Memphis def. Southern Miss. 3–0
Memphis beat visiting Southern Miss. 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-21) on Thu, Sep 17, 2026. Caitlyn Little led Memphis with 15 kills; Southern Miss.'s Sadie McAda had a match-high 17.
Data through · final Sep 17
| Set | 1 | 2 | 3 | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S MISS | 19 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| MEM | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Win probability
Biggest swing: 4.4% to Memphis — set 2, S MISS 19-21 MEM. Kill by Caitlyn Little (set by Sydney Marshall). MEM win probability 79% → 83%.
Pre-match
Season fit · includes this match
Southern Miss. wins
Memphis wins
- S MISS break %
- 42.2% vs this opp
- MEM break %
- 44.0% 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
- 01Caitlyn LittleKill+4.4%
Kill by Caitlyn Little (set by Sydney Marshall)
Set 2 · S MISS 19-21 MEM · MEM 79% → 83%
- 02
- 03
- 04Caitlyn Little&Kaylee ParkerBlock+3.9%
Emily Davis stuffed by Caitlyn Little & Kaylee Parker
Set 2 · S MISS 21-24 MEM · MEM 85% → 89%
- 05Sadie McAdaKill+3.8%
Kill by Sadie McAda (set by Allie Hazelwood)
Set 2 · S MISS 17-16 MEM · S MISS 24% → 28%
- 06Caitlyn LittleKill+3.7%
Kill by Caitlyn Little (set by Sydney Marshall)
Set 2 · S MISS 20-22 MEM · MEM 81% → 84%
- 07Southern Miss.Ace+3.5%
Southern Miss. ace on Abigail Schlueter
Set 2 · S MISS 16-16 MEM · S MISS 21% → 24%
- 08Sydney MarshallKill+3.5%
Kill by Sydney Marshall (set by Genesis Rodriguez)
Set 2 · S MISS 19-20 MEM · MEM 76% → 79%
Box score
Official NCAA box
| Player | S | K | E | TA | Hit% | AST | SA | SE | DIG | RE | BS | BA | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 17 | 9 | 40 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | .250 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -.400 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team totals | 37 | 22 | 105 | .143 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 61 |
| Player | S | K | E | TA | Hit% | AST | SA | SE | DIG | RE | BS | BA | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15 | 5 | 37 | .270 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .636 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | .278 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team totals | 43 | 10 | 95 | .347 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 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
Set 1
19-25
Set 2
21-25
Set 3
21-25
Bars above the line = Memphis leads, below = Southern Miss. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.
Rotations
Sideout and break % by rotation slot
Southern Miss.
| Slot | Sideout % | Break % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44%7/16 | 40%4/10 |
| 2 | 44%7/16 | 22%2/9 |
| 3 | 43%6/14 | 46%6/13 |
| 4 | 55%6/11 | 45%5/11 |
| 5 | 75%6/8 | 40%4/10 |
| 6 | 56%5/9 | 33%3/9 |
| All | 50%37/74 | 39%24/62 |
Memphis
| Slot | Sideout % | Break % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64%7/11 | 60%9/15 |
| 2 | 54%7/13 | 53%8/15 |
| 3 | 70%7/10 | 50%7/14 |
| 4 | 67%6/9 | 45%5/11 |
| 5 | 50%6/12 | 45%5/11 |
| 6 | 71%5/7 | 38%3/8 |
| All | 61%38/62 | 50%37/74 |
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 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
136 rallies
| # | S MISS-MEM | Srv | Point | End | Player | Setter / blockers / passer | WP Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||||||
| 1 | 1-0 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Aubrey Judd | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.9 |
| 2 | 1-1 | S MISS | MEM×5 | Kill | Amanda Hardt | set Sydney Marshall | +1.8 |
| 3 | 1-2 | MEM | MEM×5 | Ace | Memphis | aced Diana Wells | +2.4 |
| 4 | 1-3 | MEM | MEM×5 | Blocked | Aubrey Judd | blk Caitlyn Little, Arianna Mongare | +2.3 |
| 5 | 1-4 | MEM | MEM×5 | Kill | Arianna Mongare | set Sydney Marshall | +2.2 |
| 6 | 1-5 | MEM | MEM×5 | Blocked | Lillie Johnson | blk Caitlyn Little, Arianna Mongare | +2.0 |
| 7 | 2-5 | MEM | S MISS | Serve err | Memphis | +1.4 | |
| 8 | 3-5 | S MISS | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +2.1 |
| 9 | 3-6 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +1.7 |
| 10 | 3-7 | MEM | MEM | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Genesis Rodriguez | +2.1 |
| 11 | 4-7 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Diana Wells | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.5 |
| 12 | 4-8 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Kaylee Parker | set Sydney Marshall | +1.6 |
| 13 | 5-8 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Elly Stewart | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.5 |
| 14 | 5-9 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Kaylee Parker | set Sydney Marshall | +1.7 |
| 15 | 5-10 | MEM | MEM | Ace | Memphis | +1.9 | |
| 16 | 6-10 | MEM | S MISS×4 | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.2 |
| 17 | 7-10 | S MISS | S MISS×4 | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +2.0 |
| 18 | 8-10 | S MISS | S MISS×4 | Attack err | Sydney Marshall | +2.3 | |
| 19 | 9-10 | S MISS | S MISS×4 | Attack err | Amanda Hardt | +2.7 | |
| 20 | 9-11 | S MISS | MEM×3 | Kill | Amanda Hardt | set Sydney Marshall | +2.2 |
| 21 | 9-12 | MEM | MEM×3 | Blocked | Sadie McAda | blk Dawn Moore, Arianna Mongare | +2.7 |
| 22 | 9-13 | MEM | MEM×3 | Attack err | Sadie McAda | +2.4 | |
| 23 | 10-13 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Lillie Johnson | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.6 |
| 24 | 11-13 | S MISS | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +2.5 |
| 25 | 11-14 | S MISS | MEM×3 | Kill | Arianna Mongare | set Sydney Marshall | +2.2 |
| 26 | 11-15 | MEM | MEM×3 | Ace | Memphis | aced Kaylee Lowther | +2.5 |
| 27 | 11-16 | MEM | MEM×3 | Attack err | Sadie McAda | +2.0 | |
| 28 | 12-16 | MEM | S MISS | Serve err | Memphis | +1.2 | |
| 29 | 12-17 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Arianna Mongare | set Sydney Marshall | +1.5 |
| 30 | 12-18 | MEM | MEM | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +1.4 |
| 31 | 13-18 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Diana Wells | set Allie Hazelwood | +0.7 |
| 32 | 14-18 | S MISS | S MISS | Kill | Diana Wells | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.4 |
| 33 | 14-19 | S MISS | MEM | Attack err | Diana Wells | +1.5 | |
| 34 | 15-19 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Elly Stewart | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.0 |
| 35 | 16-19 | S MISS | S MISS | Attack err | Caitlyn Little | +2.0 | |
| 36 | 16-20 | S MISS | MEM×3 | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +2.1 |
| 37 | 16-21 | MEM | MEM×3 | Blocked | Elly Stewart | blk Caitlyn Little, Kaylee Parker | +1.9 |
| 38 | 16-22 | MEM | MEM×3 | Blocked | Diana Wells | blk Kaylee Parker, Dawn Moore | +1.1 |
| 39 | 17-22 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Elly Stewart | set Allie Hazelwood | +0.4 |
| 40 | 18-22 | S MISS | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +0.9 |
| 41 | 18-23 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Dawn Moore | set Sydney Marshall | +1.2 |
| 42 | 18-24 | MEM | MEM | Kill | Sydney Marshall | set Amanda Hardt | +0.6 |
| 43 | 19-24 | MEM | S MISS | Serve err | Memphis | +0.1 | |
| 44 | 19-25 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Dawn Moore | set Sydney Marshall | +0.2 |
| Set 2 | |||||||
| 1 | 1-0 | S MISS | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | +2.2 | |
| 2 | 1-1 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Amanda Hardt | set Sydney Marshall | +1.7 |
| 3 | 2-1 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.7 |
| 4 | 2-2 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +1.7 |
| 5 | 2-3 | MEM | MEM | Attack err | Lillie Johnson | +2.2 | |
| 6 | 3-3 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Aubrey Judd | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.7 |
| 7 | 3-4 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +1.7 |
| 8 | 4-4 | MEM | S MISS×3 | Attack err | Caitlyn Little | +1.8 | |
| 9 | 5-4 | S MISS | S MISS×3 | Kill | Diana Wells | set Sunni Sheppard | +2.4 |
| 10 | 6-4 | S MISS | S MISS×3 | Ace | Southern Miss. | aced Amanda Hardt | +2.5 |
| 11 | 6-5 | S MISS | MEM×3 | Blocked | Diana Wells | blk Kaylee Parker, Dawn Moore | +1.8 |
| 12 | 6-6 | MEM | MEM×3 | Attack err | Sadie McAda | +2.5 | |
| 13 | 6-7 | MEM | MEM×3 | Ace | Memphis | +2.5 | |
| 14 | 7-7 | MEM | S MISS | Serve err | Memphis | +1.9 | |
| 15 | 7-8 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Kaylee Parker | set Sydney Marshall | +1.9 |
| 16 | 8-8 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +2.0 |
| 17 | 8-9 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Dawn Moore | set Sydney Marshall | +2.0 |
| 18 | 9-9 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +2.0 |
| 19 | 10-9 | S MISS | S MISS | Ace | Southern Miss. | aced Genesis Rodriguez | +2.8 |
| 20 | 10-10 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Arianna Mongare | set Sydney Marshall | +2.1 |
| 21 | 11-10 | MEM | S MISS | Serve err | Memphis | +2.2 | |
| 22 | 11-11 | S MISS | MEM | Serve err | Southern Miss. | +2.2 | |
| 23 | 11-12 | MEM | MEM | Attack err | Diana Wells | +2.9 | |
| 24 | 12-12 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Diana Wells | set Allie Hazelwood | +2.2 |
| 25 | 12-13 | S MISS | MEM | Serve err | Southern Miss. | +2.3 | |
| 26 | 12-14 | MEM | MEM | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +2.9 |
| 27 | 13-14 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Aubrey Judd | set Allie Hazelwood | +2.1 |
| 28 | 13-15 | S MISS | MEM | Serve err | Southern Miss. | +2.3 | |
| 29 | 13-16 | MEM | MEM | Blocked | Allie Hazelwood | blk Kaylee Parker | +2.8 |
| 30 | 14-16 | MEM | S MISS×4 | Serve err | Memphis | +1.9 | |
| 31 | 15-16 | S MISS | S MISS×4 | Blocked | Dawn Moore | blk Sadie McAda, Elly Stewart | +3.0 |
| 32 | 16-16 | S MISS | S MISS×4 | Ace | Southern Miss. | aced Abigail Schlueter | +3.5 |
| 33 | 17-16 | S MISS | S MISS×4 | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +3.8 |
| 34 | 17-17 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Amanda Hardt | set Sydney Marshall | +2.8 |
| 35 | 18-17 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Sunni Sheppard | +3.1 |
| 36 | 18-18 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Arianna Mongare | set Sydney Marshall | +3.0 |
| 37 | 18-19 | MEM | MEM | Attack err | Sadie McAda | +4.2 | |
| 38 | 19-19 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +3.2 |
| 39 | 19-20 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Sydney Marshall | set Genesis Rodriguez | +3.5 |
| 40 | 19-21 | MEM | MEM | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +4.4 |
| 41 | 20-21 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +2.9 |
| 42 | 20-22 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +3.7 |
| 43 | 21-22 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Diana Wells | set Allie Hazelwood | +3.0 |
| 44 | 21-23 | S MISS | MEM×3 | Attack err | Diana Wells | +4.2 | |
| 45 | 21-24 | MEM | MEM×3 | Blocked | Emily Davis | blk Caitlyn Little, Kaylee Parker | +3.9 |
| 46 | 21-25 | MEM | MEM×3 | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +1.5 |
| Set 3 | |||||||
| 1 | 0-1 | MEM | MEM×3 | Ace | Memphis | aced Sunni Sheppard | +1.3 |
| 2 | 0-2 | MEM | MEM×3 | Kill | Amanda Hardt | set Sydney Marshall | +1.3 |
| 3 | 0-3 | MEM | MEM×3 | Kill | Arianna Mongare | set Sydney Marshall | +1.2 |
| 4 | 1-3 | MEM | S MISS | Serve err | Memphis | +0.9 | |
| 5 | 1-4 | S MISS | MEM | Attack err | Allie Hazelwood | +0.9 | |
| 6 | 1-5 | MEM | MEM | Attack err | Sadie McAda | +1.1 | |
| 7 | 2-5 | MEM | S MISS×4 | Kill | Maggie Sewell | set Allie Hazelwood | +0.8 |
| 8 | 3-5 | S MISS | S MISS×4 | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.2 |
| 9 | 4-5 | S MISS | S MISS×4 | Attack err | Caitlyn Little | +1.3 | |
| 10 | 5-5 | S MISS | S MISS×4 | Blocked | Arianna Mongare | blk Sadie McAda, Maggie Sewell | +1.4 |
| 11 | 5-6 | S MISS | MEM×3 | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Abigail Schlueter | +1.1 |
| 12 | 5-7 | MEM | MEM×3 | Kill | Kaylee Parker | set Sydney Marshall | +1.4 |
| 13 | 5-8 | MEM | MEM×3 | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +1.3 |
| 14 | 6-8 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +0.9 |
| 15 | 7-8 | S MISS | S MISS | Blocked | Caitlyn Little | blk Maggie Sewell, Aubrey Judd | +1.4 |
| 16 | 7-9 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Kaylee Parker | set Sydney Marshall | +1.1 |
| 17 | 8-9 | MEM | S MISS | Attack err | Amanda Hardt | +1.1 | |
| 18 | 8-10 | S MISS | MEM | Serve err | Southern Miss. | +1.2 | |
| 19 | 9-10 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Aubrey Judd | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.1 |
| 20 | 9-11 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Dawn Moore | set Sydney Marshall | +1.2 |
| 21 | 9-12 | MEM | MEM | Attack err | Diana Wells | +1.5 | |
| 22 | 10-12 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Elly Stewart | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.0 |
| 23 | 11-12 | S MISS | S MISS | Ace | Southern Miss. | aced Caitlyn Little | +1.6 |
| 24 | 11-13 | S MISS | MEM | Serve err | Southern Miss. | +1.3 | |
| 25 | 12-13 | MEM | S MISS×3 | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.2 |
| 26 | 13-13 | S MISS | S MISS×3 | Ace | Southern Miss. | aced Amanda Hardt | +1.8 |
| 27 | 14-13 | S MISS | S MISS×3 | Ace | Southern Miss. | aced Caitlyn Little | +2.0 |
| 28 | 14-14 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Amanda Hardt | set Sydney Marshall | +1.5 |
| 29 | 14-15 | MEM | MEM | Blocked | Sadie McAda | blk Arianna Mongare, Sydney Marshall | +2.0 |
| 30 | 15-15 | MEM | S MISS | Serve err | Memphis | +1.5 | |
| 31 | 16-15 | S MISS | S MISS | Kill | Sadie McAda | set Allie Hazelwood | +2.2 |
| 32 | 16-16 | S MISS | MEM×3 | Kill | Arianna Mongare | set Sydney Marshall | +1.6 |
| 33 | 16-17 | MEM | MEM×3 | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +2.2 |
| 34 | 16-18 | MEM | MEM×3 | Kill | Kaylee Parker | set Sydney Marshall | +2.2 |
| 35 | 17-18 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Aubrey Judd | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.5 |
| 36 | 18-18 | S MISS | S MISS | Attack err | Caitlyn Little | +2.4 | |
| 37 | 18-19 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +1.9 |
| 38 | 19-19 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Diana Wells | set Allie Hazelwood | +1.9 |
| 39 | 19-20 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Caitlyn Little | set Sydney Marshall | +2.1 |
| 40 | 20-20 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Elly Stewart | set Allie Hazelwood | +2.1 |
| 41 | 20-21 | S MISS | MEM | Kill | Dawn Moore | set Sydney Marshall | +2.3 |
| 42 | 21-21 | MEM | S MISS | Kill | Diana Wells | set Allie Hazelwood | +2.3 |
| 43 | 21-22 | S MISS | MEM×4 | Blocked | Sadie McAda | blk Dawn Moore, Arianna Mongare | +2.6 |
| 44 | 21-23 | MEM | MEM×4 | Blocked | Sadie McAda | blk Arianna Mongare, Sydney Marshall | +3.3 |
| 45 | 21-24 | MEM | MEM×4 | Kill | Arianna Mongare | set Sydney Marshall | +2.3 |
| 46 | 21-25 | MEM | MEM×4 | Kill | Amanda Hardt | set Arianna Mongare | +0.9 |
Score shown after each rally, Southern Miss. 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).