Nicholls vs SFA Volleyball: SFA Wins 3-0 (Nov 7, 2026)

FinalSat, Nov 7, 2026ESPN+

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: SFA 97.8% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Nov 7, 11:55 AM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

SFA beat visiting Nicholls 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-13) on Sat, Nov 7, 2026. SFA's Caroline Kahle and Avery Koonsen led with 11 kills each.

Data through Nov 10, 6:25 PM CT · final Nov 7

Set	1	2	3	Sets
NICHST	18	16	13	0
SFA	25	25	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Nicholls never reached 20 in a set against SFA.

The biggest single-rally swing was 0.5 points, and Nicholls's high was 3% in Set 1. The gap came from these numbers. Pre-match, RallyIQ had SFA at 98%.

NichollsSFA

Break %+27.6 pts
24.552.1
38 of 73 on serve vs 12 of 49, so Nicholls's sideout was 47.9%.
Hitting+.194
.115.309
42 K / 12 E against 25 K / 15 E.
Longest run+2
35
Up 10–8 in the first set, SFA scored 5 straight to make it 15–8. Final score of the set: 25–18.

SFA above 50Nicholls belowMax swing 0.5%

NichollsSFA

Aces: Nicholls 0·SFA 14
Serve err: Nicholls 4·SFA 9
Blocks: Nicholls 3·SFA 61 BS · 4 BA vs 1 BS · 10 BA
Digs: Nicholls 38·SFA 41

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

SFA above 50 · Nicholls below

No single rally moved win probability by a full point: SFA stayed the heavy favorite throughout.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

NICHST 2.0%98.0% SFA

Nicholls wins

3-0

0.2%

3-1

0.5%

3-2

1.3%

SFA wins

3-0

67.1%

3-1

25.1%

3-2

5.8%

NICHST break %: 35.1% vs this opp
SFA break %: 50.7% 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.

Box score

Official NCAA box

Nichollsaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
18Kera ArringtonOH	3	6	2	12	.333	0	1	3	3	0	1	0.5	6.5
3Zahahrah Edwards-WyllieOH	3	4	2	17	.118	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
5Maya SchirmerMB	3	2	1	6	.167	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	2.5
15Harper HoldenMB	3	1	0	7	.143	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	1.5
12Jenna CicherskiS	3	0	0	0	–	10	3	4	0	0	0	0	0
1Lizzie KraftDS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
19Madison SmithOH	3	10	4	22	.273	0	0	2	0	1	1	1.5	11.5
8Isabella PadillaS	3	0	0	1	.000	12	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
6Karina SmithL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
11Natalia NavarroL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	2	0	16	7	0	0	0	0
7Amelie ShalfoonOH	2	2	4	16	-.125	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
10Tierney TerrellOH	2	0	2	6	-.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		25	15	87	.115	24	4	38	14	1	4	3	47

SFAhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
11Caroline KahleOH	3	11	1	26	.385	4	4	0	11	0	2	1	16
7Avery KoonsenOH	3	11	2	26	.346	0	3	2	11	0	0	0	14
5Katherine HoltmanOH	3	7	2	11	.455	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.5	7.5
23Kyanna CreecyMB	3	4	2	13	.154	0	1	0	1	0	3	1.5	6.5
14Jordan HendersonMB	3	3	0	5	.600	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	5
2Izzy OrtonS	3	0	1	1	-1.000	19	0	3	7	0	1	0.5	0.5
20Molly CravensMB	3	6	4	15	.133	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.5	6.5
6Cambry SaulDS	3	0	0	0	–	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	3
10Kennedy JonesOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	2
15Brinkley ReevesOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
1Aniston CollinsS	2	0	0	0	–	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
18Madi ZornS	2	0	0	0	–	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Team totals		42	12	97	.309	40	14	9	41	1	10	6	75

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.

Nicholls vs SFA

Season series · SFA leads 2-0

Sat, Oct 3, 2026SFA at Nicholls · SFA won 3-0Result →
Sat, Nov 7, 2026Nicholls at SFA · SFA won 3-0This match

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 3 NICHST · SFA 5

Set 1

18-25

Longest run 3 NICHSTSFA 5

Set 2

16-25

Longest run 3 NICHSTSFA 4

Set 3

13-25

Longest run 3 NICHSTSFA 5

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Nicholls

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	41%7/17	0%0/7
2	46%6/13	0%0/7
3	67%6/9	0%0/6
4	40%6/15	50%6/12
5	42%5/12	25%2/8
6	71%5/7	44%4/9
All	48%35/73	24%12/49

SFA

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	100%8/8	40%4/10
2	100%6/6	60%9/15
3	75%6/8	45%5/11
4	60%6/10	50%6/12
5	67%6/9	60%9/15
6	63%5/8	50%5/10
All	76%37/49	52%38/73

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 (3 of 3 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

122 rallies

#	NICHST-SFA	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer
Set 1
1	0-1	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Caroline Kahle	set Izzy Orton
2	1-1	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie	set Jenna Cicherski
3	1-2	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Jordan Henderson	set Izzy Orton
4	2-2	SFA	NICHST	Attack err	Katherine Holtman
5	2-3	NICHST	SFA	Attack err	Amelie Shalfoon
6	3-3	SFA	NICHST×3	Serve err	Aniston Collins
7	4-3	NICHST	NICHST×3	Kill	Amelie Shalfoon	set Isabella Padilla
8	5-3	NICHST	NICHST×3	Bad set	Aniston Collins
9	5-4	NICHST	SFA×4	Blocked	Kera Arrington	blk Kyanna Creecy, Molly Cravens
10	5-5	SFA	SFA×4	Kill	Kyanna Creecy	set Aniston Collins
11	5-6	SFA	SFA×4	Attack err	Amelie Shalfoon
12	5-7	SFA	SFA×4	Ace	Avery Koonsen	aced Kera Arrington
13	6-7	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith	set Isabella Padilla
14	6-8	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Molly Cravens	set Aniston Collins
15	6-9	SFA	SFA	Kill	Jordan Henderson	set Aniston Collins
16	7-9	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith	set Isabella Padilla
17	7-10	NICHST	SFA	Serve err	Jenna Cicherski
18	8-10	SFA	NICHST	Serve err	Izzy Orton
19	8-11	NICHST	SFA×5	Kill	Caroline Kahle	set Izzy Orton
20	8-12	SFA	SFA×5	Attack err	Kera Arrington
21	8-13	SFA	SFA×5	Ace	Caroline Kahle	aced Natalia Navarro
22	8-14	SFA	SFA×5	Kill	Katherine Holtman	set Caroline Kahle
23	8-15	SFA	SFA×5	Kill	Katherine Holtman	set Izzy Orton
24	9-15	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie	set Jenna Cicherski
25	9-16	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Katherine Holtman	set Izzy Orton
26	10-16	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie	set Jenna Cicherski
27	10-17	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Avery Koonsen	set Izzy Orton
28	10-18	SFA	SFA	Ace	Aniston Collins	aced Kera Arrington
29	11-18	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Maya Schirmer	set Isabella Padilla
30	12-18	NICHST	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith	set Isabella Padilla
31	12-19	NICHST	SFA×3	Serve err	Kera Arrington
32	12-20	SFA	SFA×3	Attack err	Madison Smith
33	12-21	SFA	SFA×3	Kill	Caroline Kahle	set Natalia Navarro
34	13-21	SFA	NICHST×3	Kill	Amelie Shalfoon	set Isabella Padilla
35	14-21	NICHST	NICHST×3	Blocked	Molly Cravens	blk Harper Holden, Madison Smith
36	15-21	NICHST	NICHST×3	Blocked	Molly Cravens	blk Madison Smith
37	15-22	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Molly Cravens	set Aniston Collins
38	15-23	SFA	SFA	Attack err	Amelie Shalfoon
39	16-23	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith	set Isabella Padilla
40	17-23	NICHST	NICHST	Kill	Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie	set Jenna Cicherski
41	17-24	NICHST	SFA	Serve err	Jenna Cicherski
42	18-24	SFA	NICHST	Serve err	Izzy Orton
43	18-25	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Caroline Kahle	set Izzy Orton
Set 2
1	0-1	SFA	SFA×3	Kill	Avery Koonsen	set Caroline Kahle
2	0-2	SFA	SFA×3	Kill	Avery Koonsen	set Izzy Orton
3	0-3	SFA	SFA×3	Ace	Caroline Kahle	aced Kera Arrington
4	1-3	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Jenna Cicherski
5	1-4	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Avery Koonsen	set Izzy Orton
6	2-4	SFA	NICHST	Attack err	Katherine Holtman
7	2-5	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Kyanna Creecy	set Izzy Orton
8	3-5	SFA	NICHST×3	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Isabella Padilla
9	4-5	NICHST	NICHST×3	Attack err	Avery Koonsen
10	5-5	NICHST	NICHST×3	Attack err	Kyanna Creecy
11	5-6	NICHST	SFA×4	Kill	Avery Koonsen	set Aniston Collins
12	5-7	SFA	SFA×4	Kill	Kyanna Creecy	set Aniston Collins
13	5-8	SFA	SFA×4	Ace	Avery Koonsen	aced Natalia Navarro
14	5-9	SFA	SFA×4	Blocked	Amelie Shalfoon	blk Kyanna Creecy, Caroline Kahle
15	6-9	SFA	NICHST	Attack err	Molly Cravens
16	6-10	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Kyanna Creecy	set Aniston Collins
17	7-10	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith	set Isabella Padilla
18	7-11	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Caroline Kahle	set Aniston Collins
19	7-12	SFA	SFA	Attack err	Madison Smith
20	8-12	SFA	NICHST	Serve err	Izzy Orton
21	8-13	NICHST	SFA	Blocked	Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie	blk Caroline Kahle, Jordan Henderson
22	9-13	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Harper Holden	set Jenna Cicherski
23	9-14	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Katherine Holtman	set Izzy Orton
24	9-15	SFA	SFA	Attack err	Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie
25	10-15	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Jenna Cicherski
26	10-16	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Avery Koonsen	set Izzy Orton
27	11-16	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Isabella Padilla
28	11-17	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Molly Cravens	set Madi Zorn
29	12-17	SFA	NICHST	Serve err	Avery Koonsen
30	12-18	NICHST	SFA×4	Attack err	Tierney Terrell
31	12-19	SFA	SFA×4	Ace	Kennedy Jones	aced Lizzie Kraft
32	12-20	SFA	SFA×4	Ace	Kennedy Jones	aced Lizzie Kraft
33	12-21	SFA	SFA×4	Kill	Caroline Kahle	set Madi Zorn
34	13-21	SFA	NICHST	Serve err	Kennedy Jones
35	14-21	NICHST	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith
36	14-22	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Caroline Kahle	set Madi Zorn
37	15-22	SFA	NICHST	Attack err	Izzy Orton
38	15-23	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Katherine Holtman	set Izzy Orton
39	16-23	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Jenna Cicherski
40	16-24	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Avery Koonsen	set Izzy Orton
41	16-25	SFA	SFA	Kill	Avery Koonsen	set Izzy Orton
Set 3
1	0-1	NICHST	SFA×4	Kill	Jordan Henderson	set Izzy Orton
2	0-2	SFA	SFA×4	Ace	Caroline Kahle	aced Natalia Navarro
3	0-3	SFA	SFA×4	Kill	Caroline Kahle	set Izzy Orton
4	0-4	SFA	SFA×4	Ace	Caroline Kahle	aced Karina Smith
5	1-4	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith	set Natalia Navarro
6	1-5	NICHST	SFA×5	Blocked	Madison Smith	blk Jordan Henderson, Katherine Holtman
7	1-6	SFA	SFA×5	Kill	Avery Koonsen	set Caroline Kahle
8	1-7	SFA	SFA×5	Ace	Cambry Saul	aced Natalia Navarro
9	1-8	SFA	SFA×5	Kill	Katherine Holtman	set Caroline Kahle
10	1-9	SFA	SFA×5	Ace	Cambry Saul	aced Natalia Navarro
11	2-9	SFA	NICHST	Serve err	Cambry Saul
12	2-10	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Avery Koonsen	set Izzy Orton
13	2-11	SFA	SFA	Kill	Molly Cravens	set Madi Zorn
14	3-11	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith	set Isabella Padilla
15	4-11	NICHST	NICHST	Attack err	Kyanna Creecy
16	4-12	NICHST	SFA	Attack err	Madison Smith
17	5-12	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Isabella Padilla
18	5-13	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Caroline Kahle	set Madi Zorn
19	6-13	SFA	NICHST×3	Serve err	Kennedy Jones
20	7-13	NICHST	NICHST×3	Kill	Madison Smith	set Jenna Cicherski
21	8-13	NICHST	NICHST×3	Blocked	Molly Cravens	blk Maya Schirmer, Kera Arrington
22	8-14	NICHST	SFA	Serve err	Jenna Cicherski
23	8-15	SFA	SFA	Blocked	Maya Schirmer	blk Jordan Henderson
24	9-15	SFA	NICHST	Attack err	Caroline Kahle
25	9-16	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Caroline Kahle	set Cambry Saul
26	10-16	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Maya Schirmer	set Jenna Cicherski
27	10-17	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Katherine Holtman	set Izzy Orton
28	10-18	SFA	SFA	Ace	Cambry Saul	aced Natalia Navarro
29	11-18	SFA	NICHST	Attack err	Avery Koonsen
30	11-19	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Avery Koonsen	set Izzy Orton
31	11-20	SFA	SFA	Blocked	Tierney Terrell	blk Kyanna Creecy, Izzy Orton
32	12-20	SFA	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith	set Natalia Navarro
33	12-21	NICHST	SFA	Kill	Molly Cravens	set Madi Zorn
34	12-22	SFA	SFA	Ace	Avery Koonsen
35	13-22	SFA	NICHST	Serve err	Avery Koonsen
36	13-23	NICHST	SFA×3	Kill	Caroline Kahle	set Madi Zorn
37	13-24	SFA	SFA×3	Ace	Kyanna Creecy	aced Natalia Navarro
38	13-25	SFA	SFA×3	Kill	Molly Cravens	set Madi Zorn

Score shown after each rally, Nicholls first.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).

SFA def. Nicholls 3–0

Nicholls never reached 20 in a set against SFA.