Final · 4 setsFri, Aug 28, 2026

AwayBIG-SOUTH

1:3

HomeACC

Clemson def. Charleston So. 3–1

(25-12, 25-14, 15-25, 25-20)

Set	1	2	3	4	Sets
CHARSO	12	14	25	20	1
CLEM	25	25	15	25	3

RallyIQ model

Win probability

CLEM above 50 · CHARSO below

Biggest swing: 2.3% to Charleston So. — set 4, CHARSO 3-2 CLEM. Attack error by Anika Groom. CLEM win probability 89% → 86%.

Before first serve

Pre-match

CHARSO 20.2%79.8% CLEM

Charleston So. wins

3-0

3.3%

3-1

6.7%

3-2

10.2%

Clemson wins

3-0

31.4%

3-1

30.2%

3-2

18.3%

CHARSO break %: 40.4% vs this opp
CLEM break %: 46.8% 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
Anika GroomAttack error+2.3%
Attack error by Anika Groom
Set 4 · CHARSO 3-2 CLEM · CHARSO 11% → 14%
02
Grace SmithAttack error+2.1%
Grace Smith stuffed by Maddie Anspaugh
Set 4 · CHARSO 3-4 CLEM · CLEM 88% → 90%
03
Maddie AnspaughKill+2.0%
Kill by Maddie Anspaugh (set by Claire Luoma)
Set 4 · CHARSO 3-5 CLEM · CLEM 90% → 92%
04
Jenna KitchensBad set+1.9%
Bad set by Jenna Kitchens
Set 4 · CHARSO 5-8 CLEM · CLEM 92% → 94%
05
Faith BurchKill+1.8%
Kill by Faith Burch (set by Presley Morris)
Set 1 · CHARSO 3-3 CLEM · CHARSO 18% → 20%
06
Anika GroomKill+1.7%
Kill by Anika Groom (set by Katherine Sandt)
Set 4 · CHARSO 3-3 CLEM · CLEM 86% → 88%
07
Lina MerzKill+1.7%
Kill by Lina Merz (set by Katherine Sandt)
Set 4 · CHARSO 7-11 CLEM · CLEM 94% → 96%
08
CLEM serverService error+1.6%
Clemson service error
Set 4 · CHARSO 2-2 CLEM · CHARSO 10% → 11%

Official NCAA box

Box score

Charleston So.away

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
14Faith BurchOH	4	14	1	29	.448	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.5	14.5
11Dillia LowryMB	4	4	1	14	.214	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	2.5	6.5
5Tristin SuttonS	4	3	1	5	.400	20	1	1	9	0	0	1	0.5	4.5
20Surima AkatOH	4	3	3	17	.000	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0.5	3.5
10Emma BednarekMB	2	2	3	8	-.125	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
1Emersyn ReiterOH	2	0	4	10	-.400	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
6Brynn MinterOH	4	11	7	39	.103	1	0	0	10	0	0	1	0.5	11.5
17Adeline WielerL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	1	1	0	13	1	0	0	0	1
13Cara McLeanS	4	0	0	0	–	12	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0
4Presley MorrisL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	6	0	1	16	0	0	0	0	0
3Jenna KitchensOPP	3	5	3	19	.105	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5
7Grace SmithMB	2	0	1	3	-.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	0.5
18Laila HiltonOH	1	1	0	2	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team totals		43	24	146	.130	40	2	4	64	5	2	6	5	71

Clemsonhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
5Talea MitchellMB	4	8	4	29	.138	0	1	0	1	0	3	4	5	14
10Lina MerzOPP	4	8	5	24	.125	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	2	10
6Katherine SandtS	4	6	0	14	.429	35	0	1	11	0	0	3	1.5	7.5
28McKenna GildonL/DS	4	1	0	1	1.000	0	3	1	10	1	0	0	0	4
24Anika GroomOH	3	9	2	23	.304	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1.5	10.5
18Alyssa IrwinMB	2	2	1	3	.333	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
7Maddie AnspaughOH	4	15	3	32	.375	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	3	18
22Lucy MaloneyL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	2	1	3	11	1	0	0	0	1
12Claire LuomaL/DS	4	0	0	1	.000	11	0	2	21	0	0	0	0	0
11Addi RainsL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	1	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	0
4Brianna WashingtonMB	2	2	2	8	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	2.5
19Lauren SchneiderOH	1	2	1	9	.111	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	2.5
Team totals		53	18	144	.243	49	5	8	70	2	8	12	14	90

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 8 CHARSO · CLEM 6

Set 1

12-25

Longest run 3 CHARSOCLEM 6

Set 2

14-25

Longest run 2 CHARSOCLEM 4

Set 3

25-15

Longest run 8 CHARSOCLEM 3

Set 4

20-25

Longest run 5 CHARSOCLEM 4

Bars above the line = Clemson leads, below = Charleston So. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Rotations

Charleston So.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	40%8/20	36%4/11
2	57%8/14	38%5/13
3	44%8/18	58%11/19
4	44%7/16	0%0/8
5	43%6/14	46%6/13
6	71%5/7	38%3/8
All	47%42/89	40%29/72

Clemson

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	56%9/16	53%8/15
2	44%8/18	43%6/14
3	73%8/11	47%7/15
4	58%7/12	70%16/23
5	75%6/8	30%3/10
6	71%5/7	58%7/12
All	60%43/72	53%47/89

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 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.

161 rallies

Rally log

#	CHARSO-CLEM	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	CLEM	CLEM	Kill	Katherine Sandt	set Faith Burch	+1.6
2	0-2	CLEM	CLEM	Ace	CLEM server	aced Emersyn Reiter	+1.5
3	1-2	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Faith Burch	set Tristin Sutton	+1.2
4	1-3	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Anika Groom	set Katherine Sandt	+1.2
5	2-3	CLEM	CHARSO	Serve err	CLEM server		+1.2
6	3-3	CHARSO	CHARSO	Kill	Faith Burch	set Presley Morris	+1.8
7	3-4	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Talea Mitchell	set Katherine Sandt	+1.3
8	3-5	CLEM	CLEM	Kill	Talea Mitchell	set Katherine Sandt	+1.6
9	4-5	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Tristin Sutton		+1.3
10	4-6	CHARSO	CLEM×6	Kill	Katherine Sandt	set Presley Morris	+1.3
11	4-7	CLEM	CLEM×6	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Katherine Sandt	+1.5
12	4-8	CLEM	CLEM×6	Attack err	Emersyn Reiter		+1.3
13	4-9	CLEM	CLEM×6	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Claire Luoma	+1.1
14	4-10	CLEM	CLEM×6	Kill	Talea Mitchell	set Katherine Sandt	+0.8
15	4-11	CLEM	CLEM×6	Attack err	Emersyn Reiter		+0.6
16	5-11	CLEM	CHARSO×3	Serve err	CLEM server		+0.4
17	6-11	CHARSO	CHARSO×3	Attack err	Talea Mitchell		+0.7
18	7-11	CHARSO	CHARSO×3	Kill	Laila Hilton	set Cara McLean	+1.0
19	7-12	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Talea Mitchell	set Katherine Sandt	+0.8
20	8-12	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Emma Bednarek	set Cara McLean	+0.8
21	8-13	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Katherine Sandt	+0.9
22	8-14	CLEM	CLEM	Attack err	Dillia Lowry		+0.9
23	9-14	CLEM	CHARSO	Attack err	Alyssa Irwin	blk Dillia Lowry	+0.5
24	9-15	CHARSO	CLEM×6	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Katherine Sandt	+0.6
25	9-16	CLEM	CLEM×6	Kill	Anika Groom	set Claire Luoma	+0.6
26	9-17	CLEM	CLEM×6	Attack err	Surima Akat	blk Anika Groom	+0.4
27	9-18	CLEM	CLEM×6	Attack err	Emersyn Reiter		+0.2
28	9-19	CLEM	CLEM×6	Attack err	Tristin Sutton	blk Talea Mitchell	+0.1
29	9-20	CLEM	CLEM×6	Ace	CLEM server	aced Team	+0.1
30	10-20	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Surima Akat	set Tristin Sutton	+0.0
31	10-21	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Lina Merz	set Katherine Sandt	+0.0
32	10-22	CLEM	CLEM	Attack err	Emersyn Reiter		+0.0
33	11-22	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Dillia Lowry	set Tristin Sutton	+0.0
34	11-23	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Anika Groom	set Claire Luoma	+0.0
35	11-24	CLEM	CLEM	Bad set	Tristin Sutton		+0.0
36	12-24	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Brynn Minter	set Tristin Sutton	+0.0
37	12-25	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Talea Mitchell	set Katherine Sandt	+0.0
Set 2
1	0-1	CHARSO	CLEM×4	Bad set	Faith Burch		+0.9
2	0-2	CLEM	CLEM×4	Kill	Dillia Lowry	set Tristin Sutton	+1.1
3	0-3	CLEM	CLEM×4	Attack err	Brynn Minter	blk Katherine Sandt, Lina Merz	+1.0
4	0-4	CLEM	CLEM×4	Kill	Talea Mitchell	set Katherine Sandt	+0.9
5	1-4	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Faith Burch	set Tristin Sutton	+0.7
6	2-4	CHARSO	CHARSO	Kill	Faith Burch	set Adeline Wieler	+1.0
7	2-5	CHARSO	CLEM×4	Kill	Lina Merz	set Katherine Sandt	+0.8
8	2-6	CLEM	CLEM×4	Attack err	Emma Bednarek		+0.9
9	2-7	CLEM	CLEM×4	Attack err	Brynn Minter		+0.8
10	2-8	CLEM	CLEM×4	Bad set	Tristin Sutton		+0.6
11	3-8	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Emma Bednarek	set Tristin Sutton	+0.4
12	3-9	CHARSO	CLEM×3	Kill	Anika Groom	set Claire Luoma	+0.5
13	3-10	CLEM	CLEM×3	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Katherine Sandt	+0.5
14	3-11	CLEM	CLEM×3	Attack err	Emma Bednarek	blk Maddie Anspaugh	+0.4
15	4-11	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Brynn Minter	set Presley Morris	+0.2
16	4-12	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Claire Luoma	+0.3
17	5-12	CLEM	CHARSO	Attack err	Maddie Anspaugh		+0.2
18	5-13	CHARSO	CLEM×3	Kill	Alyssa Irwin	set Katherine Sandt	+0.3
19	5-14	CLEM	CLEM×3	Attack err	Surima Akat	blk Lina Merz	+0.2
20	5-15	CLEM	CLEM×3	Kill	Lina Merz	set Katherine Sandt	+0.1
21	6-15	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Jenna Kitchens	set Cara McLean	+0.1
22	7-15	CHARSO	CHARSO	Attack err	Maddie Anspaugh		+0.1
23	7-16	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Lina Merz	set Katherine Sandt	+0.2
24	8-16	CLEM	CHARSO	Attack err	Lina Merz		+0.1
25	8-17	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Alyssa Irwin	set Katherine Sandt	+0.1
26	9-17	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Dillia Lowry	set Tristin Sutton	+0.1
27	10-17	CHARSO	CHARSO	Kill	Tristin Sutton	set Presley Morris	+0.2
28	10-18	CHARSO	CLEM	Attack err	Emma Bednarek	blk Talea Mitchell	+0.2
29	11-18	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Brynn Minter	set Tristin Sutton	+0.1
30	12-18	CHARSO	CHARSO	Attack err	Anika Groom		+0.3
31	12-19	CHARSO	CLEM	Serve err	CHARSO server		+0.3
32	12-20	CLEM	CLEM	Attack err	Brynn Minter	blk Talea Mitchell, Katherine Sandt	+0.2
33	13-20	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Brynn Minter	set Cara McLean	+0.1
34	13-21	CHARSO	CLEM	Attack err	Surima Akat		+0.1
35	13-22	CLEM	CLEM	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Katherine Sandt	+0.1
36	14-22	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Jenna Kitchens	set Cara McLean	+0.0
37	14-23	CHARSO	CLEM×3	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Katherine Sandt	+0.0
38	14-24	CLEM	CLEM×3	Attack err	Jenna Kitchens	blk Maddie Anspaugh	+0.0
39	14-25	CLEM	CLEM×3	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Katherine Sandt	+0.0
Set 3
1	1-0	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Dillia Lowry	set Tristin Sutton	+0.5
2	1-1	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Lauren Schneider	set Katherine Sandt	+0.5
3	2-1	CLEM	CHARSO×8	Kill	Brynn Minter	set Tristin Sutton	+0.6
4	3-1	CHARSO	CHARSO×8	Attack err	Talea Mitchell		+0.8
5	4-1	CHARSO	CHARSO×8	Kill	Faith Burch	set Tristin Sutton	+0.8
6	5-1	CHARSO	CHARSO×8	Kill	Faith Burch	set Tristin Sutton	+0.8
7	6-1	CHARSO	CHARSO×8	Attack err	Lauren Schneider	blk Grace Smith, Faith Burch	+0.8
8	7-1	CHARSO	CHARSO×8	Attack err	Lina Merz		+0.8
9	8-1	CHARSO	CHARSO×8	Kill	Tristin Sutton	set Katherine Sandt	+0.7
10	9-1	CHARSO	CHARSO×8	Kill	Faith Burch	set Tristin Sutton	+0.6
11	9-2	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Talea Mitchell	set Katherine Sandt	+0.3
12	10-2	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Faith Burch	set Tristin Sutton	+0.5
13	10-3	CHARSO	CLEM×3	Attack err	Jenna Kitchens	blk Talea Mitchell, Lauren Schneider	+0.3
14	10-4	CLEM	CLEM×3	Kill	Talea Mitchell	set Katherine Sandt	+0.5
15	10-5	CLEM	CLEM×3	Attack err	Brynn Minter		+0.6
16	11-5	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Jenna Kitchens	set Cara McLean	+0.6
17	12-5	CHARSO	CHARSO	Kill	Jenna Kitchens	set Cara McLean	+0.7
18	12-6	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Katherine Sandt	set Lucy Maloney	+0.4
19	12-7	CLEM	CLEM	Ace	CLEM server	aced Surima Akat	+0.6
20	13-7	CLEM	CHARSO	Attack err	Maddie Anspaugh		+0.6
21	14-7	CHARSO	CHARSO	Attack err	Brianna Washington		+0.7
22	14-8	CHARSO	CLEM	Serve err	CHARSO server		+0.4
23	15-8	CLEM	CHARSO	Serve err	CLEM server		+0.5
24	15-9	CHARSO	CLEM	Serve err	CHARSO server		+0.3
25	16-9	CLEM	CHARSO×4	Kill	Faith Burch	set Tristin Sutton	+0.5
26	17-9	CHARSO	CHARSO×4	Kill	Brynn Minter	set Presley Morris	+0.5
27	18-9	CHARSO	CHARSO×4	Ace	CHARSO server	aced McKenna Gildon	+0.3
28	19-9	CHARSO	CHARSO×4	Attack err	Lina Merz		+0.2
29	19-10	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Brianna Washington	set Katherine Sandt	+0.1
30	20-10	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Faith Burch	set Tristin Sutton	+0.1
31	20-11	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Lauren Schneider	set Katherine Sandt	+0.1
32	21-11	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Faith Burch	set Tristin Sutton	+0.1
33	21-12	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Katherine Sandt	set Claire Luoma	+0.0
34	21-13	CLEM	CLEM	Attack err	Brynn Minter		+0.1
35	22-13	CLEM	CHARSO×3	Serve err	CLEM server		+0.1
36	23-13	CHARSO	CHARSO×3	Attack err	Talea Mitchell		+0.1
37	24-13	CHARSO	CHARSO×3	Attack err	Talea Mitchell	blk Surima Akat, Tristin Sutton	+0.0
38	24-14	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Katherine Sandt	set Addi Rains	+0.0
39	24-15	CLEM	CLEM	Kill	Katherine Sandt	set Cara McLean	+0.0
40	25-15	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Brynn Minter	set Cara McLean	+0.0
Set 4
1	0-1	CHARSO	CLEM	Attack err	Brynn Minter	blk Brianna Washington, Lina Merz	+1.5
2	1-1	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Brynn Minter	set Tristin Sutton	+1.6
3	1-2	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Anika Groom	set Katherine Sandt	+1.5
4	2-2	CLEM	CHARSO	Serve err	CLEM server		+1.6
5	3-2	CHARSO	CHARSO	Attack err	Anika Groom		+2.3
6	3-3	CHARSO	CLEM×3	Kill	Anika Groom	set Katherine Sandt	+1.7
7	3-4	CLEM	CLEM×3	Attack err	Grace Smith	blk Maddie Anspaugh	+2.1
8	3-5	CLEM	CLEM×3	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Claire Luoma	+2.0
9	4-5	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Jenna Kitchens	set Cara McLean	+1.6
10	4-6	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Katherine Sandt	+1.5
11	5-6	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Surima Akat	set Cara McLean	+1.6
12	5-7	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Brianna Washington	set Katherine Sandt	+1.6
13	5-8	CLEM	CLEM	Bad set	Jenna Kitchens		+1.9
14	6-8	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Surima Akat	set Presley Morris	+1.4
15	6-9	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Katherine Sandt	+1.5
16	7-9	CLEM	CHARSO	Serve err	CLEM server		+1.4
17	7-10	CHARSO	CLEM×3	Kill	Anika Groom	set Claire Luoma	+1.5
18	7-11	CLEM	CLEM×3	Kill	Lina Merz	set Katherine Sandt	+1.7
19	7-12	CLEM	CLEM×3	Attack err	Faith Burch	blk Anika Groom, Talea Mitchell	+1.4
20	8-12	CLEM	CHARSO	Serve err	CLEM server		+0.9
21	8-13	CHARSO	CLEM×3	Kill	McKenna Gildon	set Tristin Sutton	+1.0
22	8-14	CLEM	CLEM×3	Kill	Anika Groom	set Claire Luoma	+1.0
23	8-15	CLEM	CLEM×3	Attack err	Brynn Minter	blk Talea Mitchell, Katherine Sandt	+0.7
24	9-15	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Faith Burch	set Tristin Sutton	+0.4
25	10-15	CHARSO	CHARSO	Kill	Brynn Minter	set Cara McLean	+0.8
26	10-16	CHARSO	CLEM×4	Serve err	CHARSO server		+0.8
27	10-17	CLEM	CLEM×4	Ace	CLEM server	aced Adeline Wieler	+0.7
28	10-18	CLEM	CLEM×4	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Katherine Sandt	+0.4
29	10-19	CLEM	CLEM×4	Attack err	Jenna Kitchens		+0.2
30	11-19	CLEM	CHARSO	Serve err	CLEM server		+0.1
31	11-20	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Katherine Sandt	set Lucy Maloney	+0.1
32	12-20	CLEM	CHARSO	Kill	Brynn Minter	set Cara McLean	+0.1
33	13-20	CHARSO	CHARSO	Attack err	Brianna Washington	blk Dillia Lowry	+0.2
34	13-21	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Claire Luoma	+0.2
35	13-22	CLEM	CLEM	Kill	Lina Merz	set Katherine Sandt	+0.1
36	14-22	CLEM	CHARSO	Attack err	Lina Merz		+0.0
37	15-22	CHARSO	CHARSO	Ace	CHARSO server	aced Lucy Maloney	+0.1
38	15-23	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Maddie Anspaugh	set Katherine Sandt	+0.1
39	15-24	CLEM	CLEM	Ace	CLEM server	aced Surima Akat	+0.0
40	16-24	CLEM	CHARSO×5	Kill	Faith Burch	set Tristin Sutton	+0.0
41	17-24	CHARSO	CHARSO×5	Attack err	Lina Merz	blk Brynn Minter, Dillia Lowry	+0.0
42	18-24	CHARSO	CHARSO×5	Kill	Brynn Minter	set Presley Morris	+0.0
43	19-24	CHARSO	CHARSO×5	Kill	Faith Burch	set Brynn Minter	+0.1
44	20-24	CHARSO	CHARSO×5	Kill	Dillia Lowry		+0.2
45	20-25	CHARSO	CLEM	Kill	Anika Groom	set Katherine Sandt	+0.4

Score shown after each rally, Charleston So. 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.