Final · 4 setsFri, Oct 23, 2026Watch on PSAC Sports Digital Network

Central Conn. St. def. Mercyhurst 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Mercyhurst 65.0% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 23, 4:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Central Conn. St. won at Mercyhurst 3-1 (25-19, 19-25, 26-24, 26-24) on Fri, Oct 23, 2026. Central Conn. St.'s Olivia Keckler led with 16 kills, and Gabriella Burdier added 16 digs.

Data through · final Oct 23

Set1234Sets
C CONN251926263
MERCYH192524241

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Central Conn. St. beat Mercyhurst from a 35% pre-match call.

The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Central Conn. St.'s win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. Mercyhurst went in at 65% by RallyIQ.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 3 · Central Conn. St. 21–20 Mercyhurst

    Down 20–21, Mercyhurst scored 3 straight to lead 23–21.

    Central Conn. St. 47% → 25%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 3 · Central Conn. St. 23–24 Mercyhurst

    3 straight Central Conn. St. points turned a 23–24 deficit into a 26–24 lead. The match swung to Central Conn. St.

    Central Conn. St. 29% → 67%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 4 · Central Conn. St. 22–24 Mercyhurst

    Central Conn. St. closed it, 4 of the final 4 rallies, to take the set 26–24 and win the match 3–1.

    Central Conn. St. 48% → >99%

Mercyhurst above 50Central Conn. St. belowMax swing 16.2%

Central Conn. St.Mercyhurst

Sideout %
Central Conn. St. 61.3·Mercyhurst 58.9
Break %
Central Conn. St. 41.1·Mercyhurst 38.7
Hitting
Central Conn. St. .217·Mercyhurst .244
Longest run
Central Conn. St. 7·Mercyhurst 4

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Mercyhurst above 50 · Central Conn. St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+16.2% C CONNrally 188 · set 4

Biggest swing: 16.2% to Central Conn. St. — set 4, C CONN 26-24 MERCYH. Ace by Gabriella Burdier on Trinity Tatupu. MERCYH win probability 16% → 0%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

C CONN 36.7%63.3% MERCYH

Central Conn. St. wins

3-0
7.7%
3-1
13.2%
3-2
15.8%

Mercyhurst wins

3-0
19.0%
3-1
24.2%
3-2
20.0%
C CONN break %
43.2% vs this opp
MERCYH break %
45.8% 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

    Ace by Gabriella Burdier on Trinity Tatupu

    Set 4 · C CONN 26-24 MERCYH · C CONN 84% → 100%

  2. 02
    Breanna GinleyBlock+15.2%

    Julia Shepherd stuffed by Breanna Ginley

    Set 4 · C CONN 25-24 MERCYH · C CONN 69% → 84%

  3. 03
    Olivia KecklerKill+14.2%

    Kill by Olivia Keckler (set by Gabriella Burdier)

    Set 4 · C CONN 24-24 MERCYH · C CONN 54% → 69%

  4. 04
    Sydney ForchtAttack error+13.9%

    Attack error by Sydney Forcht

    Set 3 · C CONN 26-24 MERCYH · C CONN 53% → 67%

  5. 05
    Hanley SchmidtKill+13.1%

    Kill by Hanley Schmidt (set by Anja Milosevic)

    Set 3 · C CONN 25-24 MERCYH · C CONN 40% → 53%

  6. 06
    Julia ShepherdKill+10.2%

    Kill by Julia Shepherd (set by Alyssa Krause)

    Set 3 · C CONN 23-24 MERCYH · MERCYH 60% → 71%

  7. 07
    Breanna GinleyKill+10.2%

    Kill by Breanna Ginley (set by Anja Milosevic)

    Set 3 · C CONN 24-24 MERCYH · C CONN 29% → 40%

  8. 08
    Julia ShepherdAttack error+9.4%

    Attack error by Julia Shepherd

    Set 3 · C CONN 23-23 MERCYH · C CONN 30% → 40%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
416541.2680239102119
412329.31000030212.514.5
411523.2611004000011
410322.31800030010.510.5
45116.2504413800006
4011-1.000111200001
4012-.500033310003
4001.0004321600003
23512-.167200000003
2115.000000000001
1000–000100000
Team totals5825152.21752101249424496
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
49524.16720030052.511.5
46113.38501160132.59.5
45112.33300040254.59.5
48123.30410281010.58.5
4003.0002021600002
4116.00010252010.51.5
411426.2691000110112
44112.25000000111.55.5
4012-.500103440000
4000–1001100000
3001.0001311700001
21011.000001210001
1000–400200000
Team totals4515123.2444441158105161392

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.

Central Conn. St. vs Mercyhurst

Season series · Central Conn. St. leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 7 C CONN · MERCYH 4

Set 1

25-19

Longest run 4 C CONNMERCYH 2

Set 2

19-25

Longest run 3 C CONNMERCYH 4

Set 3

26-24

Longest run 3 C CONNMERCYH 4

Set 4

26-24

Longest run 7 C CONNMERCYH 4

Bars above the line = Mercyhurst leads, below = Central Conn. St. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Central Conn. St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
50%12/24
38%6/16
2
65%11/17
25%4/16
3
69%9/13
57%12/21
4
64%9/14
44%7/16
5
67%8/12
50%8/16
6
62%8/13
20%2/10
All
61%57/93
41%39/95

Mercyhurst

SlotSideout %Break %
1
71%12/17
47%9/19
2
61%11/18
40%8/20
3
50%9/18
44%8/18
4
53%8/15
10%1/10
5
53%8/15
33%4/12
6
67%8/12
43%6/14
All
59%56/95
39%36/93

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

188 rallies

#C CONN-MERCYHSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1MERCYHMERCYHAceAlyssa Krause+2.1
21-1MERCYHC CONNKillAnja Milosevicset Hanley Schmidt+1.8
31-2C CONNMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+1.8
42-2MERCYHC CONN×4KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+1.8
53-2C CONNC CONN×4Attack errJulia Shepherd+2.3
64-2C CONNC CONN×4KillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+2.4
75-2C CONNC CONN×4Attack errMadison Miner+2.4
85-3C CONNMERCYHKillAva Carneyset Alyssa Krause+1.8
95-4MERCYHMERCYHServe errMercyhurst+2.3
106-4MERCYHC CONNKillAnja Milosevicset Alyssa Krause+2.1
116-5C CONNMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Anna Logan+2.0
127-5MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Aubrey Stitcher+2.2
137-6C CONNMERCYHKillMadison Minerset Aliyah Angelici+2.0
148-6MERCYHC CONNKillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+2.2
158-7C CONNMERCYHServe errCentral Conn. St.+2.1
168-8MERCYHMERCYHAttack errCullen Winter+2.6
179-8MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+2.3
1810-8C CONNC CONNKillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+2.8
1910-9C CONNMERCYHServe errCentral Conn. St.+2.2
2010-10MERCYHMERCYHBlockedHanley Schmidtblk Roslyn Guerra+2.8
2111-10MERCYHC CONNBlockedRoslyn Guerrablk Cullen Winter, Olivia Keckler+2.5
2212-10C CONNC CONNAceCentral Conn. St.aced Sydney Forcht+3.0
2312-11C CONNMERCYHServe errCentral Conn. St.+2.3
2413-11MERCYHC CONN×4KillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+2.6
2514-11C CONNC CONN×4AceCentral Conn. St.aced Sydney Forcht+3.1
2615-11C CONNC CONN×4AceCentral Conn. St.+2.9
2716-11C CONNC CONN×4KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+2.5
2816-12C CONNMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+1.6
2916-13MERCYHMERCYHBlockedOlivia Kecklerblk Julia Shepherd, Mia Mattingly+2.4
3017-13MERCYHC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+2.5
3117-14C CONNMERCYHKillMadison Minerset Alyssa Krause+2.0
3217-15MERCYHMERCYHAttack errAubrey Stitcher+2.9
3318-15MERCYHC CONNKillAubrey Stitcherset Anja Milosevic+3.0
3418-16C CONNMERCYHKillMia Mattinglyset Aliyah Angelici+2.5
3519-16MERCYHC CONN×3Serve errMercyhurst+3.2
3620-16C CONNC CONN×3AceCentral Conn. St.aced Roslyn Guerra+3.2
3721-16C CONNC CONN×3Bad setAliyah Angelici+2.4
3821-17C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Aliyah Angelici+1.2
3922-17MERCYHC CONNKillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+1.9
4023-17C CONNC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Gabriella Burdier+1.3
4123-18C CONNMERCYHKillPayton Melinset Aliyah Angelici+0.4
4224-18MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+0.8
4324-19C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Alyssa Krause+0.2
4425-19MERCYHC CONNAttack errAnna Logan+0.4
Set 2
11-0C CONNC CONNKillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+2.7
21-1C CONNMERCYHKillAva Carneyset Alyssa Krause+2.2
32-1MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+2.3
42-2C CONNMERCYHBlockedMeg Berklandblk Anna Logan, Ava Carney+2.2
53-2MERCYHC CONNKillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+2.3
63-3C CONNMERCYHKillMadison Minerset Alyssa Krause+2.3
74-3MERCYHC CONN×3Serve errMercyhurst+2.4
85-3C CONNC CONN×3AceCentral Conn. St.aced Anna Logan+3.0
96-3C CONNC CONN×3KillOlivia Kecklerset Alyssa Krause+3.0
106-4C CONNMERCYHServe errCentral Conn. St.+2.2
116-5MERCYHMERCYHKillMadison Minerset Mya Comer+2.9
127-5MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+2.6
138-5C CONNC CONNAceCentral Conn. St.aced Anna Logan+3.1
148-6C CONNMERCYH×4Attack errAva Carney+2.3
158-7MERCYHMERCYH×4Attack errAubrey Stitcher+3.0
168-8MERCYHMERCYH×4KillRoslyn Guerraset Mya Comer+3.1
178-9MERCYHMERCYH×4KillPayton Melinset Mya Comer+3.1
189-9MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+2.6
199-10C CONNMERCYHBlockedAubrey Stitcherblk Payton Melin, Mia Mattingly+2.7
2010-10MERCYHC CONNKillAnja Milosevicset Aubrey Stitcher+2.7
2111-10C CONNC CONNKillAubrey Stitcherset Anja Milosevic+3.5
2211-11C CONNMERCYHKillPayton Melinset Mya Comer+2.8
2311-12MERCYHMERCYHBlockedCullen Winterblk Julia Shepherd, Ava Carney+3.5
2412-12MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+2.9
2512-13C CONNMERCYHAttack errHanley Schmidt+3.0
2612-14MERCYHMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Kelsie Gaiter-Davis+3.5
2713-14MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+2.8
2813-15C CONNMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+3.0
2914-15MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Gabriella Burdier+2.9
3015-15C CONNC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+4.0
3115-16C CONNMERCYHKillMia Mattinglyset Alyssa Krause+3.4
3216-16MERCYHC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+3.5
3316-17C CONNMERCYHServe errCentral Conn. St.+3.6
3416-18MERCYHMERCYHAttack errAnnabelle Denomme+4.2
3517-18MERCYHC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+3.3
3617-19C CONNMERCYH×3KillMia Mattinglyset Mya Comer+3.7
3717-20MERCYHMERCYH×3Attack errAubrey Stitcher+3.9
3817-21MERCYHMERCYH×3BlockedAubrey Stitcherblk Payton Melin+3.0
3918-21MERCYHC CONNKillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+1.7
4018-22C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Mya Comer+2.5
4118-23MERCYHMERCYHBlockedHanley Schmidtblk Julia Shepherd, Ava Carney+1.7
4219-23MERCYHC CONNKillAubrey Stitcherset Anja Milosevic+0.6
4319-24C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Alyssa Krause+1.2
4419-25MERCYHMERCYHAttack errAnja Milosevic+0.4
Set 3
10-1MERCYHMERCYHKillAnna Loganset Alyssa Krause+2.9
21-1MERCYHC CONNKillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+2.5
32-1C CONNC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+3.1
42-2C CONNMERCYHServe errCentral Conn. St.+2.5
53-2MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+2.7
63-3C CONNMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+2.6
74-3MERCYHC CONN×3KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+2.8
85-3C CONNC CONN×3KillAnja Milosevic+3.4
96-3C CONNC CONN×3AceCentral Conn. St.aced Madison Miner+3.4
106-4C CONNMERCYHServe errCentral Conn. St.+2.6
117-4MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+2.9
127-5C CONNMERCYHAttack errOlivia Keckler+2.6
138-5MERCYHC CONNBad setMadison Miner+3.0
148-6C CONNMERCYHBlockedCullen Winterblk Mia Mattingly+2.7
159-6MERCYHC CONN×3Serve errMercyhurst+3.1
1610-6C CONNC CONN×3KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+3.5
1711-6C CONNC CONN×3KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+3.2
1811-7C CONNMERCYH×4Attack errRoslyn Guerra+2.2
1911-8MERCYHMERCYH×4AceAlyssa Krause+3.1
2011-9MERCYHMERCYH×4Attack errOlivia Keckler+3.5
2111-10MERCYHMERCYH×4KillJulia Shepherdset Anja Milosevic+3.8
2212-10MERCYHC CONNAttack errRoslyn Guerra+3.5
2312-11C CONNMERCYHKillAva Carneyset Alyssa Krause+3.2
2413-11MERCYHC CONNBlockedAva Carneyblk Breanna Ginley+3.6
2513-12C CONNMERCYHBlockedBreanna Ginleyblk Madison Miner, Ava Carney+3.3
2614-12MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+3.8
2714-13C CONNMERCYHKillTrinity Tatupuset Julia Shepherd+3.4
2815-13MERCYHC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+3.9
2916-13C CONNC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+4.6
3016-14C CONNMERCYHAttack errBreanna Ginley+3.2
3117-14MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+4.0
3217-15C CONNMERCYHKillPayton Melinset Sydney Forcht+3.3
3317-16MERCYHMERCYHAttack errHanley Schmidt+4.7
3418-16MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Gabriella Burdier+4.6
3518-17C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Mya Comer+4.1
3619-17MERCYHC CONNAttack errRoslyn Guerra+4.9
3720-17C CONNC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Gabriella Burdier+5.5
3820-18C CONNMERCYH×3Serve errCentral Conn. St.+3.5
3920-19MERCYHMERCYH×3BlockedBreanna Ginleyblk Ava Carney, Julia Shepherd+5.5
4020-20MERCYHMERCYH×3Bad setOlivia Keckler+6.5
4121-20MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+6.2
4221-21C CONNMERCYH×3KillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+6.0
4321-22MERCYHMERCYH×3KillMadison Minerset Alyssa Krause+8.0
4421-23MERCYHMERCYH×3BlockedOlivia Kecklerblk Julia Shepherd, Mia Mattingly+7.6
4522-23MERCYHC CONNKillAnja Milosevicset Meg Berkland+4.8
4623-23C CONNC CONNAttack errJulia Shepherd+9.4
4723-24C CONNMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+10.2
4824-24MERCYHC CONN×3KillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+10.2
4925-24C CONNC CONN×3KillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+13.1
5026-24C CONNC CONN×3Attack errSydney Forcht+13.9
Set 4
10-1C CONNMERCYHServe errCentral Conn. St.+2.8
21-1MERCYHC CONNKillAdele Macerset Anja Milosevic+2.9
31-2C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Julia Shepherd+2.9
41-3MERCYHMERCYHBlockedHanley Schmidtblk Ava Carney+3.3
52-3MERCYHC CONNKillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+2.8
62-4C CONNMERCYHKillMadison Minerset Alyssa Krause+2.8
73-4MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+2.8
83-5C CONNMERCYH×4Serve errCentral Conn. St.+2.9
93-6MERCYHMERCYH×4KillMadison Minerset Mya Comer+3.3
103-7MERCYHMERCYH×4KillMadison Minerset Roslyn Guerra+3.0
113-8MERCYHMERCYH×4AceMya Comeraced Annabelle Denomme+2.6
124-8MERCYHC CONN×5KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+1.9
135-8C CONNC CONN×5KillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+2.8
146-8C CONNC CONN×5KillBreanna Ginley+3.3
157-8C CONNC CONN×5Attack errPayton Melin+3.7
168-8C CONNC CONN×5KillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+4.1
178-9C CONNMERCYHServe errCentral Conn. St.+3.4
189-9MERCYHC CONNAttack errRoslyn Guerra+3.5
199-10C CONNMERCYHKillMia Mattinglyset Mya Comer+3.6
209-11MERCYHMERCYHAceMia Mattinglyaced Olivia Keckler+4.1
2110-11MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+3.4
2210-12C CONNMERCYH×4Serve errCentral Conn. St.+3.5
2310-13MERCYHMERCYH×4Attack errAdele Macer+3.9
2410-14MERCYHMERCYH×4KillAva Carneyset Alyssa Krause+3.4
2510-15MERCYHMERCYH×4KillRoslyn Guerraset Madison Miner+2.8
2611-15MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+1.9
2711-16C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Alyssa Krause+2.4
2811-17MERCYHMERCYHAttack errOlivia Keckler+2.2
2912-17MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+1.3
3012-18C CONNMERCYHKillAva Carneyset Alyssa Krause+1.8
3113-18MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+1.2
3214-18C CONNC CONNAttack errMia Mattingly+2.2
3314-19C CONNMERCYHServe errCentral Conn. St.+2.4
3415-19MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+1.7
3515-20C CONNMERCYHKillMia Mattinglyset Mya Comer+2.3
3616-20MERCYHC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+1.6
3716-21C CONNMERCYHKillMia Mattinglyset Mya Comer+2.3
3817-21MERCYHC CONNKillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+1.4
3917-22C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Mya Comer+2.2
4017-23MERCYHMERCYHBlockedHanley Schmidtblk Ava Carney+1.3
4118-23MERCYHC CONNKillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+0.4
4219-23C CONNC CONNAceMeg Berklandaced Sydney Forcht+1.0
4319-24C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Mya Comer+1.6
4420-24MERCYHC CONN×7KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+0.4
4521-24C CONNC CONN×7Attack errJulia Shepherd+1.2
4622-24C CONNC CONN×7AceGabriella Burdieraced Sydney Forcht+2.7
4723-24C CONNC CONN×7BlockedJulia Shepherdblk Breanna Ginley, Olivia Keckler+6.2
4824-24C CONNC CONN×7KillOlivia Kecklerset Gabriella Burdier+14.2
4925-24C CONNC CONN×7BlockedJulia Shepherdblk Breanna Ginley+15.2
5026-24C CONNC CONN×7AceGabriella Burdieraced Trinity Tatupu+16.2

Score shown after each rally, Central Conn. St. 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).