Final · 4 setsSat, Nov 7, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Tennessee Tech def. Western Caro. 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Tennessee Tech 64.7% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Nov 7, 6:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Tennessee Tech beat visiting Western Caro. 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-20, 25-15) on Sat, Nov 7, 2026. Tennessee Tech's Alayna Pierce led with 21 kills.

Data through · final Nov 7

Set1234Sets
W CAR182520151
TNTECH252025253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Tennessee Tech led every phase, and nothing ever turned.

The biggest single-rally swing was 4.1 points, and Western Caro.'s high was 43% in Set 1. The gap came from these numbers. Pre-match, RallyIQ had Tennessee Tech at 65%.

Western Caro.Tennessee Tech
  • Break %+11.2 pts
    36.747.9

    Points won on own serve: 45 of 94 vs 29 of 79. Western Caro. sided out 52.1% of the time.

  • Hitting+.106
    .244.350

    Kills and errors: 65–16 vs 44–14.

  • Longest run+0
    55

    5 straight Tennessee Tech points in the first set stretched a 19–17 lead to 24–17. The set finished 25–18.

Tennessee Tech above 50Western Caro. belowMax swing 4.1%

Western Caro.Tennessee Tech

Aces
Western Caro. 5·Tennessee Tech 9
Serve err
Western Caro. 7·Tennessee Tech 13
Blocks
Western Caro. 3·Tennessee Tech 60 BS · 6 BA vs 1 BS · 10 BA
Digs
Western Caro. 51·Tennessee Tech 61

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Tennessee Tech above 50 · Western Caro. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+4.1% W CARrally 173 · set 4

Biggest swing: 4.1% to Western Caro. — set 2, W CAR 23-20 TNTECH. Kill by Tatum Sharp (set by Katie Boney). TNTECH win probability 69% → 65%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

W CAR 33.3%66.7% TNTECH

Western Caro. wins

3-0
6.6%
3-1
11.8%
3-2
14.8%

Tennessee Tech wins

3-0
21.1%
3-1
25.6%
3-2
20.0%
W CAR break %
41.4% vs this opp
TNTECH break %
44.7% 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
    Tatum SharpKill+4.1%

    Kill by Tatum Sharp (set by Katie Boney)

    Set 2 · W CAR 23-20 TNTECH · W CAR 31% → 35%

  2. 02
    Tatum SharpKill+3.8%

    Kill by Tatum Sharp (set by Morgan Petelin)

    Set 2 · W CAR 22-20 TNTECH · W CAR 27% → 31%

  3. 03
    Ashlyn GambleAttack error+3.5%

    Attack error by Ashlyn Gamble

    Set 3 · W CAR 5-4 TNTECH · W CAR 38% → 42%

  4. 04

    Kill by Mallory Jenkins (set by Morgan Petelin)

    Set 3 · W CAR 5-6 TNTECH · TNTECH 61% → 65%

  5. 05
    Tatum SharpKill+3.4%

    Kill by Tatum Sharp (set by Katie Boney)

    Set 2 · W CAR 21-19 TNTECH · W CAR 27% → 30%

  6. 06
    Kamya MahornAttack error+3.3%

    Attack error by Kamya Mahorn

    Set 3 · W CAR 4-4 TNTECH · W CAR 35% → 38%

  7. 07

    Zoe Zudans stuffed by Mallory Jenkins & Morgan Petelin

    Set 3 · W CAR 5-7 TNTECH · TNTECH 65% → 68%

  8. 08

    Alayna Pierce stuffed by JoJo Abeyta & Katie Boney

    Set 2 · W CAR 16-14 TNTECH · W CAR 24% → 27%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
411119.52610220010.511.5
48323.21703213500011
47221.238000100218
47218.27810120010.57.5
4214.2503211800214
42211.000011200003
46326.115000300006
41011.0005001320001
4000–100410000
2000–100110000
1000–000200000
Team totals4414123.244415751906378
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
421743.32622314100023
416222.63600020111.517.5
44118.167000200426
4306.50052111200426
4112.000001530001
23113.15402200010.55.5
410323.3040326000013
4000–113500001
4000–001200000
4000–5001310000
37113.462000000007
Team totals6516140.35060913615110695

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.

Western Caro. vs Tennessee Tech

Season series · Tennessee Tech leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 W CAR · TNTECH 5

Set 1

18-25

Longest run 4 W CARTNTECH 5

Set 2

25-20

Longest run 5 W CARTNTECH 3

Set 3

20-25

Longest run 4 W CARTNTECH 5

Set 4

15-25

Longest run 3 W CARTNTECH 4

Bars above the line = Tennessee Tech leads, below = Western Caro. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Western Caro.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
53%9/17
40%6/15
2
69%9/13
0%0/9
3
53%8/15
62%13/21
4
42%8/19
11%1/9
5
44%8/18
47%7/15
6
58%7/12
20%2/10
All
52%49/94
37%29/79

Tennessee Tech

SlotSideout %Break %
1
64%9/14
53%8/15
2
53%9/17
18%2/11
3
62%8/13
40%6/15
4
62%8/13
58%11/19
5
67%8/12
50%8/16
6
80%8/10
56%10/18
All
63%50/79
48%45/94

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

173 rallies

#W CAR-TNTECHSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1TNTECHTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+2.2
21-1TNTECHW CARKillTatum Sharpset Halley Tang+1.7
31-2W CARTNTECHKillAva Schubertset Morgan Petelin+1.7
42-2TNTECHW CAR×4KillAshlyn Cobbset Katie Boney+1.8
53-2W CARW CAR×4KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+2.5
64-2W CARW CAR×4Attack errMallory Jenkins+2.5
75-2W CARW CAR×4KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+2.5
85-3W CARTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+1.7
96-3TNTECHW CARServe errAlayna Pierce+2.0
106-4W CARTNTECHServe errTatum Sharp+1.8
116-5TNTECHTNTECHAttack errZoe Zudans+2.5
127-5TNTECHW CARAttack errJordyn Milhouse+2.1
137-6W CARTNTECH×3KillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+1.9
147-7TNTECHTNTECH×3KillJordyn Milhouse+2.7
157-8TNTECHTNTECH×3KillBella Potempaset Shelby Hannah+2.7
168-8TNTECHW CARKillJoJo Abeytaset Katie Boney+2.1
178-9W CARTNTECHKillAva Schubertset Morgan Petelin+2.1
189-9TNTECHW CARKillJoJo Abeytaset Elise Gurley+2.1
199-10W CARTNTECHKillAva Schubertset Morgan Petelin+2.1
209-11TNTECHTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Shelby Hannah+2.7
2110-11TNTECHW CARKillAshlyn Cobbset Katie Boney+2.0
2210-12W CARTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+2.1
2310-13TNTECHTNTECHAceAva Schubertaced Halley Tang+2.6
2411-13TNTECHW CAR×3Serve errAva Schubert+1.8
2512-13W CARW CAR×3KillZoe Zudansset Elise Gurley+2.8
2613-13W CARW CAR×3KillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+3.2
2713-14W CARTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+2.5
2813-15TNTECHTNTECHKillBella Potempaset Morgan Petelin+3.2
2914-15TNTECHW CARServe errAlayna Pierce+2.3
3014-16W CARTNTECH×3Serve errTatum Sharp+2.5
3114-17TNTECHTNTECH×3BlockedKatie Boneyblk Jordyn Milhouse+3.0
3214-18TNTECHTNTECH×3KillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+2.4
3315-18TNTECHW CARServe errBrooklyn Rapp+1.4
3416-18W CARW CARAceKatie Boneyaced Alayna Pierce+2.6
3516-19W CARTNTECHKillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+2.4
3617-19TNTECHW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+2.0
3717-20W CARTNTECH×5KillBella Potempaset Morgan Petelin+2.5
3817-21TNTECHTNTECH×5KillAlayna Pierceset Shelby Hannah+2.5
3917-22TNTECHTNTECH×5BlockedAshlyn Cobbblk Ava Schubert, Jordyn Milhouse+1.6
4017-23TNTECHTNTECH×5AceBella Potempaaced Elise Gurley+0.8
4117-24TNTECHTNTECH×5AceBella Potempaaced Ashlyn Cobb+0.3
4218-24TNTECHW CARKillPeri Subatset Katie Boney·
4318-25W CARTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+0.1
Set 2
10-1W CARTNTECHAttack errTatum Sharp+1.5
21-1TNTECHW CARServe errKamya Mahorn+1.5
31-2W CARTNTECHKillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+1.5
42-2TNTECHW CAR×3KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+1.5
53-2W CARW CAR×3AceAshlyn Cobbaced Kamya Mahorn+2.1
64-2W CARW CAR×3AceAshlyn Cobbaced Kamya Mahorn+2.2
74-3W CARTNTECHKillMallory Jenkinsset Morgan Petelin+1.6
84-4TNTECHTNTECHAceAva Schubertaced Ashlyn Cobb+2.1
95-4TNTECHW CARServe errAva Schubert+1.7
105-5W CARTNTECH×3KillAlayna Pierceset Shelby Hannah+1.6
115-6TNTECHTNTECH×3KillBella Potempaset Morgan Petelin+2.2
125-7TNTECHTNTECH×3AceAlayna Pierceaced Ashlyn Cobb+2.1
136-7TNTECHW CARServe errAlayna Pierce+1.6
146-8W CARTNTECHKillBella Potempaset Morgan Petelin+1.6
157-8TNTECHW CARKillJoJo Abeytaset Katie Boney+1.6
167-9W CARTNTECHKillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+1.7
177-10TNTECHTNTECHAceMorgan Petelinaced Elise Gurley+2.0
188-10TNTECHW CAR×5KillJoJo Abeytaset Katie Boney+1.5
199-10W CARW CAR×5KillAshlyn Cobbset Elise Gurley+2.2
2010-10W CARW CAR×5Attack errBella Potempa+2.5
2111-10W CARW CAR×5KillPeri Subatset Katie Boney+2.7
2212-10W CARW CAR×5KillAshlyn Cobbset Tatum Sharp+2.8
2312-11W CARTNTECHKillBella Potempaset Shelby Hannah+1.9
2412-12TNTECHTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+2.7
2513-12TNTECHW CARServe errBella Potempa+2.2
2613-13W CARTNTECHKillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+2.1
2714-13TNTECHW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+2.3
2814-14W CARTNTECHKillKamya Mahornset Morgan Petelin+2.2
2915-14TNTECHW CARAttack errAlayna Pierce+2.4
3016-14W CARW CARBlockedAlayna Pierceblk JoJo Abeyta, Katie Boney+3.3
3116-15W CARTNTECHKillMorgan Petelinset Ella Watford+2.2
3217-15TNTECHW CARKillJoJo Abeytaset Katie Boney+2.6
3318-15W CARW CARAttack errAlayna Pierce+3.2
3418-16W CARTNTECHServe errKatie Boney+2.0
3518-17TNTECHTNTECHAttack errJoJo Abeyta+3.2
3619-17TNTECHW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+2.9
3719-18W CARTNTECHKillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+2.5
3820-18TNTECHW CARKillAshlyn Cobbset Katie Boney+3.2
3920-19W CARTNTECHKillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+2.7
4021-19TNTECHW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+3.4
4121-20W CARTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+2.8
4222-20TNTECHW CAR×4KillTatum Sharpset Morgan Petelin+3.8
4323-20W CARW CAR×4KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+4.1
4424-20W CARW CAR×4AceAshlyn Cobbaced Kamya Mahorn+2.5
4525-20W CARW CAR×4Attack errAva Schubert+0.8
Set 3
10-1TNTECHTNTECH×3KillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+3.1
20-2TNTECHTNTECH×3Attack errPeri Subat+2.9
30-3TNTECHTNTECH×3KillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+2.8
41-3TNTECHW CARServe errBella Potempa+2.0
51-4W CARTNTECHKillAshlyn Gambleset Morgan Petelin+2.1
62-4TNTECHW CAR×4KillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+2.0
73-4W CARW CAR×4KillKatie Boneyset Elise Gurley+3.0
84-4W CARW CAR×4Attack errKamya Mahorn+3.3
95-4W CARW CAR×4Attack errAshlyn Gamble+3.5
105-5W CARTNTECH×3Serve errAshlyn Cobb+2.6
115-6TNTECHTNTECH×3KillMallory Jenkinsset Morgan Petelin+3.4
125-7TNTECHTNTECH×3BlockedZoe Zudansblk Mallory Jenkins, Morgan Petelin+3.3
136-7TNTECHW CARServe errElla Watford+2.5
146-8W CARTNTECH×5KillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+2.6
156-9TNTECHTNTECH×5BlockedJoJo Abeytablk Mallory Jenkins, Morgan Petelin+3.2
166-10TNTECHTNTECH×5KillBella Potempaset Morgan Petelin+2.8
176-11TNTECHTNTECH×5KillMallory Jenkinsset Katie Boney+2.4
186-12TNTECHTNTECH×5BlockedZoe Zudansblk Morgan Petelin, Mallory Jenkins+1.9
197-12TNTECHW CARKillElise Gurleyset Katie Boney+1.2
208-12W CARW CARKillSamantha Kranzlerset Peri Subat+2.0
218-13W CARTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+1.8
229-13TNTECHW CARKillPeri Subatset Katie Boney+1.5
239-14W CARTNTECHKillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+1.8
2410-14TNTECHW CARKillJoJo Abeytaset Katie Boney+1.5
2510-15W CARTNTECHKillBella Potempaset Morgan Petelin+1.8
2610-16TNTECHTNTECHAceBella Potempaaced Ashlyn Cobb+1.9
2711-16TNTECHW CARAttack errAlayna Pierce+1.0
2811-17W CARTNTECHKillAshlyn Gambleset Morgan Petelin+1.4
2912-17TNTECHW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+1.0
3012-18W CARTNTECHServe errAshlyn Cobb+1.3
3113-18TNTECHW CARServe errElla Watford+0.9
3213-19W CARTNTECHKillMallory Jenkinsset Morgan Petelin+1.3
3314-19TNTECHW CAR×3KillSamantha Kranzlerset Katie Boney+0.8
3415-19W CARW CAR×3Attack errAlayna Pierce+1.7
3516-19W CARW CAR×3BlockedBella Potempablk Peri Subat, JoJo Abeyta+2.5
3616-20W CARTNTECH×3KillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+2.6
3716-21TNTECHTNTECH×3KillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+2.3
3816-22TNTECHTNTECH×3KillMorgan Petelinset Katie Boney+1.3
3917-22TNTECHW CARAttack errJordyn Milhouse+0.4
4018-22W CARW CARAceSamantha Kranzleraced Shelby Hannah+1.1
4118-23W CARTNTECHServe errSamantha Kranzler+1.4
4219-23TNTECHW CARKillPeri Subatset Katie Boney+0.6
4320-23W CARW CARKillPeri Subat+1.6
4420-24W CARTNTECHKillAshlyn Gambleset Morgan Petelin+2.2
4520-25TNTECHTNTECHKillAshlyn Gambleset Morgan Petelin+0.9
Set 4
11-0W CARW CARKillPeri Subatset Elise Gurley+2.9
21-1W CARTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+2.1
32-1TNTECHW CARKillAshlyn Cobbset Katie Boney+2.2
42-2W CARTNTECH×4KillAshlyn Gambleset Morgan Petelin+2.2
52-3TNTECHTNTECH×4BlockedSamantha Kranzlerblk Mallory Jenkins, Morgan Petelin+2.8
62-4TNTECHTNTECH×4KillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+2.7
72-5TNTECHTNTECH×4AceElla Watfordaced Eda Yalçinkaya+2.6
83-5TNTECHW CARServe errElla Watford+1.9
93-6W CARTNTECH×3KillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+2.0
103-7TNTECHTNTECH×3AceAlayna Pierceaced Ashlyn Cobb+2.3
113-8TNTECHTNTECH×3Attack errSamantha Kranzler+2.0
124-8TNTECHW CARKillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+1.4
134-9W CARTNTECH×3KillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+1.5
144-10TNTECHTNTECH×3KillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+1.7
154-11TNTECHTNTECH×3KillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+1.3
165-11TNTECHW CAR×3KillZoe Zudansset Katie Boney+0.8
176-11W CARW CAR×3KillJoJo Abeytaset Katie Boney+1.4
187-11W CARW CAR×3Attack errBella Potempa+1.8
197-12W CARTNTECH×3KillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+1.6
207-13TNTECHTNTECH×3KillJordyn Milhouse+1.7
217-14TNTECHTNTECH×3Attack errAshlyn Cobb+1.3
228-14TNTECHW CARServe errMorgan Petelin+0.7
239-14W CARW CARKillAshlyn Cobbset Elise Gurley+1.3
249-15W CARTNTECHKillBella Potempaset Morgan Petelin+1.3
2510-15TNTECHW CARKillPeri Subatset Katie Boney+1.0
2610-16W CARTNTECHServe errPeri Subat+1.2
2711-16TNTECHW CARBlockedAlayna Pierceblk Tatum Sharp, Katie Boney+0.9
2811-17W CARTNTECHKillAshlyn Gambleset Morgan Petelin+1.2
2912-17TNTECHW CARKillTatum Sharpset Katie Boney+0.9
3012-18W CARTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+1.2
3112-19TNTECHTNTECHKillAlayna Pierceset Morgan Petelin+1.0
3213-19TNTECHW CARKillKatie Boneyset Eda Yalçinkaya+0.5
3313-20W CARTNTECHKillMorgan Petelinset Alayna Pierce+0.7
3414-20TNTECHW CARAttack errAlayna Pierce+0.4
3514-21W CARTNTECH×4KillJordyn Milhouseset Morgan Petelin+0.6
3614-22TNTECHTNTECH×4KillBella Potempaset Alayna Pierce+0.4
3714-23TNTECHTNTECH×4Attack errPeri Subat+0.1
3814-24TNTECHTNTECH×4KillAshlyn Gambleset Morgan Petelin·
3915-24TNTECHW CARKillAshlyn Cobbset Katie Boney·
4015-25W CARTNTECHAttack errAshlyn Cobb·

Score shown after each rally, Western Caro. 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).