Final · 5 setsFri, Oct 23, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Villanova def. St. John's (NY) 3–2

RallyIQ pre-match: Villanova 73.1% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 23, 5:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Villanova beat visiting St. John's (NY) 3-2 (27-25, 11-25, 25-20, 14-25, 15-10) on Fri, Oct 23, 2026. Campbell McKinnon and Abby Harrell led Villanova with 13 kills each; St. John's (NY)'s Carola Tesoro had a match-high 22.

Data through · final Oct 23

Set12345Sets
STJOHN25252025102
NOVA27112514153

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Villanova was outhit .206 to .169, and won anyway.

The match turned 3 times; each line shows Villanova's RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. Pre-match, RallyIQ had Villanova at 73%.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 1 · St. John's (NY) 24–24 Villanova

    Villanova closed it, 3 of the final 4 rallies, to take the set 27–25 and lead 1–0.

    Villanova 70% → 85%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 3 · St. John's (NY) 8–3 Villanova

    Villanova scored 7 straight to turn a 3–8 deficit into a 10–8 lead.

    Villanova 52% → 74%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 5 · St. John's (NY) 1–1 Villanova

    6 straight Villanova points broke a 1–1 tie and made it 7–1.

    Villanova 61% → 96%

Villanova above 50St. John's (NY) belowMax swing 9.3%

St. John's (NY)Villanova

Sideout %
St. John's (NY) 58.2·Villanova 50.9
Break %
St. John's (NY) 49.1·Villanova 41.8
Hitting
St. John's (NY) .206·Villanova .169
Longest run
St. John's (NY) 12·Villanova 7

Reagan McGivern
4 kills inside the turning points, 9 K and .095 for the match (10.5 points).

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Villanova above 50 · St. John's (NY) below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+9.3% NOVArally 197 · set 5

Biggest swing: 9.3% to Villanova — set 1, STJOHN 24-24 NOVA. Attack error by Lejla Hadžiredžepovic. NOVA win probability 60% → 70%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

STJOHN 37.3%62.7% NOVA

St. John's (NY) wins

3-0
7.9%
3-1
13.5%
3-2
16.0%

Villanova wins

3-0
18.7%
3-1
24.0%
3-2
20.0%
STJOHN break %
42.1% vs this opp
NOVA break %
44.6% 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
    Lejla HadžiredžepovicAttack error+9.3%

    Attack error by Lejla Hadžiredžepovic

    Set 1 · STJOHN 24-24 NOVA · NOVA 60% → 70%

  2. 02

    Lejla Hadžiredžepovic stuffed by Reagan McGivern & Cat Young

    Set 1 · STJOHN 25-26 NOVA · NOVA 70% → 78%

  3. 03

    Lejla Hadžiredžepovic stuffed by Campbell McKinnon & Taylor Lewis

    Set 5 · STJOHN 1-3 NOVA · NOVA 68% → 75%

  4. 04
    VillanovaAce+7.4%

    Villanova ace on Carola Tesoro

    Set 1 · STJOHN 25-27 NOVA · NOVA 78% → 85%

  5. 05
    Chloe' BellKill+7.4%

    Kill by Chloe' Bell (set by Maggie Carcillo)

    Set 1 · STJOHN 24-22 NOVA · STJOHN 35% → 43%

  6. 06

    Kill by Campbell McKinnon (set by Alyssa Nelson)

    Set 5 · STJOHN 1-4 NOVA · NOVA 75% → 82%

  7. 07
    VillanovaService error+6.9%

    Villanova service error

    Set 1 · STJOHN 25-24 NOVA · STJOHN 30% → 37%

  8. 08
    Abby HarrellKill+6.9%

    Kill by Abby Harrell (set by Alyssa Nelson)

    Set 1 · STJOHN 25-25 NOVA · NOVA 63% → 70%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
522857.24602210200024
515124.58300030073.518.5
53311.000000201225
53215.06700010010.53.5
5001.0002001500000
5001.0001011300000
512734.1470010002113
5000–26611200006
5225.000000500635
5002.0007002000000
2014-.250000200000
1114.000000000001
1002.000100000000
1000–000000000
Team totals5825160.206558673411810105
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
513432.2810020204215
513545.17801413200014
511329.2760001004213
59721.09500000031.510.5
5119.0004301300001
2508.625000001016
53621-.143101122031.54.5
5000–0212010002
5105.200100000001
5000–111600001
2000–000100000
2000–500100000
1012-.500100000000
1000–000000000
Team totals5627172.16952410578114892

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 12 STJOHN · NOVA 7

Set 1

25-27

Longest run 6 STJOHNNOVA 4

Set 2

25-11

Longest run 12 STJOHNNOVA 2

Set 3

20-25

Longest run 3 STJOHNNOVA 7

Set 4

25-14

Longest run 5 STJOHNNOVA 3

Set 5

10-15

Longest run 3 STJOHNNOVA 6

Bars above the line = Villanova leads, below = St. John's (NY) leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

St. John's (NY)

SlotSideout %Break %
1
65%11/17
65%17/26
2
56%10/18
27%4/15
3
67%10/15
55%12/22
4
62%8/13
47%8/17
5
47%8/17
56%10/18
6
55%6/11
13%1/8
All
58%53/91
49%52/106

Villanova

SlotSideout %Break %
1
39%11/28
27%3/11
2
50%11/22
39%7/18
3
67%10/15
50%10/20
4
47%8/17
25%3/12
5
50%8/16
58%11/19
6
75%6/8
36%4/11
All
51%54/106
42%38/91

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

197 rallies

#STJOHN-NOVASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1NOVANOVAAttack errCarola Tesoro+2.0
21-1NOVASTJOHNKillKendall Whiteset Amanda Caputi+1.5
31-2STJOHNNOVAKillAnnika Veurinkset Alyssa Nelson+1.5
42-2NOVASTJOHN×6KillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+1.6
53-2STJOHNSTJOHN×6AceSt. John's (NY)aced Campbell McKinnon+2.2
64-2STJOHNSTJOHN×6Bad setAlyssa Nelson+2.3
75-2STJOHNSTJOHN×6Attack errCampbell McKinnon+2.4
86-2STJOHNSTJOHN×6KillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+2.4
97-2STJOHNSTJOHN×6BlockedAbby Harrellblk Sumaiyya Harris, Chloe' Bell+2.3
107-3STJOHNNOVAKillTaylor Lewisset Alyssa Nelson+1.4
117-4NOVANOVAKillAbby Harrell+2.1
128-4NOVASTJOHNKillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Maggie Carcillo+1.9
139-4STJOHNSTJOHNAttack errReagan McGivern+2.3
149-5STJOHNNOVAKillAbby Harrellset Sumaiyya Harris+1.4
1510-5NOVASTJOHN×3Serve errVillanova+1.8
1611-5STJOHNSTJOHN×3KillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Amanda Caputi+2.1
1712-5STJOHNSTJOHN×3BlockedReagan McGivernblk Lejla Hadžiredžepovic, Kya Harris+1.8
1812-6STJOHNNOVAKillCampbell McKinnonset Alyssa Nelson+1.0
1913-6NOVASTJOHNKillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Amanda Caputi+1.3
2013-7STJOHNNOVAKillAnnika Veurinkset Alyssa Nelson+0.9
2114-7NOVASTJOHNKillCarola Tesoroset Rashanny Solano Smith+1.3
2215-7STJOHNSTJOHNAttack errTaylor Lewis+1.3
2315-8STJOHNNOVAKillTaylor Lewisset Alyssa Nelson+0.6
2416-8NOVASTJOHNKillCarola Tesoroset Amanda Caputi+1.0
2516-9STJOHNNOVAKillAnnika Veurinkset Alyssa Nelson+0.6
2616-10NOVANOVAKillAbby Harrellset Alyssa Nelson+1.1
2717-10NOVASTJOHNKillCarola Tesoroset Maggie Carcillo+1.2
2817-11STJOHNNOVAKillAbby Harrellset Alyssa Nelson+0.7
2917-12NOVANOVAKillAbby Harrellset Alyssa Nelson+1.4
3018-12NOVASTJOHNAttack errAbby Harrell+1.5
3118-13STJOHNNOVAKillAlyssa Nelsonset Cat Young+0.9
3218-14NOVANOVAKillCampbell McKinnonset Alyssa Nelson+1.8
3319-14NOVASTJOHNServe errVillanova+1.9
3419-15STJOHNNOVA×4KillCampbell McKinnonset Alyssa Nelson+1.2
3519-16NOVANOVA×4BlockedCarola Tesoroblk Annika Veurink+2.3
3619-17NOVANOVA×4Attack errLejla Hadžiredžepovic+3.0
3719-18NOVANOVA×4Attack errLejla Hadžiredžepovic+3.7
3820-18NOVASTJOHNKillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Amanda Caputi+3.4
3920-19STJOHNNOVAServe errSt. John's (NY)+2.8
4021-19NOVASTJOHNServe errVillanova+3.8
4121-20STJOHNNOVAKillTaylor Lewisset Alyssa Nelson+3.0
4222-20NOVASTJOHNServe errVillanova+4.2
4322-21STJOHNNOVAAttack errCarola Tesoro+3.2
4422-22NOVANOVAKillAbby Harrellset Alyssa Nelson+5.7
4523-22NOVASTJOHNKillCarola Tesoroset Maggie Carcillo+5.4
4624-22STJOHNSTJOHNKillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+7.4
4724-23STJOHNNOVAKillAbby Harrellset Alyssa Nelson+3.1
4824-24NOVANOVAAttack errLejla Hadžiredžepovic+9.3
4925-24NOVASTJOHNServe errVillanova+6.9
5025-25STJOHNNOVA×3KillAbby Harrellset Alyssa Nelson+6.9
5125-26NOVANOVA×3BlockedLejla Hadžiredžepovicblk Reagan McGivern, Cat Young+8.3
5225-27NOVANOVA×3AceVillanovaaced Carola Tesoro+7.4
Set 2
11-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12KillCarola Tesoroset Amanda Caputi+1.7
22-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12KillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+1.8
33-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12AceSt. John's (NY)aced Abby Harrell+1.9
44-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12Attack errCampbell McKinnon+1.8
55-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12AceSt. John's (NY)+1.8
66-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12KillChloe' Bell+1.6
77-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12KillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+1.5
88-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12BlockedTaylor Lewisblk Chloe' Bell, Sumaiyya Harris+1.3
99-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12KillCarola Tesoroset Maggie Carcillo+1.0
1010-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12Attack errTaylor Lewis+0.8
1111-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12Attack errCat Young+0.6
1212-0STJOHNSTJOHN×12AceSt. John's (NY)aced Cat Young+0.4
1312-1STJOHNNOVAKillAnnika Veurinkset Alyssa Nelson+0.2
1412-2NOVANOVAKillAnnika Veurinkset Alyssa Nelson+0.4
1513-2NOVASTJOHNKillCarola Tesoroset Maggie Carcillo+0.4
1613-3STJOHNNOVAKillAbby Harrellset Alyssa Nelson+0.2
1714-3NOVASTJOHNKillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+0.4
1814-4STJOHNNOVAKillAbby Harrellset Alyssa Nelson+0.2
1915-4NOVASTJOHNKillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Rashanny Solano Smith+0.3
2015-5STJOHNNOVAKillAbby Harrellset Alyssa Nelson+0.2
2116-5NOVASTJOHNKillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Amanda Caputi+0.3
2217-5STJOHNSTJOHNKillKendall Whiteset Amanda Caputi+0.2
2317-6STJOHNNOVAKillReagan McGivernset Alyssa Nelson+0.1
2418-6NOVASTJOHNAttack errCampbell McKinnon+0.1
2518-7STJOHNNOVAAttack errChloe' Bell+0.1
2619-7NOVASTJOHN×3KillCarola Tesoroset Rashanny Solano Smith+0.1
2720-7STJOHNSTJOHN×3KillCarola Tesoroset Maggie Carcillo+0.1
2821-7STJOHNSTJOHN×3AceSt. John's (NY)aced Campbell McKinnon·
2921-8STJOHNNOVAServe errSt. John's (NY)·
3021-9NOVANOVAKillTaylor Lewisset Alyssa Nelson·
3122-9NOVASTJOHNServe errVillanova·
3222-10STJOHNNOVAAttack errSumaiyya Harris·
3323-10NOVASTJOHNKillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Maggie Carcillo·
3424-10STJOHNSTJOHNKillSumaiyya Harrisset Maggie Carcillo·
3524-11STJOHNNOVAKillCat Youngset Loren Winn·
3625-11NOVASTJOHNKillSumaiyya Harrisset Maggie Carcillo·
Set 3
11-0NOVASTJOHNBlockedCat Youngblk Kendall White, Chloe' Bell+2.3
22-0STJOHNSTJOHNAttack errCat Young+3.2
32-1STJOHNNOVAKillCampbell McKinnonset Alyssa Nelson+2.2
43-1NOVASTJOHN×3KillCarola Tesoroset Amanda Caputi+2.5
54-1STJOHNSTJOHN×3AceSt. John's (NY)aced Cat Young+3.4
65-1STJOHNSTJOHN×3KillCarola Tesoroset Katianna Betancur+3.3
75-2STJOHNNOVAKillTaylor Lewisset Alyssa Nelson+2.2
86-2NOVASTJOHNAttack errAbby Harrell+2.6
96-3STJOHNNOVAKillTaylor Lewisset Alyssa Nelson+2.2
107-3NOVASTJOHNKillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+2.6
118-3STJOHNSTJOHNAttack errReagan McGivern+3.3
128-4STJOHNNOVA×7KillReagan McGivernset Alyssa Nelson+2.0
138-5NOVANOVA×7KillReagan McGivernset Alyssa Nelson+3.1
148-6NOVANOVA×7BlockedLejla Hadžiredžepovicblk Reagan McGivern, Cat Young+3.3
158-7NOVANOVA×7Attack errSumaiyya Harris+3.5
168-8NOVANOVA×7BlockedKya Harrisblk Reagan McGivern, Cat Young+3.6
178-9NOVANOVA×7KillReagan McGivernset Alyssa Nelson+3.5
188-10NOVANOVA×7KillReagan McGivernset Alyssa Nelson+3.3
199-10NOVASTJOHNServe errVillanova+2.4
209-11STJOHNNOVA×4Serve errSt. John's (NY)+2.5
219-12NOVANOVA×4Attack errKendall White+3.0
229-13NOVANOVA×4AceVillanova+2.6
239-14NOVANOVA×4Attack errSoheila Cirelli+2.1
2410-14NOVASTJOHNKillSoheila Cirelliset Amanda Caputi+1.3
2511-14STJOHNSTJOHNKillCarola Tesoroset Amanda Caputi+2.3
2611-15STJOHNNOVAKillCampbell McKinnonset Alyssa Nelson+2.0
2711-16NOVANOVABlockedCarola Tesoroblk Taylor Lewis, Campbell McKinnon+2.1
2812-16NOVASTJOHNKillKya Harrisset Amanda Caputi+1.2
2913-16STJOHNSTJOHNKillCarola Tesoroset Amanda Caputi+2.3
3013-17STJOHNNOVAKillCampbell McKinnonset Alyssa Nelson+2.1
3113-18NOVANOVAAttack errKendall White+2.1
3214-18NOVASTJOHNKillCarola Tesoroset Rashanny Solano Smith+1.2
3315-18STJOHNSTJOHNKillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+2.3
3415-19STJOHNNOVA×3KillCampbell McKinnonset Alyssa Nelson+2.2
3515-20NOVANOVA×3KillTaylor Lewisset Alyssa Nelson+2.0
3615-21NOVANOVA×3Attack errCarola Tesoro+1.2
3716-21NOVASTJOHNAttack errRashanny Solano Smith+0.5
3817-21STJOHNSTJOHNAceCarola Tesoroaced Mina Diggs+1.2
3917-22STJOHNNOVAServe errSt. John's (NY)+1.3
4018-22NOVASTJOHNKillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Rashanny Solano Smith+0.7
4118-23STJOHNNOVAKillReagan McGivernset Amanda Caputi+1.2
4219-23NOVASTJOHNBlockedReagan McGivernblk Sumaiyya Harris, Kya Harris+0.5
4320-23STJOHNSTJOHNAttack errReagan McGivern+1.4
4420-24STJOHNNOVAKillReagan McGivernset Alyssa Nelson+1.9
4520-25NOVANOVAKillCat Youngset Marikate Ritterbusch+0.7
Set 4
11-0STJOHNSTJOHNKillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Maggie Carcillo+2.6
21-1STJOHNNOVAKillCampbell McKinnonset Alyssa Nelson+1.8
32-1NOVASTJOHNKillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Amanda Caputi+2.0
42-2STJOHNNOVAKillTaylor Lewisset Alyssa Nelson+1.9
53-2NOVASTJOHNKillCarola Tesoroset Amanda Caputi+2.0
64-2STJOHNSTJOHNAttack errAbby Harrell+2.8
74-3STJOHNNOVAKillTaylor Lewisset Alyssa Nelson+2.0
85-3NOVASTJOHN×5KillCarola Tesoroset Amanda Caputi+2.2
96-3STJOHNSTJOHN×5BlockedAbby Harrellblk Sumaiyya Harris, Chloe' Bell+3.0
107-3STJOHNSTJOHN×5KillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+2.9
118-3STJOHNSTJOHN×5KillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+2.8
129-3STJOHNSTJOHN×5KillCarola Tesoroset Maggie Carcillo+2.5
139-4STJOHNNOVAKillReagan McGivernset Alyssa Nelson+1.5
1410-4NOVASTJOHN×5KillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+1.9
1511-4STJOHNSTJOHN×5Attack errCat Young+2.2
1612-4STJOHNSTJOHN×5BlockedReagan McGivernblk Chloe' Bell, Lejla Hadžiredžepovic+1.8
1713-4STJOHNSTJOHN×5BlockedChloe Kellyblk Sumaiyya Harris, Chloe' Bell+1.4
1814-4STJOHNSTJOHN×5KillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+1.0
1914-5STJOHNNOVAKillReagan McGivernset Chloe Kelly+0.4
2015-5NOVASTJOHNKillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Maggie Carcillo+0.7
2115-6STJOHNNOVAKillCampbell McKinnonset Alyssa Nelson+0.4
2216-6NOVASTJOHNKillLejla Hadžiredžepovicset Maggie Carcillo+0.6
2316-7STJOHNNOVAKillTaylor Lewisset Alyssa Nelson+0.3
2416-8NOVANOVABlockedLejla Hadžiredžepovicblk Campbell McKinnon, Taylor Lewis+0.7
2517-8NOVASTJOHNBlockedCampbell McKinnonblk Kya Harris+0.8
2618-8STJOHNSTJOHNKillKya Harrisset Campbell McKinnon+0.6
2718-9STJOHNNOVAServe errSt. John's (NY)+0.2
2819-9NOVASTJOHNAttack errAlyssa Nelson+0.4
2920-9STJOHNSTJOHNKillCarola Tesoroset Amanda Caputi+0.3
3020-10STJOHNNOVAKillAbby Harrellset Alyssa Nelson+0.1
3121-10NOVASTJOHN×3KillCarola Tesoroset Barbara Costa dos Santos+0.2
3222-10STJOHNSTJOHN×3KillChloe' Bellset Rashanny Solano Smith+0.1
3323-10STJOHNSTJOHN×3KillCarola Tesoroset Amanda Caputi·
3423-11STJOHNNOVA×3KillAbby Harrellset Selah O'Connor·
3523-12NOVANOVA×3Attack errCarola Tesoro·
3623-13NOVANOVA×3KillLoren Winnset Selah O'Connor·
3724-13NOVASTJOHNServe errVillanova·
3824-14STJOHNNOVAKillCat Youngset Selah O'Connor·
3925-14NOVASTJOHNKillChloe' Bellset Maggie Carcillo+1.0
Set 5
10-1STJOHNNOVAAttack errKya Harris+5.9
21-1NOVASTJOHNKillKya Harrisset Maggie Carcillo+6.2
31-2STJOHNNOVA×6KillCampbell McKinnonset Selah O'Connor+6.1
41-3NOVANOVA×6BlockedLejla Hadžiredžepovicblk Campbell McKinnon, Taylor Lewis+7.8
51-4NOVANOVA×6KillCampbell McKinnonset Alyssa Nelson+6.9
61-5NOVANOVA×6KillCampbell McKinnonset Alyssa Nelson+5.8
71-6NOVANOVA×6Bad setLejla Hadžiredžepovic+4.5
81-7NOVANOVA×6Attack errKya Harris+3.2
92-7NOVASTJOHNKillCarola Tesoroset Amanda Caputi+1.7
102-8STJOHNNOVABlockedCarola Tesoroblk Campbell McKinnon, Taylor Lewis+2.3
113-8NOVASTJOHNAttack errCat Young+1.6
123-9STJOHNNOVAKillTaylor Lewisset Alyssa Nelson+2.2
134-9NOVASTJOHN×3Serve errVillanova+1.5
145-9STJOHNSTJOHN×3AceMaggie Carcilloaced Abby Harrell+3.1
156-9STJOHNSTJOHN×3KillCarola Tesoroset Rashanny Solano Smith+4.7
166-10STJOHNNOVAAttack errCarola Tesoro+4.7
177-10NOVASTJOHNBlockedCat Youngblk Sumaiyya Harris, Chloe' Bell+3.4
187-11STJOHNNOVAServe errSt. John's (NY)+4.7
197-12NOVANOVAAceMarikate Ritterbuschaced Carola Tesoro+3.9
208-12NOVASTJOHNAttack errReagan McGivern+1.5
218-13STJOHNNOVAAttack errBrooke Boyles+2.5
228-14NOVANOVAAceMina Diggs+1.3
239-14NOVASTJOHNServe errVillanova+0.2
2410-14STJOHNSTJOHNKillKendall Whiteset Amanda Caputi+0.7
2510-15STJOHNNOVAKillCampbell McKinnonset Selah O'Connor+1.1

Score shown after each rally, St. John's (NY) 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).