Final · 4 setsSun, Nov 8, 2026Watch on ACCNX

Notre Dame def. Virginia 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Notre Dame 53.3% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Nov 8, 11:55 AM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Notre Dame won at Virginia 3-1 (25-15, 21-25, 25-21, 25-23) on Sun, Nov 8, 2026. Notre Dame's Sydney Helmers led with 17 kills, and Maya Evens added 14 digs.

Data through · final Nov 8

Set1234Sets
N DAME252125253
UVA152521231

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Notre Dame held on against Virginia.

The match turned twice; each line shows Notre Dame's RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. RallyIQ gave Notre Dame 53% before first serve.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 3 · Notre Dame 19–19 Virginia

    3 straight Notre Dame points broke a 19–19 tie and made it 22–19.

    Notre Dame 53% → 70%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 4 · Notre Dame 4–5 Virginia

    Down 4–5, Notre Dame scored 5 straight to lead 9–5.

    Notre Dame 73% → 90%

Virginia above 50Notre Dame belowMax swing 12.7%

Notre DameVirginia

Sideout %
Notre Dame 63.5·Virginia 55.8
Break %
Notre Dame 44.2·Virginia 36.5
Hitting
Notre Dame .270·Virginia .235
Longest run
Notre Dame 5·Virginia 4

Sydney Helmers
3 kills inside the turning points, 17 K and .157 for the match (18.5 points).

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Virginia above 50 · Notre Dame below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+12.7% N DAMErally 180 · set 4

Biggest swing: 12.7% to Notre Dame — set 4, N DAME 25-23 UVA. Kill by Anna Bjork (set by Lily Fenton). UVA win probability 13% → 0%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

N DAME 55.8%44.2% UVA

Notre Dame wins

3-0
15.1%
3-1
21.2%
3-2
19.5%

Virginia wins

3-0
10.2%
3-1
16.3%
3-2
17.7%
N DAME break %
43.3% vs this opp
UVA break %
42.2% 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
    Anna BjorkKill+12.7%

    Kill by Anna Bjork (set by Lily Fenton)

    Set 4 · N DAME 25-23 UVA · N DAME 87% → 100%

  2. 02
    Becca WightKill+9.7%

    Kill by Becca Wight (set by Mae Kordas)

    Set 4 · N DAME 23-23 UVA · UVA 13% → 22%

  3. 03

    Kill by Sydney Helmers (set by Lily Fenton)

    Set 4 · N DAME 24-23 UVA · N DAME 78% → 87%

  4. 04

    Kill by Kailyn Greene- Gordon (set by Maya Evens)

    Set 3 · N DAME 21-19 UVA · N DAME 58% → 65%

  5. 05
    Mae KordasKill+6.2%

    Kill by Mae Kordas (set by Lily Fenton)

    Set 4 · N DAME 23-21 UVA · N DAME 86% → 92%

  6. 06
    Emily FowlerBlock+5.9%

    Anna Bjork stuffed by Emily Fowler

    Set 3 · N DAME 18-18 UVA · UVA 42% → 47%

  7. 07
    Ella BrodnerKill+5.8%

    Kill by Ella Brodner (set by Zoey Dood)

    Set 4 · N DAME 22-21 UVA · UVA 9% → 14%

  8. 08

    Reese Wuebker stuffed by Kailyn Greene- Gordon & Portia Zeidler

    Set 3 · N DAME 22-19 UVA · N DAME 65% → 70%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
417951.157010130010.518.5
412118.6110110010114
4718.75000000132.59.5
4418.375000600004
4001.000000100000
4000–25011000000
413741.1460028110114
4307.429000300214
4003.0001912800001
4000–3111410001
Team totals5619137.270474763536696
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
417645.2441259100019
44314.071002303248
46314.21400000031.57.5
4017-.1431934800003
4103.33312031100001
4000–500200000
49326.2312002004211
48018.44400010010.58.5
46021.286000400006
4000–201600000
3001.000300200000
1000–001000000
1000–000000000
Team totals5116149.23544516484310884

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 5 N DAME · UVA 4

Set 1

25-15

Longest run 5 N DAMEUVA 3

Set 2

21-25

Longest run 3 N DAMEUVA 3

Set 3

25-21

Longest run 3 N DAMEUVA 4

Set 4

25-23

Longest run 5 N DAMEUVA 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Notre Dame

SlotSideout %Break %
1
100%3/3
25%1/4
2
75%3/4
0%0/3
3
60%3/5
0%0/3
4
75%3/4
25%1/4
5
67%2/3
50%2/4
6
50%2/4
71%5/7
All
70%16/23
36%9/25

Virginia

SlotSideout %Break %
1
75%3/4
50%2/4
2
100%3/3
0%0/3
3
100%3/3
25%1/4
4
75%3/4
40%2/5
5
50%2/4
25%1/4
6
29%2/7
33%1/3
All
64%16/25
30%7/23

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 (1 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

180 rallies

#N DAME-UVASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0UVAN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+1.8
22-0N DAMEN DAMEAttack errReese Wuebker+2.4
32-1N DAMEUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Katie Barrier+1.8
42-2UVAUVAAttack errSydney Helmers+2.5
53-2UVAN DAMEKillPortia Zeidlerset Maya Baker+1.9
64-2N DAMEN DAMEBlockedZoey Doodblk Sydney Helmers, Portia Zeidler+2.5
74-3N DAMEUVA×3KillReese Wuebkerset Hannah Scott+1.8
84-4UVAUVA×3KillReese Wuebkerset Meredith Reeg+2.6
94-5UVAUVA×3KillCaroline Lang+2.7
105-5UVAN DAME×3KillPortia Zeidlerset Lily Fenton+2.0
116-5N DAMEN DAME×3KillKailyn Greene- Gordonset Lily Fenton+2.8
127-5N DAMEN DAME×3KillPortia Zeidlerset Maya Evens+2.7
137-6N DAMEUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Zoey Dood+2.0
147-7UVAUVAAceVirginia+2.8
158-7UVAN DAMEBad setBecca Wight+2.2
169-7N DAMEN DAMEKillAnna Bjork+2.9
179-8N DAMEUVAAttack errMae Kordas+2.1
1810-8UVAN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+2.2
1911-8N DAMEN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Zoey Dood+2.8
2011-9N DAMEUVAServe errNotre Dame+1.9
2112-9UVAN DAME×4KillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+2.2
2213-9N DAMEN DAME×4KillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+2.6
2314-9N DAMEN DAME×4KillChichi Nnajiset Maya Baker+2.2
2415-9N DAMEN DAME×4KillSydney Helmersset Maya Evens+1.7
2515-10N DAMEUVAServe errNotre Dame+1.0
2615-11UVAUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Hannah Scott+1.7
2716-11UVAN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+1.6
2816-12N DAMEUVAServe errNotre Dame+1.3
2916-13UVAUVAKillLauryn Bowieset Meredith Reeg+2.2
3017-13UVAN DAME×5Serve errVirginia+2.1
3118-13N DAMEN DAME×5AceNotre Dameaced Reese Wuebker+2.2
3219-13N DAMEN DAME×5KillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+1.5
3320-13N DAMEN DAME×5KillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+1.0
3421-13N DAMEN DAME×5KillPortia Zeidler+0.5
3521-14N DAMEUVABad setSydney Helmers+0.2
3621-15UVAUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Becca Wight+0.4
3722-15UVAN DAME×4Serve errVirginia+0.5
3823-15N DAME
NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?

The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.

+0.3
3924-15N DAMEN DAME×4AceNotre Dame+0.1
4025-15N DAMEN DAME×4Serve errNotre Dame·
Set 2
10-1N DAMEUVAAttack errSydney Helmers+1.8
21-1N DAME
NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?

The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.

+1.8
32-1N DAMEN DAMEKillPortia Zeidler+2.4
42-2N DAMEUVA×3KillReese Wuebkerset Hannah Scott+1.8
52-3UVAUVA×3Attack errSydney Helmers+2.5
62-4UVAUVA×3AceVirginia+2.5
73-4UVAN DAMEKillChichi Nnajiset Maya Baker+1.8
84-4N DAMEN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+2.5
94-5N DAMEUVA×3KillBecca Wightset Zoey Dood+2.0
104-6UVAUVA×3KillElla Brodnerset Zoey Dood+2.6
114-7UVAUVA×3BlockedPortia Zeidlerblk Becca Wight, Caroline Lang+2.6
125-7UVAN DAMEServe errVirginia+1.8
135-8N DAMEUVAKillBecca Wightset Zoey Dood+2.0
146-8UVAN DAMEBad setZoey Dood+1.8
156-9N DAMEUVAServe errNotre Dame+2.0
167-9UVAN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+1.8
177-10N DAMEUVA×3Serve errNotre Dame+2.1
187-11UVAUVA×3Attack errChichi Nnaji+2.5
197-12UVAUVA×3Attack errMae Kordas+2.2
208-12UVAN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+1.4
219-12N DAMEN DAMEAttack errReese Wuebker+2.2
229-13N DAMEUVAKillLauryn Bowieset Hannah Scott+2.0
239-14UVAUVAKillLauryn Bowieset Sydney Helmers+2.2
2410-14UVAN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+1.3
2511-14N DAMEN DAMEAttack errCaroline Lang+2.2
2611-15N DAMEUVA×3KillLauryn Bowieset Hannah Scott+2.1
2711-16UVAUVA×3AceVirginiaaced Maya Evens+2.3
2811-17UVAUVA×3KillReese Wuebkerset Zoey Dood+1.7
2912-17UVAN DAME×3Serve errZoey Dood+0.9
3013-17N DAMEN DAME×3BlockedReese Wuebkerblk Portia Zeidler, Kailyn Greene- Gordon+1.7
3114-17N DAMEN DAME×3Attack errBecca Wight+2.2
3214-18N DAMEUVAKillCaroline Langset Zoey Dood+2.2
3315-18UVAN DAMEServe errVirginia+1.7
3415-19N DAMEUVAKillElla Brodnerset Zoey Dood+2.2
3516-19UVAN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+1.6
3617-19N DAMEN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+3.0
3717-20N DAMEUVAKillBecca Wightset Zoey Dood+2.9
3818-20UVAN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Anna Bjork+2.2
3919-20N DAMEN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Maya Baker+4.0
4019-21N DAMEUVAKillLauryn Bowieset Reese Wuebker+3.8
4120-21UVAN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+3.2
4220-22N DAMEUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Teagan Hogan+4.2
4321-22UVAN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+3.3
4421-23N DAMEUVA×3KillHannah Scott+4.7
4521-24UVAUVA×3KillReese Wuebkerset Meredith Reeg+4.6
4621-25UVAUVA×3AceVirginia+1.8
Set 3
11-0UVAN DAMEAttack errEmily Fowler+2.5
21-1N DAMEUVAKillLauryn Bowieset Hannah Scott+2.5
32-1UVAN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+2.5
42-2N DAMEUVAServe errNotre Dame+2.5
53-2UVAN DAMEKillKailyn Greene- Gordonset Lily Fenton+2.6
64-2N DAMEN DAMEKillPortia Zeidlerset Lily Fenton+3.4
74-3N DAMEUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Zoey Dood+2.5
85-3UVAN DAME×3Serve errVirginia+2.6
96-3N DAMEN DAME×3BlockedReese Wuebkerblk Anna Bjork+3.3
107-3N DAMEN DAME×3AceNotre Dame+3.1
117-4N DAMEUVA×4KillCaroline Langset Zoey Dood+2.1
127-5UVAUVA×4BlockedSydney Helmersblk Emily Fowler+3.1
137-6UVAUVA×4Attack errMae Kordas+3.5
147-7UVAUVA×4BlockedMae Kordasblk Emily Fowler, Becca Wight+3.8
158-7UVAN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Lily Fenton+2.9
168-8N DAMEUVAKillEmily Fowlerset Zoey Dood+2.9
179-8N DAME
NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?

The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.

+3.0
1810-8N DAMEN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+3.9
1910-9N DAMEUVAAttack errSydney Helmers+2.8
2011-9UVAN DAME×3KillChichi Nnajiset Maya Evens+3.1
2112-9N DAMEN DAME×3BlockedEmily Fowlerblk Portia Zeidler+3.8
2213-9N DAMEN DAME×3AceNotre Dame+3.4
2313-10N DAMEUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Teagan Hogan+2.2
2414-10UVAN DAMEServe errVirginia+2.6
2514-11N DAMEUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Hannah Scott+2.2
2615-11UVAN DAMEServe errVirginia+2.7
2715-12N DAMEUVABlockedSydney Helmersblk Caroline Lang, Becca Wight+2.2
2816-12UVAN DAMEServe errVirginia+2.7
2916-13N DAMEUVAAttack errMae Kordas+2.2
3016-14UVAUVAKillBecca Wight+3.8
3117-14UVAN DAMEServe errVirginia+3.4
3217-15N DAMEUVAKillBecca Wightset Zoey Dood+2.9
3317-16UVAUVAKillLauryn Bowieset Teagan Hogan+4.8
3418-16UVAN DAMEServe errVirginia+4.1
3518-17N DAMEUVAKillEmily Fowler+3.7
3618-18UVAUVABlockedAnna Bjorkblk Emily Fowler+5.9
3719-18UVAN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+4.8
3819-19N DAMEUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Meredith Reeg+4.8
3920-19UVAN DAME×3KillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+5.2
4021-19N DAMEN DAME×3KillKailyn Greene- Gordonset Maya Evens+6.8
4122-19N DAMEN DAME×3BlockedReese Wuebkerblk Kailyn Greene- Gordon, Portia Zeidler+5.7
4222-20N DAMEUVAServe errNotre Dame+2.8
4323-20UVAN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+4.4
4424-20N DAMEN DAMEAttack errCaroline Lang+3.3
4524-21UVA
NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?

The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.

+0.8
4625-21UVAN DAMEAttack errBecca Wight+1.8
Set 4
10-1N DAMEUVAServe errNotre Dame+2.4
21-1UVAN DAMEServe errVirginia+2.4
31-2N DAMEUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Katie Barrier+2.5
42-2UVAN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+2.4
52-3N DAMEUVAKillBecca Wightset Zoey Dood+2.5
63-3UVAN DAMEAttack errCaroline Lang+2.5
73-4N DAMEUVAKillCaroline Langset Zoey Dood+2.6
84-4UVAN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+2.6
94-5N DAMEUVAKillEmily Fowlerset Becca Wight+2.6
105-5UVAN DAME×5Serve errVirginia+2.6
116-5N DAMEN DAME×5KillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+3.6
127-5N DAMEN DAME×5KillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+3.5
138-5N DAMEN DAME×5Bad setTeagan Hogan+3.4
149-5N DAMEN DAME×5KillMae Kordas+3.1
159-6N DAMEUVAKillLauryn Bowieset Hannah Scott+2.0
169-7UVAUVAAttack errSydney Helmers+3.2
1710-7UVAN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+2.6
1811-7N DAMEN DAMEAttack errReese Wuebker+3.2
1911-8N DAMEUVABlockedMae Kordasblk Emily Fowler+2.1
2012-8UVAN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Maya Baker+2.4
2112-9N DAMEUVAKillCaroline Langset Hannah Scott+2.1
2213-9UVAN DAMEKillChichi Nnajiset Maya Baker+2.5
2313-10N DAMEUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Meredith Reeg+2.1
2414-10UVAN DAMEAttack errBecca Wight+2.5
2515-10N DAMEN DAMEBlockedBecca Wightblk Mae Kordas+2.8
2615-11N DAMEUVAKillBecca Wightset Zoey Dood+1.7
2716-11UVAN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+2.1
2817-11N DAMEN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+2.1
2917-12N DAMEUVAKillEmily Fowlerset Zoey Dood+1.1
3017-13UVAUVAKillElla Brodnerset Hannah Scott+2.1
3118-13UVAN DAMEServe errVirginia+2.1
3219-13N DAMEN DAMEAttack errEmily Fowler+2.0
3319-14N DAMEUVAKillElla Brodnerset Reese Wuebker+0.9
3419-15UVAUVABlockedMae Kordasblk Emily Fowler, Lauryn Bowie+1.9
3520-15UVAN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+2.0
3620-16N DAMEUVAKillReese Wuebkerset Hannah Scott+1.3
3721-16UVAN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Maya Baker+2.0
3821-17N DAMEUVAAttack errSydney Helmers+1.1
3921-18UVAUVABlockedSydney Helmersblk Caroline Lang, Becca Wight+2.5
4022-18UVAN DAMEServe errVirginia+2.8
4122-19N DAMEUVA×3KillReese Wuebkerset Zoey Dood+1.6
4222-20UVAUVA×3AceVirginiaaced Mae Kordas+3.7
4322-21UVAUVA×3KillElla Brodnerset Zoey Dood+5.8
4423-21UVAN DAMEKillMae Kordasset Lily Fenton+6.2
4523-22N DAMEUVAKillElla Brodnerset Zoey Dood+4.4
4623-23UVAUVAKillBecca Wightset Mae Kordas+9.7
4724-23UVAN DAMEKillSydney Helmersset Lily Fenton+9.6
4825-23N DAMEN DAMEKillAnna Bjorkset Lily Fenton+12.7

Score shown after each rally, Notre Dame 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).