Match story · written from the play-by-play
Morgan Kealy served 4 aces, and St. Thomas (MN) needed every one.
3 stretches decided it. Percentages are St. Thomas (MN)'s RallyIQ win probability before and after each. Pre-match, RallyIQ had St. Thomas (MN) at 66%.
Turning point 1: Set 4 · North Dakota St. 21–18 St. Thomas (MN)
From here St. Thomas (MN) won 13 of 21 rallies to take the set 31–29. That flipped the match to St. Thomas (MN).
St. Thomas (MN) 10% → 56%
Turning point 2: Set 5 · North Dakota St. 7–7 St. Thomas (MN)
3 straight North Dakota St. points broke a 7–7 tie and made it 10–7. The match swung to North Dakota St.
St. Thomas (MN) 54% → 21%
Turning point 3: Set 5 · North Dakota St. 12–12 St. Thomas (MN)
St. Thomas (MN) won 3 of the last 4 rallies to take the set 15–13 and win the match 3–2.
St. Thomas (MN) 52% → >99%
North Dakota St.St. Thomas (MN)
- Sideout %
- North Dakota St. 60.6·St. Thomas (MN) 62.3
- Break %
- North Dakota St. 37.7·St. Thomas (MN) 39.4
- Hitting
- North Dakota St. .233·St. Thomas (MN) .229
- Longest run
- North Dakota St. 7·St. Thomas (MN) 7
Anya Schmidt
26 kills on .279, 27 points; 4 of those kills came in the turning points.