CollegeVolleyball
Final · 5 setsFri, Aug 28, 2026
Rice logo

AwayAMERICAN

3:2
South Alabama logo

HomeSUN-BELT

Rice def. South Alabama 32

(18-25, 25-17, 19-25, 25-17, 15-13)
Set12345Sets
RICE18251925153
S ALA25172517132

RallyIQ model

Win probability

S ALA above 50 · RICE below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100S ALARICEBiggest swing +23.2% RICE · S5 15-13rally 199 · set 5

Biggest swing: 23.2% to Rice — set 5, RICE 15-13 S ALA. Bad set by Anabelle Cerny. S ALA win probability 23%0%.

Before first serve

Pre-match

RICE 72.3%27.7% S ALA

Rice wins

3-0
24.9%
3-1
27.7%
3-2
19.7%

South Alabama wins

3-0
5.1%
3-1
9.6%
3-2
13.0%
RICE break %
43.0% vs this opp
S ALA break %
38.5% 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 % 42.7%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Largest win-probability swings

Top plays

  1. 01
    Anabelle CernyBad set+23.2%

    Bad set by Anabelle Cerny

    Set 5 · RICE 15-13 S ALA · RICE 77%100%

  2. 02
    Sydnee PetersonKill+17.5%

    Kill by Sydnee Peterson (set by Kaia Mateo)

    Set 5 · RICE 14-13 S ALA · RICE 59%77%

  3. 03
    Sydnee PetersonAttack error+15.1%

    Attack error by Sydnee Peterson

    Set 5 · RICE 11-11 S ALA · S ALA 26%41%

  4. 04
    Kellen DorotikKill+14.1%

    Kill by Kellen Dorotik (set by Kaia Mateo)

    Set 5 · RICE 13-12 S ALA · RICE 59%73%

  5. 05
    Eva DittmarKill+13.7%

    Kill by Eva Dittmar (set by Anabelle Cerny)

    Set 5 · RICE 13-13 S ALA · S ALA 27%41%

  6. 06
    Dalayla BlackwellAttack error+12.8%

    Attack error by Dalayla Blackwell

    Set 5 · RICE 11-9 S ALA · RICE 69%81%

  7. 07
    S ALA serverService error+11.9%

    South Alabama service error

    Set 5 · RICE 12-11 S ALA · RICE 59%71%

  8. 08
    RICE serverService error+11.9%

    Rice service error

    Set 5 · RICE 12-12 S ALA · S ALA 29%41%

Official NCAA box

Box score

Riceaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
524967.22400413002125
513332.31300060031.514.5
57219.26300100052.59.5
53118.11100020153.56.5
53011.27348011000425
50002011410000
5011-1.0003211920002
5000212910001
36527.03700041111.57.5
35210.300000100005
2000002100000
1000000000000
1000001000000
Team totals6123185.2055531379522012102
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
515236.36100020153.518.5
515544.2270234010118
511630.16700040111.512.5
58635.057012131031.510.5
53112.16701220111.55.5
5115.00040111900213
5002.0002012010000
4000000000000
40002011100000
2107.143000000001
2000000000000
2000601000000
2000000010000
Team totals5421171.193505117534121097

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 6 RICE · S ALA 6

Set 1

18-25

Longest run 3 RICES ALA 5

Set 2

25-17

Longest run 5 RICES ALA 3

Set 3

19-25

Longest run 3 RICES ALA 6

Set 4

25-17

Longest run 6 RICES ALA 4

Set 5

15-13

Longest run 2 RICES ALA 2

Bars above the line = South Alabama leads, below = Rice leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Rotations

Rice

SlotSideout %Break %
1
50%12/24
55%12/22
2
86%12/14
50%12/24
3
63%10/16
40%8/20
4
89%8/9
38%5/13
5
47%8/17
38%5/13
6
47%8/17
20%2/10
All
60%58/97
43%44/102

South Alabama

SlotSideout %Break %
1
44%12/27
57%13/23
2
55%12/22
33%6/18
3
53%10/19
17%2/12
4
62%8/13
29%4/14
5
67%8/12
47%7/15
6
89%8/9
47%7/15
All
57%58/102
40%39/97

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 (5 of 5 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.

199 rallies

Rally log

#RICE-S ALASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1S ALAS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+2.3
21-1S ALARICE×3KillSydnee Petersonset Mari Furoyama+1.5
32-1RICERICE×3Attack errEva Dittmarblk Stephanie Gutierrez, Sydnee Peterson+2.1
43-1RICERICE×3Attack errCambria Gaier+2.0
53-2RICES ALAAttack errSydnee Peterson+1.4
64-2S ALARICEServe errS ALA server+1.4
74-3RICES ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+1.4
85-3S ALARICEAttack errCambria Gaier+1.4
95-4RICES ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+1.4
106-4S ALARICEKillAmalia Simmonsset Campbell Love+1.5
117-4RICERICEAttack errSarah Goochblk Kaia Mateo, Arissa Smith+2.0
127-5RICES ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+1.3
138-5S ALARICEServe errS ALA server+1.4
148-6RICES ALA×3Attack errKellen Dorotikblk Sarah Gooch, Dalayla Blackwell+1.3
158-7S ALAS ALA×3Attack errAmalia Simmons+2.2
168-8S ALAS ALA×3AceS ALA serveraced Amalia Simmons+2.6
179-8S ALARICEAttack errEva Dittmarblk Arissa Smith, Amalia Simmons+1.8
189-9RICES ALAAttack errSydnee Peterson+1.8
1910-9S ALARICEKillArissa Smithset Kaia Mateo+1.8
2010-10RICES ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+1.9
2110-11S ALAS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+3.0
2211-11S ALARICEKillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+2.0
2311-12RICES ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+2.2
2411-13S ALAS ALAAttack errStephanie Gutierrezblk Cambria Gaier+3.3
2512-13S ALARICEServe errS ALA server+2.0
2612-14RICES ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+2.4
2713-14S ALARICEKillStephanie Gutierrezset Kaia Mateo+2.1
2813-15RICES ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+2.5
2914-15S ALARICEBad setDalayla Blackwell+2.2
3015-15RICERICEKillAmalia Simmonsset Kaia Mateo+3.5
3115-16RICES ALAKillSarah Goochset Addison Hurst+2.6
3215-17S ALAS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+3.9
3316-17S ALARICEKillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+2.4
3416-18RICES ALA×5Attack errKellen Dorotik+2.9
3516-19S ALAS ALA×5KillCambria Gaier+3.9
3616-20S ALAS ALA×5KillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+3.3
3716-21S ALAS ALA×5KillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+2.4
3816-22S ALAS ALA×5KillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+1.4
3917-22S ALARICEBad setAnabelle Cerny+0.4
4017-23RICES ALAServe errRICE server+0.8
4117-24S ALAS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
4218-24S ALARICEKillSydnee Petersonset Jordan Hummel+0.0
4318-25RICES ALAServe errRICE server+0.1
Set 2
11-0RICERICEKillArissa Smithset Kaia Mateo+2.8
21-1RICES ALAServe errRICE server+2.0
31-2S ALAS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+3.0
42-2S ALARICEKillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+2.0
52-3RICES ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+2.2
63-3S ALARICE×3KillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+2.1
74-3RICERICE×3Attack errEva Dittmar+3.0
85-3RICERICE×3KillAmalia Simmonsset Kaia Mateo+2.8
95-4RICES ALAServe errRICE server+1.9
105-5S ALAS ALAAttack errAmalia Simmons+3.1
116-5S ALARICEKillAmalia Simmonsset Kaia Mateo+2.1
126-6RICES ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+2.2
137-6S ALARICEAttack errAnabelle Cerny+2.2
147-7RICES ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+2.3
157-8S ALAS ALAKillDalayla Blackwell+3.6
168-8S ALARICEServe errS ALA server+2.4
178-9RICES ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+2.6
189-9S ALARICEKillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+2.4
1910-9RICERICEBad setAnabelle Cerny+3.5
2010-10RICES ALAServe errRICE server+2.5
2111-10S ALARICE×5KillSydnee Petersonset Jordan Hummel+2.5
2212-10RICERICE×5Attack errDalayla Blackwellblk Stephanie Gutierrez+3.4
2313-10RICERICE×5KillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+3.0
2414-10RICERICE×5AceRICE serveraced Addison Hurst+2.5
2515-10RICERICE×5Attack errCambria Gaierblk Stephanie Gutierrez, Kaia Mateo+2.0
2615-11RICES ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+1.1
2716-11S ALARICE×3KillSydnee Petersonset Mari Furoyama+1.3
2817-11RICERICE×3KillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+1.4
2918-11RICERICE×3KillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+0.9
3018-12RICES ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
3119-12S ALARICEKillAmalia Simmons+0.5
3219-13RICES ALAKillCharlotte Pearceset Halle Norvell+0.3
3320-13S ALARICE×3Serve errS ALA server+0.5
3421-13RICERICE×3Attack errSarah Gooch+0.3
3522-13RICERICE×3KillAmalia Simmonsset Kaia Mateo+0.1
3622-14RICES ALAServe errRICE server+0.0
3723-14S ALARICEKillArissa Smithset Kaia Mateo+0.1
3823-15RICES ALA×3KillDalayla Blackwellset Halle Norvell+0.0
3923-16S ALAS ALA×3Bad setKaia Mateo+0.0
4023-17S ALAS ALA×3Attack errSydnee Petersonblk Dalayla Blackwell, Eva Dittmar+0.1
4124-17S ALARICEKillArissa Smithset Kaia Mateo+0.1
4225-17RICERICEKillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+0.0
Set 3
11-0S ALARICEAttack errSarah Gooch+2.0
22-0RICERICEAttack errSarah Goochblk Sydnee Peterson, Arissa Smith+2.8
32-1RICES ALAServe errRICE server+1.9
43-1S ALARICEKillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+1.9
53-2RICES ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+2.0
64-2S ALARICE×3KillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+2.0
75-2RICERICE×3Attack errCambria Gaierblk Kaia Mateo, Stephanie Gutierrez+2.7
86-2RICERICE×3KillStephanie Gutierrezset Kaia Mateo+2.3
96-3RICES ALAKillCambria Gaierset Addison Hurst+1.5
107-3S ALARICEKillStephanie Gutierrezset Kaia Mateo+1.6
118-3RICERICEAttack errAlexa Strandbergblk Amalia Simmons+2.0
128-4RICES ALA×6KillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+1.2
138-5S ALAS ALA×6AceS ALA serveraced Jordan Hummel+2.2
148-6S ALAS ALA×6Attack errAmalia Simmons+2.7
158-7S ALAS ALA×6KillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+3.2
168-8S ALAS ALA×6AceS ALA serveraced Jordan Hummel+3.6
178-9S ALAS ALA×6KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+4.0
189-9S ALARICEServe errS ALA server+2.6
199-10RICES ALAKillAnabelle Cernyset Marissa Taix+2.9
2010-10S ALARICEKillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+2.7
2110-11RICES ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Jordan Hummel+3.0
2210-12S ALAS ALAAttack errAmalia Simmonsblk Dalayla Blackwell, Sarah Gooch+4.5
2311-12S ALARICEAttack errSarah Gooch+2.8
2411-13RICES ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+3.3
2512-13S ALARICEKillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+2.9
2613-13RICERICEAceRICE serveraced Megan Smith+4.5
2713-14RICES ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+3.4
2813-15S ALAS ALABad setKaia Mateo+5.1
2914-15S ALARICEKillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+3.1
3014-16RICES ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+3.7
3115-16S ALARICEKillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+3.2
3215-17RICES ALAServe errRICE server+3.9
3315-18S ALAS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+5.4
3416-18S ALARICEKillKaia Mateo+2.9
3516-19RICES ALAAttack errArissa Smith+3.9
3616-20S ALAS ALAAceS ALA serveraced Campbell Love+4.7
3717-20S ALARICEKillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+2.1
3817-21RICES ALA×3KillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+3.3
3917-22S ALAS ALA×3Attack errArissa Smithblk Dalayla Blackwell+3.1
4017-23S ALAS ALA×3Attack errAmalia Simmons+1.6
4118-23S ALARICEServe errS ALA server+0.3
4218-24RICES ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.8
4319-24S ALARICEKillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+0.1
4419-25RICES ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
Set 4
11-0RICERICE×5KillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+3.8
22-0RICERICE×5Attack errEva Dittmarblk Kellen Dorotik, Stephanie Gutierrez+3.6
33-0RICERICE×5AceRICE serveraced Sarah Gooch+3.3
44-0RICERICE×5KillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+2.9
55-0RICERICE×5KillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+2.4
65-1RICES ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+1.5
76-1S ALARICE×6KillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+1.7
87-1RICERICE×6Bad setAnabelle Cerny+2.0
98-1RICERICE×6KillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+1.6
109-1RICERICE×6KillKaia Mateoset Anabelle Cerny+1.2
1110-1RICERICE×6KillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+0.8
1211-1RICERICE×6Attack errCambria Gaierblk Kaia Mateo, Stephanie Gutierrez+0.5
1311-2RICES ALAServe errRICE server+0.3
1412-2S ALARICE×3KillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+0.3
1513-2RICERICE×3Attack errEva Dittmar+0.3
1614-2RICERICE×3KillAshlyn Seayset Kaia Mateo+0.2
1714-3RICES ALAServe errRICE server+0.1
1814-4S ALAS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Halle Norvell+0.2
1915-4S ALARICEKillAshlyn Seayset Kaia Mateo+0.2
2016-4RICERICEKillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+0.1
2116-5RICES ALAKillCambria Gaierset Halle Norvell+0.0
2217-5S ALARICEKillAshlyn Seayset Kaia Mateo+0.1
2317-6RICES ALAKillSarah Goochset Halle Norvell+0.0
2417-7S ALAS ALAKillSarah Goochset Halle Norvell+0.1
2518-7S ALARICEKillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+0.1
2619-7RICERICEKillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+0.1
2719-8RICES ALA×4Attack errSydnee Peterson+0.0
2819-9S ALAS ALA×4Attack errSydnee Petersonblk Eva Dittmar+0.1
2919-10S ALAS ALA×4KillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.1
3019-11S ALAS ALA×4Attack errKellen Dorotik+0.2
3120-11S ALARICEAttack errSarah Goochblk Arissa Smith, Kellen Dorotik+0.2
3221-11RICERICEKillSydnee Petersonset Jordan Hummel+0.1
3321-12RICES ALA×3KillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.0
3421-13S ALAS ALA×3Attack errJordan Hummel+0.1
3521-14S ALAS ALA×3AceS ALA serveraced Mari Furoyama+0.2
3622-14S ALARICEServe errS ALA server+0.2
3722-15RICES ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.1
3823-15S ALARICEKillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+0.2
3924-15RICERICEKillKaia Mateoset Campbell Love+0.1
4024-16RICES ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.0
4124-17S ALAS ALAAttack errSydnee Peterson+0.0
4225-17S ALARICEServe errS ALA server+1.3
Set 5
11-0RICERICEAttack errEva Dittmarblk Kellen Dorotik, Arissa Smith+8.4
22-0RICERICEKillArissa Smithset Kaia Mateo+7.8
32-1RICES ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+5.2
43-1S ALARICEKillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+5.5
53-2RICES ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+5.4
64-2S ALARICEKillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+5.7
74-3RICES ALAServe errRICE server+5.6
84-4S ALAS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Marissa Taix+9.5
95-4S ALARICEAttack errCambria Gaier+6.7
106-4RICERICEKillAshlyn Seayset Kaia Mateo+9.3
116-5RICES ALAServe errRICE server+6.0
126-6S ALAS ALAAttack errSydnee Petersonblk Alexa Strandberg+10.5
137-6S ALARICEServe errS ALA server+7.5
148-6RICERICEKillAshlyn Seayset Kaia Mateo+10.3
158-7RICES ALAAttack errAshlyn Seayblk Alexa Strandberg, Anabelle Cerny+6.5
168-8S ALAS ALAAttack errAshlyn Seayblk Anabelle Cerny, Dalayla Blackwell+11.8
179-8S ALARICEKillArissa Smithset Kaia Mateo+8.6
189-9RICES ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+8.9
1910-9S ALARICEKillArissa Smithset Kaia Mateo+9.4
2011-9RICERICEAttack errDalayla Blackwell+12.8
2111-10RICES ALAAttack errSydnee Petersonblk Dalayla Blackwell, Sarah Gooch+7.4
2211-11S ALAS ALAAttack errSydnee Peterson+15.1
2312-11S ALARICEServe errS ALA server+11.9
2412-12RICES ALAServe errRICE server+11.9
2513-12S ALARICEKillKellen Dorotikset Kaia Mateo+14.1
2613-13RICES ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+13.7
2714-13S ALARICEKillSydnee Petersonset Kaia Mateo+17.5
2815-13RICERICEBad setAnabelle Cerny+23.2

Score shown after each rally, Rice 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.