Final · 4 setsFri, Oct 23, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Western Ky. def. Kennesaw St. 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Western Ky. 93.5% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 23, 5:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Western Ky. beat visiting Kennesaw St. 3-1 (25-21, 25-17, 23-25, 25-21) on Fri, Oct 23, 2026. Western Ky.'s Kaira Knox led with 15 kills.

Data through · final Oct 23

Set1234Sets
KENSAW211725211
W KY252523253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

A 7–0 run in the second set broke it open for Western Ky.

The biggest single-rally swing was 2.5 points, and Kennesaw St.'s high was 13% in Set 1. The numbers below are where it was won. Pre-match, RallyIQ had Western Ky. at 93%.

Kennesaw St.Western Ky.
  • Break %+9.4 pts
    31.841.2

    40 of 97 on serve vs 27 of 85, so Kennesaw St.'s sideout was 58.8%.

  • Hitting+.162
    .114.276

    50 kills, 13 errors vs 50 kills, 32 errors.

  • Longest run+3
    47

    Up 14–13 in the second set, Western Ky. scored 7 straight to make it 21–13. The set finished 25–17.

Western Ky. above 50Kennesaw St. belowMax swing 2.5%

Kennesaw St.Western Ky.

Aces
Kennesaw St. 5·Western Ky. 8
Serve err
Kennesaw St. 8·Western Ky. 14
Blocks
Kennesaw St. 5.5·Western Ky. 100 BS · 11 BA vs 3 BS · 14 BA
Digs
Kennesaw St. 61·Western Ky. 61

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Western Ky. above 50 · Kennesaw St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+2.5% W KYrally 182 · set 4

Biggest swing: 2.5% to Western Ky. — set 4, KENSAW 19-21 W KY. Attack error by Haley Patterson. W KY win probability 94% → 97%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

KENSAW 7.3%92.7% W KY

Kennesaw St. wins

3-0
0.9%
3-1
2.1%
3-2
4.2%

Western Ky. wins

3-0
49.8%
3-1
31.0%
3-2
12.0%
KENSAW break %
36.0% vs this opp
W KY break %
47.1% 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
    Haley PattersonAttack error+2.5%

    Attack error by Haley Patterson

    Set 4 · KENSAW 19-21 W KY · W KY 94% → 97%

  2. 02
    Faith YoungAttack error+2.2%

    Attack error by Faith Young

    Set 1 · KENSAW 21-21 W KY · KENSAW 6% → 8%

  3. 03
    Hannah PearceAttack error+2.1%

    Attack error by Hannah Pearce

    Set 1 · KENSAW 21-23 W KY · W KY 93% → 95%

  4. 04
    Faith YoungService error+2.1%

    Service error by Faith Young

    Set 4 · KENSAW 19-19 W KY · KENSAW 6% → 8%

  5. 05

    Kill by Alivia Skidmore (set by Kate Rush)

    Set 4 · KENSAW 19-20 W KY · W KY 92% → 94%

  6. 06

    Alivia Skidmore stuffed by Olivia Burrage & Kaeley Walz

    Set 4 · KENSAW 14-14 W KY · KENSAW 5% → 7%

  7. 07
    Ava GarnerKill+1.9%

    Kill by Ava Garner (set by Kourtney Brown)

    Set 4 · KENSAW 18-18 W KY · KENSAW 6% → 8%

  8. 08
    Kaira KnoxKill+1.9%

    Kill by Kaira Knox (set by Kaeley Walz)

    Set 4 · KENSAW 18-19 W KY · W KY 92% → 94%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
414332.3440001004216
410323.30410320010.510.5
45936-.111101600216
44311.091011920005
44213.154160020010.54.5
4036-.5003011230000
413533.24201040031.515.5
4000–1211310002
4000–2711600001
4000–000510000
2000–000100000
1044-1.000000000000
1000–000010000
Team totals5032158.11449586180115.584
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415335.34302516002118
410215.5330110014314
47011.6363903110132.59.5
4000–210910001
3116.000100000212
1115.000000000001
410436.16700230010.510.5
4000–2321210003
4118.00000020111.52.5
4001.000410830001
25113.30800000010.55.5
1004.000000000000
1000–001000000
Team totals5013134.276488146153141098

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.

Kennesaw St. vs Western Ky.

Season series · Western Ky. leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 4 KENSAW · W KY 7

Set 1

21-25

Longest run 3 KENSAWW KY 4

Set 2

17-25

Longest run 2 KENSAWW KY 7

Set 3

25-23

Longest run 4 KENSAWW KY 3

Set 4

21-25

Longest run 4 KENSAWW KY 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Kennesaw St.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
55%11/20
29%4/14
2
65%11/17
31%5/16
3
83%10/12
31%5/16
4
56%9/16
23%3/13
5
44%8/18
53%9/17
6
57%8/14
11%1/9
All
59%57/97
32%27/85

Western Ky.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
71%12/17
38%6/16
2
65%11/17
50%11/22
3
69%11/16
15%2/13
4
57%8/14
36%5/14
5
73%8/11
38%5/13
6
80%8/10
58%11/19
All
68%58/85
41%40/97

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 (4 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

182 rallies

#KENSAW-W KYSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0W KYKENSAWAttack errKaira Knox+0.6
21-1KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Eliza McKnight+0.6
32-1W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kaeley Walz+0.7
42-2KENSAWW KYKillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.6
53-2W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+0.7
63-3KENSAWW KYKillKate Rushset Tayler Baron+0.6
73-4W KYW KYBlockedHunter Cookblk Kate Rush, Faith Young+0.8
84-4W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+0.6
95-4KENSAWKENSAWAttack errAlivia Skidmore+1.0
105-5KENSAWW KYKillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+0.6
116-5W KYKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+0.8
126-6KENSAWW KYAttack errHunter Cook+0.7
137-6W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kaeley Walz+0.8
148-6KENSAWKENSAWAceKennesaw St.aced Tayler Baron+1.3
158-7KENSAWW KYAttack errHaley Patterson+0.8
169-7W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+1.0
179-8KENSAWW KYAttack errHaley Patterson+0.8
1810-8W KYKENSAWAttack errSonja Laaksonen+1.0
1910-9KENSAWW KYKillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.8
2011-9W KYKENSAW×3Serve errWestern Ky.+1.1
2112-9KENSAWKENSAW×3KillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+1.6
2213-9KENSAWKENSAW×3KillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+1.6
2313-10KENSAWW KYKillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.9
2414-10W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+1.3
2514-11KENSAWW KY×3KillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+0.9
2614-12W KYW KY×3BlockedHunter Cookblk Eliza McKnight, Kate Rush+1.4
2714-13W KYW KY×3Attack errHunter Cook+1.5
2815-13W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kourtney Brown+1.3
2915-14KENSAWW KYBlockedAva Garnerblk Kate Rush+1.1
3015-15W KYW KYAttack errAshley Theiss+1.5
3116-15W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kourtney Brown+1.3
3216-16KENSAWW KYKillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+1.1
3317-16W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kourtney Brown+1.4
3417-17KENSAWW KY×4Attack errOlivia Burrage+1.2
3517-18W KYW KY×4AceWestern Ky.aced Ashley Theiss+1.6
3617-19W KYW KY×4AceWestern Ky.aced Hannah Pearce+1.4
3717-20W KYW KY×4Attack errHaley Patterson+1.1
3818-20W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kate Rush+0.6
3919-20KENSAWKENSAWAceKennesaw St.aced Cali Foster+1.4
4019-21KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+1.1
4120-21W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+1.0
4221-21KENSAWKENSAWAttack errFaith Young+2.2
4321-22KENSAWW KY×4KillSonja Laaksonenset Kate Rush+1.7
4421-23W KYW KY×4Attack errHannah Pearce+2.1
4521-24W KYW KY×4Attack errOlivia Burrage+1.2
4621-25W KYW KY×4KillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.4
Set 2
10-1KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.3
20-2W KYW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.4
31-2W KYKENSAWAttack errKaira Knox+0.3
41-3KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.3
51-4W KYW KYAttack errHaley Patterson+0.4
62-4W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.3
73-4KENSAWKENSAWBad setKate Rush+0.5
83-5KENSAWW KYAttack errAshlyn Anderson+0.3
94-5W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.3
104-6KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.3
115-6W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.4
125-7KENSAWW KYKillKate Rushset Cali Foster+0.3
136-7W KYKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+0.4
146-8KENSAWW KYAttack errKaeley Walz+0.3
157-8W KYKENSAWKillKaeley Walzset Hannah Pearce+0.4
167-9KENSAWW KYKillEliza McKnightset Kate Rush+0.4
178-9W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.4
188-10KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.4
199-10W KYKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+0.4
2010-10KENSAWKENSAWBlockedIzzy Van De Wieleblk Olivia Burrage, Ashlyn Anderson+0.7
2110-11KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.5
2211-11W KYKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+0.5
2311-12KENSAWW KY×3KillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.5
2411-13W KYW KY×3AceWestern Ky.aced Alexis Sowers+0.6
2511-14W KYW KY×3AceWestern Ky.aced Anna Ofenheusle+0.5
2612-14W KYKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+0.4
2713-14KENSAWKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Alexis Sowers+0.7
2813-15KENSAWW KY×7KillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.5
2913-16W KYW KY×7KillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.6
3013-17W KYW KY×7KillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+0.4
3113-18W KYW KY×7AceWestern Ky.aced Abby Kaminski+0.3
3213-19W KYW KY×7BlockedAshlyn Andersonblk Faith Young+0.2
3313-20W KYW KY×7KillKate Rushset Kennedy Cherry+0.1
3413-21W KYW KY×7Attack errAshley Theiss·
3514-21W KYKENSAWKillAshley Theissset Kourtney Brown·
3615-21KENSAWKENSAWAceKennesaw St.aced Kennedy Cherry·
3715-22KENSAWW KYKillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush·
3815-23W KYW KYAttack errAva Garner·
3916-23W KYKENSAWKillAshley Theissset Kaeley Walz·
4017-23KENSAWKENSAWAttack errAlivia Skidmore·
4117-24KENSAWW KYAttack errHaley Patterson·
4217-25W KYW KYAttack errAshlyn Anderson·
Set 3
10-1W KYW KYKillKendall Mellerset Kate Rush+0.2
20-2W KYW KYAceWestern Ky.aced Hannah Pearce+0.2
31-2W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kaeley Walz+0.1
41-3KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.1
51-4W KYW KYAceWestern Ky.aced Ashley Theiss+0.2
62-4W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.1
72-5KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.1
83-5W KYKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+0.1
93-6KENSAWW KYKillKendall Mellerset Kate Rush+0.1
104-6W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+0.1
115-6KENSAWKENSAWAceKennesaw St.aced Kennedy Cherry+0.2
125-7KENSAWW KYKillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+0.1
136-7W KYKENSAWKillAshley Theissset Kourtney Brown+0.2
146-8KENSAWW KYKillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+0.2
157-8W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.2
167-9KENSAWW KYKillIzzy Van De Wieleset Kate Rush+0.2
177-10W KYW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.2
188-10W KYKENSAW×3KillKaeley Walzset Hannah Pearce+0.1
199-10KENSAWKENSAW×3KillKaeley Walzset Haley Patterson+0.2
2010-10KENSAWKENSAW×3BlockedEliza McKnightblk Olivia Burrage, Haley Patterson+0.3
2110-11KENSAWW KYKillKendall Mellerset Kate Rush+0.2
2211-11W KYKENSAW×3KillOlivia Burrageset Kaeley Walz+0.2
2312-11KENSAWKENSAW×3KillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+0.4
2413-11KENSAWKENSAW×3BlockedFaith Youngblk Ashlyn Anderson, Olivia Burrage, Haley Patterson+0.5
2513-12KENSAWW KYKillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.3
2614-12W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.4
2714-13KENSAWW KYKillKate Rushset Cali Foster+0.3
2815-13W KYKENSAW×4KillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+0.4
2916-13KENSAWKENSAW×4KillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+0.6
3017-13KENSAWKENSAW×4AceKennesaw St.aced Kennedy Cherry+0.6
3118-13KENSAWKENSAW×4KillAva Garnerset Kourtney Brown+0.5
3218-14KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.2
3319-14W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kourtney Brown+0.4
3419-15KENSAWW KY×3BlockedAshley Theissblk Eliza McKnight, Kate Rush+0.2
3519-16W KYW KY×3BlockedHannah Pearceblk Izzy Van De Wiele+0.4
3619-17W KYW KY×3KillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+0.5
3720-17W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.5
3820-18KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.3
3921-18W KYKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+0.5
4021-19KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.3
4121-20W KYW KYBlockedHaley Pattersonblk Faith Young, Kaira Knox+0.7
4222-20W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kaeley Walz+0.7
4322-21KENSAWW KYAttack errHaley Patterson+0.5
4422-22W KYW KYKillKendall Mellerset Tayler Baron+0.9
4523-22W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.8
4623-23KENSAWW KYKillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.7
4724-23W KYKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kaeley Walz+1.0
4825-23KENSAWKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kaeley Walz+1.8
Set 4
10-1KENSAWW KYKillKate Rushset Kennedy Cherry+0.7
21-1W KYKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Ava Garner+0.8
31-2KENSAWW KYBlockedOlivia Burrageblk Alivia Skidmore, Izzy Van De Wiele+0.8
42-2W KYKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+0.9
52-3KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.8
62-4W KYW KYBlockedHaley Pattersonblk Kaira Knox, Faith Young+1.0
73-4W KYKENSAWAttack errKaira Knox+0.8
83-5KENSAWW KYKillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.7
93-6W KYW KYAttack errKaeley Walz+0.9
104-6W KYKENSAW×3KillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+0.6
115-6KENSAWKENSAW×3Bad setKate Rush+1.1
126-6KENSAWKENSAW×3BlockedKendall Mellerblk Ava Garner, Ashlyn Anderson+1.4
136-7KENSAWW KY×3KillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.9
146-8W KYW KY×3Attack errAshlyn Anderson+1.2
156-9W KYW KY×3KillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+1.0
167-9W KYKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+0.7
177-10KENSAWW KY×3Serve errKennesaw St.+0.7
187-11W KYW KY×3AceWestern Ky.aced Hannah Pearce+0.8
197-12W KYW KY×3KillKate Rushset Kennedy Cherry+0.6
208-12W KYKENSAW×3KillAshley Theissset Kaeley Walz+0.4
219-12KENSAWKENSAW×3KillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+0.7
2210-12KENSAWKENSAW×3Attack errAlivia Skidmore+1.0
2310-13KENSAWW KYKillKate Rushset Kennedy Cherry+0.8
2410-14W KYW KYAttack errAva Garner+0.9
2511-14W KYKENSAW×4KillAva Garnerset Kate Rush+0.6
2612-14KENSAWKENSAW×4KillOlivia Burrageset Kaeley Walz+1.1
2713-14KENSAWKENSAW×4KillKaeley Walzset Hannah Pearce+1.5
2814-14KENSAWKENSAW×4BlockedAlivia Skidmoreblk Olivia Burrage, Kaeley Walz+2.0
2914-15KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+1.4
3015-15W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kaeley Walz+1.6
3115-16KENSAWW KYKillKendall Mellerset Kate Rush+1.5
3216-16W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+1.7
3316-17KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+1.6
3417-17W KYKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+1.8
3517-18KENSAWW KYBlockedAshlyn Andersonblk Kendall Meller, Faith Young+1.7
3618-18W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kourtney Brown+1.9
3718-19KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kaeley Walz+1.9
3819-19W KYKENSAWServe errFaith Young+2.1
3919-20KENSAWW KY×4KillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+2.0
4019-21W KYW KY×4Attack errHaley Patterson+2.5
4119-22W KYW KY×4Attack errHannah Pearce+1.8
4219-23W KYW KY×4KillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+1.0
4320-23W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kaeley Walz+0.3
4420-24KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.6
4521-24W KYKENSAWServe errCamila Adams+0.2
4621-25KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.4

Score shown after each rally, Kennesaw 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).