Central Mich. vs Montana Volleyball: Montana Wins 3-0

FinalFri, Aug 28, 2026 · Neutral site

0:3

Montana beat Central Mich. 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-21) on Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at a neutral site. Delaney Russell led Montana with 8 kills; Central Mich.'s Taylor Cripe had a match-high 14.

Data through Nov 3, 4:00 PM CT · final Aug 28

Set	1	2	3	Sets
C MICH	17	14	21	0
MONT	25	25	25	3

Win probability

Montana above 50 · Central Mich. below

Biggest swing: 1.0% to Central Mich. — set 1, C MICH 9-11 MONT. Central Mich. ace. MONT win probability 92% → 90%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

C MICH 11.3%88.7% MONT

Central Mich. wins

3-0

1.6%

3-1

3.5%

3-2

6.3%

Montana wins

3-0

42.3%

3-1

31.6%

3-2

14.8%

C MICH break %: 38.8% vs this opp
MONT break %: 48.1% 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
Central Mich.Ace+1.0%
Central Mich. ace
Set 1 · C MICH 9-11 MONT · C MICH 8% → 10%
02
Gracie CagleKill+1.0%
Kill by Gracie Cagle (set by Isabel Taylor)
Set 1 · C MICH 0-2 MONT · MONT 89% → 90%
03
MontanaAce+0.9%
Montana ace
Set 1 · C MICH 9-13 MONT · MONT 91% → 92%
04
Jaliyah CohnesKill+0.9%
Kill by Jaliyah Cohnes (set by Brytn Lyon)
Set 1 · C MICH 13-16 MONT · C MICH 7% → 8%
05
Delaney Russell&Gracie CagleBlock+0.8%
Lilly Mullholand stuffed by Delaney Russell & Gracie Cagle
Set 1 · C MICH 0-3 MONT · MONT 90% → 91%
06
Central Mich.Service error+0.8%
Central Mich. service error
Set 1 · C MICH 9-12 MONT · MONT 90% → 91%
07
Gracie CagleKill+0.8%
Kill by Gracie Cagle (set by Gracie Cagle)
Set 1 · C MICH 0-1 MONT · MONT 89% → 89%
08
Central Mich.Service error+0.8%
Central Mich. service error
Set 1 · C MICH 13-17 MONT · MONT 92% → 93%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Central Mich.away

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
5Taylor CripeOH	3	14	5	30	.300	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	15
6Brenna StorzMB	3	4	2	9	.222	1	2	2	1	0	1	0.5	6.5
13Lilly MullholandMB	3	5	3	15	.133	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
14Brytn LyonS	3	3	0	10	.300	24	0	1	5	0	3	1.5	4.5
4Rainey WeidmanL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	0
8Cheyenne GunnerOH	2	1	5	8	-.500	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	1.5
3Jaliyah CohnesOH	3	5	2	16	.188	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
22Meisha SykesMB	3	1	1	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	1.5
10Ceci BustamanteL/DS	3	0	0	2	.000	3	0	1	13	1	0	0	0
1Addison SamolinskiL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0
2Audrey HackneyS	2	0	0	0	–	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1
12Teyhlor ThomasMB	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
Team totals		33	18	92	.163	31	4	9	31	8	8	4	52

Montanahome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
9Gracie CagleS	3	7	0	9	.778	21	3	0	6	0	0	2	1	11
10Delaney RussellOH	3	8	2	18	.333	2	2	0	4	0	0	1	0.5	10.5
14Isabel TaylorOH	3	5	2	17	.176	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
13Sydney PierceMB	3	5	2	13	.231	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.5	6.5
4Josie BlazinaOH	3	6	2	12	.333	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6
11Sophia VellaMB	3	3	1	12	.167	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	4
12Madeline SandersonDS	3	1	0	1	1.000	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1
6Annika WrightS	3	0	0	0	–	2	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
5Alex StoneOH	2	1	2	4	-.250	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1
22Avery MerrittOH	1	0	1	3	-.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		36	12	89	.270	30	8	2	32	4	1	4	3	75

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 4 C MICH · MONT 6

Set 1

17-25

Longest run 4 C MICHMONT 6

Set 2

14-25

Longest run 3 C MICHMONT 6

Set 3

21-25

Longest run 4 C MICHMONT 4

Bars above the line = Montana leads, below = Central Mich. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Central Mich.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	28%5/18	17%1/6
2	44%4/9	44%4/9
3	67%4/6	33%2/6
4	50%3/6	43%3/7
5	100%3/3	50%3/6
6	50%3/6	50%3/6
All	46%22/48	40%16/40

Montana

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	83%5/6	50%3/6
2	56%5/9	72%13/18
3	67%4/6	56%5/9
4	57%4/7	33%2/6
5	50%3/6	50%3/6
6	50%3/6	0%0/3
All	60%24/40	54%26/48

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 (2 of 3 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

127 rallies

#	C MICH-MONT	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	C MICH	MONT×6	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Gracie Cagle	+0.8
2	0-2	MONT	MONT×6	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Isabel Taylor	+1.0
3	0-3	MONT	MONT×6	Blocked	Lilly Mullholand	blk Delaney Russell, Gracie Cagle	+0.8
4	0-4	MONT	MONT×6	Attack err	Cheyenne Gunner		+0.7
5	0-5	MONT	MONT×6	Attack err	Taylor Cripe		+0.6
6	0-6	MONT	MONT×6	Attack err	Cheyenne Gunner		+0.5
7	1-6	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.3
8	1-7	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Isabel Taylor	set Delaney Russell	+0.4
9	2-7	MONT	C MICH	Blocked	Isabel Taylor	blk Meisha Sykes, Brytn Lyon	+0.3
10	3-7	C MICH	C MICH	Kill	Cheyenne Gunner	set Brytn Lyon	+0.6
11	3-8	C MICH	MONT	Attack err	Cheyenne Gunner		+0.5
12	4-8	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.4
13	5-8	C MICH	C MICH	Attack err	Sophia Vella		+0.8
14	5-9	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+0.6
15	6-9	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Lilly Mullholand	set Brytn Lyon	+0.6
16	6-10	C MICH	MONT	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.6
17	7-10	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Ceci Bustamante	+0.6
18	7-11	C MICH	MONT	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.6
19	8-11	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Rainey Weidman	+0.6
20	9-11	C MICH	C MICH	Ace	Central Mich.		+1.0
21	9-12	C MICH	MONT×5	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.8
22	9-13	MONT	MONT×5	Ace	Montana		+0.9
23	9-14	MONT	MONT×5	Attack err	Cheyenne Gunner		+0.7
24	9-15	MONT	MONT×5	Attack err	Cheyenne Gunner		+0.5
25	9-16	MONT	MONT×5	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+0.3
26	10-16	MONT	C MICH×4	Kill	Jaliyah Cohnes	set Brytn Lyon	+0.2
27	11-16	C MICH	C MICH×4	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.4
28	12-16	C MICH	C MICH×4	Attack err	Josie Blazina		+0.6
29	13-16	C MICH	C MICH×4	Kill	Jaliyah Cohnes	set Brytn Lyon	+0.9
30	13-17	C MICH	MONT×4	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.8
31	13-18	MONT	MONT×4	Attack err	Meisha Sykes		+0.7
32	13-19	MONT	MONT×4	Kill	Sophia Vella	set Gracie Cagle	+0.5
33	13-20	MONT	MONT×4	Kill	Isabel Taylor	set Madeline Sanderson	+0.3
34	14-20	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Jaliyah Cohnes	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
35	15-20	C MICH	C MICH	Kill	Lilly Mullholand	set Brytn Lyon	+0.3
36	15-21	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+0.3
37	15-22	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Lilly Mullholand		+0.2
38	16-22	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
39	17-22	C MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Ceci Bustamante	+0.2
40	17-23	C MICH	MONT×3	Attack err	Taylor Cripe		+0.2
41	17-24	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Gracie Cagle		+0.1
42	17-25	MONT	MONT×3	Attack err	Lilly Mullholand		·
Set 2
1	0-1	MONT	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Delaney Russell	+0.7
2	1-1	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Jaliyah Cohnes	set Brytn Lyon	+0.6
3	1-2	C MICH	MONT×4	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.6
4	1-3	MONT	MONT×4	Ace	Montana		+0.7
5	1-4	MONT	MONT×4	Attack err	Taylor Cripe		+0.6
6	1-5	MONT	MONT×4	Ace	Montana		+0.5
7	2-5	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.4
8	2-6	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+0.4
9	3-6	MONT	C MICH	Attack err	Isabel Taylor		+0.4
10	4-6	C MICH	C MICH	Attack err	Sydney Pierce		+0.6
11	4-7	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+0.5
12	5-7	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Brytn Lyon	+0.5
13	5-8	C MICH	MONT×6	Blocked	Jaliyah Cohnes	blk Gracie Cagle, Sydney Pierce	+0.5
14	5-9	MONT	MONT×6	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.6
15	5-10	MONT	MONT×6	Attack err	Taylor Cripe		+0.4
16	5-11	MONT	MONT×6	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Brytn Lyon	+0.3
17	5-12	MONT	MONT×6	Attack err	Brenna Storz		+0.2
18	5-13	MONT	MONT×6	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+0.2
19	6-13	MONT	C MICH×3	Kill	Meisha Sykes		+0.1
20–21	8-13		C MICH 2	NCAA feed gap2 points 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.			+0.5
22	8-14	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Isabel Taylor		+0.3
23	8-15	MONT	MONT	Bad set	Jaliyah Cohnes		+0.2
24	9-15	MONT	C MICH	Serve err	Montana		+0.1
25	9-16	C MICH	MONT	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.2
26	9-17	MONT	MONT	Ace	Montana	aced Taylor Cripe	+0.1
27	10-17	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Lilly Mullholand	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
28	10-18	C MICH	MONT	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.1
29	11-18	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Lilly Mullholand	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
30	12-18	C MICH	C MICH	Attack err	Delaney Russell		+0.1
31	12-19	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Isabel Taylor	set Gracie Cagle	+0.1
32	13-19	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
33	13-20	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Isabel Taylor	set Gracie Cagle	+0.1
34	14-20	MONT	C MICH	Bad set	Isabel Taylor		+0.1
35	14-21	C MICH	MONT×5	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.1
36	14-22	MONT	MONT×5	Ace	Montana	aced Rainey Weidman	+0.1
37	14-23	MONT	MONT×5	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Taylor Cripe	·
38	14-24	MONT	MONT×5	Bad set	Brenna Storz		·
39	14-25	MONT	MONT×5	Ace	Montana	aced Ceci Bustamante	·
Set 3
1	0-1	C MICH	MONT×3	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.3
2	0-2	MONT	MONT×3	Bad set	Brenna Storz		+0.3
3	0-3	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.3
4	1-3	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Brytn Lyon	+0.2
5	1-4	C MICH	MONT	Attack err	Brenna Storz		+0.2
6	2-4	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Brytn Lyon	set Brenna Storz	+0.2
7	2-5	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.2
8	2-6	MONT	MONT	Blocked	Jaliyah Cohnes	blk Sophia Vella	+0.3
9	3-6	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Brytn Lyon	set Addison Samolinski	+0.2
10	3-7	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Sophia Vella	set Gracie Cagle	+0.2
11	4-7	MONT	C MICH	Serve err	Montana		+0.2
12	4-8	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Madeline Sanderson	set Sydney Pierce	+0.2
13	5-8	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Ceci Bustamante	+0.2
14	5-9	C MICH	MONT×4	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.2
15	5-10	MONT	MONT×4	Ace	Montana	aced Addison Samolinski	+0.2
16	5-11	MONT	MONT×4	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Annika Wright	+0.2
17	5-12	MONT	MONT×4	Serve err	Montana		+0.1
18	6-12	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
19	6-13	C MICH	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.1
20	6-14	MONT	MONT×3	Ace	Montana		+0.1
21	6-15	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Madeline Sanderson	·
22	7-15	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Jaliyah Cohnes	set Brytn Lyon	·
23	7-16	C MICH	MONT×3	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	·
24	7-17	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	·
25	7-18	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Sophia Vella	set Gracie Cagle	·
26	8-18	MONT	C MICH	Blocked	Alex Stone	blk Teyhlor Thomas, Brytn Lyon	·
27	8-19	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	·
28	9-19	MONT	C MICH	Attack err	Sydney Pierce		·
29	10-19	C MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	·
30	10-20	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Ceci Bustamante	·
31	10-21	MONT	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Alex Stone	·
32	11-21	MONT	C MICH×4	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	·
33	12-21	C MICH	C MICH×4	Kill	Lilly Mullholand	set Brytn Lyon	·
34	13-21	C MICH	C MICH×4	Ace	Central Mich.	aced Alex Stone	·
35	14-21	C MICH	C MICH×4	Attack err	Alex Stone		·
36	14-22	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Annika Wright	·
37	15-22	MONT	C MICH×4	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	·
38	16-22	C MICH	C MICH×4	Blocked	Avery Merritt	blk Brenna Storz, Brytn Lyon	·
39	17-22	C MICH	C MICH×4	Attack err	Delaney Russell		+0.1
40	18-22	C MICH	C MICH×4	Kill	Taylor Cripe		+0.1
41	18-23	C MICH	MONT	Attack err	Taylor Cripe		+0.1
42	19-23	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Brytn Lyon	set Taylor Cripe	+0.1
43	19-24	C MICH	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.1
44	20-24	MONT	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Brytn Lyon	·
45	21-24	C MICH	C MICH	Blocked	Josie Blazina	blk Teyhlor Thomas, Cheyenne Gunner	+0.1
46	21-25	C MICH	MONT	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.2

Score shown after each rally, Central Mich. 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).

Montana def. Central Mich. 3–0