Final · 5 setsFri, Oct 23, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Kent St. def. Eastern Mich. 3–2

RallyIQ pre-match: Eastern Mich. 53.7% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 23, 4:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Kent St. beat visiting Eastern Mich. 3-2 (20-25, 25-11, 21-25, 25-17, 15-8) on Fri, Oct 23, 2026. Nadia Miller led Kent St. with 15 kills; Eastern Mich.'s Natalie Slusher had a match-high 17.

Data through · final Oct 23

Set12345Sets
E MICH2511251782
KENT20252125153

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Maggie Kachmarik served 6 aces, and Kent St. needed every one.

3 stretches decided it. Percentages are Kent St.'s RallyIQ win probability before and after each. Pre-match, Eastern Mich. was RallyIQ's 54% pick.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 5 · Eastern Mich. 1–2 Kent St.

    Up 2–1, Kent St. had 3 straight kills to make it 5–1.

    Kent St. 57% → 80%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 5 · Eastern Mich. 1–5 Kent St.

    3 straight Eastern Mich. points cut a 1–5 deficit to 4–5.

    Kent St. 80% → 59%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 5 · Eastern Mich. 4–5 Kent St.

    Up 5–4, Kent St. scored 4 straight to make it 9–4.

    Kent St. 59% → 90%

Kent St. above 50Eastern Mich. belowMax swing 9.0%

Eastern Mich.Kent St.

Sideout %
Eastern Mich. 52.8·Kent St. 65.1
Break %
Eastern Mich. 34.9·Kent St. 47.2
Hitting
Eastern Mich. .091·Kent St. .194
Longest run
Eastern Mich. 6·Kent St. 7

Nadia Miller
2 of her kills came in the stretches above. 15 K, .286, 18.5 points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Kent St. above 50 · Eastern Mich. below
S1S2S3S4S510050100+9.0% KENTrally 192 · set 5

Biggest swing: 9.0% to Kent St. — set 5, E MICH 4-7 KENT. Olivia Beaudrie stuffed by Christina Vigil & Nadia Miller. KENT win probability 67% → 76%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

E MICH 44.5%55.5% KENT

Eastern Mich. wins

3-0
10.3%
3-1
16.4%
3-2
17.7%

Kent St. wins

3-0
15.0%
3-1
21.1%
3-2
19.5%
E MICH break %
44.5% vs this opp
KENT break %
45.6% 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

    Olivia Beaudrie stuffed by Christina Vigil & Nadia Miller

    Set 5 · E MICH 4-7 KENT · KENT 67% → 76%

  2. 02

    Vanessa Imoh stuffed by Olivia Beaudrie & Maddie Herman

    Set 5 · E MICH 4-5 KENT · E MICH 33% → 41%

  3. 03

    Olivia Beaudrie stuffed by Nadia Miller & Vanessa Imoh

    Set 5 · E MICH 4-6 KENT · KENT 59% → 67%

  4. 04
    Liliana MechuraBlock+8.1%

    Azra Eriç stuffed by Liliana Mechura

    Set 5 · E MICH 0-2 KENT · KENT 56% → 64%

  5. 05
    Natalie SlusherAttack error+8.1%

    Attack error by Natalie Slusher

    Set 5 · E MICH 0-1 KENT · KENT 48% → 56%

  6. 06
    Nadia MillerKill+8.1%

    Kill by Nadia Miller (set by Vanessa Imoh)

    Set 5 · E MICH 1-4 KENT · KENT 65% → 73%

  7. 07
    Nadia MillerBlock+7.9%

    Maddie Herman stuffed by Nadia Miller

    Set 5 · E MICH 4-8 KENT · KENT 76% → 84%

  8. 08
    Nadia MillerAttack error+7.4%

    Attack error by Nadia Miller

    Set 5 · E MICH 3-5 KENT · E MICH 25% → 33%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
517738.26300020010.517.5
591455-.09131284010.510.5
58322.227002000219
56426.07700050010.56.5
56318.16700040010.56.5
52013.15440101800003
5011-1.0003202300002
5001.000010920001
5000–011200001
5000–1031800000
1001.000000010000
Team totals4832175.091476889806386
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
515535.28610010153.518.5
514146.28301213000015
513743.14000070031.514.5
42015.13300010052.54.5
4004.0003202100031.51.5
1127-.143000020001
5000–1621610006
5000–8112010001
5001.0001031020000
49520.20010040031.510.5
2116.00090010111.52.5
2103.333000101012
Team totals5621180.1945381084632013106

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.

Eastern Mich. vs Kent St.

Season series · Series tied 1-1

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 E MICH · KENT 7

Set 1

25-20

Longest run 6 E MICHKENT 4

Set 2

11-25

Longest run 2 E MICHKENT 7

Set 3

25-21

Longest run 3 E MICHKENT 3

Set 4

17-25

Longest run 3 E MICHKENT 4

Set 5

8-15

Longest run 3 E MICHKENT 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Eastern Mich.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
52%11/21
31%4/13
2
38%10/26
42%8/19
3
56%10/18
47%9/19
4
64%9/14
17%2/12
5
53%8/15
20%2/10
6
67%8/12
38%5/13
All
53%56/106
35%30/86

Kent St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
55%11/20
44%7/16
2
58%11/19
39%7/18
3
71%10/14
64%18/28
4
82%9/11
33%5/15
5
67%8/12
50%8/16
6
70%7/10
38%5/13
All
65%56/86
47%50/106

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

192 rallies

#E MICH-KENTSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0KENTE MICHKillTaeley Mahlerset Lina Govoni+2.0
22-0E MICHE MICHAceEastern Mich.aced Catie Patterson+2.3
32-1E MICHKENTKillAvrey Rigneyset Kylee Baranski+1.9
42-2KENTKENTKillNadia Millerset Kylee Baranski+2.3
53-2KENTE MICHAttack errAvrey Rigney+2.1
63-3E MICHKENT×3KillNadia Millerset Kylee Baranski+2.1
73-4KENTKENT×3Attack errOlivia Beaudrie+2.5
83-5KENTKENT×3KillMacie Morelandset Kylee Baranski+2.5
94-5KENTE MICHKillMaddie Herman+2.1
104-6E MICHKENTKillNadia Millerset Kylee Baranski+2.2
115-6KENTE MICHKillMaddie Hermanset Lina Govoni+2.1
125-7E MICHKENTKillNadia Millerset Kylee Baranski+2.3
136-7KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+2.2
146-8E MICHKENT×4Serve errEastern Mich.+2.3
156-9KENTKENT×4KillMercedez Brownset Kylee Baranski+2.6
166-10KENTKENT×4BlockedNatalie Slusherblk Avrey Rigney, Adalynn Ginley+2.4
176-11KENTKENT×4Attack errNatalie Slusher+2.2
187-11KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+1.6
198-11E MICHE MICHBad setKylee Baranski+2.2
208-12E MICHKENT×3KillMercedez Brownset Catie Patterson+2.2
218-13KENTKENT×3AceKent St.aced Olivia Beaudrie+2.3
228-14KENTKENT×3BlockedTaeley Mahlerblk Avrey Rigney, Adalynn Ginley+1.9
239-14KENTE MICH×6KillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+1.3
2410-14E MICHE MICH×6Attack errAvrey Rigney+1.9
2511-14E MICHE MICH×6KillTaeley Mahlerset Olivia Beaudrie+2.3
2612-14E MICHE MICH×6Attack errAvrey Rigney+2.7
2713-14E MICHE MICH×6Attack errMacie Moreland+3.1
2814-14E MICHE MICH×6Attack errMacie Moreland+3.4
2914-15E MICHKENTKillAvrey Rigneyset Kylee Baranski+3.1
3015-15KENTE MICH×3KillLina Govoniset Olivia Beaudrie+3.0
3116-15E MICHE MICH×3AceEastern Mich.aced Macie Moreland+3.7
3217-15E MICHE MICH×3AceEastern Mich.aced Macie Moreland+3.6
3317-16E MICHKENTKillNadia Millerset Kylee Baranski+2.9
3418-16KENTE MICHKillTaeley Mahlerset Lina Govoni+3.3
3518-17E MICHKENTBlockedOlivia Beaudrieblk Kylee Baranski, Nadia Miller+3.1
3618-18KENTKENTAttack errOlivia Beaudrie+4.2
3719-18KENTE MICH×3Attack errMercedez Brown+3.9
3820-18E MICHE MICH×3Attack errNadia Miller+4.4
3921-18E MICHE MICH×3AceEastern Mich.aced Maggie Kachmarik+3.9
4021-19E MICHKENTAttack errNatalie Slusher+2.6
4122-19KENTE MICH×3KillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+3.6
4223-19E MICHE MICH×3KillNatalie Slusherset Olivia Beaudrie+2.9
4324-19E MICHE MICH×3KillAzra Eriçset Lina Govoni+1.5
4424-20E MICHKENTKillMercedez Brownset Kylee Baranski+0.4
4525-20KENTE MICHServe errKent St.+0.8
Set 2
11-0E MICHE MICHKillAzra Eriçset Lina Govoni+2.2
21-1E MICHKENT×3KillVanessa Imohset Kylee Baranski+1.9
31-2KENTKENT×3Attack errAzra Eriç+2.3
41-3KENTKENT×3AceKent St.aced Olivia Beaudrie+2.3
52-3KENTE MICHAttack errNadia Miller+1.9
62-4E MICHKENT×7KillVanessa Imohset Kylee Baranski+2.0
72-5KENTKENT×7KillAvrey Rigneyset Kylee Baranski+2.3
82-6KENTKENT×7Attack errTaeley Mahler+2.2
92-7KENTKENT×7AceKent St.aced Kayla Ostrander+2.0
102-8KENTKENT×7AceKent St.aced Kayla Ostrander+1.8
112-9KENTKENT×7Attack errAzra Eriç+1.5
122-10KENTKENT×7KillNadia Millerset Lina Govoni+1.3
133-10KENTE MICHServe errKent St.+0.9
143-11E MICHKENTKillAvrey Rigneyset Kylee Baranski+1.1
154-11KENTE MICHKillMaddie Hermanset Lina Govoni+0.8
164-12E MICHKENTServe errEastern Mich.+1.1
175-12KENTE MICHKillOlivia Beaudrieset Surabhi Srinivasan+0.8
185-13E MICHKENTBlockedNatalie Slusherblk Adalynn Ginley, Kylee Baranski+1.0
195-14KENTKENTAttack errMaddie Herman+0.9
206-14KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+0.5
217-14E MICHE MICHAttack errVanessa Imoh+0.8
227-15E MICHKENTKillMercedez Brownset Kylee Baranski+1.0
237-16KENTKENTKillAvrey Rigneyset Catie Patterson+0.8
248-16KENTE MICHServe errKent St.+0.5
258-17E MICHKENTKillAvrey Rigneyset Kylee Baranski+0.6
268-18KENTKENTKillAvrey Rigneyset Catie Patterson+0.5
279-18KENTE MICHKillAzra Eriçset Lina Govoni+0.2
289-19E MICHKENT×3KillVanessa Imohset Kylee Baranski+0.4
299-20KENTKENT×3BlockedOlivia Beaudrieblk Nadia Miller, Kylee Baranski+0.2
309-21KENTKENT×3AceKent St.aced Olivia Beaudrie+0.1
3110-21KENTE MICHKillOlivia Beaudrieset Lina Govoni·
3210-22E MICHKENTKillAvrey Rigneyset Catie Patterson+0.1
3310-23KENTKENTKillNadia Millerset Kylee Baranski·
3411-23KENTE MICHServe errKent St.·
3511-24E MICHKENTKillMercedez Brownset Kylee Baranski·
3611-25KENTKENTKillMercedez Brownset Kylee Baranski·
Set 3
10-1KENTKENTKillVanessa Imohset Catie Patterson+3.1
20-2KENTKENTAttack errTaeley Mahler+3.1
31-2KENTE MICHKillAzra Eriçset Lina Govoni+2.6
42-2E MICHE MICHKillOlivia Beaudrieset Lina Govoni+3.1
52-3E MICHKENTKillVanessa Imohset Catie Patterson+2.8
63-3KENTE MICHAttack errVanessa Imoh+2.8
73-4E MICHKENTBad setMaddie Herman+2.9
84-4KENTE MICHKillTaeley Mahlerset Lina Govoni+2.8
94-5E MICHKENTAttack errSurabhi Srinivasan+2.9
105-5KENTE MICHKillOlivia Beaudrieset Lina Govoni+2.9
115-6E MICHKENT×3Serve errEastern Mich.+3.0
125-7KENTKENT×3KillMercedez Brownset Nadia Miller+3.5
135-8KENTKENT×3KillMercedez Brownset Hailey Brenner+3.4
146-8KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+2.7
156-9E MICHKENTAttack errOlivia Beaudrie+3.0
167-9KENTE MICHKillLina Govoniset Catie Patterson+2.8
177-10E MICHKENTKillVanessa Imohset Catie Patterson+3.1
188-10KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+2.8
198-11E MICHKENTBlockedOlivia Beaudrieblk Vanessa Imoh, Adalynn Ginley+3.2
209-11KENTE MICH×3KillTaeley Mahlerset Lina Govoni+2.9
2110-11E MICHE MICH×3Attack errAvrey Rigney+3.7
2211-11E MICHE MICH×3Attack errVanessa Imoh+4.0
2311-12E MICHKENTBlockedOlivia Beaudrieblk Vanessa Imoh, Nadia Miller+3.6
2412-12KENTE MICHAttack errAvrey Rigney+3.6
2512-13E MICHKENTAttack errOlivia Beaudrie+3.8
2612-14KENTKENTKillNadia Millerset Kylee Baranski+4.4
2713-14KENTE MICHServe errKent St.+3.6
2813-15E MICHKENTKillNadia Millerset Kylee Baranski+3.9
2913-16KENTKENTKillMercedez Brownset Kylee Baranski+4.3
3014-16KENTE MICH×3KillMaddie Hermanset Lina Govoni+3.3
3115-16E MICHE MICH×3KillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+4.4
3216-16E MICHE MICH×3AceEastern Mich.aced Hailey Brenner+4.9
3316-17E MICHKENTAttack errOlivia Beaudrie+4.6
3417-17KENTE MICHServe errKent St.+4.5
3518-17E MICHE MICHAceEastern Mich.aced Hailey Brenner+5.6
3618-18E MICHKENTKillMercedez Brownset Kylee Baranski+4.8
3719-18KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+5.2
3819-19E MICHKENTKillAvrey Rigneyset Kylee Baranski+5.2
3920-19KENTE MICHAttack errAvrey Rigney+5.7
4021-19E MICHE MICHAttack errVanessa Imoh+6.4
4121-20E MICHKENTKillAvrey Rigneyset Kylee Baranski+4.8
4222-20KENTE MICH×3Attack errNadia Miller+6.1
4323-20E MICHE MICH×3KillMaddie Hermanset Lina Govoni+5.8
4424-20E MICHE MICH×3KillMaddie Hermanset Lina Govoni+3.6
4524-21E MICHKENTServe errEastern Mich.+1.1
4625-21KENTE MICHKillOlivia Beaudrieset Lina Govoni+2.3
Set 4
11-0E MICHE MICHKillNatalie Slusher+3.0
21-1E MICHKENTBlockedTaeley Mahlerblk Adalynn Ginley, Avrey Rigney+2.6
32-1KENTE MICHServe errKent St.+2.6
42-2E MICHKENT×4KillAvrey Rigneyset Kylee Baranski+2.6
52-3KENTKENT×4Attack errOlivia Beaudrie+3.1
62-4KENTKENT×4KillAvrey Rigneyset Kylee Baranski+3.1
72-5KENTKENT×4Attack errOlivia Beaudrie+3.1
83-5KENTE MICHAttack errNadia Miller+2.5
93-6E MICHKENT×3KillAvrey Rigneyset Kylee Baranski+2.7
103-7KENTKENT×3Bad setLina Govoni+3.0
113-8KENTKENT×3KillNadia Millerset Kylee Baranski+2.7
124-8KENTE MICHServe errKent St.+2.1
134-9E MICHKENTKillMercedez Brownset Kylee Baranski+2.4
144-10KENTKENTKillMercedez Brownset Maggie Kachmarik+2.4
155-10KENTE MICHKillOlivia Beaudrieset Lina Govoni+1.7
165-11E MICHKENTKillAdalynn Ginleyset Olivia Beaudrie+2.1
176-11KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+1.7
186-12E MICHKENTServe errEastern Mich.+2.1
197-12KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+1.7
207-13E MICHKENTKillAdalynn Ginleyset Kylee Baranski+2.1
218-13KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+1.7
228-14E MICHKENTAttack errOlivia Beaudrie+2.1
239-14KENTE MICH×3KillAzra Eriçset Lina Govoni+1.7
2410-14E MICHE MICH×3BlockedAvrey Rigneyblk Taeley Mahler, Maddie Herman+2.4
2511-14E MICHE MICH×3KillMaddie Hermanset Lina Govoni+3.0
2611-15E MICHKENTAttack errMaddie Herman+3.1
2712-15KENTE MICHKillTaeley Mahlerset Lina Govoni+2.6
2812-16E MICHKENTKillNadia Millerset Christina Vigil+3.1
2912-17KENTKENTKillMercedez Brownset Christina Vigil+3.1
3013-17KENTE MICHKillOlivia Beaudrieset Madelyn Sipe+2.0
3113-18E MICHKENTServe errEastern Mich.+2.7
3213-19KENTKENTKillVanessa Imohset Catie Patterson+2.3
3314-19KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+1.3
3414-20E MICHKENTServe errEastern Mich.+1.9
3515-20KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+1.2
3615-21E MICHKENTKillVanessa Imohset Christina Vigil+1.8
3715-22KENTKENTAttack errNatalie Slusher+1.2
3816-22KENTE MICHKillAzra Eriçset Lina Govoni+0.5
3917-22E MICHE MICHKillOlivia Beaudrieset Surabhi Srinivasan+0.9
4017-23E MICHKENT×3KillNadia Millerset Christina Vigil+1.4
4117-24KENTKENT×3AceKent St.aced Olivia Beaudrie+0.6
4217-25KENTKENT×3AceKent St.+0.4
Set 5
10-1KENTKENTAttack errNatalie Slusher+8.1
20-2KENTKENTBlockedAzra Eriçblk Liliana Mechura+8.1
31-2KENTE MICHServe errMercedez Brown+6.7
41-3E MICHKENT×3KillVanessa Imohset Christina Vigil+7.3
51-4KENTKENT×3KillNadia Millerset Vanessa Imoh+8.1
61-5KENTKENT×3KillNadia Millerset Christina Vigil+7.3
72-5KENTE MICH×3KillOlivia Beaudrieset Lina Govoni+5.3
83-5E MICHE MICH×3Attack errNadia Miller+7.4
94-5E MICHE MICH×3BlockedVanessa Imohblk Olivia Beaudrie, Maddie Herman+8.5
104-6E MICHKENT×4BlockedOlivia Beaudrieblk Nadia Miller, Vanessa Imoh+8.3
114-7KENTKENT×4BlockedOlivia Beaudrieblk Christina Vigil, Nadia Miller+9.0
124-8KENTKENT×4BlockedMaddie Hermanblk Nadia Miller+7.9
134-9KENTKENT×4AceMaggie Kachmarikaced Lily Spark+6.3
145-9KENTE MICHServe errMaggie Kachmarik+3.9
155-10E MICHKENTServe errMadelyn Sipe+5.4
166-10KENTE MICHKillMaddie Hermanset Lina Govoni+3.6
176-11E MICHKENT×3KillNadia Millerset Christina Vigil+5.3
186-12KENTKENT×3KillChristina Vigilset Christina Vigil+3.8
196-13KENTKENT×3BlockedNatalie Slusherblk Christina Vigil+1.9
207-13KENTE MICHKillNatalie Slusherset Lina Govoni+0.6
217-14E MICHKENTKillLiliana Mechuraset Christina Vigil+1.1
228-14KENTE MICHBlockedChristina Vigilblk Azra Eriç, Natalie Slusher+0.2
238-15E MICHKENTKillMercedez Brownset Christina Vigil+0.5

Score shown after each rally, Eastern Mich. 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).