Final · 4 setsSat, Sep 12, 2026

Akron def. Valparaiso 3–1

Akron beat visiting Valparaiso 3-1 (25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 26-24) on Sat, Sep 12, 2026. Delaney Gash led Akron with 17 kills; Valparaiso's Jordyn Gove had a match-high 22.

Data through · final Sep 12

Set1234Sets
VALPO202125241
AKRON252522263

Win probability

Akron above 50 · Valparaiso below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+9.8% AKRONrally 188 · set 4

Biggest swing: 9.8% to Akron — set 4, VALPO 24-26 AKRON. Ava Helming stuffed by Lauren Wilson & Chidera Ozoh. AKRON win probability 90% → 100%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

VALPO 31.1%68.9% AKRON

Valparaiso wins

3-0
6.0%
3-1
11.0%
3-2
14.1%

Akron wins

3-0
22.5%
3-1
26.4%
3-2
19.9%
VALPO break %
41.0% vs this opp
AKRON break %
44.8% 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

    Ava Helming stuffed by Lauren Wilson & Chidera Ozoh

    Set 4 · VALPO 24-26 AKRON · AKRON 90% → 100%

  2. 02
    Ava HelmingAttack error+8.4%

    Attack error by Ava Helming

    Set 4 · VALPO 22-23 AKRON · AKRON 80% → 88%

  3. 03
    Delaney GashKill+7.9%

    Kill by Delaney Gash (set by Payton Evans)

    Set 4 · VALPO 23-24 AKRON · AKRON 82% → 90%

  4. 04
    Ava HelmingKill+7.9%

    Kill by Ava Helming (set by Olivia Wagner)

    Set 4 · VALPO 24-24 AKRON · VALPO 10% → 18%

  5. 05
    Delaney GashKill+7.9%

    Kill by Delaney Gash (set by Masa Prascevic)

    Set 4 · VALPO 24-25 AKRON · AKRON 82% → 90%

  6. 06
    Maddie SteeleKill+7.6%

    Kill by Maddie Steele

    Set 4 · VALPO 22-21 AKRON · VALPO 18% → 25%

  7. 07
    Ava HelmingAttack error+6.2%

    Attack error by Ava Helming

    Set 4 · VALPO 20-21 AKRON · AKRON 81% → 87%

  8. 08
    Ava HelmingKill+6.1%

    Kill by Ava Helming (set by Olivia Wagner)

    Set 4 · VALPO 23-23 AKRON · VALPO 12% → 18%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
422345.42210271031.523.5
4181143.1631017002119
49443.1160235200011
48219.316100000219
4104.25011050052.54.5
4002.000382250010.52.5
4001.0003222900002
4000–000000000
4000–1201900000
4000–000200000
3217.14300000010.52.5
1000–000000000
Team totals6021164.23857711693014790
Akronhome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
417653.208100153031.518.5
414022.63600011073.517.5
48319.263101100219
4000–1311200003
4116.000380170010.51.5
3000–100500000
413326.38500000010.513.5
47126.231000500218
4001.0008012530000
2207.286000100213
2000–901300000
Team totals6214160.3005935757018998

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 VALPO · AKRON 5

Set 1

20-25

Longest run 4 VALPOAKRON 3

Set 2

21-25

Longest run 4 VALPOAKRON 4

Set 3

25-22

Longest run 5 VALPOAKRON 5

Set 4

24-26

Longest run 5 VALPOAKRON 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Valparaiso

SlotSideout %Break %
1
46%11/24
52%11/21
2
64%9/14
44%8/18
3
73%8/11
44%7/16
4
47%8/17
0%0/8
5
44%8/18
38%5/13
6
62%8/13
47%7/15
All
54%52/97
42%38/91

Akron

SlotSideout %Break %
1
43%10/23
36%5/14
2
56%10/18
58%14/24
3
82%9/11
25%3/12
4
62%8/13
53%9/17
5
80%8/10
56%10/18
6
50%8/16
33%4/12
All
58%53/91
46%45/97

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

188 rallies

#VALPO-AKRONSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+1.7
21-1VALPOAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Lyndi Wolf+1.6
31-2AKRONAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+2.2
42-2AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+1.7
53-2VALPOVALPOAttack errDelaney Gash+2.4
63-3VALPOAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Masa Prascevic+1.7
73-4AKRONAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Masa Prascevic+2.3
84-4AKRONVALPOKillMaggie Uhwatset Ava Helming+1.7
94-5VALPOAKRONServe errValparaiso+1.7
104-6AKRONAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Masa Prascevic+2.2
115-6AKRONVALPO×4KillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+1.6
126-6VALPOVALPO×4KillJessica Pickettset Olivia Wagner+2.4
137-6VALPOVALPO×4BlockedLauren Wilsonblk Jessica Pickett, Olivia Wagner+2.6
148-6VALPOVALPO×4AceValparaisoaced Chidera Ozoh+2.7
158-7VALPOAKRONKillLauren Wilsonset Masa Prascevic+1.9
168-8AKRONAKRONAttack errAva Helming+2.6
179-8AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+2.1
189-9VALPOAKRONServe errValparaiso+2.0
199-10AKRONAKRONKillLyndi Wolfset Masa Prascevic+2.7
2010-10AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+2.1
2111-10VALPOVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+3.0
2211-11VALPOAKRON×3Serve errValparaiso+2.2
2311-12AKRONAKRON×3Attack errAva Helming+2.9
2411-13AKRONAKRON×3AceReilly Chausseaced Jordyn Gove+2.8
2512-13AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+2.0
2612-14VALPOAKRONKillLyndi Wolfset Masa Prascevic+2.1
2712-15AKRONAKRONBlockedAva Helmingblk Delaney Gash, Chidera Ozoh+2.6
2813-15AKRONVALPOServe errAkron+1.7
2913-16VALPOAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+2.0
3014-16AKRONVALPOKillMaggie Uhwatset Olivia Wagner+1.8
3114-17VALPOAKRON×3KillDelaney Gashset Vanessa Del Real+2.0
3214-18AKRONAKRON×3KillJordyn Aeschlimanset Masa Prascevic+2.2
3314-19AKRONAKRON×3Attack errMia McCall+1.6
3415-19AKRONVALPO×3KillMaggie Uhwatset Jessica Pickett+0.8
3516-19VALPOVALPO×3KillJordyn Goveset Mara Thomas+1.7
3617-19VALPOVALPO×3KillJessica Pickettset Mara Thomas+2.4
3717-20VALPOAKRON×3KillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+2.3
3817-21AKRONAKRON×3Attack errJessica Pickett+2.3
3917-22AKRONAKRON×3BlockedJordyn Goveblk Jordyn Aeschliman, Lyndi Wolf+1.4
4018-22AKRONVALPOKillJessica Pickettset Mara Thomas+0.6
4118-23VALPOAKRONKillLyndi Wolfset Masa Prascevic+0.9
4218-24AKRONAKRONKillLyndi Wolfset Masa Prascevic+0.5
4319-24AKRONVALPOKillMia McCallset Mara Thomas+0.1
4420-24VALPOVALPOBlockedLyndi Wolfblk Jordyn Gove, Maddie Steele+0.2
4520-25VALPOAKRONServe errValparaiso+0.4
Set 2
11-0VALPOVALPO×4KillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+1.9
22-0VALPOVALPO×4KillJordyn Goveset Rylee Bumgardner+2.0
33-0VALPOVALPO×4KillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+2.0
44-0VALPOVALPO×4Attack errDelaney Gash+2.0
54-1VALPOAKRON×3KillLyndi Wolfset Masa Prascevic+1.3
64-2AKRONAKRON×3BlockedAva Helmingblk Chidera Ozoh, Delaney Gash+1.9
74-3AKRONAKRON×3KillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+2.0
85-3AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+1.6
95-4VALPOAKRON×3Serve errValparaiso+1.5
105-5AKRONAKRON×3Attack errMaggie Uhwat+2.0
115-6AKRONAKRON×3KillJordyn Aeschlimanset Masa Prascevic+2.0
126-6AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+1.5
136-7VALPOAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+1.5
147-7AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+1.6
157-8VALPOAKRONBlockedJessica Pickettblk Chidera Ozoh, Lauren Wilson+1.6
168-8AKRONVALPOKillMaggie Uhwatset Olivia Wagner+1.6
178-9VALPOAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Vanessa Del Real+1.6
189-9AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+1.7
1910-9VALPOVALPOAceValparaisoaced Delaney Gash+2.4
2010-10VALPOAKRONKillLyndi Wolfset Masa Prascevic+1.7
2110-11AKRONAKRONKillLyndi Wolf+2.3
2211-11AKRONVALPOAttack errLyndi Wolf+1.8
2311-12VALPOAKRON×4KillDelaney Gashset Masa Prascevic+1.8
2411-13AKRONAKRON×4Attack errAva Helming+2.3
2511-14AKRONAKRON×4KillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+2.1
2611-15AKRONAKRON×4KillDelaney Gashset Masa Prascevic+1.7
2712-15AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Rylee Bumgardner+1.1
2813-15VALPOVALPOKillMaggie Uhwatset Mara Thomas+1.9
2913-16VALPOAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Vanessa Del Real+1.6
3014-16AKRONVALPOAttack errDelaney Gash+1.5
3115-16VALPOVALPOKillJessica Pickettset Mara Thomas+2.5
3215-17VALPOAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Masa Prascevic+2.0
3316-17AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Mara Thomas+1.9
3416-18VALPOAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+2.2
3516-19AKRONAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Masa Prascevic+2.5
3617-19AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+1.6
3717-20VALPOAKRONServe errValparaiso+1.9
3818-20AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+1.6
3918-21VALPOAKRONKillMasa Prascevic+2.0
4019-21AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+1.5
4120-21VALPOVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Mara Thomas+3.1
4220-22VALPOAKRON×3Attack errAva Helming+3.0
4320-23AKRONAKRON×3BlockedJordyn Goveblk Masa Prascevic, Chidera Ozoh+3.0
4420-24AKRONAKRON×3Attack errAva Helming+1.6
4521-24AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Mara Thomas+0.4
4621-25VALPOAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+0.8
Set 3
11-0AKRONVALPO×5Serve errAkron+0.8
22-0VALPOVALPO×5KillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+1.1
33-0VALPOVALPO×5BlockedDelaney Gashblk Ava Helming, Maddie Steele+1.1
44-0VALPOVALPO×5AceValparaisoaced Vanessa Del Real+1.1
55-0VALPOVALPO×5Attack errJordyn Aeschliman+1.0
65-1VALPOAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Vanessa Del Real+0.7
76-1AKRONVALPO×4Bad setMasa Prascevic+0.8
87-1VALPOVALPO×4KillJordyn Goveset Maddie Steele+1.0
98-1VALPOVALPO×4AceValparaisoaced Vanessa Del Real+0.8
109-1VALPOVALPO×4KillJessica Pickettset Olivia Wagner+0.7
119-2VALPOAKRONKillLauren Wilsonset Masa Prascevic+0.4
1210-2AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+0.5
1310-3VALPOAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Masa Prascevic+0.4
1411-3AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+0.5
1511-4VALPOAKRON×4KillLauren Wilsonset Vanessa Del Real+0.4
1611-5AKRONAKRON×4KillDelaney Gashset Masa Prascevic+0.6
1711-6AKRONAKRON×4KillDelaney Gashset Masa Prascevic+0.8
1811-7AKRONAKRON×4KillDelaney Gashset Masa Prascevic+0.9
1912-7AKRONVALPOKillMia McCallset Mara Thomas+0.9
2013-7VALPOVALPOAttack errMasa Prascevic+1.0
2113-8VALPOAKRONBad setMara Thomas+0.5
2214-8AKRONVALPOKillMaggie Uhwatset Mara Thomas+0.7
2315-8VALPOVALPOBad setReilly Chausse+0.8
2415-9VALPOAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Payton Evans+0.4
2516-9AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+0.6
2616-10VALPOAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+0.4
2716-11AKRONAKRONKillLauren Wilsonset Vanessa Del Real+0.7
2817-11AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+0.7
2918-11VALPOVALPOBlockedJordyn Aeschlimanblk Jessica Pickett, Jordyn Gove+0.7
3018-12VALPOAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+0.3
3119-12AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+0.5
3219-13VALPOAKRON×5Serve errValparaiso+0.3
3319-14AKRONAKRON×5Attack errJordyn Gove+0.5
3419-15AKRONAKRON×5KillLyndi Wolfset Masa Prascevic+0.8
3519-16AKRONAKRON×5KillLauren Wilsonset Masa Prascevic+1.1
3619-17AKRONAKRON×5KillNoelle Apratiset Taylor Donovan+1.4
3720-17AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Rylee Bumgardner+1.4
3820-18VALPOAKRON×3KillLauren Wilsonset Payton Evans+1.1
3920-19AKRONAKRON×3AceReilly Chausseaced Maggie Uhwat+1.9
4020-20AKRONAKRON×3AceReilly Chausseaced Maggie Uhwat+2.2
4121-20AKRONVALPOKillJessica Pickettset Mara Thomas+1.9
4222-20VALPOVALPOBlockedDelaney Gashblk Mia McCall, Maddie Steele+2.6
4322-21VALPOAKRONServe errValparaiso+1.5
4423-21AKRONVALPOKillMaggie Uhwatset Jordyn Gove+2.3
4523-22VALPOAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Payton Evans+1.6
4624-22AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+2.7
4725-22VALPOVALPOBlockedDelaney Gashblk Ava Helming, Maddie Steele+2.1
Set 4
11-0VALPOVALPOAceValparaisoaced Delaney Gash+2.7
21-1VALPOAKRON×4KillDelaney Gashset Payton Evans+2.0
31-2AKRONAKRON×4BlockedMaggie Uhwatblk Chidera Ozoh, Noelle Aprati+2.6
41-3AKRONAKRON×4Attack errAva Helming+2.5
51-4AKRONAKRON×4KillDelaney Gashset Reilly Chausse+2.3
62-4AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+1.7
73-4VALPOVALPOKillJordyn Gove+2.5
83-5VALPOAKRONServe errValparaiso+1.9
94-5AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+1.9
104-6VALPOAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Delaney Gash+2.0
115-6AKRONVALPOKillJessica Pickettset Olivia Wagner+2.0
125-7VALPOAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+2.0
135-8AKRONAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Vanessa Del Real+2.5
146-8AKRONVALPOKillJordyn Goveset Olivia Wagner+1.8
156-9VALPOAKRONServe errValparaiso+1.9
166-10AKRONAKRONBlockedMaggie Uhwatblk Noelle Aprati, Lyndi Wolf+2.3
177-10AKRONVALPO×5Bad setPayton Evans+1.5
188-10VALPOVALPO×5KillMaggie Uhwatset Olivia Wagner+2.5
199-10VALPOVALPO×5KillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+2.9
2010-10VALPOVALPO×5AceValparaisoaced Vanessa Del Real+3.3
2111-10VALPOVALPO×5Attack errLyndi Wolf+3.6
2211-11VALPOAKRONKillLauren Wilsonset Payton Evans+2.6
2312-11AKRONVALPOServe errAkron+2.8
2413-11VALPOVALPOAceValparaisoaced Delaney Gash+3.9
2513-12VALPOAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Payton Evans+2.7
2614-12AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+3.1
2715-12VALPOVALPOKillAva Helmingset Payton Evans+4.0
2815-13VALPOAKRONServe errValparaiso+2.5
2916-13AKRONVALPOAttack errJordyn Aeschliman+3.1
3017-13VALPOVALPOBad setMasa Prascevic+3.7
3117-14VALPOAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Masa Prascevic+2.1
3217-15AKRONAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Masa Prascevic+3.6
3318-15AKRONVALPOKillJessica Pickettset Olivia Wagner+3.4
3418-16VALPOAKRONKillChidera Ozohset Masa Prascevic+2.7
3519-16AKRONVALPOServe errAkron+3.5
3619-17VALPOAKRONKillJordyn Aeschlimanset Masa Prascevic+2.7
3719-18AKRONAKRONAttack errMaggie Uhwat+4.6
3820-18AKRONVALPOServe errAkron+4.3
3920-19VALPOAKRON×3KillNoelle Apratiset Payton Evans+3.6
4020-20AKRONAKRON×3KillDelaney Gashset Vanessa Del Real+5.8
4120-21AKRONAKRON×3Attack errAva Helming+6.2
4221-21AKRONVALPOKillMaggie Uhwatset Olivia Wagner+4.7
4322-21VALPOVALPOKillMaddie Steele+7.6
4422-22VALPOAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Payton Evans+5.4
4522-23AKRONAKRONAttack errAva Helming+8.4
4623-23AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+6.1
4723-24VALPOAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Payton Evans+7.9
4824-24AKRONVALPOKillAva Helmingset Olivia Wagner+7.9
4924-25VALPOAKRONKillDelaney Gashset Masa Prascevic+7.9
5024-26AKRONAKRONBlockedAva Helmingblk Lauren Wilson, Chidera Ozoh+9.8

Score shown after each rally, Valparaiso 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).