Match story · written from the play-by-play
4 aces from Hailee Mack, and Vanderbilt needed each of them.
The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Vanderbilt's win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. Vanderbilt went in as RallyIQ's 80% pick.
Turning point 1: Set 3 · Mississippi St. 13–10 Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt scored 7 straight to turn a 10–13 deficit into a 17–13 lead.
Vanderbilt 61% → 85%
Turning point 2: Set 3 · Mississippi St. 20–24 Vanderbilt
4 straight Mississippi St. points erased a 20–24 deficit: 24–24.
Vanderbilt 89% → 72%
Turning point 3: Set 3 · Mississippi St. 24–24 Vanderbilt
3 of the last 4 rallies went to Vanderbilt, enough to take the set 27–25 and lead 2–1.
Vanderbilt 72% → 89%
Mississippi St.Vanderbilt
- Sideout %
- Mississippi St. 50.0·Vanderbilt 59.3
- Break %
- Mississippi St. 40.7·Vanderbilt 50.0
- Hitting
- Mississippi St. .214·Vanderbilt .301
- Longest run
- Mississippi St. 4·Vanderbilt 7
Samantha Wunsch
16 kills on .400, 18.5 points; 3 of those kills came in the turning points.