Montana vs Portland State: Portland State Wins 3-1 (Oct 8)

Final · 4 setsThu, Oct 8, 2026ESPN+

1:3

RallyIQ pre-match: Portland St. 64.8% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 8, 8:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Portland St. beat visiting Montana 3-1 (26-24, 25-18, 24-26, 25-21) on Thu, Oct 8, 2026. Portland St.'s Maryn Hall led with 16 kills, and Paige Stepaniuk added 17 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 4:00 PM CT · final Oct 8

Set	1	2	3	4	Sets
MONT	24	18	26	21	1
PORTST	26	25	24	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Portland St. won it at the net: 14 blocks, led by Reese Biesemeyer.

The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Portland St.'s win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. Pre-match, RallyIQ had Portland St. at 65%.

Turning point 1: Set 1 · Montana 20–21 Portland St.
Down 20–21, Montana scored 4 straight to lead 24–21. The match swung to Montana.
Portland St. 68% → 46%
Turning point 2: Set 1 · Montana 24–22 Portland St.
Portland St. closed it, 4 of the final 4 rallies, to take the set 26–24 and lead 1–0. The match swung to Portland St.
Portland St. 48% → 80%
Turning point 3: Set 4 · Montana 21–21 Portland St.
Portland St. closed it, 4 of the final 4 rallies, to take the set 25–21 and win the match 3–1.
Portland St. 81% → >99%

Portland St. above 50Montana belowMax swing 9.7%

MontanaPortland St.

Sideout %: Montana 53.5·Portland St. 60.0
Break %: Montana 40.0·Portland St. 46.5
Hitting: Montana .090·Portland St. .194
Longest run: Montana 4·Portland St. 6
Blocks: Montana 8·Portland St. 141 BS · 14 BA vs 2 BS · 24 BA

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Portland St. above 50 · Montana below

Biggest swing: 9.7% to Portland St. — set 1, MONT 24-24 PORTST. Sophia Vella stuffed by Maryn Hall & Reese Biesemeyer. PORTST win probability 53% → 62%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MONT 30.3%69.7% PORTST

Montana wins

3-0

5.8%

3-1

10.7%

3-2

13.9%

Portland St. wins

3-0

23.0%

3-1

26.7%

3-2

19.9%

MONT break %: 41.1% vs this opp
PORTST break %: 45.0% 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
Maryn Hall&Reese BiesemeyerBlock+9.7%
Sophia Vella stuffed by Maryn Hall & Reese Biesemeyer
Set 1 · MONT 24-24 PORTST · PORTST 53% → 62%
02
Kaylee PaulsonKill+9.1%
Kill by Kaylee Paulson (set by Gracie Cagle)
Set 1 · MONT 24-25 PORTST · PORTST 62% → 71%
03
Maryn HallKill+8.5%
Kill by Maryn Hall (set by Ava Blascziek)
Set 1 · MONT 24-26 PORTST · PORTST 71% → 80%
04
Willow WatsonKill+6.8%
Kill by Willow Watson (set by Ava Blascziek)
Set 4 · MONT 21-23 PORTST · PORTST 86% → 93%
05
Kaylee PaulsonKill+6.4%
Kill by Kaylee Paulson (set by Madeline Sanderson)
Set 1 · MONT 23-21 PORTST · MONT 42% → 49%
06
MontanaAce+6.4%
Montana ace
Set 4 · MONT 21-21 PORTST · MONT 13% → 19%
07
Sophia Vella&Elle McCandlessBlock+6.3%
Alivia Eikenberg stuffed by Sophia Vella & Elle McCandless
Set 1 · MONT 22-21 PORTST · MONT 36% → 42%
08
Alivia EikenbergKill+5.8%
Kill by Alivia Eikenberg (set by Xanthe Ocampo)
Set 4 · MONT 21-22 PORTST · PORTST 81% → 86%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Montanaaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
4Josie BlazinaOH	4	7	1	16	.375	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	1.5	8.5
17Elle McCandlessMB	4	4	1	11	.273	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	3	7
10Delaney RussellOH	4	5	4	32	.031	1	0	1	8	1	0	1	0.5	5.5
11Sophia VellaMB	4	4	5	17	-.059	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	5
20Kaylee PaulsonOH	4	2	1	13	.077	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0.5	2.5
9Gracie CagleS	4	1	2	5	-.200	18	1	1	10	0	0	0	0	2
16Mylee BlakeOH	4	10	5	25	.200	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	11
5Alex StoneOH	4	7	9	32	-.063	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0.5	7.5
6Annika WrightS	4	2	0	3	.667	13	1	2	10	0	0	0	0	3
12Madeline SandersonDS	4	0	0	0	–	6	1	1	23	2	0	0	0	1
8Halle WalkerS	2	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		42	28	155	.090	39	3	7	71	4	1	14	8	89

Portland St.home

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
18Alivia EikenbergOH	4	14	10	47	.085	0	2	2	9	1	0	1	0.5	16.5
20Willow WatsonMB	4	12	2	27	.370	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	2.5	14.5
3Brenna CoffmanMB	4	10	3	22	.318	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3.5	13.5
21Reese BiesemeyerMB	4	6	3	16	.188	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	4.5	10.5
23Ava BlascziekS	4	2	0	12	.167	42	1	5	10	0	0	2	1	4
15Xanthe OcampoL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	3	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
8Maryn HallOH	4	16	7	41	.220	0	1	3	4	0	0	4	2	19
13Jessica TruongL/DS	4	0	0	2	.000	1	0	2	12	1	0	0	0	0
2Paige StepaniukL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	7	0	2	17	0	0	0	0	0
19Ashley RepettiOH	2	0	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Alyssandra OrdonaL/DS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
11Katarina KosicOPP	1	1	1	5	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
12Elisabeth LevickS	1	0	1	1	-1.000	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		61	27	175	.194	54	4	14	68	3	2	24	14	100

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.

Montana vs Portland St.

Season series · Portland St. leads 1-0

Thu, Oct 8, 2026Montana at Portland St. · Portland St. won 3-1This match
Sat, Nov 7, 2026Portland St. at MontanaPreview →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 4 MONT · PORTST 6

Set 1

24-26

Longest run 4 MONTPORTST 5

Set 2

18-25

Longest run 3 MONTPORTST 5

Set 3

26-24

Longest run 4 MONTPORTST 6

Set 4

21-25

Longest run 4 MONTPORTST 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Montana

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	50%11/22	36%5/14
2	79%11/14	45%9/20
3	36%9/25	39%7/18
4	80%8/10	38%5/13
5	58%7/12	53%9/17
6	44%7/16	13%1/8
All	54%53/99	40%36/90

Portland St.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	69%11/16	44%7/16
2	50%11/22	45%9/20
3	60%9/15	58%14/24
4	57%8/14	38%5/13
5	62%8/13	11%1/9
6	70%7/10	59%10/17
All	60%54/90	46%46/99

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

189 rallies

#	MONT-PORTST	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	PORTST	MONT	Attack err	Alivia Eikenberg		+1.8
2	2-0	MONT	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+2.4
3	2-1	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Ava Blascziek	+1.8
4	3-1	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+1.9
5	3-2	MONT	PORTST	Serve err	Montana		+1.8
6	4-2	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Sophia Vella	set Gracie Cagle	+2.0
7	5-2	MONT	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+2.5
8	5-3	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Willow Watson	set Ava Blascziek	+1.8
9	6-3	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Madeline Sanderson	+2.0
10	6-4	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+1.8
11	7-4	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+2.1
12	7-5	MONT	PORTST	Blocked	Mylee Blake	blk Brenna Coffman, Maryn Hall	+1.9
13	7-6	PORTST	PORTST	Kill	Brenna Coffman	set Ava Blascziek	+2.5
14	8-6	PORTST	MONT	Blocked	Alivia Eikenberg	blk Mylee Blake, Josie Blazina	+2.2
15	8-7	MONT	PORTST	Serve err	Montana		+2.0
16	8-8	PORTST	PORTST	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Ava Blascziek	+2.7
17	9-8	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Annika Wright	+2.3
18	9-9	MONT	PORTST	Serve err	Montana		+2.2
19	10-9	PORTST	MONT×3	Serve err	Portland St.		+2.3
20	11-9	MONT	MONT×3	Bad set	Ava Blascziek		+3.0
21	12-9	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Kaylee Paulson	set Madeline Sanderson	+2.9
22	12-10	MONT	PORTST×3	Attack err	Gracie Cagle		+2.1
23	12-11	PORTST	PORTST×3	Attack err	Sophia Vella		+2.9
24	12-12	PORTST	PORTST×3	Blocked	Sophia Vella	blk Reese Biesemeyer, Maryn Hall	+3.0
25	13-12	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+2.6
26	13-13	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+2.5
27	13-14	PORTST	PORTST	Attack err	Gracie Cagle		+3.2
28	14-14	PORTST	MONT×3	Attack err	Maryn Hall		+2.6
29	15-14	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Annika Wright	+3.5
30	16-14	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Annika Wright	+3.6
31	16-15	MONT	PORTST	Attack err	Mylee Blake		+2.7
32	17-15	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Annika Wright	+3.1
33	18-15	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Brenna Coffman		+3.7
34	18-16	MONT	PORTST×4	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+2.4
35	18-17	PORTST	PORTST×4	Ace	Portland St.	aced Madeline Sanderson	+3.6
36	18-18	PORTST	PORTST×4	Attack err	Alex Stone		+4.1
37	18-19	PORTST	PORTST×4	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Ava Blascziek	+4.3
38	19-19	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+3.5
39	19-20	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Brenna Coffman	set Ava Blascziek	+3.7
40	20-20	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Annika Wright	+3.8
41	20-21	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Ava Blascziek	+4.2
42	21-21	PORTST	MONT×4	Serve err	Portland St.		+4.2
43	22-21	MONT	MONT×4	Blocked	Alivia Eikenberg	blk Sophia Vella, Elle McCandless	+6.3
44	23-21	MONT	MONT×4	Kill	Kaylee Paulson	set Madeline Sanderson	+6.4
45	24-21	MONT	MONT×4	Bad set	Ava Blascziek		+4.9
46	24-22	MONT	PORTST×5	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Ava Blascziek	+1.6
47	24-23	PORTST	PORTST×5	Ace	Portland St.	aced Delaney Russell	+4.5
48	24-24	PORTST	PORTST×5	Blocked	Sophia Vella	blk Maryn Hall, Reese Biesemeyer	+9.7
49	24-25	PORTST	PORTST×5	Kill	Kaylee Paulson	set Gracie Cagle	+9.1
50	24-26	PORTST	PORTST×5	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+8.5
Set 2
1	0-1	MONT	PORTST×5	Kill	Willow Watson	set Ava Blascziek	+1.5
2	0-2	PORTST	PORTST×5	Blocked	Alex Stone	blk Willow Watson, Reese Biesemeyer	+1.8
3	0-3	PORTST	PORTST×5	Attack err	Kaylee Paulson		+1.7
4	0-4	PORTST	PORTST×5	Ace	Portland St.	aced Madeline Sanderson	+1.6
5	0-5	PORTST	PORTST×5	Kill	Reese Biesemeyer	set Ava Blascziek	+1.4
6	1-5	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Elle McCandless	set Gracie Cagle	+1.0
7	2-5	MONT	MONT	Ace	Montana	aced Alivia Eikenberg	+1.5
8	2-6	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Willow Watson	set Ava Blascziek	+1.3
9	3-6	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle	+1.2
10	3-7	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Willow Watson	set Paige Stepaniuk	+1.3
11	3-8	PORTST	PORTST	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+1.4
12	4-8	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+1.0
13	5-8	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Brenna Coffman		+1.5
14	5-9	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Brenna Coffman		+1.4
15	6-9	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+1.2
16	6-10	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Brenna Coffman	set Ava Blascziek	+1.4
17	7-10	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+1.3
18	7-11	MONT	PORTST×3	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Ava Blascziek	+1.4
19	7-12	PORTST	PORTST×3	Kill	Willow Watson	set Paige Stepaniuk	+1.5
20	7-13	PORTST	PORTST×3	Kill	Willow Watson	set Ava Blascziek	+1.2
21	8-13	PORTST	MONT	Attack err	Willow Watson		+0.8
22	8-14	MONT	PORTST	Attack err	Mylee Blake		+1.0
23	9-14	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Annika Wright	+0.8
24	9-15	MONT	PORTST	Attack err	Alex Stone		+1.0
25	10-15	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Elle McCandless	set Gracie Cagle	+0.7
26	10-16	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Paige Stepaniuk	+0.9
27	11-16	PORTST	MONT	Blocked	Alivia Eikenberg	blk Elle McCandless, Kaylee Paulson	+0.7
28	11-17	MONT	PORTST	Serve err	Montana		+0.9
29	12-17	PORTST	MONT	Attack err	Alivia Eikenberg		+0.7
30	12-18	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Ava Blascziek	set Xanthe Ocampo	+0.9
31	12-19	PORTST	PORTST	Blocked	Mylee Blake	blk Reese Biesemeyer, Ava Blascziek	+0.8
32	13-19	PORTST	MONT	Attack err	Alivia Eikenberg		+0.4
33	13-20	MONT	PORTST	Serve err	Montana		+0.5
34	13-21	PORTST	PORTST	Kill	Reese Biesemeyer	set Ava Blascziek	+0.4
35	14-21	PORTST	MONT	Attack err	Alivia Eikenberg		+0.1
36	14-22	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Paige Stepaniuk	+0.2
37	14-23	PORTST	PORTST	Blocked	Elle McCandless	blk Reese Biesemeyer	+0.1
38	15-23	PORTST	MONT×3	Blocked	Maryn Hall	blk Elle McCandless, Mylee Blake	·
39	16-23	MONT	MONT×3	Blocked	Willow Watson	blk Delaney Russell, Elle McCandless	+0.1
40	17-23	MONT	MONT×3	Attack err	Maryn Hall		+0.1
41	17-24	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+0.2
42	18-24	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Elle McCandless	set Gracie Cagle	·
43	18-25	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Brenna Coffman	set Ava Blascziek	+0.1
Set 3
1	1-0	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+0.9
2	2-0	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Reese Biesemeyer		+1.2
3	2-1	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+0.9
4	2-2	PORTST	PORTST	Blocked	Josie Blazina	blk Brenna Coffman	+1.1
5	3-2	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle	+1.0
6	3-3	MONT	PORTST	Blocked	Alex Stone	blk Brenna Coffman, Willow Watson	+0.9
7	3-4	PORTST	PORTST	Attack err	Alex Stone		+1.2
8	4-4	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+1.0
9	4-5	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+0.9
10	5-5	PORTST	MONT×3	Kill	Elle McCandless	set Gracie Cagle	+1.0
11	6-5	MONT	MONT×3	Ace	Montana	aced Jessica Truong	+1.3
12	7-5	MONT	MONT×3	Attack err	Brenna Coffman		+1.3
13	7-6	MONT	PORTST	Serve err	Montana		+1.0
14	8-6	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Annika Wright	+1.1
15	8-7	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Ava Blascziek	+1.0
16	9-7	PORTST	MONT×4	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Annika Wright	+1.1
17	10-7	MONT	MONT×4	Kill	Annika Wright	set Delaney Russell	+1.4
18	11-7	MONT	MONT×4	Kill	Delaney Russell		+1.3
19	12-7	MONT	MONT×4	Bad set	Ava Blascziek		+1.2
20	12-8	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Reese Biesemeyer	set Ava Blascziek	+0.8
21	12-9	PORTST	PORTST	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+1.2
22	13-9	PORTST	MONT	Attack err	Reese Biesemeyer		+1.1
23	14-9	MONT	MONT	Kill	Sophia Vella		+1.2
24	14-10	MONT	PORTST	Blocked	Delaney Russell	blk Willow Watson, Reese Biesemeyer	+0.8
25	15-10	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+1.0
26	15-11	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Willow Watson	set Ava Blascziek	+0.8
27	16-11	PORTST	MONT×3	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+1.0
28	17-11	MONT	MONT×3	Attack err	Maryn Hall		+1.0
29	18-11	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Ava Blascziek	+0.7
30	18-12	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Brenna Coffman	set Ava Blascziek	+0.4
31	19-12	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+0.6
32	20-12	MONT	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Madeline Sanderson	+0.4
33	20-13	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Brenna Coffman	set Ava Blascziek	+0.2
34	21-13	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Annika Wright	set Elle McCandless	+0.3
35	21-14	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Paige Stepaniuk	+0.1
36	21-15	PORTST	PORTST	Blocked	Delaney Russell	blk Willow Watson, Reese Biesemeyer	+0.3
37	22-15	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+0.4
38	22-16	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Ava Blascziek	+0.2
39	22-17	PORTST	PORTST	Kill	Reese Biesemeyer	set Ava Blascziek	+0.3
40	23-17	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Annika Wright	+0.5
41	23-18	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Reese Biesemeyer	set Ava Blascziek	+0.2
42	24-18	PORTST	MONT	Attack err	Maryn Hall		+0.4
43	24-19	MONT	PORTST×6	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+0.1
44	24-20	PORTST	PORTST×6	Kill	Brenna Coffman		+0.2
45	24-21	PORTST	PORTST×6	Blocked	Alex Stone	blk Brenna Coffman, Ava Blascziek	+0.5
46	24-22	PORTST	PORTST×6	Kill	Brenna Coffman	set Ava Blascziek	+1.0
47	24-23	PORTST	PORTST×6	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Jessica Truong	+2.2
48	24-24	PORTST	PORTST×6	Blocked	Sophia Vella	blk Brenna Coffman, Maryn Hall	+4.9
49	25-24	PORTST	MONT	Attack err	Maryn Hall		+3.9
50	26-24	MONT	MONT	Blocked	Maryn Hall	blk Sophia Vella, Elle McCandless	+5.1
Set 4
1	1-0	MONT	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+2.8
2	1-1	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Willow Watson	set Ava Blascziek	+2.2
3	1-2	PORTST	PORTST	Attack err	Sophia Vella		+2.7
4	2-2	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+2.2
5	2-3	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Willow Watson	set Ava Blascziek	+2.2
6	2-4	PORTST	PORTST	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+2.7
7	3-4	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle	+2.1
8	3-5	MONT	PORTST×3	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+2.2
9	3-6	PORTST	PORTST×3	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Ava Blascziek	+2.6
10	3-7	PORTST	PORTST×3	Attack err	Mylee Blake		+2.3
11	4-7	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Annika Wright	+1.7
12	4-8	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Ava Blascziek	set Xanthe Ocampo	+1.9
13	5-8	PORTST	MONT	Attack err	Alivia Eikenberg		+1.7
14	6-8	MONT	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Annika Wright	+2.5
15	6-9	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Paige Stepaniuk	+2.2
16	6-10	PORTST	PORTST	Kill	Willow Watson	set Paige Stepaniuk	+2.4
17	7-10	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+1.8
18	7-11	MONT	PORTST	Blocked	Delaney Russell	blk Alivia Eikenberg, Reese Biesemeyer	+2.0
19	7-12	PORTST	PORTST	Attack err	Delaney Russell		+2.1
20	8-12	PORTST	MONT	Serve err	Portland St.		+1.4
21	9-12	MONT	MONT	Blocked	Reese Biesemeyer	blk Josie Blazina	+2.3
22	9-13	MONT	PORTST×3	Kill	Maryn Hall	set Ava Blascziek	+2.1
23	9-14	PORTST	PORTST×3	Blocked	Alex Stone	blk Brenna Coffman, Willow Watson	+2.2
24	9-15	PORTST	PORTST×3	Kill	Brenna Coffman	set Ava Blascziek	+1.7
25	10-15	PORTST	MONT×4	Kill	Sophia Vella	set Gracie Cagle	+1.0
26	11-15	MONT	MONT×4	Kill	Sophia Vella	set Gracie Cagle	+1.8
27	12-15	MONT	MONT×4	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle	+2.3
28	13-15	MONT	MONT×4	Blocked	Alivia Eikenberg	blk Elle McCandless, Alex Stone	+2.9
29	13-16	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Willow Watson	set Ava Blascziek	+2.7
30	13-17	PORTST	PORTST	Attack err	Alex Stone		+2.9
31	14-17	PORTST	MONT×3	Attack err	Katarina Kosic		+1.9
32	15-17	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Alex Stone	set Madeline Sanderson	+3.1
33	16-17	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Madeline Sanderson	+3.9
34	16-18	MONT	PORTST	Serve err	Montana		+3.5
35	16-19	PORTST	PORTST	Attack err	Alex Stone		+3.8
36	17-19	PORTST	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Annika Wright	+2.6
37	17-20	MONT	PORTST	Kill	Katarina Kosic	set Elisabeth Levick	+3.2
38	17-21	PORTST	PORTST	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Paige Stepaniuk	+3.1
39	18-21	PORTST	MONT×4	Attack err	Alivia Eikenberg		+1.7
40	19-21	MONT	MONT×4	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Annika Wright	+3.2
41	20-21	MONT	MONT×4	Attack err	Elisabeth Levick		+4.7
42	21-21	MONT	MONT×4	Ace	Montana		+6.4
43	21-22	MONT	PORTST×4	Kill	Alivia Eikenberg	set Xanthe Ocampo	+5.8
44	21-23	PORTST	PORTST×4	Kill	Willow Watson	set Ava Blascziek	+6.8
45	21-24	PORTST	PORTST×4	Ace	Portland St.	aced Kaylee Paulson	+4.8
46	21-25	PORTST	PORTST×4	Kill	Reese Biesemeyer		+1.9

Score shown after each rally, Montana 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).

Portland St. def. Montana 3–1

Portland St. won it at the net: 14 blocks, led by Reese Biesemeyer.