Final · 5 setsSat, Sep 5, 2026 · Neutral site

Montana def. California Baptist 3–2

Montana beat California Baptist 3-2 (18-25, 25-18, 16-25, 25-23, 15-9) on Sat, Sep 5, 2026 at a neutral site. Delaney Russell led Montana with 15 kills; California Baptist's Nalanie Neal had a match-high 24.

Data through · final Sep 5

Set12345Sets
MONT18251625153
CALBAP2518252392

Win probability

California Baptist above 50 · Montana below
S1S2S3S4S510050100+11.0% MONTrally 199 · set 5

Biggest swing: 11.0% to Montana — set 4, MONT 23-22 CALBAP. Attack error by Nalanie Neal. CALBAP win probability 74% → 63%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MONT 57.2%42.8% CALBAP

Montana wins

3-0
15.8%
3-1
21.7%
3-2
19.7%

California Baptist wins

3-0
9.7%
3-1
15.8%
3-2
17.3%
MONT break %
44.0% vs this opp
CALBAP break %
42.6% 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

  1. 01
    Nalanie NealAttack error+11.0%

    Attack error by Nalanie Neal

    Set 4 · MONT 23-22 CALBAP · MONT 26% → 37%

  2. 02
    Nalanie NealAttack error+10.3%

    Attack error by Nalanie Neal

    Set 4 · MONT 24-22 CALBAP · MONT 37% → 47%

  3. 03
    California BaptistService error+9.3%

    California Baptist service error

    Set 4 · MONT 25-23 CALBAP · MONT 43% → 52%

  4. 04

    Kill by Delaney Russell (set by Sydney Pierce)

    Set 4 · MONT 22-22 CALBAP · MONT 17% → 26%

  5. 05
    Sophia VellaKill+8.4%

    Kill by Sophia Vella (set by Gracie Cagle)

    Set 5 · MONT 1-0 CALBAP · MONT 52% → 61%

  6. 06
    Sydney PierceAttack error+8.3%

    Attack error by Sydney Pierce

    Set 4 · MONT 20-22 CALBAP · CALBAP 80% → 88%

  7. 07
    Sydney PierceKill+8.2%

    Kill by Sydney Pierce

    Set 5 · MONT 2-0 CALBAP · MONT 61% → 69%

  8. 08
    Sydney PierceKill+7.9%

    Kill by Sydney Pierce (set by Gracie Cagle)

    Set 5 · MONT 4-1 CALBAP · MONT 69% → 77%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
515538.26331285010.516.5
511522.2731002002112
55010.50035417020211
57319.21101320111.59.5
55113.30810000031.56.5
53416-.0630101050004
5000–3421310004
5000–211400001
4239-.111100220002
2113.000000000001
1124-.25000000010.51.5
1000–000000000
Team totals5024134.19446129481438799
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5241057.24613112230330
59526.1541449110114
5419.333003202237
55215.200000210005
5104.2503333600004
51011.000100600001
54112.25024131010.58.5
51011.000301230001
5002.0003021020000
4204.50040010010.52.5
1023-.667000000000
1000–000000000
Team totals5121134.2244814155312648100

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 6 MONT · CALBAP 10

Set 1

18-25

Longest run 5 MONTCALBAP 4

Set 2

25-18

Longest run 6 MONTCALBAP 4

Set 3

16-25

Longest run 3 MONTCALBAP 10

Set 4

25-23

Longest run 5 MONTCALBAP 5

Set 5

15-9

Longest run 4 MONTCALBAP 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Montana

SlotSideout %Break %
1
33%10/30
55%11/20
2
56%10/18
64%18/28
3
75%9/12
31%4/13
4
42%8/19
44%7/16
5
80%8/10
38%5/13
6
64%7/11
22%2/9
All
52%52/100
47%47/99

California Baptist

SlotSideout %Break %
1
31%11/35
55%11/20
2
69%9/13
58%14/24
3
47%9/19
40%6/15
4
75%9/12
47%8/17
5
58%7/12
50%8/16
6
88%7/8
13%1/8
All
53%52/99
48%48/100

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

199 rallies

#MONT-CALBAPSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0MONTMONT×5KillDelaney Russell+2.4
22-0MONTMONT×5KillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+2.3
33-0MONTMONT×5AceMontanaaced Jagoda Bialek+2.2
44-0MONTMONT×5Attack errNalanie Neal+2.1
55-0MONTMONT×5Attack errNalanie Neal+1.8
65-1MONTCALBAP×4Attack errDelaney Russell+1.3
75-2CALBAPCALBAP×4AceCalifornia Baptistaced Delaney Russell+1.9
85-3CALBAPCALBAP×4AceCalifornia Baptistaced Isabel Taylor+2.2
95-4CALBAPCALBAP×4Attack errSophia Vella+2.4
106-4CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+1.9
116-5MONTCALBAP×4Attack errSophia Vella+1.9
126-6CALBAPCALBAP×4BlockedJosie Blazinablk Daria Chekhovskikh+2.7
136-7CALBAPCALBAP×4KillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+2.8
146-8CALBAPCALBAP×4Bad setGracie Cagle+2.9
157-8CALBAPMONTKillJosie Blazinaset Gracie Cagle+2.1
167-9MONTCALBAPServe errMontana+2.2
178-9CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+2.1
188-10MONTCALBAPKillBella Breuerset Jagoda Bialek+2.3
198-11CALBAPCALBAPAceCalifornia Baptistaced Isabel Taylor+2.9
209-11CALBAPMONTKillIsabel Taylorset Gracie Cagle+2.0
219-12MONTCALBAPKillBella Breuerset Avery Barber+2.3
2210-12CALBAPMONTKillSydney Pierceset Gracie Cagle+2.0
2310-13MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Audrey Heiring+2.4
2410-14CALBAPCALBAPBlockedIsabel Taylorblk Nalanie Neal+2.8
2511-14CALBAPMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+1.8
2611-15MONTCALBAPBad setMadeline Sanderson+2.2
2712-15CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+1.8
2812-16MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.3
2913-16CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+1.8
3014-16MONTMONTAceMontanaaced Nalanie Neal+2.9
3114-17MONTCALBAPAttack errIsabel Taylor+2.7
3215-17CALBAPMONTKillGracie Cagleset Delaney Russell+2.3
3315-18MONTCALBAP×3KillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+2.8
3415-19CALBAPCALBAP×3AceCalifornia Baptistaced Isabel Taylor+3.1
3515-20CALBAPCALBAP×3AceCalifornia Baptistaced Mylee Blake+2.4
3616-20CALBAPMONTKillGracie Cagleset Delaney Russell+1.1
3716-21MONTCALBAPKillAudrey Heiringset Jagoda Bialek+1.7
3817-21CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+1.0
3917-22MONTCALBAP×3KillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+1.6
4017-23CALBAPCALBAP×3BlockedJosie Blazinablk Nalanie Neal+1.1
4117-24CALBAPCALBAP×3KillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+0.4
4218-24CALBAPMONTKillJosie Blazinaset Gracie Cagle+0.1
4318-25MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+0.1
Set 2
11-0CALBAPMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+2.0
22-0MONTMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+2.5
32-1MONTCALBAPKillDaria Chekhovskikhset Avery Barber+1.9
43-1CALBAPMONTAttack errEleftheria Baxa+2.0
53-2MONTCALBAPKillEleftheria Baxaset Avery Barber+1.9
64-2CALBAPMONT×3KillMylee Blakeset Gracie Cagle+2.0
75-2MONTMONT×3AceMontana+2.5
86-2MONTMONT×3KillSophia Vella+2.3
96-3MONTCALBAPServe errMontana+1.6
106-4CALBAPCALBAPAceCalifornia Baptistaced Mylee Blake+2.4
117-4CALBAPMONTKillMylee Blakeset Gracie Cagle+2.0
127-5MONTCALBAP×3KillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+1.9
137-6CALBAPCALBAP×3Attack errDelaney Russell+2.7
147-7CALBAPCALBAP×3KillMia Rossmanset Avery Barber+3.0
158-7CALBAPMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+2.3
169-7MONTMONTAttack errNalanie Neal+3.0
179-8MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.2
1810-8CALBAPMONTAttack errNalanie Neal+2.3
1910-9MONTCALBAP×4KillNalanie Nealset Jagoda Bialek+2.3
2010-10CALBAPCALBAP×4KillNalanie Nealset Eleftheria Baxa+3.3
2110-11CALBAPCALBAP×4AceCalifornia Baptistaced Delaney Russell+3.5
2210-12CALBAPCALBAP×4KillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+3.5
2311-12CALBAPMONT×6KillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+2.5
2412-12MONTMONT×6KillDelaney Russellset Madeline Sanderson+3.5
2513-12MONTMONT×6Bad setAvery Barber+3.6
2614-12MONTMONT×6KillJosie Blazinaset Gracie Cagle+3.5
2715-12MONTMONT×6AceMontanaaced Eleftheria Baxa+3.3
2816-12MONTMONT×6AceMontanaaced Jagoda Bialek+2.8
2916-13MONTCALBAP×3Serve errMontana+1.8
3016-14CALBAPCALBAP×3AceCalifornia Baptistaced Delaney Russell+2.9
3116-15CALBAPCALBAP×3KillEleftheria Baxaset Devyn Masi+3.6
3217-15CALBAPMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+3.1
3317-16MONTCALBAPKillDaria Chekhovskikhset Avery Barber+2.9
3418-16CALBAPMONT×5Serve errCalifornia Baptist+3.3
3519-16MONTMONT×5AceMontanaaced Jagoda Bialek+3.8
3620-16MONTMONT×5Attack errEmery DeJong+3.0
3721-16MONTMONT×5Attack errEmery DeJong+2.1
3822-16MONTMONT×5KillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+1.2
3922-17MONTCALBAPKillBella Breuerset Avery Barber+0.4
4023-17CALBAPMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+0.7
4123-18MONTCALBAPKillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+0.3
4224-18CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+0.5
4325-18MONTMONTAceMontanaaced Devyn Masi+0.1
Set 3
11-0MONTMONTBlockedAudrey Heiringblk Sophia Vella, Sydney Pierce+3.2
22-0MONTMONTAceMontanaaced Nalanie Neal+3.1
32-1MONTCALBAPAttack errDelaney Russell+2.3
43-1CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+2.4
54-1MONTMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+3.0
64-2MONTCALBAPServe errMontana+2.2
74-3CALBAPCALBAPAttack errMylee Blake+3.2
85-3CALBAPMONT×3Serve errCalifornia Baptist+2.5
96-3MONTMONT×3Attack errNalanie Neal+3.2
107-3MONTMONT×3BlockedNalanie Nealblk Josie Blazina+2.9
117-4MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.0
127-5CALBAPCALBAPKillDaria Chekhovskikhset Avery Barber+3.0
138-5CALBAPMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+2.5
149-5MONTMONTKillJosie Blazina+3.0
159-6MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.1
169-7CALBAPCALBAPBlockedMylee Blakeblk Daria Chekhovskikh, Eleftheria Baxa+3.2
1710-7CALBAPMONTKillGracie Cagleset Mylee Blake+2.7
1810-8MONTCALBAPKillEleftheria Baxaset Avery Barber+2.5
1911-8CALBAPMONTKillJosie Blazinaset Gracie Cagle+2.7
2011-9MONTCALBAPServe errMontana+2.5
2112-9CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+2.8
2213-9MONTMONTBlockedBella Breuerblk Delaney Russell, Sydney Pierce+3.3
2313-10MONTCALBAP×10KillAvery Barberset Mia Rossman+2.1
2413-11CALBAPCALBAP×10Attack errSophia Vella+3.4
2513-12CALBAPCALBAP×10KillNalanie Nealset Maria Contreras+4.0
2613-13CALBAPCALBAP×10Attack errIsabel Taylor+4.5
2713-14CALBAPCALBAP×10AceCalifornia Baptistaced Delaney Russell+4.8
2813-15CALBAPCALBAP×10KillMaria Contrerasset Devyn Masi+4.9
2913-16CALBAPCALBAP×10KillNalanie Nealset Maria Contreras+4.6
3013-17CALBAPCALBAP×10KillNalanie Nealset Devyn Masi+4.0
3113-18CALBAPCALBAP×10AceCalifornia Baptistaced Madeline Sanderson+3.3
3213-19CALBAPCALBAP×10AceCalifornia Baptist+2.4
3314-19CALBAPMONTKillIsabel Taylorset Delaney Russell+1.1
3414-20MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Maria Contreras+1.7
3514-21CALBAPCALBAPAttack errSophia Vella+1.3
3615-21CALBAPMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+0.5
3715-22MONTCALBAPBlockedMylee Blakeblk Daria Chekhovskikh, Maria Contreras+0.8
3816-22CALBAPMONTKillAlex Stoneset Gracie Cagle+0.3
3916-23MONTCALBAP×3Attack errAlex Stone+0.6
4016-24CALBAPCALBAP×3KillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+0.3
4116-25CALBAPCALBAP×3BlockedJosie Blazinablk Daria Chekhovskikh·
Set 4
10-1CALBAPCALBAPAceCalifornia Baptistaced Isabel Taylor+3.5
20-2CALBAPCALBAPAttack errDelaney Russell+3.6
31-2CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+2.6
42-2MONTMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+3.5
52-3MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.8
63-3CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+2.8
73-4MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.9
84-4CALBAPMONTKillSydney Pierceset Gracie Cagle+2.8
94-5MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.9
105-5CALBAPMONT×3KillIsabel Taylorset Gracie Cagle+2.9
116-5MONTMONT×3AceMontanaaced Audrey Heiring+3.8
127-5MONTMONT×3KillGracie Cagleset Madeline Sanderson+3.8
137-6MONTCALBAPServe errMontana+2.8
148-6CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+2.9
158-7MONTCALBAPBlockedAvery Merrittblk Audrey Heiring+2.9
169-7CALBAPMONTKillDelaney Russellset Annika Wright+3.0
179-8MONTCALBAP×3Serve errMontana+2.9
189-9CALBAPCALBAP×3KillMaria Contrerasset Nalanie Neal+4.2
199-10CALBAPCALBAP×3KillNalanie Nealset Maria Contreras+4.4
2010-10CALBAPMONT×5Attack errAudrey Heiring+3.3
2111-10MONTMONT×5Attack errBella Breuer+4.5
2212-10MONTMONT×5KillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+4.4
2313-10MONTMONT×5BlockedNalanie Nealblk Sophia Vella, Sydney Pierce+4.1
2414-10MONTMONT×5KillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+3.6
2514-11MONTCALBAPKillBella Breuerset Avery Barber+2.3
2615-11CALBAPMONTKillGracie Cagleset Sophia Vella+2.8
2715-12MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.3
2816-12CALBAPMONTKillSydney Pierceset Gracie Cagle+2.8
2916-13MONTCALBAP×5KillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.3
3016-14CALBAPCALBAP×5KillDaria Chekhovskikhset Avery Barber+3.9
3116-15CALBAPCALBAP×5AceCalifornia Baptistaced Delaney Russell+4.8
3216-16CALBAPCALBAP×5AceCalifornia Baptistaced Isabel Taylor+5.5
3316-17CALBAPCALBAP×5KillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+6.0
3417-17CALBAPMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+4.5
3517-18MONTCALBAPKillEleftheria Baxaset Avery Barber+4.9
3618-18CALBAPMONTKillAvery Merrittset Annika Wright+4.8
3718-19MONTCALBAPAttack errAvery Merritt+5.3
3818-20CALBAPCALBAPAttack errDelaney Russell+6.9
3919-20CALBAPMONTBlockedAudrey Heiringblk Avery Merritt, Josie Blazina+4.5
4020-20MONTMONTAceMontanaaced Devyn Masi+7.3
4120-21MONTCALBAPServe errMontana+6.4
4220-22CALBAPCALBAPAttack errSydney Pierce+8.3
4321-22CALBAPMONT×4KillDelaney Russellset Madeline Sanderson+5.0
4422-22MONTMONT×4KillDelaney Russellset Sydney Pierce+9.2
4523-22MONTMONT×4Attack errNalanie Neal+11.0
4624-22MONTMONT×4Attack errNalanie Neal+10.3
4724-23MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Devyn Masi+4.5
4825-23CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+9.3
Set 5
11-0MONTMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+8.4
22-0MONTMONTKillSydney Pierce+8.2
32-1MONTCALBAPKillBella Breuerset Avery Barber+6.0
43-1CALBAPMONT×4Attack errNalanie Neal+6.5
54-1MONTMONT×4KillSydney Pierceset Gracie Cagle+7.9
65-1MONTMONT×4KillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+6.9
76-1MONTMONT×4AceMontanaaced Bella Breuer+5.6
86-2MONTCALBAPServe errMontana+3.3
96-3CALBAPCALBAPBlockedSophia Vellablk Nalanie Neal+5.7
107-3CALBAPMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+5.4
118-3MONTMONTAceMontana+5.6
128-4MONTCALBAP×3KillJagoda Bialekset Avery Barber+3.1
138-5CALBAPCALBAP×3KillNalanie Nealset Eleftheria Baxa+5.7
148-6CALBAPCALBAP×3Attack errIsabel Taylor+7.6
159-6CALBAPMONTServe errCalifornia Baptist+7.2
169-7MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+5.9
1710-7CALBAPMONT×4KillJosie Blazinaset Gracie Cagle+7.6
1811-7MONTMONT×4KillJosie Blazinaset Gracie Cagle+7.6
1912-7MONTMONT×4Attack errDaria Chekhovskikh+4.9
2013-7MONTMONT×4BlockedAudrey Heiringblk Gracie Cagle+2.4
2113-8MONTCALBAPKillAudrey Heiringset Jagoda Bialek+0.7
2214-8CALBAPMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+1.3
2314-9MONTCALBAPKillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+0.3
2415-9CALBAPMONTBlockedAudrey Heiringblk Gracie Cagle+0.6

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).