Final · 5 setsFri, Oct 2, 2026Watch on MEAC Network

N.C. Central def. Morgan St. 3–2

RallyIQ pre-match: N.C. Central 57.3% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 2, 2:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

N.C. Central beat visiting Morgan St. 3-2 (19-25, 25-22, 25-20, 19-25, 15-11) on Fri, Oct 2, 2026. N.C. Central's Talia Emmen led with 24 kills, and Shalyn Bell added 13 digs.

Data through · final Oct 2

Set12345Sets
MORGAN25222025112
NC CEN19252519153

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Breylan Fairley had 56 assists, and N.C. Central outlasted Morgan St.

3 stretches decided it. Percentages are N.C. Central's RallyIQ win probability before and after each. RallyIQ gave N.C. Central 57% before first serve.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 3 · Morgan St. 10–9 N.C. Central

    6 straight N.C. Central points turned a 9–10 deficit into a 15–10 lead.

    N.C. Central 51% → 73%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 5 · Morgan St. 2–2 N.C. Central

    From 2–2, N.C. Central scored 3 straight to lead 5–2.

    N.C. Central 54% → 78%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 5 · Morgan St. 10–12 N.C. Central

    3 of the last 4 rallies went to N.C. Central, enough to take the set 15–11 and win the match 3–2.

    N.C. Central 80% → >99%

N.C. Central above 50Morgan St. belowMax swing 12.7%

Morgan St.N.C. Central

Sideout %
Morgan St. 53.9·N.C. Central 53.8
Break %
Morgan St. 46.2·N.C. Central 46.1
Hitting
Morgan St. .246·N.C. Central .175
Longest run
Morgan St. 5·N.C. Central 6

Talia Emmen
7 of her kills came in the stretches above. 24 K, .259, 28 points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

N.C. Central above 50 · Morgan St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+12.7% NC CENrally 206 · set 5

Biggest swing: 12.7% to N.C. Central — set 5, MORGAN 11-13 NC CEN. Kill by Talia Emmen (set by Shalyn Bell). NC CEN win probability 71% → 84%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MORGAN 44.9%55.1% NC CEN

Morgan St. wins

3-0
10.5%
3-1
16.6%
3-2
17.8%

N.C. Central wins

3-0
14.7%
3-1
20.9%
3-2
19.5%
MORGAN break %
43.4% vs this opp
NC CEN break %
44.4% 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 % 42.5%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

  1. 01
    Talia EmmenKill+12.7%

    Kill by Talia Emmen (set by Shalyn Bell)

    Set 5 · MORGAN 11-13 NC CEN · NC CEN 71% → 84%

  2. 02
    Talia EmmenKill+11.7%

    Kill by Talia Emmen (set by Breylan Fairley)

    Set 5 · MORGAN 11-14 NC CEN · NC CEN 84% → 95%

  3. 03
    Aniah BassKill+11.2%

    Kill by Aniah Bass (set by Breylan Fairley)

    Set 5 · MORGAN 10-12 NC CEN · NC CEN 69% → 80%

  4. 04
    Shalyn BellAttack error+11.2%

    Attack error by Shalyn Bell

    Set 5 · MORGAN 10-11 NC CEN · MORGAN 20% → 31%

  5. 05

    Kill by Michaela Panekova (set by Isabelle Brown)

    Set 5 · MORGAN 11-12 NC CEN · MORGAN 20% → 29%

  6. 06
    N.C. CentralAce+8.8%

    N.C. Central ace on Michaela Panekova

    Set 5 · MORGAN 2-4 NC CEN · NC CEN 61% → 70%

  7. 07
    Talia EmmenKill+8.1%

    Kill by Talia Emmen (set by Hailey Gibbons)

    Set 5 · MORGAN 2-5 NC CEN · NC CEN 70% → 78%

  8. 08
    Shalyn BellKill+8.0%

    Kill by Shalyn Bell (set by Breylan Fairley)

    Set 5 · MORGAN 8-11 NC CEN · NC CEN 78% → 86%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
515336.33301113200016
55211.2730001042510
58539.0771021201019
56110.500014602029
5419.333320290010.54.5
5118.000011510002
5000–432700003
5003.000100330000
48214.42900001010.58.5
3427.286000000004
3001.000710100001
Team totals5117138.24645712579749103
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5241054.2590327010128
5211162.161214130010.522.5
511422.3180003000011
53212.08300020111.54.5
5139-.2225623800003
5338.000102200003
5001.0001211130002
5002.000110920001
4001.000100500000
Team totals6333171.17562912607223103

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.

Morgan St. vs N.C. Central

Season series · N.C. Central leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 MORGAN · NC CEN 6

Set 1

25-19

Longest run 5 MORGANNC CEN 5

Set 2

22-25

Longest run 3 MORGANNC CEN 5

Set 3

20-25

Longest run 5 MORGANNC CEN 6

Set 4

25-19

Longest run 4 MORGANNC CEN 4

Set 5

11-15

Longest run 3 MORGANNC CEN 3

Bars above the line = N.C. Central leads, below = Morgan St. leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Morgan St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
41%11/27
31%4/13
2
91%10/11
50%11/22
3
43%9/21
44%8/18
4
45%9/20
36%5/14
5
82%9/11
47%8/17
6
58%7/12
60%12/20
All
54%55/102
46%48/104

N.C. Central

SlotSideout %Break %
1
58%11/19
58%11/19
2
48%10/21
50%10/20
3
71%10/14
44%8/18
4
64%9/14
53%10/19
5
47%9/19
47%8/17
6
41%7/17
0%0/9
All
54%56/104
46%47/102

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

206 rallies

#MORGAN-NC CENSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1MORGANNC CEN×5KillAniah Bassset Breylan Fairley+1.8
20-2NC CENNC CEN×5KillAllyson Rouseset Breylan Fairley+2.3
30-3NC CENNC CEN×5Attack errJada Williams+2.2
40-4NC CENNC CEN×5AceN.C. Centralaced Tameary Wardlaw+2.1
50-5NC CENNC CEN×5KillAllyson Rouseset Breylan Fairley+1.8
61-5NC CENMORGAN×3Serve errN.C. Central+1.3
72-5MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errBreylan Fairley+1.9
83-5MORGANMORGAN×3KillJada Williamsset Breylan Fairley+2.2
93-6MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+1.8
104-6NC CENMORGANAttack errShalyn Bell+1.7
114-7MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+1.9
125-7NC CENMORGANAttack errShalyn Bell+1.8
136-7MORGANMORGANKillAubrey Wilsonset Isabelle Brown+2.5
146-8MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+2.1
156-9NC CENNC CENAttack errNathalia Morais+2.5
167-9NC CENMORGAN×3Serve errN.C. Central+1.8
178-9MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errMorgan Wingo+2.7
189-9MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errTalia Emmen+2.9
199-10MORGANNC CENKillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+2.3
2010-10NC CENMORGAN×5BlockedTalia Emmenblk Aubrey Wilson+2.3
2111-10MORGANMORGAN×5BlockedTalia Emmenblk Isabelle Brown, Aubrey Wilson+3.2
2212-10MORGANMORGAN×5Attack errShalyn Bell+3.2
2313-10MORGANMORGAN×5KillMichaela Panekovaset Isabelle Brown+3.1
2414-10MORGANMORGAN×5Attack errTalia Emmen+2.8
2514-11MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+1.8
2614-12NC CENNC CENAttack errJada Williams+2.8
2715-12NC CENMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Isabelle Brown+2.6
2815-13MORGANNC CENKillAniah Bassset Shalyn Bell+2.2
2916-13NC CENMORGANKillChloe Scottset Isabelle Brown+2.7
3016-14MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+2.3
3117-14NC CENMORGAN×3KillJada Williamsset Isabelle Brown+2.8
3218-14MORGANMORGAN×3KillJada Williamsset Isabelle Brown+3.1
3319-14MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errShalyn Bell+2.4
3419-15MORGANNC CENKillMorgan Wingoset Breylan Fairley+1.3
3519-16NC CENNC CENAttack errAubrey Wilson+2.3
3620-16NC CENMORGANKillIsabelle Brown+2.5
3720-17MORGANNC CENKillAniah Bassset Breylan Fairley+1.7
3820-18NC CENNC CENKillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+3.1
3921-18NC CENMORGANServe errN.C. Central+3.3
4021-19MORGANNC CENKillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+2.4
4122-19NC CENMORGAN×4Serve errN.C. Central+3.5
4223-19MORGANMORGAN×4Attack errTalia Emmen+3.1
4324-19MORGANMORGAN×4KillChloe Scottset Isabelle Brown+1.5
4425-19MORGANMORGAN×4KillJada Williamsset Isabelle Brown+0.4
Set 2
11-0NC CENMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Isabelle Brown+2.0
22-0MORGANMORGANAceMorgan St.+2.7
32-1MORGANNC CENBad setIsabelle Brown+2.0
43-1NC CENMORGANKillNathalia Moraisset Isabelle Brown+2.1
54-1MORGANMORGANBlockedTalia Emmenblk Jada Williams+2.7
64-2MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+1.9
75-2NC CENMORGANKillAubrey Wilsonset Isabelle Brown+2.1
86-2MORGANMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Isabelle Brown+2.6
96-3MORGANNC CEN×4KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+1.8
106-4NC CENNC CEN×4Attack errIsabelle Brown+2.6
116-5NC CENNC CEN×4AceN.C. Centralaced Nathalia Morais+2.8
126-6NC CENNC CEN×4KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+2.9
137-6NC CENMORGANKillAubrey Wilsonset Isabelle Brown+2.4
147-7MORGANNC CENKillMorgan Wingoset Breylan Fairley+2.3
157-8NC CENNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+3.0
168-8NC CENMORGAN×3Attack errShalyn Bell+2.4
179-8MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errShalyn Bell+3.2
1810-8MORGANMORGAN×3AceMorgan St.aced Alex Fuller+3.3
1910-9MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+2.4
2011-9NC CENMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Tameary Wardlaw+2.6
2111-10MORGANNC CEN×5BlockedJada Williamsblk Shalyn Bell, Allyson Rouse+2.4
2211-11NC CENNC CEN×5KillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+3.4
2311-12NC CENNC CEN×5Bad setIsabelle Brown+3.5
2411-13NC CENNC CEN×5KillShalyn Bellset Jayla Egerton+3.4
2511-14NC CENNC CEN×5KillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+3.1
2612-14NC CENMORGANKillJada Williamsset Isabelle Brown+2.2
2712-15MORGANNC CENKillAniah Bassset Breylan Fairley+2.5
2813-15NC CENMORGANKillChloe Scottset Isabelle Brown+2.2
2913-16MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+2.6
3013-17NC CENNC CENAttack errJada Williams+2.9
3114-17NC CENMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Isabelle Brown+1.8
3214-18MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+2.3
3314-19NC CENNC CENAttack errAubrey Wilson+2.2
3415-19NC CENMORGANKillJada Williamsset Isabelle Brown+1.2
3516-19MORGANMORGANKillMichaela Panekova+2.2
3616-20MORGANNC CENKillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+2.3
3716-21NC CENNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+2.1
3817-21NC CENMORGANServe errN.C. Central+1.0
3917-22MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+1.5
4018-22NC CENMORGANKillIsabelle Brownset Talia Emmen+0.8
4119-22MORGANMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Isabelle Brown+1.8
4219-23MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+2.2
4319-24NC CENNC CENKillAniah Bassset Breylan Fairley+1.4
4420-24NC CENMORGAN×3KillIsabelle Brownset Jada Williams+0.3
4521-24MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errBreylan Fairley+0.8
4622-24MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errAniah Bass+1.9
4722-25MORGANNC CENAttack errTyrah Weems+3.4
Set 3
10-1MORGANNC CENKillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+2.5
20-2NC CENNC CENAttack errChloe Scott+3.1
31-2NC CENMORGANServe errN.C. Central+2.4
42-2MORGANMORGANKillTyrah Weemsset Isabelle Brown+3.3
52-3MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+2.6
62-4NC CENNC CENKillTalia Emmen+3.3
73-4NC CENMORGANAttack errMorgan Wingo+2.5
83-5MORGANNC CENKillAniah Bassset Breylan Fairley+2.6
94-5NC CENMORGAN×3KillTyrah Weemsset Isabelle Brown+2.5
105-5MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errMorgan Wingo+3.5
116-5MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errTalia Emmen+3.7
126-6MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+2.8
136-7NC CENNC CENKillBreylan Fairleyset Alex Fuller+3.7
147-7NC CENMORGANKillAubrey Wilsonset Isabelle Brown+2.9
157-8MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+2.9
168-8NC CENMORGANAttack errBreylan Fairley+2.9
179-8MORGANMORGANKillJada Williams+4.0
189-9MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+3.0
1910-9NC CENMORGANKillJada Williamsset Isabelle Brown+3.2
2010-10MORGANNC CEN×6KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+3.1
2110-11NC CENNC CEN×6Attack errJada Williams+4.2
2210-12NC CENNC CEN×6KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+4.1
2310-13NC CENNC CEN×6AceN.C. Central+3.8
2410-14NC CENNC CEN×6KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+3.3
2510-15NC CENNC CEN×6Attack errMichaela Panekova+2.8
2611-15NC CENMORGANKillTyrah Weemsset Isabelle Brown+1.7
2712-15MORGANMORGANAceMorgan St.aced Hailey Gibbons+2.8
2812-16MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+2.7
2913-16NC CENMORGANKillTyrah Weemsset Isabelle Brown+2.2
3013-17MORGANNC CENKillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+2.7
3114-17NC CENMORGANKillTyrah Weemsset Isabelle Brown+2.2
3214-18MORGANNC CEN×4KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+2.8
3314-19NC CENNC CEN×4AceN.C. Central+2.8
3414-20NC CENNC CEN×4AceN.C. Centralaced Tameary Wardlaw+1.8
3514-21NC CENNC CEN×4KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+1.1
3615-21NC CENMORGAN×5KillAubrey Wilsonset Alaina Walker+0.4
3716-21MORGANMORGAN×5KillZayda Thomasset Bailey Swinton+0.9
3817-21MORGANMORGAN×5KillChloe Scott+1.5
3918-21MORGANMORGAN×5AceMorgan St.+2.5
4019-21MORGANMORGAN×5AceMorgan St.aced Alex Fuller+3.9
4119-22MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+4.2
4220-22NC CENMORGANBlockedAllyson Rouseblk Chloe Scott+2.9
4320-23MORGANNC CEN×3KillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+4.4
4420-24NC CENNC CEN×3AceN.C. Centralaced Tameary Wardlaw+3.2
4520-25NC CENNC CEN×3BlockedMichaela Panekovablk Allyson Rouse+1.0
Set 4
11-0NC CENMORGAN×3Serve errN.C. Central+2.4
22-0MORGANMORGAN×3KillTyrah Weemsset Isabelle Brown+3.1
33-0MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errShalyn Bell+3.1
43-1MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+2.2
54-1NC CENMORGAN×4BlockedTalia Emmenblk Aubrey Wilson+2.4
65-1MORGANMORGAN×4BlockedAniah Bassblk Tyrah Weems, Aubrey Wilson+3.0
76-1MORGANMORGAN×4KillTyrah Weemsset Alaina Walker+2.8
87-1MORGANMORGAN×4BlockedAllyson Rouseblk Aubrey Wilson+2.4
97-2MORGANNC CEN×4KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+1.6
107-3NC CENNC CEN×4KillAniah Bassset Breylan Fairley+2.4
117-4NC CENNC CEN×4Attack errTyrah Weems+2.8
127-5NC CENNC CEN×4KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+3.1
138-5NC CENMORGANServe errN.C. Central+2.6
149-5MORGANMORGANAceMorgan St.aced Hailey Gibbons+3.2
159-6MORGANNC CENKillAniah Bassset Morgan Wingo+2.2
169-7NC CENNC CENKillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+3.2
1710-7NC CENMORGANKillZayda Thomasset Alaina Walker+2.8
1810-8MORGANNC CENAttack errZayda Thomas+2.5
1911-8NC CENMORGANAttack errShalyn Bell+2.9
2011-9MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+2.6
2112-9NC CENMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Isabelle Brown+2.9
2213-9MORGANMORGANAttack errShalyn Bell+3.5
2313-10MORGANNC CENKillAllyson Rouseset Breylan Fairley+2.3
2413-11NC CENNC CENAceN.C. Centralaced Tyrah Weems+3.5
2514-11NC CENMORGANServe errN.C. Central+3.1
2615-11MORGANMORGANAttack errTalia Emmen+3.6
2715-12MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+2.3
2816-12NC CENMORGAN×3Serve errN.C. Central+2.9
2917-12MORGANMORGAN×3AceMorgan St.aced Hailey Gibbons+3.1
3018-12MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errAniah Bass+2.3
3118-13MORGANNC CEN×4KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+1.2
3218-14NC CENNC CEN×4KillAniah Bassset Breylan Fairley+2.2
3318-15NC CENNC CEN×4KillMorgan Wingoset Breylan Fairley+3.0
3418-16NC CENNC CEN×4AceN.C. Centralaced Michaela Panekova+3.9
3519-16NC CENMORGANBlockedAniah Bassblk Aubrey Wilson+3.8
3619-17MORGANNC CENBlockedZayda Thomasblk Talia Emmen+3.0
3720-17NC CENMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Alaina Walker+4.0
3821-17MORGANMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Bailey Swinton+4.1
3921-18MORGANNC CENKillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+2.0
4022-18NC CENMORGAN×3KillZayda Thomasset Alaina Walker+3.1
4123-18MORGANMORGAN×3BlockedTalia Emmenblk Chloe Scott+2.4
4224-18MORGANMORGAN×3KillMichaela Panekovaset Bailey Swinton+1.0
4324-19MORGANNC CENAttack errMichaela Panekova+0.2
4425-19NC CENMORGANKillChloe Scottset Isabelle Brown+0.6
Set 5
10-1MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+6.4
21-1NC CENMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Alaina Walker+6.5
31-2MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+6.7
42-2NC CENMORGANKillZayda Thomasset Alaina Walker+6.7
52-3MORGANNC CEN×3KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+6.9
62-4NC CENNC CEN×3AceN.C. Centralaced Michaela Panekova+8.8
72-5NC CENNC CEN×3KillTalia Emmenset Hailey Gibbons+8.1
83-5NC CENMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Isabelle Brown+5.6
93-6MORGANNC CENServe errMorgan St.+6.5
104-6NC CENMORGANKillChloe Scottset Isabelle Brown+5.7
114-7MORGANNC CENKillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+6.7
125-7NC CENMORGANKillTyrah Weemsset Isabelle Brown+5.8
135-8MORGANNC CEN×3KillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+7.0
145-9NC CENNC CEN×3KillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+7.4
155-10NC CENNC CEN×3KillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+5.4
166-10NC CENMORGAN×3Serve errN.C. Central+2.7
177-10MORGANMORGAN×3Attack errShalyn Bell+5.3
188-10MORGANMORGAN×3KillIsabelle Brownset Bailey Swinton+7.8
198-11MORGANNC CENKillShalyn Bellset Breylan Fairley+8.0
209-11NC CENMORGANServe errN.C. Central+6.0
2110-11MORGANMORGANAttack errShalyn Bell+11.2
2210-12MORGANNC CENKillAniah Bassset Breylan Fairley+11.2
2311-12NC CENMORGANKillMichaela Panekovaset Isabelle Brown+9.1
2411-13MORGANNC CEN×3KillTalia Emmenset Shalyn Bell+12.7
2511-14NC CENNC CEN×3KillTalia Emmenset Breylan Fairley+11.7
2611-15NC CENNC CEN×3KillAniah Bassset Breylan Fairley+4.7

Score shown after each rally, Morgan 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).