Final · 4 setsSat, Oct 24, 2026Watch on PSAC Sports Digital Network

Central Conn. St. def. Mercyhurst 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Mercyhurst 62.8% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 24, 11:55 AM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Central Conn. St. won at Mercyhurst 3-1 (25-20, 17-25, 25-22, 25-19) on Sat, Oct 24, 2026. Central Conn. St.'s Olivia Keckler led with 17 kills, and Gabriella Burdier added 13 digs.

Data through · final Oct 24

Set1234Sets
C CONN251725253
MERCYH202522191

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Central Conn. St. held off Mercyhurst.

The match turned 3 times; each line shows Central Conn. St.'s RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. RallyIQ had Mercyhurst at 63% before first serve.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 1 · Central Conn. St. 18–18 Mercyhurst

    From 18–18, Central Conn. St. scored 4 straight to lead 22–18. The match swung to Central Conn. St.

    Central Conn. St. 39% → 55%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 3 · Central Conn. St. 13–12 Mercyhurst

    4 straight Mercyhurst points turned a 12–13 deficit into a 16–13 lead.

    Central Conn. St. 45% → 29%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 3 · Central Conn. St. 22–21 Mercyhurst

    3 of the last 4 rallies went to Central Conn. St., enough to take the set 25–22 and lead 2–1. The match swung to Central Conn. St.

    Central Conn. St. 49% → 68%

Mercyhurst above 50Central Conn. St. belowMax swing 8.7%

Central Conn. St.Mercyhurst

Sideout %
Central Conn. St. 58.6·Mercyhurst 54.9
Break %
Central Conn. St. 45.1·Mercyhurst 41.4
Hitting
Central Conn. St. .257·Mercyhurst .168
Longest run
Central Conn. St. 8·Mercyhurst 8

Olivia Keckler
4 of her kills came in the stretches above. 17 K, .262, 19.5 points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Mercyhurst above 50 · Central Conn. St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+8.7% C CONNrally 178 · set 4

Biggest swing: 8.7% to Central Conn. St. — set 3, C CONN 23-21 MERCYH. Kill by Olivia Keckler (set by Anja Milosevic). MERCYH win probability 51% → 42%.

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

    Kill by Olivia Keckler (set by Anja Milosevic)

    Set 3 · C CONN 23-21 MERCYH · C CONN 49% → 58%

  2. 02

    Kill by Breanna Ginley (set by Anja Milosevic)

    Set 3 · C CONN 22-21 MERCYH · C CONN 41% → 49%

  3. 03

    Kill by Olivia Keckler (set by Anja Milosevic)

    Set 3 · C CONN 24-21 MERCYH · C CONN 58% → 65%

  4. 04

    Ace by Gabriella Burdier on Anna Logan

    Set 3 · C CONN 20-20 MERCYH · C CONN 34% → 41%

  5. 05

    Kill by Olivia Keckler (set by Gabriella Burdier)

    Set 3 · C CONN 21-21 MERCYH · C CONN 35% → 41%

  6. 06
    Gabriella BurdierService error+5.8%

    Service error by Gabriella Burdier

    Set 3 · C CONN 20-21 MERCYH · MERCYH 59% → 65%

  7. 07
    Mya ComerBad set+5.4%

    Bad set by Mya Comer

    Set 4 · C CONN 15-13 MERCYH · C CONN 74% → 79%

  8. 08

    Kill by Olivia Keckler (set by Gabriella Burdier)

    Set 3 · C CONN 25-22 MERCYH · C CONN 63% → 68%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
417642.26201442031.519.5
45417.05921300132.58.5
47114.42900010031.58.5
42511-.27310000153.55.5
4208.25034001200213
4001.000132900003
415320.6000001110116
4000–0221130002
4000–8251320002
Team totals4819113.2574691651113161192
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
45116.2500431004211
48323.217002101010.58.5
47420.15010030010.57.5
4318.250142410007
4315.400000000425
4002.0001813400001
45417.05900010010.55.5
4001.0001022400002
4012-.500103630000
4000–100900000
3203.66700000031.53.5
2014-.250000000211
Team totals3316101.168321115429016886

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 8 C CONN · MERCYH 8

Set 1

25-20

Longest run 4 C CONNMERCYH 3

Set 2

17-25

Longest run 8 C CONNMERCYH 8

Set 3

25-22

Longest run 4 C CONNMERCYH 4

Set 4

25-19

Longest run 3 C CONNMERCYH 2

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
67%8/12
42%5/12
2
64%7/11
56%10/18
3
38%6/16
54%7/13
4
71%5/7
44%4/9
5
56%5/9
38%3/8
6
56%5/9
29%2/7
All
56%36/64
46%31/67

Mercyhurst

SlotSideout %Break %
1
67%8/12
45%5/11
2
37%7/19
33%4/12
3
67%6/9
40%4/10
4
50%5/10
65%11/17
5
63%5/8
29%2/7
6
56%5/9
29%2/7
All
54%36/67
44%28/64

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

178 rallies

#C CONN-MERCYHSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1MERCYHMERCYHKillAnna Loganset Alyssa Krause+2.2
21-1MERCYHC CONNKillIsabella Avilesset Anja Milosevic+1.8
32-1C CONNC CONNAttack errAnna Logan+2.4
42-2C CONNMERCYHBad setAnja Milosevic+1.9
53-2MERCYHC CONNAttack errBreanna Ginley+2.0
64-2C CONNC CONNAceAnnabelle Denomme+2.5
74-3C CONNMERCYHKillMadison Minerset Alyssa Krause+1.9
85-3MERCYHC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Meg Berkland+2.1
95-4C CONNMERCYHServe errOlivia Keckler+1.9
106-4MERCYHC CONNKillAnja Milosevicset Breanna Ginley+2.1
117-4C CONNC CONNAttack errMia Mattingly+2.6
127-5C CONNMERCYHKillMadison Minerset Anna Logan+1.9
138-5MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+2.2
148-6C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Mya Comer+1.9
159-6MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+2.2
169-7C CONNMERCYHBlockedCullen Winterblk Ava Carney, Roslyn Guerra+2.0
1710-7MERCYHC CONNKillIsabella Avilesset Anja Milosevic+2.3
1811-7C CONNC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Gabriella Burdier+2.6
1911-8C CONNMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Sydney Forcht+1.8
2011-9MERCYHMERCYHAceMercyhurstaced Olivia Keckler+2.6
2112-9MERCYHC CONN×3Serve errMercyhurst+2.4
2213-9C CONNC CONN×3AceAnnabelle Denomme+2.8
2314-9C CONNC CONN×3BlockedJulia Shepherdblk Olivia Keckler, Breanna Ginley+2.4
2414-10C CONNMERCYHServe errAnnabelle Denomme+1.6
2514-11MERCYHMERCYHBad setOlivia Keckler+2.4
2615-11MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+2.4
2715-12C CONNMERCYH×3BlockedHanley Schmidtblk Julia Shepherd, Mia Mattingly+1.9
2815-13MERCYHMERCYH×3BlockedBreanna Ginleyblk Mia Mattingly, Payton Melin+2.8
2915-14MERCYHMERCYH×3AceMercyhurstaced Annabelle Denomme+3.2
3016-14MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+3.0
3116-15C CONNMERCYH×3Serve errBreanna Ginley+2.7
3216-16MERCYHMERCYH×3Attack errHanley Schmidt+3.7
3316-17MERCYHMERCYH×3Attack errCullen Winter+3.8
3417-17MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+3.1
3518-17C CONNC CONNBlockedPayton Melinblk Hanley Schmidt+4.3
3618-18C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Gabriella Burdier+3.3
3719-18MERCYHC CONN×4Serve errMercyhurst+3.7
3820-18C CONNC CONN×4KillIsabella Avilesset Cullen Winter+4.7
3921-18C CONNC CONN×4BlockedRoslyn Guerrablk Cullen Winter, Isabella Aviles+4.2
4022-18C CONNC CONN×4KillOlivia Kecklerset Gabriella Burdier+3.3
4122-19C CONNMERCYHBlockedOlivia Kecklerblk Payton Melin, Ava Carney+1.6
4223-19MERCYHC CONNAttack errJulia Shepherd+2.6
4323-20C CONNMERCYHServe errGabriella Burdier+1.3
4424-20MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+2.4
4525-20C CONNC CONNBlockedMadison Minerblk Breanna Ginley+1.0
Set 2
10-1C CONNMERCYH×4KillAnna Loganset Alyssa Krause+2.1
20-2MERCYHMERCYH×4KillAva Carneyset Alyssa Krause+2.5
30-3MERCYHMERCYH×4AceMercyhurstaced Gabriella Burdier+2.3
40-4MERCYHMERCYH×4AceMercyhurstaced Hanley Schmidt+2.1
51-4MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Gabriella Burdier+1.6
61-5C CONNMERCYHAttack errIsabella Aviles+1.8
72-5MERCYHC CONNAttack errSydney Forcht+1.6
83-5C CONNC CONNAceGabriella Burdieraced Sydney Forcht+2.3
93-6C CONNMERCYH×8KillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+2.0
103-7MERCYHMERCYH×8Attack errOlivia Keckler+2.3
113-8MERCYHMERCYH×8KillMadison Minerset Kelsie Gaiter-Davis+2.0
123-9MERCYHMERCYH×8KillMia Mattinglyset Mya Comer+1.7
133-10MERCYHMERCYH×8KillMadison Minerset Mya Comer+1.4
143-11MERCYHMERCYH×8BlockedIsabella Avilesblk Madison Miner, Mia Mattingly+1.1
153-12MERCYHMERCYH×8Attack errOlivia Keckler+0.8
163-13MERCYHMERCYH×8AceMercyhurst+0.5
174-13MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+0.3
184-14C CONNMERCYHServe errAnnabelle Denomme+0.4
195-14MERCYHC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+0.3
206-14C CONNC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+0.5
216-15C CONNMERCYHServe errOlivia Keckler+0.5
226-16MERCYHMERCYHAceMercyhurstaced Annabelle Denomme+0.4
237-16MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+0.2
248-16C CONNC CONNBlockedRoslyn Guerrablk Anja Milosevic, Cullen Winter+0.4
258-17C CONNMERCYH×5KillRoslyn Guerraset Mya Comer+0.5
268-18MERCYHMERCYH×5KillRoslyn Guerraset Julia Shepherd+0.3
278-19MERCYHMERCYH×5Bad setAnnabelle Denomme+0.2
288-20MERCYHMERCYH×5AceMercyhurst+0.1
298-21MERCYHMERCYH×5Attack errCullen Winter·
309-21MERCYHC CONNBlockedRoslyn Guerrablk Cullen Winter, Anja Milosevic·
319-22C CONNMERCYHAttack errAlyssa Krause·
3210-22MERCYHC CONN×8Serve errMercyhurst·
3311-22C CONNC CONN×8KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic·
3412-22C CONNC CONN×8KillIsabella Avilesset Gabriella Burdier·
3513-22C CONNC CONN×8AceMeg Berklandaced Sydney Forcht·
3614-22C CONNC CONN×8KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+0.1
3715-22C CONNC CONN×8Attack errMadison Miner+0.2
3816-22C CONNC CONN×8KillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+0.3
3917-22C CONNC CONN×8BlockedAva Carneyblk Cullen Winter+0.6
4017-23C CONNMERCYH×3KillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+0.8
4117-24MERCYHMERCYH×3KillMia Mattinglyset Alyssa Krause+0.4
4217-25MERCYHMERCYH×3Attack errOlivia Keckler+0.1
Set 3
10-1MERCYHMERCYHAttack errCullen Winter+3.0
21-1MERCYHC CONN×3KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+2.5
32-1C CONNC CONN×3BlockedMadison Minerblk Isabella Aviles, Breanna Ginley+3.2
43-1C CONNC CONN×3KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+3.3
53-2C CONNMERCYHServe errGabriella Burdier+2.5
63-3MERCYHMERCYHAttack errBreanna Ginley+3.2
74-3MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+2.7
84-4C CONNMERCYHKillMadison Minerset Mya Comer+2.7
95-4MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+2.8
106-4C CONNC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+3.5
116-5C CONNMERCYHServe errOlivia Keckler+2.7
127-5MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+3.0
137-6C CONNMERCYHKillErin Robbinsset Mya Comer+2.8
148-6MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+3.0
158-7C CONNMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+2.8
168-8MERCYH
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.

+3.7
179-8MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+3.1
189-9C CONNMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+3.0
1910-9MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+3.2
2010-10C CONNMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+3.1
2111-10MERCYHC CONNKillIsabella Avilesset Anja Milosevic+3.4
2211-11C CONNMERCYHKillMia Mattinglyset Mya Comer+3.3
2311-12MERCYHMERCYHAttack errOlivia Keckler+4.1
2412-12MERCYHC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+3.4
2513-12C CONNC CONNKillAnja Milosevicset Sydney Forcht+4.4
2613-13C CONNMERCYH×4Serve errOlivia Keckler+3.5
2713-14MERCYHMERCYH×4AceMercyhurstaced Gabriella Burdier+4.4
2813-15MERCYHMERCYH×4AceMercyhurstaced Annabelle Denomme+4.3
2913-16MERCYHMERCYH×4BlockedBreanna Ginleyblk Erin Robbins, Ava Carney+3.9
3014-16MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+2.8
3115-16C CONNC CONNAceBreanna Ginleyaced Madison Miner+4.2
3215-17C CONNMERCYHServe errBreanna Ginley+3.8
3315-18MERCYHMERCYHAttack errOlivia Keckler+4.2
3416-18MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+2.9
3516-19C CONNMERCYHKillAva Carneyset Alyssa Krause+3.6
3617-19MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+3.0
3718-19C CONNC CONNAceMeg Berklandaced Sydney Forcht+4.8
3818-20C CONNMERCYHKillMadison Minerset Alyssa Krause+4.6
3919-20MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+4.1
4020-20C CONNC CONNAceGabriella Burdieraced Anna Logan+6.5
4120-21C CONNMERCYHServe errGabriella Burdier+5.8
4221-21MERCYHC CONN×4KillOlivia Kecklerset Gabriella Burdier+5.9
4322-21C CONNC CONN×4KillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+8.6
4423-21C CONNC CONN×4KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+8.7
4524-21C CONNC CONN×4KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+6.7
4624-22C CONNMERCYHAttack errOlivia Keckler+2.3
4725-22MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Gabriella Burdier+5.2
Set 4
10-1C CONNMERCYHServe errMeg Berkland+2.7
21-1MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Gabriella Burdier+2.8
31-2C CONNMERCYHKillAva Carneyset Alyssa Krause+2.8
41-3MERCYHMERCYHKillMia Mattinglyset Alyssa Krause+3.4
52-3MERCYHC CONNKillIsabella Avilesset Anja Milosevic+2.7
62-4C CONNMERCYHKillMia Mattinglyset Alyssa Krause+2.8
72-5MERCYHMERCYHAttack errBreanna Ginley+3.2
83-5MERCYHC CONNKillIsabella Aviles+2.5
94-5C CONNC CONNAceOlivia Keckler+3.5
104-6C CONNMERCYHKillErin Robbinsset Mya Comer+2.9
115-6MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Gabriella Burdier+2.9
126-6C CONNC CONNKillCullen Winterset Anja Milosevic+3.9
136-7C CONNMERCYHServe errBreanna Ginley+3.2
146-8MERCYHMERCYHAceMercyhurstaced Olivia Keckler+3.8
157-8MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+3.0
167-9C CONNMERCYHKillRoslyn Guerraset Mya Comer+3.2
178-9MERCYHC CONN×3Serve errMercyhurst+3.1
189-9C CONNC CONN×3BlockedRoslyn Guerrablk Isabella Aviles, Cullen Winter+4.2
1910-9C CONNC CONN×3AceMeg Berkland+4.5
2010-10C CONNMERCYHServe errMeg Berkland+3.6
2111-10MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+3.8
2211-11C CONNMERCYHServe errGabriella Burdier+3.7
2312-11MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+3.9
2413-11C CONNC CONNBlockedJulia Shepherdblk Olivia Keckler, Breanna Ginley+5.0
2513-12C CONNMERCYHKillMadison Minerset Alyssa Krause+3.7
2613-13MERCYHMERCYHKillAnna Loganset Mya Comer+4.9
2714-13MERCYHC CONN×3KillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+4.3
2815-13C CONNC CONN×3Bad setMya Comer+5.4
2916-13C CONNC CONN×3KillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+5.2
3016-14C CONNMERCYHBlockedHanley Schmidtblk Mia Mattingly, Erin Robbins+3.6
3117-14MERCYHC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+4.4
3217-15C CONNMERCYHBad setAnja Milosevic+3.7
3318-15MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+4.6
3418-16C CONNMERCYHBlockedCullen Winterblk Ava Carney, Erin Robbins+3.8
3519-16MERCYHC CONNServe errMercyhurst+4.8
3619-17C CONNMERCYHKillJulia Shepherdset Alyssa Krause+3.8
3720-17MERCYHC CONNBlockedJulia Shepherdblk Cullen Winter, Olivia Keckler+5.1
3821-17C CONNC CONNBad setAlyssa Krause+5.1
3921-18C CONNMERCYHServe errGabriella Burdier+2.7
4022-18MERCYHC CONNKillBreanna Ginleyset Anja Milosevic+4.1
4123-18C CONNC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Breanna Ginley+3.1
4223-19C CONNMERCYHKillMadison Minerset Alyssa Krause+1.1
4324-19MERCYHC CONNKillOlivia Kecklerset Anja Milosevic+2.1
4425-19C CONNC CONNKillHanley Schmidtset Anja Milosevic+0.7

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).