Western Ky. def. New Mexico State 3-1 Volleyball (Sep 25)

Final · 4 setsFri, Sep 25, 2026ESPN+

3:1

Western Ky. won at New Mexico St. 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 25-23) on Fri, Sep 25, 2026. Western Ky.'s Kaira Knox led with 18 kills, and Tayler Baron added 21 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 1:50 PM CT · final Sep 25

Set	1	2	3	4	Sets
W KY	25	19	25	25	3
NM ST	22	25	21	23	1

Win probability

New Mexico St. above 50 · Western Ky. below

Biggest swing: 5.2% to Western Ky. — set 4, W KY 25-23 NM ST. Kill by Alivia Skidmore (set by Kate Rush). NM ST win probability 5% → 0%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

W KY 81.0%19.0% NM ST

Western Ky. wins

3-0

32.5%

3-1

30.5%

3-2

18.0%

New Mexico St. wins

3-0

3.0%

3-1

6.3%

3-2

9.7%

W KY break %: 45.0% vs this opp
NM ST break %: 38.3% 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

01
Alivia SkidmoreKill+5.2%
Kill by Alivia Skidmore (set by Kate Rush)
Set 4 · W KY 25-23 NM ST · W KY 95% → 100%
02
Jaelynn KohliBlock+3.4%
Alivia Skidmore stuffed by Jaelynn Kohli
Set 3 · W KY 10-10 NM ST · NM ST 22% → 26%
03
Tess FuquaKill+3.2%
Kill by Tess Fuqua (set by Makayla Martinez)
Set 4 · W KY 24-23 NM ST · NM ST 2% → 5%
04
Jaelynn KohliKill+3.2%
Kill by Jaelynn Kohli (set by Makayla Martinez)
Set 4 · W KY 11-12 NM ST · NM ST 12% → 15%
05
Jaelynn KohliKill+3.2%
Kill by Jaelynn Kohli (set by Paige Nelson)
Set 4 · W KY 14-14 NM ST · NM ST 9% → 12%
06
Alivia SkidmoreKill+3.1%
Kill by Alivia Skidmore
Set 3 · W KY 12-10 NM ST · W KY 77% → 80%
07
Kaira KnoxKill+3.0%
Kill by Kaira Knox (set by Kate Rush)
Set 4 · W KY 16-14 NM ST · W KY 90% → 93%
08
Jaelynn KohliAttack error+3.0%
Attack error by Jaelynn Kohli
Set 4 · W KY 13-12 NM ST · W KY 87% → 90%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Western Ky.away

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
5Kaira KnoxOH	4	18	4	31	.452	1	0	6	8	0	0	1	0.5	18.5
17Alivia SkidmoreOH	4	15	7	35	.229	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	15
21Eliza McKnightOH	4	12	0	20	.600	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	12.5
22Faith YoungOH	4	10	1	22	.409	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	11
20Kate RushS	4	3	0	10	.300	47	2	3	5	0	0	1	0.5	5.5
3Kennedy CherryL/DS	4	0	0	1	.000	0	0	1	7	1	0	0	0	0
16Sonja LaaksonenOH	4	4	2	17	.118	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	2.5	6.5
8Cali FosterL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0
2Tayler BaronL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	4	0	1	21	1	0	0	0	0
9Camila AdamsDS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Izzy Van De WieleMB	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		62	14	136	.353	57	2	15	59	7	2	6	5	94

New Mexico St.home

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
11Jaelynn KohliOH	4	12	3	27	.333	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	13
0Tess FuquaOH	4	11	4	30	.233	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	0.5	11.5
2Maggie LightheartOH	4	8	1	28	.250	1	2	1	8	1	0	1	0.5	10.5
7Mia FoxMB	4	7	1	13	.462	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.5	7.5
12Paige NelsonS	4	1	0	1	1.000	24	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1
21Lilli SaldivarOH	2	0	2	5	-.400	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Ashley HermanOH	4	10	0	21	.476	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	10.5
10Katrina CatalanS	4	1	0	1	1.000	18	2	3	8	0	0	0	0	3
5Makayla MartinezL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	5	1	3	23	1	0	0	0	1
1Sadie RossOH	3	4	2	12	.167	0	2	3	7	0	0	0	0	6
3Bella CastroL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
4Izzy MenesesDS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30Jacqueline CorcoranOH	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16Kate SinclairMB	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		54	13	138	.297	51	7	11	58	2	1	4	3	91

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.

Western Ky. vs New Mexico St.

Season series · Western Ky. leads 2-0

Fri, Sep 25, 2026Western Ky. at New Mexico St. · Western Ky. won 3-1This match
Sat, Sep 26, 2026Western Ky. at New Mexico St. · Western Ky. won 3-2Result →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 4 W KY · NM ST 3

Set 1

25-22

Longest run 3 W KYNM ST 3

Set 2

19-25

Longest run 2 W KYNM ST 3

Set 3

25-21

Longest run 4 W KYNM ST 3

Set 4

25-23

Longest run 4 W KYNM ST 3

Bars above the line = New Mexico St. leads, below = Western Ky. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Western Ky.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	75%12/16	38%6/16
2	71%10/14	44%8/18
3	56%10/18	44%8/18
4	56%9/16	25%3/12
5	67%8/12	40%6/15
6	50%8/16	43%6/14
All	62%57/92	40%37/93

New Mexico St.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	58%11/19	41%7/17
2	50%10/20	31%5/16
3	67%10/15	29%4/14
4	64%9/14	38%6/16
5	50%8/16	50%8/16
6	89%8/9	38%5/13
All	60%56/93	38%35/92

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

185 rallies

#	W KY-NM ST	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	W KY	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Eliza McKnight	+1.6
2	2-0	W KY	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+1.5
3	2-1	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Tess Fuqua	+1.1
4	3-1	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.1
5	4-1	W KY	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.4
6	4-2	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Paige Nelson	+1.0
7	5-2	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.0
8	5-3	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+1.0
9	6-3	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.0
10	6-4	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+1.0
11	6-5	NM ST	NM ST	Kill	Tess Fuqua	set Lilli Saldivar	+1.6
12	7-5	NM ST	W KY×3	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+1.2
13	8-5	W KY	W KY×3	Attack err	Lilli Saldivar		+1.5
14	9-5	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Kate Rush	set Katrina Catalan	+1.3
15	9-6	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Ashley Herman	set Katrina Catalan	+0.8
16	10-6	NM ST	W KY	Serve err	New Mexico St.		+0.9
17	10-7	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+0.9
18	10-8	NM ST	NM ST	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore		+1.5
19	11-8	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+1.1
20	11-9	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Paige Nelson	+1.1
21	12-9	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.2
22	12-10	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Paige Nelson	+1.1
23	13-10	NM ST	W KY×3	Blocked	Lilli Saldivar	blk Sonja Laaksonen, Eliza McKnight	+1.2
24	14-10	W KY	W KY×3	Bad set	Paige Nelson		+1.4
25	15-10	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Faith Young	+1.1
26	15-11	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Maggie Lightheart	set Paige Nelson	+0.6
27	16-11	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Sonja Laaksonen	set Tayler Baron	+0.8
28	16-12	W KY	NM ST×3	Serve err	Western Ky.		+0.6
29	16-13	NM ST	NM ST×3	Ace	New Mexico St.		+1.2
30	16-14	NM ST	NM ST×3	Blocked	Faith Young	blk Tess Fuqua, Ashley Herman	+1.7
31	17-14	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+1.4
32	18-14	W KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+1.6
33	18-15	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Ashley Herman	set Katrina Catalan	+0.9
34	19-15	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+1.1
35	20-15	W KY	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.0
36	20-16	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Katrina Catalan	+0.5
37	20-17	NM ST	NM ST	Kill	Tess Fuqua	set Maggie Lightheart	+1.1
38	21-17	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.1
39	21-18	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Tess Fuqua	set Paige Nelson	+0.8
40	22-18	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Makayla Martinez	+1.1
41	23-18	W KY	W KY	Attack err	Maggie Lightheart		+0.8
42	23-19	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+0.2
43	24-19	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+0.4
44	24-20	W KY	NM ST×3	Kill	Mia Fox	set Paige Nelson	+0.1
45	24-21	NM ST	NM ST×3	Kill	Maggie Lightheart	set Makayla Martinez	+0.4
46	24-22	NM ST	NM ST×3	Ace	New Mexico St.	aced Cali Foster	+1.0
47	25-22	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.6
Set 2
1	1-0	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+0.8
2	1-1	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Tess Fuqua	set Paige Nelson	+0.9
3	2-1	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+0.9
4	2-2	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Paige Nelson	+0.9
5	2-3	NM ST	NM ST	Kill	Sadie Ross		+1.4
6	3-3	NM ST	W KY	Serve err	New Mexico St.		+1.0
7	3-4	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Mia Fox	set Paige Nelson	+1.1
8	4-4	NM ST	W KY	Serve err	New Mexico St.		+1.0
9	4-5	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+1.1
10	5-5	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+1.0
11	5-6	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Ashley Herman	set Katrina Catalan	+1.1
12	5-7	NM ST	NM ST	Kill	Ashley Herman	set Katrina Catalan	+1.7
13	6-7	NM ST	W KY	Serve err	New Mexico St.		+1.1
14	6-8	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Ashley Herman	set Katrina Catalan	+1.3
15	7-8	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Eliza McKnight	+1.1
16	7-9	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Paige Nelson	+1.3
17	8-9	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.2
18	8-10	W KY	NM ST×3	Kill	Maggie Lightheart	set Makayla Martinez	+1.4
19	8-11	NM ST	NM ST×3	Ace	New Mexico St.	aced Tayler Baron	+1.9
20	8-12	NM ST	NM ST×3	Kill	Maggie Lightheart	set Paige Nelson	+1.9
21	9-12	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.1
22	9-13	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Maggie Lightheart	set Paige Nelson	+1.4
23	10-13	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.1
24	11-13	W KY	W KY	Kill	Sonja Laaksonen	set Tayler Baron	+1.8
25	11-14	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+1.6
26	11-15	NM ST	NM ST	Attack err	Sonja Laaksonen		+2.0
27	12-15	NM ST	W KY	Serve err	New Mexico St.		+1.1
28	13-15	W KY	W KY	Attack err	Tess Fuqua		+1.9
29	13-16	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Tess Fuqua	set Katrina Catalan	+1.7
30	13-17	NM ST	NM ST	Kill	Ashley Herman	set Katrina Catalan	+2.2
31	14-17	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+1.1
32	14-18	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Katrina Catalan	+1.6
33	15-18	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.1
34	15-19	W KY	NM ST×3	Serve err	Western Ky.		+1.6
35	15-20	NM ST	NM ST×3	Blocked	Kaira Knox	blk Maggie Lightheart, Mia Fox	+1.8
36	15-21	NM ST	NM ST×3	Kill	Mia Fox		+1.2
37	16-21	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+0.4
38	17-21	W KY	W KY	Kill	Sonja Laaksonen	set Kaira Knox	+0.9
39	17-22	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Paige Nelson	+1.2
40	18-22	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+0.5
41	18-23	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Maggie Lightheart	set Paige Nelson	+1.0
42	18-24	NM ST	NM ST	Attack err	Sonja Laaksonen		+0.6
43	19-24	NM ST	W KY	Bad set	Maggie Lightheart		+0.1
44	19-25	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Ashley Herman	set Katrina Catalan	+0.2
Set 3
1	0-1	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+2.1
2	1-1	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.9
3	2-1	W KY	W KY	Blocked	Jaelynn Kohli	blk Sonja Laaksonen	+2.6
4	2-2	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Mia Fox	set Paige Nelson	+1.9
5	3-2	NM ST	W KY×3	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.8
6	4-2	W KY	W KY×3	Bad set	Mia Fox		+2.4
7	5-2	W KY	W KY×3	Attack err	Sadie Ross		+2.2
8	5-3	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Maggie Lightheart	set Paige Nelson	+1.5
9	5-4	NM ST	NM ST	Attack err	Kaira Knox		+2.5
10	6-4	NM ST	W KY×3	Serve err	New Mexico St.		+1.8
11	7-4	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+2.3
12	8-4	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+1.9
13	8-5	W KY	NM ST×3	Attack err	Kaira Knox		+1.3
14	8-6	NM ST	NM ST×3	Ace	New Mexico St.		+2.2
15	8-7	NM ST	NM ST×3	Kill	Tess Fuqua	set Katrina Catalan	+2.7
16	9-7	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+2.0
17	9-8	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Sadie Ross	set Katrina Catalan	+2.0
18	10-8	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+2.0
19	10-9	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+2.1
20	10-10	NM ST	NM ST	Blocked	Alivia Skidmore	blk Jaelynn Kohli	+3.4
21	11-10	NM ST	W KY×4	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+2.4
22	12-10	W KY	W KY×4	Kill	Alivia Skidmore		+3.1
23	13-10	W KY	W KY×4	Ace	Kate Rush	aced Maggie Lightheart	+2.7
24	14-10	W KY	W KY×4	Ace	Kate Rush	aced Makayla Martinez	+2.2
25	14-11	W KY	NM ST	Bad set	Kennedy Cherry		+1.4
26	15-11	NM ST	W KY×4	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.6
27	16-11	W KY	W KY×4	Blocked	Jaelynn Kohli	blk Sonja Laaksonen	+1.7
28	17-11	W KY	W KY×4	Kill	Sonja Laaksonen		+1.2
29	18-11	W KY	W KY×4	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+0.7
30	18-12	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Paige Nelson	set Makayla Martinez	+0.3
31	19-12	NM ST	W KY	Serve err	New Mexico St.		+0.5
32	19-13	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Sadie Ross	set Paige Nelson	+0.3
33	19-14	NM ST	NM ST	Kill	Ashley Herman	set Katrina Catalan	+0.7
34	20-14	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+0.7
35	20-15	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+0.4
36	21-15	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kate Rush	set Cali Foster	+0.6
37	21-16	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Tess Fuqua	set Katrina Catalan	+0.3
38	21-17	NM ST	NM ST	Ace	New Mexico St.		+0.9
39	22-17	NM ST	W KY	Serve err	New Mexico St.		+1.0
40	22-18	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Ashley Herman	set Katrina Catalan	+0.5
41	22-19	NM ST	NM ST	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore		+1.4
42	23-19	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Tayler Baron	+1.6
43	24-19	W KY	W KY	Attack err	Tess Fuqua		+1.0
44	24-20	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+0.2
45	24-21	NM ST	NM ST	Kill	Mia Fox	set Paige Nelson	+0.6
46	25-21	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.0
Set 4
1	1-0	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+1.4
2	1-1	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Tess Fuqua	set Paige Nelson	+1.5
3	1-2	NM ST	NM ST	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore		+2.3
4	2-2	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.5
5	3-2	W KY	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox		+2.1
6	3-3	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Mia Fox	set Paige Nelson	+1.6
7	4-3	NM ST	W KY	Attack err	Sadie Ross		+1.5
8	4-4	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Mia Fox	set Paige Nelson	+1.6
9	4-5	NM ST	NM ST	Ace	New Mexico St.		+2.5
10	5-5	NM ST	W KY	Serve err	New Mexico St.		+1.7
11	6-5	W KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young		+2.3
12	6-6	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Maggie Lightheart	set Tess Fuqua	+1.7
13	6-7	NM ST	NM ST	Kill	Tess Fuqua	set Katrina Catalan	+2.6
14	7-7	NM ST	W KY×4	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.8
15	8-7	W KY	W KY×4	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+2.4
16	9-7	W KY	W KY×4	Attack err	Tess Fuqua		+2.2
17	10-7	W KY	W KY×4	Bad set	Katrina Catalan		+2.0
18	10-8	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+1.3
19	10-9	NM ST	NM ST	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore		+2.3
20	11-9	NM ST	W KY	Attack err	Tess Fuqua		+1.7
21	11-10	W KY	NM ST×3	Kill	Ashley Herman	set Katrina Catalan	+1.7
22	11-11	NM ST	NM ST×3	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore		+2.8
23	11-12	NM ST	NM ST×3	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Makayla Martinez	+3.2
24	12-12	NM ST	W KY×3	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+2.1
25	13-12	W KY	W KY×3	Attack err	Jaelynn Kohli		+3.0
26	14-12	W KY	W KY×3	Serve err	Western Ky.		+2.7
27	14-13	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Paige Nelson	+1.9
28	14-14	NM ST	NM ST	Kill	Jaelynn Kohli	set Paige Nelson	+3.2
29	15-14	NM ST	W KY×3	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+2.3
30	16-14	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+3.0
31	17-14	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+2.5
32	17-15	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+1.6
33	17-16	NM ST	NM ST	Attack err	Kaira Knox		+2.9
34	18-16	NM ST	W KY	Serve err	New Mexico St.		+2.3
35	19-16	W KY	W KY	Blocked	Mia Fox	blk Faith Young, Kaira Knox	+2.7
36	19-17	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Sadie Ross	set Paige Nelson	+1.6
37	20-17	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Faith Young	+2.0
38	21-17	W KY	W KY	Blocked	Sadie Ross	blk Kate Rush, Faith Young	+2.0
39	21-18	W KY	NM ST	Serve err	Western Ky.		+0.9
40	21-19	NM ST	NM ST	Kill	Tess Fuqua	set Katrina Catalan	+2.2
41	22-19	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Kate Rush	set Tayler Baron	+2.2
42	23-19	W KY	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+1.9
43	23-20	W KY	NM ST	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore		+0.6
44	23-21	NM ST	NM ST	Ace	New Mexico St.	aced Kennedy Cherry	+1.8
45	24-21	NM ST	W KY	Serve err	New Mexico St.		+2.3
46	24-22	W KY	NM ST	Kill	Katrina Catalan	set Makayla Martinez	+0.9
47	24-23	NM ST	NM ST	Kill	Tess Fuqua	set Makayla Martinez	+3.2
48	25-23	NM ST	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+5.2

Score shown after each rally, Western Ky. 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).

Western Ky. def. New Mexico St. 3–1