Final · 4 setsSat, Aug 29, 2026 · Neutral site

Liberty def. Akron 3–1

Liberty beat Akron 3-1 (25-23, 25-21, 14-25, 25-22) on Sat, Aug 29, 2026 at a neutral site. Paige Overcash led Liberty with 13 kills; Akron's Chidera Ozoh had a match-high 15.

Data through · final Aug 29

Set1234Sets
LIBRTY252514253
AKRON232125221

Win probability

Akron above 50 · Liberty below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+7.9% LIBRTYrally 180 · set 4

Biggest swing: 7.9% to Liberty — set 4, LIBRTY 22-21 AKRON. Kill by Layla Collins. AKRON win probability 22% → 14%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

LIBRTY 63.8%36.2% AKRON

Liberty wins

3-0
19.3%
3-1
24.4%
3-2
20.0%

Akron wins

3-0
7.5%
3-1
13.0%
3-2
15.6%
LIBRTY break %
42.2% vs this opp
AKRON break %
39.5% 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
    Layla CollinsKill+7.9%

    Kill by Layla Collins

    Set 4 · LIBRTY 22-21 AKRON · LIBRTY 78% → 86%

  2. 02
    Jessie MusselmanAttack error+7.2%

    Attack error by Jessie Musselman

    Set 4 · LIBRTY 23-21 AKRON · LIBRTY 86% → 93%

  3. 03
    LibertyAce+6.3%

    Liberty ace on Delaney Gash

    Set 4 · LIBRTY 20-20 AKRON · LIBRTY 72% → 79%

  4. 04
    Jordyn AeschlimanAttack error+6.1%

    Attack error by Jordyn Aeschliman

    Set 1 · LIBRTY 25-23 AKRON · LIBRTY 73% → 79%

  5. 05
    Laney DaniellAttack error+6.1%

    Attack error by Laney Daniell

    Set 4 · LIBRTY 18-20 AKRON · AKRON 25% → 31%

  6. 06
    Addison HartAttack error+6.0%

    Attack error by Addison Hart

    Set 4 · LIBRTY 18-19 AKRON · AKRON 19% → 25%

  7. 07
    Delaney GashAttack error+5.7%

    Attack error by Delaney Gash

    Set 4 · LIBRTY 24-22 AKRON · LIBRTY 90% → 96%

  8. 08
    AkronAce+5.3%

    Akron ace on Carly O'Brien

    Set 4 · LIBRTY 18-18 AKRON · AKRON 14% → 19%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
412629.20702083010.514.5
413324.4171023002114
412519.3681022002113
4329.111000001225
4104.250253040010.54.5
34316.063000001015
45110.400100100005
4000–011600001
4000–110410001
4000–1600500000
4000–500900000
1416.500000010004
1000–000000000
Team totals5421117.282507542728689
Akronhome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415321.5710120014319
411737.1081229102114
47118.33301110010.58.5
44211.182000100215
4001.000200900000
3000–700100000
411422.31800020111.512.5
49421.238000400009
4000–620710002
4000–3300200000
2000–400200000
1000–011000001
Team totals5721131.2755376387210791

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 6 LIBRTY · AKRON 10

Set 1

25-23

Longest run 3 LIBRTYAKRON 3

Set 2

25-21

Longest run 4 LIBRTYAKRON 2

Set 3

14-25

Longest run 4 LIBRTYAKRON 10

Set 4

25-22

Longest run 6 LIBRTYAKRON 6

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Liberty

SlotSideout %Break %
1
71%10/14
62%13/21
2
67%10/15
29%4/14
3
60%9/15
17%2/12
4
33%9/27
47%8/17
5
67%8/12
27%3/11
6
78%7/9
46%6/13
All
58%53/92
41%36/88

Akron

SlotSideout %Break %
1
45%10/22
25%3/12
2
83%10/12
23%3/13
3
56%9/16
50%9/18
4
69%9/13
57%12/21
5
58%7/12
55%11/20
6
54%7/13
13%1/8
All
59%52/88
42%39/92

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

180 rallies

#LIBRTY-AKRONSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0AKRONLIBRTYKillJenna Ottsset Alison Bierwagen+1.6
21-1LIBRTYAKRONKillChiara Gennariset Masa Prascevic+1.7
32-1AKRONLIBRTYKillLaney Daniellset Alison Bierwagen+1.7
42-2LIBRTYAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+1.7
53-2AKRONLIBRTYKillJenna Ottsset Charli Crowson+1.7
64-2LIBRTYLIBRTYKillLaney Daniellset Charli Crowson+2.4
74-3LIBRTYAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Clara Christensen+1.6
85-3AKRONLIBRTYAttack errJordyn Aeschliman+1.7
95-4LIBRTYAKRONServe errLiberty+1.7
105-5AKRONAKRONKillLyndi Wolfset Clara Christensen+2.6
116-5AKRONLIBRTYKillCarly O'Brienset Charli Crowson+1.8
127-5LIBRTYLIBRTYKillCarly O'Brienset Alison Bierwagen+2.6
137-6LIBRTYAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Clara Christensen+1.7
148-6AKRONLIBRTYKillCarly O'Brienset Molly Littlefield+1.8
158-7LIBRTYAKRONKillJessie Musselmanset Masa Prascevic+1.8
169-7AKRONLIBRTYKillPaige Overcashset Alison Bierwagen+1.9
1710-7LIBRTYLIBRTYBlockedChiara Gennariblk Jenna Otts+2.5
1810-8LIBRTYAKRONKillLyndi Wolfset Masa Prascevic+1.6
1911-8AKRONLIBRTYAttack errDelaney Gash+1.8
2011-9LIBRTYAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Vanessa Del Real+1.6
2112-9AKRONLIBRTYKillLaney Daniellset Charli Crowson+1.8
2213-9LIBRTYLIBRTYAttack errJordyn Aeschliman+2.3
2313-10LIBRTYAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Clara Christensen+1.3
2414-10AKRONLIBRTYKillCharli Morrisset Charli Crowson+1.6
2515-10LIBRTYLIBRTYKillCarly O'Brienset Charli Crowson+1.8
2615-11LIBRTYAKRON×3KillJessie Musselmanset Clara Christensen+1.0
2715-12AKRONAKRON×3AceAkron+1.9
2815-13AKRONAKRON×3KillJordyn Aeschlimanset Clara Christensen+2.5
2916-13AKRONLIBRTY×3KillCharli Morrisset Melis Ural+2.0
3017-13LIBRTYLIBRTY×3KillPaige Overcashset Alison Bierwagen+2.4
3118-13LIBRTYLIBRTY×3AceLiberty+1.8
3218-14LIBRTYAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Clara Christensen+0.9
3318-15AKRONAKRONServe errAkron+1.9
3419-15AKRONLIBRTYKillCarly O'Brienset Melis Ural+1.7
3519-16LIBRTYAKRONKillChiara Gennariset Masa Prascevic+1.3
3620-16AKRONLIBRTYKillPaige Overcashset Melis Ural+1.7
3720-17LIBRTYAKRONAttack errPaige Overcash+1.2
3821-17AKRONLIBRTYKillLaney Daniellset Alison Bierwagen+1.7
3921-18LIBRTYAKRONServe errLiberty+1.1
4021-19AKRONAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Clara Christensen+2.6
4122-19AKRONLIBRTYKillCarly O'Brienset Laney Daniell+2.6
4223-19LIBRTYLIBRTYBlockedDelaney Gashblk Laney Daniell, Alison Bierwagen+2.4
4323-20LIBRTYAKRON×3KillJordyn Aeschlimanset Clara Christensen+0.7
4423-21AKRONAKRON×3BlockedCarly O'Brienblk Jordyn Aeschliman+2.1
4523-22AKRONAKRON×3KillChidera Ozohset Clara Christensen+4.1
4624-22AKRONLIBRTYKillLaney Daniellset Alison Bierwagen+4.7
4724-23LIBRTYAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Clara Christensen+2.6
4825-23AKRONLIBRTYAttack errJordyn Aeschliman+6.1
Set 2
11-0LIBRTYLIBRTYBlockedJessie Musselmanblk Paige Overcash, Layla Collins+2.1
21-1LIBRTYAKRONKillJessie Musselmanset Clara Christensen+1.5
32-1AKRONLIBRTYServe errAkron+1.4
42-2LIBRTYAKRONServe errLiberty+1.5
53-2AKRONLIBRTYKillPaige Overcashset Alison Bierwagen+1.5
63-3LIBRTYAKRONAttack errJenna Otts+1.5
74-3AKRONLIBRTYKillCharli Morrisset Charli Crowson+1.5
85-3LIBRTYLIBRTYBlockedChiara Gennariblk Carly O'Brien, Laney Daniell+2.1
95-4LIBRTYAKRONBlockedCarly O'Brienblk Chiara Gennari, Lyndi Wolf+1.4
106-4AKRONLIBRTYKillCarly O'Brienset Charli Crowson+1.5
117-4LIBRTYLIBRTYAttack errChidera Ozoh+2.0
127-5LIBRTYAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Masa Prascevic+1.3
138-5AKRONLIBRTYKillCharli Morrisset Melis Ural+1.4
148-6LIBRTYAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Clara Christensen+1.3
158-7AKRONAKRONAttack errPaige Overcash+2.2
169-7AKRONLIBRTYServe errAkron+1.6
179-8LIBRTYAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Clara Christensen+1.6
1810-8AKRONLIBRTYServe errAkron+1.7
1910-9LIBRTYAKRONKillLyndi Wolfset Clara Christensen+1.6
2011-9AKRONLIBRTYKillLaney Daniellset Alison Bierwagen+1.7
2111-10LIBRTYAKRONKillChiara Gennariset Vanessa Del Real+1.7
2211-11AKRONAKRONAttack errLaney Daniell+2.7
2312-11AKRONLIBRTYAttack errDelaney Gash+1.9
2413-11LIBRTYLIBRTYServe errLiberty+2.7
2513-12LIBRTYAKRONKillChiara Gennariset Masa Prascevic+1.8
2613-13AKRONAKRONBlockedCharli Morrisblk Delaney Gash, Chidera Ozoh+2.9
2714-13AKRONLIBRTYKillCarly O'Brienset Charli Crowson+2.1
2814-14LIBRTYAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Vanessa Del Real+2.1
2915-14AKRONLIBRTYKillCharli Morrisset Charli Crowson+2.2
3016-14LIBRTYLIBRTYAttack errDelaney Gash+3.1
3116-15LIBRTYAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Reilly Chausse+2.0
3217-15AKRONLIBRTY×4Serve errAkron+2.2
3318-15LIBRTYLIBRTY×4Attack errJessie Musselman+2.8
3419-15LIBRTYLIBRTY×4AceLiberty+2.2
3520-15LIBRTYLIBRTY×4KillLayla Collinsset Alison Bierwagen+1.5
3620-16LIBRTYAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Clara Christensen+0.6
3720-17AKRONAKRONAceAkronaced Carly O'Brien+1.5
3821-17AKRONLIBRTYServe errAkron+1.5
3921-18LIBRTYAKRONKillJessie Musselmanset Vanessa Del Real+1.0
4022-18AKRONLIBRTYKillPaige Overcashset Alison Bierwagen+1.5
4122-19LIBRTYAKRONServe errLiberty+0.8
4223-19AKRONLIBRTYKillPaige Overcashset Alison Bierwagen+1.4
4324-19LIBRTYLIBRTYKillAlison Bierwagenset Paige Overcash+0.9
4424-20LIBRTYAKRONKillLyndi Wolfset Clara Christensen+0.1
4524-21AKRONAKRONAttack errLaney Daniell+0.5
4625-21AKRONLIBRTYKillCarly O'Brienset Alison Bierwagen+0.8
Set 3
10-1AKRONAKRONKillLyndi Wolf+1.3
20-2AKRONAKRONAttack errJenna Otts+1.3
31-2AKRONLIBRTYKillPaige Overcashset Alison Bierwagen+0.9
42-2LIBRTYLIBRTYKillPaige Overcashset Alison Bierwagen+1.3
52-3LIBRTYAKRONKillLyndi Wolfset Clara Christensen+1.0
63-3AKRONLIBRTYKillLaney Daniellset Alison Bierwagen+0.9
73-4LIBRTYAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Clara Christensen+1.0
83-5AKRONAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Clara Christensen+1.4
94-5AKRONLIBRTY×3KillJenna Ottsset Charli Crowson+0.9
105-5LIBRTYLIBRTY×3Attack errJordyn Aeschliman+1.4
116-5LIBRTYLIBRTY×3KillLaney Daniellset Charli Crowson+1.4
126-6LIBRTYAKRON×10KillJordyn Aeschlimanset Clara Christensen+1.0
136-7AKRONAKRON×10KillChidera Ozohset Clara Christensen+1.5
146-8AKRONAKRON×10KillJessie Musselman+1.6
156-9AKRONAKRON×10AceAkronaced Molly Littlefield+1.5
166-10AKRONAKRON×10AceAkron+1.4
176-11AKRONAKRON×10KillJessie Musselmanset Clara Christensen+1.3
186-12AKRONAKRON×10KillJessie Musselmanset Vanessa Del Real+1.1
196-13AKRONAKRON×10Attack errCarly O'Brien+0.9
206-14AKRONAKRON×10KillJessie Musselman+0.7
216-15AKRONAKRON×10Attack errCarly O'Brien+0.4
227-15AKRONLIBRTYKillLaney Daniellset Alison Bierwagen+0.2
237-16LIBRTYAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Clara Christensen+0.3
247-17AKRONAKRONAttack errLayla Collins+0.3
258-17AKRONLIBRTYKillCarly O'Brienset Alison Bierwagen+0.1
268-18LIBRTYAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Vanessa Del Real+0.2
279-18AKRONLIBRTY×4KillPaige Overcashset Alison Bierwagen+0.1
2810-18LIBRTYLIBRTY×4BlockedJessie Musselmanblk Layla Collins, Paige Overcash+0.2
2911-18LIBRTYLIBRTY×4AceLiberty+0.3
3012-18LIBRTYLIBRTY×4KillJenna Otts+0.4
3112-19LIBRTYAKRONAttack errJenna Otts+0.5
3213-19AKRONLIBRTYAttack errDelaney Gash+0.2
3313-20LIBRTYAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Payton Evans+0.4
3413-21AKRONAKRONAceAkronaced Carly O'Brien+0.3
3514-21AKRONLIBRTYKillLaney Daniellset Alison Bierwagen+0.1
3614-22LIBRTYAKRON×4KillChidera Ozohset Payton Evans+0.2
3714-23AKRONAKRON×4KillChidera Ozoh+0.1
3814-24AKRONAKRON×4BlockedLaney Daniellblk Delaney Gash, Chidera Ozoh·
3914-25AKRONAKRON×4KillChidera Ozohset Clara Christensen·
Set 4
10-1LIBRTYAKRONKillLyndi Wolfset Clara Christensen+2.1
21-1AKRONLIBRTY×3Serve errAkron+2.0
32-1LIBRTYLIBRTY×3Attack errChidera Ozoh+3.0
43-1LIBRTYLIBRTY×3KillAddison Hartset Alison Bierwagen+2.8
53-2LIBRTYAKRON×4KillDelaney Gashset Clara Christensen+1.9
63-3AKRONAKRON×4BlockedLayla Collinsblk Chidera Ozoh+3.0
73-4AKRONAKRON×4Attack errPaige Overcash+3.2
83-5AKRONAKRON×4KillDelaney Gashset Clara Christensen+3.3
94-5AKRONLIBRTY×3KillPaige Overcashset Reilly Chausse+2.2
105-5LIBRTYLIBRTY×3Attack errChidera Ozoh+3.3
116-5LIBRTYLIBRTY×3AceLiberty+3.3
126-6LIBRTYAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Reilly Chausse+2.3
137-6AKRONLIBRTYKillLaney Daniellset Alison Bierwagen+2.3
147-7LIBRTYAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Clara Christensen+2.3
158-7AKRONLIBRTYKillAddison Hartset Charli Crowson+2.4
168-8LIBRTYAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Delaney Gash+2.4
179-8AKRONLIBRTYKillCarly O'Brienset Charli Morris+2.4
189-9LIBRTYAKRONServe errLiberty+2.5
1910-9AKRONLIBRTY×6KillLayla Collinsset Charli Crowson+2.5
2011-9LIBRTYLIBRTY×6KillPaige Overcashset Alison Bierwagen+3.5
2112-9LIBRTYLIBRTY×6Attack errDelaney Gash+3.2
2213-9LIBRTYLIBRTY×6KillPaige Overcashset Melis Ural+2.8
2314-9LIBRTYLIBRTY×6BlockedLyndi Wolfblk Layla Collins+2.2
2415-9LIBRTYLIBRTY×6AceLiberty+1.7
2515-10LIBRTYAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Payton Evans+0.8
2615-11AKRONAKRONBlockedCarly O'Brienblk Chidera Ozoh, Chiara Gennari+1.7
2716-11AKRONLIBRTYKillPaige Overcashset Alison Bierwagen+1.5
2816-12LIBRTYAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Payton Evans+1.2
2916-13AKRONAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Clara Christensen+2.3
3017-13AKRONLIBRTYKillAddison Hartset Alison Bierwagen+2.0
3117-14LIBRTYAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Clara Christensen+1.6
3218-14AKRONLIBRTYKillLaney Daniellset Alison Bierwagen+2.1
3318-15LIBRTYAKRON×6KillJordyn Aeschlimanset Clara Christensen+1.6
3418-16AKRONAKRON×6Attack errLaney Daniell+3.2
3518-17AKRONAKRON×6AceAkronaced Addison Hart+4.3
3618-18AKRONAKRON×6AceAkronaced Carly O'Brien+5.3
3718-19AKRONAKRON×6Attack errAddison Hart+6.0
3818-20AKRONAKRON×6Attack errLaney Daniell+6.1
3919-20AKRONLIBRTYKillAddison Hartset Charli Crowson+3.5
4020-20LIBRTYLIBRTYAceLibertyaced Delaney Gash+6.3
4120-21LIBRTYAKRONKillJessie Musselmanset Clara Christensen+5.0
4221-21AKRONLIBRTY×3KillCarly O'Brienset Charli Crowson+4.8
4322-21LIBRTYLIBRTY×3KillLayla Collins+7.9
4423-21LIBRTYLIBRTY×3Attack errJessie Musselman+7.2
4523-22LIBRTYAKRONAttack errCarly O'Brien+3.5
4624-22AKRONLIBRTYAttack errDelaney Gash+5.7
4725-22LIBRTYLIBRTYAceLibertyaced Vanessa Del Real+4.3

Score shown after each rally, Liberty 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).