Final · 5 setsThu, Sep 10, 2026

Montana St. def. North Dakota St. 3–2

Montana St. beat visiting North Dakota St. 3-2 (20-25, 25-12, 19-25, 25-17, 15-10) on Thu, Sep 10, 2026. Montana St.'s Lauren Greeny led with 14 kills, and Nicolette Noble added 20 digs.

Data through · final Sep 10

Set12345Sets
ND ST25122517102
MONTST 20251925153

Win probability

Montana St. above 50 · North Dakota St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+16.4% MONTST rally 193 · set 5

Biggest swing: 16.4% to Montana St. — set 5, ND ST 10-12 MONTST . Attack error by Courtney Peters. MONTST win probability 61% → 77%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

ND ST 60.4%39.6% MONTST

North Dakota St. wins

3-0
17.4%
3-1
23.1%
3-2
19.9%

Montana St. wins

3-0
8.6%
3-1
14.4%
3-2
16.6%
ND ST break %
42.1% vs this opp
MONTST break %
40.1% 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
    Courtney PetersAttack error+16.4%

    Attack error by Courtney Peters

    Set 5 · ND ST 10-12 MONTST · MONTST 61% → 77%

  2. 02
    Joelie SpeltsKill+13.6%

    Kill by Joelie Spelts (set by Teagan Jaynes)

    Set 5 · ND ST 8-9 MONTST · MONTST 45% → 58%

  3. 03
    Karli HeidemannKill+13.1%

    Kill by Karli Heidemann (set by Teagan Jaynes)

    Set 5 · ND ST 10-13 MONTST · MONTST 77% → 90%

  4. 04
    Karli HeidemannKill+12.1%

    Kill by Karli Heidemann (set by Teagan Jaynes)

    Set 5 · ND ST 8-8 MONTST · MONTST 33% → 45%

  5. 05
    Karli HeidemannKill+11.5%

    Kill by Karli Heidemann (set by Teagan Jaynes)

    Set 5 · ND ST 10-11 MONTST · MONTST 50% → 61%

  6. 06
    North Dakota St.Service error+10.4%

    North Dakota St. service error

    Set 5 · ND ST 9-10 MONTST · MONTST 49% → 59%

  7. 07

    Karli Heidemann stuffed by Kendall Worwa & Emma Tallman

    Set 5 · ND ST 10-10 MONTST · ND ST 41% → 50%

  8. 08
    Joelie SpeltsKill+9.9%

    Kill by Joelie Spelts

    Set 5 · ND ST 8-7 MONTST · MONTST 23% → 33%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
514839.1542426204220
513233.3331003006316
512330.30000210010.512.5
53213.07700010174.57.5
54115.2003915100010.55.5
5000–001710000
571137-.10800011010.57.5
5000–6202140002
5000–3031210000
1000–000000000
1000–000000000
1000–000000000
Team totals5327167.1565171362101201189
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
513531.258222101111.516.5
514332.344103102031.515.5
510523.2170013002111
53110.20041401201018
5419.33300000031.55.5
46225.160000300006
5025-.4000221110002
5000–6212020002
2318.25000000010.53.5
Team totals5320143.231501096972107104

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 7 ND ST · MONTST 6

Set 1

25-20

Longest run 4 ND STMONTST 4

Set 2

12-25

Longest run 3 ND STMONTST 6

Set 3

25-19

Longest run 7 ND STMONTST 3

Set 4

17-25

Longest run 3 ND STMONTST 6

Set 5

10-15

Longest run 4 ND STMONTST 6

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

North Dakota St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
59%10/17
57%12/21
2
69%9/13
40%6/15
3
43%9/21
36%5/14
4
64%9/14
50%9/18
5
33%8/24
25%3/12
6
53%8/15
11%1/9
All
51%53/104
40%36/89

Montana St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
56%10/18
53%10/19
2
69%9/13
40%6/15
3
53%9/17
44%7/16
4
69%9/13
53%10/19
5
90%9/10
47%8/17
6
39%7/18
56%10/18
All
60%53/89
49%51/104

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

193 rallies

#ND ST-MONTST SrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0MONTST ND ST×3KillCourtney Petersset Sarah Pfiffner+1.7
22-0ND STND ST×3AceNorth Dakota St.+2.4
33-0ND STND ST×3KillCourtney Petersset Rya Borer+2.2
43-1ND STMONTST KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+1.5
54-1MONTST ND ST×4Serve errMontana St.+1.6
65-1ND STND ST×4KillCourtney Petersset Maddy Dombeck+2.1
76-1ND STND ST×4Attack errAlice Steman+1.8
87-1ND STND ST×4KillCourtney Petersset Maddy Dombeck+1.5
97-2ND STMONTST Attack errCourtney Peters+0.9
107-3MONTST MONTST BlockedCourtney Petersblk Joelie Spelts, Lauren Greeny+1.6
118-3MONTST ND STServe errMontana St.+1.3
128-4ND STMONTST ×3Attack errZoe John+1.1
138-5MONTST MONTST ×3KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+1.9
148-6MONTST MONTST ×3Attack errZoe John+2.3
159-6MONTST ND STServe errMontana St.+1.8
1610-6ND STND STBlockedJoelie Speltsblk Zoe John, Kendall Worwa+2.3
1710-7ND STMONTST Attack errZoe John+1.4
1811-7MONTST ND STKillZoe Johnset Sarah Pfiffner+1.6
1911-8ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+1.4
2012-8MONTST ND ST×3BlockedKarli Heidemannblk Kendall Worwa, Emma Tallman+1.6
2113-8ND STND ST×3KillCourtney Petersset Sarah Pfiffner+1.9
2214-8ND STND ST×3KillCourtney Petersset Sarah Pfiffner+1.5
2314-9ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+0.8
2415-9MONTST ND STKillKendall Worwaset Sarah Pfiffner+1.0
2515-10ND STMONTST ×3KillAlice Stemanset Teagan Jaynes+0.8
2615-11MONTST MONTST ×3Attack errArianna Blohm+1.5
2715-12MONTST MONTST ×3KillElli Tuftoset Lauren Greeny+2.0
2816-12MONTST ND STKillEmma Tallmanset Sarah Pfiffner+1.8
2916-13ND STMONTST ×4Attack errSarah Pfiffner+1.4
3016-14MONTST MONTST ×4BlockedCourtney Petersblk Lauren Greeny, Joelie Spelts+2.7
3116-15MONTST MONTST ×4KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+3.3
3216-16MONTST MONTST ×4Attack errCourtney Peters+3.9
3317-16MONTST ND ST×3KillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+2.9
3418-16ND STND ST×3AceNorth Dakota St.aced Lauren Greeny+4.0
3519-16ND STND ST×3AceNorth Dakota St.aced Nicolette Noble+3.5
3619-17ND STMONTST KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+2.0
3720-17MONTST ND STKillSarah Pfiffnerset Rya Borer+2.5
3821-17ND STND STAttack errJoelie Spelts+2.7
3921-18ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+1.2
4022-18MONTST ND STKillZoe Johnset Maddy Dombeck+1.8
4122-19ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+1.0
4223-19MONTST ND STKillKendall Worwaset Emma Tallman+1.7
4324-19ND STND STKillEmma Tallmanset Rya Borer+1.1
4424-20ND STMONTST KillAlice Stemanset Teagan Jaynes+0.2
4525-20MONTST ND STKillCourtney Petersset Sarah Pfiffner+0.4
Set 2
10-1ND STMONTST KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+1.6
21-1MONTST ND STAttack errElli Tufto+1.6
31-2ND STMONTST KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+1.6
42-2MONTST ND STServe errMontana St.+1.6
52-3ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+1.7
63-3MONTST ND ST×3KillCourtney Petersset Sarah Pfiffner+1.6
74-3ND STND ST×3AceNorth Dakota St.aced Taylor McDonald+2.4
85-3ND STND ST×3Attack errJoelie Spelts+2.3
95-4ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+1.6
106-4MONTST ND STKillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+1.6
116-5ND STMONTST ×5KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+1.6
126-6MONTST MONTST ×5Attack errZoe John+2.5
136-7MONTST MONTST ×5AceMontana St.aced Courtney Peters+2.6
146-8MONTST MONTST ×5KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+2.7
156-9MONTST MONTST ×5KillAlice Steman+2.6
167-9MONTST ND STKillZoe Johnset Sarah Pfiffner+1.6
177-10ND STMONTST ×6Serve errNorth Dakota St.+1.9
187-11MONTST MONTST ×6AceMontana St.aced Courtney Peters+2.5
197-12MONTST MONTST ×6Attack errZoe John+2.2
207-13MONTST MONTST ×6Attack errZoe John+1.8
217-14MONTST MONTST ×6KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+1.4
227-15MONTST MONTST ×6Attack errKendall Worwa+1.0
238-15MONTST ND STKillKendall Worwaset Sarah Pfiffner+0.5
248-16ND STMONTST ×3KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+0.7
258-17MONTST MONTST ×3KillLauren Greenyset Nicolette Noble+0.6
268-18MONTST MONTST ×3KillTeagan Jaynesset Karli Heidemann+0.4
279-18MONTST ND STKillEmma Tallmanset Sarah Pfiffner+0.1
289-19ND STMONTST KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+0.2
299-20MONTST MONTST Bad setSarah Pfiffner+0.1
3010-20MONTST ND STKillEmma Tallmanset Sarah Pfiffner·
3110-21ND STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+0.1
3210-22MONTST MONTST AceMontana St.aced Rya Borer·
3311-22MONTST ND STKillCourtney Petersset Sarah Pfiffner·
3411-23ND STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes·
3511-24MONTST MONTST KillAlice Stemanset Sarah Pfiffner·
3612-24MONTST ND STServe errMontana St.·
3712-25ND STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes·
Set 3
11-0MONTST ND STKillEmma Tallmanset Sarah Pfiffner+2.3
21-1ND STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.3
31-2MONTST MONTST AceMontana St.+3.5
42-2MONTST ND STKillEmma Tallmanset Sarah Pfiffner+2.4
52-3ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+2.5
63-3MONTST ND ST×3KillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+2.4
74-3ND STND ST×3AceNorth Dakota St.aced Lauren Greeny+3.5
85-3ND STND ST×3KillZoe Johnset Sarah Pfiffner+3.4
95-4ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+2.3
106-4MONTST ND STKillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+2.4
116-5ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+2.4
126-6MONTST MONTST BlockedZoe Johnblk Teagan Jaynes+3.7
137-6MONTST ND STAttack errTaylor McDonald+2.6
147-7ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+2.7
157-8MONTST MONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Nicolette Noble+4.1
168-8MONTST ND STKillEmma Tallmanset Sarah Pfiffner+2.8
179-8ND STND STBlockedKarli Heidemannblk Courtney Peters, Kendall Worwa+4.0
189-9ND STMONTST KillLauren Greenyset Nicolette Noble+2.8
1910-9MONTST ND STServe errMontana St.+2.9
2011-9ND STND STKillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+4.0
2111-10ND STMONTST KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+2.7
2212-10MONTST ND STKillCourtney Petersset Sarah Pfiffner+2.9
2312-11ND STMONTST ×3KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.8
2412-12MONTST MONTST ×3Attack errCourtney Peters+4.5
2512-13MONTST MONTST ×3Attack errCourtney Peters+4.8
2613-13MONTST ND ST×4KillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+3.3
2714-13ND STND ST×4Attack errJoelie Spelts+4.9
2815-13ND STND ST×4Attack errTeagan Jaynes+4.7
2916-13ND STND ST×4KillSarah Pfiffnerset Teagan Jaynes+4.2
3016-14ND STMONTST ×3KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.5
3116-15MONTST MONTST ×3Attack errZoe John+4.5
3216-16MONTST MONTST ×3KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+5.3
3317-16MONTST ND STKillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+3.9
3417-17ND STMONTST Attack errZoe John+4.0
3517-18MONTST MONTST Attack errKendall Worwa+6.2
3618-18MONTST ND STKillSarah Pfiffnerset Courtney Peters+4.2
3718-19ND STMONTST KillTeagan Jaynesset Nicolette Noble+4.7
3819-19MONTST ND ST×7KillZoe Johnset Sarah Pfiffner+4.5
3920-19ND STND ST×7BlockedTaylor McDonaldblk Kendall Worwa+7.1
4021-19ND STND ST×7Serve errNorth Dakota St.+6.7
4122-19ND STND ST×7KillEmma Tallmanset Sarah Pfiffner+5.4
4223-19ND STND ST×7BlockedLauren Greenyblk Emma Tallman, Kendall Worwa+3.4
4324-19ND STND ST×7KillEmma Tallmanset Courtney Peters+1.5
4425-19ND STND ST×7KillEmma Tallmanset Rya Borer+0.3
Set 4
10-1ND STMONTST KillElli Tuftoset Teagan Jaynes+2.2
21-1MONTST ND STKillCourtney Petersset Rya Borer+2.1
31-2ND STMONTST KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+2.2
42-2MONTST ND STKillCourtney Petersset Sarah Pfiffner+2.2
53-2ND STND STAttack errElli Tufto+3.2
63-3ND STMONTST ×6KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+2.2
73-4MONTST MONTST ×6AceMontana St.aced Sadie Johnson+3.3
83-5MONTST MONTST ×6KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+3.4
93-6MONTST MONTST ×6KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+3.4
103-7MONTST MONTST ×6KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+3.2
113-8MONTST MONTST ×6Attack errArianna Blohm+2.9
124-8MONTST ND STKillCourtney Petersset Sarah Pfiffner+1.7
134-9ND STMONTST BlockedArianna Blohmblk Karli Heidemann+2.1
145-9MONTST ND STKillZoe Johnset Sarah Pfiffner+1.7
155-10ND STMONTST ×4KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+2.1
165-11MONTST MONTST ×4Attack errZoe John+2.5
175-12MONTST MONTST ×4AceMontana St.aced Rya Borer+2.0
185-13MONTST MONTST ×4Attack errCourtney Peters+1.5
196-13MONTST ND STKillZoe Johnset Sarah Pfiffner+0.7
206-14ND STMONTST KillKarli Heidemannset Nicolette Noble+1.0
216-15MONTST MONTST AceMontana St.aced Zoe John+1.0
227-15MONTST ND ST×3KillEmma Tallmanset Sarah Pfiffner+0.4
238-15ND STND ST×3BlockedLauren Greenyblk Kendall Worwa, Courtney Peters+0.9
249-15ND STND ST×3KillEmma Tallmanset Sarah Pfiffner+1.3
259-16ND STMONTST KillElli Eskoset Teagan Jaynes+1.3
269-17MONTST MONTST AceMontana St.aced Rya Borer+1.2
2710-17MONTST ND STBlockedJoelie Speltsblk Emma Tallman, Courtney Peters+0.5
2810-18ND STMONTST KillElli Eskoset Teagan Jaynes+0.8
2911-18MONTST ND STKillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+0.4
3011-19ND STMONTST KillElli Eskoset Teagan Jaynes+0.7
3112-19MONTST ND STServe errMontana St.+0.4
3212-20ND STMONTST KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+0.6
3313-20MONTST ND STKillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+0.3
3414-20ND STND STAttack errKarli Heidemann+0.7
3514-21ND STMONTST ×3KillKarli Heidemannset Nicolette Noble+0.8
3614-22MONTST MONTST ×3AceMontana St.aced Maddy Dombeck+0.5
3714-23MONTST MONTST ×3BlockedZoe Johnblk Lauren Greeny, Alice Steman+0.2
3815-23MONTST ND STKillSarah Pfiffnerset Rya Borer·
3916-23ND STND STAceNorth Dakota St.aced Nicolette Noble+0.1
4016-24ND STMONTST KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+0.1
4117-24MONTST ND STBlockedElli Eskoblk Kendall Worwa, Emma Tallman·
4217-25ND STMONTST BlockedEmma Tallmanblk Alice Steman, Elli Esko+1.3
Set 5
11-0MONTST ND ST×4Attack errKarli Heidemann+6.0
22-0ND STND ST×4AceNorth Dakota St.aced Karli Heidemann+8.4
33-0ND STND ST×4KillEmma Tallmanset Sarah Pfiffner+7.7
44-0ND STND ST×4KillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+6.6
54-1ND STMONTST KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+3.9
65-1MONTST ND STKillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+4.7
76-1ND STND STKillArianna Blohmset Sarah Pfiffner+5.4
86-2ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+2.8
97-2MONTST ND STKillCourtney Petersset Sarah Pfiffner+3.7
107-3ND STMONTST KillLauren Greenyset Teagan Jaynes+2.7
118-3MONTST ND STServe errMontana St.+3.7
128-4ND STMONTST ×6KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+2.6
138-5MONTST MONTST ×6KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+5.4
148-6MONTST MONTST ×6KillTeagan Jaynesset Karli Heidemann+7.5
158-7MONTST MONTST ×6KillJoelie Spelts+9.9
168-8MONTST MONTST ×6KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+12.1
178-9MONTST MONTST ×6KillJoelie Speltsset Teagan Jaynes+13.6
189-9MONTST ND STServe errMontana St.+9.2
199-10ND STMONTST Serve errNorth Dakota St.+10.4
2010-10MONTST ND STBlockedKarli Heidemannblk Kendall Worwa, Emma Tallman+9.9
2110-11ND STMONTST ×5KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+11.5
2210-12MONTST MONTST ×5Attack errCourtney Peters+16.4
2310-13MONTST MONTST ×5KillKarli Heidemannset Teagan Jaynes+13.1
2410-14MONTST MONTST ×5BlockedEmma Tallmanblk Alice Steman, Karli Heidemann+7.4
2510-15MONTST MONTST ×5AceMontana St.aced Rya Borer+2.2

Score shown after each rally, North Dakota 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).