Clemson vs North Carolina: North Carolina Wins 3-0 (Oct 2)

FinalFri, Oct 2, 2026ACCNX

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: North Carolina 97.4% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 2, 5:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

North Carolina beat visiting Clemson 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-14) on Fri, Oct 2, 2026. North Carolina's Hailey Pearce and Addison West led with 10 kills each, and Carly Markham added 6 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 10:20 PM CT · final Oct 2

Set	1	2	3	Sets
CLEM	15	20	14	0
UNC	25	25	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Hailey Pearce hit .643 with 10 kills as North Carolina rolled past Clemson.

No single rally moved win probability more than 0.5 points. Clemson peaked at 2% in Set 1. These are the stats that built the gap. RallyIQ gave North Carolina 97% before first serve.

ClemsonNorth Carolina

Break %+23.4 pts
31.454.8
Points won on own serve: 40 of 73 vs 16 of 51. Clemson sided out 45.2% of the time.
Hitting+.333
.060.393
45 K / 12 E against 26 K / 21 E.
Longest run+3
47
7 straight North Carolina points in the third set stretched a 5–4 lead to 12–4. That set ended 25–14.

North Carolina above 50Clemson belowMax swing 0.5%

ClemsonNorth Carolina

Aces: Clemson 2·North Carolina 3
Serve err: Clemson 6·North Carolina 9
Blocks: Clemson 3·North Carolina 103 BS · 0 BA vs 4 BS · 12 BA
Digs: Clemson 27·North Carolina 30

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

North Carolina above 50 · Clemson below

No single rally moved win probability by a full point: North Carolina stayed the heavy favorite throughout.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

CLEM 1.0%99.0% UNC

Clemson wins

3-0

0.1%

3-1

0.2%

3-2

0.7%

North Carolina wins

3-0

74.2%

3-1

21.1%

3-2

3.8%

CLEM break %: 32.7% vs this opp
UNC break %: 50.4% 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.

Box score

Official NCAA box

Clemsonaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BLK	PTS
2Kennedy WagnerOH	3	7	5	20	.100	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	8
19Lauren SchneiderOH	3	6	3	17	.176	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	7
4Brianna WashingtonMB	3	3	3	10	.000	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	4
18Alyssa IrwinMB	3	3	1	9	.222	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
6Katherine SandtS	3	0	0	0	–	10	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
24Anika GroomOH	2	2	6	13	-.308	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	2
10Lina MerzOPP	3	4	3	13	.077	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
14Audrey ArmbrusterS	3	1	0	2	.500	10	1	1	7	0	0	0	2
11Addi RainsL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	3	1	1	5	0	0	0	1
12Claire LuomaL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	2	0	1	4	0	0	0	0
28McKenna GildonL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Lucy MaloneyL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Team totals		26	21	84	.060	25	2	6	27	3	3	3	49

North Carolinahome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
21Jackie TaylorMB	3	3	2	8	.125	2	1	1	1	0	4	3	5.5	9.5
3Lauren SchutterMB	3	6	0	10	.600	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1.5	7.5
18Carly MarkhamL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	1	2	6	0	0	0	0	1
1Zoe BehrendtS	2	0	0	0	–	10	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
77Chelsea ThorpeOPP	1	3	0	3	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
22Safi HamptonOH	1	2	1	7	.143	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.5	2.5
33Hailey PearceOH	3	10	1	14	.643	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0.5	10.5
24Addison WestOH	3	10	4	19	.316	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	10
23Laynie SmithOPP	3	6	2	14	.286	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	8
20Lindley MillerOH	3	4	1	7	.429	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
6Julia BohlingerL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	6	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
8Sienna CozzaS	3	0	0	0	–	13	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
14Emily BobbittS	2	0	0	0	–	8	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	1
0Mackenzie BoyerMB	1	1	1	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
5Meghan CliffordMB	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Sadie SwiftMB	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		45	12	84	.393	40	3	9	30	2	4	12	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 4 CLEM · UNC 7

Set 1

15-25

Longest run 2 CLEMUNC 5

Set 2

20-25

Longest run 4 CLEMUNC 4

Set 3

14-25

Longest run 2 CLEMUNC 7

Bars above the line = North Carolina leads, below = Clemson leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Clemson

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	50%6/12	29%2/7
2	46%6/13	33%3/9
3	55%6/11	25%2/8
4	43%6/14	40%4/10
5	43%6/14	14%1/7
6	33%3/9	40%4/10
All	45%33/73	31%16/51

North Carolina

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	67%6/9	56%5/9
2	60%6/10	54%7/13
3	67%6/9	45%5/11
4	86%6/7	45%5/11
5	60%6/10	65%11/17
6	83%5/6	58%7/12
All	69%35/51	55%40/73

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

124 rallies

#	CLEM-UNC	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer
Set 1
1	0-1	CLEM	UNC×5	Kill	Chelsea Thorpe	set Zoe Behrendt
2	0-2	UNC	UNC×5	Kill	Chelsea Thorpe	set Jackie Taylor
3	0-3	UNC	UNC×5	Ace	North Carolina	aced Kennedy Wagner
4	0-4	UNC	UNC×5	Attack err	Kennedy Wagner
5	0-5	UNC	UNC×5	Kill	Lauren Schutter	set Zoe Behrendt
6	1-5	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Lauren Schneider	set Katherine Sandt
7	2-5	CLEM	CLEM	Blocked	Safi Hampton	blk Lauren Schneider
8	2-6	CLEM	UNC×3	Kill	Chelsea Thorpe	set Julia Bohlinger
9	2-7	UNC	UNC×3	Blocked	Lauren Schneider	blk Lauren Schutter, Safi Hampton
10	2-8	UNC	UNC×3	Kill	Safi Hampton	set Julia Bohlinger
11	3-8	UNC	CLEM	Serve err	North Carolina
12	3-9	CLEM	UNC	Blocked	Anika Groom	blk Laynie Smith, Lauren Schutter
13	3-10	UNC	UNC	Blocked	Brianna Washington	blk Laynie Smith, Lauren Schutter
14	4-10	UNC	CLEM	Serve err	North Carolina
15	4-11	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Lauren Schutter	set Sienna Cozza
16	4-12	UNC	UNC	Blocked	Anika Groom	blk Jackie Taylor
17	5-12	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Lina Merz	set Audrey Armbruster
18	6-12	CLEM	CLEM	Kill	Brianna Washington	set Audrey Armbruster
19	6-13	CLEM	UNC	Serve err	Clemson
20	7-13	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Lina Merz	set Audrey Armbruster
21	7-14	CLEM	UNC	Serve err	Clemson
22	7-15	UNC	UNC	Attack err	Lina Merz
23	8-15	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Kennedy Wagner	set Audrey Armbruster
24	8-16	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Jackie Taylor	set Zoe Behrendt
25	9-16	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Kennedy Wagner	set Katherine Sandt
26	9-17	CLEM	UNC×3	Kill	Safi Hampton	set Zoe Behrendt
27	9-18	UNC	UNC×3	Kill	Laynie Smith	set Julia Bohlinger
28	9-19	UNC	UNC×3	Kill	Lauren Schutter	set Sienna Cozza
29	10-19	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Anika Groom	set Katherine Sandt
30	10-20	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Addison West	set Sienna Cozza
31	11-20	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Anika Groom	set Katherine Sandt
32	12-20	CLEM	CLEM	Ace	Clemson
33	12-21	CLEM	UNC	Serve err	Clemson
34	13-21	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Brianna Washington	set Audrey Armbruster
35	13-22	CLEM	UNC×3	Kill	Laynie Smith	set Sienna Cozza
36	13-23	UNC	UNC×3	Attack err	Lina Merz
37	13-24	UNC	UNC×3	Blocked	Brianna Washington	blk Jackie Taylor
38	14-24	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Kennedy Wagner	set Audrey Armbruster
39	15-24	CLEM	CLEM	Kill	Lina Merz	set Audrey Armbruster
40	15-25	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Hailey Pearce	set Zoe Behrendt
Set 2
1	0-1	UNC	UNC	Kill	Addison West	set Jackie Taylor
2	1-1	UNC	CLEM	Serve err	North Carolina
3	2-1	CLEM	CLEM	Kill	Kennedy Wagner	set Addi Rains
4	2-2	CLEM	UNC×4	Kill	Jackie Taylor	set Zoe Behrendt
5	2-3	UNC	UNC×4	Kill	Lindley Miller	set Zoe Behrendt
6	2-4	UNC	UNC×4	Attack err	Kennedy Wagner
7	2-5	UNC	UNC×4	Attack err	Kennedy Wagner
8	3-5	UNC	CLEM×3	Serve err	North Carolina
9	4-5	CLEM	CLEM×3	Blocked	Lindley Miller	blk Kennedy Wagner
10	5-5	CLEM	CLEM×3	Attack err	Addison West
11	5-6	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Addison West	set Zoe Behrendt
12	5-7	UNC	UNC	Kill	Laynie Smith	set Lina Merz
13	6-7	UNC	CLEM×4	Kill	Alyssa Irwin	set Audrey Armbruster
14	7-7	CLEM	CLEM×4	Attack err	Laynie Smith
15	8-7	CLEM	CLEM×4	Attack err	Addison West
16	9-7	CLEM	CLEM×4	Attack err	Addison West
17	9-8	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Lauren Schutter	set Sienna Cozza
18	10-8	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Alyssa Irwin	set Katherine Sandt
19	10-9	CLEM	UNC×3	Kill	Laynie Smith	set Sienna Cozza
20	10-10	UNC	UNC×3	Kill	Hailey Pearce	set Sienna Cozza
21	10-11	UNC	UNC×3	Attack err	Anika Groom
22	11-11	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Lauren Schneider	set Katherine Sandt
23	11-12	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Hailey Pearce	set Sienna Cozza
24	12-12	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Lauren Schneider	set Katherine Sandt
25	12-13	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Hailey Pearce	set Zoe Behrendt
26	12-14	UNC	UNC	Attack err	Lina Merz
27	13-14	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Kennedy Wagner	set Claire Luoma
28	13-15	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Jackie Taylor	set Zoe Behrendt
29	14-15	UNC	CLEM	Attack err	Addison West
30	14-16	CLEM	UNC	Serve err	Clemson
31	15-16	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Kennedy Wagner	set Audrey Armbruster
32	15-17	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Lauren Schutter	set Sienna Cozza
33	15-18	UNC	UNC	Kill	Lauren Schutter
34	16-18	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Alyssa Irwin	set Katherine Sandt
35	16-19	CLEM	UNC×3	Serve err	Clemson
36	16-20	UNC	UNC×3	Blocked	Anika Groom	blk Laynie Smith, Jackie Taylor
37	16-21	UNC	UNC×3	Blocked	Anika Groom	blk Jackie Taylor, Laynie Smith
38	17-21	UNC	CLEM×4	Kill	Lauren Schneider	set Claire Luoma
39	18-21	CLEM	CLEM×4	Attack err	Jackie Taylor
40	19-21	CLEM	CLEM×4	Blocked	Jackie Taylor	blk Brianna Washington
41	20-21	CLEM	CLEM×4	Ace	Clemson	aced Hailey Pearce
42	20-22	CLEM	UNC×4	Serve err	Clemson
43	20-23	UNC	UNC×4	Attack err	Anika Groom
44	20-24	UNC	UNC×4	Blocked	Lauren Schneider	blk Jackie Taylor
45	20-25	UNC	UNC×4	Blocked	Lauren Schneider	blk Hailey Pearce, Jackie Taylor
Set 3
1	1-0	CLEM	CLEM	Kill	Lina Merz	set Addi Rains
2	1-1	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Addison West	set Sienna Cozza
3	2-1	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Lauren Schneider	set Addi Rains
4	2-2	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Laynie Smith	set Sienna Cozza
5	3-2	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Kennedy Wagner	set Audrey Armbruster
6	3-3	CLEM	UNC×3	Kill	Hailey Pearce	set Kennedy Wagner
7	3-4	UNC	UNC×3	Ace	North Carolina	aced Lucy Maloney
8	3-5	UNC	UNC×3	Kill	Hailey Pearce	set Emily Bobbitt
9	4-5	UNC	CLEM	Serve err	North Carolina
10	4-6	CLEM	UNC×7	Kill	Hailey Pearce	set Emily Bobbitt
11	4-7	UNC	UNC×7	Kill	Addison West	set Emily Bobbitt
12	4-8	UNC	UNC×7	Attack err	Kennedy Wagner
13	4-9	UNC	UNC×7	Kill	Addison West	set Julia Bohlinger
14	4-10	UNC	UNC×7	Blocked	Kennedy Wagner	blk Jackie Taylor
15	4-11	UNC	UNC×7	Kill	Lindley Miller	set Julia Bohlinger
16	4-12	UNC	UNC×7	Ace	North Carolina
17	5-12	UNC	CLEM	Serve err	North Carolina
18	5-13	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Lindley Miller	set Emily Bobbitt
19	5-14	UNC	UNC	Attack err	Alyssa Irwin
20	6-14	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Lauren Schneider	set Katherine Sandt
21	6-15	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Addison West	set Emily Bobbitt
22	7-15	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Brianna Washington	set Katherine Sandt
23	8-15	CLEM	CLEM	Attack err	Laynie Smith
24	8-16	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Mackenzie Boyer	set Sienna Cozza
25	9-16	UNC	CLEM	Attack err	Mackenzie Boyer
26	10-16	CLEM	CLEM	Attack err	Hailey Pearce
27	10-17	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Hailey Pearce	set Sienna Cozza
28	11-17	UNC	CLEM	Kill	Audrey Armbruster	set Audrey Armbruster
29	11-18	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Laynie Smith	set Sienna Cozza
30	11-19	UNC	UNC	Kill	Hailey Pearce	set Julia Bohlinger
31	12-19	UNC	CLEM	Serve err	North Carolina
32	12-20	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Hailey Pearce	set Emily Bobbitt
33	13-20	UNC	CLEM	Serve err	North Carolina
34	13-21	CLEM	UNC	Kill	Lindley Miller	set Emily Bobbitt
35	13-22	UNC	UNC	Kill	Addison West	set Hailey Pearce
36	14-22	UNC	CLEM	Serve err	North Carolina
37	14-23	CLEM	UNC×3	Kill	Addison West	set Emily Bobbitt
38	14-24	UNC	UNC×3	Attack err	Brianna Washington
39	14-25	UNC	UNC×3	Kill	Addison West	set Sienna Cozza

Score shown after each rally, Clemson first.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).

North Carolina def. Clemson 3–0

Hailey Pearce hit .643 with 10 kills as North Carolina rolled past Clemson.