Eastern Mich. def. Central Mich. 3-0 Volleyball (Sep 22)

FinalTue, Sep 22, 2026

3:0

RallyIQ pre-match: Eastern Mich. 86.3% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Sep 22, 9:25 AM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Eastern Mich. won at Central Mich. 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-15) on Tue, Sep 22, 2026. Natalie Slusher led Eastern Mich. with 10 kills; Central Mich.'s Taylor Cripe had a match-high 13.

Data through Nov 3, 4:50 PM CT · final Sep 22

Set	1	2	3	Sets
E MICH	25	25	25	3
C MICH	20	14	15	0

Win probability

Central Mich. above 50 · Eastern Mich. below

Biggest swing: 2.9% to Eastern Mich. — set 1, E MICH 22-20 C MICH. Eastern Mich. ace on Alexis Carper. C MICH win probability 13% → 10%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

E MICH 86.7%13.3% C MICH

Eastern Mich. wins

3-0

39.3%

3-1

31.5%

3-2

15.8%

Central Mich. wins

3-0

1.9%

3-1

4.2%

3-2

7.2%

E MICH break %: 48.9% vs this opp
C MICH break %: 40.4% 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
Eastern Mich.Ace+2.9%
Eastern Mich. ace on Alexis Carper
Set 1 · E MICH 22-20 C MICH · E MICH 87% → 90%
02
Brytn LyonBad set+2.7%
Bad set by Brytn Lyon
Set 1 · E MICH 18-18 C MICH · E MICH 81% → 84%
03
Karla Sanchez GeorgeKill+2.7%
Kill by Karla Sanchez George (set by Brytn Lyon)
Set 1 · E MICH 14-17 C MICH · C MICH 20% → 23%
04
Maddie HermanKill+2.7%
Kill by Maddie Herman (set by Kaylin Schroeder)
Set 1 · E MICH 19-18 C MICH · E MICH 84% → 87%
05
Central Mich.Ace+2.6%
Central Mich. ace on AshleeKay Christensen
Set 1 · E MICH 14-16 C MICH · C MICH 17% → 20%
06
Haley TroskyKill+2.6%
Kill by Haley Trosky (set by Kaylin Schroeder)
Set 1 · E MICH 21-20 C MICH · E MICH 84% → 87%
07
Central Mich.Ace+2.6%
Central Mich. ace on Surabhi Srinivasan
Set 1 · E MICH 14-18 C MICH · C MICH 23% → 25%
08
Eastern Mich.Service error+2.6%
Eastern Mich. service error
Set 1 · E MICH 17-18 C MICH · E MICH 79% → 81%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Eastern Mich.away

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
3Natalie SlusherOH	3	10	2	25	.320	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0.5	10.5
20AshleeKay ChristensenOH	3	9	0	22	.409	2	0	1	10	1	0	0	0	9
18Azra EriçMB	3	5	0	9	.556	1	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	9
5Maddie HermanMB	3	3	0	7	.429	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4
17Taeley MahlerOH	3	3	0	12	.250	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	3.5
1Lina GovoniS	3	0	0	1	.000	13	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
10Haley TroskyOH	3	9	2	15	.467	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	10
7Kaylin SchroederS	3	2	0	2	1.000	16	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	2
9Mia SchaeferL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	0	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	2
16Surabhi SrinivasanDS	3	0	0	0	–	6	2	0	15	2	0	0	0	2
Team totals		41	4	94	.394	38	7	5	45	7	2	4	4	75

Central Mich.home

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	PTS
5Taylor CripeOH	3	13	7	36	.167	0	1	1	6	4	14
15Karla Sanchez GeorgeS	3	7	2	15	.333	0	0	0	0	0	7
9Alexis CarperOH	3	4	3	17	.059	0	1	2	10	1	5
6Brenna StorzMB	3	3	2	10	.100	1	2	2	3	0	5
14Brytn LyonS	3	1	1	5	.000	26	1	1	6	0	2
13Lilly MullholandMB	3	1	1	8	.000	0	0	0	1	0	1
3Jaliyah CohnesOH	3	3	2	8	.125	0	0	0	1	0	3
2Audrey HackneyS	3	0	0	0	–	1	1	0	6	0	1
10Ceci BustamanteL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	1	0	5	0	1
4Rainey WeidmanL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	2	0	0	3	2	0
1Addison SamolinskiL/DS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	2	0	0
22Meisha SykesMB	1	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		32	18	100	.140	31	7	6	43	7	49

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.

Eastern Mich. vs Central Mich.

Season series · Eastern Mich. leads 2-0

Tue, Sep 22, 2026Eastern Mich. at Central Mich. · Eastern Mich. won 3-0This match
Sat, Oct 3, 2026Central Mich. at Eastern Mich. · Eastern Mich. won 3-0Result →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 E MICH · C MICH 4

Set 1

25-20

Longest run 5 E MICHC MICH 4

Set 2

25-14

Longest run 5 E MICHC MICH 2

Set 3

25-15

Longest run 5 E MICHC MICH 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Eastern Mich.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	80%4/5	57%4/7
2	100%4/4	20%1/5
3	100%4/4	43%3/7
4	44%4/9	20%1/5
5	80%4/5	67%8/12
6	100%3/3	77%10/13
All	77%23/30	55%27/49

Central Mich.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	100%4/4	0%0/3
2	57%4/7	20%1/5
3	80%4/5	0%0/4
4	50%4/8	50%4/8
5	31%4/13	20%1/5
6	17%2/12	20%1/5
All	45%22/49	23%7/30

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

124 rallies

#	E MICH-C MICH	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	C MICH	E MICH	Bad set	Brytn Lyon		+0.9
2	2-0	E MICH	E MICH	Kill	Natalie Slusher	set Lina Govoni	+1.1
3	2-1	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Brytn Lyon	+0.9
4	2-2	C MICH	C MICH	Ace	Central Mich.	aced Surabhi Srinivasan	+1.3
5	3-2	C MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	Natalie Slusher	set Lina Govoni	+1.0
6	4-2	E MICH	E MICH×5	Ace	Eastern Mich.	aced Taylor Cripe	+1.1
7	5-2	E MICH	E MICH×5	Ace	Eastern Mich.	aced Rainey Weidman	+1.0
8	6-2	E MICH	E MICH×5	Attack err	Alexis Carper		+0.9
9	7-2	E MICH	E MICH×5	Attack err	Karla Sanchez George		+0.7
10	7-3	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.5
11	8-3	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	Taeley Mahler	set Lina Govoni	+0.6
12	8-4	E MICH	C MICH×3	Kill	Karla Sanchez George	set Brytn Lyon	+0.5
13	8-5	C MICH	C MICH×3	Ace	Central Mich.		+0.9
14	8-6	C MICH	C MICH×3	Attack err	Natalie Slusher		+1.1
15	9-6		E MICH	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.			+0.9
16	10-6	E MICH	E MICH	Attack err	Taylor Cripe		+1.0
17	10-7	E MICH	C MICH×3	Serve err	Eastern Mich.		+0.7
18	10-8	C MICH	C MICH×3	Kill	Alexis Carper	set Brytn Lyon	+1.1
19	10-9	C MICH	C MICH×3	Attack err	Haley Trosky		+1.4
20	11-9	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	Maddie Herman	set Kaylin Schroeder	+1.1
21	11-10	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Alexis Carper	set Brytn Lyon	+1.2
22	12-10	C MICH	E MICH	Attack err	Alexis Carper		+1.2
23	12-11	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Brytn Lyon	+1.2
24	12-12	C MICH	C MICH	Ace	Central Mich.	aced Mia Schaefer	+1.8
25	13-12	C MICH	E MICH	Blocked	Alexis Carper	blk Taeley Mahler, Azra Eriç	+1.4
26	13-13	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Karla Sanchez George	set Rainey Weidman	+1.6
27	13-14	C MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Ceci Bustamante	+2.2
28	14-14	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	Azra Eriç	set Lina Govoni	+1.7
29	14-15	E MICH	C MICH×4	Kill	Karla Sanchez George	set Brytn Lyon	+1.9
30	14-16	C MICH	C MICH×4	Ace	Central Mich.	aced AshleeKay Christensen	+2.6
31	14-17	C MICH	C MICH×4	Kill	Karla Sanchez George	set Brytn Lyon	+2.7
32	14-18	C MICH	C MICH×4	Ace	Central Mich.	aced Surabhi Srinivasan	+2.6
33	15-18	C MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	Natalie Slusher	set Lina Govoni	+1.5
34	16-18	E MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	Haley Trosky	set Kaylin Schroeder	+2.3
35	17-18	E MICH	E MICH×5	Serve err	Eastern Mich.		+2.6
36	18-18	E MICH	E MICH×5	Bad set	Brytn Lyon		+2.7
37	19-18	E MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	Maddie Herman	set Kaylin Schroeder	+2.7
38	19-19	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Jaliyah Cohnes	set Brytn Lyon	+2.3
39	20-19	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	Kaylin Schroeder		+2.3
40	20-20	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+2.5
41	21-20	C MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	Haley Trosky	set Kaylin Schroeder	+2.6
42	22-20	E MICH	E MICH×5	Ace	Eastern Mich.	aced Alexis Carper	+2.9
43	23-20	E MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	Haley Trosky	set Surabhi Srinivasan	+2.1
44	24-20	E MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	Kaylin Schroeder	set AshleeKay Christensen	+1.1
45	25-20	E MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	Azra Eriç	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.3
Set 2
1	0-1	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Karla Sanchez George	set Brytn Lyon	+0.8
2	1-1	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	Taeley Mahler	set Lina Govoni	+0.7
3	2-1	E MICH	E MICH	Kill	Natalie Slusher	set Lina Govoni	+0.9
4	2-2	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Brytn Lyon	set Brenna Storz	+0.8
5	3-2	C MICH	E MICH	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.7
6	3-3	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.8
7	4-3	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	Taeley Mahler	set Lina Govoni	+0.7
8	5-3	E MICH	E MICH	Kill	Haley Trosky	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.8
9	5-4	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Alexis Carper	set Brytn Lyon	+0.7
10	5-5	C MICH	C MICH	Ace	Central Mich.	aced Natalie Slusher	+1.0
11	6-5	C MICH	E MICH×3	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.8
12	7-5	E MICH	E MICH×3	Kill	Haley Trosky	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.9
13	8-5	E MICH	E MICH×3	Kill	AshleeKay Christensen	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.8
14	8-6	E MICH	C MICH	Serve err	Eastern Mich.		+0.6
15	8-7	C MICH	C MICH	Ace	Central Mich.	aced Mia Schaefer	+0.9
16	9-7	C MICH	E MICH×3	Kill	Haley Trosky	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.8
17	10-7	E MICH	E MICH×3	Kill	AshleeKay Christensen	set Surabhi Srinivasan	+0.8
18	11-7	E MICH	E MICH×3	Kill	Haley Trosky	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.7
19	11-8	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Jaliyah Cohnes	set Brytn Lyon	+0.5
20	12-8	C MICH	E MICH	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.6
21	12-9	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Jaliyah Cohnes	set Rainey Weidman	+0.5
22	12-10	C MICH	C MICH	Bad set	Lina Govoni		+0.9
23	13-10	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	AshleeKay Christensen	set Lina Govoni	+0.7
24	13-11	E MICH	C MICH	Serve err	Eastern Mich.		+0.7
25	14-11	C MICH	E MICH	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.8
26	15-11	E MICH	E MICH	Attack err	Taylor Cripe		+0.8
27	15-12	E MICH	C MICH	Serve err	Eastern Mich.		+0.6
28	16-12	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	Natalie Slusher	set Lina Govoni	+0.6
29	16-13	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.6
30	17-13	C MICH	E MICH×4	Kill	Haley Trosky	set Surabhi Srinivasan	+0.6
31	18-13	E MICH	E MICH×4	Ace	Eastern Mich.	aced Taylor Cripe	+0.6
32	19-13	E MICH	E MICH×4	Ace	Eastern Mich.	aced Taylor Cripe	+0.4
33	20-13	E MICH	E MICH×4	Attack err	Brytn Lyon		+0.2
34	20-14	E MICH	C MICH	Serve err	Eastern Mich.		+0.1
35	21-14	C MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	AshleeKay Christensen	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.2
36	22-14	E MICH	E MICH×5	Ace	Eastern Mich.	aced Taylor Cripe	+0.1
37	23-14	E MICH	E MICH×5	Attack err	Brenna Storz		·
38	24-14	E MICH	E MICH×5	Attack err	Brenna Storz		·
39	25-14	E MICH	E MICH×5	Blocked	Jaliyah Cohnes	blk Haley Trosky	·
Set 3
1	1-0	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	AshleeKay Christensen	set Surabhi Srinivasan	+0.3
2	1-1	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Lilly Mullholand	set Brytn Lyon	+0.4
3	2-1	C MICH	E MICH×3	Blocked	Karla Sanchez George	blk Natalie Slusher, Azra Eriç	+0.3
4	3-1	E MICH	E MICH×3	Ace	Eastern Mich.	aced Rainey Weidman	+0.4
5	4-1	E MICH	E MICH×3	Kill	Natalie Slusher	set AshleeKay Christensen	+0.3
6	4-2	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.3
7	5-2	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	AshleeKay Christensen	set Surabhi Srinivasan	+0.3
8	5-3	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.3
9	5-4	C MICH	C MICH	Kill	Alexis Carper		+0.4
10	6-4	C MICH	E MICH×3	Kill	Natalie Slusher	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.3
11	7-4	E MICH	E MICH×3	Blocked	Taylor Cripe	blk Maddie Herman	+0.4
12	8-4	E MICH	E MICH×3	Kill	AshleeKay Christensen	set Surabhi Srinivasan	+0.3
13	8-5	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Audrey Hackney	+0.2
14	9-5	C MICH	E MICH×5	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.3
15	10-5	E MICH	E MICH×5	Attack err	Jaliyah Cohnes		+0.3
16	11-5	E MICH	E MICH×5	Attack err	Taylor Cripe		+0.2
17	12-5	E MICH	E MICH×5	Attack err	Taylor Cripe		+0.2
18	13-5	E MICH	E MICH×5	Attack err	Jaliyah Cohnes		+0.1
19	13-6	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
20	14-6	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	Haley Trosky	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.1
21	14-7	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
22	15-7	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	AshleeKay Christensen	set Azra Eriç	+0.1
23	15-8	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
24	16-8	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	Natalie Slusher	set Lina Govoni	+0.1
25	16-9	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Karla Sanchez George	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
26	17-9	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	Natalie Slusher	set Surabhi Srinivasan	+0.1
27	17-10	E MICH	C MICH×4	Kill	Karla Sanchez George	set Brytn Lyon	·
28	17-11	C MICH	C MICH×4	Attack err	Haley Trosky		+0.1
29	17-12	C MICH	C MICH×4	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.2
30	17-13	C MICH	C MICH×4	Attack err	Natalie Slusher		+0.2
31	18-13	C MICH	E MICH	Kill	Maddie Herman	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.2
32	19-13	E MICH	E MICH	Kill	AshleeKay Christensen	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.2
33	19-14	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
34	20-14	C MICH	E MICH	Serve err	Central Mich.		+0.1
35	20-15	E MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon	+0.1
36	21-15	C MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	Azra Eriç	set Kaylin Schroeder	+0.1
37	22-15	E MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	Azra Eriç	set Lina Govoni	+0.1
38	23-15	E MICH	E MICH×5	Kill	Azra Eriç	set Lina Govoni	·
39	24-15	E MICH	E MICH×5	Attack err	Taylor Cripe		·
40	25-15	E MICH	E MICH×5	Attack err	Taylor Cripe		·

Score shown after each rally, Eastern 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).

Eastern Mich. def. Central Mich. 3–0