Final · 4 setsSat, Sep 19, 2026

Auburn def. South Alabama 3–1

Auburn beat visiting South Alabama 3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 25-13) on Sat, Sep 19, 2026. Auburn's Belle Patrick led with 15 kills, and Symone Sims added 17 digs.

Data through · final Sep 19

Set1234Sets
S ALA232521131
AUBURN252025253

Win probability

Auburn above 50 · South Alabama below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+3.3% AUBURNrally 177 · set 4

Biggest swing: 3.3% to Auburn — set 3, S ALA 21-23 AUBURN. Kill by Grace Havlicek (set by Carson Eickenloff). AUBURN win probability 88% → 91%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

S ALA 7.3%92.7% AUBURN

South Alabama wins

3-0
0.9%
3-1
2.1%
3-2
4.3%

Auburn wins

3-0
49.7%
3-1
31.0%
3-2
12.0%
S ALA break %
38.0% vs this opp
AUBURN break %
49.1% 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

    Kill by Grace Havlicek (set by Carson Eickenloff)

    Set 3 · S ALA 21-23 AUBURN · AUBURN 88% → 91%

  2. 02

    Belle Patrick stuffed by Dalayla Blackwell & Delaney Lawson

    Set 3 · S ALA 15-15 AUBURN · S ALA 13% → 16%

  3. 03
    Cambria GaierAttack error+2.9%

    Attack error by Cambria Gaier

    Set 3 · S ALA 20-22 AUBURN · AUBURN 87% → 90%

  4. 04

    Eva Dittmar stuffed by Anastasija Ivkovic & Grace Havlicek

    Set 3 · S ALA 16-18 AUBURN · AUBURN 87% → 89%

  5. 05

    Kill by Anastasija Ivkovic (set by Carson Eickenloff)

    Set 3 · S ALA 21-24 AUBURN · AUBURN 91% → 94%

  6. 06

    Kill by Kate Mansfield (set by Carson Eickenloff)

    Set 3 · S ALA 19-21 AUBURN · AUBURN 87% → 90%

  7. 07
    Belle PatrickAttack error+2.6%

    Attack error by Belle Patrick

    Set 3 · S ALA 21-22 AUBURN · S ALA 10% → 12%

  8. 08

    Kill by Dalayla Blackwell (set by Anabelle Cerny)

    Set 3 · S ALA 16-16 AUBURN · S ALA 13% → 16%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
413643.16300480212.515.5
411120.50010030094.515.5
48120.350001200219
45420.05010020031.56.5
4108.12537201300636
4002.0000001120000
44520-.050001101015
4000–012100001
4001.000100600000
4000–002830000
1004.00000010010.50.5
Team totals4217138.181403105653221482
Auburnhome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
414222.54521010073.518.5
415953.1132038002116
412327.3331002004214
413225.4400001002114
41011.0000011700001
4002.00027001400000
4317.2861912300215
4000–2331110003
4001.0002021200000
3127-.143000000001
2259-.33300011010.52.5
Team totals6124154.24055511703018995

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 8 S ALA · AUBURN 6

Set 1

23-25

Longest run 4 S ALAAUBURN 4

Set 2

25-20

Longest run 8 S ALAAUBURN 5

Set 3

21-25

Longest run 3 S ALAAUBURN 3

Set 4

13-25

Longest run 3 S ALAAUBURN 6

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

South Alabama

SlotSideout %Break %
1
57%8/14
33%3/9
2
67%8/12
43%6/14
3
88%7/8
20%2/10
4
78%7/9
50%7/14
5
58%7/12
22%2/9
6
33%5/15
54%7/13
All
60%42/70
39%27/69

Auburn

SlotSideout %Break %
1
73%8/11
59%10/17
2
57%8/14
20%2/10
3
100%7/7
22%2/9
4
47%7/15
22%2/9
5
50%7/14
42%5/12
6
63%5/8
54%7/13
All
61%42/69
40%28/70

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

177 rallies

#S ALA-AUBURNSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1AUBURNAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Carson Eickenloff+0.8
21-1AUBURNS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.6
32-1S ALAS ALAAttack errBelle Patrick+0.9
42-2S ALAAUBURNKillAnastasija Ivkovicset Carson Eickenloff+0.7
53-2AUBURNS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.8
64-2S ALAS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+1.1
74-3S ALAAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Shanelle Puetz+0.8
85-3AUBURNS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.9
95-4S ALAAUBURNServe errSouth Alabama+0.8
106-4AUBURNS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+1.0
116-5S ALAAUBURN×3KillShanelle Puetzset Belle Patrick+0.8
126-6AUBURNAUBURN×3Attack errCambria Gaier+1.0
136-7AUBURNAUBURN×3Attack errSarah Gooch+0.9
147-7AUBURNS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.8
158-7S ALAS ALAAttack errGrace Havlicek+1.2
168-8S ALAAUBURNBad setAnabelle Cerny+0.8
179-8AUBURNS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+1.0
1810-8S ALAS ALABlockedAnastasija Ivkovicblk Cambria Gaier+1.4
1910-9S ALAAUBURNServe errSouth Alabama+1.0
2011-9AUBURNS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+1.2
2111-10S ALAAUBURN×3KillKate Mansfieldset Carson Eickenloff+1.0
2211-11AUBURNAUBURN×3AceAuburnaced Kathryn O'Toole+1.3
2311-12AUBURNAUBURN×3KillBelle Patrickset Emily Keiran+1.2
2412-12AUBURNS ALAServe errAuburn+1.0
2512-13S ALAAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Shanelle Puetz+0.9
2613-13AUBURNS ALAServe errAuburn+1.0
2713-14S ALAAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Shanelle Puetz+1.0
2813-15AUBURNAUBURNBlockedCambria Gaierblk Grace Havlicek, Greer Chambless+1.1
2914-15AUBURNS ALAServe errAuburn+0.9
3014-16S ALAAUBURNKillGrace Havlicekset Shanelle Puetz+0.9
3115-16AUBURNS ALA×4KillAnabelle Cernyset Dalayla Blackwell+0.9
3216-16S ALAS ALA×4BlockedAnastasija Ivkovicblk Eva Dittmar, Dalayla Blackwell+1.6
3317-16S ALAS ALA×4AceSouth Alabamaaced Greer Chambless+1.9
3418-16S ALAS ALA×4Bad setCarson Eickenloff+2.2
3518-17S ALAAUBURN×3KillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff+1.4
3618-18AUBURNAUBURN×3KillBelle Patrickset Addison Hurst+1.9
3718-19AUBURNAUBURN×3KillAnastasija Ivkovicset Carson Eickenloff+1.9
3819-19AUBURNS ALAAttack errGrace Havlicek+1.5
3919-20S ALAAUBURN×4KillAnastasija Ivkovicset Carson Eickenloff+1.5
4019-21AUBURNAUBURN×4KillBelle Patrickset Grace Havlicek+1.7
4119-22AUBURNAUBURN×4KillGrace Havlicek+1.3
4219-23AUBURNAUBURN×4KillBelle Patrickset Grace Havlicek+0.7
4320-23AUBURNS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.3
4421-23S ALAS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.8
4521-24S ALAAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Belle Patrick+1.0
4622-24AUBURNS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
4723-24S ALAS ALABlockedBelle Patrickblk Anabelle Cerny, Alexa Strandberg+1.5
4823-25S ALAAUBURNAttack errAlexa Strandberg+2.4
Set 2
11-0S ALAS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.6
21-1S ALAAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Carson Eickenloff+0.4
32-1AUBURNS ALA×5KillCambria Gaierset Eva Dittmar+0.5
43-1S ALAS ALA×5Attack errBelle Patrick+0.7
54-1S ALAS ALA×5KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.8
65-1S ALAS ALA×5BlockedBelle Patrickblk Anabelle Cerny, Alexa Strandberg+0.9
76-1S ALAS ALA×5KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.9
86-2S ALAAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Carson Eickenloff+0.6
97-2AUBURNS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+0.7
107-3S ALAAUBURNBlockedSarah Goochblk Kate Mansfield, Shanelle Puetz+0.6
118-3AUBURNS ALAAttack errGreer Chambless+0.8
128-4S ALAAUBURNServe errSouth Alabama+0.6
138-5AUBURNAUBURNKillGreer Chamblessset Macy McAmis+0.8
149-5AUBURNS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+0.8
1510-5S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabamaaced Macy McAmis+1.0
1610-6S ALAAUBURNKillGrace Havlicekset Shanelle Puetz+0.6
1711-6AUBURNS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+0.8
1812-6S ALAS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Carson Eickenloff+1.0
1912-7S ALAAUBURN×5KillGreer Chamblessset Carson Eickenloff+0.6
2012-8AUBURNAUBURN×5KillBelle Patrickset Emily Keiran+0.8
2112-9AUBURNAUBURN×5BlockedEva Dittmarblk Belle Patrick, Grace Havlicek+0.9
2212-10AUBURNAUBURN×5Attack errCambria Gaier+0.9
2312-11AUBURNAUBURN×5BlockedDalayla Blackwellblk Grace Havlicek, Anastasija Ivkovic+0.9
2413-11AUBURNS ALAAttack errBelle Patrick+0.9
2513-12S ALAAUBURNKillAnastasija Ivkovicset Carson Eickenloff+0.7
2614-12AUBURNS ALAAttack errBelle Patrick+0.9
2714-13S ALAAUBURN×3KillAnastasija Ivkovicset Carson Eickenloff+0.8
2814-14AUBURNAUBURN×3AceAuburnaced Kathryn O'Toole+1.0
2914-15AUBURNAUBURN×3KillKate Mansfieldset Shanelle Puetz+0.9
3015-15AUBURNS ALAServe errAuburn+0.8
3115-16S ALAAUBURNServe errSouth Alabama+0.7
3215-17AUBURNAUBURNKillShanelle Puetz+0.9
3316-17AUBURNS ALA×8Serve errAuburn+0.7
3417-17S ALAS ALA×8Attack errGreer Chambless+1.1
3518-17S ALAS ALA×8BlockedGreer Chamblessblk Anabelle Cerny, Dalayla Blackwell+1.4
3619-17S ALAS ALA×8BlockedGreer Chamblessblk Anabelle Cerny, Dalayla Blackwell+1.6
3720-17S ALAS ALA×8Attack errKate Mansfield+1.6
3821-17S ALAS ALA×8AceSouth Alabama+1.5
3922-17S ALAS ALA×8BlockedKate Mansfieldblk Sarah Gooch+1.1
4023-17S ALAS ALA×8KillSarah Goochset Marissa Taix+0.7
4123-18S ALAAUBURNServe errSouth Alabama+0.2
4224-18AUBURNS ALABlockedGreer Chamblessblk Anabelle Cerny, Dalayla Blackwell+0.4
4324-19S ALAAUBURNKillGrace Havlicekset Shanelle Puetz+0.1
4424-20AUBURNAUBURNAttack errSarah Gooch+0.2
4525-20AUBURNS ALAServe errAuburn+0.4
Set 3
11-0AUBURNS ALABlockedAnastasija Ivkovicblk Dalayla Blackwell, Cambria Gaier+1.5
21-1S ALAAUBURNKillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff+1.3
32-1AUBURNS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+1.5
42-2S ALAAUBURNKillAnastasija Ivkovicset Carson Eickenloff+1.3
53-2AUBURNS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+1.6
63-3S ALAAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Shanelle Puetz+1.4
74-3AUBURNS ALAServe errAuburn+1.6
84-4S ALAAUBURN×3KillKate Mansfieldset Shanelle Puetz+1.4
94-5AUBURNAUBURN×3KillBelle Patrickset Shanelle Puetz+1.8
104-6AUBURNAUBURN×3KillReese Shugartset Shanelle Puetz+1.5
115-6AUBURNS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+1.3
125-7S ALAAUBURN×3KillGrace Havlicekset Shanelle Puetz+1.2
135-8AUBURNAUBURN×3KillAnastasija Ivkovicset Shanelle Puetz+1.4
145-9AUBURNAUBURN×3Attack errCambria Gaier+1.1
156-9AUBURNS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.8
167-9S ALAS ALABad setCarson Eickenloff+1.4
177-10S ALAAUBURNKillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff+1.1
187-11AUBURNAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Symone Sims+1.2
198-11AUBURNS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.9
208-12S ALAAUBURNKillAnastasija Ivkovicset Carson Eickenloff+0.9
219-12AUBURNS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.9
229-13S ALAAUBURNServe errSouth Alabama+0.9
2310-13AUBURNS ALABlockedShanelle Puetzblk Cambria Gaier+0.9
2410-14S ALAAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Shanelle Puetz+1.0
2511-14AUBURNS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.9
2612-14S ALAS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+1.6
2712-15S ALAAUBURNServe errSouth Alabama+1.3
2813-15AUBURNS ALA×3Serve errAuburn+1.3
2914-15S ALAS ALA×3BlockedReese Shugartblk Dalayla Blackwell, Anabelle Cerny+2.3
3015-15S ALAS ALA×3BlockedBelle Patrickblk Dalayla Blackwell, Delaney Lawson+3.0
3115-16S ALAAUBURNServe errSouth Alabama+2.2
3216-16AUBURNS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+2.5
3316-17S ALAAUBURNKillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff+2.4
3416-18AUBURNAUBURNBlockedEva Dittmarblk Anastasija Ivkovic, Grace Havlicek+2.8
3517-18AUBURNS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+2.1
3617-19S ALAAUBURNKillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff+2.2
3718-19AUBURNS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+2.2
3818-20S ALAAUBURNKillBelle Patrickset Carson Eickenloff+2.4
3919-20AUBURNS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+2.4
4019-21S ALAAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Carson Eickenloff+2.6
4120-21AUBURNS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+2.5
4220-22S ALAAUBURNAttack errCambria Gaier+2.9
4321-22AUBURNS ALAAttack errBelle Patrick+2.6
4421-23S ALAAUBURN×3KillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff+3.3
4521-24AUBURNAUBURN×3KillAnastasija Ivkovicset Carson Eickenloff+2.7
4621-25AUBURNAUBURN×3KillAnastasija Ivkovicset Carson Eickenloff+0.9
Set 4
10-1S ALAAUBURN×3KillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff+0.8
20-2AUBURNAUBURN×3BlockedEva Dittmarblk Belle Patrick, Grace Havlicek+1.0
30-3AUBURNAUBURN×3KillAnastasija Ivkovicset Carson Eickenloff+0.8
41-3AUBURNS ALABlockedBelle Patrickblk Eva Dittmar, Dalayla Blackwell+0.7
51-4S ALAAUBURNServe errSouth Alabama+0.6
62-4AUBURNS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+0.7
73-4S ALAS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+1.1
83-5S ALAAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Carson Eickenloff+0.8
94-5AUBURNS ALAServe errAuburn+0.9
104-6S ALAAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Shanelle Puetz+0.8
115-6AUBURNS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+0.9
125-7S ALAAUBURNKillKate Mansfieldset Shanelle Puetz+0.9
136-7AUBURNS ALA×3KillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+1.0
147-7S ALAS ALA×3KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+1.5
158-7S ALAS ALA×3BlockedReese Shugartblk Eva Dittmar, Dalayla Blackwell+1.8
168-8S ALAAUBURNKillShanelle Puetzset Macy McAmis+1.2
178-9AUBURNAUBURNAceAuburnaced Addison Hurst+1.5
189-9AUBURNS ALAServe errAuburn+1.3
199-10S ALAAUBURN×3BlockedEva Dittmarblk Anastasija Ivkovic, Grace Havlicek+1.2
209-11AUBURNAUBURN×3KillGrace Havlicekset Carson Eickenloff+1.4
219-12AUBURNAUBURN×3KillBelle Patrickset Carson Eickenloff+1.2
2210-12AUBURNS ALAServe errAuburn+0.9
2310-13S ALAAUBURN×4KillGrace Havlicekset Anastasija Ivkovic+0.9
2410-14AUBURNAUBURN×4BlockedCambria Gaierblk Kate Mansfield, Anastasija Ivkovic+0.9
2510-15AUBURN
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.

+0.7
2610-16AUBURNAUBURN×4Bad setCambria Gaier+0.5
2711-16AUBURNS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.3
2811-17S ALAAUBURN×6KillAnastasija Ivkovicset Carson Eickenloff+0.4
2911-18AUBURNAUBURN×6KillBelle Patrickset Shanelle Puetz+0.3
3011-19AUBURNAUBURN×6KillSymone Simsset Anabelle Cerny+0.2
3111-20AUBURNAUBURN×6AceAuburnaced Addison Hurst+0.1
3211-21AUBURNAUBURN×6KillBelle Patrickset Shanelle Puetz·
3311-22AUBURNAUBURN×6KillKate Mansfieldset Shanelle Puetz·
3412-22AUBURNS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny·
3512-23S ALAAUBURNServe errSouth Alabama·
3613-23AUBURNS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny·
3713-24S ALAAUBURNAttack errSarah Gooch·
3813-25AUBURNAUBURNBlockedSarah Goochblk Grace Havlicek, Shanelle Puetz·

Score shown after each rally, South Alabama 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).