Final · 5 setsSat, Oct 24, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Harvard def. Dartmouth 3–2

RallyIQ pre-match: Harvard 76.9% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 24, 1:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Harvard won at Dartmouth 3-2 (25-23, 25-14, 24-26, 22-25, 15-11) on Sat, Oct 24, 2026. Harvard's Kayla Nwabueze led with 20 kills, and Yvette Easton added 30 digs.

Data through · final Oct 24

Set12345Sets
HARV25252422153
DART23142625112

Match story · written from the play-by-play

30 digs from Yvette Easton kept Harvard alive against Dartmouth.

3 stretches decided it. Percentages are Harvard's RallyIQ win probability before and after each. Harvard went in as RallyIQ's 77% pick.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 1 · Harvard 22–23 Dartmouth

    3 straight Harvard points turned a 22–23 deficit into a 25–23 lead.

    Harvard 68% → 87%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 4 · Harvard 22–21 Dartmouth

    Dartmouth closed it, 4 of the final 4 rallies, to take the set 25–22 and level the match at 2–2.

    Harvard 89% → 63%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 5 · Harvard 0–0 Dartmouth

    Harvard scored 3 straight to open the set 3–0.

    Harvard 63% → 83%

Dartmouth above 50Harvard belowMax swing 8.5%

HarvardDartmouth

Sideout %
Harvard 65.0·Dartmouth 58.2
Break %
Harvard 41.8·Dartmouth 35.0
Hitting
Harvard .239·Dartmouth .203
Longest run
Harvard 9·Dartmouth 8

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Dartmouth above 50 · Harvard below
S1S2S3S4S510050100+8.5% DARTrally 210 · set 5

Biggest swing: 8.5% to Dartmouth — set 4, HARV 22-24 DART. Kill by Irmak Makasci. DART win probability 23% → 32%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

HARV 75.8%24.2% DART

Harvard wins

3-0
27.7%
3-1
28.9%
3-2
19.2%

Dartmouth wins

3-0
4.2%
3-1
8.2%
3-2
11.7%
HARV break %
46.6% vs this opp
DART break %
41.3% 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
    Irmak MakasciKill+8.5%

    Kill by Irmak Makasci

    Set 4 · HARV 22-24 DART · DART 23% → 32%

  2. 02
    Kayla NwabuezeAttack error+8.0%

    Attack error by Kayla Nwabueze

    Set 4 · HARV 22-23 DART · DART 15% → 23%

  3. 03
    Jaida CekicAttack error+7.7%

    Attack error by Jaida Cekic

    Set 1 · HARV 24-23 DART · HARV 73% → 80%

  4. 04
    Ali FarquharKill+7.7%

    Kill by Ali Farquhar (set by Sophia Wei)

    Set 5 · HARV 14-11 DART · HARV 89% → 96%

  5. 05

    Kill by Kayla Nwabueze (set by Sophia Wei)

    Set 5 · HARV 2-0 DART · HARV 69% → 76%

  6. 06
    Sophia GagnepainService error+6.8%

    Service error by Sophia Gagnepain

    Set 5 · HARV 11-8 DART · HARV 82% → 89%

  7. 07
    Zori BrownAttack error+6.8%

    Attack error by Zori Brown

    Set 1 · HARV 25-23 DART · HARV 80% → 87%

  8. 08
    Bridget EganAttack error+6.7%

    Attack error by Bridget Egan

    Set 5 · HARV 9-7 DART · DART 12% → 19%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5201156.16102281010.522.5
515339.308002191010.515.5
513433.2730002002114
57121.28610000031.58.5
5000–28111000001
45111.36412020031.58.5
58620.100100300219
5204.50027001000002
5000–102000000
5000–5003020000
1000–000000000
1000–101100000
Team totals7026184.23965588550126111
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
519549.28601191010.520.5
511532.18800090052.513.5
58318.27810040031.59.5
5317.286000000847
5001.00028211300002
31420-.15000260010.51.5
511328.2861004002112
5001.0006231200002
5000–000000000
47224.20800253010.57.5
4002.0001503120010.50.5
2000–500100000
Team totals6023182.203565127550221199

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.

Harvard vs Dartmouth

Season series · Harvard leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 9 HARV · DART 8

Set 1

25-23

Longest run 5 HARVDART 8

Set 2

25-14

Longest run 9 HARVDART 2

Set 3

24-26

Longest run 3 HARVDART 2

Set 4

22-25

Longest run 4 HARVDART 4

Set 5

15-11

Longest run 3 HARVDART 2

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Harvard

SlotSideout %Break %
1
52%14/27
39%7/18
2
75%12/16
43%10/23
3
61%11/18
33%6/18
4
83%10/12
62%16/26
5
64%9/14
25%3/12
6
69%9/13
31%4/13
All
65%65/100
42%46/110

Dartmouth

SlotSideout %Break %
1
54%13/24
52%13/25
2
63%12/19
25%4/16
3
65%11/17
25%4/16
4
43%10/23
41%7/17
5
60%9/15
17%2/12
6
75%9/12
36%5/14
All
58%64/110
35%35/100

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

210 rallies

#HARV-DARTSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0DARTHARVAttack errZori Brown+1.4
21-1HARVDARTKillZori Brownset Sophia Gagnepain+1.5
31-2DARTDARTKillJaida Cekicset Sloan Balsley+2.0
42-2DARTHARV×3KillAli Farquharset Yvette Easton+1.5
53-2HARVHARV×3KillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+1.8
64-2HARVHARV×3Attack errJaida Cekic+1.7
74-3HARVDARTServe errHarvard+1.4
84-4DARTDARTKillElle McCreeryset Sophia Gagnepain+2.0
95-4DARTHARVServe errDartmouth+1.5
105-5HARVDARTKillElle McCreeryset Sophia Gagnepain+1.6
116-5DARTHARVKillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+1.6
126-6HARVDARTAttack errKayla Nwabueze+1.7
137-6DARTHARV×5KillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao+1.6
148-6HARVHARV×5Attack errElle McCreery+1.9
159-6HARVHARV×5KillRiley Resmerset Catlin Shao+1.7
1610-6HARVHARV×5KillMasina Ogbechieset Catlin Shao+1.5
1711-6HARVHARV×5KillMasina Ogbechieset Yvette Easton+1.2
1811-7HARVDARTKillZori Brownset Julia York+0.9
1912-7DARTHARV×3KillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+1.0
2013-7HARVHARV×3AceHarvardaced Zori Brown+1.0
2114-7HARVHARV×3BlockedMaddie LaFatablk Ryleigh Patterson, Bridget Egan+0.7
2214-8HARVDART×8KillClementine Tebbeset Julia York+0.4
2314-9DARTDART×8BlockedMasina Ogbechieblk Clementine Tebbe, Zori Brown+0.8
2414-10DARTDART×8Attack errMasina Ogbechie+1.1
2514-11DARTDART×8KillJaida Cekicset Sloan Balsley+1.4
2614-12DARTDART×8KillJaida Cekicset Sophia Gagnepain+1.9
2714-13DARTDART×8KillZori Brownset Sophia Gagnepain+2.3
2814-14DARTDART×8KillZori Brownset Sloan Balsley+2.8
2914-15DARTDART×8KillZori Brownset Sophia Gagnepain+3.1
3015-15DARTHARV×3KillMasina Ogbechieset Catlin Shao+2.3
3116-15HARVHARV×3KillBridget Eganset Masina Ogbechie+3.0
3217-15HARVHARV×3Attack errClementine Tebbe+2.8
3317-16HARVDARTKillZori Brownset Sophia Gagnepain+2.1
3418-16DARTHARVKillBridget Eganset Sophia Wei+2.3
3518-17HARVDARTBlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Jaida Cekic, Clementine Tebbe+2.2
3619-17DARTHARVKillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+2.4
3719-18HARVDARTKillElle McCreeryset Sophia Gagnepain+2.3
3820-18DARTHARVKillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+2.6
3920-19HARVDARTKillElle McCreeryset Julia York+2.4
4021-19DARTHARVServe errDartmouth+2.8
4121-20HARVDARTKillMaddie LaFataset Julia York+2.5
4222-20DARTHARVKillMasina Ogbechieset Catlin Shao+3.1
4322-21HARVDART×3KillZori Brownset Julia York+2.7
4422-22DARTDART×3BlockedBridget Eganblk Jaida Cekic, Clementine Tebbe+5.0
4522-23DARTDART×3Attack errMasina Ogbechie+6.7
4623-23DARTHARV×3KillRyleigh Pattersonset Sloan Balsley+5.0
4724-23HARVHARV×3Attack errJaida Cekic+7.7
4825-23HARVHARV×3Attack errZori Brown+6.8
Set 2
11-0HARVHARVAttack errZori Brown+1.4
21-1HARVDARTKillZori Brownset Sophia Gagnepain+1.1
31-2DARTDARTBlockedAli Farquharblk Clementine Tebbe, Riley Imamura+1.5
42-2DARTHARVAttack errJaida Cekic+1.2
53-2HARVHARVAttack errRiley Imamura+1.4
63-3HARVDARTServe errHarvard+1.2
73-4DARTDARTBlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Elle McCreery, Jaida Cekic+1.6
84-4DARTHARVServe errDartmouth+1.2
94-5HARVDARTKillElle McCreeryset Sophia Gagnepain+1.3
105-5DARTHARV×9KillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao+1.2
116-5HARVHARV×9KillRiley Resmerset Catlin Shao+1.5
127-5HARVHARV×9Attack errRiley Imamura+1.4
138-5HARVHARV×9KillBridget Eganset Yvette Easton+1.3
149-5HARVHARV×9KillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao+1.1
1510-5HARVHARV×9KillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+0.9
1611-5HARVHARV×9KillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+0.8
1712-5HARVHARV×9AceHarvard+0.6
1813-5HARVHARV×9Attack errIrmak Makasci+0.4
1913-6HARVDARTServe errHarvard+0.2
2014-6DARTHARVServe errDartmouth+0.3
2115-6HARVHARVAceHarvardaced Irmak Makasci+0.3
2215-7HARVDARTKillMaddie LaFataset Sloan Balsley+0.1
2315-8DARTDARTKillZori Brownset Audrey Kalorin+0.3
2416-8DARTHARVKillMasina Ogbechieset Yvette Easton+0.3
2516-9HARVDARTBlockedBridget Eganblk Maddie LaFata, Clementine Tebbe+0.2
2617-9DARTHARV×3KillBridget Eganset Ryleigh Patterson+0.3
2718-9HARVHARV×3KillRyleigh Pattersonset Sophia Wei+0.2
2819-9HARVHARV×3KillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+0.1
2919-10HARVDARTKillZori Brownset Sophia Gagnepain·
3019-11DARTDARTBlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Audrey Kalorin, Clementine Tebbe+0.1
3120-11DARTHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+0.1
3220-12HARVDARTAttack errAli Farquhar+0.1
3321-12DARTHARV×3KillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+0.1
3422-12HARVHARV×3KillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao·
3523-12HARVHARV×3KillRiley Resmerset Catlin Shao·
3623-13HARVDARTKillElle McCreeryset Sophia Gagnepain·
3724-13DARTHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao·
3824-14HARVDARTKillElle McCreeryset Maddie LaFata·
3925-14DARTHARVKillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao·
Set 3
10-1DARTDARTKillJaida Cekicset Sloan Balsley+0.8
21-1DARTHARVServe errZori Brown+0.6
31-2HARVDARTServe errBridget Egan+0.7
42-2DARTHARVBlockedRiley Imamurablk Ali Farquhar, Ryleigh Patterson+0.6
52-3HARVDARTBlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Elle McCreery, Jaida Cekic+0.7
63-3DARTHARVKillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+0.6
73-4HARVDARTAttack errMasina Ogbechie+0.7
84-4DARTHARVKillMasina Ogbechieset Catlin Shao+0.7
94-5HARVDARTKillMaddie LaFataset Audrey Kalorin+0.7
105-5DARTHARVAttack errMaddie LaFata+0.7
115-6HARVDARTAttack errMasina Ogbechie+0.7
126-6DARTHARVKillCatlin Shaoset Catlin Shao+0.7
136-7HARVDARTKillZori Brownset Sophia Gagnepain+0.8
146-8DARTDARTAceZori Brownaced Yvette Easton+1.0
157-8DARTHARVKillRyleigh Pattersonset Sophia Wei+0.7
167-9HARVDARTKillJaida Cekicset Sophia Gagnepain+0.8
178-9DARTHARVServe errSloan Balsley+0.8
188-10HARVDARTKillRiley Imamuraset Sophia Gagnepain+0.9
199-10DARTHARV×3BlockedElle McCreeryblk Riley Resmer, Kayla Nwabueze+0.8
2010-10HARVHARV×3KillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao+1.0
2111-10HARVHARV×3BlockedRiley Imamurablk Masina Ogbechie, Riley Resmer+1.0
2211-11HARVDARTKillMaddie LaFataset Audrey Kalorin+0.8
2311-12DARTDARTAttack errKayla Nwabueze+1.1
2412-12DARTHARVServe errRiley Imamura+0.8
2512-13HARVDARTAttack errKayla Nwabueze+0.9
2612-14DARTDARTKillZori Brownset Audrey Kalorin+1.3
2713-14DARTHARVKillRiley Resmerset Catlin Shao+0.9
2813-15HARVDARTKillMaddie LaFataset Sloan Balsley+1.1
2914-15DARTHARVKillMasina Ogbechieset Catlin Shao+0.9
3014-16HARVDARTServe errSophia Wei+1.1
3115-16DARTHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+1.0
3215-17HARVDARTKillJaida Cekicset Sophia Gagnepain+1.2
3316-17DARTHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+1.0
3416-18HARVDARTKillJaida Cekicset Sophia Gagnepain+1.2
3517-18DARTHARVServe errAudrey Kalorin+1.1
3618-18HARVHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Riley Resmer+1.5
3718-19HARVDARTAttack errMasina Ogbechie+1.3
3819-19DARTHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao+1.3
3920-19HARVHARVBad setSloan Balsley+1.7
4020-20HARVDARTAttack errRiley Resmer+1.3
4120-21DARTDARTKillZori Brownset Audrey Kalorin+2.0
4221-21DARTHARVKillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+1.5
4321-22HARVDARTKillMaddie LaFataset Audrey Kalorin+1.9
4421-23DARTDARTAceSophia Gagnepainaced Kayla Nwabueze+2.5
4522-23DARTHARVKillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+1.4
4623-23HARVHARVAceSophia Weiaced Irmak Makasci+2.7
4723-24HARVDARTKillZori Brownset Sophia Gagnepain+2.9
4824-24DARTHARVKillBridget Eganset Sophia Wei+2.9
4924-25HARVDARTKillIrmak Makasciset Sophia Gagnepain+2.9
5024-26DARTDARTKillElle McCreeryset Sophia Wei+4.1
Set 4
11-0HARVHARVBlockedZori Brownblk Ali Farquhar, Ryleigh Patterson+2.1
21-1HARVDARTKillClementine Tebbeset Sophia Gagnepain+1.7
32-1DARTHARVKillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+1.7
43-1HARVHARVKillAli Farquharset Alicia Guo+2.0
53-2HARVDARTServe errAlicia Guo+1.6
64-2DARTHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+1.6
74-3HARVDARTKillJaida Cekicset Sophia Gagnepain+1.7
84-4DARTDARTKillIrmak Makasciset Audrey Kalorin+2.4
95-4DARTHARVServe errAudrey Kalorin+1.8
106-4HARVHARVAceKayla Nwabuezeaced Irmak Makasci+2.2
116-5HARVDARTKillIrmak Makasciset Audrey Kalorin+1.7
127-5DARTHARVServe errIrmak Makasci+1.7
138-5HARVHARVKillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+2.0
148-6HARVDARTKillZori Brownset Audrey Kalorin+1.6
159-6DARTHARVKillCatlin Shao+1.6
169-7HARVDARTAttack errRyleigh Patterson+1.6
1710-7DARTHARVAttack errJaida Cekic+1.7
1810-8HARVDARTKillClementine Tebbeset Sophia Gagnepain+1.6
1911-8DARTHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+1.7
2012-8HARVHARVKillRiley Resmer+1.9
2112-9HARVDARTBlockedAli Farquharblk Irmak Makasci, Clementine Tebbe+1.3
2212-10DARTDARTAceSloan Balsleyaced Bridget Egan+2.1
2313-10DARTHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+1.8
2413-11HARVDARTKillIrmak Makasciset Sophia Gagnepain+1.7
2513-12DARTDARTBlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Elle McCreery, Maddie LaFata+2.7
2614-12DARTHARV×4KillKayla Nwabuezeset Catlin Shao+2.2
2715-12HARVHARV×4KillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+2.5
2816-12HARVHARV×4BlockedIrmak Makasciblk Riley Resmer, Masina Ogbechie+2.1
2917-12HARVHARV×4Attack errMaddie LaFata+1.6
3017-13HARVDARTServe errKayla Nwabueze+1.0
3118-13DARTHARVKillMasina Ogbechieset Yvette Easton+1.2
3218-14HARVDART×3KillZori Brownset Audrey Kalorin+0.9
3318-15DARTDART×3KillMaddie LaFataset Elle McCreery+1.7
3418-16DARTDART×3KillMaddie LaFataset Audrey Kalorin+2.5
3519-16DARTHARVKillRyleigh Pattersonset Catlin Shao+2.3
3619-17HARVDART×3KillZori Brownset Audrey Kalorin+2.0
3719-18DARTDART×3AceSophia Gagnepainaced Yvette Easton+3.5
3819-19DARTDART×3Attack errAli Farquhar+4.5
3920-19DARTHARVKillRyleigh Pattersonset Sophia Wei+3.7
4020-20HARVDARTKillZori Brownset Sophia Gagnepain+3.9
4121-20DARTHARVKillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+4.1
4221-21HARVDARTKillJaida Cekicset Sophia Gagnepain+4.3
4322-21DARTHARVKillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+4.7
4422-22HARVDART×4KillJaida Cekicset Sophia Gagnepain+4.8
4522-23DARTDART×4Attack errKayla Nwabueze+8.0
4622-24DARTDART×4KillIrmak Makasci+8.5
4722-25DARTDART×4KillIrmak Makasciset Audrey Kalorin+4.6
Set 5
11-0DARTHARV×3KillBridget Eganset Sophia Wei+5.9
22-0HARVHARV×3KillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+7.1
33-0HARVHARV×3Attack errJaida Cekic+6.3
43-1HARVDARTKillZori Brownset Sophia Gagnepain+4.7
54-1DARTHARV×3KillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+5.1
65-1HARVHARV×3KillAli Farquharset Jordan Shelor+5.4
76-1HARVHARV×3KillKayla Nwabuezeset Sophia Wei+4.2
86-2HARVDARTServe errJordan Shelor+2.7
97-2DARTHARVKillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+3.3
107-3HARVDARTKillIrmak Makasciset Sophia Gagnepain+2.6
117-4DARTDARTAttack errKayla Nwabueze+4.7
128-4DARTHARVServe errAudrey Kalorin+4.5
138-5HARVDARTKillMaddie LaFataset Audrey Kalorin+3.7
149-5DARTHARVKillBridget Eganset Catlin Shao+4.6
159-6HARVDARTKillMaddie LaFataset Audrey Kalorin+3.7
169-7DARTDARTAttack errBridget Egan+6.7
1710-7DARTHARVKillRyleigh Pattersonset Catlin Shao+6.5
1810-8HARVDARTKillMaddie LaFataset Audrey Kalorin+5.4
1911-8DARTHARVServe errSophia Gagnepain+6.8
2012-8HARVHARVAttack errZori Brown+6.1
2112-9HARVDARTKillJaida Cekicset Sophia Gagnepain+2.9
2213-9DARTHARVKillRyleigh Pattersonset Sophia Wei+4.5
2313-10HARVDARTBlockedKayla Nwabuezeblk Clementine Tebbe, Jaida Cekic+2.3
2413-11DARTDARTAceSloan Balsley+5.8
2514-11DARTHARVKillAli Farquharset Sophia Wei+7.7
2615-11HARVHARVAttack errElle McCreery+3.7

Score shown after each rally, Harvard 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).