Final · 4 setsFri, Aug 28, 2026

Kennesaw St. def. UNCW 3–1

Kennesaw St. won at UNCW 3-1 (15-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-23) on Fri, Aug 28, 2026. Kennesaw St.'s Haley Patterson led with 22 kills, and Alexis Sowers added 11 digs.

Data through · final Aug 28

Set1234Sets
KENSAW152525253
UNCW252322231

Win probability

UNCW above 50 · Kennesaw St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+10.3% KENSAWrally 183 · set 4

Biggest swing: 10.3% to Kennesaw St. — set 4, KENSAW 25-23 UNCW. Attack error by Elaina Murphy. UNCW win probability 10% → 0%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

KENSAW 66.1%33.9% UNCW

Kennesaw St. wins

3-0
20.7%
3-1
25.4%
3-2
20.0%

UNCW wins

3-0
6.8%
3-1
12.1%
3-2
15.0%
KENSAW break %
43.8% vs this opp
UNCW break %
40.7% 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
    Elaina MurphyAttack error+10.3%

    Attack error by Elaina Murphy

    Set 4 · KENSAW 25-23 UNCW · KENSAW 90% → 100%

  2. 02
    Haley PattersonKill+10.3%

    Kill by Haley Patterson (set by Kourtney Brown)

    Set 2 · KENSAW 25-23 UNCW · KENSAW 52% → 63%

  3. 03
    UNCWAce+8.4%

    UNCW ace on Gracie Pynes

    Set 4 · KENSAW 23-23 UNCW · UNCW 10% → 18%

  4. 04
    Kourtney BrownAttack error+8.4%

    Attack error by Kourtney Brown

    Set 2 · KENSAW 23-23 UNCW · UNCW 47% → 56%

  5. 05
    Maggie ByrdKill+8.1%

    Kill by Maggie Byrd (set by Kourtney Brown)

    Set 4 · KENSAW 24-23 UNCW · KENSAW 82% → 90%

  6. 06

    Kill by Anna Ofenheusle (set by Kourtney Brown)

    Set 2 · KENSAW 24-23 UNCW · KENSAW 44% → 52%

  7. 07
    Kennesaw St.Ace+6.3%

    Kennesaw St. ace on Morgan Esmie

    Set 3 · KENSAW 21-19 UNCW · KENSAW 66% → 72%

  8. 08
    Maggie ByrdKill+6.1%

    Kill by Maggie Byrd (set by Kourtney Brown)

    Set 4 · KENSAW 22-20 UNCW · KENSAW 86% → 92%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
49632.09412140010.511.5
48317.294000000219
45526.00000010031.56.5
4103.333001510001
3306.50010110010.53.5
3102.500402000001
422542.40500220010.522.5
4225.0003923600215
4001.000200310000
4000–3001110000
4000–103820000
2405.800004200426
2000–002000000
Team totals5521139.24551419436014790
UNCWhome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
410014.714290212012212
410118.50000210031.511.5
47624.04203111100010
46113.3850121022310
47930-.0673131500008
45113.30800000031.56.5
4000–311520001
4000–400710000
1001.000000000000
1001.000000000000
Team totals4518114.23739611524310893

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 5 KENSAW · UNCW 6

Set 1

15-25

Longest run 2 KENSAWUNCW 6

Set 2

25-23

Longest run 5 KENSAWUNCW 5

Set 3

25-22

Longest run 5 KENSAWUNCW 4

Set 4

25-23

Longest run 3 KENSAWUNCW 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Kennesaw St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
40%10/25
53%10/19
2
82%9/11
50%9/18
3
64%9/14
40%6/15
4
42%8/19
33%4/12
5
89%8/9
33%4/12
6
50%8/16
38%5/13
All
55%52/94
43%38/89

UNCW

SlotSideout %Break %
1
50%10/20
61%14/23
2
56%9/16
38%6/16
3
57%8/14
44%7/16
4
53%8/15
27%3/11
5
89%8/9
53%9/17
6
53%8/15
27%3/11
All
57%51/89
45%42/94

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

183 rallies

#KENSAW-UNCWSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1UNCWUNCW×6BlockedAnna Ofenheusleblk Nadia Wasilewski, Lauren Lewis+2.4
20-2UNCWUNCW×6KillNadia Wasilewskiset Gaby Zovko+2.5
30-3UNCWUNCW×6KillNadia Wasilewskiset Gaby Zovko+2.5
40-4UNCWUNCW×6Attack errAshlyn Anderson+2.4
50-5UNCWUNCW×6AceUNCWaced Alexis Sowers+2.3
60-6UNCWUNCW×6BlockedAnna Ofenheusleblk Lauren Lewis, Nadia Wasilewski+2.1
71-6UNCWKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kaeley Walz+1.2
82-6KENSAWKENSAWBad setGaby Zovko+2.0
92-7KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+1.7
103-7UNCWKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Alexis Sowers+1.4
113-8KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+1.7
124-8UNCWKENSAWServe errUNCW+1.4
134-9KENSAWUNCWKillGaby Zovkoset Anna Harney+1.8
145-9UNCWKENSAWKillKaeley Walzset Abby Kaminski+1.4
155-10KENSAWUNCWKillElaina Murphyset Gaby Zovko+1.8
166-10UNCWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Abby Kaminski+1.4
176-11KENSAWUNCW×3Serve errKennesaw St.+1.8
186-12UNCWUNCW×3Bad setKaeley Walz+2.1
196-13UNCWUNCW×3KillElaina Murphyset Morgan Esmie+1.7
207-13UNCWKENSAWServe errUNCW+0.9
218-13KENSAWKENSAWAttack errSam Vanda+1.6
228-14KENSAWUNCWKillLauren Lewisset Gaby Zovko+1.5
238-15UNCWUNCWAceUNCWaced Ashley Theiss+1.6
249-15UNCWKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kaeley Walz+0.8
259-16KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+1.2
2610-16UNCWKENSAWServe errUNCW+0.8
2710-17KENSAWUNCWKillSam Vandaset Gaby Zovko+1.1
2810-18UNCWUNCWKillCourtney Grahamset Kaeley Walz+1.0
2911-18UNCWKENSAWServe errUNCW+0.4
3012-18KENSAWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+0.9
3112-19KENSAWUNCWKillGaby Zovkoset Anna Harney+1.0
3213-19UNCWKENSAWServe errUNCW+0.5
3313-20KENSAWUNCWAttack errHaley Patterson+0.9
3413-21UNCWUNCWAttack errHaley Patterson+0.7
3514-21UNCWKENSAWServe errUNCW+0.2
3614-22KENSAWUNCWKillSam Vandaset Morgan Esmie+0.4
3715-22UNCWKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+0.1
3815-23KENSAWUNCW×3Attack errHaley Patterson+0.3
3915-24UNCWUNCW×3Attack errAshlyn Anderson+0.1
4015-25UNCWUNCW×3KillNadia Wasilewskiset Gaby Zovko·
Set 2
10-1KENSAWUNCW×5KillNadia Wasilewskiset Gaby Zovko+2.1
20-2UNCWUNCW×5AceUNCWaced Abby Kaminski+3.0
30-3UNCWUNCW×5BlockedOlivia Burrageblk Courtney Graham+3.0
40-4UNCWUNCW×5BlockedHaley Pattersonblk Courtney Graham, Nadia Wasilewski+2.9
50-5UNCWUNCW×5KillNadia Wasilewskiset Gaby Zovko+2.7
61-5UNCWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+1.7
71-6KENSAWUNCWKillCourtney Grahamset Gaby Zovko+2.0
82-6UNCWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+1.7
92-7KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+2.1
103-7UNCWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Ava Garner+1.7
113-8KENSAWUNCW×5KillElaina Murphyset Gaby Zovko+2.1
123-9UNCWUNCW×5KillSam Vandaset Gaby Zovko+2.5
133-10UNCWUNCW×5BlockedAnna Ofenheusleblk Lauren Lewis, Gaby Zovko+2.1
143-11UNCWUNCW×5KillSam Vandaset Gaby Zovko+1.7
153-12UNCWUNCW×5KillGaby Zovkoset Anna Harney+1.3
164-12UNCWKENSAWKillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+0.6
174-13KENSAWUNCWKillGaby Zovkoset Sam Vanda+0.9
185-13UNCWKENSAWServe errUNCW+0.6
196-13KENSAWKENSAWBlockedElaina Murphyblk Olivia Burrage, Anna Ofenheusle+1.1
206-14KENSAWUNCWKillNadia Wasilewskiset Gaby Zovko+1.2
217-14UNCWKENSAW×5Serve errUNCW+0.8
228-14KENSAWKENSAW×5Attack errSam Vanda+1.4
239-14KENSAWKENSAW×5KillHaley Pattersonset Alexis Sowers+1.9
2410-14KENSAWKENSAW×5KillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+2.4
2511-14KENSAWKENSAW×5KillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+2.9
2611-15KENSAWUNCWKillNadia Wasilewskiset Gaby Zovko+2.7
2712-15UNCWKENSAW×4KillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+2.1
2813-15KENSAWKENSAW×4BlockedSam Vandablk Ava Garner, Kourtney Brown+3.5
2914-15KENSAWKENSAW×4Attack errSam Vanda+4.0
3015-15KENSAWKENSAW×4KillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+4.3
3115-16KENSAWUNCWAttack errKourtney Brown+3.5
3216-16UNCWKENSAW×5KillAva Garnerset Kourtney Brown+3.3
3317-16KENSAWKENSAW×5KillAva Garner+4.7
3418-16KENSAWKENSAW×5AceKennesaw St.aced Anna Harney+4.4
3519-16KENSAWKENSAW×5KillAva Garner+3.8
3620-16KENSAWKENSAW×5AceKennesaw St.aced Elaina Murphy+2.9
3720-17KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+1.5
3821-17UNCWKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+2.1
3921-18KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+1.4
4022-18UNCWKENSAWServe errUNCW+2.1
4122-19KENSAWUNCWAttack errAshlyn Anderson+1.2
4223-19UNCWKENSAWKillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+2.0
4323-20KENSAWUNCW×4KillLauren Lewisset Gaby Zovko+1.0
4423-21UNCWUNCW×4Attack errAnna Ofenheusle+2.6
4523-22UNCWUNCW×4AceUNCWaced Gracie Pynes+4.9
4623-23UNCWUNCW×4Attack errKourtney Brown+8.4
4724-23UNCWKENSAWKillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+8.0
4825-23KENSAWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+10.3
Set 3
11-0UNCWKENSAWAttack errSam Vanda+2.2
21-1KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+2.3
32-1UNCWKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+2.3
42-2KENSAWUNCW×3KillNadia Wasilewskiset Gaby Zovko+2.4
52-3UNCWUNCW×3KillSam Vandaset Gaby Zovko+3.4
62-4UNCWUNCW×3KillGaby Zovkoset Kourtney Brown+3.5
73-4UNCWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+2.4
83-5KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+2.7
94-5UNCWKENSAW×5Serve errUNCW+2.5
105-5KENSAWKENSAW×5BlockedElaina Murphyblk Ashlyn Anderson, Maggie Byrd+3.5
116-5KENSAWKENSAW×5KillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+3.5
127-5KENSAWKENSAW×5KillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+3.3
138-5KENSAWKENSAW×5BlockedElaina Murphyblk Ashlyn Anderson, Maggie Byrd+3.1
148-6KENSAWUNCWKillElaina Murphyset Gaby Zovko+2.1
159-6UNCWKENSAWAttack errSam Vanda+2.3
1610-6KENSAWKENSAWAttack errElaina Murphy+2.8
1710-7KENSAWUNCWKillGaby Zovkoset Gaby Zovko+1.8
1810-8UNCWUNCWKillElaina Murphyset Gaby Zovko+3.0
1911-8UNCWKENSAWKillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+2.4
2012-8KENSAWKENSAWAceKennesaw St.aced Morgan Esmie+2.9
2112-9KENSAWUNCWKillLauren Lewisset Gaby Zovko+1.9
2213-9UNCWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+2.1
2314-9KENSAWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Alexis Sowers+2.4
2414-10KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+1.4
2515-10UNCWKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+1.7
2616-10KENSAWKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+1.8
2716-11KENSAWUNCW×3KillSam Vandaset Gaby Zovko+1.0
2816-12UNCWUNCW×3Bad setKourtney Brown+1.9
2916-13UNCWUNCW×3BlockedHaley Pattersonblk Courtney Graham+2.6
3017-13UNCWKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+2.3
3117-14KENSAWUNCW×4Attack errAshlyn Anderson+1.9
3217-15UNCWUNCW×4KillGaby Zovkoset Anna Harney+3.5
3317-16UNCWUNCW×4BlockedAnna Ofenheusleblk Courtney Graham, Gaby Zovko+4.4
3417-17UNCWUNCW×4KillCourtney Grahamset Gaby Zovko+5.4
3518-17UNCWKENSAWKillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+4.1
3618-18KENSAWUNCWBlockedAnna Ofenheusleblk Gaby Zovko+4.2
3719-18UNCWKENSAWKillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+4.5
3819-19KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+4.5
3920-19UNCWKENSAWKillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+4.9
4021-19KENSAWKENSAWAceKennesaw St.aced Morgan Esmie+6.3
4121-20KENSAWUNCWKillNadia Wasilewskiset Gaby Zovko+3.9
4222-20UNCWKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+5.0
4323-20KENSAWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Gracie Pynes+5.2
4423-21KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+2.2
4524-21UNCWKENSAWKillKourtney Brownset Anna Ofenheusle+3.8
4624-22KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+1.5
4725-22UNCWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+3.5
Set 4
10-1KENSAWUNCWKillGaby Zovkoset Morgan Esmie+2.1
21-1UNCWKENSAW×3KillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+2.0
32-1KENSAWKENSAW×3BlockedSam Vandablk Olivia Burrage, Haley Patterson+2.8
43-1KENSAWKENSAW×3BlockedElaina Murphyblk Maggie Byrd, Kourtney Brown+2.7
53-2KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+1.9
63-3UNCWUNCWKillLauren Lewis+2.9
74-3UNCWKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+2.1
85-3KENSAWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+2.8
95-4KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+2.0
106-4UNCWKENSAW×3KillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+2.1
117-4KENSAWKENSAW×3KillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+2.6
128-4KENSAWKENSAW×3Bad setGaby Zovko+2.3
138-5KENSAWUNCW×3Serve errKennesaw St.+1.6
148-6UNCWUNCW×3Attack errOlivia Burrage+2.5
158-7UNCWUNCW×3KillCourtney Grahamset Gaby Zovko+2.9
169-7UNCWKENSAWAttack errNadia Wasilewski+2.2
179-8KENSAWUNCWKillCourtney Grahamset Gaby Zovko+2.2
1810-8UNCWKENSAWKillKourtney Brownset Gaby Zovko+2.3
1911-8KENSAWKENSAWAttack errSam Vanda+2.9
2011-9KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+2.0
2112-9UNCWKENSAWKillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+2.2
2212-10KENSAWUNCWKillGaby Zovkoset Sam Vanda+2.0
2313-10UNCWKENSAWKillMaggie Byrdset Kourtney Brown+2.2
2413-11KENSAWUNCWServe errKennesaw St.+2.1
2513-12UNCWUNCWAttack errOlivia Burrage+3.4
2614-12UNCWKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+2.7
2714-13KENSAWUNCWKillNadia Wasilewskiset Gaby Zovko+2.6
2815-13UNCWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+2.8
2916-13KENSAWKENSAWAttack errLauren Lewis+3.4
3016-14KENSAWUNCW×3KillLauren Lewisset Gaby Zovko+2.2
3116-15UNCWUNCW×3KillElaina Murphyset Kourtney Brown+3.7
3216-16UNCWUNCW×3Attack errAshlyn Anderson+4.5
3317-16UNCWKENSAWAttack errCourtney Graham+3.4
3417-17KENSAWUNCWKillSam Vandaset Gaby Zovko+3.5
3518-17UNCWKENSAW×3BlockedSam Vandablk Maggie Byrd, Ashlyn Anderson+3.6
3619-17KENSAWKENSAW×3KillAshley Theissset Kourtney Brown+4.8
3720-17KENSAWKENSAW×3KillMaggie Byrdset Kourtney Brown+4.0
3820-18KENSAWUNCW×3KillCourtney Grahamset Gaby Zovko+2.3
3920-19UNCWUNCW×3KillElaina Murphyset Gaby Zovko+4.5
4020-20UNCWUNCW×3AceUNCW+5.8
4121-20UNCWKENSAW×3Serve errUNCW+4.7
4222-20KENSAWKENSAW×3KillMaggie Byrdset Kourtney Brown+6.1
4323-20KENSAWKENSAW×3KillHaley Patterson+4.6
4423-21KENSAWUNCW×3Serve errKennesaw St.+1.9
4523-22UNCWUNCW×3KillGaby Zovkoset Sam Vanda+4.9
4623-23UNCWUNCW×3AceUNCWaced Gracie Pynes+8.4
4724-23UNCWKENSAWKillMaggie Byrdset Kourtney Brown+8.1
4825-23KENSAWKENSAWAttack errElaina Murphy+10.3

Score shown after each rally, Kennesaw 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).