.0
53-2IOWAALA×3KillHannah Parant+1.9
63-3ALAALA×3AceAlabamaaced Jaimie Marquardt+2.7
73-4ALAALA×3BlockedCarmel Varesblk Addison Engel, Laney Hennessee+2.9
84-4ALAIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+2.2
95-4IOWAIOWAAttack errKaleigh Palmer+2.8
105-5IOWAALA×5Attack errHallie Steponaitis+2.2
115-6ALAALA×5Attack errMarichka Hoshylyk+3.0
125-7ALAALA×5KillAddison Engelset Marichka Hoshylyk+3.0
135-8ALAALA×5KillMya Allenset Dionii Fraga+3.0
145-9ALAALA×5AceAlabama+2.8
156-9ALAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+1.9
166-10IOWAALABlockedHallie Steponaitisblk Mya Allen, Addison Engel+2.2
177-10ALAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+1.9
187-11IOWAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Jenna Meitzler+2.3
198-11ALAIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+1.9
209-11IOWAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+2.9
219-12IOWAALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.6
2210-12ALAIOWAKillJenna Meitzlerset Jenna Meitzler+2.3
2310-13IOWAALAKillHannah Parant+2.6
2411-13ALAIOWA×6KillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+2.3
2512-13IOWAIOWA×6Attack errLaney Hennessee+3.4
2613-13IOWAIOWA×6BlockedLaney Hennesseeblk Liv Mogridge, Hallie Steponaitis+3.7
2714-13IOWAIOWA×6BlockedLaney Hennesseeblk Liv Mogridge, Hallie Steponaitis+3.8
2815-13IOWAIOWA×6KillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+3.7
2916-13IOWAIOWA×6KillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+3.4
3016-14IOWAALAKillAshby Danielset Hannah Parant+2.3
3117-14ALAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+2.7
3218-14IOWAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+2.9
3318-15IOWAALA×3KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.7
3418-16ALAALA×3KillAshby Daniel+3.1
3518-17ALAALA×3KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+3.9
3619-17ALAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+3.5
3719-18IOWAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+3.2
3819-19ALAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+5.1
3920-19ALAIOWAServe errAlabama+4.2
4021-19IOWAIOWAAttack errMya Allen+5.3
4121-20IOWAALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+3.5
4222-20ALAIOWAKillJenna Meitzler+4.5
4322-21IOWAALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+3.7
4423-21ALAIOWA×3KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+5.1
4524-21IOWAIOWA×3Bad setDionii Fraga+4.7
4625-21IOWAIOWA×3KillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+1.8
Set 3
11-0ALAIOWAAttack errHannah Parant+2.4
22-0IOWAIOWAAttack errAshby Daniel+3.1
32-1IOWAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.3
42-2ALAALABlockedLiv Mogridgeblk Ashby Daniel, Kaleigh Palmer+3.3
53-2ALAIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+2.5
64-2IOWAIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+3.2
74-3IOWAALA×5KillAshby Danielset Hannah Parant+2.4
84-4ALAALA×5Attack errCarmel Vares+3.4
94-5ALAALA×5AceAlabamaaced Jaimie Marquardt+3.6
104-6ALAALA×5Attack errCarmel Vares+3.6
114-7ALAALA×5Attack errLiv Mogridge+3.6
125-7ALAIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+2.5
136-7IOWAIOWAAttack errMya Allen+3.6
146-8IOWAALAServe errIowa+3.0
156-9ALAALAAceAlabamaaced Ksenija Tomic+3.7
167-9ALAIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+2.6
177-10IOWAALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+3.0
188-10ALAIOWAAttack errLily Gervase+2.7
198-11IOWAALA×4KillHannah Parant+3.0
208-12ALAALA×4BlockedMarichka Hoshylykblk Lily Gervase, Hannah Parant+3.7
218-13ALAALA×4KillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+3.2
228-14ALAALA×4KillLaney Hennessee+2.7
239-14ALAIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+1.5
249-15IOWAALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.1
259-16ALAALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.0
269-17ALAALA×3KillAshby Danielset Hannah Parant+1.4
2710-17ALAIOWA×5KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
2811-17IOWAIOWA×5KillJenna Meitzler+1.3
2912-17IOWAIOWA×5KillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+1.8
3013-17IOWAIOWA×5KillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+2.4
3114-17IOWAIOWA×5KillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+3.2
3214-18IOWAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+3.2
3314-19ALAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Dionii Fraga+3.3
3415-19ALAIOWAServe errAlabama+1.7
3515-20IOWAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.5
3616-20ALAIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+1.6
3716-21IOWAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.4
3817-21ALAIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+1.4
3917-22IOWAALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+2.2
4018-22ALAIOWAAttack errMya Allen+1.1
4119-22IOWAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+2.5
4219-23IOWAALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+3.2
4319-24ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.1
4420-24ALAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.4
4520-25IOWAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.9
Set 4
11-0IOWAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+3.4
21-1IOWAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.7
32-1ALAIOWAServe errAlabama+2.7
43-1IOWAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+3.4
53-2IOWAALAKillAshby Danielset Hannah Parant+2.6
64-2ALAIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+2.7
74-3IOWAALA×6KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.6
84-4ALAALA×6KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+3.7
94-5ALAALA×6KillLily Gervaseset Jenna Meitzler+3.9
104-6ALAALA×6Attack errHallie Steponaitis+3.9
114-7ALAALA×6KillMya Allenset Dionii Fraga+3.9
124-8ALAALA×6BlockedMarichka Hoshylykblk Lily Gervase, Hannah Parant+3.7
135-8ALAIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+2.5
145-9IOWAALA×4Serve errIowa+2.9
155-10ALAALA×4Attack errMarichka Hoshylyk+3.4
165-11ALAALA×4Attack errHallie Steponaitis+2.9
175-12ALAALA×4KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.4
186-12ALAIOWA×3Serve errAlabama+1.4
197-12IOWAIOWA×3AceJaimie Marquardtaced Lindsey Brown+2.3
208-12IOWAIOWA×3Attack errLaney Hennessee+2.8
218-13IOWAALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+2.7
229-13ALAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+2.2
239-14IOWAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.7
2410-14ALAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+2.1
2510-15IOWAALA×3KillAshby Danielset Hannah Parant+2.8
2610-16ALAALA×3KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.9
2710-17ALAALA×3KillAshby Danielset Hannah Parant+2.1
2811-17ALAIOWAKillJaimie Marquardt+1.0
2912-17IOWAIOWAKillLiv Mogridge+1.9
3012-18IOWAALAAttack errHallie Steponaitis+2.1
3113-18ALAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Carmel Vares+1.4
3213-19IOWAALABlockedMarichka Hoshylykblk Kaleigh Palmer, Lily Gervase+2.0
3314-19ALAIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+1.3
3414-20IOWAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.9
3514-21ALAALABlockedRosa Vestyblk Lily Gervase, Hannah Parant+1.5
3615-21ALAIOWAServe errAlabama+0.5
3716-21IOWAIOWABlockedLaney Hennesseeblk Jenna Meitzler, Hannah Whittingstall+1.2
3816-22IOWAALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+1.6
3916-23ALAALAAttack errRosa Vesty+0.9
4017-23ALAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
4118-23IOWAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.6
4218-24IOWAALAServe errIowa+0.9
4318-25ALAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset 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).