Akron vs Kent State Volleyball: Akron Wins 3-0 (Sep 23)

FinalWed, Sep 23, 2026ESPN+

3:0

RallyIQ pre-match: Akron 73.6% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Sep 22, 9:25 AM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Akron won at Kent St. 3-0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-22) on Wed, Sep 23, 2026. Akron's Delaney Gash led with 11 kills.

Data through Nov 3, 3:00 PM CT · final Sep 23

Set	1	2	3	Sets
AKRON	25	25	25	3
KENT	12	13	22	0

Win probability

Kent St. above 50 · Akron below

Biggest swing: 3.3% to Akron — set 3, AKRON 24-22 KENT. Kill by Delaney Gash (set by Vanessa Del Real). KENT win probability 5% → 2%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

AKRON 66.2%33.8% KENT

Akron wins

3-0

20.8%

3-1

25.4%

3-2

20.0%

Kent St. wins

3-0

6.8%

3-1

12.0%

3-2

14.9%

AKRON break %: 45.0% vs this opp
KENT break %: 41.8% 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
Delaney GashKill+3.3%
Kill by Delaney Gash (set by Vanessa Del Real)
Set 3 · AKRON 24-22 KENT · AKRON 95% → 98%
02
Mercedez BrownAttack error+2.7%
Attack error by Mercedez Brown
Set 3 · AKRON 23-22 KENT · AKRON 92% → 95%
03
Mercedez BrownAttack error+2.6%
Attack error by Mercedez Brown
Set 3 · AKRON 21-20 KENT · AKRON 92% → 94%
04
Delaney GashKill+2.4%
Kill by Delaney Gash (set by Payton Evans)
Set 3 · AKRON 20-20 KENT · AKRON 89% → 92%
05
Noelle ApratiKill+2.3%
Kill by Noelle Aprati (set by Payton Evans)
Set 3 · AKRON 22-21 KENT · AKRON 92% → 95%
06
Lyndi WolfService error+2.3%
Service error by Lyndi Wolf
Set 3 · AKRON 22-22 KENT · KENT 5% → 8%
07
AkronAce+2.1%
Akron ace on Catie Patterson
Set 1 · AKRON 2-0 KENT · AKRON 68% → 70%
08
Noelle ApratiKill+2.0%
Kill by Noelle Aprati (set by Payton Evans)
Set 3 · AKRON 19-20 KENT · AKRON 87% → 89%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Akronaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
13Delaney GashOH	3	11	2	23	.391	2	1	0	13	0	0	1	0.5	12.5
16Lyndi WolfMB	3	6	2	11	.364	0	3	3	3	0	1	3	2.5	11.5
14Lauren WilsonOH	3	9	4	21	.238	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.5	9.5
5Jordyn AeschlimanOH	3	5	4	21	.048	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	6
22Chidera OzohMB	3	3	2	8	.125	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4
19Masa PrascevicS	3	0	0	0	–	9	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
6Noelle ApratiOH	3	9	0	12	.750	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	10.5
1Vanessa Del RealL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	6	4	0	12	0	0	0	0	4
3Payton EvansS	3	0	0	0	–	20	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	1
7Reilly ChausseL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	3	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	1
Team totals		43	14	96	.302	41	11	3	46	4	1	10	6	75

Kent St.home

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
16Adalynn GinleyMB	3	6	1	15	.333	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
6Liliana MechuraMB	3	5	0	11	.455	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6
7Mercedez BrownOH	3	4	5	25	-.040	0	1	0	5	2	0	0	5
14Christina VigilS	3	1	0	6	.167	20	0	2	10	0	0	0	1
2Avrey RigneyOH	3	0	2	3	-.667	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0
12Catie PattersonDS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
11Vanessa ImohOH	3	4	1	7	.429	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.5	4.5
5Lesley FurutaL/DS	3	1	0	1	1.000	2	1	0	4	2	0	0	2
1Maggie KachmarikDS	3	0	0	0	–	1	2	0	4	2	0	0	2
10Macie MorelandOH	2	2	4	14	-.143	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
8Nadia MillerMB	2	2	2	10	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
20Ashley VerheyOH	1	1	1	3	.000	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	1.5
4Hailey BrennerDS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		26	16	95	.105	24	4	4	31	11	4	2	47

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.

Akron vs Kent St.

Season series · Akron leads 1-0

Wed, Sep 23, 2026Akron at Kent St. · Akron won 3-0This match
Sat, Nov 14, 2026Kent St. at AkronPreview →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 7 AKRON · KENT 5

Set 1

25-12

Longest run 5 AKRONKENT 2

Set 2

25-13

Longest run 5 AKRONKENT 2

Set 3

25-22

Longest run 7 AKRONKENT 5

Bars above the line = Kent St. leads, below = Akron leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Akron

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	67%4/6	57%4/7
2	80%4/5	60%6/10
3	80%4/5	60%6/10
4	100%4/4	0%0/4
5	75%3/4	73%8/11
6	100%2/2	71%5/7
All	81%21/26	59%29/49

Kent St.

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	29%4/14	0%0/3
2	80%4/5	43%3/7
3	44%4/9	0%0/4
4	50%4/8	20%1/5
5	22%2/9	20%1/5
6	50%2/4	0%0/2
All	41%20/49	19%5/26

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 (2 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

122 rallies

#	AKRON-KENT	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	KENT	AKRON×5	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Delaney Gash	+1.7
2	2-0	AKRON	AKRON×5	Ace	Akron	aced Catie Patterson	+2.1
3	3-0	AKRON	AKRON×5	Kill	Lyndi Wolf	set Masa Prascevic	+2.0
4	4-0	AKRON	AKRON×5	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Vanessa Del Real	+1.8
5	5-0	AKRON	AKRON×5	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Vanessa Del Real	+1.6
6	5-1	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Adalynn Ginley	set Christina Vigil	+1.1
7	5-2	KENT	KENT	Kill	Mercedez Brown	set Avrey Rigney	+1.7
8	6-2	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Delaney Gash	+1.4
9	6-3	AKRON	KENT	Attack err	Lyndi Wolf		+1.3
10	7-3	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans	+1.4
11	7-4	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Ashley Verhey	set Christina Vigil	+1.3
12	8-4	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans	+1.5
13	9-4	AKRON	AKRON	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Payton Evans	+1.6
14	9-5	AKRON	KENT	Serve err	Lyndi Wolf		+1.1
15	9-6	KENT	KENT	Ace	Kent St.	aced Reilly Chausse	+1.8
16	10-6	KENT	AKRON×3	Kill	Chidera Ozoh	set Payton Evans	+1.5
17	11-6	AKRON	AKRON×3	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Vanessa Del Real	+1.7
18	12-6	AKRON	AKRON×3	Ace	Akron	aced Macie Moreland	+1.4
19	12-7	AKRON	KENT	Attack err	Jordyn Aeschliman		+0.8
20	13-7	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Masa Prascevic	+1.0
21	13-8	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Macie Moreland	set Christina Vigil	+0.8
22	14-8	KENT	AKRON×3	Serve err	Kent St.		+1.0
23	15-8	AKRON	AKRON×3	Ace	Akron		+1.0
24	16-8	AKRON	AKRON×3	Blocked	Mercedez Brown	blk Jordyn Aeschliman, Lyndi Wolf	+0.7
25	16-9	AKRON	KENT	Attack err	Lauren Wilson		+0.3
26	17-9	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Masa Prascevic	+0.5
27	18-9	AKRON	AKRON	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Payton Evans	+0.4
28	18-10	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Liliana Mechura	set Christina Vigil	+0.2
29	19-10	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Lyndi Wolf	set Payton Evans	+0.2
30	19-11	AKRON	KENT	Blocked	Delaney Gash	blk Liliana Mechura, Ashley Verhey	+0.1
31	20-11	KENT	AKRON×4	Blocked	Ashley Verhey	blk Delaney Gash, Lyndi Wolf	+0.2
32	21-11	AKRON	AKRON×4	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans	+0.1
33	22-11	AKRON	AKRON×4	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Payton Evans	·
34	23-11	AKRON	AKRON×4	Ace	Lyndi Wolf	aced Lesley Furuta	·
35	23-12	AKRON	KENT	Serve err	Lyndi Wolf		·
36	24-12	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Payton Evans	·
37	25-12	AKRON	AKRON	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Reilly Chausse	·
Set 2
1	1-0	AKRON	AKRON×4	Blocked	Macie Moreland	blk Jordyn Aeschliman, Chidera Ozoh	+1.9
2	2-0	AKRON	AKRON×4	Ace	Akron	aced Lesley Furuta	+1.8
3	3-0	AKRON	AKRON×4	Blocked	Vanessa Imoh	blk Lauren Wilson, Chidera Ozoh	+1.7
4	4-0	AKRON	AKRON×4	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Masa Prascevic	+1.5
5	4-1	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Liliana Mechura	set Christina Vigil	+1.1
6	4-2	KENT	KENT	Attack err	Jordyn Aeschliman		+1.6
7	5-2	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Masa Prascevic	+1.3
8	5-3	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Adalynn Ginley	set Christina Vigil	+1.3
9	6-3	KENT	AKRON×4	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Masa Prascevic	+1.4
10	7-3	AKRON	AKRON×4	Kill	Lyndi Wolf		+1.6
11	8-3	AKRON	AKRON×4	Attack err	Macie Moreland		+1.4
12	9-3	AKRON	AKRON×4	Attack err	Macie Moreland		+1.1
13	9-4	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Macie Moreland	set Christina Vigil	+0.7
14	10-4	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Payton Evans	+0.9
15	10-5	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Christina Vigil	set Maggie Kachmarik	+0.7
16	11-5	KENT	AKRON×5	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Vanessa Del Real	+0.9
17	12-5	AKRON	AKRON×5	Attack err	Avrey Rigney		+0.9
18	13-5	AKRON	AKRON×5	Ace	Akron	aced Avrey Rigney	+0.7
19	14-5	AKRON	AKRON×5	Ace	Akron	aced Avrey Rigney	+0.4
20	15-5	AKRON	AKRON×5	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Chidera Ozoh	+0.3
21	15-6	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Liliana Mechura	set Christina Vigil	+0.1
22	16-6	KENT	AKRON×3	Serve err	Kent St.		+0.2
23	17-6	AKRON	AKRON×3	Attack err	Mercedez Brown		+0.1
24	18-6	AKRON	AKRON×3	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Reilly Chausse	+0.1
25	18-7	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Mercedez Brown	set Christina Vigil	·
26	19-7	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Chidera Ozoh	set Masa Prascevic	·
27	19-8	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Liliana Mechura	set Christina Vigil	·
28	19-9	KENT	KENT	Attack err	Lauren Wilson		·
29	20-9	KENT	AKRON	Attack err	Macie Moreland		+0.1
30	20-10	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Lesley Furuta	set Christina Vigil	·
31	21-10	KENT	AKRON×3	Blocked	Adalynn Ginley	blk Lyndi Wolf	·
32	22-10	AKRON	AKRON×3	Ace	Akron	aced Maggie Kachmarik	·
33	23-10	AKRON	AKRON×3	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans	·
34	23-11	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Nadia Miller	set Christina Vigil	·
35	23-12	KENT	KENT	Kill	Mercedez Brown	set Christina Vigil	·
36	24-12	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Lyndi Wolf	set Payton Evans	·
37	24-13	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Adalynn Ginley	set Christina Vigil	·
38	25-13	KENT	AKRON	Serve err	Kent St.		·
Set 3
1	0-1	KENT	KENT×5	Attack err	Jordyn Aeschliman		+1.2
2	0-2	KENT	KENT×5	Attack err	Chidera Ozoh		+1.2
3	0-3	KENT	KENT×5	Blocked	Lauren Wilson	blk Liliana Mechura, Vanessa Imoh	+1.2
4	0-4	KENT	KENT×5	Kill	Vanessa Imoh	set Lesley Furuta	+1.2
5	0-5		KENT	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.			+1.1
6	1-5	KENT	AKRON	Bad set	Christina Vigil		+0.7
7	2-5	AKRON	AKRON	Ace	Akron	aced Mercedez Brown	+1.1
8	2-6	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Vanessa Imoh	set Christina Vigil	+0.9
9	3-6	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Lyndi Wolf	set Masa Prascevic	+0.8
10	3-7	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Adalynn Ginley	set Christina Vigil	+1.0
11	3-8	KENT	KENT	Ace	Kent St.	aced Lauren Wilson	+1.2
12	4-8	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans	+0.8
13	4-9	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Adalynn Ginley	set Christina Vigil	+0.9
14	5-9	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Lyndi Wolf	set Payton Evans	+0.8
15	6-9	AKRON	AKRON	Attack err	Mercedez Brown		+1.1
16	6-10	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Mercedez Brown	set Christina Vigil	+1.0
17	7-10	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Chidera Ozoh	set Payton Evans	+0.9
18	8-10	AKRON	AKRON	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Reilly Chausse	+1.3
19	8-11	AKRON	KENT×3	Attack err	Delaney Gash		+1.1
20	8-12	KENT	KENT×3	Attack err	Chidera Ozoh		+1.4
21	8-13	KENT	KENT×3	Kill	Vanessa Imoh	set Christina Vigil	+1.2
22	9-13	KENT	AKRON	Serve err	Kent St.		+0.8
23	9-14	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Liliana Mechura	set Christina Vigil	+1.0
24	9-15	KENT	KENT	Kill	Vanessa Imoh	set Lesley Furuta	+1.0
25	10-15	KENT	AKRON×3	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Masa Prascevic	+0.6
26	11-15	AKRON	AKRON×3	Kill	Jordyn Aeschliman	set Masa Prascevic	+1.0
27	12-15	AKRON	AKRON×3	Ace	Akron	aced Mercedez Brown	+1.2
28	12-16	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Nadia Miller	set Christina Vigil	+1.2
29	12-17	KENT	KENT	Attack err	Jordyn Aeschliman		+1.3
30	13-17	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Lauren Wilson	set Vanessa Del Real	+0.7
31	14-17	AKRON	AKRON	Blocked	Nadia Miller	blk Lyndi Wolf, Noelle Aprati	+1.2
32	14-18	AKRON	KENT×3	Attack err	Lauren Wilson		+1.2
33	14-19	KENT	KENT×3	Ace	Kent St.		+1.3
34	14-20	KENT	KENT×3	Attack err	Lyndi Wolf		+0.9
35	15-20	KENT	AKRON×7	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans	+0.4
36	16-20	AKRON	AKRON×7	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans	+0.8
37	17-20	AKRON	AKRON×7	Attack err	Nadia Miller		+1.1
38	18-20	AKRON	AKRON×7	Ace	Akron	aced Maggie Kachmarik	+1.6
39	19-20	AKRON	AKRON×7	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans	+2.0
40	20-20	AKRON	AKRON×7	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Payton Evans	+2.4
41	21-20	AKRON	AKRON×7	Attack err	Mercedez Brown		+2.6
42	21-21	AKRON	KENT	Kill	Adalynn Ginley	set Mercedez Brown	+2.0
43	22-21	KENT	AKRON	Kill	Noelle Aprati	set Payton Evans	+2.3
44	22-22	AKRON	KENT	Serve err	Lyndi Wolf		+2.3
45	23-22	KENT	AKRON×3	Attack err	Mercedez Brown		+2.7
46	24-22	AKRON	AKRON×3	Kill	Delaney Gash	set Vanessa Del Real	+3.3
47	25-22	AKRON	AKRON×3	Attack err	Avrey Rigney		+1.8

Score shown after each rally, Akron 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).

Akron def. Kent St. 3–0