Final · 4 setsSun, Nov 1, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Kansas def. Iowa St. 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Kansas 88.9% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Nov 1, 11:55 AM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Kansas won at Iowa St. 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 25-23) on Sun, Nov 1, 2026. Kansas' Grace Nelson led with 18 kills, and Olivia Hasbrook added 22 digs.

Data through · final Nov 1

Set1234Sets
KANSAS252325253
IOWAST192517231

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Serve, receive, attack, block: Kansas won all four.

The biggest single-rally swing was 5.8 points, and Iowa St.'s high was 18% in Set 3. The numbers below are where it was won. Kansas went in as RallyIQ's 89% pick.

KansasIowa St.
  • Break %+9.8 pts
    39.229.4

    38 of 97 on serve vs 25 of 85, so Iowa St.'s sideout was 60.8%.

  • Hitting+.135
    .285.150

    63 K / 22 E against 48 K / 27 E.

Iowa St. above 50Kansas belowMax swing 5.8%

KansasIowa St.

Aces
Kansas 4·Iowa St. 3
Serve err
Kansas 11·Iowa St. 4
Blocks
Kansas 14·Iowa St. 73 BS · 22 BA vs 3 BS · 8 BA
Digs
Kansas 59·Iowa St. 53

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Iowa St. above 50 · Kansas below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+5.8% KANSASrally 182 · set 4

Biggest swing: 5.8% to Kansas — set 4, KANSAS 25-23 IOWAST. Kill by Grace Nelson (set by Reese Messer). IOWAST win probability 6% → 0%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

KANSAS 88.8%11.2% IOWAST

Kansas wins

3-0
42.4%
3-1
31.6%
3-2
14.8%

Iowa St. wins

3-0
1.5%
3-1
3.5%
3-2
6.2%
KANSAS break %
42.8% vs this opp
IOWAST break %
33.8% 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
    Grace NelsonKill+5.8%

    Kill by Grace Nelson (set by Reese Messer)

    Set 4 · KANSAS 25-23 IOWAST · KANSAS 94% → 100%

  2. 02
    Nayeli Ti'aBlock+5.4%

    Reese Ptacek stuffed by Nayeli Ti'a

    Set 4 · KANSAS 23-23 IOWAST · IOWAST 5% → 10%

  3. 03
    Nayeli Ti'aAttack error+4.4%

    Attack error by Nayeli Ti'a

    Set 4 · KANSAS 24-23 IOWAST · KANSAS 90% → 94%

  4. 04
    Olivia HasbrookService error+3.7%

    Service error by Olivia Hasbrook

    Set 2 · KANSAS 23-25 IOWAST · IOWAST 13% → 17%

  5. 05

    Kill by Mesaiya Bettis (set by Nayeli Ti'a)

    Set 4 · KANSAS 19-19 IOWAST · IOWAST 6% → 10%

  6. 06
    Heidi DeversAce+3.3%

    Ace by Heidi Devers

    Set 4 · KANSAS 21-19 IOWAST · KANSAS 93% → 96%

  7. 07
    Reese PtacekAttack error+2.7%

    Attack error by Reese Ptacek

    Set 4 · KANSAS 23-22 IOWAST · IOWAST 2% → 5%

  8. 08

    Ace by Mesaiya Bettis

    Set 2 · KANSAS 19-21 IOWAST · IOWAST 9% → 12%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Kansasaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
416427.4440212016422
418432.43801111000019
411632.1560037004213
46215.26700010254.510.5
4419.3335400600426
4125-.200002900001
47323.17400000031.58.5
4001.0002032200000
2000–011100001
Team totals6322144.285564115933221498
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415534.2940216012219
47015.467000001229
47215.333000000218
43515-.133211101111.55.5
44414.00000000010.54.5
4103.3332501900001
48931-.032000000008
43212.083001800003
4000–5001700000
3001.0001100300000
2000–000000000
Team totals4827140.150433453438784

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 KANSAS · IOWAST 3

Set 1

25-19

Longest run 2 KANSASIOWAST 2

Set 2

23-25

Longest run 3 KANSASIOWAST 3

Set 3

25-17

Longest run 4 KANSASIOWAST 2

Set 4

25-23

Longest run 3 KANSASIOWAST 3

Bars above the line = Iowa St. leads, below = Kansas leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Kansas

SlotSideout %Break %
1
71%12/17
23%3/13
2
75%12/16
29%5/17
3
79%11/14
45%9/20
4
60%9/15
29%4/14
5
62%8/13
56%10/18
6
80%8/10
47%7/15
All
71%60/85
39%38/97

Iowa St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
75%12/16
23%3/13
2
69%11/16
25%4/16
3
53%10/19
35%6/17
4
59%10/17
23%3/13
5
50%8/16
47%8/17
6
62%8/13
11%1/9
All
61%59/97
29%25/85

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

182 rallies

#KANSAS-IOWASTSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1IOWASTIOWASTKillDaaliyah Kempset Ella Florez+1.4
21-1IOWASTKANSASBlockedNayeli Gonzalezblk Taylor Stanley, Aisha Aiono+0.8
32-1KANSASKANSASAttack errDaaliyah Kemp+1.2
42-2KANSASIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ella Florez+0.8
53-2IOWASTKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+0.8
63-3KANSASIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Rachel Van Gorp+0.9
73-4IOWASTIOWASTAttack errTaylor Stanley+1.5
84-4IOWASTKANSASServe errAlea Goolsby+0.9
95-4KANSASKANSASBlockedNayeli Gonzalezblk Reese Messer, Reese Ptacek+1.4
105-5KANSASIOWASTKillTaylor Johnsonset Ella Florez+0.9
115-6IOWASTIOWASTAttack errReese Ptacek+1.6
126-6IOWASTKANSASAttack errMesaiya Bettis+0.9
137-6KANSASKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.5
147-7KANSASIOWASTKillElla Florez+1.0
157-8IOWASTIOWASTAttack errTaylor Stanley+1.7
168-8IOWASTKANSASKillTaylor Stanleyset Reese Messer+1.0
179-8KANSASKANSASAceReese Ptacek+1.6
189-9KANSASIOWASTKillMesaiya Bettisset Ella Florez+1.0
1910-9IOWASTKANSASServe errElla Florez+1.0
2011-9KANSASKANSASKillAisha Aionoset Reese Messer+1.4
2111-10KANSASIOWASTKillMesaiya Bettisset Ella Florez+0.9
2212-10IOWASTKANSASKillTaylor Stanleyset Reese Messer+0.9
2312-11KANSASIOWASTKillMesaiya Bettisset Ella Florez+0.9
2413-11IOWASTKANSASKillTaylor Stanleyset Olivia Hasbrook+0.9
2514-11KANSASKANSASAttack errNayeli Gonzalez+1.3
2614-12KANSASIOWASTServe errOlivia Hasbrook+0.7
2715-12IOWASTKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+0.8
2816-12KANSASKANSASKillKenzie Deanset Reese Messer+1.0
2916-13KANSASIOWASTKillMesaiya Bettisset Ella Florez+0.5
3016-14IOWASTIOWASTBlockedReese Ptacekblk Mesaiya Bettis+1.2
3117-14IOWASTKANSASKillKenzie Deanset Reese Messer+0.9
3218-14KANSASKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+1.0
3318-15KANSASIOWASTKillTaylor Johnsonset Ella Florez+0.5
3418-16IOWASTIOWASTKillPam McCune+1.2
3519-16IOWASTKANSASKillTaylor Stanleyset Reese Messer+0.9
3620-16KANSASKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.1
3720-17KANSASIOWASTBlockedReese Messerblk Pam McCune+0.5
3821-17IOWASTKANSASKillReese Messer+0.6
3921-18KANSASIOWASTAttack errGrace Nelson+0.4
4022-18IOWASTKANSASKillAisha Aionoset Reese Messer+0.6
4123-18KANSASKANSASBlockedNayeli Gonzalezblk Taylor Stanley, Aisha Aiono+0.5
4223-19KANSASIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ella Florez+0.1
4324-19IOWASTKANSASKillAisha Aionoset Reese Messer+0.2
4425-19KANSASKANSASAttack errTaylor Johnson+0.1
Set 2
10-1KANSASIOWASTAttack errAisha Aiono+0.6
20-2IOWASTIOWASTAceMesaiya Bettis+1.1
31-2IOWASTKANSASKillAisha Aionoset Reese Messer+0.6
42-2KANSASKANSASKillTaylor Stanleyset Olivia Hasbrook+0.9
52-3KANSASIOWASTKillPam McCuneset Ella Florez+0.7
63-3IOWASTKANSAS×3KillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+0.6
74-3KANSASKANSAS×3BlockedNayeli Gonzalezblk Taylor Stanley, Aisha Aiono+0.9
85-3KANSASKANSAS×3Attack errNayeli Gonzalez+0.8
95-4KANSASIOWASTKillTaylor Johnsonset Ella Florez+0.5
106-4IOWASTKANSASKillKenzie Deanset Reese Messer+0.5
116-5KANSASIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ella Florez+0.5
127-5IOWASTKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+0.5
138-5KANSASKANSASBlockedAlea Goolsbyblk Reese Ptacek+0.7
148-6KANSASIOWASTKillMesaiya Bettisset Ella Florez+0.4
158-7IOWASTIOWASTKillMesaiya Bettisset Nayeli Ti'a+0.8
169-7IOWASTKANSASKillKenzie Deanset Reese Messer+0.5
179-8KANSASIOWASTServe errLogan Bell+0.6
1810-8IOWASTKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+0.6
1911-8KANSASKANSASBlockedDaaliyah Kempblk Aisha Aiono+0.8
2011-9KANSASIOWASTServe errReese Ptacek+0.5
2112-9IOWASTKANSASKillReese Messer+0.5
2212-10KANSASIOWASTAttack errLogan Bell+0.5
2313-10IOWASTKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+0.5
2413-11KANSASIOWASTKillMesaiya Bettisset Rachel Van Gorp+0.5
2514-11IOWASTKANSASAttack errNayeli Gonzalez+0.5
2614-12KANSASIOWAST×3KillMesaiya Bettisset Ella Florez+0.5
2714-13IOWASTIOWAST×3Attack errKenzie Dean+1.0
2814-14IOWASTIOWAST×3BlockedTaylor Stanleyblk Taylor Johnson, Mesaiya Bettis+1.4
2915-14IOWASTKANSASServe errNayeli Ti'a+0.8
3015-15KANSASIOWASTServe errTaylor Stanley+0.9
3116-15IOWASTKANSAS×3KillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+0.9
3217-15KANSASKANSAS×3KillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.3
3318-15KANSASKANSAS×3BlockedMesaiya Bettisblk Reese Ptacek, Reese Messer+1.0
3418-16KANSASIOWAST×3KillMesaiya Bettisset Ella Florez+0.5
3518-17IOWASTIOWAST×3Attack errLogan Bell+1.2
3618-18IOWASTIOWAST×3BlockedGrace Nelsonblk Pam McCune, Daaliyah Kemp+1.7
3719-18IOWASTKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+1.1
3819-19KANSASIOWAST×3KillDaaliyah Kempset Ava Martin+1.2
3919-20IOWASTIOWAST×3KillDaaliyah Kempset Ava Martin+2.4
4019-21IOWASTIOWAST×3AceMesaiya Bettis+2.7
4120-21IOWASTKANSASKillReese Messerset Ava Martin+1.3
4220-22KANSASIOWASTKillDaaliyah Kempset Ava Martin+1.9
4321-22IOWASTKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.3
4421-23KANSASIOWASTKillNayeli Ti'aset Ava Martin+2.2
4521-24IOWASTIOWASTBlockedTaylor Stanleyblk Taylor Johnson, Nayeli Ti'a+2.6
4622-24IOWASTKANSASKillAisha Aionoset Reese Messer+0.5
4723-24KANSASKANSASAttack errNayeli Ti'a+2.1
4823-25KANSASIOWASTServe errOlivia Hasbrook+3.7
Set 3
11-0IOWASTKANSASBlockedDaaliyah Kempblk Reese Ptacek, Kenzie Dean+1.3
21-1KANSASIOWASTKillPam McCuneset Ella Florez+1.4
32-1IOWASTKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+1.3
42-2KANSASIOWASTServe errTaylor Stanley+1.5
53-2IOWASTKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+1.4
63-3KANSASIOWASTKillTaylor Johnsonset Ella Florez+1.5
74-3IOWASTKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.4
85-3KANSASKANSASBlockedNayeli Ti'ablk Aisha Aiono+2.1
95-4KANSASIOWASTAttack errGrace Nelson+1.3
105-5IOWASTIOWASTAttack errGrace Nelson+2.5
116-5IOWASTKANSASKillTaylor Stanleyset Reese Messer+1.5
127-5KANSASKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+2.2
137-6KANSASIOWASTKillMesaiya Bettisset Ella Florez+1.4
148-6IOWASTKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.4
159-6KANSASKANSASAceGrace Nelson+1.9
169-7KANSASIOWASTKillPam McCuneset Ella Florez+1.2
1710-7IOWASTKANSASKillKenzie Deanset Reese Messer+1.2
1810-8KANSASIOWASTServe errOlivia Hasbrook+1.2
1911-8IOWASTKANSASKillTaylor Stanleyset Reese Messer+1.2
2011-9KANSASIOWASTServe errTaylor Stanley+1.2
2111-10IOWASTIOWASTKillTaylor Johnsonset Ava Martin+2.5
2212-10IOWASTKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+1.6
2312-11KANSASIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ava Martin+1.7
2413-11IOWASTKANSAS×4KillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.7
2514-11KANSASKANSAS×4AceReese Ptacekaced Nayeli Ti'a+2.3
2615-11KANSASKANSAS×4Attack errMesaiya Bettis+1.7
2716-11KANSASKANSAS×4KillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.2
2816-12KANSASIOWASTAttack errTaylor Stanley+0.6
2916-13IOWASTIOWASTKillMesaiya Bettisset Rachel Van Gorp+1.4
3017-13IOWASTKANSASKillLogan Bellset Reese Messer+1.1
3118-13KANSASKANSASAttack errMesaiya Bettis+1.2
3218-14KANSASIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ava Martin+0.5
3319-14IOWASTKANSASKillTaylor Stanleyset Reese Messer+0.7
3419-15KANSASIOWASTKillMesaiya Bettisset Rachel Van Gorp+0.5
3520-15IOWASTKANSASKillTaylor Stanleyset Reese Messer+0.7
3621-15KANSASKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+0.6
3721-16KANSASIOWASTKillPam McCuneset Ella Florez+0.2
3822-16IOWASTKANSASKillKenzie Deanset Reese Messer+0.3
3923-16KANSASKANSASAttack errTaylor Johnson+0.2
4023-17KANSASIOWASTKillTaylor Johnsonset Ella Florez·
4124-17IOWASTKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+0.1
4225-17KANSASKANSASKillGrace Nelson·
Set 4
10-1KANSASIOWASTAttack errAisha Aiono+1.2
21-1IOWASTKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.1
31-2KANSASIOWAST×3Attack errKenzie Dean+1.2
41-3IOWASTIOWAST×3KillPam McCune+2.1
51-4IOWASTIOWAST×3Attack errKenzie Dean+2.3
62-4IOWASTKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+1.2
73-4KANSASKANSASAttack errMesaiya Bettis+2.0
83-5KANSASIOWASTServe errHeidi Devers+1.5
94-5IOWASTKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+1.3
104-6KANSASIOWASTKillMesaiya Bettisset Ella Florez+1.5
115-6IOWASTKANSAS×3BlockedNayeli Ti'ablk Reese Messer, Reese Ptacek+1.3
126-6KANSASKANSAS×3Attack errDaaliyah Kemp+2.1
137-6KANSASKANSAS×3KillReese Messerset Ella Florez+1.9
147-7KANSASIOWASTKillNayeli Ti'aset Ella Florez+1.3
158-7IOWASTKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.2
168-8KANSASIOWASTKillTaylor Johnsonset Ella Florez+1.3
179-8IOWASTKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.2
189-9KANSASIOWASTKillNayeli Ti'aset Rachel Van Gorp+1.4
199-10IOWASTIOWASTAceNayeli Ti'a+2.5
2010-10IOWASTKANSASKillTaylor Stanleyset Reese Messer+1.4
2111-10KANSASKANSASKillReese Ptacek+2.2
2211-11KANSASIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ava Martin+1.5
2312-11IOWASTKANSASKillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+1.4
2413-11KANSASKANSASBlockedNayeli Gonzalezblk Kenzie Dean, Reese Ptacek+2.0
2513-12KANSASIOWASTKillPam McCuneset Ava Martin+1.3
2614-12IOWASTKANSASBlockedAlea Goolsbyblk Reese Messer, Reese Ptacek+1.3
2714-13KANSASIOWASTKillAlea Goolsbyset Ella Florez+1.3
2815-13IOWASTKANSASServe errMesaiya Bettis+1.3
2915-14KANSASIOWASTKillAlea Goolsbyset Reese Messer+1.4
3016-14IOWASTKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+1.4
3117-14KANSASKANSASBlockedNayeli Ti'ablk Aisha Aiono, Taylor Stanley+1.9
3217-15KANSASIOWASTKillAlea Goolsbyset Olivia Hasbrook+1.0
3318-15IOWASTKANSASKillAisha Aionoset Reese Messer+1.2
3418-16KANSASIOWASTServe errGrace Nelson+1.0
3519-16IOWASTKANSASBlockedNayeli Gonzalezblk Aisha Aiono, Kenzie Dean+1.2
3619-17KANSASIOWAST×3KillMesaiya Bettisset Ava Martin+1.1
3719-18IOWASTIOWAST×3BlockedTaylor Stanleyblk Mesaiya Bettis, Pam McCune+2.5
3819-19IOWASTIOWAST×3KillMesaiya Bettisset Nayeli Ti'a+3.6
3920-19IOWASTKANSAS×3KillTaylor Stanleyset Reese Messer+2.4
4021-19KANSASKANSAS×3AceHeidi Devers+3.3
4122-19KANSASKANSAS×3KillReese Ptacekset Reese Messer+2.3
4222-20KANSASIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ava Martin+0.9
4323-20IOWASTKANSASKillKenzie Deanset Reese Messer+1.4
4423-21KANSASIOWAST×3Serve errLogan Bell+0.8
4523-22IOWASTIOWAST×3Attack errReese Ptacek+2.7
4623-23IOWASTIOWAST×3BlockedReese Ptacekblk Nayeli Ti'a+5.4
4724-23IOWASTKANSASAttack errNayeli Ti'a+4.4
4825-23KANSASKANSASKillGrace Nelsonset Reese Messer+5.8

Score shown after each rally, Kansas 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).