Final · 4 setsFri, Oct 2, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Toledo def. Ball St. 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Toledo 54.9% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 2, 4:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Toledo beat visiting Ball St. 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 16-25, 25-16) on Fri, Oct 2, 2026. Toledo's Sophie Catalano led with 11 kills, and Grace Freiberger added 19 digs.

Data through · final Oct 2

Set1234Sets
BALLST191825161
TOLEDO252516253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Toledo trailed 2–6 in the second and took that set, dropped the third, and won the match 3–1.

The match turned twice. Numbers are Toledo's win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. Toledo went in as RallyIQ's 55% pick.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 1 · Ball St. 16–14 Toledo

    5 straight Toledo points turned a 14–16 deficit into a 19–16 lead. The match swung to Toledo.

    Toledo 48% → 66%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 2 · Ball St. 15–12 Toledo

    Down 12–15, Toledo scored 6 straight to lead 18–15.

    Toledo 63% → 83%

Toledo above 50Ball St. belowMax swing 4.3%

Ball St.Toledo

Sideout %
Ball St. 52.2·Toledo 60.8
Break %
Ball St. 39.2·Toledo 47.8
Hitting
Ball St. .169·Toledo .258
Longest run
Ball St. 7·Toledo 6

Kayla Ozanich
10 kills on .280, 13.5 points; 3 of those kills came in the turning points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Toledo above 50 · Ball St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+4.3% TOLEDOrally 169 · set 4

Biggest swing: 4.3% to Toledo — set 1, BALLST 16-17 TOLEDO. Kill by Jessica Costlow (set by Janelle Green). TOLEDO win probability 54% → 59%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

BALLST 36.4%63.6% TOLEDO

Ball St. wins

3-0
7.6%
3-1
13.1%
3-2
15.7%

Toledo wins

3-0
19.2%
3-1
24.4%
3-2
20.0%
BALLST break %
39.5% vs this opp
TOLEDO break %
42.2% 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

    Kill by Jessica Costlow (set by Janelle Green)

    Set 1 · BALLST 16-17 TOLEDO · TOLEDO 54% → 59%

  2. 02
    Audrey GeerAttack error+4.2%

    Attack error by Audrey Geer

    Set 1 · BALLST 16-18 TOLEDO · TOLEDO 59% → 63%

  3. 03

    Kill by Jessica Costlow (set by Grace Freiberger)

    Set 4 · BALLST 9-10 TOLEDO · TOLEDO 77% → 81%

  4. 04

    Madison Buckley stuffed by Kayla Ozanich & Jessica Costlow

    Set 1 · BALLST 16-16 TOLEDO · TOLEDO 50% → 54%

  5. 05

    Kill by Sophie Catalano (set by Janelle Green)

    Set 4 · BALLST 9-11 TOLEDO · TOLEDO 81% → 85%

  6. 06
    Sophie CatalanoAttack error+3.9%

    Attack error by Sophie Catalano

    Set 1 · BALLST 16-14 TOLEDO · BALLST 48% → 52%

  7. 07
    Kayla OzanichKill+3.9%

    Kill by Kayla Ozanich (set by Madelyn Bach)

    Set 2 · BALLST 15-16 TOLEDO · TOLEDO 72% → 76%

  8. 08

    Kill by Sophie Catalano (set by Jessica Costlow)

    Set 4 · BALLST 8-8 TOLEDO · TOLEDO 73% → 77%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
48011.72710030052.510.5
49427.1850002002110
48835.0000021300008
46223.17400030111.57.5
4000–2210700001
20213-.154100400000
48219.3160001004210
4000–001000000
4000–1601800000
4000–4012100000
36225.160022900008
2000–000110000
11011.000000000001
Team totals4620154.1694437724112778
Toledohome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
410325.28011050052.513.5
410225.3200003002111
49617.17600120010.59.5
48329.172201160010.58.5
41011.0002401900001
4000–202610000
411230.3000002002112
43031.00017121200004
4001.0006211900002
33116.12500000010.53.5
13111.182000000003
11011.000000000001
1000–000000000
Team totals5918159.2585248743012691

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.

Ball St. vs Toledo

Season series · Toledo leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 7 BALLST · TOLEDO 6

Set 1

19-25

Longest run 3 BALLSTTOLEDO 5

Set 2

18-25

Longest run 3 BALLSTTOLEDO 6

Set 3

25-16

Longest run 7 BALLSTTOLEDO 4

Set 4

16-25

Longest run 3 BALLSTTOLEDO 5

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Ball St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
56%9/16
53%8/15
2
69%9/13
44%7/16
3
40%8/20
36%5/14
4
50%8/16
27%3/11
5
70%7/10
43%6/14
6
40%6/15
22%2/9
All
52%47/90
39%31/79

Toledo

SlotSideout %Break %
1
60%9/15
53%8/15
2
60%9/15
40%6/15
3
67%8/12
33%4/12
4
73%8/11
56%10/18
5
62%8/13
47%7/15
6
46%6/13
53%8/15
All
61%48/79
48%43/90

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

169 rallies

#BALLST-TOLEDOSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1TOLEDOTOLEDOKillSierra Pertzbornset Madelyn Bach+2.5
20-2TOLEDOTOLEDOKillSierra Pertzborn+2.5
31-2TOLEDOBALLSTKillCamryn Wiseset Lindsey Green+1.7
41-3BALLSTTOLEDOKillKayla Ozanichset Madelyn Bach+1.8
52-3TOLEDOBALLSTKillCamryn Wiseset Lindsey Green+1.7
62-4BALLSTTOLEDOServe errBall St.+1.8
72-5TOLEDOTOLEDOAceToledo+2.5
83-5TOLEDOBALLSTKillAva Smithset Lindsey Green+1.6
94-5BALLSTBALLSTKillAva Smithset Audrey Geer+2.5
104-6BALLSTTOLEDOKillSierra Pertzbornset Madelyn Bach+1.9
114-7TOLEDOTOLEDOKillSophie Catalanoset Janelle Green+2.6
125-7TOLEDOBALLSTServe errToledo+1.7
135-8BALLSTTOLEDOKillSophie Catalanoset Janelle Green+1.8
146-8TOLEDOBALLSTBlockedJessica Costlowblk Madison Buckley, Gwen Crull+1.7
156-9BALLSTTOLEDOKillLilly Merkset Janelle Green+1.9
167-9TOLEDOBALLSTServe errToledo+1.7
177-10BALLSTTOLEDOKillSophie Catalanoset Janelle Green+1.9
188-10TOLEDOBALLSTKillCamryn Wiseset Lindsey Green+1.8
198-11BALLSTTOLEDOBlockedAva Smithblk Kayla Ozanich, Sierra Pertzborn+2.0
209-11TOLEDOBALLST×3KillAva Smithset Lindsey Green+1.8
2110-11BALLSTBALLST×3Attack errKayla Ozanich+2.9
2211-11BALLSTBALLST×3KillTiffany Snook+3.3
2311-12BALLSTTOLEDOKillSierra Pertzbornset Madelyn Bach+2.4
2412-12TOLEDOBALLSTKillAva Smithset Sophie Ledbetter+2.4
2513-12BALLSTBALLSTKillGwen Crullset Reese Axness+3.6
2613-13BALLSTTOLEDOKillAva Siefkeset Madelyn Bach+2.5
2714-13TOLEDOBALLSTKillGwen Crullset Reese Axness+2.6
2814-14BALLSTTOLEDOAttack errAudrey Geer+2.6
2915-14TOLEDOBALLSTServe errToledo+2.8
3016-14BALLSTBALLSTAttack errSophie Catalano+3.9
3116-15BALLSTTOLEDO×5KillLilly Merkset Janelle Green+2.5
3216-16TOLEDOTOLEDO×5BlockedMadison Buckleyblk Kayla Ozanich, Jessica Costlow+4.1
3316-17TOLEDOTOLEDO×5KillJessica Costlowset Janelle Green+4.3
3416-18TOLEDOTOLEDO×5Attack errAudrey Geer+4.2
3516-19TOLEDOTOLEDO×5KillKayla Ozanichset Janelle Green+3.7
3617-19TOLEDOBALLSTKillMadison Buckleyset Reese Axness+2.1
3717-20BALLSTTOLEDOAttack errCamryn Wise+2.7
3817-21TOLEDOTOLEDOKillKayla Ozanichset Lindsey Green+2.9
3918-21TOLEDOBALLSTKillTiffany Snookset Lindsey Green+1.3
4018-22BALLSTTOLEDOKillKayla Ozanichset Madelyn Bach+2.0
4119-22TOLEDOBALLSTKillTiffany Snookset Lindsey Green+1.1
4219-23BALLSTTOLEDO×3KillSierra Pertzbornset Madelyn Bach+1.9
4319-24TOLEDOTOLEDO×3KillLilly Merkset Grace Freiberger+1.2
4419-25TOLEDOTOLEDO×3KillLilly Merkset Madelyn Bach+0.3
Set 2
10-1BALLSTTOLEDOKillLilly Merkset Janelle Green+1.7
21-1TOLEDOBALLST×3KillMallory Pikeset Reese Axness+1.7
32-1BALLSTBALLST×3Attack errSophie Catalano+2.5
43-1BALLSTBALLST×3AceBall St.+2.5
53-2BALLSTTOLEDOBlockedAva Smithblk Kayla Ozanich, Sophie Catalano+1.7
64-2TOLEDOBALLST×3KillMadison Buckleyset Reese Axness+1.8
75-2BALLSTBALLST×3KillMadison Buckleyset Gwen Crull+2.5
86-2BALLSTBALLST×3KillAva Smithset Reese Axness+2.3
96-3BALLSTTOLEDOKillSierra Pertzbornset Madelyn Bach+1.5
106-4TOLEDOTOLEDOKillKayla Ozanichset Madelyn Bach+2.3
117-4TOLEDOBALLSTServe errToledo+1.8
127-5BALLSTTOLEDOKillKayla Ozanichset Madelyn Bach+1.7
137-6TOLEDOTOLEDOAttack errCamryn Wise+2.6
148-6TOLEDOBALLSTAttack errLilly Merk+2.0
158-7BALLSTTOLEDOServe errBall St.+1.9
168-8TOLEDOTOLEDOAceToledoaced Elizabeth Tabeling+2.9
179-8TOLEDOBALLSTKillCamryn Wiseset Lindsey Green+2.1
1810-8BALLSTBALLSTBlockedLilly Merkblk Tiffany Snook, Gwen Crull+3.0
1910-9BALLSTTOLEDOKillSophie Catalanoset Grace Freiberger+2.0
2011-9TOLEDOBALLST×3KillTiffany Snookset Lindsey Green+2.2
2112-9BALLSTBALLST×3Attack errLilly Merk+2.9
2213-9BALLSTBALLST×3BlockedLilly Merkblk Gwen Crull, Madison Buckley+2.7
2313-10BALLSTTOLEDOServe errBall St.+1.6
2413-11TOLEDOTOLEDOAceToledo+2.7
2514-11TOLEDOBALLSTKillMallory Pikeset Reese Axness+2.2
2614-12BALLSTTOLEDOKillSophie Catalanoset Janelle Green+1.9
2715-12TOLEDOBALLSTKillMadison Buckleyset Reese Axness+2.3
2815-13BALLSTTOLEDO×6KillKayla Ozanichset Madelyn Bach+1.9
2915-14TOLEDOTOLEDO×6KillAva Siefkeset Madelyn Bach+3.3
3015-15TOLEDOTOLEDO×6Attack errAva Smith+3.7
3115-16TOLEDOTOLEDO×6KillKayla Ozanichset Madelyn Bach+3.9
3215-17TOLEDOTOLEDO×6KillAva Siefkeset Grace Freiberger+3.8
3315-18TOLEDOTOLEDO×6BlockedMadison Buckleyblk Kayla Ozanich, Ava Siefke+3.4
3416-18TOLEDOBALLSTKillAva Smithset Reese Axness+1.9
3516-19BALLSTTOLEDO×5KillSierra Pertzbornset Madelyn Bach+2.5
3616-20TOLEDOTOLEDO×5KillLilly Merkset Madelyn Bach+2.7
3716-21TOLEDOTOLEDO×5Attack errMallory Pike+1.8
3816-22TOLEDOTOLEDO×5KillLilly Merkset Madelyn Bach+1.0
3916-23TOLEDOTOLEDO×5AceToledo+0.4
4017-23TOLEDOBALLSTKillLeah Pikeset Lindsey Green+0.1
4118-23BALLSTBALLSTKillMallory Pikeset Lindsey Green+0.3
4218-24BALLSTTOLEDOKillSierra Pertzbornset Jessica Costlow+0.4
4318-25TOLEDOTOLEDOKillSophie Catalanoset Janelle Green+0.1
Set 3
11-0TOLEDOBALLSTKillMallory Pikeset Lindsey Green+1.1
22-0BALLSTBALLSTBad setMadelyn Bach+1.5
32-1BALLSTTOLEDO×4KillKayla Ozanichset Madelyn Bach+1.0
42-2TOLEDOTOLEDO×4Attack errAva Smith+1.5
52-3TOLEDOTOLEDO×4Attack errAva Smith+1.6
62-4TOLEDOTOLEDO×4KillSierra Pertzbornset Madelyn Bach+1.5
73-4TOLEDOBALLSTBlockedKayla Ozanichblk Camryn Wise+1.0
84-4BALLSTBALLSTAttack errSierra Pertzborn+1.6
94-5BALLSTTOLEDOKillKayla Ozanichset Madelyn Bach+1.1
105-5TOLEDOBALLSTKillGwen Crullset Lindsey Green+1.1
115-6BALLSTTOLEDOBlockedAva Smithblk Sierra Pertzborn, Lilly Merk+1.2
126-6TOLEDOBALLSTServe errToledo+1.2
136-7BALLSTTOLEDOBad setMadison Buckley+1.2
147-7TOLEDOBALLSTKillGwen Crullset Reese Axness+1.2
157-8BALLSTTOLEDOKillJanelle Greenset Grace Freiberger+1.2
168-8TOLEDOBALLST×7KillMallory Pikeset Reese Axness+1.2
179-8BALLSTBALLST×7KillTiffany Snookset Lindsey Green+1.9
1810-8BALLSTBALLST×7AceBall St.+1.9
1911-8BALLSTBALLST×7Bad setJanelle Green+1.8
2012-8BALLSTBALLST×7KillTiffany Snookset Lindsey Green+1.6
2113-8BALLSTBALLST×7KillMallory Pikeset Sophie Ledbetter+1.4
2214-8BALLSTBALLST×7BlockedJessica Costlowblk Camryn Wise, Tiffany Snook+1.1
2314-9BALLSTTOLEDOKillSophie Catalanoset Janelle Green+0.6
2414-10TOLEDOTOLEDOAttack errTiffany Snook+1.1
2515-10TOLEDOBALLST×4Attack errKayla Ozanich+1.0
2616-10BALLSTBALLST×4KillTiffany Snookset Lindsey Green+1.1
2717-10BALLSTBALLST×4AceBall St.aced Avery Adamski+0.8
2818-10BALLSTBALLST×4KillCamryn Wiseset Lindsey Green+0.5
2918-11BALLSTTOLEDOServe errBall St.+0.2
3019-11TOLEDOBALLSTKillCamryn Wiseset Lindsey Green+0.3
3119-12BALLSTTOLEDOKillAudrey Dyasset Madelyn Bach+0.2
3220-12TOLEDOBALLSTKillGwen Crullset Lindsey Green+0.3
3320-13BALLSTTOLEDOKillSierra Pertzbornset Madelyn Bach+0.1
3421-13TOLEDOBALLST×3Attack errAva Siefke+0.2
3522-13BALLSTBALLST×3Attack errLilly Merk+0.1
3623-13BALLSTBALLST×3KillMadison Buckleyset Reese Axness·
3723-14BALLSTTOLEDOKillSophie Catalanoset Janelle Green·
3824-14TOLEDOBALLSTKillGwen Crullset Reese Axness·
3924-15BALLSTTOLEDOKillSophie Catalanoset Janelle Green·
4024-16TOLEDOTOLEDOKillJessica Costlowset Avery Adamski·
4125-16TOLEDOBALLSTKillMadison Buckleyset Reese Axness·
Set 4
10-1BALLSTTOLEDOKillJessica Costlowset Janelle Green+2.3
21-1TOLEDOBALLSTServe errToledo+2.3
32-1BALLSTBALLSTAttack errJessica Costlow+3.4
42-2BALLSTTOLEDOServe errBall St.+2.3
53-2TOLEDOBALLSTServe errToledo+2.4
63-3BALLSTTOLEDO×3Serve errBall St.+2.4
73-4TOLEDOTOLEDO×3KillOlivia Heitkampset Grace Freiberger+3.5
83-5TOLEDOTOLEDO×3Attack errTiffany Snook+3.4
94-5TOLEDOBALLSTKillTiffany Snookset Lindsey Green+2.3
105-5BALLSTBALLSTKillAva Smithset Sophie Ledbetter+3.5
115-6BALLSTTOLEDOKillOlivia Heitkampset Madelyn Bach+2.5
126-6TOLEDOBALLST×3KillGwen Crullset Reese Axness+2.5
137-6BALLSTBALLST×3KillMadison Buckleyset Sophie Ledbetter+3.8
148-6BALLSTBALLST×3Attack errSierra Pertzborn+3.8
158-7BALLSTTOLEDOServe errBall St.+2.5
168-8TOLEDOTOLEDOKillSophie Catalanoset Jessica Costlow+3.8
179-8TOLEDOBALLSTBlockedOlivia Heitkampblk Madison Buckley, Gwen Crull+2.8
189-9BALLSTTOLEDO×5KillJanelle Greenset Grace Freiberger+2.8
199-10TOLEDOTOLEDO×5KillJessica Costlowset Grace Freiberger+4.1
209-11TOLEDOTOLEDO×5KillSophie Catalanoset Janelle Green+4.0
219-12TOLEDOTOLEDO×5KillJanelle Greenset Janelle Green+3.7
229-13TOLEDOTOLEDO×5KillJessica Costlowset Janelle Green+3.3
2310-13TOLEDOBALLSTServe errToledo+1.9
2410-14BALLSTTOLEDO×3KillJessica Costlowset Janelle Green+2.3
2510-15TOLEDOTOLEDO×3KillJessica Costlowset Lindsey Green+2.7
2610-16TOLEDOTOLEDO×3Attack errTiffany Snook+2.1
2711-16TOLEDOBALLSTKillTiffany Snookset Lindsey Green+1.0
2811-17BALLSTTOLEDOBlockedAva Smithblk Kayla Ozanich, Sophie Catalano+1.4
2911-18TOLEDOTOLEDOKillJessica Costlowset Avery Adamski+1.3
3012-18TOLEDOBALLSTBad setJessica Costlow+0.6
3112-19BALLSTTOLEDOKillMadelyn Bachset Kayla Ozanich+0.9
3212-20TOLEDOTOLEDOAttack errTiffany Snook+0.7
3313-20TOLEDOBALLSTKillGwen Crullset Lindsey Green+0.2
3413-21BALLSTTOLEDO×3KillOlivia Heitkampset Madelyn Bach+0.4
3513-22TOLEDOTOLEDO×3KillLilly Merk+0.2
3613-23TOLEDOTOLEDO×3Attack errAva Smith+0.1
3714-23TOLEDOBALLSTKillAva Smithset Reese Axness·
3815-23BALLSTBALLSTBlockedLilly Merkblk Madison Buckley, Gwen Crull·
3915-24BALLSTTOLEDOAttack errMallory Pike+0.1
4016-24TOLEDOBALLSTKillMadison Buckleyset Reese Axness·
4116-25BALLSTTOLEDOKillLilly Merkset Janelle Green·

Score shown after each rally, Ball St. 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).