Montana vs UAB Volleyball: UAB Wins 3-0 (Sep 12, 2026)

FinalSat, Sep 12, 2026 · Neutral site

0:3

UAB beat Montana 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-22) on Sat, Sep 12, 2026 at a neutral site. UAB's Kennedy Vaughn led with 13 kills, and Mia Reese added 9 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 3:00 PM CT · final Sep 12

Set	1	2	3	Sets
MONT	14	21	22	0
UAB	25	25	25	3

Win probability

UAB above 50 · Montana below

Biggest swing: 3.4% to UAB — set 2, MONT 21-23 UAB. Kill by Mia Reese (set by Annastiina Tarkkanen). UAB win probability 86% → 90%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MONT 30.5%69.5% UAB

Montana wins

3-0

5.8%

3-1

10.7%

3-2

13.9%

UAB wins

3-0

22.9%

3-1

26.7%

3-2

19.9%

MONT break %: 41.9% vs this opp
UAB break %: 45.8% 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.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

01
Mia ReeseKill+3.4%
Kill by Mia Reese (set by Annastiina Tarkkanen)
Set 2 · MONT 21-23 UAB · UAB 86% → 90%
02
Sydney PierceKill+3.2%
Kill by Sydney Pierce (set by Gracie Cagle)
Set 2 · MONT 21-22 UAB · MONT 11% → 14%
03
Addyson SmockBlock+3.0%
Sydney Pierce stuffed by Addyson Smock
Set 2 · MONT 21-24 UAB · UAB 90% → 93%
04
Kennedy VaughnKill+2.3%
Kill by Kennedy Vaughn (set by Annastiina Tarkkanen)
Set 3 · MONT 22-24 UAB · UAB 96% → 98%
05
Sydney PierceKill+2.0%
Kill by Sydney Pierce
Set 2 · MONT 10-11 UAB · MONT 13% → 15%
06
Delaney RussellAttack error+2.0%
Attack error by Delaney Russell
Set 1 · MONT 0-2 UAB · UAB 71% → 73%
07
Sydney PierceBlock+1.9%
Addyson Smock stuffed by Sydney Pierce
Set 2 · MONT 20-22 UAB · MONT 9% → 11%
08
UABAce+1.9%
UAB ace
Set 2 · MONT 10-13 UAB · UAB 86% → 88%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Montanaaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
10Delaney RussellOH	3	11	5	29	.207	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	0.5	11.5
4Josie BlazinaOH	3	8	5	19	.158	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.5	9.5
13Sydney PierceMB	3	7	1	14	.429	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.5	8.5
9Gracie CagleS	3	2	1	3	.333	27	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	3
11Sophia VellaMB	2	2	1	11	.091	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	1.5	3.5
14Isabel TaylorOH	2	0	1	2	-.500	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Kaylee PaulsonOH	3	5	3	20	.100	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	5
12Madeline SandersonDS	3	0	0	0	–	1	1	1	11	1	0	0	0	1
6Annika WrightS	3	0	0	0	–	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
8Halle WalkerS	3	0	0	0	–	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16Mylee BlakeOH	2	0	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Alex StoneOH	1	0	2	4	-.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		35	19	104	.154	30	2	3	45	5	3	4	5	57

UABhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
24Mia ReeseOH	3	12	3	23	.391	0	1	0	9	1	1	1	1.5	14.5
9Kennedy VaughnOH	3	13	4	32	.281	1	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	13
21Rachel McCollumS	3	6	2	17	.235	24	1	0	4	0	0	1	0.5	7.5
17Addyson SmockMB	3	2	1	4	.250	1	1	1	3	0	3	3	4.5	7.5
2Sydney AustinMB	3	1	1	5	.000	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	2	3
18Annastiina TarkkanenS	3	0	0	0	–	14	1	2	6	0	0	0	0	1
11Makayla MeisterOH	3	12	2	26	.385	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	1.5	13.5
12Delaney BowserDS	3	0	0	0	–	3	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	1
10Juliet GallaL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		46	13	107	.308	43	5	6	43	2	5	10	10	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

Longest run 3 MONT · UAB 6

Set 1

14-25

Longest run 3 MONTUAB 6

Set 2

21-25

Longest run 3 MONTUAB 4

Set 3

22-25

Longest run 3 MONTUAB 5

Bars above the line = UAB 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	67%8/12	53%8/15
2	38%6/16	43%6/14
3	46%6/13	25%2/8
4	38%6/16	33%3/9
5	67%6/9	14%1/7
6	71%5/7	0%0/6
All	51%37/73	34%20/59

UAB

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	57%8/14	25%2/8
2	64%7/11	36%4/11
3	67%6/9	67%12/18
4	67%6/9	40%4/10
5	100%6/6	63%10/16
6	60%6/10	40%4/10
All	66%39/59	49%36/73

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

132 rallies

#	MONT-UAB	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	MONT	UAB	Blocked	Josie Blazina	blk Addyson Smock	+1.6
2	0-2	UAB	UAB	Attack err	Delaney Russell		+2.0
3	1-2	UAB	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+1.5
4	1-3	MONT	UAB×6	Kill	Rachel McCollum	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+1.6
5	1-4	UAB	UAB×6	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Rachel McCollum	+1.9
6	1-5	UAB	UAB×6	Attack err	Josie Blazina		+1.7
7	1-6	UAB	UAB×6	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Rachel McCollum	+1.4
8	1-7	UAB	UAB×6	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Rachel McCollum	+1.2
9	1-8	UAB	UAB×6	Blocked	Alex Stone	blk Makayla Meister, Sydney Austin	+1.0
10	2-8	UAB	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+0.6
11	3-8	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Makayla Meister		+1.0
12	3-9	MONT	UAB×3	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Rachel McCollum	+0.9
13	3-10	UAB	UAB×3	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Delaney Bowser	+1.0
14	3-11	UAB	UAB×3	Blocked	Alex Stone	blk Sydney Austin	+0.7
15	4-11	UAB	MONT	Kill	Sophia Vella	set Gracie Cagle	+0.4
16	4-12	MONT	UAB	Attack err	Delaney Russell		+0.6
17	5-12	UAB	MONT	Kill	Kaylee Paulson	set Gracie Cagle	+0.4
18	5-13	MONT	UAB	Kill	Mia Reese	set Rachel McCollum	+0.5
19	5-14	UAB	UAB	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+0.5
20	6-14	UAB	MONT	Serve err	UAB		+0.3
21	6-15	MONT	UAB	Kill	Rachel McCollum	set Kennedy Vaughn	+0.3
22	7-15	UAB	MONT	Attack err	Rachel McCollum		+0.2
23	7-16	MONT	UAB	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+0.3
24	8-16	UAB	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.2
25	9-16	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.4
26	10-16	MONT	MONT×3	Blocked	Kennedy Vaughn	blk Josie Blazina	+0.6
27	10-17	MONT	UAB	Kill	Rachel McCollum	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+0.6
28	10-18	UAB	UAB	Ace	UAB	aced Madeline Sanderson	+0.5
29	11-18	UAB	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+0.3
30	11-19	MONT	UAB	Kill	Makayla Meister	set Rachel McCollum	+0.4
31	12-19	UAB	MONT	Serve err	UAB		+0.2
32	12-20	MONT	UAB×4	Kill	Mia Reese	set Rachel McCollum	+0.3
33	12-21	UAB	UAB×4	Kill	Makayla Meister	set Rachel McCollum	+0.2
34	12-22	UAB	UAB×4	Ace	UAB		+0.1
35	12-23	UAB	UAB×4	Blocked	Kaylee Paulson	blk Addyson Smock, Makayla Meister	·
36	13-23	UAB	MONT	Serve err	UAB		·
37	13-24	MONT	UAB	Kill	Mia Reese	set Rachel McCollum	·
38	14-24	UAB	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	·
39	14-25	MONT	UAB	Kill	Addyson Smock	set Gracie Cagle	·
Set 2
1	1-0	UAB	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+1.4
2	1-1	MONT	UAB	Blocked	Delaney Russell	blk Addyson Smock, Mia Reese	+1.4
3	2-1	UAB	MONT	Blocked	Kennedy Vaughn	blk Delaney Russell, Sydney Pierce	+1.5
4	2-2	MONT	UAB×4	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+1.4
5	2-3	UAB	UAB×4	Kill	Rachel McCollum	set Addyson Smock	+1.8
6	2-4	UAB	UAB×4	Attack err	Delaney Russell		+1.7
7	2-5	UAB	UAB×4	Ace	UAB		+1.6
8	3-5	UAB	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+1.2
9	4-5	MONT	MONT	Kill	Kaylee Paulson	set Halle Walker	+1.7
10	4-6	MONT	UAB	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+1.4
11	4-7	UAB	UAB	Attack err	Gracie Cagle		+1.6
12	5-7	UAB	MONT	Kill	Kaylee Paulson	set Gracie Cagle	+1.2
13	6-7	MONT	MONT	Bad set	Rachel McCollum		+1.8
14	6-8	MONT	UAB	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Rachel McCollum	+1.5
15	6-9	UAB	UAB	Kill	Mia Reese	set Delaney Bowser	+1.7
16	7-9	UAB	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+1.3
17	7-10	MONT	UAB	Kill	Mia Reese	set Rachel McCollum	+1.4
18	7-11	UAB	UAB	Kill	Makayla Meister	set Rachel McCollum	+1.6
19	8-11	UAB	MONT×3	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+1.1
20	9-11	MONT	MONT×3	Ace	Montana		+1.7
21	10-11	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Sydney Pierce		+2.0
22	10-12	MONT	UAB×3	Attack err	Isabel Taylor		+1.7
23	10-13	UAB	UAB×3	Ace	UAB		+1.9
24	10-14	UAB	UAB×3	Kill	Mia Reese	set Delaney Bowser	+1.7
25	11-14	UAB	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+1.1
26	11-15	MONT	UAB	Kill	Addyson Smock	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+1.3
27	12-15	UAB	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+1.1
28	12-16	MONT	UAB	Kill	Rachel McCollum	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+1.3
29	12-17	UAB	UAB	Kill	Sydney Austin		+1.4
30	13-17	UAB	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.8
31	13-18	MONT	UAB	Kill	Rachel McCollum	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+1.0
32	14-18	UAB	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+0.8
33	14-19	MONT	UAB	Kill	Mia Reese	set Rachel McCollum	+1.0
34	15-19	UAB	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+0.7
35	15-20	MONT	UAB	Serve err	Montana		+1.0
36	15-21	UAB	UAB	Blocked	Josie Blazina	blk Mia Reese	+0.8
37	16-21	UAB	MONT×3	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle	+0.3
38	17-21	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.8
39	18-21	MONT	MONT×3	Attack err	Mia Reese		+1.3
40	18-22	MONT	UAB	Kill	Mia Reese	set Rachel McCollum	+1.5
41	19-22	UAB	MONT×3	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Madeline Sanderson	+0.9
42	20-22	MONT	MONT×3	Blocked	Addyson Smock	blk Sydney Pierce	+1.9
43	21-22	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+3.2
44	21-23	MONT	UAB×3	Kill	Mia Reese	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+3.4
45	21-24	UAB	UAB×3	Blocked	Sydney Pierce	blk Addyson Smock	+3.0
46	21-25	UAB	UAB×3	Ace	UAB	aced Delaney Russell	+1.2
Set 3
1	1-0	MONT	MONT	Blocked	Kennedy Vaughn	blk Sophia Vella	+1.0
2	2-0	MONT	MONT	Ace	Montana	aced Mia Reese	+1.1
3	2-1	MONT	UAB	Serve err	Montana		+0.8
4	2-2	UAB	UAB	Attack err	Sophia Vella		+1.0
5	3-2	UAB	MONT×3	Serve err	UAB		+0.9
6	4-2	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Sydney Pierce		+1.1
7	5-2	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+1.2
8	5-3	MONT	UAB	Bad set	Madeline Sanderson		+0.8
9	6-3	UAB	MONT	Kill	Sophia Vella	set Gracie Cagle	+0.9
10	6-4	MONT	UAB	Kill	Makayla Meister	set Rachel McCollum	+0.8
11	6-5	UAB	UAB	Kill	Makayla Meister	set Rachel McCollum	+1.1
12	7-5	UAB	MONT	Blocked	Mia Reese	blk Sophia Vella, Josie Blazina	+1.0
13	8-5	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Mia Reese		+1.2
14	8-6	MONT	UAB×3	Kill	Mia Reese	set Rachel McCollum	+0.9
15	8-7	UAB	UAB×3	Attack err	Josie Blazina		+1.2
16	8-8	UAB	UAB×3	Blocked	Josie Blazina	blk Addyson Smock	+1.2
17	9-8	UAB	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+1.0
18	9-9	MONT	UAB	Kill	Makayla Meister	set Rachel McCollum	+1.0
19	10-9	UAB	MONT	Kill	Kaylee Paulson	set Gracie Cagle	+1.1
20	10-10	MONT	UAB	Serve err	Montana		+1.0
21	11-10	UAB	MONT	Attack err	Kennedy Vaughn		+1.1
22	12-10	MONT	MONT	Kill	Kaylee Paulson	set Gracie Cagle	+1.4
23	12-11	MONT	UAB	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+1.0
24	13-11	UAB	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle		+1.2
25	13-12	MONT	UAB	Kill	Mia Reese	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+1.1
26	13-13	UAB	UAB	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Rachel McCollum	+1.5
27	14-13	UAB	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+1.2
28	15-13	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Makayla Meister		+1.6
29	15-14	MONT	UAB	Kill	Makayla Meister	set Rachel McCollum	+1.1
30	16-14	UAB	MONT	Serve err	UAB		+1.3
31	17-14	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Sydney Austin		+1.7
32	17-15	MONT	UAB×5	Kill	Makayla Meister	set Rachel McCollum	+1.1
33	17-16	UAB	UAB×5	Kill	Makayla Meister	set Rachel McCollum	+1.6
34	17-17	UAB	UAB×5	Kill	Makayla Meister		+1.8
35	17-18	UAB	UAB×5	Bad set	Gracie Cagle		+1.8
36	17-19	UAB	UAB×5	Kill	Makayla Meister	set Rachel McCollum	+1.7
37	18-19	UAB	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Annika Wright	+1.2
38	18-20	MONT	UAB	Kill	Makayla Meister	set Rachel McCollum	+1.4
39	18-21	UAB	UAB	Blocked	Kaylee Paulson	blk Rachel McCollum, Addyson Smock	+1.5
40	19-21	UAB	MONT	Serve err	UAB		+0.9
41	19-22	MONT	UAB	Kill	Mia Reese	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+1.2
42	20-22	UAB	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle	+0.9
43	21-22	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Rachel McCollum		+1.8
44	21-23	MONT	UAB	Attack err	Kaylee Paulson		+1.9
45	22-23	UAB	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle	+1.5
46	22-24	MONT	UAB	Kill	Kennedy Vaughn	set Annastiina Tarkkanen	+2.3
47	22-25	UAB	UAB	Blocked	Delaney Russell	blk Makayla Meister, Sydney Austin	+1.6

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).

UAB def. Montana 3–0