Final · 5 setsFri, Oct 23, 2026Watch on SECN+

Arkansas def. Alabama 3–2

RallyIQ pre-match: Alabama 50.7% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 23, 5:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Arkansas won at Alabama 3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-8) on Fri, Oct 23, 2026. Arkansas' Parker Duncan led with 24 kills, and Madi Benne added 21 digs.

Data through · final Oct 23

Set12345Sets
ARK20232525153
ALA2525221982

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Maggie Mccarroll served 5 aces, and Arkansas needed every one.

The match turned 3 times; each line shows Arkansas's RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. Alabama went in at 51% by RallyIQ.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 4 · Arkansas 17–16 Alabama

    Arkansas scored 6 straight to stretch a 17–16 lead to 23–16.

    Arkansas 31% → 49%

  2. Turning point 2: Set 5 · Arkansas 0–0 Alabama

    Arkansas opened the set with 3 straight points for a 3–0 lead. The match swung to Arkansas.

    Arkansas 49% → 74%

  3. Turning point 3: Set 5 · Arkansas 8–6 Alabama

    Arkansas scored 6 straight to stretch an 8–6 lead to 14–6.

    Arkansas 73% → >99%

Alabama above 50Arkansas belowMax swing 8.9%

ArkansasAlabama

Sideout %
Arkansas 59.6·Alabama 54.6
Break %
Arkansas 45.4·Alabama 40.4
Hitting
Arkansas .191·Alabama .177
Longest run
Arkansas 6·Alabama 5

Parker Duncan
5 kills inside the turning points, 24 K and .197 for the match (25.5 points).

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Alabama above 50 · Arkansas below
S1S2S3S4S510050100+8.9% ARKrally 207 · set 5

Biggest swing: 8.9% to Arkansas — set 5, ARK 6-3 ALA. Kaleigh Palmer stuffed by Romani Thurman & Aleki Alexander. ALA win probability 32% → 23%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

ARK 57.1%42.9% ALA

Arkansas wins

3-0
15.7%
3-1
21.7%
3-2
19.7%

Alabama wins

3-0
9.8%
3-1
15.8%
3-2
17.4%
ARK break %
43.9% vs this opp
ALA break %
42.6% 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

    Kaleigh Palmer stuffed by Romani Thurman & Aleki Alexander

    Set 5 · ARK 6-3 ALA · ARK 68% → 77%

  2. 02

    Layla Smith stuffed by Addison Engel & Laney Hennessee

    Set 5 · ARK 4-3 ALA · ALA 31% → 40%

  3. 03
    ArkansasAce+8.5%

    Arkansas ace on Kaleigh Palmer

    Set 5 · ARK 1-0 ALA · ARK 49% → 57%

  4. 04
    Parker DuncanKill+8.5%

    Kill by Parker Duncan (set by Madi Benne)

    Set 5 · ARK 2-0 ALA · ARK 57% → 66%

  5. 05
    Maggie KyriakidesAttack error+8.1%

    Attack error by Maggie Kyriakides

    Set 5 · ARK 10-6 ALA · ARK 81% → 89%

  6. 06
    ArkansasAce+8.1%

    Arkansas ace on Lindsey Brown

    Set 5 · ARK 3-0 ALA · ARK 66% → 74%

  7. 07
    Parker DuncanKill+7.7%

    Kill by Parker Duncan (set by Maggie McCarroll)

    Set 5 · ARK 9-6 ALA · ARK 73% → 81%

  8. 08

    Parker Duncan stuffed by Laney Hennessee & Addison Engel

    Set 2 · ARK 23-25 ALA · ALA 80% → 88%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
5241071.197212131010.525.5
59219.36800020052.511.5
55213.2312316104210
56225.160000300428
5103.3334051120031.57.5
24117.176000011015
56524.042111110010.57.5
5001.0001111200001
5000–6012110000
Team totals5522173.1915211780511810108
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
520446.348012174031.522.5
59117.47100000094.513.5
57522.09100120031.58.5
5109.1115205800423
5001.000122600002
5000–0021920000
510740.07500042052.512.5
5121037.0540002000012
5001.000020200002
5000–3002110000
2227.000000200002
2000–100000000
1001.000000000000
1000–000000000
Team totals6129181.1775751283110241299

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 6 ARK · ALA 5

Set 1

20-25

Longest run 4 ARKALA 3

Set 2

23-25

Longest run 3 ARKALA 4

Set 3

25-22

Longest run 4 ARKALA 4

Set 4

25-19

Longest run 6 ARKALA 5

Set 5

15-8

Longest run 6 ARKALA 2

Bars above the line = Alabama leads, below = Arkansas leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Arkansas

SlotSideout %Break %
1
67%12/18
52%11/21
2
67%12/18
14%2/14
3
47%9/19
35%6/17
4
53%9/17
47%8/17
5
56%9/16
44%7/16
6
73%8/11
65%15/23
All
60%59/99
45%49/108

Alabama

SlotSideout %Break %
1
67%12/18
33%5/15
2
79%11/14
29%5/17
3
63%10/16
41%7/17
4
60%9/15
50%9/18
5
41%9/22
50%9/18
6
35%8/23
36%5/14
All
55%59/108
40%40/99

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 (5 of 5 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

207 rallies

#ARK-ALASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0ALAARKKillLayla Smithset Maggie McCarroll+1.9
22-0ARKARKKillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+2.5
32-1ARKALAServe errArkansas+1.8
43-1ALAARKKillLaci Bohannanset Madi Benne+1.9
53-2ARKALAAttack errLaci Bohannan+1.8
64-2ALAARKServe errAlabama+2.0
74-3ARKALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.9
84-4ALAALAAceAlabamaaced Aleki Alexander+2.6
95-4ALAARKKillParker Duncanset Madi Benne+2.1
105-5ARKALA×3KillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+2.0
115-6ALAALA×3KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.7
125-7ALAALA×3KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.7
136-7ALAARKAttack errLily Gervase+2.0
147-7ARKARKAttack errLaney Hennessee+2.8
157-8ARKALA×3Serve errArkansas+2.2
167-9ALAALA×3AceAlabamaaced Parker Duncan+2.9
177-10ALAALA×3KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.8
188-10ALAARK×4Serve errAlabama+1.9
199-10ARKARK×4Attack errMya Allen+2.8
2010-10ARKARK×4KillRomani Thurmanset Maggie McCarroll+3.1
2111-10ARKARK×4Bad setLaney Hennessee+3.2
2211-11ARKALAServe errArkansas+2.4
2312-11ALAARKKillLayla Smithset Maggie McCarroll+2.5
2412-12ARKALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.5
2513-12ALAARKKillRomani Thurmanset Maggie McCarroll+2.6
2613-13ARKALABad setMaggie McCarroll+2.6
2713-14ALAALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+3.6
2814-14ALAARKKillMaggie McCarrollset Parker Duncan+2.7
2914-15ARKALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.9
3014-16ALAALA×3Attack errParker Duncan+3.7
3114-17ALAALA×3KillMya Allenset Dionii Fraga+3.4
3215-17ALAARKKillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+2.2
3315-18ARKALAServe errArkansas+2.7
3416-18ALAARKKillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+2.3
3517-18ARKARKAceArkansasaced Laney Hennessee+3.7
3617-19ARKALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+3.4
3718-19ALAARKKillLayla Smithset Maggie McCarroll+3.0
3818-20ARKALA×3KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+3.6
3918-21ALAALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+4.1
4018-22ALAALA×3KillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+3.0
4119-22ALAARKKillLaci Bohannanset Maggie McCarroll+1.3
4219-23ARKALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.2
4319-24ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+1.4
4420-24ALAARKKillRomani Thurmanset Madi Benne+0.3
4520-25ARKALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.6
Set 2
10-1ARKALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+1.9
20-2ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.4
31-2ALAARKKillAleki Alexanderset Maggie McCarroll+1.8
42-2ARKARKBlockedAddison Engelblk Parker Duncan, Layla Smith+2.5
52-3ARKALABlockedParker Duncanblk Hannah Parant, Addison Engel+1.9
63-3ALAARKServe errAlabama+1.9
74-3ARKARKAceArkansasaced Kaleigh Palmer+2.6
84-4ARKALA×3KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.0
94-5ALAALA×3KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.7
104-6ALAALA×3Bad setMaggie McCarroll+2.6
115-6ALAARK×3KillParker Duncanset Madi Benne+1.9
126-6ARKARK×3KillLaci Bohannanset Maggie McCarroll+2.7
137-6ARKARK×3Attack errMya Allen+2.8
147-7ARKALA×4KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.1
157-8ALAALA×4AceAlabamaaced Madi Benne+2.9
167-9ALAALA×4Attack errRomani Thurman+2.9
177-10ALAALA×4KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.7
188-10ALAARKKillRomani Thurmanset Maggie McCarroll+1.9
198-11ARKALAKillMya Allenset Dionii Fraga+2.1
209-11ALAARKKillLaci Bohannanset Madi Benne+2.0
2110-11ARKARKBlockedLily Gervaseblk Laci Bohannan+2.9
2210-12ARKALAAttack errAleki Alexander+2.4
2311-12ALAARKServe errAlabama+2.3
2411-13ARKALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.5
2512-13ALAARKKillParker Duncanset Aleki Alexander+2.4
2612-14ARKALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.6
2712-15ALAALA×3BlockedParker Duncanblk Kaleigh Palmer, Addison Engel+3.2
2812-16ALAALA×3BlockedParker Duncanblk Kaleigh Palmer, Addison Engel+2.8
2913-16ALAARKServe errAlabama+1.7
3013-17ARKALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.2
3114-17ALAARKKillLayla Smithset Maggie McCarroll+1.7
3214-18ARKALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.2
3315-18ALAARKKillLayla Smithset Maggie McCarroll+1.7
3415-19ARKALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+2.2
3515-20ALAALAAceAlabamaaced Laci Bohannan+2.2
3616-20ALAARKServe errAlabama+1.1
3717-20ARKARKAttack errMya Allen+2.1
3817-21ARKALAAttack errLakin Laurendine+2.3
3918-21ALAARKKillLakin Laurendineset Maggie McCarroll+1.5
4019-21ARKARKAttack errLily Gervase+3.0
4119-22ARKALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+3.3
4219-23ALAALABlockedAleki Alexanderblk Addison Engel, Laney Hennessee+2.9
4320-23ALAARKServe errAlabama+1.0
4420-24ARKALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.0
4521-24ALAARK×3Attack errLaney Hennessee+0.6
4622-24ARKARK×3KillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+1.8
4723-24ARKARK×3Attack errKaleigh Palmer+4.3
4823-25ARKALABlockedParker Duncanblk Laney Hennessee, Addison Engel+7.5
Set 3
10-1ALAALABlockedParker Duncanblk Hannah Parant, Lily Gervase+1.6
21-1ALAARKKillLayla Smithset Maggie McCarroll+1.2
31-2ARKALAKillHannah Parantset Tea Simic+1.2
42-2ALAARKKillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+1.2
53-2ARKARKAceArkansas+1.7
63-3ARKALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+1.3
74-3ALAARKAttack errKaleigh Palmer+1.3
85-3ARKARKBlockedKaleigh Palmerblk Aleki Alexander, Romani Thurman+1.7
95-4ARKALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+1.2
106-4ALAARKAttack errMya Allen+1.3
116-5ARKALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+1.3
126-6ALAALABad setMaggie McCarroll+1.8
137-6ALAARK×4KillLakin Laurendineset Aleki Alexander+1.4
148-6ARKARK×4KillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+1.8
159-6ARKARK×4AceArkansasaced Laney Hennessee+1.8
1610-6ARKARK×4Attack errMya Allen+1.6
1710-7ARKALAServe errArkansas+1.1
1811-7ALAARKAttack errMya Allen+1.3
1912-7ARKARKKillLayla Smithset Maggie McCarroll+1.4
2012-8ARKALAAttack errParker Duncan+0.9
2113-8ALAARKKillParker Duncanset Gaby Cornier+1.1
2213-9ARKALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.9
2313-10ALAALA×3BlockedParker Duncanblk Hannah Parant, Addison Engel+1.5
2413-11ALAALA×3Attack errRomani Thurman+1.7
2514-11ALAARKKillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+1.5
2614-12ARKALA×4KillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+1.4
2714-13ALAALA×4KillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+2.1
2814-14ALAALA×4KillLaney Hennesseeset Dionii Fraga+2.3
2914-15ALAALA×4Attack errLayla Smith+2.4
3015-15ALAARKServe errAlabama+1.8
3116-15ARKARKKillLakin Laurendineset Parker Duncan+2.6
3216-16ARKALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+1.9
3317-16ALAARKKillRomani Thurmanset Maggie McCarroll+2.1
3417-17ARKALAServe errArkansas+2.1
3517-18ALAALAAttack errLakin Laurendine+2.9
3618-18ALAARKAttack errKaleigh Palmer+2.2
3719-18ARKARKKillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+3.1
3819-19ARKALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.3
3920-19ALAARK×3Attack errLily Gervase+2.6
4021-19ARKARK×3AceArkansasaced Dionii Fraga+3.3
4122-19ARKARK×3KillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+2.8
4222-20ARKALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+1.4
4322-21ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.9
4423-21ALAARKKillLayla Smithset Maggie McCarroll+3.2
4523-22ARKALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.3
4624-22ALAARKKillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+3.7
4725-22ARKARKBlockedLaney Hennesseeblk Layla Smith, Romani Thurman+2.8
Set 4
11-0ARKARKAceArkansasaced Lindsey Brown+3.3
21-1ARKALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+2.5
32-1ALAARKKillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+2.5
42-2ARKALABad setMadi Benne+2.5
53-2ALAARKKillRomani Thurmanset Maggie McCarroll+2.6
63-3ARKALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.6
74-3ALAARK×4KillAleki Alexanderset Maggie McCarroll+2.7
85-3ARKARK×4KillLakin Laurendineset Maggie McCarroll+3.5
96-3ARKARK×4Attack errKaleigh Palmer+3.4
107-3ARKARK×4AceArkansasaced Laney Hennessee+3.1
117-4ARKALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+2.1
127-5ALAALAAceLeilia Toailoa+3.2
138-5ALAARK×3KillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+2.7
149-5ARKARK×3Attack errMya Allen+3.2
1510-5ARKARK×3KillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+2.9
1610-6ARKALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.9
1711-6ALAARKKillAleki Alexanderset Maggie McCarroll+2.2
1812-6ARKARKAceArkansasaced Laney Hennessee+2.4
1912-7ARKALAKillMya Allenset Ava Wallis+1.5
2013-7ALAARKServe errLindsey Brown+1.9
2113-8ARKALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Maggie McCarroll+1.4
2214-8ALAARKKillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+1.8
2314-9ARKALAServe errParker Duncan+1.4
2415-9ALAARKServe errHannah Parant+1.8
2515-10ARKALA×5KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.4
2615-11ALAALA×5KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.4
2715-12ALAALA×5KillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+3.0
2815-13ALAALA×5BlockedLakin Laurendineblk Addison Engel, Kaleigh Palmer+3.7
2915-14ALAALA×5BlockedLakin Laurendineblk Addison Engel, Kaleigh Palmer+4.4
3016-14ALAARKServe errLaney Hennessee+3.8
3117-14ARKARKBlockedMya Allenblk Aleki Alexander, Maggie McCarroll+4.6
3217-15ARKALAAttack errParker Duncan+3.0
3317-16ALAALABlockedLakin Laurendineblk Kaleigh Palmer, Lily Gervase+4.8
3418-16ALAARK×6KillLakin Laurendineset Maggie McCarroll+4.2
3519-16ARKARK×6KillParker Duncanset Lakin Laurendine+5.0
3620-16ARKARK×6Attack errMya Allen+4.0
3721-16ARKARK×6Attack errLily Gervase+2.8
3822-16ARKARK×6KillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+1.7
3923-16ARKARK×6Attack errKaleigh Palmer+0.8
4023-17ARKALA×3KillMaggie Kyriakidesset Hannah Parant+0.2
4123-18ALAALA×3KillMaggie Kyriakidesset Hannah Parant+0.5
4223-19ALAALA×3BlockedParker Duncanblk Hannah Parant, Lily Gervase+1.0
4324-19ALAARKKillAleki Alexanderset Maggie McCarroll+1.4
4425-19ARKARKAceArkansas+0.5
Set 5
11-0ARKARK×3AceArkansasaced Kaleigh Palmer+8.5
22-0ARKARK×3KillParker Duncanset Madi Benne+8.5
33-0ARKARK×3AceArkansasaced Lindsey Brown+8.1
43-1ARKALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+5.5
54-1ALAARKBlockedLaney Hennesseeblk Romani Thurman, Layla Smith+6.4
64-2ARKALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+5.6
74-3ALAALABlockedLayla Smithblk Addison Engel, Laney Hennessee+8.6
85-3ALAARKKillLakin Laurendineset Maggie McCarroll+7.3
96-3ARKARKBlockedKaleigh Palmerblk Romani Thurman, Aleki Alexander+8.9
106-4ARKALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+5.9
117-4ALAARKServe errLaney Hennessee+7.1
127-5ARKALAKillMaggie Kyriakidesset Hannah Parant+6.0
138-5ALAARKKillAleki Alexanderset Maggie McCarroll+7.4
148-6ARKALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+6.1
159-6ALAARK×6KillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+7.7
1610-6ARKARK×6Attack errMaggie Kyriakides+8.1
1711-6ARKARK×6KillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+5.7
1812-6ARKARK×6BlockedMaggie Kyriakidesblk Maggie McCarroll, Layla Smith+3.3
1913-6ARKARK×6KillLayla Smithset Maggie McCarroll+1.5
2014-6ARKARK×6BlockedMya Allenblk Maggie McCarroll, Layla Smith+0.5
2114-7ARKALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+0.1
2214-8ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.2
2315-8ALAARKKillParker Duncanset Maggie McCarroll+0.3

Score shown after each rally, Arkansas 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).