Final · 4 setsFri, Sep 11, 2026

South Carolina def. Clemson 3–1

South Carolina won at Clemson 3-1 (28-30, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23) on Fri, Sep 11, 2026. South Carolina's Ava Leahy led with 18 kills, and Lilly Gillespie added 23 digs.

Data through · final Sep 11

Set1234Sets
S CAR282525253
CLEM302321231

Win probability

Clemson above 50 · South Carolina below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+10.6% CLEMrally 200 · set 4

Biggest swing: 10.6% to Clemson — set 1, S CAR 28-30 CLEM. Kill by Anika Groom (set by McKenna Gildon). CLEM win probability 45% → 55%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

S CAR 66.2%33.8% CLEM

South Carolina wins

3-0
20.8%
3-1
25.4%
3-2
20.0%

Clemson wins

3-0
6.8%
3-1
12.1%
3-2
15.0%
S CAR break %
43.0% vs this opp
CLEM break %
39.8% 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
    Anika GroomKill+10.6%

    Kill by Anika Groom (set by McKenna Gildon)

    Set 1 · S CAR 28-30 CLEM · CLEM 45% → 55%

  2. 02
    Kennedy WagnerAttack error+10.4%

    Attack error by Kennedy Wagner

    Set 4 · S CAR 25-23 CLEM · S CAR 90% → 100%

  3. 03

    Kill by Maddie Anspaugh (set by Katherine Sandt)

    Set 1 · S CAR 26-27 CLEM · CLEM 35% → 45%

  4. 04
    Ava LeahyKill+9.3%

    Kill by Ava Leahy (set by Jillian Bohannon)

    Set 1 · S CAR 25-24 CLEM · S CAR 62% → 72%

  5. 05

    Maddie Anspaugh stuffed by Sydney Davis & Elise Marchal

    Set 2 · S CAR 23-22 CLEM · S CAR 42% → 51%

  6. 06
    South CarolinaAce+8.0%

    South Carolina ace on Anika Groom

    Set 2 · S CAR 24-22 CLEM · S CAR 51% → 59%

  7. 07
    ClemsonAce+7.8%

    Clemson ace on Elizabeth McElveen

    Set 1 · S CAR 22-23 CLEM · CLEM 35% → 43%

  8. 08
    Ava LeahyKill+7.8%

    Kill by Ava Leahy (set by Kiana Dinn)

    Set 4 · S CAR 24-23 CLEM · S CAR 82% → 90%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
418532.4060011022321
411431.2260119014315
412749.10201012110114
45215.200100101438
4000–42021000211
2000–101100000
413735.1710003010114
4000–132610003
4000–3122310001
3000–001000000
2215.200000000002
2001.000800300000
Team totals6126168.2085661069461212103
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
48324.2081004022311
47117.3533500200031.58.5
46123.217000400217
4000–711700001
312938.0791116210114
36414.143000100217
48731.0320003020210
4000–4211300002
4002.000602810000
28214.429000000008
2000–102310000
1103.33300010010.51.5
Team totals5627166.17555477065101097

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 S CAR · CLEM 6

Set 1

28-30

Longest run 4 S CARCLEM 5

Set 2

25-23

Longest run 5 S CARCLEM 6

Set 3

25-21

Longest run 7 S CARCLEM 3

Set 4

25-23

Longest run 5 S CARCLEM 5

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

South Carolina

SlotSideout %Break %
1
72%13/18
42%8/19
2
69%11/16
54%14/26
3
53%10/19
41%7/17
4
64%9/14
40%6/15
5
69%9/13
31%4/13
6
50%9/18
25%3/12
All
62%61/98
41%42/102

Clemson

SlotSideout %Break %
1
39%13/33
42%8/19
2
67%10/15
25%4/16
3
67%10/15
33%5/15
4
53%9/17
50%10/20
5
82%9/11
10%1/10
6
82%9/11
50%9/18
All
59%60/102
38%37/98

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

200 rallies

#S CAR-CLEMSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0CLEMS CAR×4KillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+1.6
22-0S CARS CAR×4KillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+2.2
33-0S CARS CAR×4BlockedAnika Groomblk Sydney Davis, Elise Marchal+2.0
44-0S CARS CAR×4Attack errAnika Groom+1.8
54-1S CARCLEMServe errSouth Carolina+1.2
64-2CLEMCLEMAttack errElise Marchal+2.0
75-2CLEMS CARAttack errAlyssa Irwin+1.5
85-3S CARCLEMAttack errOlivia Borgman+1.4
96-3CLEMS CARKillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+1.5
106-4S CARCLEM×5KillKatherine Sandtset Addi Rains+1.4
116-5CLEMCLEM×5BlockedAva Leahyblk Maddie Anspaugh+2.3
126-6CLEMCLEM×5KillKatherine Sandtset Anika Groom+2.6
136-7CLEMCLEM×5BlockedOlivia Borgmanblk Katherine Sandt, Alyssa Irwin+2.8
146-8CLEMCLEM×5KillAlyssa Irwin+2.9
157-8CLEMS CARKillAlly Cavanaughset Madisyn Crnjac+1.9
168-8S CARS CARBlockedAlyssa Irwinblk Ceci Vance+2.8
178-9S CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+2.1
189-9CLEMS CARServe errClemson+2.0
199-10S CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+2.2
209-11CLEMCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+3.2
2110-11CLEMS CARKillAlly Cavanaughset Jillian Bohannon+2.1
2210-12S CARCLEMServe errSouth Carolina+2.3
2311-12CLEMS CARKillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+2.1
2411-13S CARCLEMKillLina Merzset Claire Luoma+2.4
2512-13CLEMS CAR×3Attack errAnika Groom+2.2
2613-13S CARS CAR×3BlockedAlyssa Irwinblk Ava Leahy+3.3
2714-13S CARS CAR×3BlockedAnika Groomblk Elise Marchal+3.4
2814-14S CARCLEM×3Attack errOlivia Borgman+2.4
2914-15CLEMCLEM×3KillAnika Groomset Claire Luoma+3.7
3014-16CLEMCLEM×3KillAlyssa Irwinset Katherine Sandt+3.9
3115-16CLEMS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+2.4
3215-17S CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+2.9
3316-17CLEMS CARBlockedAlyssa Irwinblk Olivia Borgman+2.5
3417-17S CARS CARKillCeci Vanceset Lilly Gillespie+4.1
3517-18S CARCLEMKillAlyssa Irwinset Katherine Sandt+3.2
3618-18CLEMS CARKillCeci Vanceset Jillian Bohannon+3.0
3718-19S CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+3.4
3819-19CLEMS CARKillSydney Davisset Jillian Bohannon+3.3
3919-20S CARCLEMKillLina Merzset Claire Luoma+3.7
4020-20CLEMS CARKillSydney Davisset Anika Groom+3.5
4120-21S CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+4.1
4221-21CLEMS CARKillSydney Davisset Kiana Dinn+3.9
4322-21S CARS CARAttack errAnika Groom+6.2
4422-22S CARCLEMKillLina Merzset Katherine Sandt+4.3
4522-23CLEMCLEMAceClemsonaced Elizabeth McElveen+7.8
4623-23CLEMS CARKillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+5.2
4723-24S CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+7.0
4824-24CLEMS CARKillAva Leahyset Jillian Bohannon+7.0
4925-24S CARS CARKillAva Leahyset Jillian Bohannon+9.3
5025-25S CARCLEMKillKatherine Sandtset Addi Rains+6.5
5126-25CLEMS CARKillAva Leahyset Jillian Bohannon+6.5
5226-26S CARCLEMKillKatherine Sandtset Addi Rains+6.5
5326-27CLEMCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+9.8
5427-27CLEMS CARAttack errLina Merz+7.0
5527-28S CARCLEMKillLina Merzset Katherine Sandt+7.0
5628-28CLEMS CARKillCeci Vanceset Jillian Bohannon+7.0
5728-29S CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+7.0
5828-30CLEMCLEMKillAnika Groomset McKenna Gildon+10.6
Set 2
10-1S CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+2.1
21-1CLEMS CARKillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+2.0
32-1S CARS CARKillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+2.8
42-2S CARCLEMKillLina Merzset Katherine Sandt+2.0
53-2CLEMS CARKillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+2.0
63-3S CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+2.1
73-4CLEMCLEMBlockedAlly Cavanaughblk Anika Groom+3.1
84-4CLEMS CARKillAva Leahyset Jillian Bohannon+2.1
94-5S CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+2.3
104-6CLEMCLEMAceClemson+3.3
115-6CLEMS CARServe errClemson+2.2
125-7S CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+2.4
136-7CLEMS CARServe errClemson+2.2
147-7S CARS CARKillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+3.3
157-8S CARCLEM×4Serve errSouth Carolina+2.5
167-9CLEMCLEM×4KillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+3.6
177-10CLEMCLEM×4BlockedElise Marchalblk Talea Mitchell+3.5
187-11CLEMCLEM×4BlockedCeci Vanceblk Talea Mitchell, Lina Merz+3.3
198-11CLEMS CAR×4KillCeci Vanceset Lilly Gillespie+2.0
209-11S CARS CAR×4Attack errMaddie Anspaugh+3.2
2110-11S CARS CAR×4KillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+3.6
2211-11S CARS CAR×4AceSouth Carolina+3.7
2311-12S CARCLEMBlockedOlivia Borgmanblk Talea Mitchell, Lina Merz+2.8
2412-12CLEMS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Elizabeth McElveen+2.7
2513-12S CARS CARKillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+3.9
2613-13S CARCLEMAttack errOlivia Borgman+2.8
2714-13CLEMS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+2.8
2814-14S CARCLEM×6KillAlyssa Irwinset Katherine Sandt+2.9
2914-15CLEMCLEM×6KillAnika Groomset McKenna Gildon+4.5
3014-16CLEMCLEM×6AceClemsonaced Olivia Borgman+4.7
3114-17CLEMCLEM×6Attack errAva Leahy+4.4
3214-18CLEMCLEM×6BlockedAva Leahyblk Alyssa Irwin, Katherine Sandt+3.9
3314-19CLEMCLEM×6Attack errAva Leahy+3.0
3415-19CLEMS CAR×5KillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+1.4
3516-19S CARS CAR×5BlockedAnika Groomblk Ava Leahy+2.8
3617-19S CARS CAR×5Attack errAnika Groom+3.8
3718-19S CARS CAR×5KillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+4.8
3819-19S CARS CAR×5KillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+5.6
3919-20S CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+4.5
4020-20CLEMS CARKillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+4.3
4120-21S CARCLEMKillKatherine Sandtset Claire Luoma+5.0
4221-21CLEMS CARBlockedKatherine Sandtblk Sydney Davis+4.7
4321-22S CARCLEMBlockedElise Marchalblk Maddie Anspaugh+5.7
4422-22CLEMS CAR×3KillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+5.3
4523-22S CARS CAR×3BlockedMaddie Anspaughblk Sydney Davis, Elise Marchal+8.9
4624-22S CARS CAR×3AceSouth Carolinaaced Anika Groom+8.0
4724-23S CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+3.1
4825-23CLEMS CARAttack errAnika Groom+7.2
Set 3
10-1CLEMCLEMKillAlyssa Irwinset Katherine Sandt+3.3
20-2CLEMCLEMKillKatherine Sandtset Lucy Maloney+3.4
31-2CLEMS CAR×4KillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+2.3
42-2S CARS CAR×4BlockedMaddie Anspaughblk Ava Leahy, Elise Marchal+3.3
53-2S CARS CAR×4KillOlivia Borgmanset Lilly Gillespie+3.3
64-2S CARS CAR×4KillAva Leahy+3.2
74-3S CARCLEMServe errSouth Carolina+2.2
84-4CLEMCLEMBad setKiana Dinn+3.4
95-4CLEMS CARAttack errTalea Mitchell+2.4
105-5S CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+2.5
116-5CLEMS CARKillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+2.5
127-5S CARS CARAceSouth Carolinaaced Anika Groom+3.4
137-6S CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+2.3
148-6CLEMS CARKillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+2.4
158-7S CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+2.4
169-7CLEMS CARBlockedAnika Groomblk Kiana Dinn, Sydney Davis+2.5
1710-7S CARS CARBad setMcKenna Gildon+3.3
1810-8S CARCLEMKillAnika Groomset Katherine Sandt+2.2
1910-9CLEMCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset McKenna Gildon+3.6
2011-9CLEMS CARServe errClemson+2.7
2111-10S CARCLEM×3Serve errSouth Carolina+2.6
2211-11CLEMCLEM×3AceClemsonaced Lilly Gillespie+4.2
2311-12CLEMCLEM×3Attack errOlivia Borgman+4.5
2412-12CLEMS CARAttack errMaddie Anspaugh+3.1
2512-13S CARCLEMKillTalea Mitchellset Katherine Sandt+3.4
2613-13CLEMS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+3.2
2713-14S CARCLEMServe errSouth Carolina+3.5
2814-14CLEMS CARKillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+3.4
2914-15S CARCLEMAttack errCeci Vance+3.7
3015-15CLEMS CARKillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+3.5
3115-16S CARCLEMServe errSouth Carolina+3.9
3216-16CLEMS CARServe errClemson+3.7
3316-17S CARCLEM×3KillAlyssa Irwinset Katherine Sandt+4.1
3416-18CLEMCLEM×3Attack errCeci Vance+5.9
3516-19CLEMCLEM×3Attack errCeci Vance+5.5
3617-19CLEMS CARKillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+3.0
3717-20S CARCLEMAttack errSydney Davis+4.1
3818-20CLEMS CAR×7Attack errMaddie Anspaugh+3.0
3919-20S CARS CAR×7KillAva Leahy+5.7
4020-20S CARS CAR×7AceSouth Carolinaaced Lucy Maloney+7.0
4121-20S CARS CAR×7KillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+7.6
4222-20S CARS CAR×7KillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+7.0
4323-20S CARS CAR×7KillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+5.2
4424-20S CARS CAR×7Attack errTalea Mitchell+2.7
4524-21S CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Addi Rains+0.6
4625-21CLEMS CARAttack errMaddie Anspaugh+1.3
Set 4
10-1S CARCLEMKillKennedy Wagnerset McKenna Gildon+2.1
21-1CLEMS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+2.0
31-2S CARCLEMServe errSouth Carolina+2.1
41-3CLEMCLEMBlockedAva Leahyblk Talea Mitchell+3.1
52-3CLEMS CAR×5Serve errClemson+2.0
63-3S CARS CAR×5KillOlivia Borgman+3.0
74-3S CARS CAR×5BlockedKennedy Wagnerblk Ava Leahy, Kiana Dinn+3.0
85-3S CARS CAR×5KillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+2.8
96-3S CARS CAR×5AceSouth Carolinaaced Claire Luoma+2.6
106-4S CARCLEMKillKennedy Wagnerset Claire Luoma+1.7
117-4CLEMS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Lilly Gillespie+1.9
127-5S CARCLEMKillKennedy Wagnerset Katherine Sandt+1.8
138-5CLEMS CARServe errClemson+1.9
149-5S CARS CARAttack errTalea Mitchell+2.4
159-6S CARCLEM×5Serve errSouth Carolina+1.5
169-7CLEMCLEM×5Attack errSydney Davis+2.6
179-8CLEMCLEM×5BlockedCeci Vanceblk Brianna Washington, Katherine Sandt+3.0
189-9CLEMCLEM×5Attack errCeci Vance+3.4
199-10CLEMCLEM×5KillKatherine Sandtset Talea Mitchell+3.7
2010-10CLEMS CARKillCeci Vanceset Sydney Davis+2.5
2110-11S CARCLEMKillBrianna Washingtonset Katherine Sandt+2.7
2211-11CLEMS CAR×4KillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+2.6
2312-11S CARS CAR×4KillSydney Davisset Kiana Dinn+3.8
2413-11S CARS CAR×4AceSouth Carolina+3.6
2514-11S CARS CAR×4BlockedMaddie Anspaughblk Sydney Davis, Elise Marchal+3.2
2614-12S CARCLEMServe errSouth Carolina+2.0
2714-13CLEMCLEMAttack errOlivia Borgman+3.5
2815-13CLEMS CARKillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+2.7
2915-14S CARCLEMKillLina Merzset Katherine Sandt+2.6
3016-14CLEMS CARBad setKatherine Sandt+2.8
3116-15S CARCLEMKillKennedy Wagnerset McKenna Gildon+2.7
3217-15CLEMS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+3.0
3317-16S CARCLEMKillKennedy Wagnerset Katherine Sandt+2.8
3418-16CLEMS CARKillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+3.2
3518-17S CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset Katherine Sandt+2.9
3619-17CLEMS CARKillSydney Davisset Kiana Dinn+3.4
3720-17S CARS CARKillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+4.0
3820-18S CARCLEMAttack errElise Marchal+2.2
3920-19CLEMCLEMAttack errCeci Vance+4.5
4021-19CLEMS CARKillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+3.9
4121-20S CARCLEMKillMaddie Anspaughset McKenna Gildon+3.3
4222-20CLEMS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+4.3
4322-21S CARCLEMKillKennedy Wagnerset Katherine Sandt+3.4
4422-22CLEMCLEMKillKennedy Wagnerset Claire Luoma+7.3
4523-22CLEMS CARKillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+6.2
4623-23S CARCLEMKillKennedy Wagnerset McKenna Gildon+6.0
4724-23CLEMS CARKillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+7.8
4825-23S CARS CARAttack errKennedy Wagner+10.4

Score shown after each rally, South Carolina 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).