Central Mich. vs Akron Volleyball: Akron Wins 3-0 (Nov 6)

FinalFri, Nov 6, 2026ESPN+

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: Akron 97.9% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Nov 6, 4:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Akron beat visiting Central Mich. 3-0 (25-7, 25-17, 25-19) on Fri, Nov 6, 2026. Akron's Delaney Gash led with 11 kills, and Vanessa Del Real added 12 digs.

Data through Nov 10, 6:20 PM CT · final Nov 6

Set	1	2	3	Sets
C MICH	7	17	19	0
AKRON	25	25	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Akron held Central Mich. under 20 in every set.

Win probability never moved more than 0.2 points on one rally; Central Mich. topped out at 2% in Set 1. Pre-match, RallyIQ had Akron at 98%.

Central Mich.Akron

Break %+28.3 pts
33.361.6
On serve: 45/73 against 15/45 (Central Mich. sideout 38.4%).
Hitting+.272
.102.374
43 kills, 9 errors vs 26 kills, 16 errors.
Longest run+4
59
Akron opened the set in the first set with 9 straight points for a 9–0 lead. The set finished 25–7.

Akron above 50Central Mich. belowMax swing 0.2%

Central Mich.Akron

Aces: Central Mich. 3·Akron 10
Serve err: Central Mich. 4·Akron 2
Blocks: Central Mich. 6·Akron 42 BS · 8 BA vs 1 BS · 6 BA
Digs: Central Mich. 30·Akron 45

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Akron above 50 · Central Mich. below

No single rally moved win probability by a full point: Akron stayed the heavy favorite throughout.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

C MICH 1.7%98.3% AKRON

Central Mich. wins

3-0

0.2%

3-1

0.4%

3-2

1.1%

Akron wins

3-0

68.7%

3-1

24.2%

3-2

5.3%

C MICH break %: 34.9% vs this opp
AKRON break %: 51.1% 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.

Box score

Official NCAA box

Central Mich.away

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
5Taylor CripeOH	3	10	6	32	.125	0	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	11
6Brenna StorzMB	3	7	2	14	.357	1	0	0	4	0	0	3	1.5	8.5
9Alexis CarperOH	3	4	2	20	.100	0	1	2	7	1	1	0	1	6
22Meisha SykesMB	2	0	1	2	-.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	0.5
13Lilly MullholandMB	2	0	2	6	-.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Audrey HackneyS	1	0	0	0	–	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
14Brytn LyonS	3	2	0	5	.400	14	0	0	2	0	0	4	2	4
10Ceci BustamanteL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1
4Rainey WeidmanL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0
1Addison SamolinskiL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	3	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0
15Karla Sanchez GeorgeS	2	2	1	9	.111	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3
8Cheyenne GunnerOH	2	1	2	6	-.167	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
12Teyhlor ThomasMB	1	0	0	3	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		26	16	98	.102	24	3	4	30	10	2	8	6	43

Akronhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
13Delaney GashOH	3	11	3	26	.308	3	2	0	4	1	1	0	1	14
5Jordyn AeschlimanOH	3	9	2	13	.538	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.5	9.5
22Chidera OzohMB	3	6	0	10	.600	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	7
16Lyndi WolfMB	3	2	0	6	.333	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	3.5
7Reilly ChausseL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	3	1	7	1	0	0	0	3
4Clara ChristensenS	3	1	0	2	.500	15	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	2
14Lauren WilsonOH	3	9	2	20	.350	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	10
6Noelle ApratiOH	3	5	2	12	.250	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5
1Vanessa Del RealL/DS	3	0	0	2	.000	6	3	1	12	0	0	0	0	3
3Payton EvansS	3	0	0	0	–	12	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
8Ruby KlusmanOH	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		43	9	91	.374	41	10	2	45	3	1	6	4	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.

Central Mich. vs Akron

Season series · Akron leads 2-0

Fri, Nov 6, 2026Central Mich. at Akron · Akron won 3-0This match
Sat, Nov 7, 2026Central Mich. at Akron · Akron won 3-0Result →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 C MICH · AKRON 9

Set 1

7-25

Longest run 2 C MICHAKRON 9

Set 2

17-25

Longest run 3 C MICHAKRON 6

Set 3

19-25

Longest run 5 C MICHAKRON 6

Bars above the line = Akron 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	13%3/23	33%2/6
2	43%3/7	25%1/4
3	50%3/6	25%1/4
4	75%3/4	40%2/5
5	75%3/4	0%0/3
6	60%3/5	0%0/3
All	37%18/49	24%6/25

Akron

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	100%4/4	79%11/14
2	60%3/5	82%14/17
3	60%3/5	25%1/4
4	100%3/3	57%4/7
5	100%3/3	0%0/3
6	60%3/5	25%1/4
All	76%19/25	63%31/49

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

118 rallies

#	C MICH-AKRON	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer
Set 1
1	0-1	C MICH	AKRON×9	Kill	Chidera Ozoh	set Vanessa Del Real
2	0-2	AKRON	AKRON×9	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Vanessa Del Real
3	0-3	AKRON	AKRON×9	Ace	Akron	aced Alexis Carper
4	0-4	AKRON	AKRON×9	Attack err	Taylor Cripe
5	0-5	AKRON	AKRON×9	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Vanessa Del Real
6	0-6	AKRON	AKRON×9	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Clara Christensen
7	0-7	AKRON	AKRON×9	Kill	Clara Christensen	set Lyndi Wolf
8	0-8	AKRON	AKRON×9	Ace	Akron	aced Rainey Weidman
9	0-9	AKRON	AKRON×9	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Clara Christensen
10	1-9	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Audrey Hackney
11	2-9	C MICH	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Audrey Hackney
12	2-10	C MICH	AKRON	Serve err	Taylor Cripe
13	2-11	AKRON	AKRON	Attack err	Lilly Mullholand
14	3-11	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Alexis Carper	set Audrey Hackney
15	3-12	C MICH	AKRON×4	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Payton Evans
16	3-13	AKRON	AKRON×4	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans
17	3-14	AKRON	AKRON×4	Attack err	Alexis Carper
18	3-15	AKRON	AKRON×4	Attack err	Taylor Cripe
19	4-15	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Cheyenne Gunner	set Brytn Lyon
20	4-16	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Payton Evans
21	5-16	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Ceci Bustamante
22	5-17	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Delaney Gash
23	5-18	AKRON	AKRON	Ace	Akron	aced Audrey Hackney
24	6-18	AKRON	C MICH	Blocked	Lauren Wilson	blk Brenna Storz, Brytn Lyon
25	6-19	C MICH	AKRON×3	Attack err	Taylor Cripe
26	6-20	AKRON	AKRON×3	Kill	Chidera Ozoh	set Clara Christensen
27	6-21	AKRON	AKRON×3	Blocked	Taylor Cripe	blk Chidera Ozoh, Jordyn Aeschliman
28	7-21	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Brytn Lyon	set Audrey Hackney
29	7-22	C MICH	AKRON×4	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Clara Christensen
30	7-23	AKRON	AKRON×4	Bad set	Audrey Hackney
31	7-24	AKRON	AKRON×4	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Reilly Chausse
32	7-25	AKRON	AKRON×4	Ace	Akron
Set 2
1	0-1	AKRON	AKRON×6	Ace	Akron	aced Rainey Weidman
2	0-2	AKRON	AKRON×6	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Clara Christensen
3	0-3	AKRON	AKRON×6	Ace	Akron	aced Rainey Weidman
4	0-4	AKRON	AKRON×6	Ace	Akron	aced Cheyenne Gunner
5	0-5	AKRON	AKRON×6	Attack err	Cheyenne Gunner
6	0-6	AKRON	AKRON×6	Blocked	Lilly Mullholand	blk Delaney Gash
7	1-6	AKRON	C MICH	Blocked	Delaney Gash	blk Meisha Sykes, Brytn Lyon
8	1-7	C MICH	AKRON×3	Kill	Chidera Ozoh	set Clara Christensen
9	1-8	AKRON	AKRON×3	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Clara Christensen
10	1-9	AKRON	AKRON×3	Attack err	Cheyenne Gunner
11	2-9	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon
12	3-9	C MICH	C MICH	Kill	Brytn Lyon	set Lyndi Wolf
13	3-10	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Clara Christensen
14	4-10	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Brytn Lyon
15	4-11	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans
16	5-11	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Brytn Lyon
17	5-12	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Payton Evans
18	6-12	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon
19	6-13	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Chidera Ozoh	set Payton Evans
20	7-13	AKRON	C MICH×3	Bad set	Clara Christensen
21	8-13	C MICH	C MICH×3	Ace	Taylor Cripe	aced Delaney Gash
22	9-13	C MICH	C MICH×3	Kill	Karla Sanchez George	set Brytn Lyon
23	9-14	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Chidera Ozoh	set Lauren Wilson
24	10-14	AKRON	C MICH	Blocked	Delaney Gash	blk Karla Sanchez George
25	10-15	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Clara Christensen
26	10-16	AKRON	AKRON	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Clara Christensen
27	11-16	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Addison Samolinski
28	11-17	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Lyndi Wolf	set Clara Christensen
29	12-17	AKRON	C MICH×3	Serve err	Akron
30	13-17	C MICH	C MICH×3	Ace	Alexis Carper
31	14-17	C MICH	C MICH×3	Blocked	Noelle Aprati	blk Brenna Storz, Brytn Lyon
32	14-18	C MICH	AKRON	Serve err	Alexis Carper
33	14-19	AKRON	AKRON	Blocked	Brenna Storz	blk Lyndi Wolf, Lauren Wilson
34	15-19	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Rainey Weidman
35	15-20	C MICH	AKRON	Attack err	Meisha Sykes
36	16-20	AKRON	C MICH	Bad set	Chidera Ozoh
37	16-21	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Chidera Ozoh	set Payton Evans
38	17-21	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Karla Sanchez George
39	17-22	C MICH	AKRON×4	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Clara Christensen
40	17-23	AKRON	AKRON×4	Attack err	Taylor Cripe
41	17-24	AKRON	AKRON×4	Attack err	Karla Sanchez George
42	17-25	AKRON	AKRON×4	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Vanessa Del Real
Set 3
1	0-1	C MICH	AKRON×3	Serve err	Taylor Cripe
2	0-2	AKRON	AKRON×3	Bad set	Brytn Lyon
3	0-3	AKRON	AKRON×3	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Clara Christensen
4	1-3	AKRON	C MICH×3	Serve err	Akron
5	2-3	C MICH	C MICH×3	Blocked	Jordyn Aeschliman	blk Alexis Carper
6	3-3	C MICH	C MICH×3	Ace	Ceci Bustamante	aced Reilly Chausse
7	3-4	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Payton Evans
8	4-4	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Brytn Lyon
9	5-4	C MICH	C MICH	Attack err	Delaney Gash
10	5-5	C MICH	AKRON×3	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans
11	5-6	AKRON	AKRON×3	Ace	Akron	aced Addison Samolinski
12	5-7	AKRON	AKRON×3	Ace	Akron	aced Addison Samolinski
13	6-7	AKRON	C MICH×5	Kill	Alexis Carper	set Brytn Lyon
14	7-7	C MICH	C MICH×5	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Addison Samolinski
15	8-7	C MICH	C MICH×5	Blocked	Lauren Wilson	blk Brytn Lyon, Brenna Storz
16	9-7	C MICH	C MICH×5	Bad set	Payton Evans
17	10-7	C MICH	C MICH×5	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Addison Samolinski
18	10-8	C MICH	AKRON	Serve err	Alexis Carper
19	10-9	AKRON	AKRON	Blocked	Brenna Storz	blk Lauren Wilson, Chidera Ozoh
20	11-9	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Brytn Lyon
21	11-10	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Vanessa Del Real
22	12-10	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon
23	12-11	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Chidera Ozoh
24	13-11	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Taylor Cripe	set Brytn Lyon
25	13-12	C MICH	AKRON×3	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Vanessa Del Real
26	13-13	AKRON	AKRON×3	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman
27	13-14	AKRON	AKRON×3	Attack err	Alexis Carper
28	14-14	AKRON	C MICH	Attack err	Jordyn Aeschliman
29	15-14	C MICH	C MICH	Kill	Karla Sanchez George	set Brytn Lyon
30	15-15	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Clara Christensen
31	15-16	AKRON	AKRON	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Noelle Aprati
32	16-16		C 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.
33	16-17	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Lyndi Wolf	set Delaney Gash
34	17-17	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Alexis Carper	set Brytn Lyon
35	17-18	C MICH	AKRON×6	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans
36	17-19	AKRON	AKRON×6	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Payton Evans
37	17-20	AKRON	AKRON×6	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Delaney Gash
38	17-21	AKRON	AKRON×6	Ace	Akron
39	17-22	AKRON	AKRON×6	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Payton Evans
40	17-23	AKRON	AKRON×6	Attack err	Taylor Cripe
41	18-23	AKRON	C MICH	Kill	Brenna Storz	set Brytn Lyon
42	19-23	C MICH	C MICH	Attack err	Noelle Aprati
43	19-24	C MICH	AKRON	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Brytn Lyon
44	19-25	AKRON	AKRON	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Clara Christensen

Score shown after each rally, Central Mich. first.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).

Akron def. Central Mich. 3–0

Akron held Central Mich. under 20 in every set.