Final · 4 setsSat, Oct 24, 2026Watch on ESPN+

Western Ky. def. Kennesaw St. 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Western Ky. 92.6% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 24, 12:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Western Ky. beat visiting Kennesaw St. 3-1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-9, 25-18) on Sat, Oct 24, 2026. Western Ky.'s Kaira Knox led with 19 kills, and Tayler Baron added 15 digs.

Data through · final Oct 24

Set1234Sets
KENSAW25199181
W KY222525253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Western Ky. won 51 of 96 points on its own serve.

The biggest single-rally swing was 4.6 points, and Kennesaw St.'s high was 28% in Set 2. The gap came from these numbers. RallyIQ gave Western Ky. 93% before first serve.

Kennesaw St.Western Ky.
  • Break %+17.0 pts
    36.153.1

    Points won on own serve: 51 of 96 vs 26 of 72. Kennesaw St. sided out 46.9% of the time.

  • Hitting+.296
    .128.424

    48 K / 6 E against 45 K / 29 E.

  • Longest run+2
    46

    Western Ky. opened the set in the third set with 6 straight points for a 6–0 lead. The set finished 25–9.

Western Ky. above 50Kennesaw St. belowMax swing 4.6%

Kennesaw St.Western Ky.

Aces
Kennesaw St. 6·Western Ky. 8
Serve err
Kennesaw St. 12·Western Ky. 12
Blocks
Kennesaw St. 4·Western Ky. 111 BS · 6 BA vs 0 BS · 22 BA
Digs
Kennesaw St. 38·Western Ky. 42

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Western Ky. above 50 · Kennesaw St. below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+4.6% KENSAWrally 168 · set 4

Biggest swing: 4.6% to Kennesaw St. — set 1, KENSAW 24-22 W KY. Kennesaw St. ace on Cali Foster. W KY win probability 86% → 82%.

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
    Kennesaw St.Ace+4.6%

    Kennesaw St. ace on Cali Foster

    Set 1 · KENSAW 24-22 W KY · KENSAW 14% → 18%

  2. 02
    Kennesaw St.Ace+3.3%

    Kennesaw St. ace on Cali Foster

    Set 1 · KENSAW 22-20 W KY · KENSAW 12% → 16%

  3. 03
    Western Ky.Ace+3.2%

    Western Ky. ace on Ashley Theiss

    Set 1 · KENSAW 22-22 W KY · W KY 86% → 89%

  4. 04
    Ashley TheissKill+3.1%

    Kill by Ashley Theiss (set by Alexis Sowers)

    Set 1 · KENSAW 25-22 W KY · KENSAW 18% → 21%

  5. 05

    Kill by Ashlyn Anderson (set by Alexis Sowers)

    Set 2 · KENSAW 6-4 W KY · KENSAW 25% → 27%

  6. 06

    Kill by Haley Patterson (set by Kaeley Walz)

    Set 1 · KENSAW 23-22 W KY · KENSAW 11% → 14%

  7. 07
    Anna OfenheusleAttack error+2.6%

    Attack error by Anna Ofenheusle

    Set 2 · KENSAW 7-7 W KY · W KY 74% → 77%

  8. 08

    Kill by Olivia Burrage (set by Kaeley Walz)

    Set 1 · KENSAW 20-19 W KY · KENSAW 9% → 12%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
411930.0670214102114
412222.4550000002113
44720-.15000011010.54.5
4113.000000230001
4000–1601600000
2339.000003000003
45420.050000100005
4000–7321210003
4203.667202410002
4003.0001710210001
4000–000300000
27111.54500130111.58.5
1024-.500000000000
1000–002000000
Team totals4529125.1284261238816471
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
419225.6802039002120
49122.3640113008414
4317.286402140052.57.5
4406.667000000004
41214-.071000000423
4001.000013650001
411021.5241122000012
4103.33310000031.52.5
4000–021300002
4000–2111510001
Team totals48699.424468124260221197

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 6

Set 1

25-22

Longest run 4 KENSAWW KY 4

Set 2

19-25

Longest run 3 KENSAWW KY 4

Set 3

9-25

Longest run 3 KENSAWW KY 6

Set 4

18-25

Longest run 4 KENSAWW KY 5

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
40%10/25
47%7/15
2
50%8/16
9%1/11
3
50%7/14
50%7/14
4
47%7/15
42%5/12
5
50%7/14
46%6/13
6
50%6/12
0%0/7
All
47%45/96
36%26/72

Western Ky.

SlotSideout %Break %
1
71%10/14
58%11/19
2
62%8/13
55%11/20
3
58%7/12
61%11/18
4
78%7/9
50%7/14
5
54%7/13
42%5/12
6
64%7/11
46%6/13
All
64%46/72
53%51/96

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

168 rallies

#KENSAW-W KYSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.7
21-1KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.6
32-1W KYKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kourtney Brown+0.7
42-2KENSAWW KYBlockedAshlyn Andersonblk Kendall Meller, Faith Young+0.6
52-3W KYW KYAttack errAshlyn Anderson+0.9
63-3W KYKENSAW×4Bad setKate Rush+0.7
74-3KENSAWKENSAW×4AceKennesaw St.aced Tayler Baron+1.1
85-3KENSAWKENSAW×4AceKennesaw St.aced Cali Foster+1.2
96-3KENSAWKENSAW×4KillAnna Ofenheusleset Alexis Sowers+1.4
106-4KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.8
116-5W KYW KYAttack errMaggie Byrd+1.2
127-5W KYKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Kourtney Brown+1.0
137-6KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.8
148-6W KYKENSAWKillMaggie Byrdset Kaeley Walz+1.0
158-7KENSAWW KYKillEliza McKnightset Kate Rush+0.8
168-8W KYW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+1.2
179-8W KYKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+0.9
189-9KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.8
1910-9W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kaeley Walz+1.0
2010-10KENSAWW KY×3KillEliza McKnightset Kate Rush+0.9
2110-11W KYW KY×3KillFaith Young+1.2
2210-12W KYW KY×3KillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+1.0
2311-12W KYKENSAW×4KillAshlyn Andersonset Alexis Sowers+0.7
2412-12KENSAWKENSAW×4KillAshlyn Andersonset Alexis Sowers+1.3
2513-12KENSAWKENSAW×4AceKennesaw St.aced Cali Foster+1.6
2614-12KENSAWKENSAW×4KillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+1.8
2714-13KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+1.1
2815-13W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+1.4
2915-14KENSAWW KYKillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+1.1
3016-14W KYKENSAWKillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+1.5
3116-15KENSAWW KY×4KillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+1.2
3216-16W KYW KY×4Attack errMaggie Byrd+1.8
3316-17W KYW KY×4KillKate Rushset Alivia Skidmore+1.7
3416-18W KYW KY×4Attack errMaggie Byrd+1.4
3517-18W KYKENSAWKillMaggie Byrdset Kaeley Walz+1.0
3617-19KENSAWW KYKillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+1.0
3718-19W KYKENSAW×3KillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+1.0
3819-19KENSAWKENSAW×3BlockedKaira Knoxblk Haley Patterson, Olivia Burrage+2.0
3920-19KENSAWKENSAW×3KillOlivia Burrageset Kaeley Walz+2.6
4020-20KENSAWW KYKillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+1.7
4121-20W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+2.1
4222-20KENSAWKENSAWAceKennesaw St.aced Cali Foster+3.3
4322-21KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+1.7
4422-22W KYW KYAceWestern Ky.aced Ashley Theiss+3.2
4523-22W KYKENSAW×3KillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+2.9
4624-22KENSAWKENSAW×3AceKennesaw St.aced Cali Foster+4.6
4725-22KENSAWKENSAW×3KillAshley Theissset Alexis Sowers+3.1
Set 2
11-0KENSAWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+2.2
21-1KENSAWW KYKillIzzy Van De Wieleset Kate Rush+1.4
32-1W KYKENSAWKillMaggie Byrdset Kaeley Walz+1.7
42-2KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+1.5
52-3W KYW KYAttack errAshley Theiss+2.0
63-3W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+1.5
74-3KENSAWKENSAWBlockedKendall Mellerblk Olivia Burrage, Ashlyn Anderson+2.5
84-4KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+1.6
95-4W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+1.8
106-4KENSAWKENSAWKillAshlyn Andersonset Alexis Sowers+2.9
116-5KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+1.8
127-5W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+2.2
137-6KENSAWW KYKillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+1.9
147-7W KYW KYAttack errAnna Ofenheusle+2.6
158-7W KYKENSAWKillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+2.1
168-8KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+1.8
179-8W KYKENSAWKillAnna Ofenheusleset Kaeley Walz+2.2
189-9KENSAWW KY×4KillAlivia Skidmoreset Tayler Baron+1.9
199-10W KYW KY×4BlockedHaley Pattersonblk Kaira Knox, Izzy Van De Wiele+2.6
209-11W KYW KY×4KillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+2.3
219-12W KYW KY×4Attack errHaley Patterson+1.9
2210-12W KYKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+1.3
2310-13KENSAWW KY×4KillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+1.3
2410-14W KYW KY×4AceWestern Ky.aced Ashley Theiss+1.5
2510-15W KYW KY×4Attack errHaley Patterson+1.1
2610-16W KYW KY×4KillKaira Knoxset Izzy Van De Wiele+0.7
2711-16W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kaeley Walz+0.4
2811-17KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.5
2912-17W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+0.4
3013-17KENSAWKENSAWAttack errFaith Young+0.8
3113-18KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.7
3214-18W KYKENSAW×3KillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+0.6
3315-18KENSAWKENSAW×3Bad setKate Rush+1.3
3416-18KENSAWKENSAW×3AceKennesaw St.aced Cali Foster+2.1
3516-19KENSAWW KY×3BlockedAshlyn Andersonblk Kendall Meller, Faith Young+1.7
3616-20W KYW KY×3Attack errAshlyn Anderson+1.7
3716-21W KYW KY×3KillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+1.0
3817-21W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.4
3917-22KENSAWW KYKillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.6
4017-23W KYW KYAceWestern Ky.aced Kaeley Walz+0.4
4118-23W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.1
4218-24KENSAWW KYKillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+0.2
4319-24W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.·
4419-25KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.1
Set 3
10-1W KYW KY×6KillKendall Mellerset Kaira Knox+1.6
20-2W KYW KY×6KillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+1.4
30-3W KYW KY×6Attack errHaley Patterson+1.2
40-4W KYW KY×6AceWestern Ky.aced Haley Patterson+1.0
50-5W KYW KY×6KillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.8
60-6W KYW KY×6KillEliza McKnightset Kate Rush+0.6
71-6W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.4
81-7KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.4
92-7W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.4
102-8KENSAWW KY×6KillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.4
112-9W KYW KY×6Attack errOlivia Burrage+0.4
122-10W KYW KY×6BlockedAnna Ofenheusleblk Kate Rush, Faith Young+0.3
132-11W KYW KY×6KillKate Rushset Kaira Knox+0.2
142-12W KYW KY×6BlockedAnna Ofenheusleblk Kate Rush, Faith Young+0.1
152-13W KYW KY×6BlockedAshlyn Andersonblk Kendall Meller, Faith Young+0.1
163-13W KYKENSAWAttack errKendall Meller·
173-14KENSAWW KY×6KillFaith Youngset Kate Rush·
183-15W KYW KY×6AceWestern Ky.aced Ashlyn Anderson·
193-16W KYW KY×6BlockedHunter Cookblk Faith Young, Kate Rush·
203-17W KYW KY×6AceWestern Ky.aced Alexis Sowers·
213-18W KYW KY×6KillKate Rushset Tayler Baron·
223-19W KYW KY×6BlockedHunter Cookblk Kate Rush, Faith Young·
234-19W KYKENSAWKillHannah Pearceset Kourtney Brown·
244-20KENSAWW KYKillFaith Youngset Kate Rush·
255-20W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kaeley Walz·
265-21KENSAWW KYAttack errHaley Patterson·
275-22W KYW KYKillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush·
286-22W KYKENSAW×3KillHannah Pearceset Kaeley Walz·
297-22KENSAWKENSAW×3KillHaley Patterson·
308-22KENSAWKENSAW×3KillHaley Pattersonset Hannah Pearce·
318-23KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.·
328-24W KYW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush·
339-24W KYKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Alexis Sowers·
349-25KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush·
Set 4
11-0KENSAWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Hannah Pearce+1.4
22-0KENSAWKENSAWKillHaley Pattersonset Kaeley Walz+1.6
32-1KENSAWW KY×5BlockedHaley Pattersonblk Izzy Van De Wiele, Kate Rush+1.0
42-2W KYW KY×5AceWestern Ky.aced Hannah Pearce+1.4
52-3W KYW KY×5KillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+1.3
62-4W KYW KY×5AceWestern Ky.aced Ashley Theiss+1.1
72-5W KYW KY×5KillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+0.9
83-5W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kaeley Walz+0.7
93-6KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.6
104-6W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.7
115-6KENSAWKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+1.2
125-7KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.8
135-8W KYW KYAttack errHaley Patterson+1.0
146-8W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+0.7
156-9KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.7
166-10W KYW KYAttack errAshlyn Anderson+0.8
177-10W KYKENSAWServe errWestern Ky.+0.6
188-10KENSAWKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kourtney Brown+1.1
198-11KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.8
208-12W KYW KYKillAlivia Skidmoreset Kourtney Brown+0.9
219-12W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kourtney Brown+0.6
229-13KENSAWW KYServe errKennesaw St.+0.6
239-14W KYW KYKillEliza McKnightset Kate Rush+0.7
2410-14W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Alexis Sowers+0.4
2510-15KENSAWW KYKillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush+0.5
2610-16W KYW KYBlockedHaley Pattersonblk Izzy Van De Wiele, Kaira Knox+0.5
2711-16W KYKENSAWBlockedKaira Knoxblk Ava Garner, Haley Patterson+0.2
2811-17KENSAWW KYKillKaira Knoxset Kate Rush+0.3
2911-18W KYW KYAttack errOlivia Burrage+0.3
3012-18W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kaeley Walz+0.1
3112-19KENSAWW KYAttack errHaley Patterson+0.2
3213-19W KYKENSAWKillOlivia Burrageset Kourtney Brown+0.1
3313-20KENSAWW KYBlockedAshlyn Andersonblk Kendall Meller, Faith Young+0.1
3413-21W KYW KYAttack errAnna Ofenheusle+0.1
3514-21W KYKENSAW×4KillOlivia Burrageset Anna Ofenheusle·
3615-21KENSAWKENSAW×4KillAnna Ofenheusleset Kourtney Brown+0.1
3716-21KENSAWKENSAW×4BlockedKate Rushblk Ava Garner+0.2
3817-21KENSAWKENSAW×4KillAva Garnerset Kourtney Brown+0.4
3917-22KENSAWW KYKillFaith Youngset Kate Rush+0.4
4018-22W KYKENSAWKillAva Garnerset Kourtney Brown+0.2
4118-23KENSAWW KY×3Serve errAva Holtz+0.3
4218-24W KYW KY×3Attack errAva Garner+0.2
4318-25W KYW KY×3KillAlivia Skidmoreset Kate Rush·

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).