Final · 5 setsFri, Sep 18, 2026

Houston def. Texas St. 3–2

Houston beat visiting Texas St. 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-11) on Fri, Sep 18, 2026. Houston's Sydney Jones led with 29 kills, and Mattie Casale added 20 digs.

Data through · final Sep 18

Set12345Sets
TX ST23251625112
HOU25212522153

Win probability

Houston above 50 · Texas St. below
S1S2S3S4S510050100+7.2% TX STrally 208 · set 5

Biggest swing: 7.2% to Texas St. — set 5, TX ST 5-6 HOU. Kamille Gibson stuffed by Isabella Andrews & Ashley Euston. HOU win probability 85% → 78%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

TX ST 10.8%89.2% HOU

Texas St. wins

3-0
1.5%
3-1
3.3%
3-2
6.0%

Houston wins

3-0
43.1%
3-1
31.6%
3-2
14.5%
TX ST break %
37.1% vs this opp
HOU break %
46.5% 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.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

  1. 01

    Kamille Gibson stuffed by Isabella Andrews & Ashley Euston

    Set 5 · TX ST 5-6 HOU · TX ST 15% → 22%

  2. 02

    Kill by Noemi Despaigne (set by Shannon Dworaczyk)

    Set 5 · TX ST 2-4 HOU · HOU 76% → 83%

  3. 03

    Kill by Noemi Despaigne (set by Kalei Edson)

    Set 5 · TX ST 5-8 HOU · HOU 83% → 90%

  4. 04
    Brooke BentkeKill+5.7%

    Kill by Brooke Bentke (set by Anna Blaine)

    Set 5 · TX ST 2-2 HOU · TX ST 24% → 29%

  5. 05

    Kill by Noemi Despaigne (set by Mattie Casale)

    Set 5 · TX ST 2-5 HOU · HOU 83% → 88%

  6. 06
    Sydney JonesKill+5.6%

    Kill by Sydney Jones (set by Kalei Edson)

    Set 5 · TX ST 10-13 HOU · HOU 89% → 95%

  7. 07
    Noemi DespaigneAttack error+5.6%

    Attack error by Noemi Despaigne

    Set 5 · TX ST 7-9 HOU · TX ST 8% → 14%

  8. 08

    Kill by Noemi Despaigne (set by Shannon Dworaczyk)

    Set 5 · TX ST 5-7 HOU · HOU 78% → 83%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
514433.303120100052.518.5
510219.4210001018515
511833.09112192031.514.5
5001.0002610900001
35316.125100100216
3127-.143000000212
55318.111000000638
5000–222910002
5000–201400000
5000–1900400000
35110.400000100005
2406.667000300215
1000–100000000
Team totals5523143.224537451412815100
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5291059.32201150010.530.5
520945.24410063010.520.5
513639.179136110010.516.5
56011.545001101228
5528.37500010031.56.5
5000–3601900000
5204.5003000101224
51011.000100420001
5000–100000000
5000–1002010000
1000–000000000
Team totals7627167.29371495872107108

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 6 TX ST · HOU 5

Set 1

23-25

Longest run 3 TX STHOU 3

Set 2

25-21

Longest run 5 TX STHOU 3

Set 3

16-25

Longest run 2 TX STHOU 5

Set 4

25-22

Longest run 6 TX STHOU 3

Set 5

11-15

Longest run 3 TX STHOU 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Texas St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
48%12/25
52%12/23
2
63%10/16
31%5/16
3
56%10/18
44%8/18
4
64%9/14
50%10/20
5
47%9/19
18%2/11
6
53%8/15
38%5/13
All
54%58/107
42%42/101

Houston

SlotSideout %Break %
1
55%12/22
59%13/22
2
65%11/17
43%9/21
3
53%10/19
29%4/14
4
53%9/17
47%8/17
5
75%9/12
47%8/17
6
57%8/14
44%7/16
All
58%59/101
46%49/107

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

208 rallies

#TX ST-HOUSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1HOUHOUKillSydney Jonesset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.1
20-2HOUHOUKillKamille Gibsonset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.9
31-2HOUTX STKillIsabella Andrewsset Anna Blaine+0.7
41-3TX STHOUKillKamille Gibsonset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.7
51-4HOUHOUAttack errCaelyn Robel+0.8
62-4HOUTX STServe errHouston+0.6
72-5TX STHOUKillNoemi Despaigneset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.6
82-6HOUHOUAceHoustonaced Isabella Andrews+0.7
93-6HOUTX STServe errHouston+0.5
104-6TX STTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+0.9
114-7TX STHOUKillNoemi Despaigneset Kalei Edson+0.6
125-7HOUTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+0.7
135-8TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+0.7
146-8HOUTX STKillIsabella Andrewsset Dylan Gilkey+0.7
156-9TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+0.7
167-9HOUTX ST×3BlockedSydney Jonesblk Ashley Euston, Caelyn Robel+0.7
178-9TX STTX ST×3KillCaelyn Robelset Jasmine Purakal+1.2
189-9TX STTX ST×3KillIndia Bennettset Caelyn Robel+1.5
199-10TX STHOU×3KillSydney Jonesset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.0
209-11HOUHOU×3Attack errIndia Bennett+1.3
219-12HOUHOU×3Attack errIsabella Andrews+1.1
2210-12HOUTX STKillIsabella Andrewsset Anna Blaine+0.8
2310-13TX STHOUKillTara Greenberryset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.8
2411-13HOUTX STKillCaelyn Robelset Anna Blaine+0.8
2511-14TX STHOUKillKamille Gibsonset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.8
2611-15HOUHOUAceHoustonaced Jasmine Purakal+0.9
2712-15HOUTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Anna Blaine+0.6
2812-16TX STHOUKillNoemi Despaigneset Kalei Edson+0.7
2913-16HOUTX STAttack errSydney Jones+0.6
3013-17TX STHOUBlockedPeyton McKeeblk Kalei Edson, Alexis Roberson+0.7
3113-18HOUHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+0.7
3214-18HOUTX STKillIsabella Andrewsset Dylan Gilkey+0.4
3315-18TX STTX STAttack errSydney Jones+0.8
3415-19TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+0.7
3516-19HOUTX STServe errHouston+0.6
3616-20TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.7
3717-20HOUTX STKillIsabella Andrewsset Anna Blaine+0.5
3818-20TX STTX STBad setShannon Dworaczyk+1.2
3918-21TX STHOUServe errTexas St.+1.1
4018-22HOUHOUAttack errBrooke Bentke+1.0
4119-22HOUTX STKillIndia Bennettset Anna Blaine+0.4
4220-22TX STTX STBlockedKamille Gibsonblk India Bennett, Peyton McKee+1.1
4320-23TX STHOUServe errTexas St.+1.2
4421-23HOUTX ST×3Serve errHouston+0.7
4522-23TX STTX ST×3BlockedAlexis Robersonblk Peyton McKee, Ashley Euston+2.1
4623-23TX STTX ST×3BlockedNoemi Despaigneblk Ashley Euston, Brooke Bentke+3.9
4723-24TX STHOUKillNoemi Despaigneset Kalei Edson+3.6
4823-25HOUHOUBlockedPeyton McKeeblk Kalei Edson, Alexis Roberson+4.2
Set 2
11-0TX STTX ST×4KillIsabella Andrewsset Anna Blaine+0.9
22-0TX STTX ST×4AceTexas St.aced Noemi Despaigne+1.0
33-0TX STTX ST×4Attack errKamille Gibson+1.1
44-0TX STTX ST×4KillCaelyn Robelset Anna Blaine+1.1
54-1TX STHOU×3KillSydney Jonesset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.7
64-2HOUHOU×3KillNoemi Despaigneset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.0
74-3HOUHOU×3Attack errIndia Bennett+1.0
85-3HOUTX STKillIndia Bennettset Anna Blaine+0.8
95-4TX STHOU×3Serve errTexas St.+0.7
105-5HOUHOU×3KillNoemi Despaigneset Lily Barron+0.9
115-6HOUHOU×3KillNoemi Despaigneset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.9
126-6HOUTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Anna Blaine+0.7
137-6TX STTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+1.1
147-7TX STHOU×3KillAlexis Robersonset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.7
157-8HOUHOU×3AceHouston+0.9
167-9HOUHOU×3KillLily Barronset Noemi Despaigne+0.8
178-9HOUTX ST×5Serve errHouston+0.6
189-9TX STTX ST×5AceTexas St.aced Noemi Despaigne+1.0
1910-9TX STTX ST×5KillPeyton McKeeset Dylan Gilkey+1.2
2011-9TX STTX ST×5AceTexas St.aced Lily Barron+1.3
2112-9TX STTX ST×5BlockedNoemi Despaigneblk Ashley Euston, Isabella Andrews+1.4
2212-10TX STHOUKillNoemi Despaigneset Kalei Edson+0.9
2313-10HOUTX STKillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+1.1
2413-11TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+0.9
2513-12HOUHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+1.3
2614-12HOUTX STKillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+1.1
2715-12TX STTX STAceTexas St.aced Mattie Casale+1.6
2815-13TX STHOUAttack errCaelyn Robel+0.9
2915-14HOUHOUKillSydney Jonesset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.4
3016-14HOUTX ST×3KillIndia Bennettset Anna Blaine+1.3
3117-14TX STTX ST×3BlockedSydney Jonesblk Brooke Bentke, India Bennett+1.8
3218-14TX STTX ST×3KillCaelyn Robelset Camryn Kimes+1.7
3318-15TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.9
3419-15HOUTX STBlockedNoemi Despaigneblk Caelyn Robel, India Bennett+1.3
3520-15TX STTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Anna Blaine+1.4
3620-16TX STHOUKillTara Greenberryset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.6
3721-16HOUTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Anna Blaine+1.0
3821-17TX STHOUKillKamille Gibsonset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.5
3922-17HOUTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+1.0
4023-17TX STTX STAttack errNoemi Despaigne+0.7
4123-18TX STHOU×3KillNoemi Despaigneset Kalei Edson+0.2
4223-19HOUHOU×3KillAlexis Robersonset Kalei Edson+0.4
4323-20HOUHOU×3KillKalei Edsonset Jasmine Purakal+0.8
4424-20HOUTX STBad setNoemi Despaigne+1.2
4524-21TX STHOUAttack errCaelyn Robel+0.3
4625-21HOUTX STKillIsabella Andrewsset Dylan Gilkey+0.9
Set 3
10-1HOUHOUKillKamille Gibsonset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.9
21-1HOUTX STKillIsabella Andrewsset Anna Blaine+1.5
31-2TX STHOUKillNoemi Despaigneset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.4
42-2HOUTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Anna Blaine+1.5
52-3TX STHOUKillNoemi Despaigneset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.4
63-3HOUTX STServe errHouston+1.6
73-4TX STHOUBlockedBrooke Bentkeblk Noemi Despaigne, Alexis Roberson+1.5
83-5HOUHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+1.9
94-5HOUTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+1.4
105-5TX STTX STAttack errKamille Gibson+2.3
115-6TX STHOU×5KillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+1.6
125-7HOUHOU×5BlockedAshley Eustonblk Sydney Jones, Tara Greenberry+2.0
135-8HOUHOU×5KillKamille Gibsonset Kalei Edson+1.7
145-9HOUHOU×5KillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+1.4
155-10HOUHOU×5BlockedIsabella Andrewsblk Kalei Edson+1.1
166-10HOUTX STKillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+0.7
177-10TX STTX STAttack errSydney Jones+1.3
187-11TX STHOUKillTara Greenberryset Kalei Edson+1.0
198-11HOUTX STKillCaelyn Robelset Dylan Gilkey+1.0
209-11TX STTX STBlockedSydney Jonesblk India Bennett, Isabella Andrews+1.8
219-12TX STHOU×3KillTara Greenberryset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.4
229-13HOUHOU×3KillKamille Gibsonset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.6
239-14HOUHOU×3AceHoustonaced Isabella Andrews+1.2
2410-14HOUTX STKillIndia Bennettset Anna Blaine+0.7
2510-15TX STHOU×3KillNoemi Despaigneset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.8
2610-16HOUHOU×3KillKamille Gibsonset Cali Reece+0.8
2710-17HOUHOU×3Attack errBrooke Bentke+0.5
2811-17HOUTX STKillIndia Bennettset Anna Blaine+0.3
2912-17TX STTX STBlockedAlexis Robersonblk India Bennett+0.6
3012-18TX STHOUKillNoemi Despaigneset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.5
3113-18HOUTX STKillJanet Onuorahset Anna Blaine+0.4
3213-19TX STHOUKillAlexis Robersonset Kalei Edson+0.5
3314-19HOUTX STAttack errSydney Jones+0.4
3414-20TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+0.5
3515-20HOUTX STKillJanet Onuorahset Dylan Gilkey+0.3
3615-21TX STHOU×3KillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+0.4
3715-22HOUHOU×3BlockedIsabella Andrewsblk Kamille Gibson, Tara Greenberry+0.3
3815-23HOUHOU×3KillSydney Jonesset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.1
3916-23HOUTX STKillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey·
4016-24TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Shannon Dworaczyk·
4116-25HOUHOUKillNoemi Despaigneset Shannon Dworaczyk·
Set 4
10-1TX STHOU×3KillSydney Jonesset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.0
20-2HOUHOU×3Attack errSydney Jones+1.3
30-3HOUHOU×3Attack errIsabella Andrews+1.1
41-3HOUTX STKillIndia Bennettset Anna Blaine+0.8
51-4TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.8
62-4HOUTX STKillIndia Bennettset Anna Blaine+0.8
72-5TX STHOUKillKamille Gibsonset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.8
82-6HOUHOUAttack errBrooke Bentke+1.0
93-6HOUTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Anna Blaine+0.7
103-7TX STHOUKillNoemi Despaigneset Shannon Dworaczyk+0.7
113-8HOUHOUKillAlexis Roberson+0.8
124-8HOUTX STServe errHouston+0.5
134-9TX STHOUKillNoemi Despaigneset Kalei Edson+0.6
145-9HOUTX STKillIsabella Andrewsset Dylan Gilkey+0.5
155-10TX STHOUServe errTexas St.+0.6
165-11HOUHOUKillTara Greenberry+0.6
176-11HOUTX STKillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+0.4
187-11TX STTX STAttack errKamille Gibson+0.7
197-12TX STHOUKillTara Greenberryset Kalei Edson+0.6
208-12HOUTX ST×4BlockedSydney Jonesblk India Bennett, Naara Tanco+0.5
219-12TX STTX ST×4KillNaara Tancoset Anna Blaine+1.0
2210-12TX STTX ST×4KillBrooke Bentkeset Jasmine Purakal+1.4
2311-12TX STTX ST×4AceTexas St.aced Lily Barron+1.8
2411-13TX STHOUKillKamille Gibsonset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.3
2512-13HOUTX ST×6Serve errHouston+1.4
2613-13TX STTX ST×6KillJanet Onuorahset Anna Blaine+2.3
2714-13TX STTX ST×6BlockedNoemi Despaigneblk India Bennett, Brooke Bentke+2.8
2815-13TX STTX ST×6AceTexas St.+3.1
2916-13TX STTX ST×6BlockedNoemi Despaigneblk India Bennett, Brooke Bentke+3.3
3017-13TX STTX ST×6AceTexas St.aced Noemi Despaigne+3.2
3117-14TX STHOUKillKamille Gibsonset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.7
3217-15HOUHOUAttack errJanet Onuorah+2.8
3318-15HOUTX ST×3KillJanet Onuorahset Brooke Bentke+2.7
3419-15TX STTX ST×3Attack errNoemi Despaigne+3.4
3520-15TX STTX ST×3KillBrooke Bentke+2.8
3620-16TX STHOUKillKamille Gibsonset Shannon Dworaczyk+1.2
3721-16HOUTX STServe errHouston+2.0
3821-17TX STHOU×3KillKalei Edsonset Dylan Gilkey+1.0
3921-18HOUHOU×3Attack errIsabella Andrews+2.2
4021-19HOUHOU×3Attack errIsabella Andrews+3.0
4122-19HOUTX STKillJanet Onuorahset Isabella Andrews+3.4
4223-19TX STTX STAttack errKamille Gibson+3.4
4323-20TX STHOUKillAlexis Robersonset Sydney Jones+1.1
4423-21HOUHOUAttack errIsabella Andrews+2.7
4524-21HOUTX STKillNaara Tancoset Dylan Gilkey+3.8
4624-22TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+1.3
4725-22HOUTX STKillNaara Tancoset Anna Blaine+2.5
Set 5
10-1TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kamille Gibson+4.9
21-1HOUTX STBlockedSydney Jonesblk Naara Tanco, India Bennett+5.4
31-2TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+5.1
42-2HOUTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Anna Blaine+5.7
52-3TX STHOU×3KillKamille Gibsonset Shannon Dworaczyk+5.3
62-4HOUHOU×3KillNoemi Despaigneset Shannon Dworaczyk+6.8
72-5HOUHOU×3KillNoemi Despaigneset Mattie Casale+5.7
83-5HOUTX STKillIndia Bennettset Anna Blaine+3.8
93-6TX STHOUBlockedAshley Eustonblk Tara Greenberry+4.1
104-6HOUTX STBlockedNoemi Despaigneblk Ashley Euston, Brooke Bentke+3.9
115-6TX STTX STBlockedKamille Gibsonblk Isabella Andrews, Ashley Euston+7.2
125-7TX STHOU×3KillNoemi Despaigneset Shannon Dworaczyk+5.6
135-8HOUHOU×3KillNoemi Despaigneset Kalei Edson+6.4
145-9HOUHOU×3KillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+4.7
156-9HOUTX STKillIsabella Andrewsset Dylan Gilkey+2.6
167-9TX STTX STAttack errNoemi Despaigne+5.6
177-10TX STHOU×3Attack errIsabella Andrews+4.9
187-11HOUHOU×3Attack errAshley Euston+4.8
197-12HOUHOU×3KillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+2.7
208-12HOUTX ST×3KillIsabella Andrewsset Izzy Scholvin+1.0
219-12TX STTX ST×3Attack errSydney Jones+2.7
2210-12TX STTX ST×3KillNaara Tancoset Camryn Kimes+5.3
2310-13TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+5.6
2410-14HOUHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+3.9
2511-14HOUTX STKillIndia Bennettset Anna Blaine+0.9
2611-15TX STHOUKillSydney Jonesset Kalei Edson+1.8

Score shown after each rally, Texas 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).