Final · 4 setsSat, Sep 12, 2026

AwayUAC-

3:1

HomeCUSA

Eastern Ky. def. Western Ky. 3–1

(16-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-20)

Set	1*	2	3	4	Sets
E KY	16	25	25	25	3
W KY	25	23	13	20	1

* Set 1: the NCAA play-by-play has a gap or score correction here, so this set is left out of the rotation splits.

RallyIQ model

Win probability

W KY above 50 · E KY below

Biggest swing: 6.1% to Eastern Ky. — set 2, E KY 25-23 W KY. Western Ky. service error. W KY win probability 71% → 65%.

Before first serve

Pre-match

E KY 30.8%69.2% W KY

Eastern Ky. wins

3-0

5.9%

3-1

10.8%

3-2

14.0%

Western Ky. wins

3-0

22.7%

3-1

26.6%

3-2

19.9%

E KY break %: 39.1% vs this opp
W KY break %: 42.9% 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 % 42.7%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Largest win-probability swings

Top plays

01
W KY serverService error+6.1%
Western Ky. service error
Set 2 · E KY 25-23 W KY · E KY 29% → 35%
02
Kendall MellerAttack error+5.5%
Attack error by Kendall Meller
Set 4 · E KY 22-19 W KY · E KY 86% → 92%
03
Emma ClosurdoKill+5.4%
Kill by Emma Closurdo (set by Emilee Hill)
Set 4 · E KY 23-19 W KY · E KY 92% → 97%
04
Faith YoungKill+5.3%
Kill by Faith Young (set by Kate Rush)
Set 4 · E KY 21-19 W KY · W KY 9% → 14%
05
Alivia SkidmoreAttack error+4.6%
Attack error by Alivia Skidmore
Set 4 · E KY 7-4 W KY · E KY 73% → 78%
06
E KY serverAce+4.6%
Eastern Ky. ace on Kennedy Cherry
Set 4 · E KY 9-5 W KY · E KY 78% → 83%
07
Emilee HillKill+4.5%
Kill by Emilee Hill (set by Cassidy Trahan)
Set 4 · E KY 5-3 W KY · E KY 68% → 73%
08
Emilee HillKill+4.4%
Kill by Emilee Hill (set by Cassidy Trahan)
Set 4 · E KY 16-11 W KY · E KY 87% → 91%

Official NCAA box

Box score

Eastern Ky.away

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
21Addison BurkeOH	4	13	1	44	.273	1	1	1	7	0	2	1	15
11Audrey HudsonOH	4	10	4	29	.207	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	11
7Emilee HillS	4	7	2	20	.250	19	2	2	13	0	4	2	11
12Caitlyn FleesMB	4	7	0	12	.583	1	2	1	1	0	4	2	11
13Alexis BullMB	4	7	2	21	.238	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	8
22Emma ClosurdoOH	4	3	3	10	.000	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	4
6Cassidy TrahanDS	4	0	0	0	–	5	1	2	17	4	0	0	1
10Cooper AbneyS	4	0	0	0	–	18	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
8Lydia StephensDS	3	0	0	0	–	1	0	2	4	1	0	0	0
Team totals		47	12	136	.257	45	7	8	53	7	14	7	91

Western Ky.home

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
22Faith YoungOH	4	17	2	26	.577	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	18
5Kaira KnoxOH	4	12	7	40	.125	2	5	3	10	0	0	0	0	17
21Eliza McKnightOH	4	10	1	24	.375	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	1.5	11.5
20Kate RushS	4	4	0	8	.500	44	0	2	8	0	2	1	2.5	6.5
8Cali FosterL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	7	4	0	0	0	0
18Aubrey SearsOH	2	1	4	8	-.375	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	1.5
17Alivia SkidmoreOH	4	8	7	25	.040	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	0.5	8.5
2Tayler BaronL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	2	1	2	21	0	0	0	0	1
3Kennedy CherryL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	2	0	2	8	3	0	0	0	0
13Kendall MellerOH	2	1	2	6	-.167	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
16Sonja LaaksonenOH	1	0	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		53	23	139	.216	52	7	12	64	7	2	6	5	81

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 4 E KY · W KY 6

Set 1*

16-25

Longest run 2 E KYW KY 6

Set 2

25-23

Longest run 4 E KYW KY 3

Set 3

25-13

Longest run 4 E KYW KY 3

Set 4

25-20

Longest run 4 E KYW KY 4

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

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Rotations

Eastern Ky.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	73%8/11	13%1/8
2	89%8/9	43%6/14
3	88%7/8	56%9/16
4	64%7/11	50%7/14
5	55%6/11	54%7/13
6	71%5/7	44%4/9
All	72%41/57	46%34/74

Western Ky.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	80%8/10	25%2/8
2	53%8/15	27%3/11
3	44%7/16	11%1/9
4	47%7/15	30%3/10
5	56%5/9	30%3/10
6	56%5/9	44%4/9
All	54%40/74	28%16/57

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 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.

172 rallies

Rally log

#	E KY-W KY	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	W KY	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Tayler Baron	+2.2
2	1-1	W KY	E KY	Kill	Emma Closurdo	set Cassidy Trahan	+1.6
3	1-2	E KY	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.5
4	2-2	W KY	E KY	Kill	Alexis Bull	set Emilee Hill	+1.6
5	2-3	E KY	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.6
6	3-3	W KY	E KY	Serve err	W KY server		+1.6
7	4-3	E KY	E KY	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore	blk Caitlyn Flees, Emilee Hill	+2.5
8	4-4	E KY	W KY×6	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.7
9	4-5	W KY	W KY×6	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+2.4
10	4-6	W KY	W KY×6	Ace	W KY server	aced Audrey Hudson	+2.3
11	4-7	W KY	W KY×6	Ace	W KY server	aced Audrey Hudson	+2.1
12	4-8	W KY	W KY×6	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.8
13	4-9	W KY	W KY×6	Attack err	Addison Burke	blk Kate Rush, Eliza McKnight	+1.5
14	5-9	W KY	E KY	Kill	Emilee Hill	set Cooper Abney	+0.9
15	5-10	E KY	W KY	Attack err	Emilee Hill		+1.1
16	6-10	W KY	E KY	Attack err	Kaira Knox		+0.9
17	6-11	E KY	W KY	Feed gap	Placeholder: the NCAA feed skipped this point; only the score change is known.		+1.1
18	7-11	W KY	E KY	Kill	Alexis Bull	set Cooper Abney	+0.9
19	7-12	E KY	W KY	Serve err	E KY server		+1.1
20	7-13	W KY	W KY	Attack err	Audrey Hudson		+1.2
21	8-13	W KY	E KY	Attack err	Aubrey Sears		+0.7
22	9-13	E KY	E KY	Ace	E KY server	aced Cali Foster	+1.3
23	9-14	E KY	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.1
24	9-15	W KY	W KY	Attack err	Emma Closurdo		+1.2
25	10-15	W KY	E KY	Kill	Alexis Bull	set Emilee Hill	+0.6
26	10-16	E KY	W KY	Serve err	E KY server		+0.8
27	11-16	W KY	E KY	Kill	Addison Burke	set Emilee Hill	+0.6
28	11-17	E KY	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+0.8
29	12-17	W KY	E KY	Kill	Caitlyn Flees	set Cooper Abney	+0.5
30	12-18	E KY	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Eliza McKnight	+0.8
31	13-18	W KY	E KY	Kill	Audrey Hudson	set Cooper Abney	+0.5
32	13-19	E KY	W KY×3	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+0.7
33	13-20	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Kate Rush	set Kaira Knox	+0.6
34	13-21	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+0.3
35	14-21	W KY	E KY	Serve err	W KY server		+0.1
36	15-21	E KY	E KY	Ace	E KY server	aced Cali Foster	+0.2
37	15-22	E KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+0.3
38	16-22	W KY	E KY	Kill	Audrey Hudson	set Cassidy Trahan	+0.1
39	16-23	E KY	W KY×3	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+0.2
40	16-24	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+0.1
41	16-25	W KY	W KY×3	Ace	W KY server	aced Cassidy Trahan	+0.0
Set 2
1	0-1	E KY	W KY	Serve err	E KY server		+1.2
2	1-1	W KY	E KY	Kill	Alexis Bull	set Emilee Hill	+1.3
3	2-1	E KY	E KY	Attack err	Aubrey Sears		+2.0
4	2-2	E KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+1.3
5	2-3	W KY	W KY	Attack err	Alexis Bull		+1.9
6	3-3	W KY	E KY	Serve err	W KY server		+1.4
7	3-4	E KY	W KY	Attack err	Emma Closurdo	blk Eliza McKnight, Aubrey Sears	+1.3
8	4-4	W KY	E KY	Kill	Addison Burke	set Emilee Hill	+1.4
9	4-5	E KY	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+1.4
10	5-5	W KY	E KY	Kill	Caitlyn Flees	set Cooper Abney	+1.4
11	5-6	E KY	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.4
12	5-7	W KY	W KY	Ace	W KY server	aced Cassidy Trahan	+2.0
13	6-7	W KY	E KY	Kill	Audrey Hudson	set Cooper Abney	+1.3
14	6-8	E KY	W KY	Serve err	E KY server		+1.4
15	6-9	W KY	W KY	Kill	Aubrey Sears	set Tayler Baron	+1.8
16	7-9	W KY	E KY	Kill	Audrey Hudson	set Cooper Abney	+1.2
17	7-10	E KY	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Aubrey Sears	+1.3
18	8-10	W KY	E KY	Kill	Audrey Hudson	set Emilee Hill	+1.2
19	9-10	E KY	E KY	Kill	Alexis Bull	set Emilee Hill	+2.1
20	9-11	E KY	W KY	Serve err	E KY server		+1.5
21	10-11	W KY	E KY×3	Attack err	Aubrey Sears	blk Alexis Bull, Emma Closurdo	+1.5
22	11-11	E KY	E KY×3	Attack err	Aubrey Sears	blk Addison Burke, Emma Closurdo	+2.4
23	12-11	E KY	E KY×3	Kill	Addison Burke	set Lydia Stephens	+2.7
24	12-12	E KY	W KY	Serve err	E KY server		+1.8
25	13-12	W KY	E KY×3	Kill	Caitlyn Flees	set Emilee Hill	+2.0
26	14-12	E KY	E KY×3	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore	blk Caitlyn Flees, Emilee Hill	+2.9
27	15-12	E KY	E KY×3	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore		+2.8
28	15-13	E KY	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.6
29	16-13	W KY	E KY	Kill	Emilee Hill	set Cooper Abney	+2.1
30	16-14	E KY	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+1.7
31	17-14	W KY	E KY	Kill	Caitlyn Flees	set Cooper Abney	+2.1
32	17-15	E KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+1.7
33	18-15	W KY	E KY	Kill	Emilee Hill	set Cooper Abney	+2.2
34	18-16	E KY	W KY×3	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+1.7
35	18-17	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+3.1
36	18-18	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+3.5
37	19-18	W KY	E KY	Serve err	W KY server		+2.8
38	19-19	E KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+2.6
39	20-19	W KY	E KY×4	Kill	Alexis Bull	set Emilee Hill	+3.0
40	21-19	E KY	E KY×4	Attack err	Kaira Knox		+4.4
41	22-19	E KY	E KY×4	Kill	Addison Burke	set Caitlyn Flees	+3.8
42	23-19	E KY	E KY×4	Ace	E KY server	aced Cali Foster	+2.6
43	23-20	E KY	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+0.8
44	24-20	W KY	E KY	Serve err	W KY server		+1.6
45	24-21	E KY	W KY×3	Bad set	Cooper Abney		+0.4
46	24-22	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Kate Rush	set Kaira Knox	+1.5
47	24-23	W KY	W KY×3	Ace	W KY server	aced Lydia Stephens	+3.5
48	25-23	W KY	E KY	Serve err	W KY server		+6.1
Set 3
1	1-0	W KY	E KY×3	Kill	Emma Closurdo	set Emilee Hill	+2.3
2	2-0	E KY	E KY×3	Kill	Addison Burke	set Cassidy Trahan	+3.4
3	3-0	E KY	E KY×3	Attack err	Faith Young		+3.5
4	3-1	E KY	W KY	Serve err	E KY server		+2.2
5	4-1	W KY	E KY	Kill	Addison Burke	set Emilee Hill	+2.5
6	5-1	E KY	E KY	Kill	Emilee Hill	set Addison Burke	+3.4
7	5-2	E KY	W KY	Attack err	Emma Closurdo		+2.1
8	6-2	W KY	E KY×3	Attack err	Kaira Knox		+2.5
9	7-2	E KY	E KY×3	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore	blk Emilee Hill, Caitlyn Flees	+3.3
10	8-2	E KY	E KY×3	Kill	Caitlyn Flees	set Cooper Abney	+2.9
11	8-3	E KY	W KY×3	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+1.6
12	8-4	W KY	W KY×3	Attack err	Emilee Hill	blk Alivia Skidmore, Eliza McKnight	+2.8
13	8-5	W KY	W KY×3	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+3.2
14	9-5	W KY	E KY×4	Serve err	W KY server		+2.6
15	10-5	E KY	E KY×4	Attack err	Eliza McKnight		+3.4
16	11-5	E KY	E KY×4	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore	blk Emilee Hill, Caitlyn Flees	+3.0
17	12-5	E KY	E KY×4	Bad set	Tayler Baron		+2.4
18	12-6	E KY	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.2
19	12-7	W KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+2.3
20	13-7	W KY	E KY	Serve err	W KY server		+2.1
21	13-8	E KY	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+1.5
22	14-8	W KY	E KY	Kill	Emilee Hill	set Cooper Abney	+2.1
23	15-8	E KY	E KY	Ace	E KY server	aced Cali Foster	+2.3
24	15-9	E KY	W KY	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+1.0
25	16-9	W KY	E KY	Serve err	W KY server		+1.5
26	16-10	E KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+1.0
27	17-10	W KY	E KY×3	Kill	Addison Burke	set Emilee Hill	+1.5
28	18-10	E KY	E KY×3	Attack err	Kaira Knox		+1.4
29	19-10	E KY	E KY×3	Kill	Addison Burke	set Emilee Hill	+0.8
30	19-11	E KY	W KY	Kill	Kendall Meller	set Emilee Hill	+0.3
31	20-11	W KY	E KY	Attack err	Kaira Knox		+0.5
32	21-11	E KY	E KY	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore		+0.3
33	21-12	E KY	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+0.1
34	22-12	W KY	E KY	Kill	Addison Burke	set Cooper Abney	+0.1
35	23-12	E KY	E KY	Kill	Audrey Hudson		+0.1
36	23-13	E KY	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+0.0
37	24-13	W KY	E KY	Kill	Audrey Hudson	set Cooper Abney	+0.0
38	25-13	E KY	E KY	Kill	Alexis Bull	set Cooper Abney	+0.0
Set 4
1	0-1	E KY	W KY	Attack err	Audrey Hudson	blk Kate Rush	+2.6
2	1-1	W KY	E KY	Attack err	Kendall Meller		+2.7
3	1-2	E KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+2.6
4	2-2	W KY	E KY	Kill	Addison Burke	set Emilee Hill	+2.7
5	3-2	E KY	E KY	Kill	Caitlyn Flees	set Kendall Meller	+4.2
6	3-3	E KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+2.8
7	4-3	W KY	E KY	Kill	Addison Burke	set Emilee Hill	+3.0
8	5-3	E KY	E KY	Kill	Emilee Hill	set Cassidy Trahan	+4.5
9	5-4	E KY	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+2.9
10	6-4	W KY	E KY	Serve err	W KY server		+3.2
11	7-4	E KY	E KY	Attack err	Alivia Skidmore		+4.6
12	7-5	E KY	W KY	Serve err	E KY server		+2.9
13	8-5	W KY	E KY×4	Kill	Audrey Hudson	set Cooper Abney	+3.3
14	9-5	E KY	E KY×4	Ace	E KY server	aced Kennedy Cherry	+4.6
15	10-5	E KY	E KY×4	Kill	Audrey Hudson	set Cooper Abney	+4.2
16	11-5	E KY	E KY×4	Ace	E KY server	aced Kennedy Cherry	+3.6
17	11-6	E KY	W KY	Kill	Kate Rush	set Kennedy Cherry	+1.9
18	11-7	W KY	W KY	Attack err	Audrey Hudson		+3.4
19	12-7	W KY	E KY	Serve err	W KY server		+3.0
20	12-8	E KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+2.3
21	13-8	W KY	E KY	Kill	Audrey Hudson	set Emilee Hill	+3.0
22	13-9	E KY	W KY	Attack err	Alexis Bull	blk Kate Rush	+2.3
23	14-9	W KY	E KY	Bad set	Kate Rush		+3.1
24	14-10	E KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+2.3
25	14-11	W KY	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+4.1
26	15-11	W KY	E KY	Kill	Addison Burke	set Emilee Hill	+3.6
27	16-11	E KY	E KY	Kill	Emilee Hill	set Cassidy Trahan	+4.4
28	16-12	E KY	W KY	Kill	Eliza McKnight	set Kate Rush	+2.2
29	17-12	W KY	E KY×3	Kill	Caitlyn Flees	set Cooper Abney	+3.1
30	18-12	E KY	E KY×3	Attack err	Kaira Knox		+3.3
31	19-12	E KY	E KY×3	Ace	E KY server	aced Kennedy Cherry	+2.2
32	19-13	E KY	W KY×4	Kill	Kaira Knox	set Kate Rush	+0.8
33	19-14	W KY	W KY×4	Ace	W KY server	aced Cassidy Trahan	+1.9
34	19-15	W KY	W KY×4	Ace	W KY server	aced Cassidy Trahan	+2.8
35	19-16	W KY	W KY×4	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+3.9
36	20-16	W KY	E KY	Serve err	W KY server		+4.0
37	20-17	E KY	W KY	Attack err	Audrey Hudson		+2.6
38	21-17	W KY	E KY	Attack err	Kaira Knox		+4.0
39	21-18	E KY	W KY	Kill	Alivia Skidmore	set Kate Rush	+2.4
40	21-19	W KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+5.3
41	22-19	W KY	E KY×3	Attack err	Kendall Meller		+5.5
42	23-19	E KY	E KY×3	Kill	Emma Closurdo	set Emilee Hill	+5.4
43	24-19	E KY	E KY×3	Kill	Addison Burke	set Emilee Hill	+2.5
44	24-20	E KY	W KY	Kill	Faith Young	set Kate Rush	+0.4
45	25-20	W KY	E KY	Attack err	Faith Young	blk Alexis Bull, Addison Burke	+1.0

Score shown after each rally, Eastern Ky. 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.