CollegeVolleyball
Final · 5 setsSat, Sep 5, 2026
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3:2

Montana def. California Baptist 32

(18-25, 25-18, 16-25, 25-23, 15-9)
Set12345Sets
MONT18251625153
CALBAP2518252392

RallyIQ model

Win probability

CALBAP above 50 · MONT below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100CALBAPMONTBiggest swing +10.8% MONT · S4 23-22rally 199 · set 5

Biggest swing: 10.8% to Montana — set 4, MONT 23-22 CALBAP. Attack error by Nalanie Neal. CALBAP win probability 74%63%.

Before first serve

Pre-match

MONT 56.9%43.1% CALBAP

Montana wins

3-0
15.6%
3-1
21.6%
3-2
19.7%

California Baptist wins

3-0
9.8%
3-1
15.9%
3-2
17.4%
MONT break %
44.8% vs this opp
CALBAP break %
43.4% 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 % 42.7%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Largest win-probability swings

Top plays

  1. 01
    Nalanie NealAttack error+10.8%

    Attack error by Nalanie Neal

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

  2. 02
    Nalanie NealAttack error+10.2%

    Attack error by Nalanie Neal

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

  3. 03
    CALBAP serverService error+9.7%

    California Baptist service error

    Set 4 · MONT 25-23 CALBAP · MONT 42%52%

  4. 04

    Kill by Delaney Russell (set by Sydney Pierce)

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

  5. 05
    Sophia VellaKill+8.3%

    Kill by Sophia Vella (set by Gracie Cagle)

    Set 5 · MONT 1-0 CALBAP · MONT 52%60%

  6. 06
    Sydney PierceAttack error+8.2%

    Attack error by Sydney Pierce

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

  7. 07
    Sydney PierceKill+8.1%

    Kill by Sydney Pierce

    Set 5 · MONT 2-0 CALBAP · MONT 60%69%

  8. 08
    Sydney PierceKill+7.8%

    Kill by Sydney Pierce (set by Gracie Cagle)

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

Official NCAA box

Box score

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
515538.26331285010.516.5
511522.2731002002112
55010.50035417020211
57319.21101320111.59.5
55113.30810000031.56.5
53416-.0630101050004
50003421310004
5000211400001
4239-.111100220002
2113.000000000001
1124-.25000000010.51.5
1000000000000
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
1000000000000
Team totals5121134.2244814155312648100

Starters listed first. BLK = BS + ½ BA. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

Point differential by rally

Momentum

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+.

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Rotations

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.

199 rallies

Rally log

#MONT-CALBAPSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0MONTMONT×5KillDelaney Russell+2.3
22-0MONTMONT×5KillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+2.3
33-0MONTMONT×5AceMONT serveraced Jagoda Bialek+2.2
44-0MONTMONT×5Attack errNalanie Neal+2.0
55-0MONTMONT×5Attack errNalanie Neal+1.8
65-1MONTCALBAP×4Attack errDelaney Russell+1.3
75-2CALBAPCALBAP×4AceCALBAP serveraced Delaney Russell+1.9
85-3CALBAPCALBAP×4AceCALBAP serveraced Isabel Taylor+2.2
95-4CALBAPCALBAP×4Attack errSophia Vella+2.4
106-4CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+2.0
116-5MONTCALBAP×4Attack errSophia Vella+1.9
126-6CALBAPCALBAP×4Attack errJosie Blazinablk Daria Chekhovskikh+2.6
136-7CALBAPCALBAP×4KillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+2.8
146-8CALBAPCALBAP×4Bad setGracie Cagle+2.8
157-8CALBAPMONTKillJosie Blazinaset Gracie Cagle+2.1
167-9MONTCALBAPServe errMONT server+2.3
178-9CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+2.2
188-10MONTCALBAPKillBella Breuerset Jagoda Bialek+2.4
198-11CALBAPCALBAPAceCALBAP serveraced Isabel Taylor+2.9
209-11CALBAPMONTKillIsabel Taylorset Gracie Cagle+2.1
219-12MONTCALBAPKillBella Breuerset Avery Barber+2.3
2210-12CALBAPMONTKillSydney Pierceset Gracie Cagle+2.1
2310-13MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Audrey Heiring+2.4
2410-14CALBAPCALBAPAttack errIsabel Taylorblk Nalanie Neal+2.8
2511-14CALBAPMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+1.8
2611-15MONTCALBAPBad setMadeline Sanderson+2.3
2712-15CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+1.9
2812-16MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.3
2913-16CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+1.9
3014-16MONTMONTAceMONT serveraced Nalanie Neal+2.9
3114-17MONTCALBAPAttack errIsabel Taylor+2.8
3215-17CALBAPMONTKillGracie Cagleset Delaney Russell+2.3
3315-18MONTCALBAP×3KillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+2.9
3415-19CALBAPCALBAP×3AceCALBAP serveraced Isabel Taylor+3.1
3515-20CALBAPCALBAP×3AceCALBAP serveraced Mylee Blake+2.4
3616-20CALBAPMONTKillGracie Cagleset Delaney Russell+1.2
3716-21MONTCALBAPKillAudrey Heiringset Jagoda Bialek+1.8
3817-21CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+1.1
3917-22MONTCALBAP×3KillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+1.7
4017-23CALBAPCALBAP×3Attack errJosie 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+2.0
64-2CALBAPMONT×3KillMylee Blakeset Gracie Cagle+2.0
75-2MONTMONT×3AceMONT serveraced Team+2.5
86-2MONTMONT×3KillSophia Vella+2.3
96-3MONTCALBAPServe errMONT server+1.6
106-4CALBAPCALBAPAceCALBAP serveraced 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+2.9
158-7CALBAPMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+2.4
169-7MONTMONTAttack errNalanie Neal+2.9
179-8MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.3
1810-8CALBAPMONTAttack errNalanie Neal+2.4
1910-9MONTCALBAP×4KillNalanie Nealset Jagoda Bialek+2.3
2010-10CALBAPCALBAP×4KillNalanie Nealset Eleftheria Baxa+3.2
2110-11CALBAPCALBAP×4AceCALBAP serveraced Delaney Russell+3.4
2210-12CALBAPCALBAP×4KillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+3.4
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×6AceMONT serveraced Eleftheria Baxa+3.2
2816-12MONTMONT×6AceMONT serveraced Jagoda Bialek+2.8
2916-13MONTCALBAP×3Serve errMONT server+1.8
3016-14CALBAPCALBAP×3AceCALBAP serveraced Delaney Russell+2.9
3116-15CALBAPCALBAP×3KillEleftheria Baxaset Devyn Masi+3.6
3217-15CALBAPMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+3.2
3317-16MONTCALBAPKillDaria Chekhovskikhset Avery Barber+2.9
3418-16CALBAPMONT×5Serve errCALBAP server+3.3
3519-16MONTMONT×5AceMONT serveraced 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+0.5
4023-17CALBAPMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+0.8
4123-18MONTCALBAPKillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+0.3
4224-18CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+0.6
4325-18MONTMONTAceMONT serveraced Devyn Masi+0.2
Set 3
11-0MONTMONTAttack errAudrey Heiringblk Sophia Vella, Sydney Pierce+3.1
22-0MONTMONTAceMONT serveraced Nalanie Neal+3.1
32-1MONTCALBAPAttack errDelaney Russell+2.4
43-1CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+2.5
54-1MONTMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+3.0
64-2MONTCALBAPServe errMONT server+2.3
74-3CALBAPCALBAPAttack errMylee Blake+3.1
85-3CALBAPMONT×3Serve errCALBAP server+2.6
96-3MONTMONT×3Attack errNalanie Neal+3.1
107-3MONTMONT×3Attack errNalanie Nealblk Josie Blazina+2.9
117-4MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.1
127-5CALBAPCALBAPKillDaria Chekhovskikhset Avery Barber+3.0
138-5CALBAPMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+2.6
149-5MONTMONTKillJosie Blazina+3.0
159-6MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.1
169-7CALBAPCALBAPAttack errMylee Blakeblk Daria Chekhovskikh, Eleftheria Baxa+3.1
1710-7CALBAPMONTKillGracie Cagleset Mylee Blake+2.7
1810-8MONTCALBAPKillEleftheria Baxaset Avery Barber+2.5
1911-8CALBAPMONTKillJosie Blazinaset Gracie Cagle+2.8
2011-9MONTCALBAPServe errMONT server+2.6
2112-9CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+2.9
2213-9MONTMONTAttack errBella Breuerblk Delaney Russell, Sydney Pierce+3.3
2313-10MONTCALBAP×10KillAvery Barberset Mia Rossman+2.2
2413-11CALBAPCALBAP×10Attack errSophia Vella+3.4
2513-12CALBAPCALBAP×10KillNalanie Nealset Maria Contreras+4.0
2613-13CALBAPCALBAP×10Attack errIsabel Taylor+4.4
2713-14CALBAPCALBAP×10AceCALBAP serveraced Delaney Russell+4.7
2813-15CALBAPCALBAP×10KillMaria Contrerasset Devyn Masi+4.8
2913-16CALBAPCALBAP×10KillNalanie Nealset Maria Contreras+4.5
3013-17CALBAPCALBAP×10KillNalanie Nealset Devyn Masi+4.0
3113-18CALBAPCALBAP×10AceCALBAP serveraced Madeline Sanderson+3.3
3213-19CALBAPCALBAP×10AceCALBAP serveraced Team+2.4
3314-19CALBAPMONTKillIsabel Taylorset Delaney Russell+1.2
3414-20MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Maria Contreras+1.8
3514-21CALBAPCALBAPAttack errSophia Vella+1.4
3615-21CALBAPMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+0.5
3715-22MONTCALBAPAttack errMylee Blakeblk Daria Chekhovskikh, Maria Contreras+0.9
3816-22CALBAPMONTKillAlex Stoneset Gracie Cagle+0.4
3916-23MONTCALBAP×3Attack errAlex Stone+0.7
4016-24CALBAPCALBAP×3KillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+0.3
4116-25CALBAPCALBAP×3Attack errJosie Blazinablk Daria Chekhovskikh+0.0
Set 4
10-1CALBAPCALBAPAceCALBAP serveraced Isabel Taylor+3.4
20-2CALBAPCALBAPAttack errDelaney Russell+3.5
31-2CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+2.6
42-2MONTMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+3.5
52-3MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.8
63-3CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+2.8
73-4MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.9
84-4CALBAPMONTKillSydney Pierceset Gracie Cagle+2.9
94-5MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+3.0
105-5CALBAPMONT×3KillIsabel Taylorset Gracie Cagle+2.9
116-5MONTMONT×3AceMONT serveraced Audrey Heiring+3.8
127-5MONTMONT×3KillGracie Cagleset Madeline Sanderson+3.7
137-6MONTCALBAPServe errMONT server+2.8
148-6CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+3.0
158-7MONTCALBAPAttack errAvery Merrittblk Audrey Heiring+2.9
169-7CALBAPMONTKillDelaney Russellset Annika Wright+3.1
179-8MONTCALBAP×3Serve errMONT server+3.0
189-9CALBAPCALBAP×3KillMaria Contrerasset Nalanie Neal+4.1
199-10CALBAPCALBAP×3KillNalanie Nealset Maria Contreras+4.3
2010-10CALBAPMONT×5Attack errAudrey Heiring+3.4
2111-10MONTMONT×5Attack errBella Breuer+4.4
2212-10MONTMONT×5KillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+4.3
2313-10MONTMONT×5Attack errNalanie Nealblk Sophia Vella, Sydney Pierce+4.0
2414-10MONTMONT×5KillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+3.5
2514-11MONTCALBAPKillBella Breuerset Avery Barber+2.4
2615-11CALBAPMONTKillGracie Cagleset Sophia Vella+2.9
2715-12MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.4
2816-12CALBAPMONTKillSydney Pierceset Gracie Cagle+2.9
2916-13MONTCALBAP×5KillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+2.4
3016-14CALBAPCALBAP×5KillDaria Chekhovskikhset Avery Barber+3.9
3116-15CALBAPCALBAP×5AceCALBAP serveraced Delaney Russell+4.7
3216-16CALBAPCALBAP×5AceCALBAP serveraced Isabel Taylor+5.4
3316-17CALBAPCALBAP×5KillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+5.9
3417-17CALBAPMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+4.6
3517-18MONTCALBAPKillEleftheria Baxaset Avery Barber+5.0
3618-18CALBAPMONTKillAvery Merrittset Annika Wright+4.9
3718-19MONTCALBAPAttack errAvery Merritt+5.4
3818-20CALBAPCALBAPAttack errDelaney Russell+6.8
3919-20CALBAPMONTAttack errAudrey Heiringblk Avery Merritt, Josie Blazina+4.6
4020-20MONTMONTAceMONT serveraced Devyn Masi+7.2
4120-21MONTCALBAPServe errMONT server+6.5
4220-22CALBAPCALBAPAttack errSydney Pierce+8.2
4321-22CALBAPMONT×4KillDelaney Russellset Madeline Sanderson+5.1
4422-22MONTMONT×4KillDelaney Russellset Sydney Pierce+9.0
4523-22MONTMONT×4Attack errNalanie Neal+10.8
4624-22MONTMONT×4Attack errNalanie Neal+10.2
4724-23MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Devyn Masi+4.7
4825-23CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+9.7
Set 5
11-0MONTMONTKillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+8.3
22-0MONTMONTKillSydney Pierce+8.1
32-1MONTCALBAPKillBella Breuerset Avery Barber+6.1
43-1CALBAPMONT×4Attack errNalanie Neal+6.6
54-1MONTMONT×4KillSydney Pierceset Gracie Cagle+7.8
65-1MONTMONT×4KillSophia Vellaset Gracie Cagle+6.8
76-1MONTMONT×4AceMONT serveraced Bella Breuer+5.6
86-2MONTCALBAPServe errMONT server+3.4
96-3CALBAPCALBAPAttack errSophia Vellablk Nalanie Neal+5.8
107-3CALBAPMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+5.6
118-3MONTMONTAceMONT serveraced Team+5.6
128-4MONTCALBAP×3KillJagoda Bialekset Avery Barber+3.2
138-5CALBAPCALBAP×3KillNalanie Nealset Eleftheria Baxa+5.7
148-6CALBAPCALBAP×3Attack errIsabel Taylor+7.6
159-6CALBAPMONTServe errCALBAP server+7.4
169-7MONTCALBAPKillNalanie Nealset Avery Barber+6.1
1710-7CALBAPMONT×4KillJosie Blazinaset Gracie Cagle+7.8
1811-7MONTMONT×4KillJosie Blazinaset Gracie Cagle+7.6
1912-7MONTMONT×4Attack errDaria Chekhovskikh+5.0
2013-7MONTMONT×4Attack errAudrey Heiringblk Gracie Cagle+2.5
2113-8MONTCALBAPKillAudrey Heiringset Jagoda Bialek+0.7
2214-8CALBAPMONTKillDelaney Russellset Gracie Cagle+1.4
2314-9MONTCALBAPKillAudrey Heiringset Avery Barber+0.3
2415-9CALBAPMONTAttack errAudrey Heiringblk Gracie Cagle+0.7

Score shown after each rally, Montana first. WP Δ = match win-probability points gained, colored by the team that gained them. “Feed gap” rows fill points the NCAA play-by-play never logged.