Final · 4 setsFri, Sep 18, 2026

Duke def. Butler 3–1

Duke won at Butler 3-1 (25-22, 28-26, 12-25, 26-24) on Fri, Sep 18, 2026. Nataly Moravec and Ashby Zubchevich led Duke with 18 kills each; Butler's Chase Lemming had a match-high 28.

Data through · final Sep 18

Set1234Sets
DUKE252812263
BUTLER222625241

Win probability

Butler above 50 · Duke below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+12.4% BUTLERrally 188 · set 4

Biggest swing: 12.4% to Butler — set 4, DUKE 23-24 BUTLER. Butler ace on Nataly Moravec. BUTLER win probability 19% → 31%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

DUKE 62.3%37.7% BUTLER

Duke wins

3-0
18.4%
3-1
23.8%
3-2
20.0%

Butler wins

3-0
8.0%
3-1
13.6%
3-2
16.1%
DUKE break %
41.3% vs this opp
BUTLER break %
39.0% 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
    ButlerAce+12.4%

    Butler ace on Nataly Moravec

    Set 4 · DUKE 23-24 BUTLER · BUTLER 19% → 31%

  2. 02

    Kill by Ashby Zubchevich (set by Nikki Quinn)

    Set 4 · DUKE 25-24 BUTLER · DUKE 77% → 89%

  3. 03
    DukeAce+11.2%

    Duke ace on Elise Ward

    Set 4 · DUKE 26-24 BUTLER · DUKE 89% → 100%

  4. 04
    Chase LemmingKill+8.9%

    Kill by Chase Lemming (set by Ava Hunter)

    Set 2 · DUKE 25-26 BUTLER · BUTLER 22% → 31%

  5. 05
    DukeAce+8.6%

    Duke ace on Marin Thaxton

    Set 2 · DUKE 27-26 BUTLER · DUKE 75% → 84%

  6. 06
    Chase LemmingAttack error+8.6%

    Attack error by Chase Lemming

    Set 2 · DUKE 24-23 BUTLER · DUKE 75% → 84%

  7. 07

    Kill by Ashby Zubchevich (set by Nikki Quinn)

    Set 4 · DUKE 24-24 BUTLER · DUKE 69% → 77%

  8. 08

    Chase Lemming stuffed by Zoe Gillen-Malveaux & Nikki Quinn

    Set 2 · DUKE 28-26 BUTLER · DUKE 84% → 92%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Dukeaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
418340.37502311400020
418638.3161254100020
44217.118123500217
42411-.182000003457
44112.25000120111.55.5
4113.000380330031.52.5
4000–2141320001
4000–000200000
3000–000100000
2000–021000002
1001.000000000000
1000–000000000
Team totals4717122.24642920417410991
Butlerhome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
428548.4790002012230
46215.2670121016411
44210.20011200031.56.5
45414.071000300005
4102.5002402800001
23414-.07110235010.53.5
44310.10004081010.58.5
4001.0001903200000
4000–4032200000
3002.000000100211
3000–010100001
3000–000110000
2203.66700010031.53.5
Team totals5320119.277497145392181197

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 6 DUKE · BUTLER 6

Set 1

25-22

Longest run 6 DUKEBUTLER 4

Set 2

28-26

Longest run 5 DUKEBUTLER 4

Set 3

12-25

Longest run 2 DUKEBUTLER 6

Set 4

26-24

Longest run 3 DUKEBUTLER 3

Bars above the line = Butler leads, below = Duke leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Duke

SlotSideout %Break %
1
42%11/26
36%5/14
2
73%11/15
39%7/18
3
56%10/18
17%2/12
4
60%9/15
55%11/20
5
50%8/16
36%5/14
6
88%7/8
42%5/12
All
57%56/98
39%35/90

Butler

SlotSideout %Break %
1
69%11/16
50%9/18
2
71%10/14
50%11/22
3
56%10/18
33%5/15
4
60%9/15
33%5/15
5
67%8/12
53%9/17
6
47%7/15
27%3/11
All
61%55/90
43%42/98

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

188 rallies

#DUKE-BUTLERSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1BUTLERBUTLERAttack errAvery Hamlin+2.5
21-1BUTLERDUKEKillAvery Hamlinset Nikki Quinn+1.7
31-2DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+1.8
42-2BUTLERDUKEKillBreonna Gossset Nikki Quinn+1.7
52-3DUKEBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Jersey Loyer+1.8
63-3BUTLERDUKE×6KillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+1.7
74-3DUKEDUKE×6KillNataly Moravec+2.6
85-3DUKEDUKE×6Attack errMaria Nix+2.5
96-3DUKEDUKE×6Attack errChase Lemming+2.3
107-3DUKEDUKE×6KillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+2.1
118-3DUKEDUKE×6AceDukeaced Raegan Durbin+1.8
128-4DUKEBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+1.0
138-5BUTLERBUTLERBlockedNataly Moravecblk Sawyer Jones, Carly Slusser+1.9
149-5BUTLERDUKEKillNikki Quinnset Ashby Zubchevich+1.4
159-6DUKEBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+1.3
169-7BUTLERBUTLERBlockedZoe Gillen-Malveauxblk Carly Slusser, Raegan Durbin+2.3
1710-7BUTLERDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+1.7
1810-8DUKEBUTLERKillCarly Slusserset Kaylee Finnegan+1.6
1911-8BUTLERDUKE×4Serve errButler+1.8
2012-8DUKEDUKE×4Attack errRaegan Durbin+2.3
2113-8DUKEDUKE×4Attack errRaegan Durbin+1.9
2214-8DUKEDUKE×4KillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+1.4
2314-9DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+0.7
2415-9BUTLERDUKEBad setKaren Dutro+0.9
2516-9DUKEDUKEAttack errMaria Nix+1.0
2616-10DUKEBUTLER×3KillRaegan Durbinset Ava Hunter+0.4
2716-11BUTLERBUTLER×3KillChase Lemmingset Jersey Loyer+1.0
2816-12BUTLERBUTLER×3KillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+1.4
2917-12BUTLERDUKEKillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+1.3
3017-13DUKEBUTLERKillMaria Nixset Ava Hunter+0.9
3118-13BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+1.2
3219-13DUKEDUKEBlockedCarly Slusserblk Zoe Gillen-Malveaux+1.2
3319-14DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+0.5
3420-14BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+0.8
3520-15DUKEBUTLER×4KillSawyer Jonesset Kaylee Finnegan+0.4
3620-16BUTLERBUTLER×4BlockedAshby Zubchevichblk Carly Slusser, Sawyer Jones+1.1
3720-17BUTLERBUTLER×4AceButleraced Nataly Moravec+1.7
3820-18BUTLERBUTLER×4KillCarly Slusser+2.7
3921-18BUTLERDUKEKillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+2.5
4021-19DUKEBUTLERKillRaegan Durbinset Kaylee Finnegan+1.8
4122-19BUTLERDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+2.6
4222-20DUKEBUTLERKillSawyer Jonesset Kaylee Finnegan+1.7
4322-21BUTLERBUTLERKillMaria Nixset Ava Hunter+4.2
4423-21BUTLERDUKEKillAvery Hamlinset Nikki Quinn+4.0
4524-21DUKEDUKEAceDukeaced Raegan Durbin+4.0
4624-22DUKEBUTLERKillRaegan Durbinset Ava Hunter+1.0
4725-22BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+2.4
Set 2
10-1DUKEBUTLERKillAva Hunterset Raegan Durbin+1.5
21-1BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+1.5
31-2DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+1.6
42-2BUTLERDUKE×3KillBreonna Gossset Nikki Quinn+1.5
53-2DUKEDUKE×3BlockedCarly Slusserblk Zoe Gillen-Malveaux+2.3
64-2DUKEDUKE×3BlockedChase Lemmingblk Zoe Gillen-Malveaux, Avery Hamlin+2.2
74-3DUKEBUTLERKillMaria Nixset Ava Hunter+1.4
85-3BUTLERDUKEAttack errRaegan Durbin+1.5
95-4DUKEBUTLER×3KillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+1.5
105-5BUTLERBUTLER×3AceButleraced Nataly Moravec+2.4
115-6BUTLERBUTLER×3Attack errNikki Quinn+2.5
126-6BUTLERDUKEKillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+1.7
136-7DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+1.8
147-7BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+1.7
158-7DUKEDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Mailinh Godschall+2.6
168-8DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+1.7
179-8BUTLERDUKEAttack errMaria Nix+1.8
189-9DUKEBUTLER×4Serve errDuke+1.8
199-10BUTLERBUTLER×4Attack errBreonna Goss+2.9
209-11BUTLERBUTLER×4BlockedAshby Zubchevichblk Karen Dutro, Chase Lemming+2.9
219-12BUTLERBUTLER×4KillChase Lemmingset Karen Dutro+2.8
2210-12BUTLERDUKE×4BlockedKaren Dutroblk Breonna Goss+1.7
2311-12DUKEDUKE×4KillNataly Moravec+2.8
2412-12DUKEDUKE×4AceDukeaced Raegan Durbin+3.0
2513-12DUKEDUKE×4KillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+3.1
2613-13DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+2.1
2714-13BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+2.1
2814-14DUKEBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+2.2
2915-14BUTLERDUKEKillNataly Moravecset Mailinh Godschall+2.2
3015-15DUKEBUTLERBlockedNataly Moravecblk Sawyer Jones, Carly Slusser+2.3
3116-15BUTLERDUKE×5KillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+2.3
3217-15DUKEDUKE×5KillZoe Gillen-Malveaux+3.4
3318-15DUKEDUKE×5AceDukeaced Raegan Durbin+2.9
3419-15DUKEDUKE×5BlockedRaegan Durbinblk Zoe Gillen-Malveaux+2.3
3520-15DUKEDUKE×5AceDukeaced Raegan Durbin+1.6
3620-16DUKEBUTLER×3KillCarly Slusserset Kaylee Finnegan+0.6
3720-17BUTLERBUTLER×3BlockedAshby Zubchevichblk Lucy Gray, Karen Dutro+1.5
3820-18BUTLERBUTLER×3AceButleraced Mailinh Godschall+2.4
3921-18BUTLERDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+2.2
4021-19DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+1.6
4122-19BUTLERDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+2.3
4222-20DUKEBUTLER×4Serve errDuke+1.5
4322-21BUTLERBUTLER×4Attack errAshby Zubchevich+3.7
4422-22BUTLERBUTLER×4KillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+5.6
4522-23BUTLERBUTLER×4KillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+7.2
4623-23BUTLERDUKEKillBreonna Gossset Nikki Quinn+4.5
4724-23DUKEDUKEAttack errChase Lemming+8.6
4824-24DUKEBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+5.7
4925-24BUTLERDUKEKillAvery Hamlinset Nikki Quinn+5.7
5025-25DUKEBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+5.7
5125-26BUTLERBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+8.9
5226-26BUTLERDUKE×3KillZoe Gillen-Malveauxset Nataly Moravec+6.0
5327-26DUKEDUKE×3AceDukeaced Marin Thaxton+8.6
5428-26DUKEDUKE×3BlockedChase Lemmingblk Zoe Gillen-Malveaux, Nikki Quinn+8.1
Set 3
10-1BUTLERBUTLER×4KillKaren Dutro+1.4
20-2BUTLERBUTLER×4KillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+1.4
30-3BUTLERBUTLER×4AceButleraced Mailinh Godschall+1.4
40-4BUTLERBUTLER×4KillKaren Dutroset Ava Hunter+1.3
51-4BUTLERDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+0.8
62-4DUKEDUKEBlockedChase Lemmingblk Avery Hamlin, Breonna Goss+1.3
72-5DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+1.0
83-5BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+0.9
93-6DUKEBUTLER×6Serve errDuke+1.0
103-7BUTLERBUTLER×6KillChase Lemming+1.4
113-8BUTLERBUTLER×6KillChase Lemming+1.3
123-9BUTLERBUTLER×6KillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+1.1
133-10BUTLERBUTLER×6KillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+0.9
143-11BUTLERBUTLER×6BlockedAvery Hamlinblk Carly Slusser, Chase Lemming+0.7
154-11BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+0.3
164-12DUKEBUTLERBlockedZoe Gillen-Malveauxblk Chase Lemming+0.5
174-13BUTLERBUTLERKillCarly Slusserset Kaylee Finnegan+0.5
185-13BUTLERDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+0.2
195-14DUKEBUTLERKillElise Wardset Kaylee Finnegan+0.3
206-14BUTLERDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+0.2
216-15DUKEBUTLERKillKaren Dutroset Kaylee Finnegan+0.3
227-15BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+0.2
237-16DUKEBUTLER×3Serve errDuke+0.3
247-17BUTLERBUTLER×3KillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+0.2
257-18BUTLERBUTLER×3KillKaren Dutroset Ava Hunter+0.1
268-18BUTLERDUKEKillBreonna Gossset Nikki Quinn·
278-19DUKEBUTLER×3KillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+0.1
288-20BUTLERBUTLER×3AceButleraced Ashby Zubchevich·
298-21BUTLERBUTLER×3KillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter·
309-21BUTLERDUKEKillNataly Moravecset Avery Hamlin·
319-22DUKEBUTLERKillMaria Nixset Ava Hunter·
3210-22BUTLERDUKEKillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn·
3310-23DUKEBUTLERKillCarly Slusserset Kaylee Finnegan·
3411-23BUTLERDUKEKillNataly Moravec·
3512-23DUKEDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn·
3612-24DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke·
3712-25BUTLERBUTLERKillElise Wardset Kaylee Finnegan·
Set 4
10-1DUKEBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Jersey Loyer+2.1
21-1BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+2.0
31-2DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+2.2
42-2BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+2.1
52-3DUKEBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+2.2
63-3BUTLERDUKE×3KillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+2.1
74-3DUKEDUKE×3BlockedElise Wardblk Zoe Gillen-Malveaux, Nikki Quinn+3.2
85-3DUKEDUKE×3KillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+3.1
95-4DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+2.0
106-4BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+2.1
116-5DUKEBUTLERKillElise Wardset Jersey Loyer+2.1
127-5BUTLERDUKEServe errButler+2.2
137-6DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+2.1
147-7BUTLERBUTLERAceButleraced Nataly Moravec+3.5
158-7BUTLERDUKE×3Attack errMaria Nix+2.4
169-7DUKEDUKE×3AceDuke+3.4
1710-7DUKEDUKE×3AceDuke+3.2
1810-8DUKEBUTLERKillMaria Nixset Ava Hunter+1.9
1911-8BUTLERDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+2.2
2011-9DUKEBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+2.0
2112-9BUTLERDUKEKillAvery Hamlinset Nikki Quinn+2.2
2212-10DUKEBUTLERAttack errAshby Zubchevich+2.0
2313-10BUTLERDUKEKillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+2.3
2413-11DUKEBUTLERKillCarly Slusserset Kaylee Finnegan+2.1
2513-12BUTLERBUTLERBlockedZoe Gillen-Malveauxblk Karen Dutro, Elise Ward+3.7
2614-12BUTLERDUKEKillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+2.7
2714-13DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+2.6
2815-13BUTLERDUKE×3KillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+2.8
2916-13DUKEDUKE×3KillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+3.8
3017-13DUKEDUKE×3Attack errKaren Dutro+3.1
3117-14DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+1.6
3218-14BUTLERDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+2.1
3318-15DUKEBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+1.6
3418-16BUTLERBUTLERAttack errAshby Zubchevich+3.3
3519-16BUTLERDUKEKillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+2.8
3619-17DUKEBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Ava Hunter+2.2
3720-17BUTLERDUKEKillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+2.9
3820-18DUKEBUTLER×3KillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+2.2
3920-19BUTLERBUTLER×3BlockedNataly Moravecblk Carly Slusser, Lucy Gray+4.8
4020-20BUTLERBUTLER×3BlockedZoe Gillen-Malveauxblk Carly Slusser+6.3
4121-20BUTLERDUKEKillNataly Moravecset Nikki Quinn+4.7
4222-20DUKEDUKEAttack errElise Ward+6.7
4322-21DUKEBUTLERServe errDuke+3.5
4422-22BUTLERBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+7.8
4523-22BUTLERDUKEBlockedElise Wardblk Zoe Gillen-Malveaux, Nikki Quinn+6.4
4623-23DUKEBUTLERKillElise Wardset Kaylee Finnegan+6.1
4723-24BUTLERBUTLERAceButleraced Nataly Moravec+12.4
4824-24BUTLERDUKE×3KillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+8.4
4925-24DUKEDUKE×3KillAshby Zubchevichset Nikki Quinn+11.9
5026-24DUKEDUKE×3AceDukeaced Elise Ward+11.2

Score shown after each rally, Duke 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).