Final · 4 setsFri, Sep 4, 2026 · Neutral site

Iowa St. def. Utah St. 3–1

Iowa St. beat Utah St. 3-1 (25-20, 17-25, 28-26, 25-23) on Fri, Sep 4, 2026 at a neutral site. Lilly Wachholz led Iowa St. with 18 kills; Utah St.'s Sami Blackett had a match-high 19.

Data through · final Sep 4

Set1234Sets
IOWAST251728253
UT ST202526231

Win probability

Utah St. above 50 · Iowa St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+9.8% IOWASTrally 189 · set 4

Biggest swing: 9.8% to Iowa St. — set 3, IOWAST 28-26 UT ST. Sami Blackett stuffed by Alea Goolsby & Daaliyah Kemp & Ava Martin. UT ST win probability 21% → 11%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

IOWAST 79.6%20.4% UT ST

Iowa St. wins

3-0
31.2%
3-1
30.1%
3-2
18.4%

Utah St. wins

3-0
3.3%
3-1
6.8%
3-2
10.2%
IOWAST break %
43.1% vs this opp
UT ST break %
36.9% 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

    Sami Blackett stuffed by Alea Goolsby & Daaliyah Kemp & Ava Martin

    Set 3 · IOWAST 28-26 UT ST · IOWAST 79% → 89%

  2. 02
    Silina DamuniBad set+7.4%

    Bad set by Silina Damuni

    Set 3 · IOWAST 24-23 UT ST · IOWAST 72% → 79%

  3. 03
    Nayeli Ti'aAttack error+7.4%

    Attack error by Nayeli Ti'a

    Set 3 · IOWAST 24-24 UT ST · UT ST 21% → 28%

  4. 04
    Olivia RuyAttack error+7.4%

    Attack error by Olivia Ruy

    Set 3 · IOWAST 25-24 UT ST · IOWAST 72% → 79%

  5. 05
    Iowa St.Service error+7.4%

    Iowa St. service error

    Set 3 · IOWAST 25-25 UT ST · UT ST 21% → 28%

  6. 06

    Kill by Lilly Wachholz (set by Ava Martin)

    Set 3 · IOWAST 26-25 UT ST · IOWAST 72% → 79%

  7. 07

    Alea Goolsby stuffed by Silina Damuni & Ava Napierski

    Set 3 · IOWAST 26-26 UT ST · UT ST 21% → 28%

  8. 08
    Alea GoolsbyKill+7.4%

    Kill by Alea Goolsby (set by Ava Martin)

    Set 3 · IOWAST 27-26 UT ST · IOWAST 72% → 79%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
418331.48401240010.519.5
411935.057113123010.512.5
4609.66702210031.59.5
48421.190001300008
44119.15800010031.55.5
4027-.2864203800211
45518.00000110031.56.5
4000–3011610000
3011-1.000000010000
2000–001000000
2000–000400000
Team totals5225141.191464145050136.595
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
419442.357121122111.522.5
411329.2760012100011
47420.15000010031.58.5
4318.250100101436
4307.429114301226
4011-1.0001803120010.50.5
4001.0005221800002
4001.000001310000
4000–1701300000
3238-.125000100002
2147-.42900000010.51.5
Team totals4620124.21043513564312994

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 5 IOWAST · UT ST 4

Set 1

25-20

Longest run 3 IOWASTUT ST 3

Set 2

17-25

Longest run 3 IOWASTUT ST 4

Set 3

28-26

Longest run 3 IOWASTUT ST 3

Set 4

25-23

Longest run 5 IOWASTUT ST 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Iowa St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
64%9/14
22%2/9
2
60%9/15
36%5/14
3
78%7/9
27%3/11
4
75%6/8
33%3/9
5
60%6/10
45%5/11
6
46%6/13
50%6/12
All
62%43/69
36%24/66

Utah St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
60%9/15
27%3/11
2
73%8/11
40%6/15
3
88%7/8
36%4/11
4
46%6/13
13%1/8
5
55%6/11
45%5/11
6
75%6/8
54%7/13
All
64%42/66
38%26/69

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 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

189 rallies

#IOWAST-UT STSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0IOWASTIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+1.7
22-0IOWASTIOWASTBlockedOlivia Ruyblk Lilly Wachholz, Pam McCune+1.6
32-1IOWASTUT STAttack errNayeli Ti'a+1.1
42-2UT STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Sophie Scott+1.8
53-2UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+1.2
64-2IOWASTIOWASTAceIowa St.aced Olivia Ruy+1.7
74-3IOWASTUT STAttack errNayeli Ti'a+1.1
85-3UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ava Martin+1.1
96-3IOWASTIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Rachel Van Gorp+1.5
106-4IOWASTUT STServe errIowa St.+1.0
117-4UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ava Martin+1.0
128-4IOWASTIOWASTServe errIowa St.+1.3
138-5IOWASTUT STServe errIowa St.+0.8
148-6UT STUT STKillSophie Scott+1.5
159-6UT STIOWASTBad setOlivia Tukuafu+1.1
169-7IOWASTUT STAttack errAva Martin+1.1
1710-7UT STIOWAST×3KillNayeli Gonzalezset Ava Martin+1.1
1811-7IOWASTIOWAST×3AceIowa St.aced Sadie Warren+1.4
1912-7IOWASTIOWAST×3AceIowa St.aced Sami Blackett+1.1
2012-8IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Lily LaFlesch+0.6
2113-8UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Ti'aset Ava Martin+0.7
2213-9IOWASTUT STKillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni+0.6
2313-10UT STUT STAceUtah St.aced Nayeli Ti'a+1.3
2414-10UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+1.0
2514-11IOWASTUT ST×3Serve errIowa St.+0.9
2614-12UT STUT ST×3Attack errLilly Wachholz+1.7
2714-13UT STUT ST×3BlockedNayeli Gonzalezblk Ava Napierski, Lauren Bodily+2.2
2815-13UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+1.6
2915-14IOWASTUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Olivia Tukuafu+1.6
3016-14UT STIOWASTKillDaaliyah Kempset Ava Martin+1.7
3117-14IOWASTIOWASTKillDaaliyah Kemp+2.2
3217-15IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Olivia Tukuafu+1.2
3318-15UT STIOWASTAttack errLauren Bodily+1.5
3419-15IOWASTIOWASTAttack errSami Blackett+1.7
3519-16IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Olivia Tukuafu+0.8
3620-16UT STIOWASTKillDaaliyah Kempset Ava Martin+1.1
3720-17IOWASTUT STServe errIowa St.+0.8
3821-17UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Ti'aset Ava Martin+1.1
3921-18IOWASTUT STServe errIowa St.+0.7
4022-18UT STIOWASTKillPam McCuneset Ava Martin+1.1
4122-19IOWASTUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+0.6
4223-19UT STIOWASTAttack errNayeli Gonzalez+1.0
4323-20IOWASTUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Olivia Tukuafu+0.5
4424-20UT STIOWASTServe errUtah St.+0.8
4525-20IOWASTIOWASTBlockedLauren Bodilyblk Alea Goolsby, Daaliyah Kemp+0.3
Set 2
11-0UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+0.9
21-1IOWASTUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+0.9
32-1UT STIOWASTServe errUtah St.+0.9
42-2IOWASTUT STKillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni+1.0
53-2UT STIOWASTServe errUtah St.+0.9
63-3IOWASTUT STAttack errNayeli Gonzalez+1.0
73-4UT STUT STBad setNayeli Ti'a+1.6
84-4UT STIOWAST×3KillDaaliyah Kempset Ava Martin+1.0
95-4IOWASTIOWAST×3Attack errLauren Bodily+1.5
106-4IOWASTIOWAST×3BlockedSami Blackettblk Daaliyah Kemp, Ava Martin+1.4
116-5IOWASTUT ST×4KillSami Blackettset Olivia Tukuafu+0.9
126-6UT STUT ST×4AceUtah St.aced Mesaiya Bettis+1.6
136-7UT STUT ST×4KillSami Blackett+1.7
146-8UT STUT ST×4AceUtah St.aced Rachel Van Gorp+1.9
157-8UT STIOWASTServe errUtah St.+1.1
167-9IOWASTUT ST×4Serve errIowa St.+1.3
177-10UT STUT ST×4KillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+2.0
187-11UT STUT ST×4BlockedNayeli Ti'ablk Sophie Scott, Ava Nakai+2.0
197-12UT STUT ST×4BlockedNayeli Gonzalezblk Sami Blackett+1.8
208-12UT STIOWASTServe errUtah St.+0.9
218-13IOWASTUT STKillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni+1.3
229-13UT STIOWASTKillPam McCuneset Ava Martin+0.9
239-14IOWASTUT STBad setAva Martin+1.3
2410-14UT STIOWASTServe errUtah St.+0.9
2510-15IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+1.3
2610-16UT STUT STKillAva Napierski+1.5
2711-16UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+0.7
2811-17IOWASTUT STKillLauren Bodilyset Olivia Tukuafu+1.0
2912-17UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ava Martin+0.6
3013-17IOWASTIOWASTAttack errLauren Bodily+1.3
3113-18IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Olivia Tukuafu+1.3
3213-19UT STUT STAttack errNayeli Ti'a+1.4
3314-19UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Ti'aset Ava Martin+0.5
3414-20IOWASTUT STKillMadison Richset Olivia Tukuafu+0.9
3514-21UT STUT STKillSami Blackettset Lily LaFlesch+0.8
3615-21UT STIOWASTServe errUtah St.+0.2
3715-22IOWASTUT STServe errIowa St.+0.4
3816-22UT STIOWASTServe errUtah St.+0.1
3916-23IOWASTUT STAttack errPam McCune+0.3
4016-24UT STUT STAttack errLilly Wachholz+0.1
4117-24UT STIOWASTServe errUtah St.·
4217-25IOWASTUT STBad setDaaliyah Kemp·
Set 3
10-1IOWASTUT STKillSophie Scottset Silina Damuni+2.0
21-1UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+1.9
31-2IOWASTUT STKillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni+2.1
42-2UT STIOWAST×3KillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+1.9
53-2IOWASTIOWAST×3Attack errMadison Rich+2.8
64-2IOWASTIOWAST×3KillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+2.6
74-3IOWASTUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Olivia Tukuafu+1.7
84-4UT STUT STKillMadison Richset Olivia Tukuafu+2.9
95-4UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ava Martin+1.9
105-5IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Olivia Tukuafu+2.1
116-5UT STIOWASTAttack errMadison Rich+2.0
126-6IOWASTUT STKillSophie Scottset Olivia Tukuafu+2.1
137-6UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Ti'aset Ava Martin+2.0
148-6IOWASTIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Ava Martin+2.9
158-7IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+1.9
169-7UT STIOWASTKillPam McCuneset Ava Martin+1.9
179-8IOWASTUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Silina Damuni+2.0
1810-8UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+2.0
1911-8IOWASTIOWASTAttack errAva Napierski+2.7
2011-9IOWASTUT STServe errIowa St.+1.7
2112-9UT STIOWASTBad setOlivia Ruy+1.8
2212-10IOWASTUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Olivia Tukuafu+1.7
2313-10UT STIOWAST×3KillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+1.9
2414-10IOWASTIOWAST×3Attack errMadison Rich+2.3
2515-10IOWASTIOWAST×3AceIowa St.aced Sami Blackett+1.7
2615-11IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Lily LaFlesch+0.9
2716-11UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Gonzalezset Nayeli Ti'a+1.1
2816-12IOWASTUT STServe errIowa St.+0.9
2916-13UT STUT STBad setAva Martin+1.9
3017-13UT STIOWASTServe errUtah St.+1.6
3117-14IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+1.3
3218-14UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Ti'aset Rachel Van Gorp+1.6
3318-15IOWASTUT ST×3Serve errIowa St.+1.3
3418-16UT STUT ST×3KillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni+2.8
3518-17UT STUT ST×3Attack errNayeli Gonzalez+4.0
3619-17UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+3.0
3719-18IOWASTUT STKillAva Napierskiset Silina Damuni+2.8
3820-18UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+3.3
3920-19IOWASTUT STAttack errAlea Goolsby+3.0
4021-19UT STIOWASTServe errUtah St.+3.5
4121-20IOWASTUT STBlockedMesaiya Bettisblk Sami Blackett, Ava Napierski+3.1
4221-21UT STUT STKillSami Blackettset Lily LaFlesch+6.7
4322-21IOWAST
NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?

The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.

+5.0
4422-22IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Silina Damuni+5.1
4523-22UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Ti'aset Ava Martin+6.0
4623-23IOWASTUT STKillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni+5.8
4724-23UT STIOWASTBad setSilina Damuni+7.4
4824-24IOWASTUT STAttack errNayeli Ti'a+7.4
4925-24UT STIOWASTAttack errOlivia Ruy+7.4
5025-25IOWASTUT STServe errIowa St.+7.4
5126-25UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+7.4
5226-26IOWASTUT STBlockedAlea Goolsbyblk Silina Damuni, Ava Napierski+7.4
5327-26UT STIOWASTKillAlea Goolsbyset Ava Martin+7.4
5428-26IOWASTIOWASTBlockedSami Blackettblk Alea Goolsby, Daaliyah Kemp, Ava Martin+9.8
Set 4
10-1UT STUT STAceUtah St.aced Nayeli Ti'a+2.4
20-2UT STUT STBlockedNayeli Ti'ablk Sophie Scott, Ava Nakai+2.6
31-2UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+1.6
41-3IOWASTUT STKillAva Nakaiset Silina Damuni+1.8
52-3UT STIOWASTKillAlea Goolsbyset Ava Martin+1.6
62-4IOWASTUT STKillAva Napierskiset Silina Damuni+1.8
73-4UT STIOWASTKillAlea Goolsbyset Ava Martin+1.6
83-5IOWASTUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Olivia Tukuafu+1.9
94-5UT STIOWASTKillAlea Goolsbyset Rachel Van Gorp+1.7
104-6IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Olivia Tukuafu+1.9
115-6UT STIOWAST×3KillNayeli Ti'aset Ava Martin+1.7
126-6IOWASTIOWAST×3KillNayeli Ti'aset Ava Martin+2.6
137-6IOWASTIOWAST×3KillPam McCune+2.5
147-7IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Olivia Tukuafu+1.8
157-8UT STUT STBlockedAva Martinblk Sophie Scott+2.9
168-8UT STIOWASTKillNayeli Ti'aset Ava Martin+1.8
178-9IOWASTUT STAttack errAlea Goolsby+2.0
189-9UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+1.9
199-10IOWASTUT ST×3KillOlivia Ruyset Sami Blackett+2.1
209-11UT STUT ST×3BlockedLilly Wachholzblk Ava Nakai, Ava Napierski+3.3
219-12UT STUT ST×3BlockedNayeli Ti'ablk Ava Napierski+3.4
2210-12UT STIOWAST×3Serve errUtah St.+1.9
2311-12IOWASTIOWAST×3KillAlea Goolsby+3.2
2412-12IOWASTIOWAST×3Attack errAva Nakai+3.3
2512-13IOWASTUT STServe errIowa St.+2.4
2612-14UT STUT STAttack errAlea Goolsby+3.8
2713-14UT STIOWASTKillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+2.2
2813-15IOWASTUT STServe errIowa St.+2.7
2914-15UT STIOWASTKillDaaliyah Kempset Ava Martin+2.3
3015-15IOWASTIOWASTKillDaaliyah Kempset Ava Martin+3.7
3115-16IOWASTUT STServe errIowa St.+2.8
3216-16UT STIOWAST×3Serve errUtah St.+2.6
3317-16IOWASTIOWAST×3Attack errSami Blackett+3.9
3418-16IOWASTIOWAST×3KillNayeli Ti'aset Rachel Van Gorp+3.5
3518-17IOWASTUT ST×3KillSami Blackettset Olivia Tukuafu+2.2
3618-18UT STUT ST×3Attack errAlea Goolsby+4.2
3718-19UT STUT ST×3Attack errNayeli Ti'a+5.0
3819-19UT STIOWASTBlockedAva Nakaiblk Nayeli Ti'a, Pam McCune+3.1
3919-20IOWASTUT STKillSami Blackettset Lily LaFlesch+3.7
4019-21UT STUT STAceUtah St.aced Nayeli Ti'a+5.8
4120-21UT STIOWAST×5KillLilly Wachholzset Ava Martin+3.0
4221-21IOWASTIOWAST×5Bad setSilina Damuni+5.8
4322-21IOWASTIOWAST×5BlockedAva Nakaiblk Pam McCune, Alea Goolsby+6.2
4423-21IOWASTIOWAST×5Attack errAva Nakai+5.4
4524-21IOWASTIOWAST×5Attack errOlivia Ruy+3.3
4624-22IOWASTUT STAttack errNayeli Ti'a+0.8
4724-23UT STUT STKillOlivia Ruyset Ava Napierski+3.2
4825-23UT STIOWASTAttack errSilina Damuni+5.1

Score shown after each rally, Iowa 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).