Final · 4 setsSat, Sep 5, 2026 · Neutral site

Middle Tenn. def. South Alabama 3–1

Middle Tenn. beat South Alabama 3-1 (22-25, 25-8, 25-18, 25-23) on Sat, Sep 5, 2026 at a neutral site. Middle Tenn.'s Gabrielle Clinkscale led with 20 kills, and Marianne Garcia added 17 digs.

Data through · final Sep 5

Set1234Sets
MIDTEN222525253
S ALA25818231

Win probability

South Alabama above 50 · Middle Tenn. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+11.8% MIDTENrally 171 · set 4

Biggest swing: 11.8% to Middle Tenn. — set 4, MIDTEN 25-23 S ALA. Middle Tenn. ace on Cambria Gaier. S ALA win probability 12% → 0%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MIDTEN 57.1%42.9% S ALA

Middle Tenn. wins

3-0
15.7%
3-1
21.7%
3-2
19.7%

South Alabama wins

3-0
9.7%
3-1
15.8%
3-2
17.3%
MIDTEN break %
45.1% vs this opp
S ALA break %
43.7% 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
    Middle Tenn.Ace+11.8%

    Middle Tenn. ace on Cambria Gaier

    Set 4 · MIDTEN 25-23 S ALA · MIDTEN 88% → 100%

  2. 02
    Logan CarrKill+9.7%

    Kill by Logan Carr (set by Veronica Sierzant)

    Set 4 · MIDTEN 24-23 S ALA · MIDTEN 79% → 88%

  3. 03

    Kill by Gabrielle Clinkscale (set by Veronica Sierzant)

    Set 4 · MIDTEN 23-22 S ALA · MIDTEN 78% → 86%

  4. 04
    Cambria GaierKill+7.4%

    Kill by Cambria Gaier (set by Anabelle Cerny)

    Set 4 · MIDTEN 23-23 S ALA · S ALA 14% → 21%

  5. 05
    Middle Tenn.Ace+7.0%

    Middle Tenn. ace on Cambria Gaier

    Set 4 · MIDTEN 21-20 S ALA · MIDTEN 77% → 84%

  6. 06
    Sarah GoochAttack error+6.4%

    Attack error by Sarah Gooch

    Set 4 · MIDTEN 22-21 S ALA · MIDTEN 78% → 85%

  7. 07
    Elyse HeffnerKill+6.3%

    Kill by Elyse Heffner (set by Anabelle Cerny)

    Set 4 · MIDTEN 22-22 S ALA · S ALA 15% → 22%

  8. 08
    Elyse HeffnerBlock+5.6%

    Sophia Henry stuffed by Elyse Heffner

    Set 4 · MIDTEN 21-21 S ALA · S ALA 16% → 22%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
414221.57100000010.514.5
411531.19410032010.511.5
44419.000111002449
42113.07743201410215
4001.0000121000001
1035-.600000000000
420535.42900010010.520.5
4025-.400032700003
4000–0101320001
4000–11111710001
36313.23100010111.57.5
Team totals5725143.2245696666310897
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
417644.25011210302119
47426.11511170010.58.5
46215.267000202028
4104.25029101300002
41317-.118000200001
33213.07700010031.54.5
4000–3131120001
4000–111510001
3103.33301110111.53.5
2000–000310000
2000–000010000
11011.00000001010.51.5
1023-.667000000000
1001.000200000000
1000–000000000
Team totals3719127.142376855938774

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 7 MIDTEN · S ALA 4

Set 1

22-25

Longest run 5 MIDTENS ALA 4

Set 2

25-8

Longest run 7 MIDTENS ALA 2

Set 3

25-18

Longest run 5 MIDTENS ALA 3

Set 4

25-23

Longest run 4 MIDTENS ALA 4

Bars above the line = South Alabama leads, below = Middle Tenn. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Middle Tenn.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
56%9/16
33%4/12
2
62%8/13
56%10/18
3
57%8/14
56%10/18
4
64%7/11
68%15/22
5
70%7/10
46%6/13
6
64%7/11
46%6/13
All
61%46/75
53%51/96

South Alabama

SlotSideout %Break %
1
56%9/16
53%8/15
2
44%8/18
25%3/12
3
40%8/20
50%8/16
4
41%7/17
27%3/11
5
54%7/13
42%5/12
6
50%6/12
22%2/9
All
47%45/96
39%29/75

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 (4 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

171 rallies

#MIDTEN-S ALASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1S ALAS ALA×4Attack errMichaela Dlouhá+2.4
20-2S ALAS ALA×4Attack errSophia Henry+2.4
30-3S ALAS ALA×4Attack errMichaela Dlouhá+2.4
40-4S ALAS ALA×4AceSouth Alabamaaced Sophia Henry+2.3
51-4S ALAMIDTEN×5Attack errCambria Gaier+1.7
62-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5KillSophia Henryset Veronica Sierzant+2.3
73-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5KillVeronica Sierzantset Marianne Garcia+2.4
84-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5KillSophia Henryset Veronica Sierzant+2.5
95-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5BlockedEva Dittmarblk Michaela Dlouhá+2.6
105-5MIDTENS ALA×3KillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+2.1
115-6S ALAS ALA×3KillCambria Gaierset Addison Hurst+2.7
125-7S ALAS ALA×3AceSouth Alabamaaced Addison Burks+2.7
136-7S ALAMIDTENServe errSouth Alabama+2.1
147-7MIDTENMIDTENKillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Marianne Garcia+2.7
157-8MIDTENS ALA×3BlockedKendall Mignereyblk Cambria Gaier, Alexa Strandberg+2.3
167-9S ALAS ALA×3KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+2.9
177-10S ALAS ALA×3BlockedMichaela Dlouháblk Cambria Gaier, Alexa Strandberg+2.8
188-10S ALAMIDTENServe errSouth Alabama+2.0
199-10MIDTENMIDTENKillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+2.8
209-11MIDTENS ALAServe errMiddle Tenn.+2.4
2110-11S ALAMIDTENKillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+2.3
2210-12MIDTENS ALAKillSarah Goochset Addison Hurst+2.5
2310-13S ALAS ALABlockedDanielle Leeblk Dalayla Blackwell+3.1
2411-13S ALAMIDTENKillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+2.2
2512-13MIDTENMIDTENKillLogan Carrset Sophia Henry+3.1
2612-14MIDTENS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+2.7
2712-15S ALAS ALAAttack errLogan Carr+3.3
2813-15S ALAMIDTENKillSophia Henryset Veronica Sierzant+2.3
2913-16MIDTENS ALAAttack errDanielle Lee+2.7
3013-17S ALAS ALABlockedVeronica Sierzantblk Dalayla Blackwell+3.0
3114-17S ALAMIDTENServe errSouth Alabama+1.9
3214-18MIDTENS ALAAttack errSophia Henry+2.4
3315-18S ALAMIDTENKillMichaela Dlouháset Veronica Sierzant+1.9
3416-18MIDTENMIDTENAceMiddle Tenn.aced Kathryn O'Toole+3.0
3516-19MIDTENS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+3.1
3616-20S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabamaaced Addison Burks+3.2
3717-20S ALAMIDTENAttack errAlexa Strandberg+1.8
3817-21MIDTENS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+2.6
3917-22S ALAS ALAKillAnabelle Cernyset Marissa Taix+2.2
4018-22S ALAMIDTEN×3KillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+0.9
4119-22MIDTENMIDTEN×3KillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+1.9
4220-22MIDTENMIDTEN×3KillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+3.0
4320-23MIDTENS ALABlockedDanielle Leeblk Sarah Gooch, Alexa Strandberg+3.8
4421-23S ALAMIDTENKillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+2.2
4521-24MIDTENS ALAServe errMiddle Tenn.+3.9
4622-24S ALAMIDTENBad setAddison Hurst+1.6
4722-25MIDTENS ALAAttack errMichaela Dlouhá+3.7
Set 2
11-0MIDTENMIDTENKillSophia Henryset Veronica Sierzant+2.5
21-1MIDTENS ALAServe errMiddle Tenn.+2.0
32-1S ALAMIDTEN×3Attack errCambria Gaier+2.0
43-1MIDTENMIDTEN×3AceMiddle Tenn.aced Addison Hurst+2.5
54-1MIDTENMIDTEN×3KillLogan Carr+2.4
64-2MIDTENS ALAAttack errGabrielle Clinkscale+1.8
75-2S ALAMIDTEN×5BlockedCambria Gaierblk Veronica Sierzant, Logan Carr+2.0
86-2MIDTENMIDTEN×5KillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+2.3
97-2MIDTENMIDTEN×5Attack errAlexa Strandberg+2.0
108-2MIDTENMIDTEN×5KillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Marianne Garcia+1.7
119-2MIDTENMIDTEN×5Attack errEva Dittmar+1.4
129-3MIDTENS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.9
1310-3S ALAMIDTEN×7KillVeronica Sierzantset Marianne Garcia+1.1
1411-3MIDTENMIDTEN×7KillJaslyn Reedset Marianne Garcia+1.1
1512-3MIDTENMIDTEN×7KillSophia Henryset Veronica Sierzant+0.8
1613-3MIDTENMIDTEN×7Attack errAlivia Freeman+0.6
1714-3MIDTENMIDTEN×7AceMiddle Tenn.aced Megan Smith+0.4
1815-3MIDTENMIDTEN×7Attack errCambria Gaier+0.2
1916-3MIDTENMIDTEN×7KillSophia Henryset Marianne Garcia+0.1
2016-4MIDTENS ALAServe errMiddle Tenn.+0.1
2117-4S ALAMIDTEN×5KillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+0.1
2218-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5Attack errAlivia Freeman+0.1
2319-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5BlockedSarah Goochblk Jaslyn Reed, Michaela Dlouhá·
2420-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5KillJaslyn Reedset Marianne Garcia·
2521-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5AceMiddle Tenn.aced Addison Hurst·
2621-5MIDTENS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Halle Norvell·
2722-5S ALAMIDTENKillJaslyn Reedset Veronica Sierzant·
2823-5MIDTENMIDTENBad setHalle Norvell·
2923-6MIDTENS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Halle Norvell·
3023-7S ALAS ALAAttack errSophia Henry·
3124-7S ALAMIDTENBad setAnabelle Cerny·
3224-8MIDTENS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny·
3325-8S ALAMIDTENKillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant·
Set 3
10-1S ALAS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+3.2
21-1S ALAMIDTENKillSophia Henryset Veronica Sierzant+2.5
31-2MIDTENS ALAAttack errGabrielle Clinkscale+2.6
42-2S ALAMIDTEN×3KillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+2.6
53-2MIDTENMIDTEN×3KillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+3.3
64-2MIDTENMIDTEN×3KillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+3.2
74-3MIDTENS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+2.5
84-4S ALAS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+3.4
95-4S ALAMIDTEN×5KillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+2.7
106-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5KillJaslyn Reedset Marianne Garcia+3.4
117-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5KillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+3.2
128-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5KillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Marianne Garcia+2.9
139-4MIDTENMIDTEN×5KillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Marianne Garcia+2.6
149-5MIDTENS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+1.8
1510-5S ALAMIDTENKillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+2.1
1610-6MIDTENS ALAAttack errJaslyn Reed+1.8
1711-6S ALAMIDTENKillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+2.1
1812-6MIDTENMIDTENBad setAnabelle Cerny+2.2
1912-7MIDTENS ALAServe errMiddle Tenn.+1.4
2012-8S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabamaaced Sophia Henry+2.2
2113-8S ALAMIDTEN×3KillMichaela Dlouháset Veronica Sierzant+2.2
2214-8MIDTENMIDTEN×3BlockedEva Dittmarblk Veronica Sierzant, Michaela Dlouhá+2.2
2315-8MIDTENMIDTEN×3KillSophia Henryset Veronica Sierzant+1.7
2415-9MIDTENS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+1.0
2516-9S ALAMIDTENKillSophia Henryset Veronica Sierzant+1.3
2617-9MIDTENMIDTENKillMichaela Dlouháset Veronica Sierzant+1.1
2717-10MIDTENS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.6
2818-10S ALAMIDTENServe errSouth Alabama+0.8
2919-10MIDTENMIDTENKillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+0.6
3019-11MIDTENS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.3
3119-12S ALAS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.5
3220-12S ALAMIDTEN×3KillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+0.6
3321-12MIDTENMIDTEN×3KillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Marianne Garcia+0.4
3422-12MIDTENMIDTEN×3AceMiddle Tenn.aced Marissa Taix+0.2
3522-13MIDTENS ALAAttack errGabrielle Clinkscale·
3622-14S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabamaaced Veronica Sierzant+0.1
3723-14S ALAMIDTENKillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+0.2
3823-15MIDTENS ALA×3KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny·
3923-16S ALAS ALA×3AceSouth Alabamaaced Marianne Garcia+0.1
4023-17S ALAS ALA×3KillCambria Gaierset Sarah Gooch+0.2
4124-17S ALAMIDTENKillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+0.4
4224-18MIDTENS ALAKillSarah Goochset Cambria Gaier+0.1
4325-18S ALAMIDTENKillSophia Henryset Veronica Sierzant+0.2
Set 4
10-1MIDTENS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+2.4
20-2S ALAS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+3.1
31-2S ALAMIDTEN×3Attack errCambria Gaier+2.3
42-2MIDTENMIDTEN×3BlockedSarah Goochblk Gabrielle Clinkscale, Michaela Dlouhá+3.1
53-2MIDTENMIDTEN×3AceMiddle Tenn.aced Cambria Gaier+3.1
63-3MIDTENS ALAServe errMiddle Tenn.+2.5
74-3S ALAMIDTENKillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+2.5
84-4MIDTENS ALAAttack errGabrielle Clinkscale+2.5
95-4S ALAMIDTENServe errSouth Alabama+2.6
105-5MIDTENS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+2.6
116-5S ALAMIDTENKillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+2.6
126-6MIDTENS ALAAttack errJaslyn Reed+2.7
137-6S ALAMIDTEN×4Serve errSouth Alabama+2.7
148-6MIDTENMIDTEN×4BlockedDalayla Blackwellblk Sophia Henry, Michaela Dlouhá+3.3
159-6MIDTENMIDTEN×4KillSophia Henryset Veronica Sierzant+3.2
1610-6MIDTENMIDTEN×4Attack errDalayla Blackwell+2.9
1710-7MIDTENS ALAAttack errSophia Henry+2.0
1810-8S ALAS ALAAttack errJaslyn Reed+3.0
1911-8S ALAMIDTENServe errSouth Alabama+2.6
2011-9MIDTENS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+2.5
2112-9S ALAMIDTENKillMichaela Dlouháset Veronica Sierzant+2.7
2213-9MIDTENMIDTENAceMiddle Tenn.aced Delaney Lawson+3.1
2313-10MIDTENS ALA×4KillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+2.1
2413-11S ALAS ALA×4KillDelaney Lawsonset Anabelle Cerny+3.2
2513-12S ALAS ALA×4BlockedGabrielle Clinkscaleblk Elyse Heffner, Delaney Lawson+3.7
2613-13S ALAS ALA×4KillCambria Gaierset Addison Hurst+4.2
2714-13S ALAMIDTENBlockedSarah Goochblk Michaela Dlouhá+3.4
2815-13MIDTENMIDTENKillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Michaela Dlouhá+4.2
2915-14MIDTENS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+3.2
3015-15S ALAS ALAAttack errKendall Mignerey+4.5
3116-15S ALAMIDTENKillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+3.8
3217-15MIDTENMIDTENBlockedCambria Gaierblk Jaslyn Reed+4.7
3317-16MIDTENS ALA×3KillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+3.5
3417-17S ALAS ALA×3Attack errLogan Carr+5.1
3517-18S ALAS ALA×3KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+5.5
3618-18S ALAMIDTENKillJaslyn Reedset Veronica Sierzant+4.3
3718-19MIDTENS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+4.8
3819-19S ALAMIDTENServe errSouth Alabama+4.6
3919-20MIDTENS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+5.2
4020-20S ALAMIDTENKillJaslyn Reedset Veronica Sierzant+5.1
4121-20MIDTENMIDTENAceMiddle Tenn.aced Cambria Gaier+7.0
4221-21MIDTENS ALABlockedSophia Henryblk Elyse Heffner+5.6
4322-21S ALAMIDTENAttack errSarah Gooch+6.4
4422-22MIDTENS ALAKillElyse Heffnerset Anabelle Cerny+6.3
4523-22S ALAMIDTENKillGabrielle Clinkscaleset Veronica Sierzant+7.6
4623-23MIDTENS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+7.4
4724-23S ALAMIDTENKillLogan Carrset Veronica Sierzant+9.7
4825-23MIDTENMIDTENAceMiddle Tenn.aced Cambria Gaier+11.8

Score shown after each rally, Middle Tenn. 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).