Final · 4 setsSun, Aug 30, 2026

Ohio St. def. Northern Ky. 3–1

Ohio St. beat visiting Northern Ky. 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-17) on Sun, Aug 30, 2026. Ohio St.'s Naomy Govou led with 20 kills, and Emily Avshalomov added 20 digs.

Data through · final Aug 30

Set1234Sets
N KY252019171
OHIOST222525253

Win probability

Ohio St. above 50 · Northern Ky. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+7.6% N KYrally 178 · set 4

Biggest swing: 7.6% to Northern Ky. — set 1, N KY 24-22 OHIOST. Aneta Valentova stuffed by Katie Noschang & Lucia Heid. OHIOST win probability 60% → 53%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

N KY 31.4%68.6% OHIOST

Northern Ky. wins

3-0
6.1%
3-1
11.1%
3-2
14.2%

Ohio St. wins

3-0
22.3%
3-1
26.3%
3-2
20.0%
N KY break %
40.8% vs this opp
OHIOST break %
44.5% 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

    Aneta Valentova stuffed by Katie Noschang & Lucia Heid

    Set 1 · N KY 24-22 OHIOST · N KY 40% → 47%

  2. 02
    Lucia HeidKill+7.5%

    Kill by Lucia Heid (set by Daisy Cluxton)

    Set 1 · N KY 23-22 OHIOST · N KY 32% → 40%

  3. 03
    Sydney BrayKill+5.8%

    Kill by Sydney Bray (set by Daisy Cluxton)

    Set 1 · N KY 22-22 OHIOST · N KY 27% → 32%

  4. 04

    Kill by Kalli Jioshvili Ravva (set by Mia Tuman)

    Set 1 · N KY 20-21 OHIOST · OHIOST 66% → 72%

  5. 05
    Ohio St.Ace+4.8%

    Ohio St. ace on Emma Adkins

    Set 1 · N KY 20-22 OHIOST · OHIOST 72% → 76%

  6. 06

    Kalli Jioshvili Ravva stuffed by Sydney Bray & Katie Noschang

    Set 1 · N KY 25-22 OHIOST · N KY 47% → 52%

  7. 07
    Mia TumanBad set+4.2%

    Bad set by Mia Tuman

    Set 1 · N KY 18-17 OHIOST · N KY 32% → 36%

  8. 08
    Ava HoyingKill+4.0%

    Kill by Ava Hoying (set by Mia Tuman)

    Set 2 · N KY 17-18 OHIOST · N KY 45% → 49%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
411430.233002110052.513.5
411337.21600221010.511.5
45313.15400210153.58.5
45315.133000100427
4112.00033001400212
4006.000001410000
410423.26100022010.510.5
4228.000000330002
4000–8021410000
Team totals4520134.18741095291181081
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
420741.3170259000022
414532.28101020132.517.5
410633.12102160132.514.5
411121.4760114004214
4307.42948001101014
1014-.250000000000
4001.0003042000000
3104.250000000212
3000–1111000001
1000–020200002
Team totals5920143.27352912640312997

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 KY · OHIOST 7

Set 1

25-22

Longest run 5 N KYOHIOST 3

Set 2

20-25

Longest run 4 N KYOHIOST 7

Set 3

19-25

Longest run 3 N KYOHIOST 6

Set 4

17-25

Longest run 3 N KYOHIOST 4

Bars above the line = Ohio St. leads, below = Northern Ky. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Northern Ky.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
88%7/8
53%8/15
2
43%6/14
36%4/11
3
46%6/13
0%0/6
4
60%6/10
25%2/8
5
26%5/19
40%4/10
6
56%5/9
38%3/8
All
48%35/73
36%21/58

Ohio St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
62%8/13
45%5/11
2
60%6/10
50%6/12
3
86%6/7
40%4/10
4
67%6/9
45%5/11
5
75%6/8
54%7/13
6
45%5/11
69%11/16
All
64%37/58
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 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

178 rallies

#N KY-OHIOSTSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0OHIOSTN KYBlockedHannah Jonesblk Ava Hoying, Ivey Stocks+1.7
21-1N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Emily Avshalomov+1.6
32-1OHIOSTN KYServe errOhio St.+1.7
42-2N KYOHIOSTKillAlia Schoonoverset Mia Tuman+1.7
52-3OHIOSTOHIOSTAceOhio St.aced Emma Adkins+2.2
63-3OHIOSTN KYServe errOhio St.+1.7
73-4N KYOHIOSTAttack errEmma Adkins+1.7
84-4OHIOSTN KYKillEmma Adkins+1.7
94-5N KYOHIOSTAttack errEmma Adkins+1.7
105-5OHIOSTN KY×3KillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+1.8
116-5N KYN KY×3KillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+2.6
127-5N KYN KY×3Attack errKalli Jioshvili Ravva+2.7
137-6N KYOHIOSTBlockedAva Hoyingblk Mia Tuman+1.9
148-6OHIOSTN KYKillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+2.1
158-7N KYOHIOSTKillHannah Jonesset Mia Tuman+1.9
168-8OHIOST
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.

+2.7
179-8OHIOSTN KYKillSydney Brayset Daisy Cluxton+2.1
1810-8N KYN KYAttack errHannah Jones+2.9
1910-9N KYOHIOSTKillHannah Jonesset Mia Tuman+2.0
2010-10OHIOSTOHIOSTBlockedIvey Stocksblk Kalli Jioshvili Ravva, Alia Schoonover+2.8
2111-10OHIOSTN KYServe errOhio St.+2.3
2211-11N KYOHIOSTKillKalli Jioshvili Ravvaset Mia Tuman+2.2
2312-11OHIOSTN KYKillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+2.3
2413-11N KYN KYKillEmma Adkinsset Abbigail Pickard+3.2
2513-12N KYOHIOSTKillHannah Jonesset Mia Tuman+2.2
2613-13OHIOSTOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+3.2
2714-13OHIOSTN KYKillAbbigail Pickard+2.5
2814-14N KYOHIOSTKillMia Tumanset Mia Tuman+2.4
2915-14OHIOSTN KYServe errOhio St.+2.7
3015-15N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+2.5
3116-15OHIOSTN KYServe errOhio St.+2.8
3216-16N KYOHIOSTAttack errAva Hoying+2.7
3316-17OHIOSTOHIOSTAttack errSydney Bray+3.7
3417-17OHIOSTN KYKillSydney Brayset Daisy Cluxton+2.8
3518-17N KYN KYBad setMia Tuman+4.2
3618-18N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+3.0
3719-18OHIOSTN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+3.4
3819-19N KYOHIOSTServe errNorthern Ky.+3.3
3920-19OHIOSTN KYKillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+3.7
4020-20N KYOHIOST×3Serve errNorthern Ky.+3.5
4120-21OHIOSTOHIOST×3KillKalli Jioshvili Ravvaset Mia Tuman+5.2
4220-22OHIOSTOHIOST×3AceOhio St.aced Emma Adkins+4.8
4321-22OHIOSTN KY×5KillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+2.9
4422-22N KYN KY×5KillSydney Brayset Daisy Cluxton+5.8
4523-22N KYN KY×5KillLucia Heidset Daisy Cluxton+7.5
4624-22N KYN KY×5BlockedAneta Valentovablk Katie Noschang, Lucia Heid+7.6
4725-22N KYN KY×5BlockedKalli Jioshvili Ravvablk Sydney Bray, Katie Noschang+4.6
Set 2
11-0N KYN KYBlockedNaomy Govoublk Ivey Stocks, Sydney Bray+2.9
21-1N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+2.1
32-1OHIOSTN KY×3KillAva Hoyingset Daisy Cluxton+2.2
43-1N KYN KY×3Attack errHannah Jones+3.0
54-1N KYN KY×3Bad setMia Tuman+3.1
64-2N KYOHIOSTServe errNorthern Ky.+2.1
74-3OHIOSTOHIOSTAttack errIvey Stocks+2.9
85-3OHIOSTN KYAttack errNaomy Govou+2.4
95-4N KYOHIOST×3KillHannah Jonesset Emily Avshalomov+2.2
105-5OHIOSTOHIOST×3BlockedLucia Heidblk Jojo Miller, Hannah Jones+3.1
115-6OHIOSTOHIOST×3BlockedSydney Brayblk Jojo Miller, Hannah Jones+3.0
126-6OHIOSTN KYServe errOhio St.+2.3
137-6N KYN KYAttack errHannah Jones+3.3
147-7N KYOHIOSTKillKalli Jioshvili Ravvaset Mia Tuman+2.4
158-7OHIOSTN KYKillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+2.6
168-8N KYOHIOST×7KillAlia Schoonoverset Mia Tuman+2.5
178-9OHIOSTOHIOST×7KillNaomy Govouset Mia Stahler+3.3
188-10OHIOSTOHIOST×7KillKalli Jioshvili Ravvaset Mia Tuman+3.1
198-11OHIOSTOHIOST×7BlockedSydney Brayblk Kalli Jioshvili Ravva, Alia Schoonover+2.9
208-12OHIOSTOHIOST×7Attack errKatie Noschang+2.5
218-13OHIOSTOHIOST×7AceOhio St.aced Lucia Heid+2.0
228-14OHIOSTOHIOST×7KillKalli Jioshvili Ravvaset Mia Tuman+1.6
239-14OHIOSTN KY×4KillKatie Noschangset Abbigail Pickard+0.9
2410-14N KYN KY×4Attack errAlia Schoonover+1.7
2511-14N KYN KY×4KillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+2.2
2612-14N KYN KY×4BlockedNaomy Govoublk Katie Noschang+2.8
2712-15N KYOHIOST×3Serve errNorthern Ky.+2.4
2812-16OHIOSTOHIOST×3KillAlia Schoonoverset Mia Tuman+2.7
2912-17OHIOSTOHIOST×3KillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+2.1
3013-17OHIOSTN KY×3Attack errKalli Jioshvili Ravva+1.2
3114-17N KYN KY×3Attack errNaomy Govou+2.2
3215-17N KYN KY×3KillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+3.0
3315-18N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+2.7
3416-18OHIOSTN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+2.3
3517-18N KYN KYKillAva Hoyingset Mia Tuman+4.0
3617-19N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+3.5
3717-20OHIOSTOHIOSTKillHannah Jonesset Mia Tuman+4.0
3818-20OHIOSTN KYAttack errHannah Jones+2.3
3918-21N KYOHIOSTServe errNorthern Ky.+3.1
4018-22OHIOSTOHIOSTKillHannah Jonesset Abbigail Pickard+2.9
4119-22OHIOSTN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+1.3
4219-23N KYOHIOSTKillHannah Jonesset Mia Tuman+2.0
4319-24OHIOSTOHIOSTBlockedLucia Heidblk Alia Schoonover, Hannah Jones+1.2
4420-24OHIOSTN KYServe errOhio St.+0.2
4520-25N KYOHIOSTKillKalli Jioshvili Ravvaset Mia Tuman+0.5
Set 3
10-1OHIOSTOHIOSTKillAlia Schoonover+3.0
21-1OHIOSTN KYKillKatie Noschangset Abbigail Pickard+2.3
31-2N KYOHIOSTKillAlia Schoonoverset Mia Tuman+2.2
42-2OHIOSTN KYAttack errKalli Jioshvili Ravva+2.3
52-3N KYOHIOST×3KillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+2.3
62-4OHIOSTOHIOST×3KillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+3.0
72-5OHIOSTOHIOST×3KillMia Tumanset Daisy Cluxton+2.7
83-5OHIOSTN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+2.0
94-5N KYN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+3.0
104-6N KYOHIOSTKillJojo Millerset Mia Tuman+2.3
115-6OHIOSTN KY×3KillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+2.3
126-6N KYN KY×3BlockedHannah Jonesblk Katie Noschang, Abbigail Pickard+3.4
137-6N KYN KY×3KillLucia Heid+3.7
147-7N KYOHIOST×3Serve errNorthern Ky.+2.6
157-8OHIOSTOHIOST×3AceOhio St.aced Emma Adkins+3.6
167-9OHIOSTOHIOST×3BlockedLucia Heidblk Hannah Jones+3.4
178-9OHIOSTN KYServe errOhio St.+2.5
188-10N KYOHIOSTAttack errSydney Bray+2.6
199-10OHIOSTN KYKillLucia Heidset Daisy Cluxton+2.6
2010-10N KYN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+3.9
2110-11N KYOHIOSTKillAlia Schoonoverset Mia Tuman+2.9
2211-11OHIOSTN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+3.0
2311-12N KYOHIOST×6Serve errNorthern Ky.+3.0
2411-13OHIOSTOHIOST×6AceOhio St.aced Allison Risley+3.9
2511-14OHIOSTOHIOST×6AceOhio St.aced Daisy Cluxton+3.5
2611-15OHIOSTOHIOST×6KillMia Tumanset Abbigail Pickard+2.9
2711-16OHIOSTOHIOST×6KillAlia Schoonoverset Mia Tuman+2.3
2811-17OHIOSTOHIOST×6KillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+1.7
2912-17OHIOSTN KYBlockedNaomy Govoublk Sydney Bray, Ivey Stocks+0.9
3012-18N KYOHIOSTAttack errAbbigail Pickard+1.2
3113-18OHIOSTN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+0.8
3213-19N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+1.1
3314-19OHIOSTN KYKillLucia Heidset Abbigail Pickard+0.7
3414-20N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+1.1
3514-21OHIOSTOHIOSTAceOhio St.aced Lucia Heid+0.8
3615-21OHIOSTN KYKillKatie Noschangset Abbigail Pickard+0.3
3715-22N KYOHIOSTKillHannah Jonesset Mia Tuman+0.5
3816-22OHIOSTN KY×3Serve errOhio St.+0.2
3917-22N KYN KY×3Attack errKalli Jioshvili Ravva+0.5
4018-22N KYN KY×3KillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+1.0
4118-23N KYOHIOSTKillHannah Jonesset Mia Tuman+1.3
4219-23OHIOSTN KYKillSydney Brayset Daisy Cluxton+0.5
4319-24N KYOHIOSTAttack errIvey Stocks+1.0
4419-25OHIOSTOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+0.3
Set 4
10-1N KYOHIOSTKillKalli Jioshvili Ravvaset Mia Tuman+1.9
21-1OHIOSTN KYKillKatie Noschangset Abbigail Pickard+2.0
32-1N KYN KYBlockedNaomy Govoublk Ivey Stocks, Sydney Bray+2.8
42-2N KYOHIOSTServe errNorthern Ky.+2.0
53-2OHIOSTN KYKillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+2.2
63-3N KYOHIOSTKillHannah Jonesset Emily Avshalomov+2.1
74-3OHIOSTN KYKillIvey Stocksset Abbigail Pickard+2.2
84-4N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govou+2.1
95-4OHIOSTN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+2.3
105-5N KYOHIOST×3KillHannah Jonesset Mia Tuman+2.2
115-6OHIOSTOHIOST×3BlockedKatie Noschangblk Kalli Jioshvili Ravva+2.9
125-7OHIOSTOHIOST×3KillAlia Schoonover+2.8
136-7OHIOSTN KYKillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+2.0
146-8N KYOHIOSTBlockedKatie Noschangblk Kalli Jioshvili Ravva, Alia Schoonover+2.1
156-9OHIOSTOHIOSTAceOhio St.+2.6
167-9OHIOSTN KYKillKatie Noschangset Abbigail Pickard+1.8
177-10N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+2.0
188-10OHIOSTN KYKillLucia Heidset Daisy Cluxton+1.9
198-11N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+2.0
209-11OHIOSTN KYKillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard+1.9
219-12N KYOHIOST×3Serve errNorthern Ky.+2.1
229-13OHIOSTOHIOST×3Attack errLucia Heid+2.4
239-14OHIOSTOHIOST×3KillKalli Jioshvili Ravvaset Mia Tuman+2.0
2410-14OHIOSTN KYServe errOhio St.+1.2
2510-15N KYOHIOST×4KillHannah Jonesset Mia Tuman+1.5
2610-16OHIOSTOHIOST×4KillHannah Jonesset Mia Tuman+1.5
2710-17OHIOSTOHIOST×4KillAlia Schoonoverset Mia Tuman+1.0
2810-18OHIOSTOHIOST×4Attack errAva Hoying+0.6
2911-18OHIOSTN KY×3Serve errOhio St.+0.3
3012-18N KYN KY×3BlockedKalli Jioshvili Ravvablk Katie Noschang, Abbigail Pickard+0.6
3113-18N KYN KY×3KillAva Hoyingset Abbigail Pickard+0.9
3213-19N KYOHIOST×4KillKalli Jioshvili Ravvaset Mia Tuman+1.0
3313-20OHIOSTOHIOST×4KillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman+0.8
3413-21OHIOSTOHIOST×4KillKalli Jioshvili Ravvaset Mia Tuman+0.4
3513-22OHIOSTOHIOST×4KillAlia Schoonoverset Mia Tuman+0.2
3614-22OHIOSTN KYServe errOhio St.·
3714-23N KYOHIOSTKillAlia Schoonoverset Mia Tuman+0.1
3814-24OHIOSTOHIOSTAceOhio St.aced Ava Hoying·
3915-24OHIOSTN KY×3KillSydney Brayset Abbigail Pickard·
4016-24N KYN KY×3Attack errNaomy Govou·
4117-24N KYN KY×3BlockedNaomy Govoublk Katie Noschang, Sydney Bray·
4217-25N KYOHIOSTKillNaomy Govouset Mia Tuman·

Score shown after each rally, Northern Ky. 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).