Missouri St. def. Northwestern St. 3–0
Missouri St. beat visiting Northwestern St. 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-18) on Fri, Sep 4, 2026. Rilynn Finley led Missouri St. with 10 kills; Northwestern St.'s Elsie Sanchez had a match-high 15.
Data through · final Sep 4
| Set | 1 | 2 | 3 | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW ST | 22 | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| MO ST | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Win probability
No single rally moved win probability by a full point: Missouri St. stayed the heavy favorite throughout.
Pre-match
Season fit · includes this match
Northwestern St. wins
Missouri St. wins
- NW ST break %
- 32.0% vs this opp
- MO ST break %
- 49.8% 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.
Box score
Official NCAA box
| Player | S | K | E | TA | Hit% | AST | SA | SE | DIG | RE | BS | BA | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15 | 2 | 33 | .394 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | .150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | 24 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | .118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team totals | 41 | 18 | 114 | .202 | 38 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 62 |
| Player | S | K | E | TA | Hit% | AST | SA | SE | DIG | RE | BS | BA | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10 | 2 | 25 | .320 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | .190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 6.5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | .111 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team totals | 43 | 9 | 104 | .327 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 75 |
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
Set 1
22-25
Set 2
22-25
Set 3
18-25
Bars above the line = Missouri St. leads, below = Northwestern St. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.
Rotations
Sideout and break % by rotation slot
Northwestern St.
| Slot | Sideout % | Break % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64%9/14 | 33%4/12 |
| 2 | 69%9/13 | 10%1/10 |
| 3 | 67%8/12 | 31%4/13 |
| 4 | 41%7/17 | 0%0/8 |
| 5 | 100%7/7 | 30%3/10 |
| 6 | 64%7/11 | 30%3/10 |
| All | 64%47/74 | 24%15/63 |
Missouri St.
| Slot | Sideout % | Break % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82%9/11 | 43%6/14 |
| 2 | 90%9/10 | 31%4/13 |
| 3 | 73%8/11 | 11%1/9 |
| 4 | 89%8/9 | 50%8/16 |
| 5 | 64%7/11 | 42%5/12 |
| 6 | 64%7/11 | 30%3/10 |
| All | 76%48/63 | 36%27/74 |
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
137 rallies
| # | NW ST-MO ST | Srv | Point | End | Player | Setter / blockers / passer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1-0 | MO ST | NW ST | Serve err | Missouri St. | |
| 2 | 1-1 | NW ST | MO ST×3 | Kill | Hannah Redrow | set Hannah Gardner |
| 3 | 1-2 | MO ST | MO ST×3 | Kill | Rilynn Finley | set Hannah Gardner |
| 4 | 1-3 | MO ST | MO ST×3 | Ace | Missouri St. | aced Anna Claire Hebert |
| 5 | 2-3 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Gillian Wolf | set Jade Longlad |
| 6 | 3-3 | NW ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Hannah Gardner |
| 7 | 3-4 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Chloe Judd | set Hannah Gardner |
| 8 | 3-5 | MO ST | MO ST | Blocked | Olivia Nzioki | blk Rilynn Finley, Chloe Judd |
| 9 | 4-5 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Emmarie McFarland | set Jade Longlad |
| 10 | 4-6 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Chloe Judd | set Halle Rillie |
| 11 | 4-7 | MO ST | MO ST | Attack err | Elsie Sanchez | |
| 12 | 5-7 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 13 | 5-8 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Chloe Judd | set Halle Rillie |
| 14 | 6-8 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 15 | 6-9 | NW ST | MO ST | Blocked | Amber Craig | blk Hannah Redrow, Hannah Gardner |
| 16 | 7-9 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Amber Craig | set Jade Longlad |
| 17 | 7-10 | NW ST | MO ST×3 | Attack err | Gillian Wolf | |
| 18 | 7-11 | MO ST | MO ST×3 | Ace | Missouri St. | aced Gillian Wolf |
| 19 | 7-12 | MO ST | MO ST×3 | Kill | Lexi Weinberg | set Hannah Gardner |
| 20 | 8-12 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Amber Craig | set Jade Longlad |
| 21 | 9-12 | NW ST | NW ST | Kill | Olivia Nzioki | set Jade Longlad |
| 22 | 9-13 | NW ST | MO ST | Serve err | Northwestern St. | |
| 23 | 10-13 | MO ST | NW ST | Attack err | Chloe Judd | |
| 24 | 10-14 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Rilynn Finley | set Hannah Gardner |
| 25 | 11-14 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Olivia Nzioki | set Jade Longlad |
| 26 | 11-15 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Rilynn Finley | set Halle Rillie |
| 27 | 12-15 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 28 | 12-16 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Ashlyn Blazer | set Halle Rillie |
| 29 | 13-16 | MO ST | NW ST | Attack err | Ashlyn Blazer | |
| 30 | 13-17 | NW ST | MO ST | Serve err | Northwestern St. | |
| 31 | 14-17 | MO ST | NW ST×3 | Serve err | Missouri St. | |
| 32 | 15-17 | NW ST | NW ST×3 | Kill | Olivia Nzioki | |
| 33 | 16-17 | NW ST | NW ST×3 | Kill | Gillian Wolf | set Jade Longlad |
| 34 | 16-18 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Hannah Redrow | set Hannah Gardner |
| 35 | 17-18 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Amber Craig | set Jade Longlad |
| 36 | 17-19 | NW ST | MO ST | Attack err | Gillian Wolf | |
| 37 | 18-19 | MO ST | NW ST | Blocked | Lexi Weinberg | blk Jade Longlad |
| 38 | 18-20 | NW ST | MO ST | Blocked | Olivia Nzioki | blk Chloe Judd, Rilynn Finley |
| 39 | 19-20 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 40 | 19-21 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Rilynn Finley | set Halle Rillie |
| 41 | 19-22 | MO ST | MO ST | Ace | Missouri St. | aced Valerie Brown |
| 42 | 20-22 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 43 | 20-23 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Chloe Judd | set Halle Rillie |
| 44 | 21-23 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 45 | 21-24 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Hannah Gardner | set Brooke Eslinger |
| 46 | 22-24 | MO ST | NW ST | Serve err | Missouri St. | |
| 47 | 22-25 | NW ST | MO ST | Attack err | Amber Craig | |
| Set 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 0-1 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Lexi Weinberg | set Hannah Gardner |
| 2 | 1-1 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Emmarie McFarland |
| 3 | 1-2 | NW ST | MO ST | Attack err | Amber Craig | |
| 4 | 2-2 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Amber Craig | set Jade Longlad |
| 5 | 3-2 | NW ST | NW ST | Kill | Olivia Nzioki | set Jade Longlad |
| 6 | 3-3 | NW ST | MO ST×3 | Serve err | Northwestern St. | |
| 7 | 3-4 | MO ST | MO ST×3 | Kill | Hannah Gardner | set Halle Rillie |
| 8 | 3-5 | MO ST | MO ST×3 | Attack err | Jade Longlad | |
| 9 | 4-5 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Amber Craig | set Jade Longlad |
| 10 | 4-6 | NW ST | MO ST×5 | Attack err | Olivia Nzioki | |
| 11 | 4-7 | MO ST | MO ST×5 | Kill | Hannah Redrow | set Halle Rillie |
| 12 | 4-8 | MO ST | MO ST×5 | Blocked | Ana Gjorgjievska | blk Hannah Gardner |
| 13 | 4-9 | MO ST | MO ST×5 | Attack err | Olivia Nzioki | |
| 14 | 4-10 | MO ST | MO ST×5 | Ace | Missouri St. | |
| 15 | 5-10 | MO ST | NW ST×3 | Kill | Jade Longlad | set Emmarie McFarland |
| 16 | 6-10 | NW ST | NW ST×3 | Kill | Olivia Nzioki | set Halle Rillie |
| 17 | 7-10 | NW ST | NW ST×3 | Ace | Northwestern St. | aced Riley Ourth |
| 18 | 7-11 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Halle Kerkman | set Halle Rillie |
| 19 | 8-11 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Anna Claire Hebert |
| 20 | 8-12 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Lexi Weinberg | set Hannah Gardner |
| 21 | 9-12 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Kenadii Winfrey | set Jade Longlad |
| 22 | 9-13 | NW ST | MO ST | Serve err | Northwestern St. | |
| 23 | 10-13 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 24 | 10-14 | NW ST | MO ST | Serve err | Northwestern St. | |
| 25 | 11-14 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Gillian Wolf | set Emmarie McFarland |
| 26 | 12-14 | NW ST | NW ST | Ace | Northwestern St. | |
| 27 | 12-15 | NW ST | MO ST | Serve err | Northwestern St. | |
| 28 | 12-16 | MO ST | MO ST | Attack err | Amber Craig | |
| 29 | 13-16 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Olivia Nzioki | set Jade Longlad |
| 30 | 13-17 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Chloe Judd | set Hannah Gardner |
| 31 | 14-17 | MO ST | NW ST | Attack err | Hannah Gardner | |
| 32 | 14-18 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Halle Kerkman | set Halle Rillie |
| 33 | 15-18 | MO ST | NW ST | Serve err | Missouri St. | |
| 34 | 16-18 | NW ST | NW ST | Kill | Kenadii Winfrey | set Jade Longlad |
| 35 | 16-19 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Hannah Redrow | set Hannah Gardner |
| 36 | 16-20 | MO ST | MO ST | Blocked | Elsie Sanchez | blk Hannah Redrow, Lexi Weinberg |
| 37 | 17-20 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 38 | 18-20 | NW ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 39 | 18-21 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Rilynn Finley | set Hannah Gardner |
| 40 | 19-21 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 41 | 19-22 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Rilynn Finley | set Hannah Gardner |
| 42 | 20-22 | MO ST | NW ST | Bad set | Halle Rillie | |
| 43 | 21-22 | NW ST | NW ST | Ace | Northwestern St. | aced Brooke Eslinger |
| 44 | 21-23 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Rilynn Finley | set Halle Rillie |
| 45 | 22-23 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Amber Craig | set Emmarie McFarland |
| 46 | 22-24 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Halle Kerkman | set Halle Rillie |
| 47 | 22-25 | MO ST | MO ST | Attack err | Olivia Nzioki | |
| Set 3 | ||||||
| 1 | 0-1 | MO ST | MO ST | Ace | Missouri St. | aced Gillian Wolf |
| 2 | 1-1 | MO ST | NW ST | Serve err | Missouri St. | |
| 3 | 1-2 | NW ST | MO ST | Serve err | Northwestern St. | |
| 4 | 2-2 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Olivia Nzioki | set Jade Longlad |
| 5 | 2-3 | NW ST | MO ST | Serve err | Northwestern St. | |
| 6 | 3-3 | MO ST | NW ST | Blocked | Rilynn Finley | blk Olivia Nzioki, Jade Longlad |
| 7 | 3-4 | NW ST | MO ST×4 | Kill | Hannah Gardner | set Halle Rillie |
| 8 | 3-5 | MO ST | MO ST×4 | Kill | Halle Kerkman | set Halle Rillie |
| 9 | 3-6 | MO ST | MO ST×4 | Kill | Halle Kerkman | set Halle Rillie |
| 10 | 3-7 | MO ST | MO ST×4 | Attack err | Kenadii Winfrey | |
| 11 | 4-7 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 12 | 5-7 | NW ST | NW ST | Kill | Elsie Sanchez | set Jade Longlad |
| 13 | 5-8 | NW ST | MO ST | Serve err | Northwestern St. | |
| 14 | 6-8 | MO ST | NW ST×3 | Kill | Kenadii Winfrey | set Jade Longlad |
| 15 | 7-8 | NW ST | NW ST×3 | Ace | Northwestern St. | |
| 16 | 8-8 | NW ST | NW ST×3 | Attack err | Hannah Redrow | |
| 17 | 8-9 | NW ST | MO ST×3 | Kill | Halle Kerkman | set Halle Rillie |
| 18 | 8-10 | MO ST | MO ST×3 | Kill | Lexi Weinberg | set Hannah Gardner |
| 19 | 8-11 | MO ST | MO ST×3 | Attack err | Kenadii Winfrey | |
| 20 | 9-11 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Gillian Wolf | set Jade Longlad |
| 21 | 9-12 | NW ST | MO ST×3 | Kill | Halle Kerkman | set Brooke Eslinger |
| 22 | 9-13 | MO ST | MO ST×3 | Kill | Hannah Redrow | |
| 23 | 9-14 | MO ST | MO ST×3 | Kill | Hannah Redrow | set Hannah Gardner |
| 24 | 10-14 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Gillian Wolf | set Jade Longlad |
| 25 | 10-15 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Rilynn Finley | set Brooke Eslinger |
| 26 | 10-16 | MO ST | MO ST | Kill | Lexi Weinberg | set Hannah Gardner |
| 27 | 11-16 | MO ST | NW ST | Serve err | Missouri St. | |
| 28 | 11-17 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Rilynn Finley | set Hannah Gardner |
| 29 | 12-17 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Anna Claire Hebert | set Emmarie McFarland |
| 30 | 12-18 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Chloe Judd | set Halle Rillie |
| 31 | 13-18 | MO ST | NW ST | Serve err | Missouri St. | |
| 32 | 13-19 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Chloe Judd | set Halle Rillie |
| 33 | 14-19 | MO ST | NW ST | Attack err | Halle Kerkman | |
| 34 | 14-20 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Halle Kerkman | set Halle Rillie |
| 35 | 14-21 | MO ST | MO ST | Kill | Lexi Weinberg | set Riley Ourth |
| 36 | 15-21 | MO ST | NW ST | Kill | Amber Craig | set Emmarie McFarland |
| 37 | 16-21 | NW ST | NW ST | Kill | Olivia Nzioki | set Jade Longlad |
| 38 | 16-22 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Hannah Redrow | set Hannah Gardner |
| 39 | 17-22 | MO ST | NW ST | Attack err | Rilynn Finley | |
| 40 | 17-23 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Hannah Redrow | set Hannah Gardner |
| 41 | 17-24 | MO ST | MO ST | Attack err | Gillian Wolf | |
| 42 | 18-24 | MO ST | NW ST | Blocked | Lexi Weinberg | blk Gillian Wolf, Olivia Nzioki |
| 43 | 18-25 | NW ST | MO ST | Kill | Rilynn Finley | set Hannah Gardner |
Score shown after each rally, Northwestern St. first.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).