Final · 5 setsSat, Sep 19, 2026 · Neutral site

Montana St. def. Georgia St. 3–2

Montana St. beat Georgia St. 3-2 (25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 17-15) on Sat, Sep 19, 2026 at a neutral site. Karli Heidemann led Montana St. with 18 kills; Georgia St.'s Akira Burt had a match-high 21.

Data through · final Sep 19

Set12345Sets
MONTST 25222325173
GA ST18252520152

Win probability

Georgia St. above 50 · Montana St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+27.0% MONTST rally 215 · set 5

Biggest swing: 27.0% to Montana St. — set 5, MONTST 17-15 GA ST. Montana St. ace on Akira Burt. GA ST win probability 27% → 0%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MONTST 49.5%50.5% GA ST

Montana St. wins

3-0
12.3%
3-1
18.5%
3-2
18.7%

Georgia St. wins

3-0
12.7%
3-1
19.0%
3-2
18.8%
MONTST break %
41.8% vs this opp
GA ST break %
41.9% 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
    Montana St.Ace+27.0%

    Montana St. ace on Akira Burt

    Set 5 · MONTST 17-15 GA ST · MONTST 73% → 100%

  2. 02
    Sophia JohnsonAttack error+26.9%

    Attack error by Sophia Johnson

    Set 5 · MONTST 16-15 GA ST · MONTST 46% → 73%

  3. 03
    Joelie SpeltsAttack error+26.9%

    Attack error by Joelie Spelts

    Set 5 · MONTST 13-14 GA ST · GA ST 46% → 73%

  4. 04
    Karli HeidemannKill+19.3%

    Kill by Karli Heidemann (set by Dariana Valencia)

    Set 5 · MONTST 14-14 GA ST · MONTST 27% → 46%

  5. 05
    Akira BurtKill+19.3%

    Kill by Akira Burt (set by Annelore Engels)

    Set 5 · MONTST 14-15 GA ST · GA ST 54% → 73%

  6. 06
    Karli HeidemannKill+19.3%

    Kill by Karli Heidemann (set by Teagan Jaynes)

    Set 5 · MONTST 15-15 GA ST · MONTST 27% → 46%

  7. 07
    Julie AriasAttack error+18.1%

    Attack error by Julie Arias

    Set 5 · MONTST 12-11 GA ST · MONTST 47% → 65%

  8. 08
    Julie AriasKill+15.9%

    Kill by Julie Arias (set by Dariana Valencia)

    Set 5 · MONTST 10-11 GA ST · GA ST 48% → 64%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
518444.31840181010.518.5
516543.2560004102117
512432.25001140111.514.5
59832.031113121052.512.5
5507.714533260010.58.5
34111.27300010052.56.5
5102.5002131210002
5001.0002002800000
3102.500000000212
2000–00000010.50.5
2000–000200000
2000–000100000
Team totals6622174.2536261078511810112
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5211155.182010101031.523.5
520757.228121161010.522.5
56116.313100201439
55311.18200000031.56.5
5104.250250030010.51.5
1001.000000410000
54517-.05901172010.55.5
5001.0002812400001
5001.0003042410000
36319.15800130010.56.5
3000–100000000
Team totals6330182.18159597361148103

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 MONTST · GA ST 5

Set 1

25-18

Longest run 5 MONTST GA ST 4

Set 2

22-25

Longest run 3 MONTST GA ST 5

Set 3

23-25

Longest run 3 MONTST GA ST 3

Set 4

25-20

Longest run 4 MONTST GA ST 3

Set 5

17-15

Longest run 3 MONTST GA ST 2

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Montana St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
61%14/23
42%8/19
2
71%12/17
48%13/27
3
58%11/19
31%5/16
4
59%10/17
38%6/16
5
59%10/17
33%5/15
6
82%9/11
50%9/18
All
63%66/104
41%46/111

Georgia St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
56%14/25
40%8/20
2
57%13/23
32%6/19
3
67%10/15
20%3/15
4
63%10/16
50%10/20
5
50%9/18
44%8/18
6
64%9/14
25%3/12
All
59%65/111
37%38/104

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 (5 of 5 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

215 rallies

#MONTST -GA STSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0MONTST MONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.5
21-1MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Sigrun Jonsdottir+1.8
32-1GA STMONTST KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+1.9
42-2MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+1.8
53-2GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+1.9
63-3MONTST GA ST×4KillAkira Burtset Dariana Valencia+1.9
73-4GA STGA ST×4KillAkira Burtset Dariana Valencia+2.7
83-5GA STGA ST×4AceGeorgia St.aced Taylor McDonald+2.7
93-6GA STGA ST×4KillJayden Eakerset Dariana Valencia+2.6
104-6GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+1.7
115-6MONTST MONTST KillAlice Steman+2.6
125-7MONTST GA STServe errMontana St.+2.0
136-7GA STMONTST KillTaylor McDonaldset Teagan Jaynes+1.9
147-7MONTST MONTST Attack errMina Olgar+2.9
157-8MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Dariana Valencia+2.2
168-8GA STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.1
179-8MONTST MONTST Attack errJayden Fitzgerald+3.1
189-9MONTST GA STBlockedTaylor McDonaldblk Jayden Fitzgerald, Mina Olgar+2.2
1910-9GA STMONTST KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+2.3
2010-10MONTST GA STServe errMontana St.+2.3
2111-10GA STMONTST ×5KillTeagan Jaynesset Karli Heidemann+2.4
2212-10MONTST MONTST ×5KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+3.3
2313-10MONTST MONTST ×5KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+3.1
2414-10MONTST MONTST ×5AceMontana St.aced Leilani-Kai Giusta+2.7
2515-10MONTST MONTST ×5KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+2.3
2615-11MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+1.3
2716-11GA STMONTST Serve errGeorgia St.+1.6
2817-11MONTST MONTST KillAlice Stemanset Taylor McDonald+1.7
2917-12MONTST GA STKillJayden Eakerset Dariana Valencia+0.8
3017-13GA STGA STKillJayden Fitzgeraldset Dariana Valencia+1.7
3118-13GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+1.6
3219-13MONTST MONTST AceMontana St.aced Jayden Fitzgerald+1.6
3319-14MONTST GA STServe errMontana St.+0.7
3420-14GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+1.1
3520-15MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Dariana Valencia+0.6
3621-15GA STMONTST KillAlice Stemanset Teagan Jaynes+1.0
3721-16MONTST GA STKillMina Olgarset Annelore Engels+0.5
3822-16GA STMONTST Serve errGeorgia St.+0.9
3923-16MONTST MONTST BlockedAkira Burtblk Joelie Spelts+0.5
4023-17MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+0.1
4124-17GA STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+0.2
4224-18MONTST GA STBad setTaylor McDonald·
4325-18GA STMONTST KillAlice Stemanset Teagan Jaynes+0.1
Set 2
11-0GA STMONTST ×3KillElli Tuftoset Nicolette Noble+1.8
22-0MONTST MONTST ×3Attack errSophia Johnson+2.5
33-0MONTST MONTST ×3Attack errJayden Eaker+2.5
43-1MONTST GA STBlockedJoelie Speltsblk Akira Burt, Jayden Eaker+1.7
53-2GA STGA STKillAkira Burtset Dariana Valencia+2.5
64-2GA STMONTST Attack errAkira Burt+1.9
74-3MONTST GA STKillJayden Fitzgeraldset Dariana Valencia+1.8
85-3GA STMONTST Serve errGeorgia St.+1.9
95-4MONTST GA ST×3Serve errMontana St.+1.9
105-5GA STGA ST×3KillAkira Burtset Annelore Engels+2.8
115-6GA STGA ST×3KillMina Olgarset Annelore Engels+2.8
126-6GA STMONTST KillLauren Greeny+2.0
136-7MONTST GA ST×4KillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+2.1
146-8GA STGA ST×4KillAkira Burtset Annelore Engels+2.9
156-9GA STGA ST×4AceGeorgia St.aced Lauren Greeny+2.8
166-10GA STGA ST×4Attack errKarli Heidemann+2.5
177-10GA STMONTST BlockedAkira Burtblk Alice Steman, Taylor McDonald+1.6
188-10MONTST MONTST BlockedMina Olgarblk Alice Steman, Elli Tufto+2.6
198-11MONTST GA STAttack errTaylor McDonald+2.1
209-11GA STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+1.9
219-12MONTST GA ST×5KillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+2.2
229-13GA STGA ST×5KillSophia Johnsonset Dariana Valencia+2.7
239-14GA STGA ST×5KillJayden Eakerset Dariana Valencia+2.3
249-15GA STGA ST×5KillAkira Burtset Dariana Valencia+1.8
259-16GA STGA ST×5KillJayden Eakerset Dariana Valencia+1.3
2610-16GA STMONTST Attack errAkira Burt+0.6
2711-16MONTST MONTST Attack errAkira Burt+1.2
2811-17MONTST GA STAttack errTaylor McDonald+1.2
2912-17GA STMONTST KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+0.8
3012-18MONTST GA STBlockedJoelie Speltsblk Akira Burt, Jayden Eaker+1.2
3113-18GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Lauren Greeny+0.8
3213-19MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Dariana Valencia+1.1
3314-19GA STMONTST ×3KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+0.7
3415-19MONTST MONTST ×3Attack errJayden Fitzgerald+1.5
3516-19MONTST MONTST ×3BlockedMina Olgarblk Alice Steman, Taylor McDonald+2.2
3616-20MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Annelore Engels+2.2
3716-21GA STGA STAttack errAlice Steman+2.1
3817-21GA STMONTST KillTaylor McDonaldset Nicolette Noble+0.8
3917-22MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Annelore Engels+1.4
4017-23GA STGA STKillSophia Johnsonset Jayden Eaker+0.9
4118-23GA STMONTST ×3KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+0.2
4219-23MONTST MONTST ×3KillTaylor McDonaldset Teagan Jaynes+0.7
4320-23MONTST MONTST ×3KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+1.3
4420-24MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+1.8
4521-24GA STMONTST KillTaylor McDonaldset Dariana Valencia+0.5
4622-24MONTST MONTST Attack errAkira Burt+1.8
4722-25MONTST GA STAttack errElli Tufto+3.0
Set 3
10-1MONTST GA ST×3KillAkira Burtset Sigrun Jonsdottir+2.4
20-2GA STGA ST×3BlockedJoelie Speltsblk Akira Burt, Jayden Eaker+3.3
30-3GA STGA ST×3AceGeorgia St.aced Karli Heidemann+3.2
41-3GA STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.2
52-3MONTST MONTST KillTeagan Jaynesset Karli Heidemann+3.3
62-4MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Dariana Valencia+2.5
73-4GA STMONTST Serve errGeorgia St.+2.4
84-4MONTST MONTST BlockedJayden Fitzgeraldblk Alice Steman, Teagan Jaynes+3.6
94-5MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Dariana Valencia+2.7
105-5GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+2.6
115-6MONTST GA ST×3KillJayden Fitzgeraldset Annelore Engels+2.7
125-7GA STGA ST×3Bad setAlice Steman+3.8
135-8GA STGA ST×3KillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+3.6
146-8GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+2.4
157-8MONTST MONTST BlockedAkira Burtblk Alice Steman, Taylor McDonald+3.7
167-9MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Annelore Engels+2.8
178-9GA STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.7
189-9MONTST MONTST KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+4.1
199-10MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+3.1
209-11GA STGA STKillJayden Eakerset Dariana Valencia+4.2
2110-11GA STMONTST ×3KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.9
2211-11MONTST MONTST ×3AceMontana St.aced Jayden Fitzgerald+4.4
2312-11MONTST MONTST ×3KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+4.6
2412-12MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Dariana Valencia+3.3
2513-12GA STMONTST KillTeagan Jaynesset Karli Heidemann+3.4
2614-12MONTST MONTST KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+4.7
2714-13MONTST GA STServe errMontana St.+3.2
2815-13GA STMONTST KillTeagan Jaynesset Lauren Greeny+3.5
2915-14MONTST GA ST×3KillJayden Fitzgeraldset Dariana Valencia+3.3
3015-15GA STGA ST×3AceGeorgia St.+5.1
3115-16GA STGA ST×3Serve errGeorgia St.+5.4
3216-16GA STMONTST Attack errJayden Fitzgerald+3.9
3317-16MONTST MONTST Attack errJayden Fitzgerald+5.8
3417-17MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Annelore Engels+4.1
3517-18GA STGA STKillAnnelore Engelsset Sigrun Jonsdottir+6.1
3618-18GA STMONTST KillTaylor McDonaldset Teagan Jaynes+4.3
3718-19MONTST GA ST×3Serve errMontana St.+4.7
3818-20GA STGA ST×3Attack errKarli Heidemann+6.5
3918-21GA STGA ST×3KillSophia Johnsonset Isabel Morales+5.5
4019-21GA STMONTST KillTaylor McDonaldset Teagan Jaynes+2.9
4119-22MONTST GA STBlockedTaylor McDonaldblk Jayden Eaker+4.2
4220-22GA STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.7
4321-22MONTST MONTST Attack errAkira Burt+6.1
4421-23MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Dariana Valencia+6.3
4522-23GA STMONTST Attack errSophia Johnson+4.4
4623-23MONTST MONTST BlockedAkira Burtblk Karli Heidemann, Teya Yeomans+10.2
4723-24MONTST GA STKillJulie Ariasset Dariana Valencia+9.7
4823-25GA STGA STAttack errKarli Heidemann+13.4
Set 4
10-1GA STGA STAceGeorgia St.aced Elli Tufto+3.3
21-1GA STMONTST KillTaylor McDonaldset Teagan Jaynes+2.4
31-2MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Dariana Valencia+2.5
42-2GA STMONTST KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+2.5
53-2MONTST MONTST Attack errAkira Burt+3.5
63-3MONTST GA STKillJulie Ariasset Dariana Valencia+2.5
74-3GA STMONTST Serve errGeorgia St.+2.6
84-4MONTST GA STKillMina Olgarset Dariana Valencia+2.6
95-4GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+2.6
106-4MONTST MONTST AceMontana St.aced Sophia Johnson+3.7
116-5MONTST GA STKillJulie Ariasset Annelore Engels+2.5
127-5GA STMONTST ×3Serve errGeorgia St.+2.7
138-5MONTST MONTST ×3KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+3.6
149-5MONTST MONTST ×3KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+3.3
159-6MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Annelore Engels+2.1
1610-6GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+2.4
1711-6MONTST MONTST BlockedSophia Johnsonblk Lauren Schloe, Taylor McDonald+2.9
1811-7MONTST GA STAttack errElli Tufto+1.7
1912-7GA STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.1
2013-7MONTST MONTST Attack errSophia Johnson+2.4
2113-8MONTST GA ST×3Attack errElli Tufto+1.3
2213-9GA STGA ST×3KillJulie Arias+2.4
2313-10GA STGA ST×3Attack errTaylor McDonald+3.0
2414-10GA STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.6
2514-11MONTST GA STServe errMontana St.+2.2
2615-11GA STMONTST ×4Attack errJulie Arias+2.7
2716-11MONTST MONTST ×4KillTeagan Jaynesset Karli Heidemann+3.0
2817-11MONTST MONTST ×4KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+2.3
2918-11MONTST MONTST ×4KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+1.6
3018-12MONTST GA STServe errMontana St.+0.7
3118-13GA STGA STKillMina Olgar+1.4
3219-13GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+1.5
3319-14MONTST GA STKillMina Olgarset Annelore Engels+0.9
3420-14GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+1.4
3521-14MONTST MONTST AceMontana St.aced Sigrun Jonsdottir+1.1
3621-15MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+0.4
3722-15GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+0.7
3822-16MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+0.3
3922-17GA STGA STBlockedTaylor McDonaldblk Sophia Johnson, Jayden Eaker+0.7
4023-17GA STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+0.9
4123-18MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Dariana Valencia+0.3
4224-18GA STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+0.6
4324-19MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Dariana Valencia+0.1
4424-20GA STGA STAttack errTaylor McDonald+0.4
4525-20GA STMONTST Attack errJulie Arias+1.9
Set 5
10-1GA STGA STAttack errTaylor McDonald+8.8
21-1GA STMONTST Serve errGeorgia St.+6.3
32-1MONTST MONTST BlockedSophia Johnsonblk Joelie Spelts, Elli Tufto+9.1
42-2MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Dariana Valencia+6.5
53-2GA STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+6.8
64-2MONTST MONTST Attack errAkira Burt+9.4
74-3MONTST GA STServe errMontana St.+6.3
84-4GA STGA STAttack errElli Tufto+9.8
95-4GA STMONTST Serve errGeorgia St.+7.4
105-5MONTST GA STKillJulie Ariasset Dariana Valencia+7.4
116-5GA STMONTST KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+7.8
126-6MONTST GA STBlockedKarli Heidemannblk Mina Olgar, Annelore Engels+7.7
136-7GA STGA STKillAkira Burtset Sophia Johnson+11.5
147-7GA STMONTST KillLauren Schloeset Teagan Jaynes+8.2
158-7MONTST MONTST KillTaylor McDonaldset Teagan Jaynes+12.3
168-8MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+8.7
179-8GA STMONTST KillTaylor McDonaldset Teagan Jaynes+9.5
189-9MONTST GA STKillSophia Johnsonset Annelore Engels+9.3
1910-9GA STMONTST BlockedSophia Johnsonblk Lauren Schloe, Taylor McDonald+10.3
2010-10MONTST GA STAttack errElli Tufto+10.1
2110-11GA STGA STKillJulie Ariasset Dariana Valencia+15.9
2211-11GA STMONTST Serve errGeorgia St.+11.1
2312-11MONTST MONTST Attack errJulie Arias+18.1
2412-12MONTST GA STKillJayden Eakerset Dariana Valencia+12.6
2513-12GA STMONTST Bad setDariana Valencia+15.4
2613-13MONTST GA STServe errMontana St.+14.7
2713-14GA STGA STAttack errJoelie Spelts+26.9
2814-14GA STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Dariana Valencia+19.3
2914-15MONTST GA STKillAkira Burtset Annelore Engels+19.3
3015-15GA STMONTST ×3KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+19.3
3116-15MONTST MONTST ×3Attack errSophia Johnson+26.9
3217-15MONTST MONTST ×3AceMontana St.aced Akira Burt+27.0

Score shown after each rally, Montana 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).