Final · 4 setsThu, Oct 1, 2026Watch on ESPN+

BYU def. Kansas St. 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: BYU 76.4% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 1, 6:35 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

BYU won at Kansas St. 3-1 (27-25, 25-18, 24-26, 25-18) on Thu, Oct 1, 2026. Elli Mortensen led BYU with 19 kills; Kansas St.'s Addison Massey had a match-high 23.

Data through · final Oct 1

Set1234Sets
BYU272524253
KAN ST251826181

Match story · written from the play-by-play

A 7–0 run in the fourth set broke it open for BYU.

No single rally moved win probability more than 7.8 points. Kansas St. peaked at 31% in Set 1. These are the numbers behind it. Pre-match, RallyIQ had BYU at 76%.

BYUKansas St.
  • Break %+8.5 pts
    46.037.5

    On serve: 46/100 against 33/88 (Kansas St. sideout 54.0%).

  • Hitting+.151
    .336.185

    63 kills, 16 errors vs 52 kills, 24 errors.

  • Longest run+3
    74

    7 straight BYU points in the fourth set turned a 16–17 deficit into a 23–17 lead. Final score of the set: 25–18.

Kansas St. above 50BYU belowMax swing 7.8%

BYUKansas St.

Aces
BYU 5·Kansas St. 7
Serve err
BYU 11·Kansas St. 9
Blocks
BYU 14·Kansas St. 80 BS · 28 BA vs 2 BS · 12 BA
Digs
BYU 55·Kansas St. 48

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Kansas St. above 50 · BYU below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+7.8% KAN STrally 188 · set 4

Biggest swing: 7.8% to Kansas St. — set 1, BYU 24-24 KAN ST. Kill by Cadence Lundgren. KAN ST win probability 18% → 26%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

BYU 91.0%9.0% KAN ST

BYU wins

3-0
46.3%
3-1
31.4%
3-2
13.3%

Kansas St. wins

3-0
1.2%
3-1
2.7%
3-2
5.1%
BYU break %
43.9% vs this opp
KAN ST break %
33.8% 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 Cadence Lundgren

    Set 1 · BYU 24-24 KAN ST · KAN ST 18% → 26%

  2. 02

    Kill by Elli Mortensen (set by Reagan Fox)

    Set 1 · BYU 27-25 KAN ST · BYU 80% → 87%

  3. 03
    Kate PriorKill+5.3%

    Kill by Kate Prior (set by Kaylie Kofe)

    Set 1 · BYU 25-24 KAN ST · BYU 74% → 80%

  4. 04

    Kill by Addison Massey (set by Fuka Sekita)

    Set 1 · BYU 25-25 KAN ST · KAN ST 20% → 26%

  5. 05

    Kill by Sophia Callahan (set by Alex Bower)

    Set 1 · BYU 26-25 KAN ST · BYU 74% → 80%

  6. 06
    Kate PriorKill+4.5%

    Kill by Kate Prior (set by Kaylie Kofe)

    Set 4 · BYU 18-17 KAN ST · BYU 84% → 88%

  7. 07
    Alex BowerBad set+4.3%

    Bad set by Alex Bower

    Set 3 · BYU 24-26 KAN ST · KAN ST 9% → 13%

  8. 08
    Brooke HardyAttack error+4.1%

    Attack error by Brooke Hardy

    Set 4 · BYU 13-15 KAN ST · KAN ST 18% → 22%

Box score

Official NCAA box

BYUaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
419227.630202122031.520.5
413240.27501064031.515.5
48217.3530302004213
45211.27300000010510
45315.133000000216
4000–2503800000
413529.27610020052.515.5
4000–4132000001
4000–2503500000
3000–000000000
1001.00000000010.50.5
Team totals6316140.3365751155702814101
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
423956.25010183010.523.5
44110.30001130132.57.5
45216.188010200217
4203.6672411500003
4000–102900000
2216.167000000213
46627.000000110006
4000–740900004
34218.111000200215
2506.83300010111.56.5
2001.000402500000
2000–1102300000
1138-.25000000010.51.5
1000–000000000
Team totals5224151.1854879485212887

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 7 BYU · KAN ST 4

Set 1

27-25

Longest run 6 BYUKAN ST 3

Set 2

25-18

Longest run 4 BYUKAN ST 2

Set 3

24-26

Longest run 3 BYUKAN ST 4

Set 4

25-18

Longest run 7 BYUKAN ST 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

BYU

SlotSideout %Break %
1
65%11/17
36%5/14
2
55%11/20
35%6/17
3
59%10/17
29%4/14
4
62%8/13
59%13/22
5
67%8/12
60%12/20
6
78%7/9
46%6/13
All
63%55/88
46%46/100

Kansas St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
65%11/17
31%4/13
2
73%11/15
48%10/21
3
43%9/21
42%8/19
4
47%8/17
33%4/12
5
50%8/16
33%4/12
6
50%7/14
27%3/11
All
54%54/100
38%33/88

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

#BYU-KAN STSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1KAN STKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+2.1
20-2KAN STKAN STKillReagan Foxset Caleigh Ponn+2.3
31-2KAN STBYUKillElli Mortensenset Kaylie Kofe+1.4
42-2BYUBYUAttack errCadence Lundgren+2.1
52-3BYUKAN ST×3KillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+1.5
62-4KAN STKAN ST×3KillAddison Massey+2.4
72-5KAN STKAN ST×3Attack errClaire Little Chambers+2.5
83-5KAN STBYUServe errKansas St.+1.4
93-6BYUKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Fuka Sekita+1.7
104-6KAN STBYU×6BlockedAddison Masseyblk Kelli Jo Burgess, Sophia Callahan+1.5
115-6BYUBYU×6Attack errSydney Maue+2.4
126-6BYUBYU×6BlockedSydney Maueblk Kelli Jo Burgess, Elli Mortensen+2.4
137-6BYUBYU×6KillElli Mortensenset Sophia Callahan+2.3
148-6BYUBYU×6Attack errAvery Stones+2.1
159-6BYUBYU×6KillElli Mortensenset Lulu Po'uha+1.9
169-7BYUKAN ST×3KillAvery Stonesset Lauren Latham+1.2
179-8KAN STKAN ST×3AceKansas St.aced Claire Little Chambers+2.1
189-9KAN STKAN ST×3AceKansas St.aced Claire Little Chambers+2.5
1910-9KAN STBYUKillElli Mortensenset Alex Bower+1.6
2010-10BYUKAN STKillSydney Maueset Lauren Latham+1.7
2110-11KAN STKAN STAttack errSophia Callahan+2.9
2211-11KAN STBYUKillSophia Callahanset Alex Bower+1.8
2311-12BYUKAN STKillAvery Stonesset Emerson Van Lannen+2.0
2412-12KAN STBYUKillElli Mortensenset Kaylie Kofe+1.9
2513-12BYUBYUAttack errEllah Derrer+2.8
2613-13BYUKAN STKillReagan Foxset Emerson Van Lannen+1.9
2714-13KAN STBYUKillClaire Little Chambersset Kaylie Kofe+1.9
2814-14BYUKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+2.0
2915-14KAN STBYUServe errKansas St.+2.0
3016-14BYUBYUBlockedSydney Maueblk Kelli Jo Burgess, Claire Little Chambers+2.9
3116-15BYUKAN STServe errBYU+1.8
3216-16KAN STKAN STBlockedSophia Callahanblk Cadence Lundgren, Sydney Maue+3.3
3317-16KAN STBYUKillSophia Callahanset Alex Bower+2.3
3417-17BYUKAN STAttack errSophia Callahan+2.4
3518-17KAN STBYU×4KillElli Mortensenset Alex Bower+2.4
3619-17BYUBYU×4AceBYUaced Addison Massey+3.4
3720-17BYUBYU×4KillSophia Callahanset Alex Bower+2.7
3821-17BYUBYU×4KillSophia Callahanset Alex Bower+1.9
3921-18BYUKAN STServe errBYU+0.8
4021-19KAN STKAN STBlockedElli Mortensenblk Ellah Derrer, Reagan Fox+2.0
4122-19KAN STBYUKillBrooke Hardyset Alex Bower+1.9
4222-20BYUKAN STServe errBYU+1.3
4323-20KAN STBYUKillElli Mortensenset Lulu Po'uha+2.0
4423-21BYUKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+1.1
4524-21KAN STBYUKillBrooke Hardyset Kaylie Kofe+2.0
4624-22BYUKAN ST×3KillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+0.7
4724-23KAN STKAN ST×3Attack errKelli Jo Burgess+2.9
4824-24KAN STKAN ST×3KillCadence Lundgren+7.8
4925-24KAN STBYUKillKate Priorset Kaylie Kofe+5.3
5025-25BYUKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Fuka Sekita+5.3
5126-25KAN STBYUKillSophia Callahanset Alex Bower+5.3
5227-25BYUBYUKillElli Mortensenset Reagan Fox+7.1
Set 2
10-1BYUKAN STAttack errClaire Little Chambers+1.1
21-1KAN STBYUKillKate Priorset Kaylie Kofe+1.0
31-2BYUKAN STKillEmerson Van Lannenset Addison Massey+1.1
42-2KAN STBYUKillKelli Jo Burgessset Kaylie Kofe+1.1
52-3BYUKAN STServe errBYU+1.2
63-3KAN STBYUKillKelli Jo Burgessset Alex Bower+1.1
74-3BYUBYUBlockedAddison Masseyblk Kelli Jo Burgess, Sophia Callahan+1.6
84-4BYUKAN STKillReagan Foxset Emerson Van Lannen+1.1
94-5KAN STKAN STKillCadence Lundgrenset Camdyn Stucky+1.8
105-5KAN STBYUKillElli Mortensenset Alex Bower+1.2
115-6BYUKAN STServe errBYU+1.3
126-6KAN STBYUKillSophia Callahanset Alex Bower+1.2
137-6BYUBYUKillElli Mortensenset Kaylie Kofe+1.8
147-7BYUKAN STKillAvery Stonesset Camdyn Stucky+1.2
157-8KAN STKAN STAceKansas St.aced Claire Little Chambers+2.0
168-8KAN STBYUKillBrooke Hardyset Kaylie Kofe+1.3
178-9BYUKAN STKillAvery Stonesset Camdyn Stucky+1.4
189-9KAN STBYU×3KillBrooke Hardyset Kaylie Kofe+1.3
1910-9BYUBYU×3AceBYUaced Addison Massey+2.0
2011-9BYUBYU×3BlockedAvery Stonesblk Kelli Jo Burgess, Kate Prior+1.8
2111-10BYUKAN STBlockedKate Priorblk Reagan Fox, Ellah Derrer+1.2
2212-10KAN STBYUServe errKansas St.+1.2
2312-11BYUKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+1.2
2412-12KAN STKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+2.1
2513-12KAN STBYU×3Serve errKansas St.+1.4
2614-12BYUBYU×3KillSophia Callahanset Emerson Van Lannen+2.0
2715-12BYUBYU×3KillElli Mortensenset Alex Bower+1.7
2815-13BYUKAN STKillReagan Foxset Emerson Van Lannen+1.0
2916-13KAN STBYUKillElli Mortensenset Alex Bower+1.2
3016-14BYUKAN STKillSkylar Bradyset Camdyn Stucky+1.1
3116-15KAN STKAN STBlockedElli Mortensenblk Cadence Lundgren, Skylar Brady+2.1
3217-15KAN STBYU×4KillBrooke Hardyset Alex Bower+1.5
3318-15BYUBYU×4BlockedSkylar Bradyblk Brooke Hardy, Elli Mortensen+2.0
3419-15BYUBYU×4KillBrooke Hardyset Kaylie Kofe+1.5
3520-15BYUBYU×4BlockedSkylar Bradyblk Brooke Hardy, Elli Mortensen+1.0
3620-16BYUKAN STKillSkylar Bradyset Camdyn Stucky+0.4
3721-16KAN STBYUAttack errAddison Massey+0.6
3821-17BYUKAN STAttack errKate Prior+0.3
3922-17KAN STBYUKillClaire Little Chambersset Elli Mortensen+0.5
4023-17BYUBYUKillClaire Little Chambersset Emerson Van Lannen+0.4
4123-18BYUKAN STKillAvery Stonesset Emerson Van Lannen+0.1
4224-18KAN STBYUKillKelli Jo Burgessset Kaylie Kofe+0.2
4325-18BYUBYUBlockedReagan Foxblk Claire Little Chambers, Kelli Jo Burgess·
Set 3
11-0KAN STBYUAttack errAddison Massey+0.5
21-1BYUKAN STServe errBYU+0.6
31-2KAN STKAN STKillClaire Little Chambersset Lulu Po'uha+0.9
42-2KAN STBYUBlockedAddison Masseyblk Brooke Hardy, Kate Prior+0.6
52-3BYUKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Addison Massey+0.6
63-3KAN STBYUServe errKansas St.+0.6
74-3BYUBYUKillClaire Little Chambers+0.9
84-4BYUKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Camdyn Stucky+0.6
95-4KAN STBYU×3Serve errKansas St.+0.6
106-4BYUBYU×3AceBYUaced Avery Stones+0.9
117-4BYUBYU×3BlockedAvery Stonesblk Kelli Jo Burgess, Sophia Callahan+0.8
127-5BYUKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Camdyn Stucky+0.5
138-5KAN STBYUKillSophia Callahanset Alex Bower+0.5
149-5BYUBYUAttack errAvery Stones+0.7
159-6BYUKAN STKillReese Resmerset Camdyn Stucky+0.4
1610-6KAN STBYUKillElli Mortensenset Alex Bower+0.4
1711-6BYUBYUAttack errAvery Stones+0.5
1811-7BYUKAN STServe errBYU+0.3
1911-8KAN STKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+0.6
2012-8KAN STBYU×3KillElli Mortensenset Kaylie Kofe+0.5
2113-8BYUBYU×3KillClaire Little Chambersset Lulu Po'uha+0.6
2214-8BYUBYU×3KillClaire Little Chambersset Kaylie Kofe+0.4
2314-9BYUKAN STKillReagan Foxset Emerson Van Lannen+0.2
2415-9KAN STBYUKillClaire Little Chambersset Kaylie Kofe+0.3
2515-10BYUKAN ST×4KillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+0.2
2615-11KAN STKAN ST×4KillAddison Masseyset Camdyn Stucky+0.4
2715-12KAN STKAN ST×4BlockedKelli Jo Burgessblk Ellah Derrer+0.6
2815-13KAN STKAN ST×4KillAddison Masseyset Fuka Sekita+0.8
2916-13KAN STBYUServe errKansas St.+0.6
3017-13BYUBYUKillClaire Little Chambersset Alex Bower+0.8
3117-14BYUKAN STKillSkylar Bradyset Camdyn Stucky+0.4
3218-14KAN STBYUKillKelli Jo Burgessset Alex Bower+0.5
3318-15BYUKAN STKillEllah Derrerset Camdyn Stucky+0.4
3419-15KAN STBYUKillElli Mortensenset Alex Bower+0.5
3519-16BYUKAN STServe errBYU+0.4
3619-17KAN STKAN STAceKansas St.aced Elli Mortensen+0.9
3720-17KAN STBYUKillSophia Callahanset Alex Bower+0.8
3820-18BYUKAN STKillReese Resmerset Emerson Van Lannen+0.6
3921-18KAN STBYUKillElli Mortensenset Kaylie Kofe+0.8
4021-19BYUKAN ST×3Serve errBYU+0.6
4121-20KAN STKAN ST×3AceKansas St.aced Elli Mortensen+1.4
4221-21KAN STKAN ST×3KillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+2.0
4322-21KAN STBYUBlockedAddison Masseyblk Brooke Hardy, Anna Blamires+1.5
4422-22BYUKAN ST×3KillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+1.5
4522-23KAN STKAN ST×3KillAddison Masseyset Fuka Sekita+3.1
4622-24KAN STKAN ST×3AceKansas St.aced Claire Little Chambers+3.2
4723-24KAN STBYUKillClaire Little Chambersset Kaylie Kofe+1.1
4824-24BYUBYUBlockedAddison Masseyblk Kelli Jo Burgess, Sophia Callahan+4.0
4924-25BYUKAN STServe errBYU+2.6
5024-26KAN STKAN STBad setAlex Bower+4.3
Set 4
11-0BYUBYUKillKelli Jo Burgessset Alex Bower+2.3
21-1BYUKAN STKillSkylar Bradyset Emerson Van Lannen+1.6
31-2KAN STKAN STAttack errSophia Callahan+2.6
42-2KAN STBYUKillSophia Callahanset Elli Mortensen+1.7
52-3BYUKAN STKillEllah Derrerset Emerson Van Lannen+1.8
63-3KAN STBYUKillElli Mortensenset Alex Bower+1.7
74-3BYUBYUKillElli Mortensenset Lulu Po'uha+2.5
84-4BYUKAN STKillReese Resmerset Emerson Van Lannen+1.7
95-4KAN STBYUServe errKansas St.+1.7
106-4BYUBYUKillClaire Little Chambersset Kaylie Kofe+2.4
116-5BYUKAN STKillReese Resmerset Emerson Van Lannen+1.6
126-6KAN STKAN STBlockedBrooke Hardyblk Reese Resmer+2.7
137-6KAN STBYUKillBrooke Hardyset Kaylie Kofe+1.8
148-6BYUBYUAceBYUaced Addison Massey+2.5
158-7BYUKAN STBlockedKate Priorblk Reese Resmer, Skylar Brady+1.7
168-8KAN STKAN STKillEmerson Van Lannenset Fuka Sekita+2.9
179-8KAN STBYUKillKate Priorset Kaylie Kofe+1.9
189-9BYUKAN STKillEllah Derrerset Emerson Van Lannen+2.0
1910-9KAN STBYU×3KillSophia Callahanset Alex Bower+2.0
2011-9BYUBYU×3BlockedAvery Stonesblk Kelli Jo Burgess, Sophia Callahan+2.8
2112-9BYUBYU×3KillElli Mortensenset Alex Bower+2.4
2212-10BYUKAN ST×3KillEllah Derrerset Lauren Latham+1.5
2312-11KAN STKAN ST×3KillAvery Stonesset Lauren Latham+2.8
2412-12KAN STKAN ST×3KillAddison Masseyset Fuka Sekita+3.3
2513-12KAN STBYUServe errKansas St.+2.2
2613-13BYUKAN ST×3BlockedSophia Callahanblk Ellah Derrer, Addison Massey+2.3
2713-14KAN STKAN ST×3AceKansas St.+3.9
2813-15KAN STKAN ST×3Attack errBrooke Hardy+4.1
2914-15KAN STBYUKillSophia Callahanset Alex Bower+2.4
3015-15BYUBYUAttack errAddison Massey+4.0
3115-16BYUKAN STServe errBYU+2.9
3216-16KAN STBYUKillKate Priorset Kaylie Kofe+2.7
3316-17BYUKAN STKillAddison Masseyset Emerson Van Lannen+3.1
3417-17KAN STBYU×7KillBrooke Hardyset Kaylie Kofe+2.9
3518-17BYUBYU×7KillKate Priorset Kaylie Kofe+4.5
3619-17BYUBYU×7KillClaire Little Chambersset Emerson Van Lannen+4.1
3720-17BYUBYU×7AceBYU+3.3
3821-17BYUBYU×7BlockedReagan Foxblk Claire Little Chambers, Kelli Jo Burgess+2.3
3922-17BYUBYU×7Attack errAddison Massey+1.3
4023-17BYUBYU×7KillClaire Little Chambersset Kaylie Kofe+0.5
4123-18BYUKAN STKillReese Resmerset Emerson Van Lannen+0.1
4224-18KAN STBYUKillClaire Little Chambersset Kaylie Kofe+0.2
4325-18BYUBYUKillSophia Callahanset Alex Bower+0.1

Score shown after each rally, BYU 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).