Final · 4 setsThu, Oct 8, 2026Watch on Summit League Network, Midco Sports+

South Dakota St. def. Kansas City 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: South Dakota St. 93.2% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 8, 6:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

South Dakota St. beat visiting Kansas City 3-1 (25-23, 26-24, 13-25, 25-9) on Thu, Oct 8, 2026. South Dakota St.'s Sylvie Zgonc led with 24 kills.

Data through · final Oct 8

Set1234Sets
KC23242591
SDAKST252613253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

An 11–0 run in the fourth set broke it open for South Dakota St.

No single rally moved win probability more than 2.7 points. Kansas City peaked at 14% in Set 1. These are the numbers behind it. Pre-match, RallyIQ had South Dakota St. at 93%.

Kansas CitySouth Dakota St.
  • Longest run+5
    611

    Up 14–9 in the fourth set, South Dakota St. scored 11 straight to make it 25–9. Final score of the set: 25–9.

South Dakota St. above 50Kansas City belowMax swing 2.7%

Kansas CitySouth Dakota St.

Hitting
Kansas City .232·South Dakota St. .237
Aces
Kansas City 5·South Dakota St. 14
Serve err
Kansas City 7·South Dakota St. 5
Blocks
Kansas City 9·South Dakota St. 81 BS · 16 BA vs 0 BS · 16 BA
Digs
Kansas City 56·South Dakota St. 61

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

South Dakota St. above 50 · Kansas City below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+2.7% SDAKSTrally 170 · set 4

Biggest swing: 2.7% to South Dakota St. — set 2, KC 23-24 SDAKST. South Dakota St. ace on Mia Weaver. SDAKST win probability 94% → 97%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

KC 9.8%90.2% SDAKST

Kansas City wins

3-0
1.3%
3-1
3.0%
3-2
5.5%

South Dakota St. wins

3-0
44.7%
3-1
31.6%
3-2
13.9%
KC break %
38.3% vs this opp
SDAKST break %
48.2% 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
    South Dakota St.Ace+2.7%

    South Dakota St. ace on Mia Weaver

    Set 2 · KC 23-24 SDAKST · SDAKST 94% → 97%

  2. 02

    Ryanne Wattree stuffed by Taylor Byl & Sylvie Zgonc

    Set 2 · KC 23-23 SDAKST · SDAKST 92% → 94%

  3. 03
    Megan LawsonAttack error+2.2%

    Attack error by Megan Lawson

    Set 1 · KC 21-23 SDAKST · SDAKST 93% → 95%

  4. 04
    Hannah KleinAttack error+2.1%

    Attack error by Hannah Klein

    Set 1 · KC 20-20 SDAKST · KC 7% → 9%

  5. 05
    Sylvie ZgoncKill+2.1%

    Kill by Sylvie Zgonc (set by Chloe Kaminski)

    Set 1 · KC 23-25 SDAKST · SDAKST 95% → 97%

  6. 06
    South Dakota St.Ace+2.0%

    South Dakota St. ace on Chloe Kaminski

    Set 2 · KC 24-26 SDAKST · SDAKST 97% → 99%

  7. 07

    Kill by Ryanne Wattree

    Set 2 · KC 23-20 SDAKST · KC 9% → 11%

  8. 08

    Kill by Ryanne Wattree (set by Chloe Kaminski)

    Set 1 · KC 17-16 SDAKST · KC 8% → 10%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
418539.33300032010.518.5
413431.29000010031.514.5
45010.50000320174.59.5
45324.083221102010.57.5
46120.25010020010.56.5
4001.0002510900001
42113.07700000031.53.5
4012-.500012710001
4012-.5001211800001
4000–3001460000
1000–000010000
Team totals4916142.23243575614116981
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
424549.38811011002126
49521.19000010031.510.5
45212.250000200638
4208.2503911110031.54.5
4328.125000200214
4000–110610001
48632.0630228100010
4001.000361800006
4000–4311100003
4000–000000000
1000–000100000
Team totals5120131.23748145615016889

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.

Kansas City vs South Dakota St.

Season series · South Dakota St. leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 KC · SDAKST 11

Set 1

23-25

Longest run 5 KCSDAKST 4

Set 2

24-26

Longest run 5 KCSDAKST 4

Set 3

25-13

Longest run 6 KCSDAKST 2

Set 4

9-25

Longest run 4 KCSDAKST 11

Bars above the line = South Dakota St. leads, below = Kansas City leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Kansas City

SlotSideout %Break %
1
42%8/19
45%5/11
2
53%8/15
67%16/24
3
53%8/15
33%4/12
4
67%6/9
56%9/16
5
46%6/13
40%4/10
6
24%4/17
33%3/9
All
45%40/88
50%41/82

South Dakota St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
47%8/17
54%7/13
2
40%8/20
60%12/20
3
67%8/12
50%8/16
4
35%6/17
36%4/11
5
67%6/9
33%3/9
6
71%5/7
74%14/19
All
50%41/82
55%48/88

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.

Rally log

170 rallies

#KC-SDAKSTSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1KCSDAKST×3KillMarisa Michaelisset Rylee Martin+0.5
20-2SDAKSTSDAKST×3BlockedRyanne Wattreeblk Taylor Byl, Marisa Michaelis+0.7
30-3SDAKSTSDAKST×3KillSylvie Zgoncset Kennedey Whitford+0.6
41-3SDAKSTKC×5KillRyanne Wattreeset Coco Buschhorn+0.4
52-3KCKC×5KillMila Zoricset Mila Zoric+0.7
63-3KCKC×5Attack errTaylor Byl+0.9
74-3KCKC×5Attack errSylvie Zgonc+1.0
85-3KCKC×5KillMila Zoric+1.2
95-4KCSDAKSTKillMarisa Michaelisset Rylee Martin+0.7
106-4SDAKSTKC×3KillEmry Brownset Coco Buschhorn+0.9
117-4KCKC×3KillRyanne Wattreeset Stella Smith+1.4
128-4KCKC×3KillEmry Brownset Mia Weaver+1.5
138-5KCSDAKSTServe errKansas City+0.8
149-5SDAKSTKCKillStella Smithset Stella Smith+1.1
159-6KCSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Rylee Martin+0.8
1610-6SDAKSTKCKillEmry Brownset Savy Repinski+1.1
1711-6KCKCKillMia Weaverset Savy Repinski+1.6
1811-7KCSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.8
1911-8SDAKSTSDAKSTAttack errNatalie Ptacek+1.3
2012-8SDAKSTKCKillStella Smithset Savy Repinski+1.2
2112-9KCSDAKST×4KillMarisa Michaelisset Rylee Martin+0.9
2212-10SDAKSTSDAKST×4AceSouth Dakota St.aced Mia Weaver+1.4
2312-11SDAKSTSDAKST×4BlockedMia Weaverblk Claire Logeais, Marisa Michaelis+1.4
2412-12SDAKSTSDAKST×4KillSylvie Zgoncset Joslyn Richardson+1.4
2513-12SDAKSTKCServe errSouth Dakota St.+1.1
2614-12KCKCKillRyanne Wattreeset Coco Buschhorn+1.8
2714-13KCSDAKST×4KillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+1.1
2814-14SDAKSTSDAKST×4KillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+1.5
2914-15SDAKSTSDAKST×4AceSouth Dakota St.+1.4
3014-16SDAKSTSDAKST×4KillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+1.2
3115-16SDAKSTKC×3KillRyanne Wattreeset Coco Buschhorn+0.8
3216-16KCKC×3BlockedMarisa Michaelisblk Mila Zoric, Emry Brown+1.6
3317-16KCKC×3KillRyanne Wattreeset Chloe Kaminski+2.0
3417-17KCSDAKST×3KillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+1.2
3517-18SDAKSTSDAKST×3KillSylvie Zgoncset Brooke Larsen+1.7
3617-19SDAKSTSDAKST×3KillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+1.5
3718-19SDAKSTKCBlockedTaylor Bylblk Mila Zoric+1.0
3818-20KCSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+1.1
3919-20SDAKSTKCKillStella Smithset Coco Buschhorn+1.0
4020-20KCKCAttack errHannah Klein+2.1
4120-21KCSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Rylee Martin+1.6
4221-21SDAKSTKCKillNatalie Ptacekset Savy Repinski+1.7
4321-22KCSDAKST×3KillHannah Kleinset Rylee Martin+1.8
4421-23SDAKSTSDAKST×3Attack errMegan Lawson+2.2
4521-24SDAKSTSDAKST×3KillMarisa Michaelisset Rylee Martin+1.3
4622-24SDAKSTKCAttack errSylvie Zgonc+0.3
4723-24KCKCBlockedHannah Kleinblk Mila Zoric, Natalie Ptacek+1.3
4823-25KCSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Chloe Kaminski+2.1
Set 2
10-1SDAKSTSDAKSTAceSouth Dakota St.aced Emry Brown+0.5
21-1SDAKSTKCKillMila Zoricset Coco Buschhorn+0.4
31-2KCSDAKSTServe errKansas City+0.3
41-3SDAKSTSDAKSTAceSouth Dakota St.aced Chloe Kaminski+0.4
52-3SDAKSTKCKillEmry Brownset Mia Weaver+0.3
62-4KCSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.3
72-5SDAKSTSDAKSTKillRylee Martinset Brooke Larsen+0.4
83-5SDAKSTKCServe errSouth Dakota St.+0.3
93-6KCSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.3
104-6SDAKSTKCKillEmry Brownset Savy Repinski+0.3
114-7KCSDAKST×3KillTaylor Bylset Rylee Martin+0.3
124-8SDAKSTSDAKST×3Attack errSavy Repinski+0.3
134-9SDAKSTSDAKST×3KillClaire Logeaisset Rylee Martin+0.3
145-9SDAKSTKCKillMia Weaverset Savy Repinski+0.2
156-9KCKCKillMila Zoricset Savy Repinski+0.3
166-10KCSDAKSTAttack errMia Weaver+0.2
177-10SDAKSTKCAttack errClaire Logeais+0.2
188-10KCKCKillRyanne Wattreeset Coco Buschhorn+0.4
198-11KCSDAKSTKillMarisa Michaelisset Rylee Martin+0.3
209-11SDAKSTKCKillRyanne Wattreeset Coco Buschhorn+0.3
2110-11KCKCKillEmry Brownset Coco Buschhorn+0.6
2210-12KCSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.4
2310-13SDAKSTSDAKSTBad setCoco Buschhorn+0.5
2411-13SDAKSTKCKillRyanne Wattreeset Coco Buschhorn+0.4
2511-14KCSDAKSTKillMarisa Michaelisset Rylee Martin+0.4
2611-15SDAKSTSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgonc+0.4
2712-15SDAKSTKCKillRyanne Wattreeset Coco Buschhorn+0.3
2812-16KCSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.3
2913-16SDAKSTKCAttack errHannah Klein+0.3
3013-17KCSDAKSTServe errKansas City+0.3
3114-17SDAKSTKCKillStella Smithset Savy Repinski+0.3
3215-17KCKCBlockedHannah Kleinblk Mila Zoric, Natalie Ptacek+0.5
3315-18KCSDAKSTKillClaire Logeaisset Rylee Martin+0.4
3416-18SDAKSTKCServe errSouth Dakota St.+0.4
3516-19KCSDAKSTKillMarisa Michaelisset Rylee Martin+0.5
3617-19SDAKSTKC×5Serve errSouth Dakota St.+0.4
3718-19KCKC×5KillEmry Brownset Coco Buschhorn+0.9
3819-19KCKC×5KillEmry Brownset Coco Buschhorn+1.3
3920-19KCKC×5KillRyanne Wattreeset Coco Buschhorn+1.7
4021-19KCKC×5AceKansas City+1.9
4121-20KCSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+1.0
4222-20SDAKSTKCKillEmry Brownset Coco Buschhorn+1.6
4323-20KCKCKillRyanne Wattree+2.0
4423-21KCSDAKST×4KillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.7
4523-22SDAKSTSDAKST×4KillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+1.7
4623-23SDAKSTSDAKST×4BlockedRyanne Wattreeblk Taylor Byl, Sylvie Zgonc+2.5
4723-24SDAKSTSDAKST×4AceSouth Dakota St.aced Mia Weaver+2.7
4824-24SDAKSTKCKillStella Smithset Coco Buschhorn+1.8
4924-25KCSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Joslyn Richardson+1.8
5024-26SDAKSTSDAKSTAceSouth Dakota St.aced Chloe Kaminski+2.0
Set 3
11-0KCKC×3AceKansas Cityaced Kennedey Whitford+0.3
22-0KCKC×3KillMia Weaverset Coco Buschhorn+0.3
33-0KCKC×3KillMila Zoricset Coco Buschhorn+0.4
43-1KCSDAKSTKillClaire Logeaisset Rylee Martin+0.2
53-2SDAKSTSDAKSTAttack errRyanne Wattree+0.3
64-2SDAKSTKCBlockedMarisa Michaelisblk Mia Weaver, Mila Zoric+0.3
74-3KCSDAKSTKillTaylor Bylset Rylee Martin+0.2
85-3SDAKSTKCKillEmry Brownset Coco Buschhorn+0.3
95-4KCSDAKSTKillRylee Martinset Sylvie Zgonc+0.2
105-5SDAKSTSDAKSTBlockedEmry Brownblk Rylee Martin, Taylor Byl+0.3
116-5SDAKSTKC×5KillRyanne Wattreeset Coco Buschhorn+0.2
127-5KCKC×5KillEmry Brownset Chloe Kaminski+0.4
138-5KCKC×5KillEmry Brownset Chloe Kaminski+0.4
149-5KCKC×5Attack errMia Weaver+0.5
1510-5KCKC×5KillEmry Brownset Savy Repinski+0.5
1610-6KCSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Brooke Larsen+0.3
1711-6SDAKSTKCAttack errClaire Logeais+0.4
1811-7KCSDAKSTServe errKansas City+0.3
1911-8SDAKSTSDAKSTAttack errStella Smith+0.4
2012-8SDAKSTKCAttack errMarisa Michaelis+0.4
2112-9KCSDAKSTKillMarisa Michaelisset Rylee Martin+0.3
2213-9SDAKSTKCKillMia Weaverset Savy Repinski+0.4
2313-10KCSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.3
2413-11SDAKSTSDAKSTKillMarisa Michaelisset Rylee Martin+0.5
2514-11SDAKSTKC×6KillMia Weaverset Coco Buschhorn+0.4
2615-11KCKC×6KillEmry Brownset Coco Buschhorn+0.6
2716-11KCKC×6BlockedSylvie Zgoncblk Ryanne Wattree, Mila Zoric+0.5
2817-11KCKC×6AceKansas City+0.5
2918-11KCKC×6BlockedSylvie Zgoncblk Ryanne Wattree, Mila Zoric+0.4
3019-11KCKC×6KillRyanne Wattreeset Coco Buschhorn+0.3
3119-12KCSDAKSTBlockedEmry Brownblk Marisa Michaelis, Taylor Byl+0.1
3220-12SDAKSTKCKillEmry Brownset Coco Buschhorn+0.2
3321-12KCKCAttack errSylvie Zgonc+0.1
3421-13KCSDAKSTServe errKansas City·
3522-13SDAKSTKC×4KillEmry Brownset Coco Buschhorn+0.1
3623-13KCKC×4AceKansas Cityaced Hannah Klein·
3724-13KCKC×4Attack errHannah Klein·
3825-13KCKC×4KillStella Smithset Savy Repinski·
Set 4
10-1SDAKSTSDAKST×3BlockedRyanne Wattreeblk Taylor Byl, Sylvie Zgonc+1.1
20-2SDAKSTSDAKST×3AceSouth Dakota St.aced Emry Brown+1.0
30-3SDAKSTSDAKST×3Attack errEmry Brown+0.8
41-3SDAKSTKCAttack errTaylor Byl+0.6
51-4KCSDAKST×4KillTaylor Bylset Rylee Martin+0.6
61-5SDAKSTSDAKST×4BlockedEmry Brownblk Rylee Martin, Claire Logeais+0.7
71-6SDAKSTSDAKST×4KillSylvie Zgoncset Joslyn Richardson+0.5
81-7SDAKSTSDAKST×4AceSouth Dakota St.aced Chloe Kaminski+0.4
92-7SDAKSTKCServe errSouth Dakota St.+0.3
102-8KCSDAKSTServe errKansas City+0.3
112-9SDAKSTSDAKSTAceSouth Dakota St.aced Chloe Kaminski+0.3
123-9SDAKSTKCKillEmry Brownset Coco Buschhorn+0.2
134-9KCKCAttack errMarisa Michaelis+0.4
144-10KCSDAKST×3Serve errKansas City+0.3
154-11SDAKSTSDAKST×3Attack errEmry Brown+0.3
164-12SDAKSTSDAKST×3KillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.2
175-12SDAKSTKC×4KillEmry Brownset Savy Repinski+0.1
186-12KCKC×4BlockedHannah Kleinblk Stella Smith, Natalie Ptacek+0.2
197-12KCKC×4Attack errMarisa Michaelis+0.4
208-12KCKC×4AceKansas City+0.5
218-13KCSDAKSTKillSylvie Zgoncset Rylee Martin+0.4
228-14SDAKSTSDAKSTKillHannah Kleinset Mia Weaver+0.4
239-14SDAKSTKCKillNatalie Ptacekset Savy Repinski+0.2
249-15KCSDAKST×11KillTaylor Bylset Rylee Martin+0.3
259-16SDAKSTSDAKST×11KillHannah Kleinset Rylee Martin+0.3
269-17SDAKSTSDAKST×11AceSouth Dakota St.aced Megan Lawson+0.2
279-18SDAKSTSDAKST×11AceSouth Dakota St.aced Dani Brey+0.1
289-19SDAKSTSDAKST×11KillHannah Kleinset Joslyn Richardson·
299-20SDAKSTSDAKST×11KillTaylor Bylset Rylee Martin·
309-21SDAKSTSDAKST×11AceSouth Dakota St.aced Chloe Kaminski·
319-22SDAKSTSDAKST×11KillHannah Kleinset Rylee Martin·
329-23SDAKSTSDAKST×11BlockedMia Weaverblk Taylor Byl, Rylee Martin·
339-24SDAKSTSDAKST×11AceSouth Dakota St.·
349-25SDAKSTSDAKST×11AceSouth Dakota St.aced Chloe Kaminski·

Score shown after each rally, Kansas City 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).