FinalTue, Sep 1, 2026

AwaySEC

0:3

HomeBIG-TEN

Purdue def. Texas A&M 3–0

(27-25, 25-23, 25-20)

Set	1	2	3	Sets
TX A&M	25	23	20	0
PURDUE	27	25	25	3

RallyIQ model

Win probability

PURDUE above 50 · TX A&M below

Biggest swing: 10.1% to Purdue — set 1, TX A&M 25-27 PURDUE. Attack error by Kaia Castle. PURDUE win probability 61% → 71%.

Before first serve

Pre-match

TX A&M 47.8%52.2% PURDUE

Texas A&M wins

3-0

11.6%

3-1

17.8%

3-2

18.4%

Purdue wins

3-0

13.5%

3-1

19.7%

3-2

19.1%

TX A&M break %: 40.0% vs this opp
PURDUE break %: 40.4% 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 % 42.7%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Largest win-probability swings

Top plays

01
Kaia CastleAttack error+10.1%
Attack error by Kaia Castle
Set 1 · TX A&M 25-27 PURDUE · PURDUE 61% → 71%
02
Natalie RingAttack error+8.2%
Natalie Ring stuffed by Taylor Anderson & Kate Hansen
Set 1 · TX A&M 22-23 PURDUE · PURDUE 51% → 59%
03
Addy TindallKill+7.5%
Kill by Addy Tindall (set by Taylor Anderson)
Set 2 · TX A&M 22-24 PURDUE · PURDUE 77% → 84%
04
TX A&M serverService error+6.8%
Texas A&M service error
Set 1 · TX A&M 23-24 PURDUE · PURDUE 54% → 61%
05
Eliza SharpKill+6.8%
Kill by Eliza Sharp (set by Kirra Musgrove)
Set 1 · TX A&M 24-24 PURDUE · TX A&M 39% → 46%
06
Taylor AndersonKill+6.8%
Kill by Taylor Anderson (set by Ryan McAleer)
Set 1 · TX A&M 24-25 PURDUE · PURDUE 54% → 61%
07
Kyndal StowersKill+6.8%
Kill by Kyndal Stowers (set by Kirra Musgrove)
Set 1 · TX A&M 25-25 PURDUE · TX A&M 39% → 46%
08
TX A&M serverService error+6.8%
Texas A&M service error
Set 1 · TX A&M 25-26 PURDUE · PURDUE 54% → 61%

Official NCAA box

Box score

Texas A&Maway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
6Taryn MorrisOPP	3	12	3	20	.450	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	12
17Natalie RingOH	3	9	3	29	.207	0	1	1	5	0	2	1	11
37Kyndal StowersOH	3	10	4	28	.214	1	0	1	6	2	2	1	11
25Eliza SharpMB	3	9	5	16	.250	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	11
19Kaia CastleMB	3	5	2	8	.375	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	5.5
14Kirra MusgroveS	3	3	3	7	.000	41	1	3	4	0	1	0.5	4.5
1Gabi RodriguezL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	1	0	13	0	0	0	1
2Addi ApplegateL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
20Megan FitchOH	3	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
4Brooke LacewellOPP	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Team totals		48	20	110	.255	45	3	7	36	2	10	5	68

Purduehome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
21Lameen MambuOH	3	12	2	30	.333	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	12
12Kate HansenMB	3	7	1	11	.545	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	3	10
5Taylor AndersonS	3	5	0	7	.714	36	0	1	4	0	2	5	4.5	9.5
14Grace HeaneyOPP	3	5	4	17	.059	1	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	5
9Dior CharlesMB	3	2	1	3	.333	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	4
2MaryKate ScheumannDS	3	0	0	1	.000	1	1	2	8	0	0	0	0	1
18Addy TindallOH	3	16	1	28	.536	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1.5	17.5
19Elle ScharaDS	3	0	0	1	.000	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1
3Ryan McAleerDS	3	0	0	0	–	6	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		47	9	98	.388	47	2	7	34	3	3	16	11	77

Starters listed first. BLK = BS + ½ BA. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

Point differential by rally

Momentum

Longest run 5 TX A&M · PURDUE 3

Set 1

25-27

Longest run 5 TX A&MPURDUE 3

Set 2

23-25

Longest run 2 TX A&MPURDUE 3

Set 3

20-25

Longest run 3 TX A&MPURDUE 3

Bars above the line = Purdue leads, below = Texas A&M leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Rotations

Texas A&M

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	64%9/14	30%3/10
2	90%9/10	25%3/12
3	60%9/15	44%7/16
4	56%9/16	0%0/9
5	58%7/12	18%2/11
6	67%6/9	36%4/11
All	64%49/76	28%19/69

Purdue

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	69%9/13	47%7/15
2	53%9/17	0%0/9
3	90%9/10	31%4/13
4	90%9/10	47%8/17
5	62%8/13	47%7/15
6	100%6/6	14%1/7
All	72%50/69	36%27/76

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 (3 of 3 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.

145 rallies

Rally log

#	TX A&M-PURDUE	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	PURDUE	PURDUE	Kill	Dior Charles	set Ryan McAleer	+2.6
2	1-1	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Natalie Ring	set Kirra Musgrove	+1.7
3	1-2	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Taylor Anderson	+1.8
4	2-2	PURDUE	TX A&M×3	Attack err	Grace Heaney		+1.8
5	3-2	TX A&M	TX A&M×3	Attack err	Lameen Mambu		+2.7
6	4-2	TX A&M	TX A&M×3	Attack err	Grace Heaney	blk Eliza Sharp, Natalie Ring	+2.7
7	4-3	TX A&M	PURDUE	Serve err	TX A&M server		+1.8
8	4-4	PURDUE	PURDUE	Attack err	Eliza Sharp	blk Taylor Anderson	+2.8
9	5-4	PURDUE	TX A&M	Serve err	PURDUE server		+1.9
10	5-5	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Taylor Anderson	+1.9
11	6-5	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Eliza Sharp	set Kirra Musgrove	+2.0
12	6-6	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Kate Hansen	set Taylor Anderson	+2.0
13	6-7	PURDUE	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+3.0
14	7-7	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Natalie Ring	set Kirra Musgrove	+2.0
15	8-7	TX A&M	TX A&M	Ace	TX A&M server	aced Addy Tindall	+3.1
16	8-8	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Taylor Anderson	set Elle Schara	+2.1
17	9-8	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Kirra Musgrove	+2.2
18	9-9	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+2.1
19	9-10	PURDUE	PURDUE	Attack err	Taryn Morris		+3.3
20	10-10	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kaia Castle	set Kirra Musgrove	+2.2
21	10-11	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Taylor Anderson	+2.3
22	11-11	PURDUE	TX A&M×5	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Kirra Musgrove	+2.3
23	12-11	TX A&M	TX A&M×5	Kill	Natalie Ring	set Kirra Musgrove	+3.5
24	13-11	TX A&M	TX A&M×5	Kill	Eliza Sharp	set Taryn Morris	+3.5
25	14-11	TX A&M	TX A&M×5	Bad set	Taylor Anderson		+3.3
26	15-11	TX A&M	TX A&M×5	Attack err	Lameen Mambu		+2.9
27	15-12	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Grace Heaney	set Taylor Anderson	+1.6
28	15-13	PURDUE	PURDUE	Attack err	Natalie Ring	blk Taylor Anderson, Kate Hansen	+2.9
29	16-13	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Eliza Sharp	set Kirra Musgrove	+2.4
30	16-14	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Taylor Anderson	+2.0
31	17-14	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kyndal Stowers	set Kirra Musgrove	+2.5
32	17-15	TX A&M	PURDUE×3	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+2.0
33	17-16	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Attack err	Kyndal Stowers		+3.8
34	17-17	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Attack err	Kyndal Stowers	blk Dior Charles, Taylor Anderson	+4.4
35	18-17	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kaia Castle	set Kirra Musgrove	+3.2
36	19-17	TX A&M	TX A&M	Attack err	Dior Charles	blk Kyndal Stowers, Kaia Castle	+4.7
37	19-18	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Ryan McAleer	+2.7
38	20-18	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kaia Castle	set Kirra Musgrove	+3.4
39	20-19	TX A&M	PURDUE	Serve err	TX A&M server		+2.9
40	20-20	PURDUE	PURDUE	Attack err	Kaia Castle	blk Dior Charles	+5.4
41	21-20	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Natalie Ring	set Kirra Musgrove	+4.2
42	21-21	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Ryan McAleer	+4.0
43	22-21	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Kirra Musgrove	+4.7
44	22-22	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Taylor Anderson	+4.5
45	22-23	PURDUE	PURDUE	Attack err	Natalie Ring	blk Taylor Anderson, Kate Hansen	+8.2
46	23-23	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Eliza Sharp	set Kirra Musgrove	+5.2
47	23-24	TX A&M	PURDUE	Serve err	TX A&M server		+6.8
48	24-24	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Eliza Sharp	set Kirra Musgrove	+6.8
49	24-25	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Taylor Anderson	set Ryan McAleer	+6.8
50	25-25	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kyndal Stowers	set Kirra Musgrove	+6.8
51	25-26	TX A&M	PURDUE	Serve err	TX A&M server		+6.8
52	25-27	PURDUE	PURDUE	Attack err	Kaia Castle		+10.1
Set 2
1	1-0	TX A&M	TX A&M	Ace	TX A&M server	aced Lameen Mambu	+2.6
2	1-1	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Grace Heaney	set Taylor Anderson	+1.7
3	2-1	PURDUE	TX A&M	Attack err	Grace Heaney		+1.8
4	2-2	TX A&M	PURDUE	Serve err	TX A&M server		+1.7
5	3-2	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Eliza Sharp	set Kirra Musgrove	+1.8
6	3-3	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Kate Hansen	set Taylor Anderson	+1.8
7	3-4	PURDUE	PURDUE	Attack err	Eliza Sharp	blk Addy Tindall, Kate Hansen	+2.7
8	4-4	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kyndal Stowers	set Kirra Musgrove	+1.8
9	4-5	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Ryan McAleer	+1.9
10	5-5	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kyndal Stowers	set Kirra Musgrove	+1.9
11	5-6	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Taylor Anderson	set Elle Schara	+1.9
12	6-6	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kyndal Stowers	set Kirra Musgrove	+1.9
13	6-7	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+2.0
14	7-7	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Kirra Musgrove	+2.0
15	8-7	TX A&M	TX A&M	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Kirra Musgrove	+3.0
16	8-8	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Grace Heaney	set Taylor Anderson	+2.0
17	9-8	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Eliza Sharp	set Kirra Musgrove	+2.1
18	10-8	TX A&M	TX A&M	Attack err	Grace Heaney	blk Natalie Ring, Eliza Sharp	+3.1
19	10-9	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Taylor Anderson	+2.0
20	11-9	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Eliza Sharp	set Kirra Musgrove	+2.2
21	12-9	TX A&M	TX A&M	Attack err	Kate Hansen	blk Kyndal Stowers, Eliza Sharp	+3.0
22	12-10	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Taylor Anderson	+1.8
23	13-10	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kirra Musgrove	set Addi Applegate	+2.1
24	13-11	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Ryan McAleer	+1.8
25	13-12	PURDUE	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+3.2
26	14-12	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kyndal Stowers	set Gabi Rodriguez	+2.4
27	15-12	TX A&M	TX A&M	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Kirra Musgrove	+3.3
28	15-13	TX A&M	PURDUE	Attack err	Kyndal Stowers		+1.9
29	16-13	PURDUE	TX A&M	Serve err	PURDUE server		+2.3
30	16-14	TX A&M	PURDUE×3	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+1.9
31	16-15	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Ace	PURDUE server	aced Kyndal Stowers	+3.5
32	16-16	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Taylor Anderson	+4.1
33	17-16	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Taylor Anderson	+2.9
34	18-16	TX A&M	TX A&M	Kill	Natalie Ring	set Kirra Musgrove	+4.3
35	18-17	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Dior Charles	set Taylor Anderson	+2.6
36	19-17	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Natalie Ring	set Kirra Musgrove	+3.1
37	20-17	TX A&M	TX A&M	Kill	Natalie Ring	set Taylor Anderson	+4.0
38	20-18	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Grace Heaney	set Taylor Anderson	+2.0
39	20-19	PURDUE	PURDUE	Attack err	Kirra Musgrove	blk Taylor Anderson	+4.2
40	21-19	PURDUE	TX A&M	Serve err	PURDUE server		+3.6
41	21-20	TX A&M	PURDUE×3	Kill	Taylor Anderson	set MaryKate Scheumann	+2.9
42	21-21	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Attack err	Kyndal Stowers	blk Taylor Anderson, Kate Hansen	+5.8
43	21-22	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+6.8
44	22-22	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Eliza Sharp	set Kirra Musgrove	+4.4
45	22-23	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+5.4
46	22-24	PURDUE	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+7.5
47	23-24	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kirra Musgrove	set Addi Applegate	+2.7
48	23-25	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Taylor Anderson	set Elle Schara	+6.6
Set 3
1	1-0	PURDUE	TX A&M	Serve err	PURDUE server		+1.1
2	1-1	TX A&M	PURDUE	Serve err	TX A&M server		+1.1
3	2-1	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Kirra Musgrove	+1.1
4	2-2	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Taylor Anderson	+1.1
5	3-2	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Kirra Musgrove	+1.1
6	3-3	TX A&M	PURDUE×3	Attack err	Natalie Ring		+1.1
7	3-4	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Ace	PURDUE server	aced Kyndal Stowers	+1.7
8	3-5	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Kill	Kate Hansen	set Taylor Anderson	+1.7
9	4-5	PURDUE	TX A&M	Serve err	PURDUE server		+1.1
10	4-6	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+1.2
11	5-6	PURDUE	TX A&M×3	Kill	Kirra Musgrove	set Kyndal Stowers	+1.1
12	6-6	TX A&M	TX A&M×3	Kill	Kyndal Stowers	set Kirra Musgrove	+1.8
13	7-6	TX A&M	TX A&M×3	Ace	TX A&M server	aced Elle Schara	+1.9
14	7-7	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+1.3
15	8-7	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kyndal Stowers	set Kirra Musgrove	+1.3
16	8-8	TX A&M	PURDUE	Attack err	Kirra Musgrove		+1.3
17	8-9	PURDUE	PURDUE	Kill	Grace Heaney	set Ryan McAleer	+2.0
18	9-9	PURDUE	TX A&M	Serve err	PURDUE server		+1.3
19	10-9	TX A&M	TX A&M	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Kirra Musgrove	+2.1
20	10-10	TX A&M	PURDUE	Serve err	TX A&M server		+1.4
21	11-10	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kaia Castle	set Kirra Musgrove	+1.4
22	11-11	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Kate Hansen	set Taylor Anderson	+1.4
23	12-11	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Kirra Musgrove	+1.5
24	12-12	TX A&M	PURDUE×3	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Taylor Anderson	+1.5
25	12-13	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Attack err	Taryn Morris	blk Addy Tindall, Kate Hansen	+2.3
26	12-14	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Attack err	Eliza Sharp		+2.2
27	13-14	PURDUE	TX A&M	Serve err	PURDUE server		+1.4
28	13-15	TX A&M	PURDUE×3	Kill	Kate Hansen	set Taylor Anderson	+1.6
29	13-16	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Attack err	Eliza Sharp	blk Dior Charles, Addy Tindall	+2.1
30	13-17	PURDUE	PURDUE×3	Attack err	Addi Applegate		+1.8
31	14-17	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Natalie Ring	set Kirra Musgrove	+0.9
32	14-18	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+1.2
33	15-18	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kyndal Stowers	set Kirra Musgrove	+0.9
34	15-19	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Addy Tindall	set Taylor Anderson	+1.2
35	15-20	PURDUE	PURDUE	Attack err	Kirra Musgrove		+1.3
36	16-20	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kaia Castle	set Kirra Musgrove	+0.5
37	16-21	TX A&M	PURDUE	Attack err	Taryn Morris		+0.8
38	17-21	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Kyndal Stowers	set Kirra Musgrove	+0.4
39	17-22	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Kate Hansen	set Taylor Anderson	+0.8
40	18-22	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Natalie Ring	set Kirra Musgrove	+0.4
41	18-23	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Lameen Mambu	set Taylor Anderson	+0.7
42	18-24	PURDUE	PURDUE	Attack err	Eliza Sharp	blk Kate Hansen, Taylor Anderson	+0.4
43	19-24	PURDUE	TX A&M	Kill	Taryn Morris	set Kirra Musgrove	+0.0
44	20-24	TX A&M	TX A&M	Attack err	Addy Tindall	blk Eliza Sharp, Kirra Musgrove	+0.2
45	20-25	TX A&M	PURDUE	Kill	Kate Hansen	set Taylor Anderson	+0.3

Score shown after each rally, Texas A&M first. WP Δ = match win-probability points gained, colored by the team that gained them. “Feed gap” rows fill points the NCAA play-by-play never logged.