Final · 4 setsThu, Sep 10, 2026

AwayATLANTIC-10

1:3

HomeBIG-12

West Virginia def. VCU 3–1

(25-12, 25-27, 25-18, 25-23)

Set	1	2*	3	4	Sets
VCU	12	27	18	23	1
WVU	25	25	25	25	3

* Set 2: the NCAA play-by-play has a gap or score correction here, so this set is left out of the rotation splits.

RallyIQ model

Win probability

WVU above 50 · VCU below

Biggest swing: 5.2% to West Virginia — set 4, VCU 22-23 WVU. Attack error by Letizia Galli. WVU win probability 89% → 94%.

Before first serve

Pre-match

VCU 8.9%91.1% WVU

VCU wins

3-0

1.2%

3-1

2.7%

3-2

5.1%

West Virginia wins

3-0

46.4%

3-1

31.4%

3-2

13.3%

VCU break %: 36.5% vs this opp
WVU break %: 46.8% 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 % 42.7%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Largest win-probability swings

Top plays

01
Letizia GalliAttack error+5.2%
Attack error by Letizia Galli
Set 4 · VCU 22-23 WVU · WVU 89% → 94%
02
Cansin SendirAttack error+5.2%
Cansin Sendir stuffed by Maddy McGath
Set 4 · VCU 23-25 WVU · WVU 95% → 100%
03
Molly McCallKill+4.9%
Kill by Molly McCall (set by Cansin Sendir)
Set 2 · VCU 27-25 WVU · VCU 10% → 15%
04
Nina HorningKill+4.5%
Kill by Nina Horning (set by Alexis Finnvold)
Set 4 · VCU 23-24 WVU · WVU 90% → 95%
05
Maddy McGathKill+4.1%
Kill by Maddy McGath (set by Lannah Price)
Set 2 · VCU 24-24 WVU · WVU 89% → 93%
06
Lannah PriceKill+3.8%
Kill by Lannah Price (set by Cansin Sendir)
Set 4 · VCU 22-21 WVU · VCU 11% → 15%
07
Letizia GalliKill+3.7%
Kill by Letizia Galli (set by Cansin Sendir)
Set 4 · VCU 23-23 WVU · VCU 6% → 10%
08
Macie SmithKill+3.5%
Kill by Macie Smith (set by Lauren Duncan)
Set 4 · VCU 19-19 WVU · WVU 86% → 90%

Official NCAA box

Box score

VCUaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
1Letizia GalliMB	4	10	3	21	.333	0	0	1	1	0	5	2.5	12.5
4Lannah PriceOH	4	10	6	36	.111	0	0	1	8	2	1	0.5	10.5
16Nina BoledovicovaMB	4	6	0	23	.261	0	0	3	1	0	5	2.5	8.5
7Sarah Dibbs-FrantzMB	4	5	2	16	.188	0	0	0	1	0	5	2.5	7.5
24Cansin SendirS	4	3	1	5	.400	35	0	0	8	0	2	1	4
6Dominika KasinskaOH	1	0	1	6	-.167	0	1	0	1	1	1	0.5	1.5
10Kayla FoleyDS	4	0	0	0	–	3	4	2	14	2	0	0	4
19Jordan BakshL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
5Molly McCallOH	3	7	4	21	.143	1	0	0	1	0	1	0.5	7.5
20Dunja MarticOH	3	0	0	2	.000	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	1
3Meghan TouheyL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		41	17	130	.185	39	6	8	42	7	20	10	80

West Virginiahome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
22Maddy McGathMB	4	10	1	14	.643	0	1	3	4	0	1	4	3	14
20Macie SmithOH	4	12	8	36	.111	2	1	2	9	1	0	1	0.5	13.5
2Anna BarrOH	4	12	4	26	.308	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	1.5	13.5
13Nina HorningOH	4	10	6	25	.160	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	10
7Mirjam Karoliine KaskMB	4	4	0	10	.400	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	4.5
5Alexis FinnvoldS	4	0	0	0	–	25	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	1
18Trinity SheridanOPP	4	14	2	25	.480	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	1.5	15.5
0Lauren DuncanS	4	3	0	3	1.000	26	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	5
19Reagan TurkL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	3	1	2	16	0	0	0	0	1
23Cassidy BrunsL/DS	4	0	0	1	.000	3	0	1	8	1	0	0	0	0
16Lucie SmardovaL/DS	2	0	0	0	–	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8Camille HuffMB	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		65	21	140	.314	59	7	10	58	6	2	10	7	100

Starters listed first. BLK = BS + ½ BA. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

Point differential by rally

Momentum

Longest run 5 VCU · WVU 5

Set 1

12-25

Longest run 3 VCUWVU 5

Set 2*

27-25

Longest run 4 VCUWVU 3

Set 3

18-25

Longest run 5 VCUWVU 4

Set 4

23-25

Longest run 4 VCUWVU 5

Bars above the line = West Virginia leads, below = VCU leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Rotations

VCU

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	53%8/15	33%3/9
2	78%7/9	38%5/13
3	78%7/9	13%1/8
4	38%6/16	42%5/12
5	38%5/13	0%0/6
6	42%5/12	17%1/6
All	51%38/74	28%15/54

West Virginia

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	67%8/12	61%11/18
2	70%7/10	22%2/9
3	58%7/12	13%1/8
4	88%7/8	56%9/16
5	100%5/5	62%8/13
6	71%5/7	50%5/10
All	72%39/54	49%36/74

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.

180 rallies

Rally log

#	VCU-WVU	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	WVU	VCU	Attack err	Macie Smith	blk Dominika Kasinska, Sarah Dibbs-Frantz	+0.8
2	1-1	VCU	WVU	Kill	Macie Smith	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.7
3	2-1	WVU	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+0.8
4	2-2	VCU	WVU	Kill	Nina Horning	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.7
5	2-3	WVU	WVU	Ace	WVU server	aced Dominika Kasinska	+1.0
6	3-3	WVU	VCU	Attack err	Nina Horning		+0.8
7	3-4	VCU	WVU×3	Kill	Anna Barr	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.7
8	3-5	WVU	WVU×3	Bad set	Jordan Baksh		+0.9
9	3-6	WVU	WVU×3	Attack err	Lannah Price	blk Maddy McGath, Trinity Sheridan	+0.8
10	4-6	WVU	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+0.5
11	4-7	VCU	WVU	Kill	Maddy McGath	set Lauren Duncan	+0.5
12	5-7	WVU	VCU	Attack err	Macie Smith		+0.6
13	5-8	VCU	WVU	Kill	Maddy McGath	set Lauren Duncan	+0.6
14	6-8	WVU	VCU	Serve err	WVU server		+0.6
15	6-9	VCU	WVU×4	Kill	Macie Smith	set Reagan Turk	+0.6
16	6-10	WVU	WVU×4	Bad set	Cansin Sendir		+0.7
17	6-11	WVU	WVU×4	Attack err	Sarah Dibbs-Frantz		+0.5
18	6-12	WVU	WVU×4	Attack err	Sarah Dibbs-Frantz		+0.4
19	7-12	WVU	VCU×3	Serve err	WVU server		+0.2
20	8-12	VCU	VCU×3	Ace	VCU server	aced Nina Horning	+0.5
21	9-12	VCU	VCU×3	Attack err	Macie Smith	blk Sarah Dibbs-Frantz, Nina Boledovicova	+0.6
22	9-13	VCU	WVU	Kill	Macie Smith	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.5
23	9-14	WVU	WVU	Kill	Mirjam Karoliine Kask		+0.5
24	10-14	WVU	VCU	Attack err	Anna Barr		+0.3
25	10-15	VCU	WVU	Kill	Anna Barr	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.4
26	11-15	WVU	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+0.3
27	11-16	VCU	WVU×5	Kill	Nina Horning	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.4
28	11-17	WVU	WVU×5	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Cassidy Bruns	+0.4
29	11-18	WVU	WVU×5	Attack err	Dominika Kasinska		+0.2
30	11-19	WVU	WVU×5	Kill	Maddy McGath	set Lauren Duncan	+0.1
31	11-20	WVU	WVU×5	Ace	WVU server	aced Kayla Foley	+0.1
32	12-20	WVU	VCU	Attack err	Nina Horning		+0.0
33	12-21	VCU	WVU×5	Kill	Nina Horning	set Lauren Duncan	+0.0
34	12-22	WVU	WVU×5	Kill	Macie Smith	set Lauren Duncan	+0.0
35	12-23	WVU	WVU×5	Attack err	Letizia Galli	blk Macie Smith, Maddy McGath	+0.0
36	12-24	WVU	WVU×5	Ace	WVU server	aced Kayla Foley	+0.0
37	12-25	WVU	WVU×5	Kill	Macie Smith	set Lauren Duncan	+0.0
Set 2
1	1-0	VCU	VCU	Attack err	Macie Smith	blk Sarah Dibbs-Frantz, Nina Boledovicova	+0.7
2	2-0	VCU	VCU	Ace	VCU server	aced Nina Horning	+0.9
3	2-1	VCU	WVU	Kill	Mirjam Karoliine Kask	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.5
4	3-1	WVU	VCU×4	Kill	Lannah Price	set Cansin Sendir	+0.6
5	4-1	VCU	VCU×4	Ace	VCU server	aced Nina Horning	+1.0
6	5-1	VCU	VCU×4	Attack err	Macie Smith	blk Letizia Galli, Nina Boledovicova	+1.0
7	6-1	VCU	VCU×4	Feed gap	Placeholder: the NCAA feed skipped this point; only the score change is known.		+1.1
8	6-2	VCU	WVU	Kill	Macie Smith	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.6
9	6-3	WVU	WVU	Ace	WVU server	aced Team	+0.9
10	7-3	WVU	VCU	Kill	Lannah Price	set Cansin Sendir	+0.8
11	7-4	VCU	WVU	Serve err	VCU server		+0.6
12	8-4	WVU	VCU	Kill	Lannah Price	set Cansin Sendir	+0.8
13	8-5	VCU	WVU	Kill	Anna Barr	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.7
14	8-6	WVU	WVU	Kill	Nina Horning	set Lauren Duncan	+1.0
15	9-6	WVU	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+0.8
16	10-6	VCU	VCU	Kill	Cansin Sendir	set Molly McCall	+1.2
17	10-7	VCU	WVU	Kill	Maddy McGath	set Lauren Duncan	+0.7
18	11-7	WVU	VCU	Kill	Molly McCall	set Cansin Sendir	+0.9
19	11-8	VCU	WVU	Kill	Macie Smith	set Lauren Duncan	+0.7
20	11-9	WVU	WVU	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Cassidy Bruns	+1.1
21	12-9	WVU	VCU	Attack err	Macie Smith		+0.9
22	12-10	VCU	WVU	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Lauren Duncan	+0.8
23	13-10	WVU	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+1.0
24	14-10	VCU	VCU	Ace	VCU server	aced Cassidy Bruns	+1.3
25	14-11	VCU	WVU	Serve err	VCU server		+0.7
26	15-11	WVU	VCU	Serve err	WVU server		+1.0
27	16-11	VCU	VCU	Attack err	Nina Horning	blk Cansin Sendir, Letizia Galli	+1.3
28	16-12	VCU	WVU	Kill	Nina Horning	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.6
29	16-13	WVU	WVU	Kill	Anna Barr	set Alexis Finnvold	+1.1
30	17-13	WVU	VCU	Serve err	WVU server		+1.1
31	17-14	VCU	WVU	Kill	Anna Barr	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.8
32	18-14	WVU	VCU	Attack err	Nina Horning	blk Cansin Sendir, Letizia Galli	+1.1
33	18-15	VCU	WVU×3	Kill	Lauren Duncan	set Macie Smith	+0.8
34	18-16	WVU	WVU×3	Kill	Maddy McGath	set Cansin Sendir	+1.3
35	18-17	WVU	WVU×3	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Lauren Duncan	+1.5
36	19-17	WVU	VCU	Kill	Sarah Dibbs-Frantz	set Cansin Sendir	+1.4
37	19-18	VCU	WVU	Kill	Maddy McGath	set Lauren Duncan	+1.1
38	19-19	WVU	WVU	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Lauren Duncan	+1.7
39	20-19	WVU	VCU×3	Kill	Molly McCall	set Cansin Sendir	+1.4
40	21-19	VCU	VCU×3	Bad set	Lauren Duncan		+2.2
41	22-19	VCU	VCU×3	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+2.1
42	22-20	VCU	WVU	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Lauren Duncan	+0.9
43	22-21	WVU	WVU	Attack err	Lannah Price		+1.9
44	23-21	WVU	VCU	Kill	Lannah Price	set Cansin Sendir	+2.1
45	23-22	VCU	WVU	Serve err	VCU server		+1.4
46	24-22	WVU	VCU	Attack err	Anna Barr		+2.5
47	24-23	VCU	WVU	Serve err	VCU server		+1.3
48	24-24	WVU	WVU	Kill	Maddy McGath	set Lannah Price	+4.1
49	25-24	WVU	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+2.8
50	25-25	VCU	WVU	Kill	Anna Barr	set Alexis Finnvold	+2.8
51	26-25	WVU	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+2.8
52	27-25	VCU	VCU	Kill	Molly McCall	set Cansin Sendir	+4.9
Set 3
1	1-0	WVU	VCU	Kill	Lannah Price	set Cansin Sendir	+1.5
2	1-1	VCU	WVU	Kill	Anna Barr	set Alexis Finnvold	+1.4
3	2-1	WVU	VCU	Kill	Lannah Price	set Cansin Sendir	+1.6
4	2-2	VCU	WVU	Kill	Nina Horning	set Alexis Finnvold	+1.4
5	3-2	WVU	VCU×5	Kill	Cansin Sendir	set Kayla Foley	+1.6
6	4-2	VCU	VCU×5	Attack err	Nina Horning		+2.5
7	5-2	VCU	VCU×5	Attack err	Anna Barr		+2.8
8	6-2	VCU	VCU×5	Kill	Molly McCall	set Cansin Sendir	+3.0
9	7-2	VCU	VCU×5	Kill	Molly McCall	set Cansin Sendir	+3.0
10	7-3	VCU	WVU×3	Kill	Maddy McGath	set Alexis Finnvold	+1.7
11	7-4	WVU	WVU×3	Attack err	Letizia Galli		+2.6
12	7-5	WVU	WVU×3	Ace	WVU server	aced Jordan Baksh	+2.6
13	8-5	WVU	VCU	Kill	Cansin Sendir	set Cansin Sendir	+2.3
14	8-6	VCU	WVU	Kill	Lauren Duncan	set Macie Smith	+1.9
15	9-6	WVU	VCU	Attack err	Trinity Sheridan		+2.4
16	9-7	VCU	WVU×4	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Lauren Duncan	+1.9
17	9-8	WVU	WVU×4	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Lauren Duncan	+2.8
18	9-9	WVU	WVU×4	Kill	Mirjam Karoliine Kask		+2.7
19	9-10	WVU	WVU×4	Ace	WVU server	aced Lannah Price	+2.4
20	10-10	WVU	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+1.9
21	11-10	VCU	VCU	Attack err	Trinity Sheridan	blk Lannah Price, Sarah Dibbs-Frantz	+3.0
22	11-11	VCU	WVU×4	Kill	Macie Smith	set Lauren Duncan	+2.0
23	11-12	WVU	WVU×4	Attack err	Lannah Price		+2.7
24	11-13	WVU	WVU×4	Attack err	Lannah Price	blk Anna Barr, Mirjam Karoliine Kask	+2.3
25	11-14	WVU	WVU×4	Ace	WVU server	aced Lannah Price	+1.9
26	12-14	WVU	VCU	Kill	Lannah Price	set Cansin Sendir	+1.3
27	12-15	VCU	WVU	Kill	Macie Smith	set Alexis Finnvold	+1.4
28	12-16	WVU	WVU	Attack err	Lannah Price		+1.5
29	13-16	WVU	VCU	Attack err	Nina Horning	blk Letizia Galli, Nina Boledovicova	+0.9
30	13-17	VCU	WVU	Kill	Nina Horning	set Alexis Finnvold	+1.1
31	14-17	WVU	VCU	Attack err	Maddy McGath		+0.9
32	14-18	VCU	WVU	Kill	Anna Barr	set Alexis Finnvold	+1.1
33	15-18	WVU	VCU	Serve err	WVU server		+0.9
34	15-19	VCU	WVU×3	Attack err	Molly McCall		+1.1
35	15-20	WVU	WVU×3	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Lauren Duncan	+1.0
36	15-21	WVU	WVU×3	Attack err	Molly McCall	blk Trinity Sheridan, Maddy McGath	+0.6
37	16-21	WVU	VCU	Serve err	WVU server		+0.2
38	16-22	VCU	WVU	Attack err	Molly McCall	blk Trinity Sheridan, Maddy McGath	+0.3
39	17-22	WVU	VCU	Kill	Molly McCall	set Cansin Sendir	+0.2
40	17-23	VCU	WVU	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Lauren Duncan	+0.3
41	17-24	WVU	WVU	Kill	Mirjam Karoliine Kask	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.1
42	18-24	WVU	VCU	Kill	Sarah Dibbs-Frantz	set Cansin Sendir	+0.0
43	18-25	VCU	WVU	Attack err	Lannah Price	blk Anna Barr	+0.0
Set 4
1	0-1	VCU	WVU	Bad set	Cansin Sendir		+0.9
2	1-1	WVU	VCU×4	Attack err	Macie Smith	blk Nina Boledovicova, Sarah Dibbs-Frantz	+1.0
3	2-1	VCU	VCU×4	Ace	VCU server	aced Macie Smith	+1.6
4	3-1	VCU	VCU×4	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+1.8
5	4-1	VCU	VCU×4	Bad set	Alexis Finnvold		+2.0
6	4-2	VCU	WVU	Kill	Anna Barr	set Reagan Turk	+1.2
7	5-2	WVU	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+1.5
8	6-2	VCU	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+2.2
9	6-3	VCU	WVU	Kill	Nina Horning	set Alexis Finnvold	+1.3
10	7-3	WVU	VCU	Serve err	WVU server		+1.7
11	7-4	VCU	WVU	Kill	Nina Horning	set Alexis Finnvold	+1.3
12	8-4	WVU	VCU	Kill	Molly McCall	set Cansin Sendir	+1.7
13	8-5	VCU	WVU	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Lauren Duncan	+1.3
14	9-5	WVU	VCU	Kill	Lannah Price	set Cansin Sendir	+1.8
15	10-5	VCU	VCU	Attack err	Macie Smith		+2.4
16	10-6	VCU	WVU	Kill	Maddy McGath	set Lauren Duncan	+1.3
17	11-6	WVU	VCU×3	Serve err	WVU server		+1.8
18	12-6	VCU	VCU×3	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+2.3
19	13-6	VCU	VCU×3	Kill	Sarah Dibbs-Frantz	set Cansin Sendir	+2.0
20	13-7	VCU	WVU	Kill	Lauren Duncan	set Reagan Turk	+1.0
21	14-7	WVU	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Kayla Foley	+1.5
22	14-8	VCU	WVU	Kill	Anna Barr	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.9
23	15-8	WVU	VCU	Serve err	WVU server		+1.5
24	15-9	VCU	WVU	Kill	Anna Barr	set Alexis Finnvold	+0.9
25	16-9	WVU	VCU	Kill	Lannah Price	set Kayla Foley	+1.4
26	17-9	VCU	VCU	Attack err	Anna Barr	blk Molly McCall, Letizia Galli	+1.5
27	17-10	VCU	WVU	Serve err	VCU server		+0.6
28	17-11	WVU	WVU	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Lauren Duncan	+1.1
29	18-11	WVU	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+1.3
30	18-12	VCU	WVU×3	Serve err	VCU server		+0.7
31	18-13	WVU	WVU×3	Kill	Maddy McGath	set Lauren Duncan	+1.4
32	18-14	WVU	WVU×3	Attack err	Molly McCall		+1.8
33	19-14	WVU	VCU	Kill	Sarah Dibbs-Frantz	set Cansin Sendir	+2.0
34	19-15	VCU	WVU×5	Kill	Macie Smith	set Lauren Duncan	+1.2
35	19-16	WVU	WVU×5	Kill	Macie Smith	set Lauren Duncan	+2.3
36	19-17	WVU	WVU×5	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Sarah Dibbs-Frantz	+2.8
37	19-18	WVU	WVU×5	Kill	Trinity Sheridan	set Lauren Duncan	+3.3
38	19-19	WVU	WVU×5	Kill	Macie Smith	set Lauren Duncan	+3.5
39	20-19	WVU	VCU	Serve err	WVU server		+3.0
40	20-20	VCU	WVU	Serve err	VCU server		+2.6
41	21-20	WVU	VCU	Kill	Sarah Dibbs-Frantz	set Cansin Sendir	+3.3
42	21-21	VCU	WVU	Kill	Anna Barr	set Cassidy Bruns	+3.0
43	22-21	WVU	VCU	Kill	Lannah Price	set Cansin Sendir	+3.8
44	22-22	VCU	WVU	Serve err	VCU server		+3.4
45	22-23	WVU	WVU	Attack err	Letizia Galli		+5.2
46	23-23	WVU	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+3.7
47	23-24	VCU	WVU	Kill	Nina Horning	set Alexis Finnvold	+4.5
48	23-25	WVU	WVU	Attack err	Cansin Sendir	blk Maddy McGath	+5.2

Score shown after each rally, VCU first. WP Δ = match win-probability points gained, colored by the team that gained them. “Feed gap” rows fill points the NCAA play-by-play never logged.