Final · 5 setsWed, Nov 4, 2026Watch on Pac-12 YouTube, YouTube

Utah St. def. Texas St. 3–2

RallyIQ pre-match: Utah St. 71.9% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Nov 4, 7:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Utah St. beat visiting Texas St. 3-2 (23-25, 23-25, 25-13, 25-12, 15-10) on Wed, Nov 4, 2026. Utah St.'s Olivia Ruy led with 21 kills, and Justyna Novakova added 17 digs.

Data through · final Nov 4

Set12345Sets
TX ST25251312102
UT ST23232525153

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Silina Damuni set 50 assists as Utah St. outlasted Texas St.

The match turned 3 times; each line shows Utah St.'s RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. Pre-match, RallyIQ had Utah St. at 72%.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 1 · Texas St. 22–22 Utah St.

    3 of the last 4 rallies went to Texas St., enough to take the set 25–23 and lead 1–0.

    Utah St. 71% → 51%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 5 · Texas St. 0–3 Utah St.

    Texas St. scored 5 straight to turn a 0–3 deficit into a 5–3 lead. The match swung to Texas St.

    Utah St. 82% → 40%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 5 · Texas St. 9–7 Utah St.

    7 straight Utah St. points turned a 7–9 deficit into a 14–9 lead. The match swung to Utah St.

    Utah St. 33% → 99%

Utah St. above 50Texas St. belowMax swing 13.9%

Texas St.Utah St.

Sideout %
Texas St. 46.4·Utah St. 60.5
Break %
Texas St. 39.5·Utah St. 53.6
Hitting
Texas St. .074·Utah St. .239
Longest run
Texas St. 5·Utah St. 7

Olivia Ruy
21 kills on .362, 24 points; 2 of those kills came in the turning points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Utah St. above 50 · Texas St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+13.9% UT STrally 196 · set 5

Biggest swing: 13.9% to Utah St. — set 5, TX ST 9-10 UT ST. Attack error by Ameena Campbell. UT ST win probability 55% → 68%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

TX ST 22.6%77.4% UT ST

Texas St. wins

3-0
3.8%
3-1
7.6%
3-2
11.1%

Utah St. wins

3-0
29.1%
3-1
29.5%
3-2
18.9%
TX ST break %
38.6% vs this opp
UT ST break %
44.4% 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
    Ameena CampbellAttack error+13.9%

    Attack error by Ameena Campbell

    Set 5 · TX ST 9-10 UT ST · UT ST 55% → 68%

  2. 02

    India Bennett stuffed by Olivia Ruy & Solia Angilau

    Set 5 · TX ST 9-9 UT ST · UT ST 41% → 55%

  3. 03
    Ava NapierskiAce+12.8%

    Ace by Ava Napierski on Ameena Campbell

    Set 5 · TX ST 9-11 UT ST · UT ST 68% → 81%

  4. 04
    Ashley EustonKill+12.5%

    Kill by Ashley Euston (set by Dylan Gilkey)

    Set 5 · TX ST 8-6 UT ST · TX ST 52% → 65%

  5. 05
    Sami BlackettAttack error+11.9%

    Attack error by Sami Blackett

    Set 5 · TX ST 7-6 UT ST · TX ST 40% → 52%

  6. 06
    Peyton McKeeKill+10.7%

    Kill by Peyton McKee (set by Dylan Gilkey)

    Set 5 · TX ST 5-3 UT ST · TX ST 50% → 60%

  7. 07
    Sami BlackettKill+10.4%

    Kill by Sami Blackett (set by Silina Damuni)

    Set 5 · TX ST 5-6 UT ST · UT ST 57% → 67%

  8. 08
    Brooke BentkeAttack error+10.4%

    Attack error by Brooke Bentke

    Set 5 · TX ST 5-5 UT ST · UT ST 46% → 57%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5121037.054201120052.514.5
511626.1920011014314
512842.095110142010.513.5
56724-.04200000153.59.5
55628-.036210174010.56.5
5304.75042111001226
5000–1001100000
5000–000200000
2000–100200000
1002.000000100000
1000–000100000
Team totals4937163.07449337183181285
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5201061.16403291031.524.5
57517.11802220174.513.5
5315.4005020150031.56.5
5000–102420000
2227.000100000424
2307.42900000010.53.5
521447.3620001006324
5000–6101700001
5000–2041400000
35114.286000101227
3105.200000401434
Team totals6223163.2396081067333018111

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.

Texas St. vs Utah St.

Season series · Series tied 1-1

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 TX ST · UT ST 7

Set 1

25-23

Longest run 4 TX STUT ST 3

Set 2

25-23

Longest run 5 TX STUT ST 2

Set 3

13-25

Longest run 4 TX STUT ST 6

Set 4

12-25

Longest run 2 TX STUT ST 6

Set 5

10-15

Longest run 5 TX STUT ST 7

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Texas St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
45%10/22
50%9/18
2
50%10/20
41%7/17
3
50%9/18
50%10/20
4
44%8/18
27%3/11
5
54%7/13
33%4/12
6
37%7/19
13%1/8
All
46%51/110
40%34/86

Utah St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
67%10/15
64%14/22
2
45%10/22
38%6/16
3
69%9/13
55%12/22
4
80%8/10
47%7/15
5
62%8/13
64%14/22
6
54%7/13
46%6/13
All
60%52/86
54%59/110

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

196 rallies

#TX ST-UT STSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0UT STTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+1.6
21-1TX STUT STServe errDylan Gilkey+1.5
32-1UT STTX ST×3KillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+1.6
43-1TX STTX ST×3AceTexas St.aced Lily LaFlesch+2.4
54-1TX STTX ST×3KillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+2.5
64-2TX STUT STKillAva Napierskiset Silina Damuni+1.5
75-2UT STTX STKillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+1.8
85-3TX STUT STKillAva Napierskiset Silina Damuni+1.6
95-4UT STUT STAttack errBrooke Bentke+2.4
106-4UT STTX STBlockedAva Napierskiblk Ameena Campbell, India Bennett+1.8
116-5TX STUT STServe errBrooke Bentke+1.7
126-6UT STUT STBlockedIndia Bennettblk Olivia Ruy, Sophie Scott+2.5
137-6UT STTX STKillAmeena Campbellset Dylan Gilkey+1.8
147-7TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+1.7
158-7UT STTX STAttack errSophie Scott+1.9
168-8TX STUT ST×3KillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+1.8
178-9UT STUT ST×3Attack errAshley Euston+2.6
188-10UT STUT ST×3KillLauren Bodilyset Justyna Novakova+2.4
199-10UT STTX STServe errUtah St.+1.6
209-11TX STUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+1.7
219-12UT STUT STAttack errPeyton McKee+2.2
2210-12UT STTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+1.4
2311-12TX STTX STBlockedSami Blackettblk Ashley Euston, Brooke Bentke+2.5
2411-13TX STUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+1.8
2512-13UT STTX STServe errUtah St.+1.8
2613-13TX STTX STBlockedSilina Damuniblk India Bennett+3.0
2713-14TX STUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+2.1
2814-14UT STTX STServe errUtah St.+2.2
2914-15TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+2.2
3014-16UT STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Sadie Warren+3.1
3115-16UT STTX STKillIndia Bennettset Dylan Gilkey+2.0
3215-17TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+2.2
3315-18UT STUT STAceSilina Damuniaced Ameena Campbell+2.8
3416-18UT STTX ST×4BlockedOlivia Ruyblk Dylan Gilkey, India Bennett+1.6
3517-18TX STTX ST×4KillDylan Gilkeyset Peyton McKee+3.1
3618-18TX STTX ST×4KillPeyton McKeeset Dylan Gilkey+3.9
3719-18TX STTX ST×4KillPeyton McKeeset Brooke Bentke+4.5
3819-19TX STUT ST×3KillSophie Scottset Silina Damuni+3.0
3919-20UT STUT ST×3KillSophie Scottset Silina Damuni+4.6
4019-21UT STUT ST×3BlockedPeyton McKeeblk Lauren Bodily, Sophie Scott+4.2
4120-21UT STTX STKillDylan Gilkeyset Ameena Campbell+2.5
4221-21TX STTX STAttack errSami Blackett+5.0
4321-22TX STUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+4.0
4422-22UT STTX ST×3KillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+4.0
4523-22TX STTX ST×3KillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+7.4
4624-22TX STTX ST×3BlockedAva Napierskiblk Ashley Euston+7.6
4724-23TX STUT STKillAva Napierskiset Silina Damuni+2.8
4825-23UT STTX STKillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+7.3
Set 2
11-0TX STTX STKillPeyton McKeeset Dylan Gilkey+3.0
21-1TX STUT STBlockedBrooke Bentkeblk Sami Blackett, Sophie Scott+2.0
31-2UT STUT STBlockedPeyton McKeeblk Sami Blackett, Ava Napierski+2.8
42-2UT STTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+2.0
52-3TX STUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+2.0
62-4UT STUT STBlockedBrooke Bentkeblk Silina Damuni, Ava Napierski+2.7
73-4UT STTX STServe errUtah St.+1.9
83-5TX STUT STBlockedAmeena Campbellblk Ava Napierski, Silina Damuni+1.9
94-5UT STTX STBlockedOlivia Ruyblk Brooke Bentke, India Bennett+1.9
105-5TX STTX STKillAmeena Campbellset Dylan Gilkey+3.1
115-6TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+2.1
126-6UT STTX ST×5KillIndia Bennettset Dylan Gilkey+2.2
137-6TX STTX ST×5KillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+3.5
148-6TX STTX ST×5Attack errSophie Scott+3.6
159-6TX STTX ST×5KillPeyton McKeeset Dylan Gilkey+3.7
1610-6TX STTX ST×5AceTexas St.aced Sami Blackett+3.5
1710-7TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+2.0
1811-7UT STTX STBlockedOlivia Ruyblk India Bennett, Dylan Gilkey+2.5
1911-8TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+2.1
2012-8UT STTX STKillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+2.6
2112-9TX STUT STKillLauren Bodilyset Silina Damuni+2.1
2213-9UT STTX STKillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+2.6
2313-10TX STUT STKillAva Napierskiset Silina Damuni+2.1
2414-10UT STTX STServe errUtah St.+2.7
2514-11TX STUT STServe errAshley Euston+2.1
2615-11UT STTX STKillIndia Bennettset Dylan Gilkey+2.8
2715-12TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+2.1
2815-13UT STUT STAttack errAmeena Campbell+3.7
2916-13UT STTX STKillIndia Bennettset Dylan Gilkey+3.2
3016-14TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+2.6
3117-14UT STTX STKillPeyton McKeeset Dylan Gilkey+3.3
3217-15TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Justyna Novakova+2.6
3317-16UT STUT STKillSilina Damuniset Sophie Scott+4.6
3418-16UT STTX STKillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+3.8
3518-17TX STUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+3.3
3619-17UT STTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+4.1
3719-18TX STUT STKillLauren Bodilyset Silina Damuni+3.4
3820-18UT STTX STBlockedSami Blackettblk Brooke Bentke, Ashley Euston+4.4
3920-19TX STUT STKillAva Napierskiset Silina Damuni+3.6
4021-19UT STTX STKillIndia Bennettset Dylan Gilkey+4.8
4122-19TX STTX STAttack errOlivia Ruy+6.0
4222-20TX STUT STBlockedIndia Bennettblk Ava Napierski, Olivia Ruy+2.6
4322-21UT STUT STBlockedIndia Bennettblk Olivia Ruy, Sophie Scott+5.8
4423-21UT STTX STServe errUtah St.+6.0
4523-22TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+4.0
4624-22UT STTX STKillPeyton McKeeset Dylan Gilkey+7.0
4724-23TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+3.7
4825-23UT STTX STServe errUtah St.+9.6
Set 3
10-1UT STUT STBlockedPeyton McKeeblk Ava Nakai+2.4
20-2UT STUT STAceJustyna Novakovaaced Peyton McKee+2.3
31-2UT STTX STAttack errSami Blackett+1.6
42-2TX STTX STKillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+2.5
52-3TX STUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+1.7
62-4UT STUT STAttack errBrooke Bentke+2.4
73-4UT STTX ST×3Serve errUtah St.+1.6
84-4TX STTX ST×3Attack errSami Blackett+2.6
95-4TX STTX ST×3Attack errAva Napierski+2.9
105-5TX STUT ST×5Attack errBrooke Bentke+1.9
115-6UT STUT ST×5Attack errIndia Bennett+2.7
125-7UT STUT ST×5BlockedBrooke Bentkeblk Ava Napierski, Olivia Ruy+2.6
135-8UT STUT ST×5AceSami Blackettaced Ameena Campbell+2.3
145-9UT STUT ST×5AceSami Blackettaced Peyton McKee+2.0
156-9UT STTX STKillAmeena Campbellset Dylan Gilkey+1.3
166-10TX STUT STAttack errAmeena Campbell+1.4
176-11UT STUT STAceAva Napierski+1.7
187-11UT STTX STServe errUtah St.+1.0
197-12TX STUT ST×5KillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+1.2
207-13UT STUT ST×5AceSilina Damuni+1.3
217-14UT STUT ST×5Attack errIndia Bennett+0.9
227-15UT STUT ST×5Attack errPeyton McKee+0.6
237-16UT STUT ST×5KillOlivia Ruyset Justyna Novakova+0.4
248-16UT STTX STBlockedAva Nakaiblk Peyton McKee, India Bennett+0.2
259-16TX STTX STKillPeyton McKeeset Izzy Scholvin+0.4
269-17TX STUT ST×6KillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni+0.4
279-18UT STUT ST×6KillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+0.3
289-19UT STUT ST×6BlockedPeyton McKeeblk Ava Nakai, Solia Angilau+0.1
299-20UT STUT ST×6Bad setIzzy Scholvin+0.1
309-21UT STUT ST×6KillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni·
319-22UT STUT ST×6Attack errPeyton McKee·
3210-22UT STTX ST×4KillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey·
3311-22TX STTX ST×4Attack errSami Blackett·
3412-22TX STTX ST×4KillBrooke Bentkeset Jasmine Purakal·
3513-22TX STTX ST×4KillPeyton McKeeset Dylan Gilkey·
3613-23TX STUT ST×3BlockedAshley Eustonblk Solia Angilau·
3713-24UT STUT ST×3KillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni·
3813-25UT STUT ST×3Attack errBrooke Bentke·
Set 4
11-0TX STTX STAttack errPeyton McKee+4.1
22-0TX STTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+4.3
32-1TX STUT STKillSolia Angilauset Silina Damuni+2.8
42-2UT STUT STAttack errAshley Euston+4.1
53-2UT STTX STKillPeyton McKeeset Dylan Gilkey+3.0
64-2TX STTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Ameena Campbell+4.5
74-3TX STUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+2.9
85-3UT STTX STKillAmeena Campbellset Dylan Gilkey+3.2
96-3TX STTX STAttack errAva Napierski+4.7
106-4TX STUT ST×3KillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+2.9
116-5UT STUT ST×3Attack errBrooke Bentke+4.4
126-6UT STUT ST×3AceSami Blackettaced Ameena Campbell+4.5
137-6UT STTX STServe errUtah St.+3.3
147-7TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+3.1
158-7UT STTX STKillDylan Gilkeyset Brooke Bentke+3.4
168-8TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+3.2
179-8UT STTX STKillIndia Bennettset Dylan Gilkey+3.5
189-9TX STUT ST×6KillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni+3.3
199-10UT STUT ST×6Attack errAshley Euston+4.8
209-11UT STUT ST×6BlockedPeyton McKeeblk Ava Nakai, Solia Angilau+4.5
219-12UT STUT ST×6KillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+4.1
229-13UT STUT ST×6KillSami Blackettset Justyna Novakova+3.4
239-14UT STUT ST×6KillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+2.7
2410-14UT STTX STKillPeyton McKeeset Dylan Gilkey+1.5
2510-15TX STUT STKillSami Blackettset Justyna Novakova+1.8
2611-15UT STTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+1.5
2711-16TX STUT ST×6KillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni+1.9
2811-17UT STUT ST×6KillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+1.9
2911-18UT STUT ST×6KillSami Blackettset Lily LaFlesch+1.2
3011-19UT STUT ST×6BlockedAmeena Campbellblk Ava Napierski, Silina Damuni+0.7
3111-20UT STUT ST×6KillAva Napierskiset Silina Damuni+0.3
3211-21UT STUT ST×6BlockedAshley Eustonblk Ava Napierski+0.1
3312-21UT STTX STBlockedSami Blackettblk Ashley Euston, Brooke Bentke·
3412-22TX STUT ST×4KillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+0.1
3512-23UT STUT ST×4KillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni·
3612-24UT STUT ST×4KillSilina Damuniset Justyna Novakova·
3712-25UT STUT ST×4KillAva Napierskiset Silina Damuni+1.3
Set 5
10-1TX STUT ST×3KillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni+5.7
20-2UT STUT ST×3Attack errBrooke Bentke+7.8
30-3UT STUT ST×3BlockedAshley Eustonblk Ava Napierski, Sami Blackett+7.0
41-3UT STTX ST×5KillPeyton McKeeset Dylan Gilkey+4.4
52-3TX STTX ST×5AceTexas St.aced Lily LaFlesch+7.7
63-3TX STTX ST×5Attack errAva Napierski+9.1
74-3TX STTX ST×5BlockedSami Blackettblk Ashley Euston, Brooke Bentke+10.2
85-3TX STTX ST×5KillPeyton McKeeset Dylan Gilkey+10.7
95-4TX STUT ST×3KillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+6.6
105-5UT STUT ST×3Attack errBrooke Bentke+10.4
115-6UT STUT ST×3KillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+10.4
126-6UT STTX ST×3KillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+7.4
137-6TX STTX ST×3Attack errSami Blackett+11.9
148-6TX STTX ST×3KillAshley Eustonset Dylan Gilkey+12.5
158-7TX STUT STKillSilina Damuniset Sadie Warren+7.5
169-7UT STTX STKillBrooke Bentkeset Dylan Gilkey+9.4
179-8TX STUT ST×7KillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+7.8
189-9UT STUT ST×7BlockedIndia Bennettblk Olivia Ruy, Solia Angilau+13.3
199-10UT STUT ST×7Attack errAmeena Campbell+13.9
209-11UT STUT ST×7AceAva Napierskiaced Ameena Campbell+12.8
219-12UT STUT ST×7BlockedIndia Bennettblk Olivia Ruy, Solia Angilau+9.8
229-13UT STUT ST×7KillOlivia Ruyset Brooke Bentke+5.9
239-14UT STUT ST×7Attack errAmeena Campbell+2.5
2410-14UT STTX STKillAmeena Campbellset Dylan Gilkey+0.4
2510-15TX STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+0.9

Score shown after each rally, Texas 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).