Final · 4 setsFri, Oct 9, 2026Watch on ACCN

Stanford def. Notre Dame 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Stanford 93.7% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 9, 3:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Stanford won at Notre Dame 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19) on Fri, Oct 9, 2026. Julia Blyashov led Stanford with 17 kills; Notre Dame's Mae Kordas had a match-high 19.

Data through · final Oct 9

Set1234Sets
STAN232525253
N DAME252322191

Match story · written from the play-by-play

13 blocks, led by Ella Andrews: Stanford won it at the net.

The match turned twice; each line shows Stanford's RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. Stanford went in as RallyIQ's 94% pick.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 2 · Stanford 20–17 Notre Dame

    4 straight Notre Dame points turned a 17–20 deficit into a 21–20 lead.

    Stanford 85% → 69%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 2 · Stanford 22–23 Notre Dame

    Down 22–23, Stanford scored 3 straight to lead 25–23.

    Stanford 66% → 88%

Notre Dame above 50Stanford belowMax swing 9.3%

StanfordNotre Dame

Sideout %
Stanford 60.0·Notre Dame 54.6
Break %
Stanford 45.4·Notre Dame 40.0
Hitting
Stanford .273·Notre Dame .189
Longest run
Stanford 8·Notre Dame 4
Blocks
Stanford 13·Notre Dame 35 BS · 16 BA vs 1 BS · 4 BA

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Notre Dame above 50 · Stanford below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+9.3% STANrally 187 · set 4

Biggest swing: 9.3% to Stanford — set 2, STAN 24-23 N DAME. Mae Kordas stuffed by Jordyn Harvey & Ella Andrews. N DAME win probability 28% → 19%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

STAN 93.7%6.3% N DAME

Stanford wins

3-0
52.1%
3-1
30.5%
3-2
11.1%

Notre Dame wins

3-0
0.7%
3-1
1.8%
3-2
3.7%
STAN break %
48.3% vs this opp
N DAME break %
36.6% 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

    Mae Kordas stuffed by Jordyn Harvey & Ella Andrews

    Set 2 · STAN 24-23 N DAME · STAN 72% → 81%

  2. 02

    Kill by Kailyn Greene- Gordon (set by Lily Fenton)

    Set 2 · STAN 22-23 N DAME · N DAME 25% → 34%

  3. 03

    Kill by Julia Blyashov (set by Logan Parks)

    Set 2 · STAN 25-23 N DAME · STAN 81% → 88%

  4. 04
    Kaci DemariaAttack error+6.4%

    Attack error by Kaci Demaria

    Set 2 · STAN 20-21 N DAME · N DAME 24% → 31%

  5. 05
    Ella AndrewsKill+6.1%

    Kill by Ella Andrews

    Set 2 · STAN 22-21 N DAME · STAN 73% → 79%

  6. 06

    Mae Kordas stuffed by Jordyn Harvey & Ella Andrews

    Set 2 · STAN 23-23 N DAME · STAN 66% → 72%

  7. 07
    Notre DameAce+4.8%

    Notre Dame ace on Julia Blyashov

    Set 2 · STAN 20-20 N DAME · N DAME 20% → 24%

  8. 08

    Kill by Sydney Helmers (set by Maya Baker)

    Set 1 · STAN 23-25 N DAME · N DAME 15% → 20%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415134.41250214016419
417343.326202111010.517.5
46220.200100102239
4129-.11140011100001
4000–001600000
3000–001000000
414541.22000053010.514.5
4326.167000102658
41011.0005312400004
2000–002000000
Team totals5715154.273533107345161398
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
4191254.1301008000019
417758.17201113200018
48123.304000800008
44113.23100120010.54.5
4318.25010000111.54.5
4000–2514700001
47413.231000100218
4000–4111310001
4000–21011000000
3000–110300001
1000–000000000
Team totals5826169.189534865314389

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 STAN · N DAME 4

Set 1

23-25

Longest run 4 STANN DAME 4

Set 2

25-23

Longest run 6 STANN DAME 4

Set 3

25-22

Longest run 8 STANN DAME 3

Set 4

25-19

Longest run 3 STANN DAME 2

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Stanford

SlotSideout %Break %
1
61%11/18
50%9/18
2
69%9/13
41%7/17
3
75%9/12
40%6/15
4
45%9/20
55%11/20
5
47%8/17
50%8/16
6
80%8/10
27%3/11
All
60%54/90
45%44/97

Notre Dame

SlotSideout %Break %
1
45%10/22
41%7/17
2
64%9/14
36%5/14
3
39%9/23
18%2/11
4
90%9/10
44%7/16
5
53%8/15
47%8/17
6
62%8/13
47%7/15
All
55%53/97
40%36/90

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

187 rallies

#STAN-N DAMESrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1N DAMEN DAME×4KillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+0.9
20-2N DAMEN DAME×4KillChichi Nnajiset Maya Baker+1.0
30-3N DAMEN DAME×4KillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+1.1
40-4N DAMEN DAME×4KillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+1.2
51-4N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+0.7
62-4STANSTANAttack errMae Kordas+1.0
72-5STANN DAMEKillGrace Langerset Maya Baker+0.9
83-5N DAMESTANKillLizzy Andrewset Logan Parks+0.7
94-5STANSTANBad setLily Fenton+1.0
104-6STANN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+0.9
115-6N DAMESTANKillKaci Demariaset Spencer Etzler+0.7
125-7STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+0.9
135-8N DAMEN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+1.3
146-8N DAMESTANKillKaci Demariaset Spencer Etzler+0.8
156-9STANN DAMEBlockedKaci Demariablk Anna Bjork, Kailyn Greene- Gordon+1.0
166-10N DAMEN DAMEAceNotre Dameaced Kaci Demaria+1.5
177-10N DAMESTANServe errNotre Dame+0.9
187-11STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+1.2
198-11N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+0.9
209-11STANSTANAttack errSydney Helmers+1.3
219-12STANN DAMEServe errStanford+1.2
2210-12N DAMESTANKillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+0.9
2310-13STANN DAME×3KillChichi Nnajiset Maya Baker+1.2
2410-14N DAMEN DAME×3KillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+1.7
2510-15N DAMEN DAME×3Attack errLizzy Andrew+1.6
2611-15N DAMESTAN×3KillJulia Blyashovset Jordyn Harvey+0.8
2712-15STANSTAN×3BlockedKailyn Greene- Gordonblk Kaci Demaria, Lizzy Andrew+1.4
2813-15STANSTAN×3BlockedMae Kordasblk Lizzy Andrew+1.5
2913-16STANN DAMEKillGrace Langerset Lily Fenton+1.4
3013-17N DAMEN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+1.9
3114-17N DAMESTAN×4Serve errNotre Dame+1.0
3215-17STANSTAN×4KillKaci Demariaset Logan Parks+1.6
3316-17STANSTAN×4Attack errMae Kordas+1.7
3417-17STANSTAN×4Attack errKailyn Greene- Gordon+1.7
3517-18STANN DAME×3Attack errJordyn Harvey+1.5
3617-19N DAMEN DAME×3Bad setJordyn Harvey+2.3
3717-20N DAMEN DAME×3Attack errKaci Demaria+2.4
3818-20N DAMESTANKillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+1.2
3919-20STANSTANBlockedMae Kordasblk Jordyn Harvey+2.1
4019-21STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Evens+2.1
4119-22N DAMEN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+2.7
4220-22N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+1.2
4320-23STANN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+2.2
4421-23N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+1.1
4521-24STANN DAMEKillChichi Nnajiset Maya Baker+2.3
4622-24N DAMESTANServe errNotre Dame+0.8
4723-24STANSTANKillJulia Blyashovset Spencer Etzler+2.5
4823-25STANN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+4.7
Set 2
10-1STANN DAMEKillChichi Nnajiset Malyssa Cawa+1.6
21-1N DAMESTANServe errNotre Dame+1.4
31-2STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+1.6
42-2N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+1.4
52-3STANN DAMEBad setLogan Parks+1.7
63-3N DAMESTANKillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+1.5
73-4STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+1.7
83-5N DAMEN DAMEKillKailyn Greene- Gordonset Jordyn Harvey+2.7
94-5N DAMESTAN×4KillLizzy Andrewset Logan Parks+1.7
105-5STANSTAN×4Bad setLily Fenton+2.3
116-5STANSTAN×4KillKaci Demariaset Logan Parks+2.0
127-5STANSTAN×4KillKaci Demariaset Logan Parks+1.8
137-6STANN DAME×3KillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+1.4
147-7N DAMEN DAME×3BlockedElla Andrewsblk Grace Langer+2.2
157-8N DAMEN DAME×3KillMae Kordasset Spencer Etzler+2.7
168-8N DAMESTANKillSpencer Etzlerset Lily Fenton+1.8
178-9STANN DAMEKillKailyn Greene- Gordonset Lily Fenton+2.1
189-9N DAMESTAN×6KillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+1.9
1910-9STANSTAN×6BlockedMae Kordasblk Jordyn Harvey, Ella Andrews+2.4
2011-9STANSTAN×6BlockedMae Kordasblk Jordyn Harvey, Ella Andrews+2.1
2112-9STANSTAN×6BlockedAnna Bjorkblk Ella Andrews+1.7
2213-9STANSTAN×6KillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+1.3
2314-9STANSTAN×6Attack errMae Kordas+1.0
2414-10STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+0.6
2515-10N DAMESTANKillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+0.7
2615-11STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Evens+0.6
2716-11N DAMESTANKillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+0.7
2816-12STANN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+0.6
2916-13N DAMEN DAMEKillChichi Nnajiset Maya Baker+1.3
3017-13N DAMESTANAttack errSydney Helmers+1.1
3117-14STANN DAME×4KillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+0.9
3217-15N DAMEN DAME×4KillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+1.9
3317-16N DAMEN DAME×4Attack errLizzy Andrew+2.8
3417-17N DAMEN DAME×4KillKailyn Greene- Gordonset Lily Fenton+3.8
3518-17N DAMESTAN×3Attack errMae Kordas+2.7
3619-17STANSTAN×3KillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+3.3
3720-17STANSTAN×3KillKaci Demariaset Jordyn Harvey+2.5
3820-18STANN DAME×4KillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+1.5
3920-19N DAMEN DAME×4KillMae Kordasset Chloe Hooker+3.2
4020-20N DAMEN DAME×4AceNotre Dameaced Julia Blyashov+4.8
4120-21N DAMEN DAME×4Attack errKaci Demaria+6.4
4221-21N DAMESTANKillElla Andrewsset Logan Parks+4.2
4322-21STANSTANKillElla Andrews+6.1
4422-22STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+4.5
4522-23N DAMEN DAMEKillKailyn Greene- Gordonset Lily Fenton+8.9
4623-23N DAMESTAN×3BlockedMae Kordasblk Jordyn Harvey, Ella Andrews+5.9
4724-23STANSTAN×3BlockedMae Kordasblk Jordyn Harvey, Ella Andrews+9.3
4825-23STANSTAN×3KillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+7.0
Set 3
10-1N DAMEN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+1.8
21-1N DAMESTANBlockedGrace Langerblk Lizzy Andrew+1.2
32-1STANSTANAttack errJulia Blyashov+1.5
42-2STANN DAME×3KillChichi Nnajiset Grace Langer+1.2
52-3N DAMEN DAME×3KillSydney Helmersset Mae Kordas+2.0
62-4N DAMEN DAME×3KillSydney Helmersset Maya Evens+2.3
73-4N DAMESTANKillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+1.4
83-5STANN DAMEServe errStanford+1.8
94-5N DAMESTAN×8Bad setLily Fenton+1.5
105-5STANSTAN×8KillKaci Demariaset Logan Parks+2.0
116-5STANSTAN×8AceSpencer Etzleraced Maya Evens+1.8
127-5STANSTAN×8AceSpencer Etzleraced Sydney Helmers+1.6
138-5STANSTAN×8Attack errMae Kordas+1.3
149-5STANSTAN×8KillElla Andrews+1.0
1510-5STANSTAN×8KillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+0.8
1611-5STANSTAN×8Attack errMae Kordas+0.6
1711-6STANN DAME×3Serve errSpencer Etzler+0.4
1811-7N DAMEN DAME×3Attack errLogan Parks+0.7
1911-8N DAMEN DAME×3KillKailyn Greene- Gordonset Lily Fenton+1.0
2012-8N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+0.8
2112-9STANN DAMEServe errStanford+0.8
2213-9N DAMESTANKillKaci Demariaset Logan Parks+0.8
2313-10STANN DAMEServe errStanford+0.8
2414-10N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+0.9
2514-11STANN DAMEServe errStanford+0.8
2615-11N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+0.9
2716-11STANSTANKillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+0.9
2816-12STANN DAMEAttack errLogan Parks+0.5
2917-12N DAMESTANKillJulia Blyashovset Jordyn Harvey+0.6
3017-13STANN DAMEServe errStanford+0.5
3117-14N DAMEN DAMEAceNotre Dameaced Kaci Demaria+1.1
3218-14N DAMESTANKillKaci Demariaset Lizzy Andrew+1.0
3319-14STANSTANAttack errKailyn Greene- Gordon+0.9
3419-15STANN DAMEBlockedKaci Demariablk Grace Langer, Kailyn Greene- Gordon+0.5
3519-16N DAMEN DAMEAttack errAnna Bjork+1.1
3620-16N DAMESTANServe errNotre Dame+1.0
3720-17STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+0.8
3820-18N DAMEN DAMEAttack errKaci Demaria+1.8
3921-18N DAMESTANServe errNotre Dame+1.6
4021-19STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+1.3
4121-20N DAMEN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+3.0
4222-20N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+2.7
4323-20STANSTANKillLizzy Andrewset Logan Parks+2.6
4423-21STANN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+1.1
4523-22N DAMEN DAMEAttack errJulia Blyashov+3.1
4624-22N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+3.5
4725-22STANSTANKillLizzy Andrew+2.3
Set 4
10-1STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+1.0
20-2N DAMEN DAMEAttack errJulia Blyashov+1.5
31-2N DAMESTANBlockedChichi Nnajiblk Ella Andrews, Julia Blyashov+1.0
41-3STANN DAMEServe errStanford+1.2
52-3N DAMESTANKillLizzy Andrewset Logan Parks+1.0
63-3STANSTANKillLogan Parksset Jordyn Harvey+1.3
73-4STANN DAMEServe errStanford+1.1
84-4N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+1.0
94-5STANN DAMEKillGrace Langerset Lily Fenton+1.1
105-5N DAMESTANKillLizzy Andrewset Logan Parks+1.0
115-6STANN DAMEKillKailyn Greene- Gordonset Lily Fenton+1.2
126-6N DAMESTANKillKaci Demariaset Julia Blyashov+1.0
136-7STANN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+1.2
147-7N DAMESTANKillKaci Demariaset Spencer Etzler+1.1
157-8STANN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+1.3
168-8N DAMESTANBlockedSydney Helmersblk Ella Andrews, Jordyn Harvey+1.1
179-8STANSTANBlockedSydney Helmersblk Jordyn Harvey, Lizzy Andrew+1.4
189-9STANN DAMEKillChichi Nnajiset Maya Baker+1.2
1910-9N DAMESTANKillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+1.1
2011-9STANSTANBad setMaya Baker+1.3
2111-10STANN DAMEServe errStanford+1.0
2212-10N DAMESTANServe errNotre Dame+1.0
2312-11STANN DAMEKillKailyn Greene- Gordonset Lily Fenton+1.0
2413-11N DAMESTANKillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+1.0
2514-11STANSTANAceSpencer Etzleraced Sydney Helmers+1.2
2614-12STANN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+0.8
2714-13N DAMEN DAMEAceNotre Dameaced Kaci Demaria+1.5
2815-13N DAMESTAN×3KillJordyn Harveyset Logan Parks+1.1
2916-13STANSTAN×3BlockedSydney Helmersblk Ella Andrews+1.3
3017-13STANSTAN×3KillKaci Demariaset Spencer Etzler+1.0
3117-14STANN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Lily Fenton+0.6
3218-14N DAMESTANServe errNotre Dame+0.7
3318-15STANN DAMEKillChichi Nnajiset Maya Baker+0.6
3419-15N DAMESTANKillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+0.7
3520-15STANSTANAttack errSydney Helmers+0.6
3620-16STANN DAMEAttack errJulia Blyashov+0.3
3721-16N DAMESTANKillJulia Blyashovset Logan Parks+0.4
3822-16STANSTANKillJulia Blyashovset Jordyn Harvey+0.3
3922-17STANN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+0.1
4023-17N DAMESTANAttack errLizzy Andrew+0.2
4123-18STANN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+0.1
4223-19N DAMEN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Evens+0.2
4324-19N DAMESTANKillKaci Demariaset Julia Blyashov+0.3
4425-19STANSTANKillKaci Demariaset Logan Parks+0.1

Score shown after each rally, Stanford 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).