Match story · written from the play-by-play
6 aces from Magdalena Ranitovic, and Portland St. needed each of them.
The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Portland St.'s win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. Pre-match, Northern Colo. was RallyIQ's 73% pick.
Turning point 1: Set 3 · Northern Colo. 21–23 Portland St.
Northern Colo. won 4 of the last 4 rallies to take the set 25–23 and lead 2–1. The match swung to Northern Colo.
Portland St. 52% → 15%
Turning point 2: Set 4 · Northern Colo. 7–3 Portland St.
From here Portland St. won 22 of 36 rallies to take the set 25–21.
Portland St. 6% → 40%
Turning point 3: Set 5 · Northern Colo. 2–4 Portland St.
6 straight Portland St. points stretched a 4–2 lead to 10–2.
Portland St. 60% → 97%
Northern Colo.Portland St.
- Sideout %
- Northern Colo. 61.7·Portland St. 62.6
- Break %
- Northern Colo. 37.4·Portland St. 38.3
- Hitting
- Northern Colo. .240·Portland St. .127
- Longest run
- Northern Colo. 8·Portland St. 6
Alivia Eikenberg
14 kills on .085, 16 points; 5 of those kills came in the turning points.