Western Mich. def. Chicago St. 3–0
Western Mich. beat Chicago St. 3-0 (25-6, 25-20, 25-12) on Fri, Sep 4, 2026 at a neutral site. Western Mich.'s Gabby Weihe and Annalise Patchett led with 11 kills each, and Carley Piercefield added 11 digs.
Data through · final Sep 4
| Set | 1 | 2 | 3 | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W MICH | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| CHI ST | 6 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
Win probability
No single rally moved win probability by a full point: Western Mich. stayed the heavy favorite throughout.
Pre-match
Season fit · includes this match
Western Mich. wins
Chicago St. wins
- W MICH break %
- 59.2% vs this opp
- CHI ST break %
- 27.9% 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
| Player | S | K | E | TA | Hit% | AST | SA | SE | DIG | RE | BS | BA | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 11 | 2 | 13 | .692 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | 8 | 0 | 9 | .889 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | 11 | 5 | 19 | .316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 11.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 | .174 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team totals | 47 | 15 | 93 | .344 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 75 |
| Player | S | K | E | TA | Hit% | AST | SA | SE | DIG | RE | BS | BA | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 24 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 10.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 28 | .071 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team totals | 21 | 14 | 85 | .082 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 38 |
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
Set 1
25-6
Set 2
25-20
Set 3
25-12
Bars above the line = Chicago St. leads, below = Western Mich. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.
Rotations
Sideout and break % by rotation slot
Western Mich.
| Slot | Sideout % | Break % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86%6/7 | 56%5/9 |
| 2 | 45%5/11 | 79%19/24 |
| 3 | 83%5/6 | 55%6/11 |
| 4 | 100%5/5 | 0%0/5 |
| 5 | 71%5/7 | 50%5/10 |
| 6 | 100%4/4 | 71%10/14 |
| All | 75%30/40 | 62%45/73 |
Chicago St.
| Slot | Sideout % | Break % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26%5/19 | 0%0/5 |
| 2 | 29%5/17 | 17%1/6 |
| 3 | 100%5/5 | 58%7/12 |
| 4 | 56%5/9 | 0%0/5 |
| 5 | 50%5/10 | 0%0/5 |
| 6 | 23%3/13 | 29%2/7 |
| All | 38%28/73 | 25%10/40 |
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
113 rallies
| # | W MICH-CHI ST | Srv | Point | End | Player | Setter / blockers / passer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1-0 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Annalise Patchett | set Leah Richmond |
| 2 | 2-0 | W MICH | W MICH | Kill | Gabby Weihe | set Leah Richmond |
| 3 | 2-1 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Nayella George | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 4 | 3-1 | CHI ST | W MICH×5 | Kill | Leah Richmond | set Elana Erickson |
| 5 | 4-1 | W MICH | W MICH×5 | Attack err | Graci Littlejohn | |
| 6 | 5-1 | W MICH | W MICH×5 | Ace | Western Mich. | aced Nayella George |
| 7 | 6-1 | W MICH | W MICH×5 | Blocked | Camryn McCollum | blk Annalise Patchett, Gabby Weihe |
| 8 | 7-1 | W MICH | W MICH×5 | Kill | Gabby Weihe | set Leah Richmond |
| 9 | 7-2 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Camryn McCollum | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 10 | 8-2 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Izzy Swiercz | set Leah Richmond |
| 11 | 8-3 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Camryn McCollum | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 12 | 9-3 | CHI ST | W MICH×3 | Attack err | Camryn McCollum | |
| 13 | 10-3 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Kill | Izzy Swiercz | set Carley Piercefield |
| 14 | 11-3 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Kill | Cassidy Pratley | set Leah Richmond |
| 15 | 11-4 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Camryn McCollum | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 16 | 12-4 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Izzy Swiercz | set Leah Richmond |
| 17 | 13-4 | W MICH | W MICH | Kill | Cassidy Pratley | set Leah Richmond |
| 18 | 13-5 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Nayella George | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 19 | 14-5 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Izzy Swiercz | set Leah Richmond |
| 20 | 15-5 | W MICH | W MICH | Kill | Annalise Patchett | set Elana Erickson |
| 21 | 15-6 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Graci Littlejohn | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 22 | 16-6 | CHI ST | W MICH×10 | Kill | Annalise Patchett | set Leah Richmond |
| 23 | 17-6 | W MICH | W MICH×10 | Kill | Leah Richmond | set Cassidy Pratley |
| 24 | 18-6 | W MICH | W MICH×10 | Kill | Gabby Weihe | set Leah Richmond |
| 25 | 19-6 | W MICH | W MICH×10 | Blocked | Nayella George | blk Leah Richmond, Gabby Weihe |
| 26 | 20-6 | W MICH | W MICH×10 | Attack err | Camryn McCollum | |
| 27 | 21-6 | W MICH | W MICH×10 | Ace | Western Mich. | aced Camryn McCollum |
| 28 | 22-6 | W MICH | W MICH×10 | Ace | Western Mich. | aced Camryn McCollum |
| 29 | 23-6 | W MICH | W MICH×10 | Kill | Annalise Patchett | set Elana Erickson |
| 30 | 24-6 | W MICH | W MICH×10 | Ace | Western Mich. | aced Tenese Buttry |
| 31 | 25-6 | W MICH | W MICH×10 | Attack err | Rayon Thigpen | |
| Set 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 0-1 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Nayella George | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 2 | 1-1 | CHI ST | W MICH×3 | Kill | Cassidy Pratley | set Leah Richmond |
| 3 | 2-1 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Kill | Annalise Patchett | set Izzy Swiercz |
| 4 | 3-1 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Bad set | Kristine Bakhad | |
| 5 | 3-2 | W MICH | CHI ST×3 | Kill | Camryn McCollum | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 6 | 3-3 | CHI ST | CHI ST×3 | Blocked | Annalise Patchett | blk Jenesis Perrin, Nina Mitchell |
| 7 | 3-4 | CHI ST | CHI ST×3 | Attack err | Gabby Weihe | |
| 8 | 4-4 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Gabby Weihe | set Leah Richmond |
| 9 | 4-5 | W MICH | CHI ST | Blocked | Annalise Patchett | blk Nina Mitchell, Camryn McCollum |
| 10 | 5-5 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Gabby Weihe | set Leah Richmond |
| 11 | 5-6 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Camryn McCollum | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 12 | 6-6 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Gabby Weihe | set Leah Richmond |
| 13 | 7-6 | W MICH | W MICH | Kill | Mia Jurkovic | set Elana Erickson |
| 14 | 7-7 | W MICH | CHI ST×3 | Kill | Nayella George | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 15 | 7-8 | CHI ST | CHI ST×3 | Attack err | Mia Jurkovic | |
| 16 | 7-9 | CHI ST | CHI ST×3 | Blocked | Izzy Swiercz | blk Graci Littlejohn |
| 17 | 8-9 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Cassidy Pratley | set Leah Richmond |
| 18 | 8-10 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Graci Littlejohn | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 19 | 9-10 | CHI ST | W MICH | Serve err | Chicago St. | |
| 20 | 10-10 | W MICH | W MICH | Kill | Cassidy Pratley | |
| 21 | 10-11 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Graci Littlejohn | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 22 | 10-12 | CHI ST | CHI ST | Blocked | Annalise Patchett | blk Graci Littlejohn, Jenesis Perrin |
| 23 | 11-12 | CHI ST | W MICH×5 | Kill | Annalise Patchett | set Leah Richmond |
| 24 | 12-12 | W MICH | W MICH×5 | Kill | Leah Richmond | set Gabby Weihe |
| 25 | 13-12 | W MICH | W MICH×5 | Kill | Gabby Weihe | set Leah Richmond |
| 26 | 14-12 | W MICH | W MICH×5 | Kill | Annalise Patchett | set Leah Richmond |
| 27 | 15-12 | W MICH | W MICH×5 | Kill | Gabby Weihe | set Leah Richmond |
| 28 | 15-13 | W MICH | CHI ST×5 | Kill | Camryn McCollum | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 29 | 15-14 | CHI ST | CHI ST×5 | Attack err | Izzy Swiercz | |
| 30 | 15-15 | CHI ST | CHI ST×5 | Kill | Camryn McCollum | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 31 | 15-16 | CHI ST | CHI ST×5 | Attack err | Annalise Patchett | |
| 32 | 15-17 | CHI ST | CHI ST×5 | Attack err | Annalise Patchett | |
| 33 | 16-17 | CHI ST | W MICH | Serve err | Chicago St. | |
| 34 | 16-18 | W MICH | CHI ST | Blocked | Gabby Weihe | blk Nina Mitchell |
| 35 | 17-18 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Annalise Patchett | set Leah Richmond |
| 36 | 17-19 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Nina Mitchell | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 37 | 18-19 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Gabby Weihe | set Leah Richmond |
| 38 | 18-20 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Nayella George | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 39 | 19-20 | CHI ST | W MICH×7 | Serve err | Chicago St. | |
| 40 | 20-20 | W MICH | W MICH×7 | Attack err | Nayella George | |
| 41 | 21-20 | W MICH | W MICH×7 | Attack err | Nayella George | |
| 42 | 22-20 | W MICH | W MICH×7 | Kill | Izzy Swiercz | set Leah Richmond |
| 43 | 23-20 | W MICH | W MICH×7 | Ace | Western Mich. | aced Skye Riley |
| 44 | 24-20 | W MICH | W MICH×7 | Kill | Izzy Swiercz | set Leah Richmond |
| 45 | 25-20 | W MICH | W MICH×7 | Attack err | Camryn McCollum | |
| Set 3 | ||||||
| 1 | 1-0 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Annalise Patchett | set Leah Richmond |
| 2 | 2-0 | W MICH | W MICH | Kill | Gabby Weihe | set Leah Richmond |
| 3 | 2-1 | W MICH | CHI ST | Serve err | Western Mich. | |
| 4 | 3-1 | CHI ST | W MICH×3 | Kill | Annalise Patchett | set Leah Richmond |
| 5 | 4-1 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Ace | Western Mich. | aced Camryn McCollum |
| 6 | 5-1 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Ace | Western Mich. | aced Reece Mazzier |
| 7 | 5-2 | W MICH | CHI ST | Blocked | Mia Jurkovic | blk Jenesis Perrin, Graci Littlejohn |
| 8 | 6-2 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Annalise Patchett | set Leah Richmond |
| 9 | 6-3 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Camryn McCollum | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 10 | 7-3 | CHI ST | W MICH×3 | Kill | Gabby Weihe | set Leah Richmond |
| 11 | 8-3 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Attack err | Nina Mitchell | |
| 12 | 9-3 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Kill | Izzy Swiercz | set Leah Richmond |
| 13 | 9-4 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Camryn McCollum | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 14 | 10-4 | CHI ST | W MICH×4 | Blocked | Kristine Bakhad | blk Mia Jurkovic |
| 15 | 11-4 | W MICH | W MICH×4 | Kill | Leah Richmond | set Ella Guilfoy |
| 16 | 12-4 | W MICH | W MICH×4 | Attack err | Nayella George | |
| 17 | 13-4 | W MICH | W MICH×4 | Ace | Western Mich. | aced Nayella George |
| 18 | 13-5 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Nayella George | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 19 | 14-5 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Leah Richmond | set Elana Erickson |
| 20 | 15-5 | W MICH | W MICH | Ace | Western Mich. | aced Skye Riley |
| 21 | 15-6 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Nayella George | set Kristine Bakhad |
| 22 | 16-6 | CHI ST | W MICH×3 | Blocked | Nayella George | blk Cassidy Pratley, Leah Richmond |
| 23 | 17-6 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Kill | Leah Richmond | set Izzy Swiercz |
| 24 | 18-6 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Attack err | Graci Littlejohn | |
| 25 | 18-7 | W MICH | CHI ST | Attack err | Bri Zimmerman | |
| 26 | 19-7 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Ella Askin | set Leah Richmond |
| 27 | 19-8 | W MICH | CHI ST | Kill | Camryn McCollum | set Nayella George |
| 28 | 19-9 | CHI ST | CHI ST | Attack err | Ella Askin | |
| 29 | 20-9 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Mia Jurkovic | set Leah Richmond |
| 30 | 20-10 | W MICH | CHI ST | Attack err | Bri Zimmerman | |
| 31 | 21-10 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Mia Jurkovic | set Leah Richmond |
| 32 | 21-11 | W MICH | CHI ST | Serve err | Western Mich. | |
| 33 | 22-11 | CHI ST | W MICH | Kill | Mia Jurkovic | set Leah Richmond |
| 34 | 22-12 | W MICH | CHI ST | Attack err | Izzy Swiercz | |
| 35 | 23-12 | CHI ST | W MICH×3 | Kill | Leah Richmond | set Carley Piercefield |
| 36 | 24-12 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Kill | Leah Richmond | set Elana Erickson |
| 37 | 25-12 | W MICH | W MICH×3 | Ace | Western Mich. | aced Skye Riley |
Score shown after each rally, Western Mich. first.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).