Final · 5 setsFri, Oct 16, 2026Watch on SECN+

Vanderbilt def. Alabama 3–2

RallyIQ pre-match: Vanderbilt 94.5% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 16, 6:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Vanderbilt beat visiting Alabama 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 25-17, 13-25, 15-13) on Fri, Oct 16, 2026. Vanderbilt's Maya Witherspoon led with 19 kills, and Reese Animashaun added 13 digs.

Data through · final Oct 16

Set12345Sets
ALA25221725132
VANDY22252513153

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Avery Scoggins had 53 assists, and Vanderbilt outlasted Alabama.

The match turned once; each line shows Vanderbilt's RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. Vanderbilt went in as RallyIQ's 95% pick.

  1. Turning point 1: Set 5 · Alabama 9–10 Vanderbilt

    Vanderbilt scored 3 straight to stretch a 10–9 lead to 13–9.

    Vanderbilt 81% → 98%

Vanderbilt above 50Alabama belowMax swing 12.3%

AlabamaVanderbilt

Sideout %
Alabama 61.0·Vanderbilt 59.8
Break %
Alabama 40.2·Vanderbilt 39.0
Hitting
Alabama .301·Vanderbilt .343
Longest run
Alabama 4·Vanderbilt 4

Maya Witherspoon
2 kills inside the turning points, 19 K and .395 for the match (21 points).

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Vanderbilt above 50 · Alabama below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+12.3% VANDYrally 202 · set 5

Biggest swing: 12.3% to Vanderbilt — set 5, ALA 13-15 VANDY. Kill by Kayla Dunlap (set by Avery Scoggins). VANDY win probability 88% → 100%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

ALA 5.4%94.6% VANDY

Alabama wins

3-0
0.6%
3-1
1.5%
3-2
3.2%

Vanderbilt wins

3-0
54.3%
3-1
30.0%
3-2
10.3%
ALA break %
36.4% vs this opp
VANDY break %
48.7% 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
    Kayla DunlapKill+12.3%

    Kill by Kayla Dunlap (set by Avery Scoggins)

    Set 5 · ALA 13-15 VANDY · VANDY 88% → 100%

  2. 02

    Kill by Samantha Wunsch (set by Avery Scoggins)

    Set 5 · ALA 8-10 VANDY · VANDY 78% → 87%

  3. 03
    AlabamaAce+8.6%

    Alabama ace on Elli Kinney

    Set 5 · ALA 6-6 VANDY · ALA 19% → 28%

  4. 04

    Maya Witherspoon stuffed by Hannah Parant & Lily Gervase

    Set 5 · ALA 13-14 VANDY · ALA 5% → 12%

  5. 05

    Kill by Laney Hennessee (set by Hannah Parant)

    Set 5 · ALA 8-8 VANDY · ALA 22% → 29%

  6. 06
    Laney HennesseeAttack error+7.4%

    Attack error by Laney Hennessee

    Set 5 · ALA 8-9 VANDY · VANDY 71% → 78%

  7. 07

    Kill by Laney Hennessee (set by Hannah Parant)

    Set 5 · ALA 7-7 VANDY · ALA 21% → 28%

  8. 08

    Kill by Maya Witherspoon (set by Avery Scoggins)

    Set 5 · ALA 9-11 VANDY · VANDY 81% → 88%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
516735.25711262111.518.5
57116.37504310132.513.5
56118.27800000031.57.5
5519.4445211130031.57.5
5000–121320002
5000–320020002
516532.3440003000016
514536.2500003002115
5000–6001820000
5000–002000000
3000–000000000
Team totals6420146.301631094782128102
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
519438.39501010202121
514534.26502530031.517.5
513534.235021133111.516.5
511216.56300030052.513.5
5003.0005300800211
21011.000000000001
5000–5241110002
5000–000340000
4517.57100010031.56.5
4000–000300000
2000–010000001
1001.000100000000
Team totals6317134.3435981055101169100

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 4 ALA · VANDY 4

Set 1

25-22

Longest run 4 ALAVANDY 3

Set 2

22-25

Longest run 3 ALAVANDY 3

Set 3

17-25

Longest run 3 ALAVANDY 4

Set 4

25-13

Longest run 4 ALAVANDY 2

Set 5

13-15

Longest run 2 ALAVANDY 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Alabama

SlotSideout %Break %
1
73%8/11
25%2/8
2
44%8/18
27%3/11
3
80%8/10
38%5/13
4
75%6/8
30%3/10
5
71%5/7
25%2/8
6
63%5/8
50%5/10
All
65%40/62
33%20/60

Vanderbilt

SlotSideout %Break %
1
67%8/12
22%2/9
2
67%8/12
47%7/15
3
64%7/11
38%5/13
4
86%6/7
25%2/8
5
67%6/9
25%2/8
6
56%5/9
44%4/9
All
67%40/60
35%22/62

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 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

202 rallies

#ALA-VANDYSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0VANDYALA×4Attack errSamantha Wunsch+0.6
22-0ALAALA×4BlockedMaya Witherspoonblk Hannah Parant, Addison Engel+0.9
33-0ALAALA×4AceAlabamaaced Reese Animashaun+1.0
44-0ALAALA×4AceAlabamaaced Reese Animashaun+1.1
54-1ALAVANDYKillMaddy Bowserset Avery Scoggins+0.7
65-1VANDYALAServe errVanderbilt+0.9
75-2ALAVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Avery Scoggins+0.7
86-2VANDYALAServe errVanderbilt+0.9
96-3ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+0.7
106-4VANDYVANDYKillKayla Dunlapset Avery Scoggins+1.0
117-4VANDYALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+0.9
127-5ALAVANDYKillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins+0.7
137-6VANDYVANDYAceVanderbiltaced Laney Hennessee+1.0
148-6VANDYALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+0.8
158-7ALAVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Avery Scoggins+0.7
168-8VANDYVANDYBlockedLily Gervaseblk Reese Animashaun+0.9
179-8VANDYALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+0.8
1810-8ALAALABad setAvery Scoggins+1.2
1910-9ALAVANDYServe errAlabama+0.8
2011-9VANDYALAKillHannah Parantset Lindsey Brown+1.0
2111-10ALAVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Tea Simic+0.8
2211-11VANDYVANDYBlockedAddison Engelblk Maya Witherspoon, Kayla Dunlap+1.1
2312-11VANDYALAServe errVanderbilt+0.9
2412-12ALAVANDYKillKayla Dunlapset Avery Scoggins+0.8
2512-13VANDYVANDYAttack errLaney Hennessee+1.0
2613-13VANDYALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+0.8
2713-14ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Hailee Mack+0.8
2814-14VANDYALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+0.9
2914-15ALAVANDYKillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins+0.8
3015-15VANDYALA×3KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+0.9
3116-15ALAALA×3KillHannah Parantset Laney Hennessee+1.5
3217-15ALAALA×3KillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+1.8
3317-16ALAVANDY×3KillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins+1.1
3417-17VANDYVANDY×3KillSamantha Wunschset Avery Scoggins+1.5
3517-18VANDYVANDY×3KillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins+1.4
3618-18VANDYALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+1.2
3718-19ALAVANDYKillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins+1.1
3819-19VANDYALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+1.3
3919-20ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+1.2
4019-21VANDYVANDYAceVanderbiltaced Tea Simic+1.5
4120-21VANDYALA×3Serve errVanderbilt+1.0
4221-21ALAALA×3Attack errSamantha Wunsch+2.0
4322-21ALAALA×3Attack errSamantha Wunsch+2.8
4422-22ALAVANDYServe errAlabama+1.9
4523-22VANDYALA×3KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.6
4624-22ALAALA×3Attack errMaya Witherspoon+4.0
4725-22ALAALA×3KillMya Allenset Dionii Fraga+2.8
Set 2
10-1ALAVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Avery Scoggins+1.1
21-1VANDYALAKillHannah Parantset Tea Simic+1.3
31-2ALAVANDY×3Serve errAlabama+1.2
41-3VANDYVANDY×3AceVanderbiltaced Tea Simic+1.4
51-4VANDYVANDY×3KillKayla Dunlap+1.2
62-4VANDYALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.9
73-4ALAALAAceAlabamaaced Elli Kinney+1.5
83-5ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+1.1
94-5VANDYALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.2
104-6ALAVANDYAttack errKaleigh Palmer+1.1
115-6VANDYALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+1.3
125-7ALAVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Avery Scoggins+1.2
136-7VANDYALA×3KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+1.3
147-7ALAALA×3KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.1
158-7ALAALA×3KillMya Allenset Dionii Fraga+2.6
168-8ALAVANDYKillRachel Ogunleyeset Avery Scoggins+1.7
179-8VANDYALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+2.1
1810-8ALAALABlockedMaya Witherspoonblk Hannah Parant, Lily Gervase+3.1
1910-9ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+2.0
2011-9VANDYALAServe errVanderbilt+2.5
2111-10ALAVANDY×3Serve errAlabama+2.1
2211-11VANDYVANDY×3AceVanderbiltaced Dionii Fraga+2.8
2311-12VANDYVANDY×3KillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+2.5
2412-12VANDYALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+2.0
2512-13ALAVANDYAttack errLaney Hennessee+1.9
2613-13VANDYALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.2
2713-14ALAVANDYServe errAlabama+2.0
2814-14VANDYALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.3
2915-14ALAALABlockedRachel Ogunleyeblk Lily Gervase, Kaleigh Palmer+3.7
3015-15ALAVANDYKillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins+2.5
3115-16VANDYVANDYKillSamantha Wunsch+3.2
3216-16VANDYALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+2.6
3317-16ALAALAAceAlabamaaced Maya Witherspoon+4.2
3417-17ALAVANDYKillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins+2.8
3518-17VANDYALAServe errVanderbilt+3.5
3618-18ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+3.1
3718-19VANDYVANDYAttack errLaney Hennessee+4.0
3819-19VANDYALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+3.2
3919-20ALAVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Avery Scoggins+3.2
4020-20VANDYALAServe errSamantha Wunsch+3.6
4120-21ALAVANDYKillKayla Dunlapset Avery Scoggins+3.6
4220-22VANDYVANDYAttack errKaleigh Palmer+4.2
4321-22VANDYALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+2.6
4421-23ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+3.4
4521-24VANDYVANDYKillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins+2.8
4622-24VANDYALAAttack errReese Animashaun+0.9
4722-25ALAVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Avery Scoggins+1.8
Set 3
10-1VANDYVANDY×4AceReese Animashaunaced Lindsey Brown+1.3
20-2VANDYVANDY×4KillRachel Ogunleyeset Avery Scoggins+1.2
30-3VANDYVANDY×4BlockedLaney Hennesseeblk Samantha Wunsch, Rachel Ogunleye+1.0
40-4VANDYVANDY×4Attack errLaney Hennessee+0.8
51-4VANDYALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+0.6
61-5ALAVANDYServe errAlabama+0.6
72-5VANDYALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+0.6
83-5ALAALAAttack errSamantha Wunsch+1.0
93-6ALAVANDYBlockedKaleigh Palmerblk Maya Witherspoon, Kayla Dunlap+0.8
104-6VANDYALAServe errSamantha Wunsch+0.8
114-7ALAVANDYKillKayla Dunlapset Avery Scoggins+0.8
124-8VANDYVANDYBlockedMya Allenblk Kayla Dunlap, Avery Scoggins+0.9
135-8VANDYALA×3KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+0.7
146-8ALAALA×3KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.2
157-8ALAALA×3KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+1.5
167-9ALAVANDY×3KillReese Animashaunset Hailee Mack+1.1
177-10VANDYVANDY×3KillRachel Ogunleye+1.3
187-11VANDYVANDY×3KillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins+1.0
198-11VANDYALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+0.7
208-12ALAVANDYBlockedMya Allenblk Avery Scoggins, Rachel Ogunleye+0.7
219-12VANDYALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.7
229-13ALAVANDY×4KillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins+0.8
239-14VANDYVANDY×4Attack errHannah Parant+0.8
249-15VANDYVANDY×4AceReese Animashaunaced Lindsey Brown+0.5
259-16VANDYVANDY×4BlockedLaney Hennesseeblk Samantha Wunsch, Rachel Ogunleye+0.3
2610-16VANDYALA×3KillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+0.2
2711-16ALA
NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?

The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.

+0.4
2812-16ALAALA×3BlockedSamantha Wunschblk Laney Hennessee, Addison Engel+0.7
2912-17ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+0.6
3012-18VANDYVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Hailee Mack+0.5
3113-18VANDYALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.3
3213-19ALAVANDYKillKayla Dunlapset Avery Scoggins+0.4
3314-19VANDYALAServe errSamantha Wunsch+0.3
3415-19ALAALAAceAlabamaaced Elli Kinney+0.6
3515-20ALAVANDY×4KillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+0.6
3615-21VANDYVANDY×4BlockedKaleigh Palmerblk Reese Animashaun, Kayla Dunlap+0.4
3715-22VANDYVANDY×4AceMaya Witherspoonaced Dionii Fraga+0.2
3815-23VANDYVANDY×4Attack errKaleigh Palmer+0.1
3916-23VANDYALABlockedReese Animashaunblk Kaleigh Palmer, Addison Engel·
4016-24ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins·
4117-24VANDYALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant·
4217-25ALAVANDYKillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins·
Set 4
11-0ALAALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+1.2
21-1ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+0.8
31-2VANDYVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Avery Scoggins+1.0
42-2VANDYALA×4KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.8
53-2ALAALA×4KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.3
64-2ALAALA×4KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+1.5
75-2ALAALA×4KillAddison Engel+1.7
85-3ALAVANDYKillKayla Dunlapset Avery Scoggins+1.1
96-3VANDYALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+1.4
106-4ALAVANDYKillKayla Dunlapset Avery Scoggins+1.1
117-4VANDYALAKillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+1.4
127-5ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+1.1
138-5VANDYALA×4KillHannah Parantset Tea Simic+1.5
149-5ALAALA×4KillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+2.0
1510-5ALAALA×4KillLaney Hennesseeset Dionii Fraga+2.1
1611-5ALAALA×4Attack errReese Animashaun+2.1
1711-6ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+1.1
1811-7VANDYVANDYKillRachel Ogunleyeset Avery Scoggins+1.7
1912-7VANDYALA×3KillLily Gervaseset Hannah Parant+1.7
2013-7ALAALA×3AceAlabamaaced Hailee Mack+2.1
2114-7ALAALA×3BlockedReese Animashaunblk Laney Hennessee+1.9
2214-8ALAVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Avery Scoggins+0.9
2315-8VANDYALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+1.5
2415-9ALAVANDYKillRachel Ogunleyeset Avery Scoggins+0.9
2515-10VANDYVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Avery Scoggins+1.5
2616-10VANDYALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+1.7
2716-11ALAVANDYAttack errMya Allen+1.1
2817-11VANDYALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+1.7
2917-12ALAVANDYServe errAlabama+1.0
3018-12VANDYALA×4KillKaleigh Palmerset Hannah Parant+1.7
3119-12ALA
NCAA feed gap1 point not loggedWhy?

The NCAA play-by-play skipped these points: the score changed but no play was logged, so we know who won each point, not how. They count in the score, momentum and win probability, but no player is credited. Box-score stats come from the official box score and are unaffected.

+1.7
3220-12ALAALA×4KillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+1.1
3321-12ALAALA×4KillMya Allenset Tea Simic+0.7
3421-13ALAVANDYKillKayla Dunlapset Taryn DeWese+0.2
3522-13VANDYALA×4KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.4
3623-13ALAALA×4KillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+0.2
3724-13ALAALA×4AceAlabamaaced Maya Witherspoon+0.1
3825-13ALAALA×4KillHannah Parantset Dionii Fraga+0.9
Set 5
10-1VANDYVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Hailee Mack+6.1
21-1VANDYALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Dionii Fraga+5.0
31-2ALAVANDY×3Serve errAlabama+4.6
41-3VANDYVANDY×3BlockedMya Allenblk Samantha Wunsch, Kayla Dunlap+5.5
51-4VANDYVANDY×3Attack errMya Allen+4.5
62-4VANDYALAKillAddison Engelset Hannah Parant+3.3
73-4ALAALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+5.8
83-5ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+4.4
94-5VANDYALAServe errSamantha Wunsch+4.7
104-6ALAVANDYKillMaya Witherspoonset Hailee Mack+4.7
115-6VANDYALAAttack errKayla Dunlap+5.0
126-6ALAALAAceAlabamaaced Elli Kinney+8.6
136-7ALAVANDYKillKayla Dunlapset Avery Scoggins+6.3
147-7VANDYALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+7.1
157-8ALAVANDYKillReese Animashaunset Avery Scoggins+6.8
168-8VANDYALAKillLaney Hennesseeset Hannah Parant+7.7
178-9ALAVANDYAttack errLaney Hennessee+7.4
188-10VANDYVANDYKillSamantha Wunschset Avery Scoggins+8.7
199-10VANDYALAKillKaleigh Palmerset Dionii Fraga+6.2
209-11ALAVANDY×3KillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+6.9
219-12VANDYVANDY×3AceHailee Mackaced Laney Hennessee+6.8
229-13VANDYVANDY×3KillMaya Witherspoonset Avery Scoggins+3.8
2310-13VANDYALAKillMya Allenset Hannah Parant+1.4
2411-13ALAALAAttack errKayla Dunlap+4.2
2511-14ALAVANDYServe errAlabama+5.1
2612-14VANDYALABlockedReese Animashaunblk Lily Gervase+2.2
2713-14ALAALABlockedMaya Witherspoonblk Hannah Parant, Lily Gervase+7.8
2813-15ALAVANDYKillKayla Dunlapset Avery Scoggins+12.3

Score shown after each rally, Alabama 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).