Sacred Heart vs Merrimack Volleyball: Sacred Heart Wins 3-0

FinalSat, Oct 31, 2026

3:0

RallyIQ pre-match: Sacred Heart 90.9% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 31, 12:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Sacred Heart won at Merrimack 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-12) on Sat, Oct 31, 2026. Sacred Heart's Lauren Hubert led with 13 kills, and Miliani Villarreal added 15 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 9:50 PM CT · final Oct 31

Set	1	2	3	Sets
SACHRT	25	25	25	3
MERMCK	20	21	12	0

Match story · written from the play-by-play

A 14–0 run in the third set broke it open for Sacred Heart.

Win probability never moved more than 1.6 points on one rally; Merrimack topped out at 9% in Set 1. RallyIQ gave Sacred Heart 91% before first serve.

Sacred HeartMerrimack

Break %+16.4 pts
60.844.4
On serve: 45/74 against 24/54 (Merrimack sideout 39.2%).
Hitting+.147
.265.118
Kills and errors: 45–14 vs 34–19.
Longest run+9
145
Down 1–2 in the third set, Sacred Heart scored 14 straight to lead 15–2. That set ended 25–12.

Merrimack above 50Sacred Heart belowMax swing 1.6%

Sacred HeartMerrimack

Aces: Sacred Heart 6·Merrimack 2
Serve err: Sacred Heart 0·Merrimack 3
Blocks: Sacred Heart 4·Merrimack 62 BS · 4 BA vs 2 BS · 8 BA
Digs: Sacred Heart 62·Merrimack 50

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Merrimack above 50 · Sacred Heart below

Biggest swing: 1.6% to Merrimack — set 1, SACHRT 19-18 MERMCK. Raissa Antonio stuffed by Kaitlyn Oxceus. MERMCK win probability 7% → 9%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

SACHRT 91.3%8.7% MERMCK

Sacred Heart wins

3-0

46.7%

3-1

31.4%

3-2

13.1%

Merrimack wins

3-0

1.1%

3-1

2.6%

3-2

5.0%

SACHRT break %: 50.9% vs this opp
MERMCK break %: 40.5% 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

01
Kaitlyn OxceusBlock+1.6%
Raissa Antonio stuffed by Kaitlyn Oxceus
Set 1 · SACHRT 19-18 MERMCK · MERMCK 7% → 9%
02
Lauren HubertKill+1.5%
Kill by Lauren Hubert (set by Addy Franz)
Set 1 · SACHRT 20-18 MERMCK · SACHRT 91% → 92%
03
Kaitlyn OxceusBad set+1.4%
Bad set by Kaitlyn Oxceus
Set 1 · SACHRT 21-18 MERMCK · SACHRT 92% → 94%
04
Lauren HubertAttack error+1.3%
Attack error by Lauren Hubert
Set 1 · SACHRT 15-14 MERMCK · MERMCK 8% → 9%
05
Ryleigh ShortKill+1.2%
Kill by Ryleigh Short (set by Addy Franz)
Set 1 · SACHRT 22-19 MERMCK · SACHRT 93% → 94%
06
Molly NewtonKill+1.1%
Kill by Molly Newton (set by Addy Franz)
Set 1 · SACHRT 17-14 MERMCK · SACHRT 92% → 93%
07
Molly NewtonKill+1.1%
Kill by Molly Newton (set by Addy Franz)
Set 1 · SACHRT 16-14 MERMCK · SACHRT 91% → 92%
08
Lauren HubertKill+1.0%
Kill by Lauren Hubert (set by Addy Franz)
Set 1 · SACHRT 19-16 MERMCK · SACHRT 92% → 94%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Sacred Heartaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
14Ryleigh ShortOH	3	12	2	20	.500	0	3	10	0	0	0	0	15
4Lauren HubertOH	3	13	5	39	.205	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	13
27Abbie HagedornOH	3	10	1	30	.300	1	0	12	0	0	2	1	11
16Molly NewtonMB	3	6	1	13	.385	0	0	2	0	1	1	1.5	7.5
6Addy FranzS	3	2	0	4	.500	32	1	8	0	0	0	0	3
11Raissa AntonioMB	2	1	4	5	-.600	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.5	2.5
5Miliani VillarrealL/DS	3	0	0	3	.000	7	2	15	0	0	0	0	2
2Taylor PrattL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
9Kayla JonesOH	2	1	1	3	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team totals		45	14	117	.265	41	6	62	2	2	4	4	75

Merrimackhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
8Jocelyn HammerstrandOPP	3	9	2	25	.280	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	9
10Mckenna ShotwellOH	3	5	3	25	.080	0	1	0	8	2	0	0	0	6
17Kaitlyn OxceusOH	3	0	2	6	-.333	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	3
3Sophia DeBonisS	3	2	0	6	.333	16	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	3
13Mia IzzoMB	3	1	3	10	-.200	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	2
18Sienna Franks	3	0	0	2	.000	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0
14Maiella Blandin	3	9	2	18	.389	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	11
7Tamilore Afolalu	3	5	3	15	.133	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5
12Ella MaldonadoL/DS	3	0	0	5	.000	4	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
22Devon Lowe	3	0	1	4	-.250	10	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5Maddy FennessyL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
6Fabiola BetancourtOH	2	2	3	8	-.125	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
4Vaia TsioutsioulasOH	1	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
9Avry BryantOPP	1	0	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19Elizabeth KenneyS	1	0	0	0	–	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Gabrielle Moore	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		34	19	127	.118	32	2	3	50	6	2	8	6	53

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.

Sacred Heart vs Merrimack

Season series · Sacred Heart leads 2-0

Fri, Oct 2, 2026Merrimack at Sacred Heart · Sacred Heart won 3-0Result →
Sat, Oct 31, 2026Sacred Heart at Merrimack · Sacred Heart won 3-0This match

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 14 SACHRT · MERMCK 5

Set 1

25-20

Longest run 4 SACHRTMERMCK 4

Set 2

25-21

Longest run 9 SACHRTMERMCK 5

Set 3

25-12

Longest run 14 SACHRTMERMCK 2

Bars above the line = Merrimack leads, below = Sacred Heart leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Sacred Heart

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	60%6/10	67%10/15
2	43%6/14	73%16/22
3	83%5/6	50%5/10
4	50%5/10	17%1/6
5	50%4/8	71%10/14
6	67%4/6	43%3/7
All	56%30/54	61%45/74

Merrimack

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	46%6/13	17%1/6
2	27%6/22	60%9/15
3	50%5/10	33%3/9
4	33%4/12	17%1/6
5	67%4/6	56%5/9
6	36%4/11	56%5/9
All	39%29/74	44%24/54

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

128 rallies

#	SACHRT-MERMCK	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	SACHRT	SACHRT×3	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Addy Franz	+0.9
2	2-0	SACHRT	SACHRT×3	Attack err	Mia Izzo		+0.8
3	3-0	SACHRT	SACHRT×3	Attack err	Mckenna Shotwell		+0.7
4	3-1	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.6
5	4-1	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Miliani Villarreal	+0.6
6	5-1	SACHRT	SACHRT	Attack err	Tamilore Afolalu		+0.6
7	5-2	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.5
8	6-2	MERMCK	SACHRT×4	Attack err	Tamilore Afolalu		+0.5
9	7-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×4	Ace	Sacred Heart		+0.5
10	8-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×4	Ace	Sacred Heart	aced Mckenna Shotwell	+0.4
11	9-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×4	Bad set	Kaitlyn Oxceus		+0.3
12	9-3	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.2
13	10-3	MERMCK	SACHRT	Blocked	Kaitlyn Oxceus	blk Raissa Antonio	+0.2
14	10-4	SACHRT	MERMCK×4	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Devon Lowe	+0.2
15	10-5	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Devon Lowe	+0.4
16	10-6	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Blocked	Abbie Hagedorn	blk Maiella Blandin, Kaitlyn Oxceus	+0.5
17	10-7	MERMCK	MERMCK×4	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Devon Lowe	+0.6
18	11-7	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Raissa Antonio	set Addy Franz	+0.6
19	12-7	SACHRT	SACHRT	Attack err	Mckenna Shotwell		+0.5
20	12-8	SACHRT	MERMCK×3	Attack err	Ryleigh Short		+0.4
21	12-9	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Devon Lowe	+0.7
22	12-10	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Devon Lowe	+0.9
23	13-10	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Addy Franz	+0.8
24	13-11	SACHRT	MERMCK	Blocked	Ryleigh Short	blk Mia Izzo, Maiella Blandin	+0.8
25	14-11	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Molly Newton	set Addy Franz	+0.8
26	15-11	SACHRT	SACHRT	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Miliani Villarreal	+0.8
27	15-12	SACHRT	MERMCK×3	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.6
28	15-13	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Bad set	Lauren Hubert		+1.0
29	15-14	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Attack err	Lauren Hubert		+1.3
30	16-14	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Molly Newton	set Addy Franz	+1.1
31	17-14	SACHRT	SACHRT	Kill	Molly Newton	set Addy Franz	+1.1
32	17-15	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.9
33	18-15	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Addy Franz	+1.0
34	18-16	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.9
35	19-16	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Addy Franz	+1.0
36	19-17	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Devon Lowe	+0.9
37	19-18	MERMCK	MERMCK	Blocked	Raissa Antonio	blk Kaitlyn Oxceus	+1.6
38	20-18	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Addy Franz	+1.5
39	21-18	SACHRT	SACHRT	Bad set	Kaitlyn Oxceus		+1.4
40	21-19	SACHRT	MERMCK	Bad set	Addy Franz		+1.0
41	22-19	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Addy Franz	+1.2
42	23-19	SACHRT	SACHRT	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Addy Franz	+0.9
43	23-20	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Devon Lowe	+0.4
44	24-20	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Molly Newton	set Addy Franz	+0.7
45	25-20	SACHRT	SACHRT	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Addy Franz	+0.2
Set 2
1	1-0	MERMCK	SACHRT	Serve err	Merrimack		+0.5
2	2-0	SACHRT	SACHRT	Blocked	Mia Izzo	blk Abbie Hagedorn, Raissa Antonio	+0.5
3	2-1	SACHRT	MERMCK×3	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.5
4	2-2	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.7
5	2-3	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.8
6	3-3	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Abbie Hagedorn	set Miliani Villarreal	+0.6
7	3-4	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Sophia DeBonis	set Jocelyn Hammerstrand	+0.7
8	4-4	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Abbie Hagedorn	set Addy Franz	+0.6
9	5-4	SACHRT	SACHRT	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Addy Franz	+0.7
10	5-5	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.6
11	5-6	MERMCK	MERMCK	Attack err	Raissa Antonio		+0.8
12	6-6	MERMCK	SACHRT×9	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Miliani Villarreal	+0.6
13	7-6	SACHRT	SACHRT×9	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Addy Franz	+0.7
14	8-6	SACHRT	SACHRT×9	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Devon Lowe	+0.6
15	9-6	SACHRT	SACHRT×9	Attack err	Tamilore Afolalu		+0.6
16	10-6	SACHRT	SACHRT×9	Attack err	Maiella Blandin		+0.5
17	11-6	SACHRT	SACHRT×9	Attack err	Devon Lowe		+0.4
18	12-6	SACHRT	SACHRT×9	Kill	Molly Newton	set Addy Franz	+0.3
19	13-6	SACHRT	SACHRT×9	Attack err	Fabiola Betancourt		+0.2
20	14-6	SACHRT	SACHRT×9	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Addy Franz	+0.1
21	14-7	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Devon Lowe	+0.1
22	14-8	MERMCK	MERMCK	Blocked	Molly Newton	blk Kaitlyn Oxceus, Maiella Blandin	+0.2
23	15-8	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Miliani Villarreal	+0.2
24	15-9	SACHRT	MERMCK×3	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Ella Maldonado	+0.1
25	15-10	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Serve err	Merrimack		+0.2
26	15-11	MERMCK	MERMCK×3	Blocked	Lauren Hubert	blk Mia Izzo, Maiella Blandin	+0.3
27	16-11	MERMCK	SACHRT×5	Serve err	Merrimack		+0.3
28	17-11	SACHRT	SACHRT×5	Ace	Sacred Heart	aced Mckenna Shotwell	+0.3
29	18-11	SACHRT	SACHRT×5	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Addy Franz	+0.2
30	19-11	SACHRT	SACHRT×5	Ace	Sacred Heart	aced Sienna Franks	+0.1
31	20-11	SACHRT	SACHRT×5	Blocked	Mia Izzo	blk Molly Newton	+0.1
32	20-12	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Ella Maldonado	·
33	20-13	MERMCK	MERMCK	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.1
34	21-13	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Molly Newton	set Addy Franz	+0.1
35	21-14	SACHRT	MERMCK×5	Kill	Mckenna Shotwell	set Sophia DeBonis	·
36	21-15	MERMCK	MERMCK×5	Kill	Fabiola Betancourt	set Ella Maldonado	+0.1
37	21-16	MERMCK	MERMCK×5	Ace	Merrimack		+0.1
38	21-17	MERMCK	MERMCK×5	Attack err	Lauren Hubert		+0.3
39	21-18	MERMCK	MERMCK×5	Kill	Mia Izzo	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.5
40	22-18	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Abbie Hagedorn	set Addy Franz	+0.5
41	23-18	SACHRT	SACHRT	Kill	Addy Franz	set Fabiola Betancourt	+0.3
42	23-19	SACHRT	MERMCK	Attack err	Raissa Antonio		+0.1
43	23-20	MERMCK	MERMCK	Attack err	Raissa Antonio		+0.3
44	24-20	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Abbie Hagedorn	set Addy Franz	+0.5
45	24-21	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.2
46	25-21	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Miliani Villarreal	+0.3
Set 3
1	1-0	SACHRT	SACHRT	Ace	Sacred Heart		+0.3
2	1-1	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Fabiola Betancourt	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.2
3	1-2	MERMCK	MERMCK	Attack err	Lauren Hubert		+0.3
4	2-2	MERMCK	SACHRT×14	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Addy Franz	+0.3
5	3-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Kill	Abbie Hagedorn	set Addy Franz	+0.3
6	4-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Kill	Abbie Hagedorn	set Miliani Villarreal	+0.3
7	5-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Attack err	Fabiola Betancourt		+0.2
8	6-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Kill	Addy Franz	set Sophia DeBonis	+0.2
9	7-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Attack err	Kaitlyn Oxceus		+0.2
10	8-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Kill	Abbie Hagedorn	set Lauren Hubert	+0.1
11	9-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Attack err	Jocelyn Hammerstrand		+0.1
12	10-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Kill	Abbie Hagedorn	set Addy Franz	+0.1
13	11-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Kill	Lauren Hubert		·
14	12-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Attack err	Fabiola Betancourt		·
15	13-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Blocked	Jocelyn Hammerstrand	blk Abbie Hagedorn, Molly Newton	·
16	14-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Kill	Abbie Hagedorn	set Addy Franz	·
17	15-2	SACHRT	SACHRT×14	Ace	Ryleigh Short	aced Fabiola Betancourt	·
18	15-3	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Elizabeth Kenney	·
19	15-4	MERMCK	MERMCK	Blocked	Lauren Hubert	blk Kaitlyn Oxceus	·
20	16-4	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Addy Franz	·
21	16-5	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Devon Lowe	·
22	17-5	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Kayla Jones	set Addy Franz	·
23	17-6	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Devon Lowe	·
24	18-6	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Abbie Hagedorn	set Addy Franz	·
25	18-7	SACHRT	MERMCK	Attack err	Kayla Jones		·
26	18-8	MERMCK	MERMCK	Ace	Merrimack		·
27	19-8	MERMCK	SACHRT×3	Attack err	Mckenna Shotwell		·
28	20-8	SACHRT	SACHRT×3	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Abbie Hagedorn	·
29	21-8	SACHRT	SACHRT×3	Kill	Ryleigh Short	set Addy Franz	·
30	21-9	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Vaia Tsioutsioulas	set Sophia DeBonis	·
31	22-9	MERMCK	SACHRT	Serve err	Merrimack		·
32	22-10	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Tamilore Afolalu	set Sophia DeBonis	·
33	23-10	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Addy Franz	·
34	23-11	SACHRT	MERMCK	Kill	Sophia DeBonis	set Addy Franz	·
35	23-12	MERMCK	MERMCK	Kill	Maiella Blandin	set Ella Maldonado	·
36	24-12	MERMCK	SACHRT	Kill	Lauren Hubert	set Addy Franz	·
37	25-12	SACHRT	SACHRT	Attack err	Maiella Blandin		·

Score shown after each rally, Sacred Heart 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).

Sacred Heart def. Merrimack 3–0

A 14–0 run in the third set broke it open for Sacred Heart.