Final · 5 setsSat, Aug 29, 2026

Nicholls def. Alcorn 3–2

Nicholls beat visiting Alcorn 3-2 (25-27, 25-21, 21-25, 25-14, 15-7) on Sat, Aug 29, 2026. Nicholls' Kera Arrington led with 21 kills, and Natalia Navarro added 21 digs.

Data through · final Aug 29

Set12345Sets
ALCORN2721251472
NICHST25252125153

Win probability

Nicholls above 50 · Alcorn below
S1S2S3S4S510050100+6.3% NICHSTrally 205 · set 5

Biggest swing: 6.3% to Nicholls — set 5, ALCORN 1-2 NICHST. Rylan Jones stuffed by Isabella Padilla & Beryn Hyland. NICHST win probability 73% → 79%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

ALCORN 6.8%93.2% NICHST

Alcorn wins

3-0
0.8%
3-1
2.0%
3-2
4.0%

Nicholls wins

3-0
50.7%
3-1
30.8%
3-2
11.6%
ALCORN break %
39.2% vs this opp
NICHST break %
50.7% 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

    Rylan Jones stuffed by Isabella Padilla & Beryn Hyland

    Set 5 · ALCORN 1-2 NICHST · NICHST 73% → 79%

  2. 02
    Rylan JonesBlock+6.3%

    Beryn Hyland stuffed by Rylan Jones

    Set 1 · ALCORN 27-25 NICHST · ALCORN 14% → 21%

  3. 03

    Kill by Courtney Carter (set by Tomoni Giddings)

    Set 5 · ALCORN 1-0 NICHST · ALCORN 26% → 32%

  4. 04

    Kill by Courtney Carter (set by Rylan Jones)

    Set 3 · ALCORN 23-20 NICHST · ALCORN 29% → 35%

  5. 05

    Kill by Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie (set by Isabella Padilla)

    Set 5 · ALCORN 2-4 NICHST · NICHST 79% → 85%

  6. 06

    Kill by Jaylynn McNeill (set by Daylin Saiki)

    Set 5 · ALCORN 2-2 NICHST · ALCORN 21% → 26%

  7. 07
    Maya SchirmerKill+5.5%

    Kill by Maya Schirmer (set by Isabella Padilla)

    Set 5 · ALCORN 1-1 NICHST · NICHST 68% → 73%

  8. 08

    Kill by Courtney Carter (set by Jaylynn McNeill)

    Set 3 · ALCORN 24-21 NICHST · ALCORN 32% → 38%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Alcornaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5161151.09810011111.517.5
513434.26510130052.515.5
5101039.0000409200014
57217.29410000031.58.5
5105.20035031100001
3011-1.00010010010.50.5
5103.3335212000003
5013-.333012810001
5001.000011400001
4203.66700000031.53.5
3002.00040020010.50.5
2114.000000000001
Team totals5130163.1294888595114894
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
521642.3570002000021
516439.30811012300017
57216.31310340052.59.5
5106.1673422100010.53.5
5000–000000000
4509.556000000216
512630.2000002012214
51011.0002221300003
51313-.154100000212
51011.0001021310001
5001.0004022110000
2012-.500000000211
Team totals6522160.269645106781148111

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.

Alcorn vs Nicholls

Season series · Nicholls leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 ALCORN · NICHST 8

Set 1

27-25

Longest run 4 ALCORNNICHST 4

Set 2

21-25

Longest run 4 ALCORNNICHST 5

Set 3

25-21

Longest run 5 ALCORNNICHST 3

Set 4

14-25

Longest run 2 ALCORNNICHST 8

Set 5

7-15

Longest run 2 ALCORNNICHST 5

Bars above the line = Nicholls leads, below = Alcorn leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Alcorn

SlotSideout %Break %
1
89%8/9
14%1/7
2
50%8/16
47%7/15
3
40%8/20
43%6/14
4
41%7/17
46%6/13
5
60%6/10
42%5/12
6
28%5/18
25%2/8
All
47%42/90
39%27/69

Nicholls

SlotSideout %Break %
1
73%8/11
42%5/12
2
53%8/15
47%7/15
3
57%8/14
60%12/20
4
54%7/13
47%7/15
5
60%6/10
57%8/14
6
83%5/6
64%9/14
All
61%42/69
53%48/90

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 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

205 rallies

#ALCORN-NICHSTSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1ALCORNNICHSTServe errAlcorn+0.6
21-1NICHSTALCORNKillJaylynn McNeillset Daylin Saiki+0.6
31-2ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+0.6
41-3NICHSTNICHSTAttack errJaylynn McNeill+0.6
52-3NICHSTALCORNKillJaylynn McNeillset Daylin Saiki+0.6
63-3ALCORNALCORNBlockedKera Arringtonblk Jaylynn McNeill, Cristin Webb+0.8
73-4ALCORNNICHSTKillHarper Holdenset Isabella Padilla+0.6
83-5NICHSTNICHSTKillMckenzie Mitchellset Isabella Padilla+0.7
94-5NICHSTALCORNAttack errZahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+0.6
105-5ALCORNALCORNBad setIsabella Padilla+0.9
115-6ALCORNNICHSTAttack errRylan Jones+0.7
125-7NICHSTNICHSTAttack errRylan Jones+0.7
136-7NICHSTALCORN×3KillCristin Webbset Juliana Henao+0.6
147-7ALCORNALCORN×3KillCristin Webbset Juliana Henao+0.9
158-7ALCORNALCORN×3Attack errZahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+1.1
168-8ALCORNNICHSTKillMckenzie Mitchellset Isabella Padilla+0.8
179-8NICHSTALCORNAttack errBeryn Hyland+1.0
189-9ALCORNNICHST×3KillMckenzie Mitchellset Jenna Cicherski+0.9
199-10NICHSTNICHST×3KillKera Arringtonset Jenna Cicherski+1.0
209-11NICHSTNICHST×3KillMaya Schirmerset Jenna Cicherski+0.9
2110-11NICHSTALCORNBad setJenna Cicherski+0.8
2210-12ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Jenna Cicherski+0.7
2311-12NICHSTALCORNKillCourtney Carterset Daylin Saiki+0.8
2412-12ALCORNALCORNKillRylan Jonesset Kelsey Burks+1.2
2512-13ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Jenna Cicherski+0.9
2613-13NICHSTALCORNKillRylan Jonesset Daylin Saiki+1.0
2713-14ALCORNNICHSTServe errAlcorn+1.0
2814-14NICHSTALCORNServe errNicholls+1.1
2915-14ALCORNALCORNAttack errZahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+1.6
3015-15ALCORNNICHST×4KillMckenzie Mitchellset Isabella Padilla+1.2
3115-16NICHSTNICHST×4KillMckenzie Mitchellset Isabella Padilla+1.4
3215-17NICHSTNICHST×4Attack errCourtney Carter+1.2
3315-18NICHSTNICHST×4KillMckenzie Mitchellset Natalia Navarro+1.0
3416-18NICHSTALCORNServe errNicholls+0.7
3516-19ALCORNNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Isabella Padilla+0.8
3617-19NICHSTALCORNKillCourtney Carterset Daylin Saiki+0.8
3717-20ALCORNNICHST×3KillMaya Schirmerset Jenna Cicherski+0.9
3817-21NICHSTNICHST×3Serve errNicholls+0.8
3917-22NICHSTNICHST×3Bad setDaylin Saiki+0.4
4018-22NICHSTALCORNKillDaylin Saikiset Daylin Saiki+0.2
4118-23ALCORNNICHSTServe errAlcorn+0.3
4219-23NICHSTALCORN×4Serve errNicholls+0.1
4320-23ALCORNALCORN×4BlockedKera Arringtonblk Kelsey Burks, Jaylynn McNeill+0.4
4421-23ALCORNALCORN×4AceAlcornaced Mckenzie Mitchell+0.8
4522-23ALCORNALCORN×4AceAlcornaced Mckenzie Mitchell+1.6
4622-24ALCORNNICHSTKillHarper Holdenset Jenna Cicherski+2.0
4723-24NICHSTALCORN×3KillRylan Jonesset Daylin Saiki+1.2
4824-24ALCORNALCORN×3Attack errKera Arrington+3.8
4925-24ALCORNALCORN×3KillRylan Jonesset Isabella Padilla+4.9
5025-25ALCORNNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+4.1
5126-25NICHSTALCORNKillJaylynn McNeillset Daylin Saiki+4.1
5227-25ALCORNALCORNBlockedBeryn Hylandblk Rylan Jones+6.3
Set 2
11-0NICHSTALCORNKillJaylynn McNeillset Daylin Saiki+1.7
22-0ALCORNALCORNKillRylan Jonesset Daylin Saiki+2.3
32-1ALCORNNICHSTKillMckenzie Mitchellset Isabella Padilla+1.7
43-1NICHSTALCORNServe errNicholls+2.0
53-2ALCORNNICHSTKillMckenzie Mitchellset Isabella Padilla+1.7
64-2NICHSTALCORN×3Serve errNicholls+2.1
75-2ALCORNALCORN×3KillRylan Jonesset Daylin Saiki+2.7
86-2ALCORNALCORN×3AceAlcornaced Lizzie Kraft+3.0
96-3ALCORNNICHST×3Serve errAlcorn+2.0
106-4NICHSTNICHST×3KillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+2.5
116-5NICHSTNICHST×3KillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+2.4
127-5NICHSTALCORN×3KillRylan Jonesset Daylin Saiki+2.3
138-5ALCORNALCORN×3KillTomoni Giddingsset Isabella Padilla+3.1
149-5ALCORNALCORN×3AceAlcorn+3.3
159-6ALCORNNICHST×3KillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+2.2
169-7NICHSTNICHST×3BlockedCourtney Carterblk Maya Schirmer, Sydney Valentine+2.7
179-8NICHSTNICHST×3Attack errCristin Webb+2.7
1810-8NICHSTALCORNServe errNicholls+2.6
1910-9ALCORNNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Isabella Padilla+2.2
2010-10NICHSTNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Jenna Cicherski+2.7
2111-10NICHSTALCORNKillRylan Jonesset Daylin Saiki+2.5
2211-11ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Jenna Cicherski+2.2
2312-11NICHSTALCORNKillJaylynn McNeillset Daylin Saiki+2.6
2413-11ALCORNALCORNAttack errMckenzie Mitchell+3.6
2513-12ALCORNNICHST×5Attack errRylan Jones+2.5
2613-13NICHSTNICHST×5Attack errKelsey Burks+3.1
2713-14NICHSTNICHST×5BlockedRylan Jonesblk Beryn Hyland, Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+2.8
2813-15NICHSTNICHST×5KillMckenzie Mitchellset Jenna Cicherski+2.5
2913-16NICHSTNICHST×5KillBeryn Hylandset Jenna Cicherski+2.0
3014-16NICHSTALCORN×4KillJaylynn McNeillset Daylin Saiki+1.6
3115-16ALCORNALCORN×4Attack errBeryn Hyland+2.7
3216-16ALCORNALCORN×4KillJaylynn McNeillset Tomoni Giddings+3.5
3317-16ALCORNALCORN×4Attack errZahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+4.3
3417-17ALCORNNICHST×5KillMckenzie Mitchellset Jenna Cicherski+3.2
3517-18NICHSTNICHST×5AceNichollsaced Rylan Jones+3.7
3617-19NICHSTNICHST×5KillMckenzie Mitchellset Isabella Padilla+3.2
3717-20NICHSTNICHST×5Attack errJaylynn McNeill+2.5
3817-21NICHSTNICHST×5Attack errJaylynn McNeill+1.8
3918-21NICHSTALCORNKillJaylynn McNeillset Daylin Saiki+1.1
4018-22ALCORNNICHSTServe errAlcorn+1.4
4119-22NICHSTALCORNKillCristin Webbset Daylin Saiki+0.9
4219-23ALCORNNICHSTServe errAlcorn+1.4
4319-24NICHSTNICHSTBlockedCourtney Carterblk Maya Schirmer, Sydney Valentine+0.7
4420-24NICHSTALCORNAttack errKera Arrington+0.2
4521-24ALCORNALCORNKillCourtney Carterset Daylin Saiki+0.5
4621-25ALCORNNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Isabella Padilla+0.9
Set 3
10-1ALCORNNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Isabella Padilla+1.2
21-1NICHSTALCORNKillRylan Jonesset Daylin Saiki+1.3
32-1ALCORNALCORNAceAlcorn+1.8
42-2ALCORNNICHSTAttack errDaylin Saiki+1.4
53-2NICHSTALCORN×5KillRylan Jonesset Daylin Saiki+1.6
64-2ALCORNALCORN×5AceAlcorn+2.2
75-2ALCORNALCORN×5Attack errSydney Valentine+2.4
86-2ALCORNALCORN×5AceAlcornaced Mckenzie Mitchell+2.6
97-2ALCORNALCORN×5KillCristin Webbset Daylin Saiki+2.7
107-3ALCORNNICHSTAttack errRylan Jones+1.8
117-4NICHSTNICHSTAttack errRylan Jones+2.3
128-4NICHSTALCORNKillJaylynn McNeillset Daylin Saiki+2.3
138-5ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+1.9
149-5NICHSTALCORNKillRylan Jonesset Daylin Saiki+2.4
159-6ALCORNNICHST×3KillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+1.9
169-7NICHSTNICHST×3Attack errCourtney Carter+2.4
179-8NICHSTNICHST×3AceNichollsaced Ki’ara Knight-Thompson+2.4
1810-8NICHSTALCORNServe errNicholls+2.3
1910-9ALCORNNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Jenna Cicherski+2.0
2010-10NICHSTNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Jenna Cicherski+2.4
2111-10NICHSTALCORN×4KillCourtney Carterset Daylin Saiki+2.2
2212-10ALCORNALCORN×4BlockedMckenzie Mitchellblk Bailey Upshaw, Jaylynn McNeill+3.0
2313-10ALCORNALCORN×4BlockedMckenzie Mitchellblk Bailey Upshaw, Jaylynn McNeill+3.3
2414-10ALCORNALCORN×4BlockedMckenzie Mitchellblk Bailey Upshaw, Jaylynn McNeill+3.5
2514-11ALCORNNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Jenna Cicherski+2.2
2614-12NICHSTNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Jenna Cicherski+2.9
2715-12NICHSTALCORNKillBailey Upshawset Daylin Saiki+3.1
2815-13ALCORNNICHSTAttack errRylan Jones+2.4
2916-13NICHSTALCORNServe errNicholls+3.2
3017-13ALCORNALCORNKillRylan Jonesset Tomoni Giddings+3.9
3117-14ALCORNNICHST×3KillHarper Holdenset Natalia Navarro+2.3
3217-15NICHSTNICHST×3Attack errJaylynn McNeill+3.3
3317-16NICHST
NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?

The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.

+3.5
3418-16NICHSTALCORNKillJaylynn McNeillset Cristin Webb+3.6
3518-17ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+2.9
3619-17NICHSTALCORNKillCristin Webbset Daylin Saiki+3.9
3720-17ALCORNALCORNKillCristin Webbset Daylin Saiki+4.9
3820-18ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Maya Schirmer+2.9
3921-18NICHSTALCORNAttack errMaya Schirmer+4.4
4021-19ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Jenna Cicherski+3.0
4121-20NICHSTNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Kasey Watkins+4.6
4222-20NICHSTALCORNKillCourtney Carterset Daylin Saiki+5.3
4323-20ALCORNALCORNKillCourtney Carterset Rylan Jones+6.1
4423-21ALCORNNICHSTServe errAlcorn+2.8
4524-21NICHSTALCORNKillCourtney Carterset Jaylynn McNeill+5.4
4625-21ALCORNALCORNKillRylan Jonesset Tomoni Giddings+3.3
Set 4
10-1NICHSTNICHSTAttack errCourtney Carter+3.0
21-1NICHSTALCORNKillBailey Upshawset Daylin Saiki+2.7
31-2ALCORNNICHSTAttack errCourtney Carter+2.5
42-2NICHSTALCORNKillJaylynn McNeillset Daylin Saiki+2.8
52-3ALCORNNICHST×3KillMckenzie Mitchellset Isabella Padilla+2.6
62-4NICHSTNICHST×3KillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+2.8
72-5NICHSTNICHST×3KillMckenzie Mitchellset Isabella Padilla+2.4
83-5NICHSTALCORNKillCristin Webbset Daylin Saiki+2.1
94-5ALCORNALCORNKillRylan Jonesset Daylin Saiki+3.1
104-6ALCORNNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+2.4
115-6NICHSTALCORNBlockedZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieblk Cristin Webb, Rylan Jones+2.7
125-7ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+2.5
135-8NICHSTNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Natalia Navarro+2.7
146-8NICHSTALCORNKillCourtney Carterset Daylin Saiki+2.3
157-8ALCORNALCORNAttack errKera Arrington+3.5
167-9ALCORNNICHST×8BlockedCourtney Carterblk Maya Schirmer, Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+2.7
177-10NICHSTNICHST×8Attack errKi’ara Knight-Thompson+2.9
187-11NICHSTNICHST×8BlockedCourtney Carterblk Harper Holden, Maya Schirmer+2.4
197-12NICHSTNICHST×8KillMckenzie Mitchellset Jenna Cicherski+1.8
207-13NICHSTNICHST×8KillJenna Cicherskiset Natalia Navarro+1.3
217-14NICHSTNICHST×8Attack errCourtney Carter+0.9
227-15NICHSTNICHST×8BlockedCourtney Carterblk Maya Schirmer, Harper Holden+0.6
237-16NICHSTNICHST×8Attack errRylan Jones+0.4
248-16NICHSTALCORNKillAlexis Burtonset Daylin Saiki+0.2
258-17ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Jenna Cicherski+0.3
269-17NICHSTALCORNServe errNicholls+0.2
2710-17ALCORNALCORNAceAlcornaced Natalia Navarro+0.4
2810-18ALCORNNICHST×3KillHarper Holdenset Jenna Cicherski+0.4
2910-19NICHSTNICHST×3KillMckenzie Mitchellset Lizzie Kraft+0.3
3010-20NICHSTNICHST×3KillLizzie Kraftset Beryn Hyland+0.1
3111-20NICHSTALCORNServe errNicholls+0.1
3211-21ALCORNNICHSTKillMckenzie Mitchellset Jenna Cicherski+0.1
3311-22NICHSTNICHSTAceNichollsaced Courtney Carter·
3412-22NICHSTALCORNAttack errZahahrah Edwards-Wyllie·
3512-23ALCORNNICHSTServe errAlcorn·
3612-24NICHSTNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla·
3713-24NICHSTALCORNKillRylan Jonesset Juliana Henao·
3814-24ALCORNALCORNBlockedKera Arringtonblk Cristin Webb, Juliana Henao·
3914-25ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+0.6
Set 5
11-0NICHSTALCORNKillCourtney Carterset Tomoni Giddings+6.2
21-1ALCORNNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Isabella Padilla+5.5
31-2NICHSTNICHSTBlockedRylan Jonesblk Isabella Padilla, Beryn Hyland+6.3
42-2NICHSTALCORNKillJaylynn McNeillset Daylin Saiki+5.7
52-3ALCORNNICHST×5KillIsabella Padillaset Mckenzie Mitchell+5.3
62-4NICHSTNICHST×5KillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+5.8
72-5NICHSTNICHST×5Attack errCristin Webb+4.8
82-6NICHSTNICHST×5Attack errRylan Jones+3.8
92-7NICHSTNICHST×5KillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+2.7
103-7NICHSTALCORNKillJaylynn McNeillset Daylin Saiki+1.9
113-8ALCORNNICHST×4KillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+2.2
123-9NICHSTNICHST×4KillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+1.8
133-10NICHSTNICHST×4BlockedAlexis Burtonblk Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+1.0
143-11NICHSTNICHST×4Attack errRylan Jones+0.5
154-11NICHSTALCORNKillRylan Jonesset Tomoni Giddings+0.2
164-12ALCORNNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+0.3
175-12NICHSTALCORNKillCourtney Carterset Juliana Henao+0.1
185-13ALCORNNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+0.2
195-14NICHSTNICHSTAceNichollsaced Courtney Carter+0.1
206-14NICHSTALCORNAttack errMaya Schirmer·
217-14ALCORNALCORNBad setJenna Cicherski·
227-15ALCORNNICHSTKillHarper Holdenset Jenna Cicherski+0.1

Score shown after each rally, Alcorn 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).