Washington State def. Montana 3-1 Volleyball (Aug 29)

Final · 4 setsSat, Aug 29, 2026

1:3

Washington St. beat visiting Montana 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19) on Sat, Aug 29, 2026. Washington St.'s Eliana Tia led with 20 kills, and Mary Healy added 16 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 4:00 PM CT · final Aug 29

Set	1	2	3	4	Sets
MONT	25	16	16	19	1
WASHST	23	25	25	25	3

Win probability

Washington St. above 50 · Montana below

Biggest swing: 5.9% to Montana — set 1, MONT 25-23 WASHST. Kill by Isabel Taylor (set by Madeline Sanderson). WASHST win probability 79% → 73%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MONT 11.0%89.0% WASHST

Montana wins

3-0

1.5%

3-1

3.4%

3-2

6.1%

Washington St. wins

3-0

42.7%

3-1

31.6%

3-2

14.6%

MONT break %: 38.2% vs this opp
WASHST break %: 47.6% 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

01
Isabel TaylorKill+5.9%
Kill by Isabel Taylor (set by Madeline Sanderson)
Set 1 · MONT 25-23 WASHST · MONT 21% → 27%
02
Isabel TaylorKill+5.4%
Kill by Isabel Taylor (set by Madeline Sanderson)
Set 1 · MONT 24-22 WASHST · MONT 18% → 24%
03
Delaney RussellKill+4.0%
Kill by Delaney Russell (set by Madeline Sanderson)
Set 1 · MONT 22-21 WASHST · MONT 13% → 17%
04
Josie BlazinaKill+3.7%
Kill by Josie Blazina (set by Gracie Cagle)
Set 1 · MONT 23-22 WASHST · MONT 15% → 18%
05
MontanaAce+3.0%
Montana ace
Set 3 · MONT 8-6 WASHST · MONT 20% → 23%
06
Gracie CagleKill+2.8%
Kill by Gracie Cagle (set by Livia Ward)
Set 2 · MONT 13-14 WASHST · MONT 24% → 27%
07
Kryssa MoermanKill+2.8%
Kill by Kryssa Moerman (set by Naomi White)
Set 3 · MONT 11-12 WASHST · WASHST 81% → 83%
08
MontanaService error+2.8%
Montana service error
Set 1 · MONT 22-22 WASHST · WASHST 83% → 85%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Montanaaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
10Delaney RussellOH	4	12	6	46	.130	0	1	0	8	0	1	0.5	13.5
13Sydney PierceMB	4	9	2	29	.241	1	0	2	3	0	1	0.5	9.5
14Isabel TaylorOH	4	7	7	37	.000	1	1	1	10	2	0	0	8
9Gracie CagleS	4	6	1	11	.455	22	1	2	18	0	0	0	7
4Josie BlazinaOH	4	2	1	9	.111	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
11Sophia VellaMB	4	2	3	8	-.125	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2
6Annika WrightS	4	1	0	3	.333	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	2
12Madeline SandersonDS	4	0	0	3	.000	4	2	0	17	1	0	0	2
22Avery MerrittOH	4	1	4	11	-.273	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
20Kaylee PaulsonOH	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		40	24	157	.102	29	6	5	67	6	2	1	76

Washington St.home

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
3Eliana TiaOH	4	20	5	50	.300	0	3	1	12	0	1	3	2.5	25.5
1Naomi WhiteMB	4	9	2	18	.389	3	1	1	1	0	1	5	3.5	13.5
13Mary HealyOPP	4	10	4	31	.194	1	2	3	16	2	0	1	0.5	12.5
17Kryssa MoermanMB	4	5	1	14	.286	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	6.5	11.5
9Whitney DewickiOH	4	6	0	16	.375	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	3	9
11Audrey HollisS	4	1	4	13	-.231	19	0	1	5	0	0	1	0.5	1.5
14Kate HayhurstOPP	4	4	1	9	.333	0	0	2	5	0	0	1	0.5	4.5
4Livia WardS	4	2	0	6	.333	16	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	2
6Kambree RodriguezL/DS	4	0	0	1	.000	5	0	1	14	1	0	0	0	0
5Chloe HeimlicherL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
2Madyn CervelleraOH	1	0	1	4	-.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		57	18	162	.241	44	6	10	67	6	5	24	17	98

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 10 MONT · WASHST 7

Set 1

25-23

Longest run 10 MONTWASHST 7

Set 2

16-25

Longest run 3 MONTWASHST 5

Set 3

16-25

Longest run 3 MONTWASHST 7

Set 4

19-25

Longest run 3 MONTWASHST 6

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Montana

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	40%8/20	22%2/9
2	36%8/22	43%6/14
3	57%8/14	33%4/12
4	47%7/15	65%13/20
5	43%6/14	13%1/8
6	42%5/12	57%8/14
All	43%42/97	44%34/77

Washington St.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	69%9/13	30%3/10
2	50%8/16	73%22/30
3	41%7/17	47%7/15
4	64%7/11	13%1/8
5	55%6/11	68%13/19
6	67%6/9	60%9/15
All	56%43/77	57%55/97

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

174 rallies

#	MONT-WASHST	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	WASHST	MONT	Serve err	Washington St.		+1.0
2	1-1	MONT	WASHST×6	Kill	Naomi White	set Audrey Hollis	+0.9
3	1-2	WASHST	WASHST×6	Blocked	Josie Blazina	blk Kryssa Moerman	+1.1
4	1-3	WASHST	WASHST×6	Kill	Whitney Dewicki	set Naomi White	+1.0
5	1-4	WASHST	WASHST×6	Attack err	Delaney Russell		+0.8
6	1-5	WASHST	WASHST×6	Bad set	Gracie Cagle		+0.7
7	1-6	WASHST	WASHST×6	Kill	Whitney Dewicki	set Audrey Hollis	+0.6
8	2-6	WASHST	MONT	Attack err	Naomi White		+0.4
9	2-7	MONT	WASHST×5	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Audrey Hollis	+0.4
10	2-8	WASHST	WASHST×5	Blocked	Sophia Vella	blk Eliana Tia	+0.5
11	2-9	WASHST	WASHST×5	Kill	Kryssa Moerman	set Gracie Cagle	+0.3
12	2-10	WASHST	WASHST×5	Kill	Kryssa Moerman		+0.2
13	2-11	WASHST	WASHST×5	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Livia Ward	+0.2
14	3-11	WASHST	MONT×10	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+0.1
15	4-11	MONT	MONT×10	Attack err	Eliana Tia		+0.2
16	5-11	MONT	MONT×10	Kill	Isabel Taylor	set Gracie Cagle	+0.3
17	6-11	MONT	MONT×10	Kill	Sydney Pierce		+0.4
18	7-11	MONT	MONT×10	Attack err	Audrey Hollis		+0.6
19	8-11	MONT	MONT×10	Ace	Montana	aced Kambree Rodriguez	+0.8
20	9-11	MONT	MONT×10	Ace	Montana	aced Mary Healy	+1.0
21	10-11	MONT	MONT×10	Attack err	Audrey Hollis		+1.3
22	11-11	MONT	MONT×10	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Livia Ward	+1.6
23	12-11	MONT	MONT×10	Attack err	Eliana Tia		+1.9
24	12-12	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Livia Ward	+1.3
25	13-12	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+1.5
26	13-13	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Livia Ward	+1.4
27	14-13	WASHST	MONT×6	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+1.6
28	15-13	MONT	MONT×6	Blocked	Audrey Hollis	blk Sydney Pierce, Delaney Russell	+2.3
29	16-13	MONT	MONT×6	Attack err	Mary Healy		+2.4
30	17-13	MONT	MONT×6	Attack err	Mary Healy		+2.3
31	18-13	MONT	MONT×6	Ace	Montana		+2.1
32	19-13	MONT	MONT×6	Attack err	Madyn Cervellera		+1.7
33	19-14	MONT	WASHST×7	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Livia Ward	+0.7
34	19-15	WASHST	WASHST×7	Attack err	Delaney Russell		+1.4
35	19-16	WASHST	WASHST×7	Kill	Livia Ward	set Gracie Cagle	+1.8
36	19-17	WASHST	WASHST×7	Attack err	Delaney Russell		+2.2
37	19-18	WASHST	WASHST×7	Bad set	Delaney Russell		+2.5
38	19-19	WASHST	WASHST×7	Kill	Naomi White	set Livia Ward	+2.7
39	19-20	WASHST	WASHST×7	Kill	Livia Ward	set Livia Ward	+2.7
40	20-20	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Annika Wright	+2.1
41	20-21	MONT	WASHST	Bad set	Delaney Russell		+2.2
42	21-21	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Annika Wright		+2.3
43	22-21	MONT	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Madeline Sanderson	+4.0
44	22-22	MONT	WASHST	Serve err	Montana		+2.8
45	23-22	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+3.7
46	24-22	MONT	MONT	Kill	Isabel Taylor	set Madeline Sanderson	+5.4
47	24-23	MONT	WASHST	Attack err	Isabel Taylor		+2.3
48	25-23	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Isabel Taylor	set Madeline Sanderson	+5.9
Set 2
1	0-1	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Naomi White	set Audrey Hollis	+1.5
2	0-2	WASHST	WASHST	Ace	Washington St.	aced Madeline Sanderson	+1.9
3	1-2	WASHST	MONT×3	Serve err	Washington St.		+1.5
4	2-2	MONT	MONT×3	Attack err	Eliana Tia		+2.3
5	3-2	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Sophia Vella	set Audrey Hollis	+2.6
6	3-3	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Audrey Hollis	+1.8
7	4-3	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Sophia Vella	set Audrey Hollis	+2.1
8	4-4	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Audrey Hollis	+1.9
9	5-4	WASHST	MONT	Serve err	Washington St.		+2.1
10	5-5	MONT	WASHST×3	Blocked	Isabel Taylor	blk Eliana Tia, Kryssa Moerman	+1.9
11	5-6	WASHST	WASHST×3	Attack err	Isabel Taylor		+2.4
12	5-7	WASHST	WASHST×3	Kill	Mary Healy	set Livia Ward	+2.2
13	6-7	WASHST	MONT	Serve err	Washington St.		+1.7
14	6-8	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Mary Healy	set Livia Ward	+1.6
15	7-8	WASHST	MONT	Serve err	Washington St.		+1.8
16	7-9	MONT	WASHST	Serve err	Montana		+1.7
17	8-9	WASHST	MONT	Serve err	Washington St.		+1.8
18	8-10	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Naomi White	set Audrey Hollis	+1.8
19	8-11	WASHST	WASHST	Ace	Washington St.	aced Isabel Taylor	+2.1
20	9-11	WASHST	MONT	Serve err	Washington St.		+1.5
21	10-11	MONT	MONT	Ace	Montana	aced Mary Healy	+2.5
22	10-12	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Whitney Dewicki	+1.9
23	11-12	WASHST	MONT	Serve err	Washington St.		+2.0
24	11-13	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Audrey Hollis	+2.0
25	11-14	WASHST	WASHST	Blocked	Sophia Vella	blk Eliana Tia, Kryssa Moerman	+2.3
26	12-14	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Isabel Taylor	set Madeline Sanderson	+1.7
27	13-14	MONT	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Livia Ward	+2.8
28	13-15	MONT	WASHST×5	Kill	Kryssa Moerman	set Livia Ward	+2.2
29	13-16	WASHST	WASHST×5	Attack err	Isabel Taylor		+2.5
30	13-17	WASHST	WASHST×5	Ace	Washington St.		+1.9
31	13-18	WASHST	WASHST×5	Ace	Washington St.		+1.4
32	13-19	WASHST	WASHST×5	Kill	Audrey Hollis		+0.9
33	14-19	WASHST	MONT	Attack err	Audrey Hollis		+0.4
34	14-20	MONT	WASHST×4	Kill	Mary Healy	set Livia Ward	+0.6
35	14-21	WASHST	WASHST×4	Blocked	Avery Merritt	blk Naomi White	+0.4
36	14-22	WASHST	WASHST×4	Kill	Mary Healy	set Naomi White	+0.2
37	14-23	WASHST	WASHST×4	Kill	Naomi White	set Sydney Pierce	+0.1
38	15-23	WASHST	MONT	Bad set	Audrey Hollis		·
39	16-23	MONT	MONT	Kill	Isabel Taylor	set Sydney Pierce	·
40	16-24	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Mary Healy	set Kambree Rodriguez	+0.1
41	16-25	WASHST	WASHST	Kill	Mary Healy	set Livia Ward	·
Set 3
1	0-1	WASHST	WASHST	Attack err	Sophia Vella		+1.9
2	0-2	WASHST	WASHST	Attack err	Isabel Taylor		+1.7
3	1-2	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+1.3
4	2-2	MONT	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+2.1
5	2-3	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Kambree Rodriguez	+1.5
6	2-4	WASHST	WASHST	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Audrey Hollis	+1.8
7	3-4	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+1.4
8	4-4	MONT	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+2.2
9	4-5	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Whitney Dewicki	set Audrey Hollis	+1.6
10	5-5	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+1.7
11	6-5	MONT	MONT	Bad set	Eliana Tia		+2.6
12	6-6	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Kryssa Moerman	set Livia Ward	+1.8
13	7-6	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+2.1
14	8-6	MONT	MONT	Ace	Montana		+3.0
15	8-7	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Mary Healy	set Livia Ward	+2.0
16	8-8	WASHST	WASHST	Blocked	Delaney Russell	blk Naomi White, Kate Hayhurst	+2.7
17	9-8	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+2.3
18	9-9	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Naomi White	set Livia Ward	+2.0
19	10-9	WASHST	MONT	Serve err	Washington St.		+2.4
20	10-10	MONT	WASHST	Attack err	Sydney Pierce		+2.1
21	11-10	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Isabel Taylor	set Gracie Cagle	+2.5
22	11-11	MONT	WASHST×7	Kill	Whitney Dewicki	set Audrey Hollis	+2.2
23	11-12	WASHST	WASHST×7	Kill	Kryssa Moerman	set Naomi White	+2.8
24	11-13	WASHST	WASHST×7	Ace	Washington St.		+2.5
25	11-14	WASHST	WASHST×7	Blocked	Isabel Taylor	blk Whitney Dewicki	+2.1
26	11-15	WASHST	WASHST×7	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Audrey Hollis	+1.7
27	11-16	WASHST	WASHST×7	Blocked	Avery Merritt	blk Kryssa Moerman	+1.2
28	11-17	WASHST	WASHST×7	Attack err	Sydney Pierce		+0.8
29	12-17	WASHST	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell		+0.5
30	13-17	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+1.0
31	14-17	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Audrey Hollis	+1.5
32	14-18	MONT	WASHST	Blocked	Delaney Russell	blk Kryssa Moerman, Whitney Dewicki	+1.3
33	14-19	WASHST	WASHST	Kill	Kate Hayhurst	set Kambree Rodriguez	+1.2
34	15-19	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.7
35	15-20	MONT	WASHST	Bad set	Sydney Pierce		+0.9
36	16-20	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.6
37	16-21	MONT	WASHST×5	Kill	Kate Hayhurst	set Livia Ward	+0.9
38	16-22	WASHST	WASHST×5	Kill	Mary Healy	set Gracie Cagle	+0.6
39	16-23	WASHST	WASHST×5	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Livia Ward	+0.2
40	16-24	WASHST	WASHST×5	Kill	Kate Hayhurst	set Livia Ward	+0.1
41	16-25	WASHST	WASHST×5	Kill	Mary Healy		·
Set 4
1	0-1	MONT	WASHST×6	Kill	Naomi White	set Audrey Hollis	+1.0
2	0-2	WASHST	WASHST×6	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Kambree Rodriguez	+1.3
3	0-3	WASHST	WASHST×6	Attack err	Avery Merritt		+1.1
4	0-4	WASHST	WASHST×6	Kill	Naomi White	set Audrey Hollis	+0.9
5	0-5	WASHST	WASHST×6	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Audrey Hollis	+0.8
6	0-6	WASHST	WASHST×6	Blocked	Delaney Russell	blk Naomi White	+0.6
7	1-6	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Isabel Taylor	+0.4
8	1-7	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Whitney Dewicki	set Audrey Hollis	+0.4
9	2-7	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle		+0.4
10	2-8	MONT	WASHST	Bad set	Sydney Pierce		+0.4
11	3-8	WASHST	MONT×3	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+0.4
12	4-8	MONT	MONT×3	Attack err	Kryssa Moerman		+0.7
13	5-8	MONT	MONT×3	Attack err	Kate Hayhurst		+1.0
14	5-9	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Livia Ward	+0.8
15	5-10	WASHST	WASHST	Kill	Kate Hayhurst	set Kambree Rodriguez	+0.8
16	6-10	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Mary Healy	+0.6
17	6-11	MONT	WASHST	Bad set	Josie Blazina		+0.6
18	7-11	WASHST	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.6
19	8-11	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Avery Merritt	set Gracie Cagle	+1.0
20	9-11	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Livia Ward	+1.4
21	9-12	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Mary Healy	+1.1
22	10-12	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Isabel Taylor	set Gracie Cagle	+1.1
23	10-13	MONT	WASHST×4	Blocked	Avery Merritt	blk Naomi White, Whitney Dewicki	+1.1
24	10-14	WASHST	WASHST×4	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Audrey Hollis	+1.2
25	10-15	WASHST	WASHST×4	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Audrey Hollis	+0.9
26	10-16	WASHST	WASHST×4	Kill	Eliana Tia	set Kambree Rodriguez	+0.6
27	11-16	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+0.4
28	12-16	MONT	MONT	Ace	Montana	aced Chloe Heimlicher	+0.7
29	12-17	MONT	WASHST×3	Kill	Whitney Dewicki	set Audrey Hollis	+0.7
30	12-18	WASHST	WASHST×3	Blocked	Gracie Cagle	blk Kryssa Moerman	+0.6
31	12-19	WASHST	WASHST×3	Blocked	Isabel Taylor	blk Kryssa Moerman, Whitney Dewicki	+0.4
32	13-19	WASHST	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.2
33	13-20	MONT	WASHST	Serve err	Montana		+0.2
34	14-20	WASHST	MONT	Attack err	Eliana Tia		+0.1
35	14-21	MONT	WASHST	Serve err	Montana		+0.2
36	14-22	WASHST	WASHST	Ace	Washington St.	aced Isabel Taylor	+0.1
37	15-22	WASHST	MONT	Attack err	Mary Healy		·
38	15-23	MONT	WASHST	Serve err	Montana		+0.1
39	16-23	WASHST	MONT	Attack err	Eliana Tia		·
40	16-24	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Naomi White	set Livia Ward	·
41	17-24	WASHST	MONT×3	Serve err	Washington St.		·
42	18-24	MONT	MONT×3	Attack err	Mary Healy		·
43	19-24	MONT	MONT×3	Attack err	Naomi White		+0.1
44	19-25	MONT	WASHST	Kill	Mary Healy	set Audrey Hollis	+0.1

Score shown after each rally, Montana 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).

Washington St. def. Montana 3–1