FinalFri, Oct 16, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Eastern Ill. def. Tennessee St. 3–0

RallyIQ pre-match: Eastern Ill. 99.4% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 16, 3:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Eastern Ill. beat visiting Tennessee St. 3-0 (25-9, 25-21, 25-19) on Fri, Oct 16, 2026. Eastern Ill.'s Jorah Rutter led with 10 kills, and Ariadna Pereles added 10 digs.

Data through · final Oct 16

Set123Sets
TENNST921190
E ILL2525253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Eastern Ill. held Tennessee St. to -.067 hitting.

The biggest single-rally swing was 0.1 points, and Tennessee St.'s high was 1% in Set 1. The gap came from these numbers. RallyIQ gave Eastern Ill. 99% before first serve.

Tennessee St.Eastern Ill.
  • Break %+20.8 pts
    40.060.8

    45 of 74 on serve vs 20 of 50, so Tennessee St.'s sideout was 39.2%.

  • Hitting+.254
    -.067.187

    Kills and errors: 35–18 vs 17–22.

  • Longest run+3
    69

    Up 16–9 in the first set, Eastern Ill. scored 9 straight to make it 25–9. That set ended 25–9.

Eastern Ill. above 50Tennessee St. belowMax swing 0.1%

Tennessee St.Eastern Ill.

Aces
Tennessee St. 5·Eastern Ill. 6
Serve err
Tennessee St. 9·Eastern Ill. 8
Blocks
Tennessee St. 6·Eastern Ill. 83 BS · 6 BA vs 0 BS · 16 BA
Digs
Tennessee St. 35·Eastern Ill. 28

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Eastern Ill. above 50 · Tennessee St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 310050100rally 124 · set 3

No single rally moved win probability by a full point: Eastern Ill. stayed the heavy favorite throughout.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

TENNST 0.6%99.4% E ILL

Tennessee St. wins

3-0
0.0%
3-1
0.1%
3-2
0.4%

Eastern Ill. wins

3-0
78.4%
3-1
18.3%
3-2
2.7%
TENNST break %
33.2% vs this opp
E ILL break %
52.5% 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.

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
3316.333032011017
3429.22200000132.56.5
34619-.105001200004
3116.0001211601224
3000–112910001
20510-.500001210000
3002.000101800000
3000–000520000
2305.600000000003
2149-.33300100010.51.5
2102.500100300001
2037-.429000000000
Team totals172275-.067155935636649
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
310220.40000000031.511.5
36210.40000000073.59.5
37619.05301160010.58.5
35221.143000120216
3011-1.0001231600003
3204.50000000010.52.5
35516.000000100216
3000–013200001
3000–1511200001
3000–5021020000
Team totals351891.1873268285016875

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.

Tennessee St. vs Eastern Ill.

Season series · Eastern Ill. leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 TENNST · E ILL 9

Set 1

9-25

Longest run 2 TENNSTE ILL 9

Set 2

21-25

Longest run 4 TENNSTE ILL 7

Set 3

19-25

Longest run 6 TENNSTE ILL 6

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Tennessee St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
47%7/15
17%1/6
2
29%6/21
36%4/11
3
44%4/9
0%0/6
4
44%4/9
50%4/8
5
57%4/7
60%6/10
6
31%4/13
56%5/9
All
39%29/74
40%20/50

Eastern Ill.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
70%7/10
67%12/18
2
86%6/7
74%17/23
3
71%5/7
44%4/9
4
36%4/11
56%5/9
5
57%4/7
50%4/8
6
50%4/8
43%3/7
All
60%30/50
61%45/74

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.

Rally log

124 rallies

#TENNST-E ILLSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passer
Set 1
10-1E ILLE ILL×3AceEastern Ill.aced Sydney Robinson
20-2E ILLE ILL×3BlockedWiktoria Jakubikblk Alana Guibert Rivera, Kaeden Foxx
30-3E ILLE ILL×3AceEastern Ill.aced Sydni Poston
41-3E ILLTENNSTAttack errKaeden Foxx
51-4TENNSTE ILLBlockedWiktoria Jakubikblk Kaeden Foxx, Alana Guibert Rivera
62-4E ILLTENNSTServe errEastern Ill.
72-5TENNSTE ILLServe errWiktoria Jakubik
82-6E ILLE ILLKillJorah Rutterset Ariadna Pereles
93-6E ILLTENNSTKillWiktoria Jakubikset Triniti Jackson
104-6TENNSTTENNSTBlockedMcKenna Mortonblk Triniti Jackson, Gabrielle Washington
114-7TENNSTE ILL×3Serve errSydney Robinson
124-8E ILLE ILL×3AceEastern Ill.aced Morgan Fowler
134-9E ILLE ILL×3KillMcKenna Mortonset Hannah Hawkins
145-9E ILLTENNSTAttack errAbana Teran
155-10TENNSTE ILLServe errJordan Imperial
165-11E ILLE ILLBlockedMelae Lacyblk Anaya Rawlinson, Abana Teran
176-11E ILLTENNSTKillGabriella Blevinsset Triniti Jackson
186-12TENNSTE ILL×4KillMcKenna Mortonset Hannah Hawkins
196-13E ILLE ILL×4Attack errMelae Lacy
206-14E ILLE ILL×4KillAbana Teranset Hannah Hawkins
216-15E ILLE ILL×4BlockedWiktoria Jakubikblk Alana Guibert Rivera, Abana Teran
227-15E ILLTENNSTKillGabriella Blevinsset Hannah Hawkins
237-16TENNSTE ILLKillAlana Guibert Riveraset Hannah Hawkins
248-16E ILLTENNSTKillWiktoria Jakubikset Jordan Imperial
259-16TENNSTTENNSTKillGabrielle Washingtonset Triniti Jackson
269-17TENNSTE ILL×9Serve errGabriella Blevins
279-18E ILLE ILL×9BlockedGabrielle Washingtonblk Alana Guibert Rivera, Jorah Rutter
289-19E ILLE ILL×9KillAlana Guibert Rivera
299-20E ILLE ILL×9Attack errSydney Robinson
309-21E ILLE ILL×9BlockedWiktoria Jakubikblk McKenna Morton, Alana Guibert Rivera
319-22E ILLE ILL×9KillAlana Guibert Riveraset Alanys Nieves
329-23E ILLE ILL×9BlockedSydney Robinsonblk Alana Guibert Rivera, Jorah Rutter
339-24E ILLE ILL×9AceEastern Ill.
349-25E ILLE ILL×9Bad setTriniti Jackson
Set 2
10-1TENNSTE ILLServe errSydni Poston
20-2E ILLE ILLAttack errJulia Culpepper
31-2E ILLTENNSTKillWiktoria Jakubikset Triniti Jackson
41-3TENNSTE ILLServe errGabriella Blevins
52-3E ILLTENNSTServe errEastern Ill.
62-4TENNSTE ILLKillMcKenna Mortonset Alanys Nieves
73-4E ILLTENNST×3KillGabrielle Washingtonset Triniti Jackson
84-4TENNSTTENNST×3Attack errMcKenna Morton
95-4TENNSTTENNST×3KillTriniti Jacksonset Hannah Hawkins
105-5TENNSTE ILLKillAnaya Rawlinsonset Hannah Hawkins
115-6E ILLE ILLAttack errMelae Lacy
126-6E ILLTENNSTServe errEastern Ill.
137-6TENNSTTENNSTKillCarsyn Stansberryset Italya Carter
147-7TENNSTE ILLKillKaeden Foxxset Hannah Hawkins
158-7E ILLTENNSTKillGabriella Blevinsset Triniti Jackson
168-8TENNSTE ILL×7KillKaeden Foxxset Hannah Hawkins
178-9E ILLE ILL×7KillAlana Guibert Riveraset Alanys Nieves
188-10E ILLE ILL×7AceEastern Ill.aced Gabriella Blevins
198-11E ILLE ILL×7Attack errTriniti Jackson
208-12E ILLE ILL×7KillJorah Rutterset Alanys Nieves
218-13E ILLE ILL×7Attack errWiktoria Jakubik
228-14E ILLE ILL×7KillKaeden Foxxset Ariadna Pereles
239-14E ILLTENNSTKillGabrielle Washingtonset Triniti Jackson
249-15TENNSTE ILLServe errSydni Poston
2510-15E ILLTENNSTAttack errMcKenna Morton
2611-15TENNSTTENNSTBlockedAlana Guibert Riverablk Gabrielle Washington
2711-16TENNSTE ILLKillJorah Rutterset Alanys Nieves
2812-16E ILLTENNSTServe errEastern Ill.
2912-17TENNSTE ILLKillAnaya Rawlinsonset Alanys Nieves
3012-18E ILLE ILLKillAbana Teranset Hannah Hawkins
3113-18E ILLTENNSTServe errEastern Ill.
3213-19TENNSTE ILLServe errJulia Culpepper
3314-19E ILLTENNSTKillCarsyn Stansberryset Triniti Jackson
3414-20TENNSTE ILLKillAbana Teranset Hannah Hawkins
3515-20E ILLTENNST×4Attack errAlana Guibert Rivera
3616-20TENNSTTENNST×4AceTriniti Jacksonaced Kaeden Foxx
3717-20TENNSTTENNST×4Bad setHannah Hawkins
3818-20TENNSTTENNST×4Attack errAbana Teran
3918-21TENNSTE ILLKillKaeden Foxxset Hannah Hawkins
4019-21E ILLTENNSTServe errEastern Ill.
4119-22TENNSTE ILLAttack errJulia Culpepper
4219-23E ILLE ILLKillJorah Rutterset Ariadna Pereles
4320-23E ILLTENNSTKillJulia Culpepperset Triniti Jackson
4420-24TENNSTE ILLKillJorah Rutterset Alanys Nieves
4521-24E ILLTENNSTBlockedJorah Rutterblk Gabrielle Washington, Julia Culpepper
4621-25TENNSTE ILLKillMcKenna Mortonset Alanys Nieves
Set 3
11-0E ILLTENNST×3Attack errKaeden Foxx
22-0TENNSTTENNST×3BlockedAlanys Nievesblk Gabriella Blevins
33-0TENNSTTENNST×3Attack errJorah Rutter
43-1TENNSTE ILL×3KillAlana Guibert Riveraset Alanys Nieves
53-2E ILLE ILL×3KillJorah Rutterset Ariadna Pereles
63-3E ILLE ILL×3Bad setTriniti Jackson
74-3E ILLTENNSTServe errEastern Ill.
84-4TENNSTE ILL×4Attack errJulia Culpepper
94-5E ILLE ILL×4Attack errJulia Culpepper
104-6E ILLE ILL×4KillJorah Rutterset Alanys Nieves
114-7E ILLE ILL×4Attack errGabriella Blevins
125-7E ILLTENNSTKillItalya Carterset Sydni Poston
136-7TENNSTTENNSTBlockedMcKenna Mortonblk Triniti Jackson
146-8TENNSTE ILL×3KillMcKenna Mortonset Alanys Nieves
156-9E ILLE ILL×3KillMcKenna Mortonset Hannah Hawkins
166-10E ILLE ILL×3KillAbana Teranset Hannah Hawkins
177-10E ILLTENNST×6Attack errAbana Teran
188-10TENNSTTENNST×6AceGabriella Blevins
199-10TENNSTTENNST×6AceGabriella Blevinsaced Ariadna Pereles
2010-10TENNSTTENNST×6Attack errAbana Teran
2111-10TENNSTTENNST×6BlockedMcKenna Mortonblk Gabrielle Washington, Triniti Jackson
2212-10TENNSTTENNST×6AceGabriella Blevinsaced Ariadna Pereles
2312-11TENNSTE ILL×3KillMcKenna Mortonset Hannah Hawkins
2412-12E ILLE ILL×3AceEastern Ill.aced Morgan Fowler
2512-13E ILLE ILL×3KillKaeden Foxxset Hannah Hawkins
2613-13E ILLTENNST×3KillCarsyn Stansberryset Triniti Jackson
2714-13TENNSTTENNST×3Attack errAbana Teran
2815-13TENNSTTENNST×3Attack errMcKenna Morton
2915-14TENNSTE ILLServe errTriniti Jackson
3016-14E ILLTENNSTKillGabrielle Washingtonset Triniti Jackson
3117-14TENNSTTENNSTAceSydni Postonaced Kaeden Foxx
3217-15TENNSTE ILL×4KillAbana Teranset Hannah Hawkins
3317-16E ILLE ILL×4Attack errSydney Robinson
3417-17E ILLE ILL×4Attack errGabrielle Washington
3517-18E ILLE ILL×4BlockedSydney Robinsonblk Jorah Rutter, Alana Guibert Rivera
3618-18E ILLTENNSTKillWiktoria Jakubikset Triniti Jackson
3718-19TENNSTE ILL×6KillAlana Guibert Riveraset Alanys Nieves
3818-20E ILLE ILL×6KillJorah Rutterset Alanys Nieves
3918-21E ILLE ILL×6KillJorah Rutterset Ariadna Pereles
4018-22E ILLE ILL×6Attack errWiktoria Jakubik
4118-23E ILLE ILL×6Attack errSydney Robinson
4218-24E ILLE ILL×6Bad setTriniti Jackson
4319-24E ILLTENNSTServe errEastern Ill.
4419-25TENNSTE ILLKillJorah Rutterset Alanys Nieves

Score shown after each rally, Tennessee St. first.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).