Final · 4 setsSat, Oct 3, 2026Watch on ESPN+

South Alabama def. Louisiana Tech 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: South Alabama 94.4% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 3, 11:55 AM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

South Alabama beat visiting Louisiana Tech 3-1 (25-15, 27-29, 26-24, 25-19) on Sat, Oct 3, 2026. South Alabama's Eva Dittmar led with 15 kills, and Addison Hurst added 10 digs.

Data through · final Oct 3

Set1234Sets
LATECH152924191
S ALA252726253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Anabelle Cerny served 4 aces, and South Alabama needed every one.

The match turned twice. Numbers are South Alabama's win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. RallyIQ gave South Alabama 94% before first serve.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 3 · Louisiana Tech 15–20 South Alabama

    7 straight Louisiana Tech points turned a 15–20 deficit into a 22–20 lead.

    South Alabama 95% → 74%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 3 · Louisiana Tech 23–21 South Alabama

    3 straight South Alabama points turned a 21–23 deficit into a 24–23 lead.

    South Alabama 71% → 90%

South Alabama above 50Louisiana Tech belowMax swing 7.6%

Louisiana TechSouth Alabama

Sideout %
Louisiana Tech 53.9·South Alabama 63.6
Break %
Louisiana Tech 36.4·South Alabama 46.1
Hitting
Louisiana Tech .197·South Alabama .299
Longest run
Louisiana Tech 7·South Alabama 6

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

South Alabama above 50 · Louisiana Tech below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+7.6% S ALArally 190 · set 4

Biggest swing: 7.6% to South Alabama — set 3, LATECH 23-24 S ALA. South Alabama ace. S ALA win probability 82% → 90%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

LATECH 4.6%95.4% S ALA

Louisiana Tech wins

3-0
0.5%
3-1
1.3%
3-2
2.8%

South Alabama wins

3-0
56.6%
3-1
29.3%
3-2
9.4%
LATECH break %
36.8% vs this opp
S ALA break %
49.7% 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
    South AlabamaAce+7.6%

    South Alabama ace

    Set 3 · LATECH 23-24 S ALA · S ALA 82% → 90%

  2. 02
    Taylor WoodsAttack error+7.0%

    Attack error by Taylor Woods

    Set 3 · LATECH 23-23 S ALA · S ALA 75% → 82%

  3. 03
    Jenna HehmanKill+6.1%

    Kill by Jenna Hehman (set by Riley Steubing)

    Set 3 · LATECH 22-20 S ALA · LATECH 20% → 26%

  4. 04

    Kill by Dalayla Blackwell (set by Anabelle Cerny)

    Set 3 · LATECH 24-26 S ALA · S ALA 90% → 96%

  5. 05
    South AlabamaService error+5.7%

    South Alabama service error

    Set 3 · LATECH 24-24 S ALA · LATECH 10% → 16%

  6. 06
    Tyra McKinnieAttack error+5.7%

    Attack error by Tyra McKinnie

    Set 3 · LATECH 24-25 S ALA · S ALA 84% → 90%

  7. 07

    Kill by Kylie Rodriguez (set by Sydnee Carter)

    Set 3 · LATECH 23-21 S ALA · LATECH 23% → 29%

  8. 08
    Louisiana TechAce+5.3%

    Louisiana Tech ace

    Set 3 · LATECH 21-20 S ALA · LATECH 15% → 20%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415736.22202321031.518.5
410318.3890012000010
4509.556000001227
46318.167301740006
4215.2002642700006
43312.00012300010.55.5
46420.100000300006
4013-.3336001510000
3001.000000310000
3000–000320000
2113.000513500002
1002.000310010001
Team totals4823127.197441013471216487
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
411217.52900010031.512.5
47334.11811250031.59.5
47413.231003100429
4007.000354360031.55.5
3318.25000000031.54.5
3001.000121430002
415130.4670001000015
4319.222012000004
4102.5003341000004
4000–011720001
4000–100330000
2001.000400000000
1305.600000310003
1000–000100000
Team totals5012127.29945121642100168103

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.

Louisiana Tech vs South Alabama

Season series · South Alabama leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 7 LATECH · S ALA 6

Set 1

15-25

Longest run 2 LATECHS ALA 6

Set 2

29-27

Longest run 3 LATECHS ALA 3

Set 3

24-26

Longest run 7 LATECHS ALA 3

Set 4

19-25

Longest run 4 LATECHS ALA 5

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Louisiana Tech

SlotSideout %Break %
1
62%8/13
65%11/17
2
67%8/12
27%3/11
3
54%7/13
33%4/12
4
78%7/9
22%2/9
5
50%7/14
30%3/10
6
35%6/17
22%2/9
All
55%43/78
37%25/68

South Alabama

SlotSideout %Break %
1
62%8/13
33%4/12
2
73%8/11
43%6/14
3
64%7/11
36%4/11
4
70%7/10
22%2/9
5
70%7/10
50%7/14
6
46%6/13
67%12/18
All
63%43/68
45%35/78

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

190 rallies

#LATECH-S ALASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabamaaced Jenna Hehman+0.6
20-2S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabamaaced Jenna Hehman+0.5
31-2S ALALATECHKillKylie Rodriguezset Sydnee Carter+0.4
41-3LATECHS ALAServe errLouisiana Tech+0.4
51-4S ALAS ALAAttack errTaylor Woods+0.5
62-4S ALALATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Sydnee Carter+0.4
72-5LATECHS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
83-5S ALALATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Jenna Hehman+0.4
93-6LATECHS ALABlockedGabrielle Hairstonblk Sarah Gooch, Dalayla Blackwell+0.4
104-6S ALALATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Emerson Traylor+0.4
115-6LATECHLATECHKillJenna Hehman+0.6
125-7LATECHS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Addison Hurst+0.5
136-7S ALALATECHKillGabrielle Hairstonset Emerson Traylor+0.5
147-7LATECHLATECHAceLouisiana Techaced Preslee Thompson+0.8
157-8LATECHS ALA×6KillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.6
167-9S ALAS ALA×6KillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.7
177-10S ALAS ALA×6KillEva Dittmarset Addison Hurst+0.6
187-11S ALAS ALA×6BlockedJenna Hehmanblk Alivia Freeman, Alexa Strandberg+0.5
197-12S ALAS ALA×6Attack errGabrielle Hairston+0.3
207-13S ALAS ALA×6KillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+0.2
218-13S ALALATECHKillJenna Hehmanset Emerson Traylor+0.2
228-14LATECHS ALABlockedJenna Hehmanblk Alivia Freeman, Alexa Strandberg+0.2
238-15S ALAS ALAKillAlivia Freemanset Anabelle Cerny+0.2
249-15S ALALATECHKillKylie Rodriguezset Sydnee Carter+0.1
259-16LATECHS ALABad setSydnee Carter+0.1
2610-16S ALALATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Tyra McKinnie+0.1
2710-17LATECHS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.1
2810-18S ALAS ALAAttack errTaylor Woods+0.1
2911-18S ALALATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Sydnee Carter·
3012-18LATECHLATECHAceLouisiana Techaced Marissa Taix+0.1
3112-19LATECHS ALAKillElyse Heffnerset Halle Norvell+0.1
3213-19S ALALATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Jenna Hehman+0.1
3313-20LATECHS ALA×3KillDalayla Blackwellset Halle Norvell+0.1
3413-21S ALAS ALA×3AceSouth Alabamaaced Abbi Sells+0.1
3513-22S ALAS ALA×3KillEva Dittmar·
3614-22S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama·
3715-22LATECHLATECHAceLouisiana Techaced Kathryn O'Toole·
3815-23LATECHS ALA×3KillEva Dittmarset Gabrielle Hairston·
3915-24S ALAS ALA×3KillEva Dittmarset Addison Hurst·
4015-25S ALAS ALA×3AceSouth Alabamaaced Emerson Traylor·
Set 2
11-0LATECHLATECHKillJenna Hehman+0.5
21-1LATECHS ALAServe errLouisiana Tech+0.3
32-1S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+0.4
42-2LATECHS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
53-2S ALALATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Sydnee Carter+0.4
64-2LATECHLATECHKillKylie Rodriguezset Sydnee Carter+0.6
74-3LATECHS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
85-3S ALALATECHBlockedDalayla Blackwellblk Tyra McKinnie, Taylor Woods+0.5
96-3LATECHLATECHAceLouisiana Techaced Kathryn O'Toole+0.7
106-4LATECHS ALAServe errLouisiana Tech+0.5
117-4S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+0.6
127-5LATECHS ALA×3KillDelaney Lawsonset Anabelle Cerny+0.5
137-6S ALAS ALA×3AceSouth Alabamaaced Ryan Rusher+0.6
147-7S ALAS ALA×3KillAddison Hurstset Anabelle Cerny+0.6
158-7S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+0.5
168-8LATECHS ALAKillDelaney Lawsonset Anabelle Cerny+0.5
178-9S ALAS ALABlockedGabrielle Hairstonblk Sarah Gooch, Alivia Freeman+0.5
189-9S ALALATECHKillGrace Krohnset Jenna Hehman+0.5
199-10LATECHS ALAKillAlivia Freemanset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
2010-10S ALALATECHKillSydnee Carter+0.5
2111-10LATECHLATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Riley Steubing+0.7
2211-11LATECHS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.5
2312-11S ALALATECHKillAnaya Hairstonset Sydnee Carter+0.6
2413-11LATECHLATECHAttack errDalayla Blackwell+0.9
2513-12LATECHS ALA×3KillElyse Heffnerset Halle Norvell+0.6
2613-13S ALAS ALA×3Bad setSydnee Carter+0.8
2713-14S ALAS ALA×3AceSouth Alabamaaced Jenna Hehman+0.7
2814-14S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+0.6
2914-15LATECHS ALA×3Serve errLouisiana Tech+0.6
3014-16S ALAS ALA×3Attack errTaylor Woods+0.6
3114-17S ALAS ALA×3AceSouth Alabamaaced Taylor Woods+0.5
3215-17S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+0.4
3316-17LATECHLATECHKillGabrielle Hairstonset Riley Steubing+0.7
3416-18LATECHS ALAKillAlivia Freemanset Halle Norvell+0.6
3517-18S ALALATECHKillTyra McKinnieset Grace Krohn+0.6
3617-19LATECHS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.6
3718-19S ALALATECHKillGabrielle Hairstonset Grace Krohn+0.6
3819-19LATECHLATECHAceLouisiana Techaced Delaney Lawson+1.1
3919-20LATECHS ALA×3Serve errLouisiana Tech+0.8
4019-21S ALAS ALA×3Attack errKylie Rodriguez+0.9
4119-22S ALAS ALA×3KillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.7
4220-22S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+0.4
4321-22LATECHLATECHAttack errSarah Gooch+0.9
4421-23LATECHS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.9
4522-23S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+0.7
4623-23LATECHLATECHKillTyra McKinnieset Sydnee Carter+1.7
4723-24LATECHS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+1.7
4824-24S ALALATECHKillKylie Rodriguezset Sydnee Carter+1.7
4924-25LATECHS ALAKillDelaney Lawsonset Anabelle Cerny+1.7
5025-25S ALALATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Sydnee Carter+1.7
5125-26LATECHS ALAServe errLouisiana Tech+1.7
5226-26S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+1.7
5326-27LATECHS ALAServe errLouisiana Tech+1.7
5427-27S ALALATECH×3KillJenna Hehmanset Sydnee Carter+1.7
5528-27LATECHLATECH×3Attack errSarah Gooch+2.8
5629-27LATECHLATECH×3KillAnaya Hairstonset Sydnee Carter+3.7
Set 3
11-0S ALALATECHKillAnaya Hairstonset Sydnee Carter+1.3
21-1LATECHS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+1.2
32-1S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+1.4
43-1LATECHLATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Sydnee Carter+2.0
53-2LATECHS ALAKillSarah Goochset Addison Hurst+1.3
63-3S ALAS ALABad setSydnee Carter+1.6
74-3S ALALATECHKillKylie Rodriguezset Sydnee Carter+1.5
84-4LATECHS ALABlockedTaylor Woodsblk Anabelle Cerny, Dalayla Blackwell+1.3
95-4S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+1.5
106-4LATECHLATECHAceLouisiana Techaced Preslee Thompson+2.2
116-5LATECHS ALA×3Serve errLouisiana Tech+1.5
126-6S ALAS ALA×3KillAlivia Freemanset Anabelle Cerny+1.9
136-7S ALAS ALA×3KillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+1.7
147-7S ALALATECHAttack errAlivia Freeman+1.4
157-8LATECHS ALABlockedJenna Hehmanblk Anabelle Cerny, Alivia Freeman+1.3
167-9S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabamaaced Jenna Hehman+1.5
178-9S ALALATECHKillGabrielle Hairstonset Grace Krohn+1.3
189-9LATECHLATECHAceLouisiana Techaced Kathryn O'Toole+2.0
199-10LATECHS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+1.4
2010-10S ALALATECHKillKylie Rodriguezset Sydnee Carter+1.6
2111-10LATECHLATECHAttack errAlivia Freeman+2.5
2211-11LATECHS ALAKillAlivia Freemanset Anabelle Cerny+1.7
2311-12S ALAS ALABad setSydnee Carter+2.1
2412-12S ALALATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Sydnee Carter+1.8
2512-13LATECHS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+1.7
2612-14S ALAS ALAAttack errKylie Rodriguez+1.9
2713-14S ALALATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Sydnee Carter+1.6
2813-15LATECHS ALAServe errLouisiana Tech+1.5
2914-15S ALALATECHKillGabrielle Hairstonset Riley Steubing+1.6
3014-16LATECHS ALAAttack errTyra McKinnie+1.6
3114-17S ALAS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+1.7
3215-17S ALALATECHKillTyra McKinnieset Grace Krohn+1.3
3315-18LATECHS ALA×3KillAlivia Freemanset Anabelle Cerny+1.4
3415-19S ALAS ALA×3KillEva Dittmarset Kathryn O'Toole+1.3
3515-20S ALAS ALA×3Attack errAlexa Strandberg+0.8
3616-20S ALALATECH×7KillJenna Hehmanset Grace Krohn+0.5
3717-20LATECHLATECH×7KillAnaya Hairstonset Sydnee Carter+1.0
3818-20LATECHLATECH×7Attack errAlivia Freeman+1.7
3919-20LATECHLATECH×7KillKylie Rodriguezset Riley Steubing+2.7
4020-20LATECHLATECH×7Attack errEva Dittmar+4.0
4121-20LATECHLATECH×7AceLouisiana Tech+5.3
4222-20LATECHLATECH×7KillJenna Hehmanset Riley Steubing+6.1
4322-21LATECHS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+3.6
4423-21S ALALATECHKillKylie Rodriguezset Sydnee Carter+5.7
4523-22LATECHS ALA×3KillElyse Heffnerset Anabelle Cerny+3.8
4623-23S ALAS ALA×3Attack errTaylor Woods+7.0
4723-24S ALAS ALA×3AceSouth Alabama+7.6
4824-24S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+5.7
4924-25LATECHS ALAAttack errTyra McKinnie+5.7
5024-26S ALAS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+5.8
Set 4
10-1S ALA
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
20-2S ALAS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+0.8
31-2S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+0.7
42-2LATECHLATECHAceLouisiana Techaced Marissa Taix+1.1
52-3LATECHS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+0.8
62-4S ALAS ALAAttack errKylie Rodriguez+0.9
73-4S ALALATECHKillAnaya Hairstonset Sydnee Carter+0.7
83-5LATECHS ALA×3KillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.7
93-6S ALAS ALA×3KillDalayla Blackwellset Sarah Gooch+0.8
103-7S ALAS ALA×3BlockedTyra McKinnieblk Dalayla Blackwell, Anabelle Cerny+0.6
114-7S ALALATECHKillSydnee Carter+0.5
124-8LATECHS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.5
134-9S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabama+0.5
145-9S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+0.4
155-10LATECHS ALAServe errLouisiana Tech+0.4
166-10S ALALATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Sydnee Carter+0.4
176-11LATECHS ALAServe errLouisiana Tech+0.4
187-11S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+0.4
198-11LATECHLATECHBlockedElyse Heffnerblk Taylor Woods, Anaya Hairston+0.7
208-12LATECHS ALAKillSarah Goochset Ryan Rusher+0.6
219-12S ALALATECHBad setMarissa Taix+0.6
2210-12LATECHLATECHAttack errSarah Gooch+1.0
2310-13LATECHS ALAServe errLouisiana Tech+0.8
2410-14S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabamaaced Riley Steubing+0.8
2511-14S ALALATECHKillKylie Rodriguezset Sydnee Carter+0.6
2611-15LATECHS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.6
2712-15S ALALATECHKillGabrielle Hairstonset Sydnee Carter+0.6
2812-16LATECHS ALAAttack errRiley Steubing+0.6
2913-16S ALALATECHKillKylie Rodriguezset Sydnee Carter+0.6
3014-16LATECHLATECHKillTaylor Woodsset Riley Steubing+1.1
3114-17LATECHS ALA×3KillAlivia Freemanset Addison Hurst+0.9
3214-18S ALAS ALA×3AceSouth Alabamaaced Abbi Sells+0.9
3314-19S ALAS ALA×3Attack errSydnee Carter+0.6
3415-19S ALALATECHServe errSouth Alabama+0.4
3515-20LATECHS ALAServe errLouisiana Tech+0.5
3616-20S ALALATECH×4BlockedAlexa Strandbergblk Taylor Woods, Anaya Hairston+0.3
3717-20LATECHLATECH×4BlockedAlivia Freemanblk Anaya Hairston+0.7
3818-20LATECHLATECH×4KillTaylor Woodsset Sydnee Carter+1.2
3919-20LATECHLATECH×4AceLouisiana Techaced Marissa Taix+1.9
4019-21LATECHS ALA×5Attack errTaylor Woods+1.7
4119-22S ALAS ALA×5Attack errTaylor Woods+1.7
4219-23S ALAS ALA×5KillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+1.0
4319-24S ALAS ALA×5KillSarah Goochset Marissa Taix+0.4
4419-25S ALAS ALA×5BlockedGabrielle Hairstonblk Sarah Gooch, Alexa Strandberg+0.1

Score shown after each rally, Louisiana Tech 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).