Final · 4 setsSun, Aug 30, 2026

Xavier def. Notre Dame 3–1

Xavier won at Notre Dame 3-1 (29-27, 25-15, 18-25, 25-15) on Sun, Aug 30, 2026. Xavier's Ava Tilden led with 15 kills, and Charlotte Moriarty added 22 digs.

Data through · final Aug 30

Set1234Sets
XAVIER292518253
N DAME271525151

Win probability

Notre Dame above 50 · Xavier below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+10.1% XAVIERrally 179 · set 4

Biggest swing: 10.1% to Xavier — set 1, XAVIER 24-24 N DAME. Attack error by Mae Kordas. N DAME win probability 58% → 48%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

XAVIER 54.3%45.7% N DAME

Xavier wins

3-0
14.4%
3-1
20.6%
3-2
19.4%

Notre Dame wins

3-0
10.8%
3-1
16.9%
3-2
18.0%
XAVIER break %
42.9% vs this opp
N DAME break %
42.1% 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
    Mae KordasAttack error+10.1%

    Attack error by Mae Kordas

    Set 1 · XAVIER 24-24 N DAME · XAVIER 42% → 52%

  2. 02
    Isabella SanghaAttack error+9.9%

    Attack error by Isabella Sangha

    Set 1 · XAVIER 26-25 N DAME · XAVIER 52% → 62%

  3. 03

    Sydney Helmers stuffed by Jenna Barhorst & McKinley Boehm

    Set 1 · XAVIER 29-27 N DAME · XAVIER 62% → 72%

  4. 04
    XavierService error+7.5%

    Xavier service error

    Set 1 · XAVIER 24-25 N DAME · N DAME 48% → 55%

  5. 05
    Ava TildenKill+7.5%

    Kill by Ava Tilden (set by Kelsey Niesen)

    Set 1 · XAVIER 25-25 N DAME · XAVIER 45% → 52%

  6. 06
    Jenna BarhorstAttack error+7.3%

    Attack error by Jenna Barhorst

    Set 1 · XAVIER 26-26 N DAME · N DAME 38% → 45%

  7. 07
    Ava TildenKill+7.3%

    Kill by Ava Tilden (set by Jenna Barhorst)

    Set 1 · XAVIER 27-26 N DAME · XAVIER 55% → 62%

  8. 08

    Kill by Sydney Helmers (set by Lily Fenton)

    Set 1 · XAVIER 27-27 N DAME · N DAME 38% → 45%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Xavieraway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415440.27500051010.515.5
411422.3180005006314
410733.091013221010.511.5
48418.2220002014311
45420.050201201649
45414.07141011000216
4000–311610001
4000–4121700001
4011-1.000001310000
4000–001000000
Team totals5428148.176503107242201297
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
411955.03602451111.514.5
410731.0970001102111
45113.30800150254.59.5
4014-.25000000031.51.5
4000–011810001
4000–1711800001
45620-.050100300427
4000–1501800000
4000–1011400000
2428.250000301015
23318.00000020010.53.5
1000–000000000
Team totals3829149.06034495734161282

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 8 XAVIER · N DAME 8

Set 1

29-27

Longest run 5 XAVIERN DAME 4

Set 2

25-15

Longest run 5 XAVIERN DAME 2

Set 3

18-25

Longest run 4 XAVIERN DAME 8

Set 4

25-15

Longest run 8 XAVIERN DAME 3

Bars above the line = Notre Dame leads, below = Xavier leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Xavier

SlotSideout %Break %
1
47%9/19
56%9/16
2
75%9/12
65%17/26
3
64%9/14
57%12/21
4
47%7/15
30%3/10
5
47%7/15
0%0/7
6
75%6/8
56%9/16
All
57%47/83
52%50/96

Notre Dame

SlotSideout %Break %
1
60%9/15
53%9/17
2
31%9/29
18%2/11
3
53%8/15
47%8/17
4
88%7/8
47%7/15
5
88%7/8
50%7/14
6
29%6/21
33%3/9
All
48%46/96
43%36/83

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

179 rallies

#XAVIER-N DAMESrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1N DAMEN DAMEAttack errAva Tilden+2.5
21-1N DAMEXAVIER×3KillCatherine Flahartyset Jenna Barhorst+1.8
32-1XAVIERXAVIER×3KillAva Tilden+2.5
43-1XAVIERXAVIER×3Bad setLily Fenton+2.5
53-2XAVIERN DAMEKillIsabella Sanghaset Lily Fenton+1.8
64-2N DAMEXAVIER×4Attack errIsabella Sangha+1.9
75-2XAVIERXAVIER×4Attack errIsabella Sangha+2.4
86-2XAVIERXAVIER×4KillAva Tildenset Kelsey Niesen+2.2
97-2XAVIERXAVIER×4BlockedAnna Bjorkblk McKinley Boehm+2.0
107-3XAVIERN DAME×3KillIsabella Sanghaset Lily Fenton+1.3
117-4N DAMEN DAME×3KillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+2.0
127-5N DAMEN DAME×3BlockedMcKinley Boehmblk Sydney Helmers, Anna Bjork+2.3
138-5N DAMEXAVIERKillAva Tildenset Jenna Barhorst+1.9
149-5XAVIERXAVIERKillCharlotte Moriartyset McKinley Boehm+2.4
159-6XAVIERN DAME×4KillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+1.5
169-7N DAMEN DAME×4BlockedCharlotte Moriartyblk Chichi Nnaji, Anna Bjork+2.4
179-8N DAMEN DAME×4AceNotre Dameaced Elouise Czajkowski+2.8
189-9N DAMEN DAME×4Attack errCharlotte Moriarty+3.0
1910-9N DAMEXAVIERServe errNotre Dame+2.3
2010-10XAVIERN DAME×3KillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+2.3
2110-11N DAMEN DAME×3Attack errCharlotte Moriarty+3.3
2210-12N DAMEN DAME×3Attack errMargo Kemp+3.3
2311-12N DAMEXAVIERBlockedChichi Nnajiblk Charlotte Moriarty, Margo Kemp+2.3
2411-13XAVIERN DAMEBlockedCatherine Flahartyblk Mae Kordas, Portia Zeidler+2.5
2511-14N DAMEN DAMEAceNotre Dameaced Charlotte Moriarty+3.2
2612-14N DAMEXAVIERServe errNotre Dame+2.1
2712-15XAVIERN DAMEKillIsabella Sanghaset Lily Fenton+2.5
2813-15N DAMEXAVIERKillCatherine Flahartyset Jenna Barhorst+2.1
2914-15XAVIERXAVIERAttack errSydney Helmers+3.4
3014-16XAVIERN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+2.8
3115-16N DAMEXAVIERKillAva Tildenset Jenna Barhorst+2.6
3216-16XAVIERXAVIERKillAva Tildenset Jenna Barhorst+4.0
3316-17XAVIERN DAMEBlockedJenna Barhorstblk Anna Bjork+3.2
3416-18N DAMEN DAMEAttack errMcKinley Boehm+4.3
3517-18N DAMEXAVIERKillJenna Barhorstset Kasey Quenichet+2.8
3617-19XAVIERN DAMEBlockedElouise Czajkowskiblk Anna Bjork+3.4
3717-20N DAMEN DAMEAceNotre Dameaced Kasey Quenichet+4.1
3818-20N DAMEXAVIERServe errNotre Dame+2.3
3918-21XAVIERN DAME×3Serve errXavier+3.2
4018-22N DAMEN DAME×3KillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+3.1
4118-23N DAMEN DAME×3KillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+1.8
4219-23N DAMEXAVIERKillCharlotte Moriartyset Jenna Barhorst+0.5
4319-24XAVIERN DAMEKillChichi Nnajiset Maya Baker+1.0
4420-24N DAMEXAVIER×5KillCharlotte Moriartyset Jenna Barhorst+0.3
4521-24XAVIERXAVIER×5KillCatherine Flaharty+0.8
4622-24XAVIERXAVIER×5KillMargo Kempset Jenna Barhorst+1.9
4723-24XAVIERXAVIER×5BlockedIsabella Sanghablk Ava Tilden, Margo Kemp+4.3
4824-24XAVIERXAVIER×5Attack errMae Kordas+10.1
4924-25XAVIERN DAMEServe errXavier+7.5
5025-25N DAMEXAVIERKillAva Tildenset Kelsey Niesen+7.5
5126-25XAVIERXAVIERAttack errIsabella Sangha+9.9
5226-26XAVIERN DAMEAttack errJenna Barhorst+7.3
5327-26N DAMEXAVIERKillAva Tildenset Jenna Barhorst+7.3
5427-27XAVIERN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+7.3
5528-27N DAMEXAVIERKillMcKinley Boehmset Jenna Barhorst+7.3
5629-27XAVIERXAVIERBlockedSydney Helmersblk Jenna Barhorst, McKinley Boehm+9.7
Set 2
11-0XAVIERXAVIERKillMargo Kempset Jenna Barhorst+2.4
21-1XAVIERN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+1.7
32-1N DAMEXAVIER×5BlockedMae Kordasblk Catherine Flaharty, Margo Kemp+1.8
43-1XAVIERXAVIER×5KillCatherine Flahartyset Kelsey Niesen+2.4
54-1XAVIERXAVIER×5Attack errChichi Nnaji+2.3
65-1XAVIERXAVIER×5BlockedMae Kordasblk Catherine Flaharty, McKinley Boehm+2.1
76-1XAVIERXAVIER×5AceXavieraced Sydney Helmers+1.9
86-2XAVIERN DAMEServe errXavier+1.2
97-2N DAMEXAVIERKillAva Tildenset Jenna Barhorst+1.4
108-2XAVIERXAVIERKillAva Tildenset Jenna Barhorst+1.6
118-3XAVIERN DAMEKillChichi Nnajiset Maya Baker+1.0
129-3N DAMEXAVIERKillMcKinley Boehmset Jenna Barhorst+1.2
139-4XAVIERN DAMEKillIsabella Sanghaset Lily Fenton+1.0
149-5N DAMEN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+1.7
1510-5N DAMEXAVIERServe errNotre Dame+1.4
1610-6XAVIERN DAMEKillIsabella Sanghaset Lily Fenton+1.2
1711-6N DAMEXAVIERKillJenna Barhorstset Kasey Quenichet+1.5
1811-7XAVIERN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+1.2
1911-8N DAMEN DAMEAttack errMargo Kemp+2.0
2012-8N DAMEXAVIERKillMargo Kempset Jenna Barhorst+1.8
2112-9XAVIERN DAMEServe errXavier+1.5
2213-9N DAMEXAVIER×5KillMargo Kempset Jenna Barhorst+1.8
2314-9XAVIERXAVIER×5BlockedMae Kordasblk McKinley Boehm, Catherine Flaharty+2.0
2415-9XAVIERXAVIER×5KillAva Tildenset Jenna Barhorst+1.6
2516-9XAVIERXAVIER×5Attack errChichi Nnaji+1.2
2617-9XAVIERXAVIER×5BlockedMae Kordasblk McKinley Boehm, Catherine Flaharty+0.8
2717-10XAVIERN DAMEKillChichi Nnajiset Mae Kordas+0.4
2818-10N DAMEXAVIER×3KillCatherine Flahartyset Jenna Barhorst+0.5
2919-10XAVIERXAVIER×3KillMcKinley Boehmset Jenna Barhorst+0.4
3020-10XAVIERXAVIER×3KillCharlotte Moriartyset Jenna Barhorst+0.2
3120-11XAVIERN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+0.1
3221-11N DAMEXAVIERKillAva Tildenset Jenna Barhorst+0.1
3321-12XAVIERN DAMEKillIsabella Sanghaset Lily Fenton·
3422-12N DAMEXAVIERKillCharlotte Moriartyset Jenna Barhorst+0.1
3522-13XAVIERN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton·
3622-14N DAMEN DAMEBlockedCharlotte Moriartyblk Isabella Sangha, Anna Bjork+0.1
3723-14N DAMEXAVIERKillJenna Barhorstset Kelsey Niesen+0.1
3824-14XAVIERXAVIERKillMargo Kempset Jenna Barhorst·
3924-15XAVIERN DAMEAttack errCatherine Flaharty·
4025-15N DAMEXAVIERKillMargo Kempset Jenna Barhorst·
Set 3
11-0N DAMEXAVIERKillMargo Kempset Jenna Barhorst+1.1
21-1XAVIERN DAMEKillIsabella Sanghaset Lily Fenton+1.1
32-1N DAMEXAVIER×4KillMcKinley Boehmset Jenna Barhorst+1.2
43-1XAVIERXAVIER×4KillAva Tildenset Jenna Barhorst+1.5
54-1XAVIERXAVIER×4KillAva Tildenset McKinley Boehm+1.5
65-1XAVIERXAVIER×4KillJenna Barhorstset Kasey Quenichet+1.4
75-2XAVIERN DAMEAttack errJenna Barhorst+0.9
86-2N DAMEXAVIERKillAva Tildenset Jenna Barhorst+1.0
96-3XAVIERN DAME×4Attack errMcKinley Boehm+0.9
106-4N DAMEN DAME×4KillAngie Desamoursset Maya Baker+1.4
116-5N DAMEN DAME×4KillAnna Bjork+1.6
126-6N DAMEN DAME×4KillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+1.7
137-6N DAMEXAVIERKillCharlotte Moriartyset Jenna Barhorst+1.3
147-7XAVIERN DAME×3BlockedCharlotte Moriartyblk Mae Kordas, Anna Bjork+1.3
157-8N DAMEN DAME×3BlockedCharlotte Moriartyblk Mae Kordas, Portia Zeidler+1.8
167-9N DAMEN DAME×3BlockedJenna Barhorstblk Angie Desamours+1.9
178-9N DAMEXAVIERBad setAnna Bjork+1.3
188-10XAVIERN DAMEKillAngie Desamoursset Maya Baker+1.4
199-10N DAMEXAVIER×4Attack errAngie Desamours+1.3
2010-10XAVIERXAVIER×4KillCatherine Flahartyset Jenna Barhorst+1.9
2111-10XAVIERXAVIER×4AceXavieraced Isabella Sangha+2.0
2212-10XAVIERXAVIER×4BlockedIsabella Sanghablk Margo Kemp+2.0
2312-11XAVIERN DAME×8Serve errXavier+1.4
2412-12N DAMEN DAME×8KillSydney Helmersset Maya Evens+2.1
2512-13N DAMEN DAME×8AceNotre Dameaced Ava Tilden+2.2
2612-14N DAMEN DAME×8Attack errMargo Kemp+2.2
2712-15N DAMEN DAME×8BlockedMargo Kempblk Sydney Helmers+2.1
2812-16N DAMEN DAME×8Attack errAva Tilden+1.8
2912-17N DAMEN DAME×8BlockedAva Tildenblk Isabella Sangha, Portia Zeidler+1.5
3012-18N DAMEN DAME×8Attack errCatherine Flaharty+1.1
3113-18N DAMEXAVIERKillAva Tildenset Jenna Barhorst+0.5
3213-19XAVIERN DAMEServe errXavier+0.8
3314-19N DAMEXAVIERServe errNotre Dame+0.5
3414-20XAVIERN DAME×3KillIsabella Sanghaset Lily Fenton+0.7
3514-21N DAMEN DAME×3Attack errMcKinley Boehm+0.6
3614-22N DAMEN DAME×3KillAnna Bjork+0.3
3715-22N DAMEXAVIERAttack errSydney Helmers+0.1
3815-23XAVIERN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+0.1
3916-23N DAMEXAVIERServe errNotre Dame·
4016-24XAVIERN DAMEServe errXavier+0.1
4117-24N DAMEXAVIERServe errNotre Dame·
4218-24XAVIERXAVIERKillMargo Kempset Jenna Barhorst·
4318-25XAVIERN DAMEServe errXavier+0.1
Set 4
10-1XAVIERN DAMEBad setJenna Barhorst+2.4
21-1N DAMEXAVIERKillCatherine Flahartyset Jenna Barhorst+2.4
32-1XAVIERXAVIERKillCatherine Flahartyset Jenna Barhorst+3.2
42-2XAVIERN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Kelsey Niesen+2.4
52-3N DAMEN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+3.4
63-3N DAMEXAVIER×3KillMcKinley Boehmset Jenna Barhorst+2.5
74-3XAVIERXAVIER×3AceXavieraced Chloe Hooker+3.4
85-3XAVIERXAVIER×3BlockedSydney Helmersblk McKinley Boehm, Jenna Barhorst+3.3
95-4XAVIERN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+2.4
106-4N DAMEXAVIERServe errNotre Dame+2.5
116-5XAVIERN DAMEServe errXavier+2.4
127-5N DAMEXAVIERKillCharlotte Moriartyset Jenna Barhorst+2.6
137-6XAVIERN DAMEKillAngie Desamoursset Maya Baker+2.5
147-7N DAMEN DAMEAttack errCharlotte Moriarty+3.7
158-7N DAMEXAVIER×8KillJenna Barhorstset Isabella Sangha+2.8
169-7XAVIERXAVIER×8KillCharlotte Moriartyset Jenna Barhorst+3.7
1710-7XAVIERXAVIER×8Attack errPortia Zeidler+3.5
1811-7XAVIERXAVIER×8Attack errIsabella Sangha+3.2
1912-7XAVIERXAVIER×8Attack errSydney Helmers+2.7
2013-7XAVIERXAVIER×8Attack errIsabella Sangha+2.2
2114-7XAVIERXAVIER×8Attack errSydney Helmers+1.7
2215-7XAVIERXAVIER×8BlockedAngie Desamoursblk Margo Kemp, Catherine Flaharty+1.2
2315-8XAVIERN DAMEKillAngie Desamoursset Lily Fenton+0.6
2416-8N DAMEXAVIERKillCharlotte Moriartyset Jenna Barhorst+0.8
2517-8XAVIERXAVIERAttack errSydney Helmers+0.7
2617-9XAVIERN DAME×3KillIsabella Sanghaset Lily Fenton+0.3
2717-10N DAMEN DAME×3Bad setJenna Barhorst+0.6
2817-11N DAMEN DAME×3KillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+1.0
2918-11N DAMEXAVIER×5KillCatherine Flahartyset Jenna Barhorst+1.0
3019-11XAVIERXAVIER×5BlockedSydney Helmersblk McKinley Boehm, Catherine Flaharty+0.9
3120-11XAVIERXAVIER×5Attack errSydney Helmers+0.5
3221-11XAVIERXAVIER×5KillCatherine Flaharty+0.2
3322-11XAVIERXAVIER×5KillCatherine Flahartyset Jenna Barhorst+0.1
3422-12XAVIERN DAME×3KillIsabella Sanghaset Lily Fenton·
3522-13N DAMEN DAME×3BlockedAva Tildenblk Mae Kordas, Anna Bjork·
3622-14N DAMEN DAME×3Attack errCatherine Flaharty+0.1
3723-14N DAMEXAVIERServe errNotre Dame+0.1
3823-15XAVIERN DAMEServe errXavier·
3924-15N DAMEXAVIERKillCharlotte Moriartyset Jenna Barhorst+0.1
4025-15XAVIERXAVIERAttack errMae Kordas·

Score shown after each rally, Xavier 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).