Winthrop vs UNC Asheville Volleyball: Winthrop Wins 3-0

FinalSat, Oct 31, 2026ESPN+

3:0

RallyIQ pre-match: Winthrop 57.2% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 31, 2:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Winthrop won at UNC Asheville 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-22) on Sat, Oct 31, 2026. Winthrop's Paige Bennett led with 12 kills.

Data through Nov 4, 2:50 PM CT · final Oct 31

Set	1	2	3	Sets
WINTHR	25	25	25	3
UNC A	20	20	22	0

Match story · written from the play-by-play

UNC Asheville hit .094. Winthrop held them there all match.

Win probability never moved more than 3.8 points on one rally; UNC Asheville topped out at 51% in Set 1. Winthrop went in as RallyIQ's 57% pick.

WinthropUNC Asheville

Break %+10.7 pts
46.635.9
Points won on own serve: 34 of 73 vs 23 of 64. UNC Asheville sided out 53.4% of the time.
Hitting+.113
.207.094
33 K / 15 E against 35 K / 25 E.
Longest run+1
54
Winthrop scored 5 straight in the first set to turn a 7–9 deficit into a 12–9 lead. Final score of the set: 25–20.

UNC Asheville above 50Winthrop belowMax swing 3.8%

WinthropUNC Asheville

Aces: Winthrop 3·UNC Asheville 5
Serve err: Winthrop 7·UNC Asheville 13
Blocks: Winthrop 12·UNC Asheville 73 BS · 18 BA vs 2 BS · 10 BA
Digs: Winthrop 39·UNC Asheville 35

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

UNC Asheville above 50 · Winthrop below

Biggest swing: 3.8% to Winthrop — set 1, WINTHR 20-17 UNC A. Lydia Pate stuffed by Giselle Little & Lexi Thatcher. UNC A win probability 36% → 32%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

WINTHR 59.4%40.6% UNC A

Winthrop wins

3-0

16.9%

3-1

22.7%

3-2

19.9%

UNC Asheville wins

3-0

8.9%

3-1

14.8%

3-2

16.8%

WINTHR break %: 42.4% vs this opp
UNC A break %: 40.6% 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

01
Giselle Little&Lexi ThatcherBlock+3.8%
Lydia Pate stuffed by Giselle Little & Lexi Thatcher
Set 1 · WINTHR 20-17 UNC A · WINTHR 64% → 68%
02
Paige BennettKill+3.7%
Kill by Paige Bennett (set by Lexi Thatcher)
Set 3 · WINTHR 23-21 UNC A · WINTHR 93% → 97%
03
KeAra Bowen&Teagan SychterzBlock+3.7%
Addie Brookbank stuffed by KeAra Bowen & Teagan Sychterz
Set 1 · WINTHR 16-14 UNC A · WINTHR 60% → 63%
04
Olivia CallipoAce+3.6%
Ace by Olivia Callipo on Lindsay Langner
Set 1 · WINTHR 14-14 UNC A · UNC A 39% → 43%
05
KeAra Bowen&Teagan SychterzBlock+3.5%
Addie Brookbank stuffed by KeAra Bowen & Teagan Sychterz
Set 3 · WINTHR 21-20 UNC A · WINTHR 89% → 92%
06
Reese KincaidAce+3.2%
Ace by Reese Kincaid on Addie Brookbank
Set 2 · WINTHR 18-15 UNC A · WINTHR 81% → 84%
07
Lexi ThatcherAttack error+3.2%
Attack error by Lexi Thatcher
Set 1 · WINTHR 14-13 UNC A · UNC A 36% → 39%
08
Sarah WadsworthBlock+3.2%
KeAra Bowen stuffed by Sarah Wadsworth
Set 2 · WINTHR 16-15 UNC A · UNC A 19% → 22%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Winthropaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
5Paige BennettOH	3	12	3	17	.529	1	1	2	8	2	0	1	0.5	13.5
23Teagan SychterzMB	3	3	2	10	.100	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	6	9
12Reece RhoadsOH	3	6	4	24	.083	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0.5	6.5
9Giselle LittleMB	3	4	1	8	.375	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	1.5	5.5
4Lexi ThatcherS	3	2	1	5	.200	24	0	2	9	0	0	3	1.5	3.5
6Lindsay LangnerL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
7KeAra BowenOPP	3	6	4	21	.095	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	8
13Alyah CadavidDS	3	0	0	0	–	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	1
24Reese KincaidOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
14Addison TorainDS	3	0	0	1	.000	4	0	2	9	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		33	15	87	.207	31	3	7	39	5	3	18	12	75

UNC Ashevillehome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
23Sarah WadsworthOH	3	11	3	27	.296	0	0	2	5	0	1	0	1	12
5Addie BrookbankOH	3	8	9	31	-.032	0	3	2	8	1	0	1	0.5	11.5
13Cadence NicholsMB	3	5	2	10	.300	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.5	7.5
32Albertine van der GootOH	3	5	5	19	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	7
14Lydia PateMB	3	4	1	7	.429	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	5
22Olivia CallipoS	3	0	0	0	–	16	2	3	6	0	0	0	0	2
7Lily BannisterOH	3	2	5	10	-.300	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
4Izzy PerkinsL/DS	3	0	0	2	.000	3	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0
18Elise JensenS	2	0	0	0	–	9	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
15Olivia PhilpotL/DS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
17Catherine HubiakL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Leah OkogbeninMB	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Megan OppegardOH	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19Riley BarrS	1	0	0	0	–	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		35	25	106	.094	31	5	13	35	3	2	10	7	62

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.

Winthrop vs UNC Asheville

Season series · Winthrop leads 2-0

Fri, Oct 16, 2026UNC Asheville at Winthrop · Winthrop won 3-2Result →
Sat, Oct 31, 2026Winthrop at UNC Asheville · Winthrop won 3-0This match

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 WINTHR · UNC A 4

Set 1

25-20

Longest run 5 WINTHRUNC A 3

Set 2

25-20

Longest run 4 WINTHRUNC A 3

Set 3

25-22

Longest run 4 WINTHRUNC A 4

Bars above the line = UNC Asheville leads, below = Winthrop leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Winthrop

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	50%8/16	50%6/12
2	57%8/14	47%7/15
3	78%7/9	50%7/14
4	75%6/8	33%3/9
5	86%6/7	45%5/11
6	60%6/10	50%6/12
All	64%41/64	47%34/73

UNC Asheville

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	42%8/19	56%9/16
2	73%8/11	43%6/14
3	55%6/11	11%1/9
4	46%6/13	40%4/10
5	55%6/11	14%1/7
6	63%5/8	25%2/8
All	53%39/73	36%23/64

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

137 rallies

#	WINTHR-UNC A	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	UNC A	UNC A×3	Ace	UNC Asheville	aced Lindsay Langner	+2.5
2	0-2	UNC A	UNC A×3	Blocked	Reece Rhoads	blk Cadence Nichols, Albertine van der Goot	+2.6
3	0-3	UNC A	UNC A×3	Kill	Albertine van der Goot		+2.5
4	1-3	UNC A	WINTHR×3	Serve err	UNC Asheville		+1.7
5	2-3	WINTHR	WINTHR×3	Bad set	Olivia Callipo		+2.5
6	3-3	WINTHR	WINTHR×3	Kill	KeAra Bowen	set Paige Bennett	+2.6
7	3-4	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Addie Brookbank	set Olivia Callipo	+1.9
8	3-5	UNC A	UNC A	Ace	UNC Asheville		+2.7
9	4-5	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Teagan Sychterz	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.8
10	4-6	WINTHR	UNC A	Attack err	KeAra Bowen		+2.0
11	5-6	UNC A	WINTHR	Serve err	UNC Asheville		+1.9
12	5-7	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Sarah Wadsworth	set Olivia Callipo	+2.1
13	5-8	UNC A	UNC A	Blocked	Giselle Little	blk Lydia Pate	+2.8
14	6-8	UNC A	WINTHR	Serve err	UNC Asheville		+1.8
15	7-8	WINTHR	WINTHR	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Addison Torain	+2.8
16	7-9	WINTHR	UNC A	Attack err	Paige Bennett		+2.2
17	8-9	UNC A	WINTHR×5	Attack err	Lily Bannister		+2.0
18	9-9	WINTHR	WINTHR×5	Kill	Reece Rhoads	set Giselle Little	+3.1
19	10-9	WINTHR	WINTHR×5	Blocked	Lily Bannister	blk Giselle Little, Reece Rhoads	+3.1
20	11-9	WINTHR	WINTHR×5	Kill	Reece Rhoads	set Lexi Thatcher	+3.1
21	12-9	WINTHR	WINTHR×5	Ace	Paige Bennett	aced Izzy Perkins	+2.8
22	12-10	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Lily Bannister	set Riley Barr	+1.8
23	12-11	UNC A	UNC A	Kill	Addie Brookbank	set Lydia Pate	+3.0
24	13-11	UNC A	WINTHR	Attack err	Addie Brookbank		+2.3
25	14-11	WINTHR	WINTHR	Blocked	Addie Brookbank	blk Lexi Thatcher, Teagan Sychterz	+3.0
26	14-12	WINTHR	UNC A×3	Attack err	Teagan Sychterz		+1.9
27	14-13	UNC A	UNC A×3	Attack err	Lexi Thatcher		+3.2
28	14-14	UNC A	UNC A×3	Ace	Olivia Callipo	aced Lindsay Langner	+3.6
29	15-14	UNC A	WINTHR	Attack err	Albertine van der Goot		+2.7
30	16-14	WINTHR	WINTHR	Blocked	Addie Brookbank	blk KeAra Bowen, Teagan Sychterz	+3.7
31	16-15	WINTHR	UNC A	Blocked	KeAra Bowen	blk Addie Brookbank, Cadence Nichols	+2.4
32	17-15	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	KeAra Bowen	set Lexi Thatcher	+2.7
33	17-16	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Sarah Wadsworth	set Olivia Callipo	+2.5
34	18-16	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Addison Torain	+2.9
35	18-17	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Sarah Wadsworth	set Olivia Callipo	+2.6
36	19-17	UNC A	WINTHR×4	Serve err	Riley Barr		+3.1
37	20-17	WINTHR	WINTHR×4	Blocked	Lydia Pate	blk Giselle Little, Lexi Thatcher	+3.8
38	21-17	WINTHR	WINTHR×4	Attack err	Sarah Wadsworth		+2.8
39	22-17	WINTHR	WINTHR×4	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.7
40	22-18	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Sarah Wadsworth	set Riley Barr	+0.6
41	23-18	UNC A	WINTHR	Serve err	Sarah Wadsworth		+1.1
42	24-18	WINTHR	WINTHR	Kill	Lexi Thatcher	set Riley Barr	+0.6
43	24-19	WINTHR	UNC A	Serve err	Paige Bennett		+0.1
44	24-20	UNC A	UNC A	Attack err	Reece Rhoads		+0.3
45	25-20	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Reece Rhoads	set Lexi Thatcher	+0.5
Set 2
1	1-0	WINTHR	WINTHR	Attack err	Addie Brookbank		+2.3
2	1-1	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Addie Brookbank	set Olivia Callipo	+1.6
3	2-1	UNC A	WINTHR	Serve err	Addie Brookbank		+1.7
4	2-2	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Sarah Wadsworth	set Olivia Callipo	+1.7
5	3-2	UNC A	WINTHR×3	Kill	Teagan Sychterz	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.7
6	4-2	WINTHR	WINTHR×3	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Lexi Thatcher	+2.4
7	5-2	WINTHR	WINTHR×3	Ace	Alyah Cadavid		+2.2
8	5-3	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Albertine van der Goot	set Olivia Callipo	+1.5
9	5-4	UNC A	UNC A	Kill	Sarah Wadsworth	set Elise Jensen	+2.3
10	6-4	UNC A	WINTHR	Blocked	Lily Bannister	blk Paige Bennett, Teagan Sychterz	+1.7
11	6-5	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Sarah Wadsworth	set Izzy Perkins	+1.7
12	7-5	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	KeAra Bowen	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.8
13	7-6	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Lydia Pate	set Elise Jensen	+1.7
14	8-6	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Giselle Little	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.8
15	9-6	WINTHR	WINTHR	Kill	Giselle Little	set Reece Rhoads	+2.4
16	9-7	WINTHR	UNC A×3	Kill	Lily Bannister	set Elise Jensen	+1.6
17	9-8	UNC A	UNC A×3	Blocked	Reece Rhoads	blk Cadence Nichols, Albertine van der Goot	+2.6
18	9-9	UNC A	UNC A×3	Kill	Albertine van der Goot	set Izzy Perkins	+2.8
19	10-9	UNC A	WINTHR×4	Kill	Reece Rhoads	set Lexi Thatcher	+2.0
20	11-9	WINTHR	WINTHR×4	Kill	Reece Rhoads	set Lexi Thatcher	+2.8
21	12-9	WINTHR	WINTHR×4	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Lexi Thatcher	+2.6
22	13-9	WINTHR	WINTHR×4	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Olivia Callipo	+2.3
23	13-10	WINTHR	UNC A	Serve err	Addison Torain		+1.4
24	13-11	UNC A	UNC A	Blocked	Reece Rhoads	blk Albertine van der Goot, Cadence Nichols	+2.4
25	14-11	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Reece Rhoads	set Lexi Thatcher	+2.0
26	14-12	WINTHR	UNC A	Serve err	Lexi Thatcher		+1.8
27	14-13	UNC A	UNC A	Kill	Albertine van der Goot	set Olivia Callipo	+3.0
28	15-13	UNC A	WINTHR	Serve err	Olivia Philpot		+2.3
29	16-13	WINTHR	WINTHR	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Addison Torain	+3.0
30	16-14	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Sarah Wadsworth	set Olivia Callipo	+1.8
31	16-15	UNC A	UNC A	Blocked	KeAra Bowen	blk Sarah Wadsworth	+3.2
32	17-15	UNC A	WINTHR×3	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Lexi Thatcher	+2.5
33	18-15	WINTHR	WINTHR×3	Ace	Reese Kincaid	aced Addie Brookbank	+3.2
34	19-15	WINTHR	WINTHR×3	Attack err	Lily Bannister		+2.6
35	19-16	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Lydia Pate	set Alyah Cadavid	+1.3
36	20-16	UNC A	WINTHR	Attack err	Lily Bannister		+1.8
37	20-17	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Lydia Pate	set Elise Jensen	+1.3
38	21-17	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Giselle Little	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.8
39	21-18	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Addie Brookbank	set Elise Jensen	+1.2
40	22-18	UNC A	WINTHR	Blocked	Addie Brookbank	blk Lexi Thatcher, Giselle Little	+1.8
41	22-19	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Addie Brookbank	set Olivia Callipo	+1.0
42	23-19	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.7
43	23-20	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Cadence Nichols	set Olivia Callipo	+0.8
44	24-20	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	KeAra Bowen	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.5
45	25-20	WINTHR	WINTHR	Attack err	Albertine van der Goot		+0.6
Set 3
1	1-0	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Teagan Sychterz	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.0
2	2-0	WINTHR	WINTHR	Blocked	Addie Brookbank	blk Teagan Sychterz	+1.4
3	2-1	WINTHR	UNC A×4	Kill	Cadence Nichols	set Olivia Callipo	+1.0
4	2-2	UNC A	UNC A×4	Blocked	Teagan Sychterz	blk Albertine van der Goot, Cadence Nichols	+1.5
5	2-3	UNC A	UNC A×4	Ace	Addie Brookbank	aced Paige Bennett	+1.6
6	2-4	UNC A	UNC A×4	Ace	Addie Brookbank	aced Paige Bennett	+1.6
7	3-4	UNC A	WINTHR	Serve err	Addie Brookbank		+1.1
8	3-5	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Albertine van der Goot	set Olivia Callipo	+1.2
9	4-5	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	KeAra Bowen	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.1
10	4-6	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Sarah Wadsworth	set Olivia Callipo	+1.2
11	4-7	UNC A	UNC A	Attack err	KeAra Bowen		+1.6
12	5-7	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Giselle Little	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.0
13	6-7	WINTHR	WINTHR	Attack err	Addie Brookbank		+1.6
14	6-8	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Sarah Wadsworth	set Elise Jensen	+1.2
15	7-8	UNC A	WINTHR	Serve err	Sarah Wadsworth		+1.2
16	7-9	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Lydia Pate	set Elise Jensen	+1.3
17	8-9	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Lexi Thatcher	set Addison Torain	+1.2
18	9-9	WINTHR	WINTHR	Attack err	Sarah Wadsworth		+1.8
19	9-10	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Cadence Nichols	set Elise Jensen	+1.3
20	10-10	UNC A	WINTHR	Serve err	Olivia Callipo		+1.3
21	10-11	WINTHR	UNC A	Serve err	Paige Bennett		+1.4
22	10-12	UNC A	UNC A	Kill	Cadence Nichols		+2.0
23	11-12	UNC A	WINTHR×3	Blocked	Sarah Wadsworth	blk Teagan Sychterz, KeAra Bowen	+1.3
24	12-12	WINTHR	WINTHR×3	Blocked	Cadence Nichols	blk Teagan Sychterz	+2.0
25	13-12	WINTHR	WINTHR×3	Blocked	Cadence Nichols	blk Teagan Sychterz	+2.1
26	13-13	WINTHR	UNC A	Attack err	Paige Bennett		+1.5
27	14-13	UNC A	WINTHR	Serve err	Olivia Philpot		+1.5
28	14-14	WINTHR	UNC A	Serve err	Reese Kincaid		+1.5
29	15-14	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Lexi Thatcher	+1.6
30	15-15	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Sarah Wadsworth	set Izzy Perkins	+1.6
31	15-16	UNC A	UNC A	Attack err	Paige Bennett		+2.4
32	16-16	UNC A	WINTHR	Attack err	Addie Brookbank		+1.7
33	16-17	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Addie Brookbank	set Elise Jensen	+1.8
34	17-17	UNC A	WINTHR	Serve err	Lydia Pate		+1.8
35	17-18	WINTHR	UNC A×3	Serve err	Addison Torain		+2.0
36	17-19	UNC A	UNC A×3	Kill	Addie Brookbank	set Olivia Callipo	+2.8
37	17-20	UNC A	UNC A×3	Kill	Addie Brookbank	set Izzy Perkins	+2.5
38	18-20	UNC A	WINTHR×4	Serve err	Olivia Callipo		+1.3
39	19-20	WINTHR	WINTHR×4	Blocked	Albertine van der Goot	blk Teagan Sychterz, KeAra Bowen	+2.5
40	20-20	WINTHR	WINTHR×4	Attack err	Albertine van der Goot		+3.1
41	21-20	WINTHR	WINTHR×4	Blocked	Addie Brookbank	blk KeAra Bowen, Teagan Sychterz	+3.5
42	21-21	WINTHR	UNC A	Serve err	Lexi Thatcher		+2.4
43	22-21	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	KeAra Bowen	set Lexi Thatcher	+2.8
44	23-21	WINTHR	WINTHR	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Lexi Thatcher	+3.7
45	23-22	WINTHR	UNC A	Kill	Cadence Nichols	set Olivia Callipo	+1.9
46	24-22	UNC A	WINTHR	Kill	Paige Bennett	set Lexi Thatcher	+3.0
47	25-22	WINTHR	WINTHR	Attack err	Albertine van der Goot		+2.3

Score shown after each rally, Winthrop 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).

Winthrop def. UNC Asheville 3–0

UNC Asheville hit .094. Winthrop held them there all match.