Final · 5 setsSat, Oct 17, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Providence def. Butler 3–2

RallyIQ pre-match: Butler 65.5% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 17, 4:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Providence won at Butler 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 17-25, 25-18, 15-11) on Sat, Oct 17, 2026. Tori Otter led Providence with 14 kills; Butler's Raegan Durbin had a match-high 18.

Data through · final Oct 17

Set12345Sets
PROV21251725153
BUTLER25212518112

Match story · written from the play-by-play

.452 on 31 swings: Tori Otter and Providence edged Butler.

The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Providence's win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. Butler went in at 66% by RallyIQ.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 4 · Providence 0–2 Butler

    From here Providence won 25 of 41 rallies to take the set 25–18.

    Providence 13% → 42%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 5 · Providence 6–8 Butler

    3 straight Providence points turned a 6–8 deficit into a 9–8 lead. The match swung to Providence.

    Providence 25% → 57%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 5 · Providence 12–10 Butler

    Providence won 3 of the last 4 rallies to take the set 15–11 and win the match 3–2.

    Providence 76% → >99%

Butler above 50Providence belowMax swing 14.8%

ProvidenceButler

Sideout %
Providence 61.0·Butler 59.2
Break %
Providence 40.8·Butler 39.0
Hitting
Providence .246·Butler .185
Longest run
Providence 8·Butler 7

Tori Otter
14 kills on .452, 17 points; 5 of those kills came in the turning points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Butler above 50 · Providence below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+14.8% PROVrally 203 · set 5

Biggest swing: 14.8% to Providence — set 5, PROV 11-9 BUTLER. Providence ace on Marin Thaxton. BUTLER win probability 42% → 27%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

PROV 39.7%60.3% BUTLER

Providence wins

3-0
8.6%
3-1
14.5%
3-2
16.6%

Butler wins

3-0
17.4%
3-1
23.0%
3-2
19.9%
PROV break %
41.6% vs this opp
BUTLER break %
43.6% 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
    ProvidenceAce+14.8%

    Providence ace on Marin Thaxton

    Set 5 · PROV 11-9 BUTLER · PROV 58% → 73%

  2. 02

    Elise Ward stuffed by Sophia Adkins & Aubrey Easterwood

    Set 5 · PROV 14-11 BUTLER · PROV 80% → 94%

  3. 03
    Tori OtterKill+13.8%

    Kill by Tori Otter (set by Miller McDonald)

    Set 5 · PROV 13-11 BUTLER · PROV 67% → 80%

  4. 04
    ProvidenceAce+13.2%

    Providence ace on Raegan Durbin

    Set 5 · PROV 9-8 BUTLER · PROV 43% → 57%

  5. 05

    Chase Lemming stuffed by Aubrey Easterwood & Shea Dupuis

    Set 5 · PROV 12-10 BUTLER · PROV 64% → 76%

  6. 06
    Shea DupuisKill+11.7%

    Kill by Shea Dupuis (set by Sarah Musial)

    Set 5 · PROV 8-8 BUTLER · PROV 32% → 43%

  7. 07
    ButlerService error+10.8%

    Butler service error

    Set 5 · PROV 10-9 BUTLER · PROV 47% → 58%

  8. 08
    Raegan DurbinKill+10.4%

    Kill by Raegan Durbin (set by Karen Dutro)

    Set 5 · PROV 6-8 BUTLER · BUTLER 65% → 75%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
514031.4520004006317
510429.2071346106316
513131.3870018102114
53212.08301310195.59.5
54311.091000112659
5102.50024111000002
5002.0001734500003
5000–0102160001
42310-.10000010010.52.5
3016-.16700000010.50.5
2000–000000000
1000–100020000
Team totals4714134.24643913571133118.5103
Butlerhome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
518847.2131208500020
514936.1390104200015
510832.063030110010.513.5
58216.375113000009
5339.000111000215
2000–130240010.50.5
56112.41700020010.56.5
5001.000021610002
5000–7122000001
5002.0002002500000
4000–002100000
3001.0001201100000
21011.00010100010.51.5
Team totals6031157.185561115629063100

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.

Providence vs Butler

Season series · Providence leads 1-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 8 PROV · BUTLER 7

Set 1

21-25

Longest run 2 PROVBUTLER 7

Set 2

25-21

Longest run 4 PROVBUTLER 3

Set 3

17-25

Longest run 2 PROVBUTLER 4

Set 4

25-18

Longest run 8 PROVBUTLER 3

Set 5

15-11

Longest run 3 PROVBUTLER 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Providence

SlotSideout %Break %
1
65%13/20
39%7/18
2
55%12/22
50%12/24
3
67%10/15
39%7/18
4
47%9/19
44%8/18
5
60%9/15
36%5/14
6
89%8/9
27%3/11
All
61%61/100
41%42/103

Butler

SlotSideout %Break %
1
59%13/22
9%1/11
2
50%12/24
50%13/26
3
56%10/18
39%7/18
4
64%9/14
53%10/19
5
56%9/16
40%6/15
6
89%8/9
18%2/11
All
59%61/103
39%39/100

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 (5 of 5 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

203 rallies

#PROV-BUTLERSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0BUTLERPROVAttack errElise Ward+1.8
21-1PROVBUTLERKillElise Wardset Ava Hunter+1.7
32-1BUTLERPROVKillLyric Berryset Miller McDonald+1.8
43-1PROVPROVAceProvidenceaced Chase Lemming+2.5
53-2PROVBUTLERKillRaegan Durbinset Jersey Loyer+1.7
64-2BUTLERPROVKillSophia Adkinsset Sarah Musial+1.9
75-2PROVPROVAceProvidenceaced Raegan Durbin+2.5
85-3PROVBUTLER×7KillRaegan Durbinset Jersey Loyer+1.7
95-4BUTLERBUTLER×7Bad setSarah Musial+2.5
105-5BUTLERBUTLER×7KillCarly Slusser+2.5
115-6BUTLERBUTLER×7KillRaegan Durbinset Jersey Loyer+2.5
125-7BUTLERBUTLER×7KillRaegan Durbinset Ava Hunter+2.4
135-8BUTLERBUTLER×7AceButleraced Lyric Berry+2.2
145-9BUTLERBUTLER×7AceButleraced Ava Dyer+2.0
156-9BUTLERPROVBlockedElise Wardblk Lyric Berry, Macy Taylor+1.3
166-10PROVBUTLERKillEllery Reesset Sarah Kempf+1.5
177-10BUTLERPROVKillMacy Taylorset Sarah Musial+1.3
187-11PROVBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Sarah Kempf+1.5
198-11BUTLERPROVKillMacy Taylorset Miller McDonald+1.4
208-12PROVBUTLERAttack errAubrey Easterwood+1.5
219-12BUTLERPROVServe errButler+1.4
229-13PROVBUTLERServe errProvidence+1.6
2310-13BUTLERPROVAttack errRaegan Durbin+1.4
2410-14PROVBUTLERKillElise Wardset Ava Hunter+1.6
2511-14BUTLERPROVServe errButler+1.4
2612-14PROVPROVKillMacy Taylorset Sarah Musial+2.4
2712-15PROVBUTLERKillRaegan Durbinset Ava Hunter+2.0
2813-15BUTLERPROVKillMacy Taylorset Sarah Musial+1.8
2913-16PROVBUTLER×4KillRaegan Durbinset Sarah Kempf+2.1
3013-17BUTLERBUTLER×4AceButleraced Ava Dyer+2.3
3113-18BUTLERBUTLER×4Attack errShea Dupuis+1.8
3213-19BUTLERBUTLER×4Bad setSarah Musial+1.2
3314-19BUTLERPROVKillMacy Taylorset Sarah Musial+0.6
3415-19PROVPROVAttack errChase Lemming+1.2
3515-20PROVBUTLERServe errProvidence+1.3
3616-20BUTLERPROVBlockedChase Lemmingblk Aubrey Easterwood, Tori Otter+0.8
3716-21PROVBUTLERKillEllery Reesset Sarah Kempf+1.2
3817-21BUTLERPROVServe errButler+0.7
3918-21PROVPROVBlockedChase Lemmingblk Lyric Berry, Tori Otter+1.6
4018-22PROVBUTLERKillElise Wardset Ava Hunter+1.8
4118-23BUTLERBUTLERKillZoe McDonald+1.3
4219-23BUTLERPROVServe errButler+0.4
4319-24PROVBUTLERKillZoe McDonaldset Ava Hunter+0.8
4420-24BUTLERPROVAttack errElise Ward+0.2
4521-24PROVPROVKillMacy Taylorset Carly Slusser+0.6
4621-25PROVBUTLERServe errProvidence+1.1
Set 2
11-0PROVPROVKillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+2.0
22-0PROVPROVBad setAva Hunter+2.1
32-1PROVBUTLERKillElise Wardset Ava Hunter+1.5
42-2BUTLERBUTLERAceButleraced Ava Dyer+2.0
53-2BUTLERPROVKillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+1.6
63-3PROVBUTLERKillRaegan Durbinset Ava Hunter+1.5
74-3BUTLERPROVServe errButler+1.6
85-3PROVPROVAceProvidence+2.2
95-4PROVBUTLERKillCarly Slusserset Ava Hunter+1.6
106-4BUTLERPROV×3KillSophia Adkinsset Miller McDonald+1.7
117-4PROVPROV×3AceProvidenceaced Chase Lemming+2.3
128-4PROVPROV×3BlockedCarly Slusserblk Sophia Adkins, Lyric Berry+2.2
138-5PROVBUTLERServe errProvidence+1.4
148-6BUTLERBUTLERBlockedSophia Adkinsblk Carly Slusser, Ellery Rees+2.1
159-6BUTLERPROVKillSophia Adkinsset Sarah Musial+1.8
1610-6PROVPROVAceProvidenceaced Raegan Durbin+2.3
1710-7PROVBUTLERServe errProvidence+1.5
1811-7BUTLERPROVServe errButler+1.8
1911-8PROVBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Sarah Kempf+1.5
2012-8BUTLERPROVKillAubrey Easterwoodset Sarah Musial+1.8
2113-8PROVPROVBlockedElise Wardblk Aubrey Easterwood, Macy Taylor+2.1
2213-9PROVBUTLERKillElise Wardset Jersey Loyer+1.2
2313-10BUTLERBUTLERAttack errAubrey Easterwood+2.0
2414-10BUTLERPROVKillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+1.9
2514-11PROVBUTLER×3KillZoe McDonaldset Ava Hunter+1.5
2614-12BUTLERBUTLER×3KillRaegan Durbinset Ava Hunter+2.4
2714-13BUTLERBUTLER×3AceButleraced Ava Dyer+2.7
2815-13BUTLERPROVKillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+2.3
2915-14PROVBUTLER×3KillRaegan Durbinset Ava Hunter+2.1
3015-15BUTLERBUTLER×3Attack errLyric Berry+3.1
3115-16BUTLERBUTLER×3BlockedSophia Adkinsblk Ava Hunter, Carly Slusser+3.2
3216-16BUTLERPROVAttack errRaegan Durbin+2.4
3316-17PROVBUTLERAttack errLyric Berry+2.5
3417-17BUTLERPROVKillSophia Adkinsset Sarah Musial+2.5
3517-18PROVBUTLERServe errProvidence+2.6
3618-18BUTLERPROVKillShea Dupuisset Sarah Musial+2.7
3718-19PROVBUTLERKillZoe McDonaldset Sarah Kempf+2.8
3819-19BUTLERPROVKillAubrey Easterwoodset Sarah Musial+2.9
3920-19PROVPROVBlockedChase Lemmingblk Aubrey Easterwood, Tori Otter+4.4
4020-20PROVBUTLERKillZoe McDonaldset Ava Hunter+3.1
4121-20BUTLERPROVKillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+3.7
4221-21PROVBUTLERServe errProvidence+3.5
4322-21BUTLERPROV×4KillAubrey Easterwoodset Miller McDonald+4.2
4423-21PROVPROV×4BlockedCarly Slusserblk Lyric Berry+5.6
4524-21PROVPROV×4Attack errRaegan Durbin+4.2
4625-21PROVPROV×4BlockedElise Wardblk Sophia Adkins, Lyric Berry+1.7
Set 3
11-0BUTLERPROVKillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+2.4
22-0PROVPROVKillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+3.3
32-1PROVBUTLERServe errProvidence+2.3
42-2BUTLERBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Sarah Kempf+3.2
53-2BUTLERPROVKillSophia Adkinsset Miller McDonald+2.5
63-3PROVBUTLERAttack errShea Dupuis+2.4
74-3BUTLERPROVServe errButler+2.6
84-4PROVBUTLERKillRaegan Durbinset Sarah Kempf+2.5
95-4BUTLERPROVKillMacy Taylorset Sarah Musial+2.7
105-5PROVBUTLERKillRaegan Durbinset Kaylee Finnegan+2.6
116-5BUTLERPROVAttack errChase Lemming+2.7
127-5PROVPROVKillMacy Taylorset Miller McDonald+3.8
137-6PROVBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Jersey Loyer+2.6
148-6BUTLERPROVServe errButler+2.9
158-7PROVBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Raegan Durbin+2.7
169-7BUTLERPROVServe errButler+3.0
179-8PROVBUTLERServe errProvidence+2.8
189-9BUTLERBUTLERAttack errLyric Berry+3.9
1910-9BUTLERPROVKillMiller McDonaldset Sophia Adkins+3.1
2010-10PROVBUTLERServe errProvidence+3.0
2111-10BUTLERPROVKillSophia Adkinsset Sarah Musial+3.2
2211-11PROVBUTLER×3Serve errProvidence+3.1
2311-12BUTLERBUTLER×3Attack errShea Dupuis+4.2
2411-13BUTLERBUTLER×3KillRaegan Durbinset Sarah Kempf+4.0
2512-13BUTLERPROVKillMacy Taylorset Sarah Musial+2.9
2612-14PROVBUTLERKillEllery Reesset Kaylee Finnegan+3.1
2712-15BUTLERBUTLERAceButleraced Sophia Adkins+3.8
2813-15BUTLERPROVKillMacy Taylorset Sarah Musial+2.5
2913-16PROVBUTLERKillCarly Slusserset Kaylee Finnegan+2.9
3014-16BUTLERPROVKillSophia Adkins+2.5
3114-17PROVBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+3.0
3215-17BUTLERPROVBlockedChase Lemmingblk Aubrey Easterwood, Tori Otter+2.6
3315-18PROVBUTLER×4KillZoe McDonaldset Sarah Kempf+3.1
3415-19BUTLERBUTLER×4KillElise Wardset Sarah Kempf+3.3
3515-20BUTLERBUTLER×4KillRaegan Durbinset Sarah Kempf+2.3
3615-21BUTLERBUTLER×4Attack errSophia Adkins+1.4
3716-21BUTLERPROVKillLyric Berryset Miller McDonald+0.6
3817-21PROVPROVAttack errRaegan Durbin+1.3
3917-22PROVBUTLER×4Serve errProvidence+1.5
4017-23BUTLERBUTLER×4Attack errLyla Buser+1.0
4117-24BUTLERBUTLER×4KillRaegan Durbinset Sarah Kempf+0.3
4217-25BUTLERBUTLER×4Attack errSophia Adkins+0.1
Set 4
10-1PROVBUTLERKillElise Wardset Sarah Kempf+2.0
20-2BUTLERBUTLERKillZoe McDonaldset Chase Lemming+2.6
31-2BUTLERPROV×8KillMacy Taylorset Miller McDonald+1.9
42-2PROVPROV×8Attack errZoe McDonald+2.8
53-2PROVPROV×8BlockedZoe McDonaldblk Aubrey Easterwood+3.0
64-2PROVPROV×8BlockedRaegan Durbinblk Aubrey Easterwood, Tori Otter+3.1
75-2PROVPROV×8KillSophia Adkins+3.1
86-2PROVPROV×8Attack errRaegan Durbin+3.0
97-2PROVPROV×8BlockedElise Wardblk Sophia Adkins, Aubrey Easterwood+2.8
108-2PROVPROV×8KillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+2.5
118-3PROVBUTLERKillZoe McDonaldset Sarah Kempf+1.5
129-3BUTLERPROVServe errButler+1.9
139-4PROVBUTLERKillElise Wardset Sarah Kempf+1.5
1410-4BUTLERPROVAttack errRaegan Durbin+1.9
1511-4PROVPROVAceProvidenceaced Raegan Durbin+2.1
1611-5PROVBUTLERKillEllery Reesset Kaylee Finnegan+1.2
1712-5BUTLERPROV×3KillSophia Adkinsset Sarah Musial+1.6
1813-5PROVPROV×3BlockedChase Lemmingblk Lyric Berry, Lyla Buser+1.6
1914-5PROVPROV×3KillLyric Berryset Sarah Musial+1.2
2014-6PROVBUTLER×3KillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+0.6
2114-7BUTLERBUTLER×3KillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+1.1
2214-8BUTLERBUTLER×3AceButleraced Gwenyth Koss+1.4
2315-8BUTLERPROVKillMacy Taylorset Gwenyth Koss+1.5
2415-9PROVBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+1.0
2515-10BUTLERBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Zoe McDonald+1.8
2616-10BUTLERPROVServe errButler+1.9
2717-10PROVPROVAceProvidenceaced Raegan Durbin+1.8
2817-11PROVBUTLER×3KillChase Lemmingset Jersey Loyer+0.9
2917-12BUTLERBUTLER×3AceButleraced Gwenyth Koss+1.6
3017-13BUTLERBUTLER×3AceButleraced Ava Dyer+2.2
3118-13BUTLERPROVKillMacy Taylorset Miller McDonald+2.3
3219-13PROVPROVKillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+2.3
3319-14PROVBUTLERKillRaegan Durbinset Sarah Kempf+1.0
3419-15BUTLERBUTLERKillRaegan Durbinset Jersey Loyer+2.0
3520-15BUTLERPROVKillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+2.2
3621-15PROVPROVBlockedElise Wardblk Sophia Adkins, Lyric Berry+2.0
3721-16PROVBUTLERKillElise Wardset Sarah Kempf+0.7
3822-16BUTLERPROVKillSophia Adkinsset Miller McDonald+1.3
3923-16PROVPROVKillLyric Berry+0.8
4023-17PROVBUTLERServe errProvidence+0.2
4124-17BUTLERPROVBlockedCarly Slusserblk Lyric Berry+0.4
4224-18PROVBUTLERKillEllery Reesset Kaylee Finnegan+0.1
4325-18BUTLERPROVServe errButler+0.9
Set 5
11-0PROVPROVBlockedChase Lemmingblk Aubrey Easterwood, Tori Otter+8.7
22-0PROVPROVKillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+9.0
32-1PROVBUTLER×3KillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+6.2
42-2BUTLERBUTLER×3BlockedMacy Taylorblk Elise Ward, Karen Dutro+8.9
52-3BUTLERBUTLER×3AceButleraced Ava Dyer+9.0
63-3BUTLERPROVServe errButler+6.8
73-4PROVBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Kaylee Finnegan+6.9
83-5BUTLERBUTLERAceButleraced Macy Taylor+8.9
94-5BUTLERPROVKillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+6.3
104-6PROVBUTLERKillChase Lemmingset Sarah Kempf+6.9
115-6BUTLERPROVBlockedEllery Reesblk Lyric Berry, Sophia Adkins+6.6
126-6PROVPROVAttack errRaegan Durbin+10.4
136-7PROVBUTLERKillKaren Dutroset Sarah Kempf+8.0
146-8BUTLERBUTLERKillRaegan Durbinset Karen Dutro+10.4
157-8BUTLERPROV×3Serve errButler+7.1
168-8PROVPROV×3KillShea Dupuisset Sarah Musial+11.7
179-8PROVPROV×3AceProvidenceaced Raegan Durbin+13.2
189-9PROVBUTLERKillEllery Reesset Sarah Kempf+9.5
1910-9BUTLERPROVServe errButler+10.8
2011-9PROVPROVAceProvidenceaced Marin Thaxton+14.8
2111-10PROVBUTLERKillRaegan Durbinset Carly Slusser+9.0
2212-10BUTLERPROVBlockedChase Lemmingblk Aubrey Easterwood, Shea Dupuis+12.2
2312-11PROVBUTLERKillElise Wardset Kaylee Finnegan+9.4
2413-11BUTLERPROV×3KillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+13.8
2514-11PROVPROV×3BlockedElise Wardblk Sophia Adkins, Aubrey Easterwood+13.9
2615-11PROVPROV×3KillTori Otterset Miller McDonald+5.7

Score shown after each rally, Providence 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).