FinalWed, Nov 4, 2026

Grambling def. Ark.-Pine Bluff 3–0

RallyIQ pre-match: Grambling 94.1% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Nov 4, 2:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Grambling beat visiting Ark.-Pine Bluff 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-6) on Wed, Nov 4, 2026. Grambling's Rihianna Brown led with 9 kills, and Asialin Powell added 12 digs.

Data through · final Nov 4

Set123Sets
ARK PB221660
GRAMB2525253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Grambling broke it open with a 9–0 run in the third set.

Win probability never moved more than 1.9 points on one rally; Ark.-Pine Bluff topped out at 10% in Set 1. Grambling went in as RallyIQ's 94% pick.

Ark.-Pine BluffGrambling
  • Break %+26.8 pts
    34.861.6

    45 of 73 on serve vs 16 of 46, so Ark.-Pine Bluff's sideout was 38.4%.

  • Hitting+.289
    .056.345

    Kills and errors: 40–11 vs 22–17.

  • Longest run+4
    59

    9 straight Grambling points in the third set stretched a 16–6 lead to 25–6. That set ended 25–6.

Grambling above 50Ark.-Pine Bluff belowMax swing 1.9%

Ark.-Pine BluffGrambling

Aces
Ark.-Pine Bluff 5·Grambling 11
Serve err
Ark.-Pine Bluff 7·Grambling 5
Blocks
Ark.-Pine Bluff 2·Grambling 41 BS · 2 BA vs 1 BS · 6 BA
Digs
Ark.-Pine Bluff 28·Grambling 42

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Grambling above 50 · Ark.-Pine Bluff below
SET 1SET 2SET 310050100+1.9% GRAMBrally 119 · set 3

Biggest swing: 1.9% to Grambling — set 1, ARK PB 22-24 GRAMB. Kill by Lyric Jordan (set by Alayna Howard). GRAMB win probability 94% → 96%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

ARK PB 4.5%95.5% GRAMB

Ark.-Pine Bluff wins

3-0
0.5%
3-1
1.3%
3-2
2.8%

Grambling wins

3-0
56.8%
3-1
29.3%
3-2
9.4%
ARK PB break %
40.7% vs this opp
GRAMB break %
53.8% 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 % 42.5%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

  1. 01
    Lyric JordanKill+1.9%

    Kill by Lyric Jordan (set by Alayna Howard)

    Set 1 · ARK PB 22-24 GRAMB · GRAMB 94% → 96%

  2. 02
    Lainy EvansAttack error+1.8%

    Attack error by Lainy Evans

    Set 1 · ARK PB 18-17 GRAMB · ARK PB 8% → 9%

  3. 03

    Kill by Rihianna Brown (set by Alayna Howard)

    Set 1 · ARK PB 21-23 GRAMB · GRAMB 94% → 95%

  4. 04
    Lyric JordanKill+1.5%

    Kill by Lyric Jordan (set by Alayna Howard)

    Set 1 · ARK PB 18-19 GRAMB · GRAMB 92% → 94%

  5. 05
    Ark.-Pine BluffAce+1.5%

    Ark.-Pine Bluff ace on Piper Nelson

    Set 1 · ARK PB 21-22 GRAMB · ARK PB 5% → 6%

  6. 06
    Ngozi NwosuAttack error+1.4%

    Attack error by Ngozi Nwosu

    Set 1 · ARK PB 18-18 GRAMB · GRAMB 91% → 92%

  7. 07
    Rihianna BrownAttack error+1.4%

    Attack error by Rihianna Brown

    Set 1 · ARK PB 13-11 GRAMB · ARK PB 8% → 9%

  8. 08

    Kill by Marlina Anderson (set by London King)

    Set 1 · ARK PB 22-23 GRAMB · ARK PB 5% → 6%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
35421.048031430008
35316.125001230005
3428.250010100005
34419.000000100004
3139-.22200000111.52.5
3011-1.0001002400000
33012.25000010010.53.5
3001.000212600001
3002.000801700000
3000–000200000
1000–000000000
1000–000010000
Team totals221789.0562057281112244
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
39215.4670105002111
38222.27311161010.59.5
37213.385000000007
3519.444000001016
3304.7503310400004
2139-.22201110010.52.5
3000–032810003
3000–4011220000
26111.455010400007
1000–020000002
11011.00000000010.51.5
1000–010100001
1000–00010010.50.5
Team totals401184.3453811542516475

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.

Ark.-Pine Bluff vs Grambling

Season series · Grambling leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 ARK PB · GRAMB 9

Set 1

22-25

Longest run 5 ARK PBGRAMB 4

Set 2

16-25

Longest run 4 ARK PBGRAMB 6

Set 3

6-25

Longest run 1 ARK PBGRAMB 9

Bars above the line = Grambling leads, below = Ark.-Pine Bluff leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Ark.-Pine Bluff

SlotSideout %Break %
1
28%5/18
0%0/6
2
31%5/16
50%5/10
3
63%5/8
44%4/9
4
38%5/13
38%3/8
5
44%4/9
17%1/6
6
44%4/9
43%3/7
All
38%28/73
35%16/46

Grambling

SlotSideout %Break %
1
88%7/8
29%2/7
2
42%5/12
78%18/23
3
71%5/7
55%6/11
4
63%5/8
58%7/12
5
100%4/4
64%7/11
6
57%4/7
56%5/9
All
65%30/46
62%45/73

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

119 rallies

#ARK PB-GRAMBSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1ARK PBGRAMB×3KillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+0.5
20-2GRAMBGRAMB×3Attack errZuzanna Zietek+0.5
30-3GRAMBGRAMB×3KillRihianna Brownset Asialin Powell+0.5
41-3GRAMBARK PB×5KillZuzanna Zietekset Martyna Lubowicz+0.4
52-3ARK PBARK PB×5Bad setAlayna Howard+0.6
63-3ARK PBARK PB×5KillNgozi Nwosu+0.7
74-3ARK PBARK PB×5AceArk.-Pine Bluff+0.8
85-3ARK PBARK PB×5AceArk.-Pine Bluffaced Lyric Jordan+1.0
95-4ARK PBGRAMB×3KillRihianna Brownset Alayna Howard+0.7
105-5GRAMBGRAMB×3Attack errZuzanna Zietek+0.8
115-6GRAMBGRAMB×3Attack errKarli Glover+0.7
126-6GRAMBARK PBKillNgozi Nwosuset Martyna Lubowicz+0.7
137-6ARK PBARK PBBlockedLainy Evansblk J'nyah Odom+0.9
147-7ARK PBGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Alayna Howard+0.7
157-8GRAMBGRAMBAceGrambling+0.8
168-8GRAMBARK PBServe errGrambling+0.8
179-8ARK PBARK PBKillJ'nyah Odomset London King+1.0
189-9ARK PBGRAMBServe errArk.-Pine Bluff+0.8
199-10GRAMBGRAMBAceGramblingaced Ngozi Nwosu+0.9
2010-10GRAMBARK PBKillNgozi Nwosuset London King+0.8
2110-11ARK PBGRAMBKillAlayna Howardset Asialin Powell+0.8
2211-11GRAMBARK PB×3KillKarli Gloverset London King+0.9
2312-11ARK PBARK PB×3KillKarli Gloverset Kinsley Hooper+1.2
2413-11ARK PBARK PB×3Attack errRihianna Brown+1.4
2513-12ARK PBGRAMBServe errArk.-Pine Bluff+1.0
2614-12GRAMBARK PBKillMarlina Andersonset London King+1.3
2714-13ARK PBGRAMBKillRihianna Brownset Alayna Howard+1.1
2814-14GRAMBGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Asialin Powell+1.2
2915-14GRAMBARK PBKillKarli Gloverset Martyna Lubowicz+1.3
3015-15ARK PBGRAMBServe errArk.-Pine Bluff+1.1
3116-15GRAMBARK PBAttack errKenya Lucas+1.4
3216-16ARK PBGRAMBKillAngelique Penaset Alayna Howard+1.2
3316-17GRAMBGRAMBAceGramblingaced Karli Glover+1.3
3417-17GRAMBARK PBKillZuzanna Zietekset Martyna Lubowicz+1.3
3518-17ARK PBARK PBAttack errLainy Evans+1.8
3618-18ARK PBGRAMB×4Attack errNgozi Nwosu+1.4
3718-19GRAMBGRAMB×4KillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+1.5
3818-20GRAMBGRAMB×4KillAlayna Howardset Asialin Powell+1.3
3918-21GRAMBGRAMB×4AceGramblingaced Karli Glover+1.0
4019-21GRAMBARK PBKillNgozi Nwosuset London King+0.8
4119-22ARK PBGRAMBServe errArk.-Pine Bluff+1.0
4220-22GRAMBARK PBBlockedLyric Jordanblk J'nyah Odom, Marlina Anderson+0.8
4321-22ARK PBARK PBAceArk.-Pine Bluffaced Piper Nelson+1.5
4421-23ARK PBGRAMBKillRihianna Brownset Alayna Howard+1.6
4522-23GRAMBARK PBKillMarlina Andersonset London King+1.4
4622-24ARK PBGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+1.9
4722-25GRAMBGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Alayna Howard+1.1
Set 2
11-0GRAMBARK PBKillKarli Gloverset Martyna Lubowicz+0.4
21-1ARK PBGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+0.4
32-1GRAMBARK PBKillKennedy Adamsset Martyna Lubowicz+0.4
42-2ARK PBGRAMBKillRihianna Brownset Alayna Howard+0.4
53-2GRAMBARK PBKillNgozi Nwosuset Kinsley Hooper+0.5
64-2ARK PBARK PBAceArk.-Pine Bluffaced Asialin Powell+0.6
74-3ARK PBGRAMBAttack errZuzanna Zietek+0.5
84-4GRAMBGRAMBKillAngelique Penaset Alayna Howard+0.5
95-4GRAMBARK PBServe errGrambling+0.5
105-5ARK PBGRAMBKillLainy Evansset Alayna Howard+0.4
116-5GRAMBARK PBServe errGrambling+0.5
126-6ARK PBGRAMB×4KillAngelique Penaset Alayna Howard+0.5
136-7GRAMBGRAMB×4Attack errKarli Glover+0.5
146-8GRAMBGRAMB×4Attack errKarli Glover+0.4
156-9GRAMBGRAMB×4KillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+0.4
167-9GRAMBARK PBAttack errRihianna Brown+0.3
177-10ARK PBGRAMBKillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+0.3
188-10GRAMBARK PBAttack errLyric Jordan+0.3
199-10ARK PBARK PBKillKennedy Adamsset Alayna Howard+0.5
209-11ARK PBGRAMB×6Serve errArk.-Pine Bluff+0.4
219-12GRAMBGRAMB×6KillRihianna Brownset Alayna Howard+0.4
229-13GRAMBGRAMB×6Attack errKennedy Adams+0.3
239-14GRAMBGRAMB×6BlockedZuzanna Zietekblk Rihianna Brown, Lainy Evans+0.3
249-15GRAMBGRAMB×6AceGramblingaced Karli Glover+0.2
259-16GRAMBGRAMB×6KillKenya Lucasset Alayna Howard+0.1
2610-16GRAMBARK PB×4KillKarli Gloverset Martyna Lubowicz+0.1
2711-16ARK PBARK PB×4Attack errLainy Evans+0.2
2812-16ARK PBARK PB×4Attack errKenya Lucas+0.2
2913-16ARK PBARK PB×4AceArk.-Pine Bluffaced Asialin Powell+0.3
3013-17ARK PBGRAMBKillRihianna Brownset Alayna Howard+0.3
3114-17GRAMBARK PBKillKennedy Adamsset Martyna Lubowicz+0.3
3214-18ARK PBGRAMB×4KillKenya Lucasset Alayna Howard+0.3
3314-19GRAMBGRAMB×4KillAmaris Marksset Alayna Howard+0.3
3414-20GRAMBGRAMB×4AceGramblingaced Ngozi Nwosu+0.2
3514-21GRAMBGRAMB×4KillAmaris Marksset Alayna Howard+0.1
3615-21GRAMBARK PBKillZuzanna Zietekset Martyna Lubowicz+0.1
3716-21ARK PBARK PBAttack errAngelique Pena+0.1
3816-22ARK PBGRAMB×4KillAmaris Marksset Alayna Howard+0.1
3916-23GRAMBGRAMB×4KillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+0.1
4016-24GRAMBGRAMB×4AceGrambling·
4116-25GRAMBGRAMB×4KillAngelique Penaset Alayna Howard·
Set 3
10-1ARK PBGRAMBKillRihianna Brownset Alayna Howard+0.2
20-2GRAMBGRAMBKillAmaris Marks+0.2
31-2GRAMBARK PBServe errGrambling+0.2
41-3ARK PBGRAMB×5Attack errKarli Glover+0.1
51-4GRAMBGRAMB×5KillAlayna Howardset Lyric Jordan+0.1
61-5GRAMBGRAMB×5KillAmaris Marksset Alayna Howard+0.1
71-6GRAMBGRAMB×5AceGrambling+0.1
81-7GRAMBGRAMB×5KillKenya Lucasset Alayna Howard+0.1
92-7GRAMBARK PBAttack errAmaris Marks+0.1
102-8ARK PBGRAMBKillKenya Lucasset Alayna Howard+0.1
112-9GRAMBGRAMBBlockedJ'nyah Odomblk Angelique Pena+0.1
123-9GRAMBARK PBKillZuzanna Zietekset Martyna Lubowicz·
133-10ARK PBGRAMBKillAngelique Penaset Alayna Howard·
144-10GRAMBARK PBKillMarlina Andersonset London King·
154-11ARK PBGRAMB×3KillLyric Jordanset Alayna Howard+0.1
164-12GRAMBGRAMB×3BlockedJ'nyah Odomblk Lyric Jordan, Rihianna Brown·
174-13GRAMBGRAMB×3Attack errJ'nyah Odom·
185-13GRAMBARK PBServe errGrambling·
195-14ARK PBGRAMB×3Serve errArk.-Pine Bluff·
205-15GRAMBGRAMB×3KillRihianna Brownset Alayna Howard·
215-16GRAMBGRAMB×3AceGrambling·
226-16GRAMBARK PBKillKennedy Adamsset London King·
236-17ARK PBGRAMB×9Serve errArk.-Pine Bluff·
246-18GRAMBGRAMB×9KillJazmine Binionset Martyna Lubowicz·
256-19GRAMBGRAMB×9KillAmaris Marksset Alayna Howard·
266-20GRAMBGRAMB×9Attack errMartyna Lubowicz·
276-21GRAMBGRAMB×9Attack errKennedy Adams·
286-22GRAMBGRAMB×9AceGramblingaced Haley Reeves·
296-23GRAMBGRAMB×9AceGramblingaced Ngozi Nwosu·
306-24GRAMBGRAMB×9BlockedNgozi Nwosublk Jazmine Binion, Chiara Mearelli·
316-25GRAMBGRAMB×9Attack errNgozi Nwosu·

Score shown after each rally, Ark.-Pine Bluff 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).