Final · 4 setsFri, Oct 9, 2026Watch on SECN+

Alabama def. South Carolina 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Alabama 62.7% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 9, 5:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Alabama beat visiting South Carolina 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-14, 25-22) on Fri, Oct 9, 2026. Alabama's Laney Hennessee led with 16 kills, and Hannah Parant added 10 digs.

Data through · final Oct 9

Set1234Sets
S CAR172514221
ALA252225253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Laney Hennessee hit .483 on 29 swings as Alabama edged South Carolina.

2 stretches decided it. Percentages are Alabama's RallyIQ win probability before and after each. Pre-match, RallyIQ had Alabama at 63%.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 4 · South Carolina 12–11 Alabama

    Alabama scored 5 straight to turn an 11–12 deficit into a 16–12 lead.

    Alabama 77% → 94%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 4 · South Carolina 17–21 Alabama

    South Carolina scored 4 straight to erase a 17–21 deficit and tie it at 21.

    Alabama 97% → 80%

Alabama above 50South Carolina belowMax swing 7.1%

South CarolinaAlabama

Sideout %
South Carolina 53.1·Alabama 65.8
Break %
South Carolina 34.2·Alabama 46.9
Hitting
South Carolina .157·Alabama .277
Longest run
South Carolina 4·Alabama 5

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Alabama above 50 · South Carolina below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+7.1% ALArally 175 · set 4

Biggest swing: 7.1% to Alabama — set 4, S CAR 21-23 ALA. Kill by Laney Hennessee (set by Hannah Parant). ALA win probability 86% → 93%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

S CAR 35.5%64.5% ALA

South Carolina wins

3-0
7.3%
3-1
12.7%
3-2
15.5%

Alabama wins

3-0
19.7%
3-1
24.7%
3-2
20.0%
S CAR break %
41.9% vs this opp
ALA break %
44.8% 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

    Kill by Laney Hennessee (set by Hannah Parant)

    Set 4 · S CAR 21-23 ALA · ALA 86% → 93%

  2. 02

    Kill by Ally Cavanaugh (set by Olivia Borgman)

    Set 4 · S CAR 21-21 ALA · S CAR 13% → 20%

  3. 03

    Kill by Laney Hennessee (set by Hannah Parant)

    Set 4 · S CAR 22-24 ALA · ALA 89% → 95%

  4. 04
    Mya AllenKill+5.8%

    Kill by Mya Allen (set by Olivia Borgman)

    Set 4 · S CAR 21-22 ALA · ALA 80% → 86%

  5. 05
    Mya AllenAttack error+4.9%

    Attack error by Mya Allen

    Set 4 · S CAR 20-21 ALA · S CAR 8% → 13%

  6. 06
    Kaleigh PalmerAttack error+4.6%

    Attack error by Kaleigh Palmer

    Set 2 · S CAR 21-19 ALA · S CAR 27% → 31%

  7. 07

    Kill by Laney Hennessee (set by Hannah Parant)

    Set 4 · S CAR 22-25 ALA · ALA 95% → 100%

  8. 08
    Ava LeahyKill+4.4%

    Kill by Ava Leahy (set by Kiana Dinn)

    Set 2 · S CAR 23-21 ALA · S CAR 29% → 34%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
412530.23310222010.512.5
46417.118002100428
4208.25000410132.54.5
4015-.200000110211
4000–1502600000
4000–203310000
411019.5790001000011
471125-.160000120007
4011-1.0004121310001
41011.0001400800001
2002.000000000000
1000–000000000
Team totals3922108.15736115378110678
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
416229.4830136002118
413730.20000030052.515.5
44110.3003414100031.56.5
4329.111004100425
4000–121500002
2216.167000000002
410623.1741002000010
41011.000032500004
4000–111000001
4000–700400000
3214.250100100635
Team totals5120112.277458153710201097

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 4 S CAR · ALA 5

Set 1

17-25

Longest run 3 S CARALA 4

Set 2

25-22

Longest run 4 S CARALA 4

Set 3

14-25

Longest run 2 S CARALA 5

Set 4

22-25

Longest run 4 S CARALA 5

Bars above the line = Alabama 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
80%8/10
42%5/12
2
73%8/11
43%6/14
3
58%7/12
20%2/10
4
46%6/13
25%2/8
5
40%6/15
0%0/6
6
55%6/11
0%0/6
All
57%41/72
27%15/56

Alabama

SlotSideout %Break %
1
62%8/13
22%2/9
2
62%8/13
20%2/10
3
88%7/8
30%3/10
4
75%6/8
56%9/16
5
100%6/6
57%8/14
6
75%6/8
54%7/13
All
73%41/56
43%31/72

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 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

175 rallies

#S CAR-ALASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1ALAALAAttack errOlivia Borgman+2.3
21-1ALAS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Lilly Gillespie+1.8
31-2S CARALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.8
42-2ALAS CARKillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+1.8
52-3S CARALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.8
62-4ALAALABlockedOlivia Borgmanblk Lily Gervase, Kaleigh Palmer+2.3
73-4ALAS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Sydney Floyd+1.7
83-5S CARALA×4Serve errSouth Carolina+1.8
93-6ALAALA×4AceAlabamaaced Ceci Vance+2.2
103-7ALAALA×4KillHannah Parant+2.0
113-8ALAALA×4AceAlabamaaced Lilly Gillespie+1.7
124-8ALAS CARKillAlly Cavanaughset Sydney Floyd+1.2
134-9S CARALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+1.3
144-10ALAALAAttack errCeci Vance+1.5
155-10ALAS CARKillCeci Vanceset Lilly Gillespie+0.9
165-11S CARALAAttack errCeci Vance+1.1
176-11ALAS CARKillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+0.9
187-11S CARS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+1.5
197-12S CARALAAttack errOlivia Borgman+1.4
208-12ALAS CAR×3Serve errAlabama+1.2
219-12S CARS CAR×3KillElise Marchalset Lilly Gillespie+1.9
2210-12S CARS CAR×3KillOlivia Borgmanset Lilly Gillespie+2.3
2310-13S CARALABlockedElise Marchalblk Ashby Daniel, Kaleigh Palmer+2.0
2411-13ALAS CARAttack errLaney Hennessee+1.8
2511-14S CARALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.1
2612-14ALAS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Sydney Floyd+1.9
2712-15S CARALAKillLily Gervaseset Sydney Floyd+2.1
2812-16ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.4
2913-16ALAS CARKillCeci Vanceset Sydney Floyd+1.5
3013-17S CARALA×3Serve errSouth Carolina+1.9
3113-18ALAALA×3AceAlabamaaced Olivia Borgman+1.9
3213-19ALAALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Dionii Fraga+1.3
3314-19ALAS CARAttack errLaney Hennessee+0.6
3414-20S CARALAServe errSouth Carolina+0.9
3514-21ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.7
3615-21ALAS CARKillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+0.3
3715-22S CARALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.4
3816-22ALAS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+0.2
3916-23S CARALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Dionii Fraga+0.3
4017-23ALAS CARServe errAlabama+0.1
4117-24S CARALAServe errSouth Carolina+0.2
4217-25ALAALAKillLily Gervase·
Set 2
10-1S CARALAServe errSouth Carolina+1.5
21-1ALAS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Maggie Penn+1.6
31-2S CARALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+1.6
42-2ALAS CARBad setLily Gervase+1.6
52-3S CARALAServe errSouth Carolina+1.6
63-3ALAS CARAttack errMya Allen+1.6
74-3S CARS CARAttack errLily Gervase+2.2
84-4S CARALAServe errSouth Carolina+1.7
94-5ALAALABlockedCeci Vanceblk Lily Gervase, Hannah Parant+2.2
105-5ALAS CARKillAlly Cavanaughset Sydney Floyd+1.7
115-6S CARALA×3Serve errSouth Carolina+1.7
125-7ALAALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Lindsey Brown+2.2
135-8ALAALA×3Attack errCeci Vance+2.0
146-8ALAS CARServe errAlabama+1.5
156-9S CARALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+1.6
167-9ALAS CARServe errAlabama+1.5
177-10S CARALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Dionii Fraga+1.6
188-10ALAS CAR×3KillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+1.5
199-10S CARS CAR×3BlockedMya Allenblk Ava Leahy, Elise Marchal+2.3
2010-10S CARS CAR×3KillElise Marchal+2.6
2110-11S CARALAKillMya Allenset Dionii Fraga+2.0
2211-11ALAS CARKillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+2.0
2311-12S CARALA×4KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.1
2411-13ALAALA×4KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.6
2511-14ALAALA×4KillHannah Parant+2.4
2611-15ALAALA×4AceAlabamaaced Olivia Borgman+2.1
2712-15ALAS CARKillAlly Cavanaughset Sydney Floyd+1.3
2813-15S CARS CARAttack errHannah Parant+2.2
2913-16S CARALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.0
3014-16ALAS CARKillAlly Cavanaughset Sydney Floyd+1.7
3114-17S CARALAServe errSouth Carolina+2.0
3215-17ALAS CARServe errAlabama+1.8
3315-18S CARALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.1
3416-18ALAS CAR×4KillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+1.8
3517-18S CARS CAR×4BlockedKaleigh Palmerblk Ella Grivna, Elise Marchal+3.0
3618-18S CARS CAR×4Attack errKaleigh Palmer+3.7
3719-18S CARS CAR×4Attack errAddison Engel+4.2
3819-19S CARALAServe errSouth Carolina+3.1
3920-19ALAS CAR×3KillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+3.5
4021-19S CARS CAR×3Attack errKaleigh Palmer+4.6
4122-19S CARS CAR×3BlockedMya Allenblk Ava Leahy, Elise Marchal+4.0
4222-20S CARALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.0
4322-21ALAALAAceAlabamaaced Maggie Penn+4.0
4423-21ALAS CARKillAva Leahyset Kiana Dinn+4.4
4524-21S CARS CARAttack errMya Allen+4.3
4624-22S CARALAKillMya Allenset Dionii Fraga+1.3
4725-22ALAS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Sydney Floyd+3.1
Set 3
11-0ALAS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+2.5
21-1S CARALAServe errSouth Carolina+2.4
32-1ALAS CARKillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+2.5
43-1S CARS CARBad setHannah Parant+3.4
53-2S CARALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.5
64-2ALAS CARKillAlly Cavanaughset Maggie Penn+2.7
74-3S CARALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.5
84-4ALAALAAttack errLilly Gillespie+3.4
95-4ALAS CARServe errAlabama+2.7
105-5S CARALA×5KillTea Simicset Hannah Parant+2.6
115-6ALAALA×5BlockedCeci Vanceblk Lily Gervase, Hannah Parant+3.5
125-7ALAALA×5Attack errCeci Vance+3.4
135-8ALAALA×5KillLaney Hennesseeset Dionii Fraga+3.1
145-9ALAALA×5AceAlabamaaced Ceci Vance+2.8
156-9ALAS CARKillCeci Vanceset Kiana Dinn+1.9
166-10S CARALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.2
176-11ALAALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.4
186-12ALAALA×3Attack errCeci Vance+2.0
197-12ALAS CARServe errAlabama+1.2
208-12S CARS CARAttack errAshby Daniel+2.1
218-13S CARALABlockedElise Marchalblk Ashby Daniel, Laney Hennessee+1.9
228-14ALAALABlockedElise Marchalblk Ashby Daniel, Kaleigh Palmer+2.0
239-14ALAS CARServe errAlabama+1.2
249-15S CARALA×3KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.5
259-16ALAALA×3BlockedOlivia Borgmanblk Kaleigh Palmer, Ashby Daniel+1.4
269-17ALAALA×3BlockedOlivia Borgmanblk Kaleigh Palmer, Ashby Daniel+0.9
2710-17ALAS CARServe errAlabama+0.5
2810-18S CARALAKillAshby Danielset Hannah Parant+0.7
2911-18ALAS CARKillAlly Cavanaughset Sydney Floyd+0.4
3011-19S CARALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+0.6
3111-20ALAALABad setAlly Cavanaugh+0.4
3212-20ALAS CARKillCeci Vanceset Sydney Floyd+0.2
3312-21S CARALAServe errSouth Carolina+0.2
3413-21ALAS CARServe errAlabama+0.1
3513-22S CARALA×3Serve errSouth Carolina+0.2
3613-23ALAALA×3Attack errCeci Vance+0.1
3713-24ALAALA×3BlockedElise Marchalblk Ashby Daniel, Laney Hennessee·
3814-24ALAS CARServe errAlabama·
3914-25S CARALAKillAshby Danielset Hannah Parant·
Set 4
11-0S CARS CARKillOlivia Borgman+2.9
22-0S CARS CARBlockedKaleigh Palmerblk Elise Marchal, Ella Grivna+3.0
32-1ALA
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.

+2.2
42-2ALAALA×4KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.9
52-3ALAALA×4AceAlabama+2.9
62-4ALAALA×4Attack errElla Grivna+2.8
73-4ALAS CAR×3Serve errAlabama+2.1
84-4S CAR
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.

+3.0
95-4S CARS CAR×3Attack errMya Allen+3.2
105-5S CARALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.4
116-5ALAS CAR×4Serve errAlabama+2.5
127-5S CARS CAR×4BlockedLily Gervaseblk Ava Leahy+3.4
138-5S CARS CAR×4BlockedKaleigh Palmerblk Ava Leahy, Olivia Borgman+3.3
149-5S CARS CAR×4Serve errSouth Carolina+3.2
159-6S CARALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Mya Allen+2.1
1610-6ALAS CARKillAlly Cavanaughset Sydney Floyd+2.5
1710-7S CARALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.1
1811-7S CAR
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.

+2.5
1911-8S CARALA×4KillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+2.2
2011-9ALAALA×4Attack errCeci Vance+3.2
2111-10ALAALA×4KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+3.6
2211-11ALAALA×4KillLaney Hennesseeset Ashby Daniel+3.8
2312-11ALAS CARKillAlly Cavanaughset Sydney Floyd+3.1
2412-12S CARALA×5KillHannah Parant+3.0
2512-13ALAALA×5AceAlabamaaced Ella Grivna+4.0
2612-14ALAALA×5Attack errCeci Vance+3.8
2712-15ALAALA×5KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+3.5
2812-16ALAALA×5Attack errCeci Vance+2.9
2913-16ALAS CAR×3Serve errAlabama+1.9
3014-16S CARS CAR×3Attack errKaleigh Palmer+3.1
3115-16S CARS CAR×3Attack errKaleigh Palmer+3.9
3215-17S CARALAServe errSouth Carolina+3.3
3316-17ALAS CARKillElise Marchalset Kiana Dinn+3.1
3416-18S CARALAServe errSouth Carolina+3.5
3516-19ALAALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Leilia Toailoa+4.1
3617-19ALAS CARKillOlivia Borgmanset Kiana Dinn+2.5
3717-20S CARALAKillMya Allenset Dionii Fraga+3.2
3817-21ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+3.2
3918-21ALAS CAR×4Serve errAlabama+1.6
4019-21S CARS CAR×4KillAlly Cavanaughset Sydney Floyd+3.3
4120-21S CARS CAR×4Attack errMya Allen+4.9
4221-21S CARS CAR×4KillAlly Cavanaughset Olivia Borgman+6.6
4321-22S CARALAKillMya Allenset Olivia Borgman+5.8
4421-23ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+7.1
4522-23ALAS CARKillAlly Cavanaughset Sydney Floyd+4.0
4622-24S CARALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+6.3
4722-25ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+4.6

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).