Final · 4 setsFri, Oct 30, 2026Watch on ESPN+

South Alabama def. ULM 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: South Alabama 87.4% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 30, 5:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

South Alabama beat visiting ULM 3-1 (25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 25-16) on Fri, Oct 30, 2026. South Alabama's Cambria Gaier led with 13 kills, and Addison Hurst added 21 digs.

Data through · final Oct 30

Set1234Sets
LA MON191925161
S ALA252519253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

South Alabama held ULM to .075 hitting.

Win probability never moved more than 2.5 points on one rally; ULM topped out at 14% in Set 4. RallyIQ gave South Alabama 87% before first serve.

ULMSouth Alabama
  • Break %+9.5 pts
    40.049.5

    Points won on own serve: 46 of 93 vs 32 of 80. ULM sided out 50.5% of the time.

  • Hitting+.167
    .075.242

    50 kills, 18 errors vs 40 kills, 30 errors.

  • Longest run+1
    67

    7 straight South Alabama points in the first set broke a 1–1 tie and made it 8–1. Final score of the set: 25–19.

South Alabama above 50ULM belowMax swing 2.5%

ULMSouth Alabama

Aces
ULM 7·South Alabama 7
Serve err
ULM 6·South Alabama 14
Blocks
ULM 2·South Alabama 111 BS · 2 BA vs 3 BS · 16 BA
Digs
ULM 54·South Alabama 50

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

South Alabama above 50 · ULM below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+2.5% LA MONrally 173 · set 4

Biggest swing: 2.5% to ULM — set 4, LA MON 10-8 S ALA. Kill by Abby Cunningham (set by Morgan Howard). S ALA win probability 89% → 86%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

LA MON 12.4%87.6% S ALA

ULM wins

3-0
1.7%
3-1
3.9%
3-2
6.8%

South Alabama wins

3-0
40.7%
3-1
31.6%
3-2
15.4%
LA MON break %
40.0% vs this opp
S ALA break %
48.9% 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.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

  1. 01

    Kill by Abby Cunningham (set by Morgan Howard)

    Set 4 · LA MON 10-8 S ALA · LA MON 11% → 14%

  2. 02

    Cambria Gaier stuffed by Morgan Howard & Tatum Clay

    Set 4 · LA MON 9-8 S ALA · LA MON 9% → 11%

  3. 03
    Aniya HallAttack error+2.2%

    Attack error by Aniya Hall

    Set 4 · LA MON 10-10 S ALA · S ALA 88% → 90%

  4. 04
    Abby CunninghamAttack error+2.2%

    Attack error by Abby Cunningham

    Set 4 · LA MON 11-12 S ALA · S ALA 90% → 92%

  5. 05
    Elyse HeffnerService error+2.0%

    Service error by Elyse Heffner

    Set 4 · LA MON 11-10 S ALA · LA MON 10% → 12%

  6. 06
    Zharia AlleyneAttack error+2.0%

    Attack error by Zharia Alleyne

    Set 4 · LA MON 11-13 S ALA · S ALA 92% → 94%

  7. 07
    ULMAce+2.0%

    ULM ace on Addison Hurst

    Set 4 · LA MON 8-8 S ALA · LA MON 7% → 9%

  8. 08

    Kill by Dalayla Blackwell (set by Halle Norvell)

    Set 4 · LA MON 11-11 S ALA · S ALA 88% → 90%

Box score

Official NCAA box

ULMaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
410934.0290002100010
47827-.037011710008
4305.6001940140010.57.5
46110.50030220010.56.5
4048-.500000101011
4000–011740001
49633.091000300009
4002.0003001000000
25212.250000200005
2002.000112400001
2000–600200000
Team totals4030133.075327654712279
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
413635.2000565310119
412530.2330001012214
47119.31610040031.58.5
45116.250001100638
45319.105002401016
4023-.6672700400211
48081.00000100031.59.5
4001.0004222120002
4001.0001402300000
4000–000410000
2000–000010000
1000–000300000
1000–000000000
Team totals5018132.242467145073161194

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.

ULM vs South Alabama

Season series · South Alabama leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 LA MON · S ALA 7

Set 1

19-25

Longest run 3 LA MONS ALA 7

Set 2

19-25

Longest run 3 LA MONS ALA 4

Set 3

25-19

Longest run 6 LA MONS ALA 2

Set 4

16-25

Longest run 4 LA MONS ALA 5

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

ULM

SlotSideout %Break %
1
43%10/23
53%10/19
2
45%9/20
33%5/15
3
64%7/11
43%6/14
4
41%7/17
36%4/11
5
70%7/10
42%5/12
6
58%7/12
22%2/9
All
51%47/93
40%32/80

South Alabama

SlotSideout %Break %
1
77%10/13
53%9/17
2
47%9/19
64%18/28
3
67%8/12
27%3/11
4
78%7/9
50%7/14
5
54%7/13
50%7/14
6
50%7/14
22%2/9
All
60%48/80
49%46/93

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 (4 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

173 rallies

#LA MON-S ALASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1S ALAS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Morgan Howard+1.1
21-1S ALALA MONKillTatum Clayset Morgan Howard+1.0
31-2LA MONS ALA×7BlockedAbby Cunninghamblk Eva Dittmar, Dalayla Blackwell+0.9
41-3S ALAS ALA×7AceSouth Alabamaaced Briana Raney+1.1
51-4S ALAS ALA×7AceSouth Alabamaaced Briana Raney+0.9
61-5S ALAS ALA×7Attack errZharia Alleyne+0.8
71-6S ALAS ALA×7Bad setMorgan Howard+0.7
81-7S ALAS ALA×7AceSouth Alabamaaced Briana Raney+0.5
91-8S ALAS ALA×7AceSouth Alabamaaced Aniya Hall+0.4
102-8S ALALA MON×3KillAniya Hallset Morgan Howard+0.3
113-8LA MONLA MON×3Attack errDalayla Blackwell+0.5
124-8LA MONLA MON×3Attack errDalayla Blackwell+0.6
134-9LA MONS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+0.5
145-9S ALALA MONAttack errCambria Gaier+0.5
155-10LA MONS ALA×4KillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.5
165-11S ALAS ALA×4Attack errAniya Hall+0.5
175-12S ALAS ALA×4KillElyse Heffnerset Addison Hurst+0.4
185-13S ALAS ALA×4BlockedGrace Troxellblk Alexa Strandberg, Elyse Heffner+0.3
196-13S ALALA MONServe errSouth Alabama+0.2
206-14LA MONS ALAKillElyse Heffnerset Halle Norvell+0.2
216-15S ALAS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Halle Norvell+0.2
227-15S ALALA MON×3Serve errSouth Alabama+0.1
238-15LA MONLA MON×3AceULMaced Cambria Gaier+0.2
249-15LA MONLA MON×3KillGrace Troxellset Tatum Clay+0.3
259-16LA MONS ALAKillElyse Heffnerset Halle Norvell+0.3
2610-16S ALALA MONKillAbby Cunninghamset Morgan Howard+0.2
2710-17LA MONS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Halle Norvell+0.3
2811-17S ALALA MONKillAbby Cunninghamset Morgan Howard+0.2
2911-18LA MONS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.3
3011-19S ALAS ALAKillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+0.2
3112-19S ALALA MONServe errSouth Alabama+0.1
3213-19LA MONLA MONKillKenzie Behlset Bre Perrin+0.2
3313-20LA MONS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.2
3414-20S ALALA MONAttack errAlexa Strandberg+0.1
3514-21LA MONS ALAServe errULM+0.2
3615-21S ALALA MONKillGrace Troxellset Eden Pietrzak+0.1
3716-21LA MONLA MONKillKenzie Behlset Bre Perrin+0.3
3816-22LA MONS ALAKillElyse Heffnerset Halle Norvell+0.3
3917-22S ALALA MONKillKenzie Behlset Bre Perrin+0.2
4017-23LA MONS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Halle Norvell+0.3
4118-23S ALALA MONKillGrace Troxellset Morgan Howard+0.1
4219-23LA MONLA MONKillAbby Cunninghamset Eden Pietrzak+0.3
4319-24LA MONS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Halle Norvell+0.4
4419-25S ALAS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.1
Set 2
10-1LA MONS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.6
20-2S ALAS ALABlockedTatum Clayblk Dalayla Blackwell+0.7
31-2S ALALA MONServe errSouth Alabama+0.6
41-3LA MONS ALAServe errULM+0.6
52-3S ALALA MONAttack errCambria Gaier+0.6
62-4LA MONS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+0.6
73-4S ALALA MONKillKenzie Behlset Bre Perrin+0.6
84-4LA MONLA MONAttack errSarah Gooch+0.9
94-5LA MONS ALA×3KillSarah Goochset Halle Norvell+0.7
104-6S ALAS ALA×3KillAlexa Strandbergset Halle Norvell+0.8
114-7S ALAS ALA×3Attack errKenzie Behl+0.7
125-7S ALALA MONKillGrace Troxellset Bre Perrin+0.6
135-8LA MONS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Addison Hurst+0.6
145-9S ALAS ALAAttack errKenzie Behl+0.6
156-9S ALALA MONKillGrace Troxellset Bre Perrin+0.5
166-10LA MONS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Halle Norvell+0.5
177-10S ALALA MONKillAbby Cunninghamset Morgan Howard+0.5
188-10LA MONLA MONAttack errDalayla Blackwell+0.8
198-11LA MONS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.6
209-11S ALALA MONKillTatum Clayset Abby Cunningham+0.6
2110-11LA MONLA MONKillAbby Cunninghamset Morgan Howard+1.0
2210-12LA MONS ALABlockedAniya Hallblk Dalayla Blackwell, Eva Dittmar+0.8
2310-13S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabama+0.9
2411-13S ALALA MONKillAniya Hallset Morgan Howard+0.7
2511-14LA MONS ALAAttack errAniya Hall+0.7
2612-14S ALALA MONAttack errSarah Gooch+0.7
2712-15LA MONS ALA×4KillAlexa Strandbergset Anabelle Cerny+0.7
2812-16S ALAS ALA×4BlockedKenzie Behlblk Cambria Gaier+0.8
2912-17S ALAS ALA×4Attack errGrace Troxell+0.6
3012-18S ALAS ALA×4KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
3113-18S ALALA MONAttack errCambria Gaier+0.2
3214-18LA MONLA MONAttack errAnabelle Cerny+0.4
3314-19LA MONS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
3415-19S ALALA MONServe errSouth Alabama+0.3
3515-20LA MONS ALA×3KillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
3615-21S ALAS ALA×3Attack errAbby Cunningham+0.3
3715-22S ALAS ALA×3KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.2
3816-22S ALALA MON×3KillMorgan Howard+0.1
3917-22LA MONLA MON×3Attack errEva Dittmar+0.1
4018-22LA MONLA MON×3Attack errCambria Gaier+0.3
4118-23LA MONS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Eva Dittmar+0.3
4218-24S ALAS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.2
4319-24S ALALA MONKillAbby Cunninghamset Morgan Howard·
4419-25LA MONS ALAAttack errAbby Cunningham+0.1
Set 3
10-1S ALAS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
20-2S ALAS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Addison Hurst+0.3
31-2S ALALA MONKillKenzie Behlset Eden Pietrzak+0.3
41-3LA MONS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Addison Hurst+0.3
51-4S ALAS ALAAttack errZharia Alleyne+0.3
62-4S ALALA MONServe errSouth Alabama+0.3
72-5LA MONS ALAAttack errKenzie Behl+0.2
82-6S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabamaaced Abby Cunningham+0.3
93-6S ALALA MONServe errSouth Alabama+0.2
104-6LA MONLA MONAceULMaced Cambria Gaier+0.3
114-7LA MONS ALAServe errULM+0.3
125-7S ALALA MONServe errSouth Alabama+0.3
135-8LA MONS ALAKillElyse Heffnerset Halle Norvell+0.3
146-8S ALALA MONKillTatum Clayset Morgan Howard+0.3
156-9LA MONS ALABlockedAbby Cunninghamblk Alexa Strandberg, Elyse Heffner+0.3
167-9S ALALA MONKillAbby Cunninghamset Morgan Howard+0.3
178-9LA MONLA MONAttack errDalayla Blackwell+0.4
188-10LA MONS ALAKillElyse Heffnerset Halle Norvell+0.3
199-10S ALALA MONAttack errCambria Gaier+0.4
209-11LA MONS ALAKillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
219-12S ALAS ALAAceSouth Alabamaaced Briana Raney+0.4
2210-12S ALALA MONServe errSouth Alabama+0.3
2311-12LA MONLA MONKillAniya Hallset Eden Pietrzak+0.5
2411-13LA MONS ALAAttack errAniya Hall+0.4
2512-13S ALALA MON×3KillAniya Hallset Tatum Clay+0.4
2613-13LA MONLA MON×3KillMorgan Howard+0.6
2714-13LA MONLA MON×3KillAniya Hallset Morgan Howard+0.7
2814-14LA MONS ALAServe errULM+0.5
2914-15S ALAS ALABlockedAniya Hallblk Anabelle Cerny, Alexa Strandberg+0.7
3015-15S ALALA MONKillTatum Clayset Morgan Howard+0.6
3115-16LA MONS ALABlockedAbby Cunninghamblk Anabelle Cerny, Alexa Strandberg+0.5
3216-16S ALALA MONServe errSouth Alabama+0.6
3316-17LA MONS ALAServe errULM+0.6
3417-17S ALALA MON×6KillAbby Cunninghamset Morgan Howard+0.6
3518-17LA MONLA MON×6KillKenzie Behlset Morgan Howard+0.9
3619-17LA MONLA MON×6KillMorgan Howardset Anabelle Cerny+1.0
3720-17LA MONLA MON×6AceULMaced Preslee Thompson+1.0
3821-17LA MONLA MON×6AceULMaced Cambria Gaier+0.9
3922-17LA MONLA MON×6AceULMaced Marissa Taix+0.7
4022-18LA MONS ALAAttack errAbby Cunningham+0.3
4123-18S ALALA MONKillKenzie Behlset Morgan Howard+0.5
4223-19LA MONS ALAKillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+0.2
4324-19S ALALA MONAttack errSarah Gooch+0.4
4425-19LA MONLA MONKillTatum Clay+0.2
Set 4
10-1LA MONS ALA×4KillDalayla Blackwellset Anabelle Cerny+1.2
20-2S ALAS ALA×4KillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+1.3
30-3S ALAS ALA×4Attack errAbby Cunningham+1.2
40-4S ALAS ALA×4KillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny+1.0
51-4S ALALA MON×3Serve errSouth Alabama+0.8
62-4LA MONLA MON×3KillAniya Hallset Morgan Howard+1.2
73-4LA MONLA MON×3Attack errAnabelle Cerny+1.5
83-5LA MONS ALAServe errULM+1.1
94-5S ALALA MONServe errSouth Alabama+1.2
105-5LA MONLA MONKillTatum Clayset Anabelle Cerny+1.8
115-6LA MONS ALAKillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+1.4
126-6S ALALA MONKillKenzie Behlset Tatum Clay+1.5
136-7LA MONS ALAKillAlexa Strandbergset Halle Norvell+1.4
146-8S ALAS ALABlockedAniya Hallblk Elyse Heffner, Alexa Strandberg+1.6
157-8S ALALA MON×4KillAniya Hallset Morgan Howard+1.3
168-8LA MONLA MON×4AceULMaced Addison Hurst+2.0
179-8LA MONLA MON×4BlockedCambria Gaierblk Morgan Howard, Tatum Clay+2.3
1810-8LA MONLA MON×4KillAbby Cunninghamset Morgan Howard+2.5
1910-9LA MONS ALAKillElyse Heffnerset Halle Norvell+1.8
2010-10S ALAS ALAAttack errAniya Hall+2.2
2111-10S ALALA MONServe errElyse Heffner+2.0
2211-11LA MONS ALA×4KillDalayla Blackwellset Halle Norvell+1.8
2311-12S ALAS ALA×4Attack errAbby Cunningham+2.2
2411-13S ALAS ALA×4Attack errZharia Alleyne+2.0
2511-14S ALAS ALA×4Attack errAbby Cunningham+1.7
2612-14S ALALA MONKillAbby Cunninghamset Gracie DiNardo+1.3
2712-15LA MONS ALA×5KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+1.4
2812-16S ALAS ALA×5BlockedZharia Alleyneblk Sarah Gooch+1.4
2912-17S ALAS ALA×5KillEva Dittmar+1.0
3012-18S ALAS ALA×5Attack errKenzie Behl+0.7
3112-19S ALAS ALA×5KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
3213-19S ALALA MON×3Serve errCambria Gaier+0.2
3314-19LA MONLA MON×3AceBriana Raneyaced Addison Hurst+0.5
3415-19LA MONLA MON×3BlockedDalayla Blackwellblk Zharia Alleyne+0.8
3515-20LA MONS ALAAttack errKenzie Behl+0.8
3615-21S ALAS ALAAttack errAniya Hall+0.6
3716-21S ALALA MONKillKenzie Behlset Morgan Howard+0.3
3816-22LA MONS ALA×4KillEva Dittmarset Anabelle Cerny+0.4
3916-23S ALAS ALA×4KillElyse Heffnerset Anabelle Cerny+0.2
4016-24S ALAS ALA×4KillCambria Gaierset Anabelle Cerny+0.1
4116-25S ALAS ALA×4KillSarah Goochset Anabelle Cerny·

Score shown after each rally, ULM 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).