Final · 5 setsFri, Aug 28, 2026

Oral Roberts def. Nicholls 3–2

Oral Roberts won at Nicholls 3-2 (23-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-12) on Fri, Aug 28, 2026. Oral Roberts' Cortnee Smith led with 21 kills, and Mackenzie Murphy added 23 digs.

Data through · final Aug 28

Set12345Sets
ORU23202525153
NICHST25252322122

Win probability

Nicholls above 50 · Oral Roberts below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 4SET 510050100+17.4% ORUrally 215 · set 5

Biggest swing: 17.4% to Oral Roberts — set 5, ORU 14-12 NICHST. Kill by Cortnee Smith (set by Ana Appel). NICHST win probability 30% → 13%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

ORU 38.2%61.8% NICHST

Oral Roberts wins

3-0
8.2%
3-1
13.9%
3-2
16.2%

Nicholls wins

3-0
18.2%
3-1
23.6%
3-2
20.0%
ORU break %
44.4% vs this opp
NICHST break %
46.7% 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
    Cortnee SmithKill+17.4%

    Kill by Cortnee Smith (set by Ana Appel)

    Set 5 · ORU 14-12 NICHST · ORU 70% → 87%

  2. 02

    Kill by Ciara Cunningham (set by Ana Stojicic)

    Set 5 · ORU 15-12 NICHST · ORU 87% → 100%

  3. 03
    Cortnee SmithAttack error+13.0%

    Attack error by Cortnee Smith

    Set 5 · ORU 13-12 NICHST · NICHST 17% → 30%

  4. 04
    Cortnee SmithKill+11.1%

    Kill by Cortnee Smith (set by Ana Appel)

    Set 5 · ORU 8-6 NICHST · ORU 56% → 67%

  5. 05
    Oral RobertsAce+10.4%

    Oral Roberts ace on Tierney Terrell

    Set 5 · ORU 9-6 NICHST · ORU 67% → 77%

  6. 06
    Kera ArringtonKill+10.1%

    Kill by Kera Arrington (set by Jenna Cicherski)

    Set 5 · ORU 6-6 NICHST · NICHST 43% → 53%

  7. 07
    Khylie RemmengaKill+10.0%

    Kill by Khylie Remmenga (set by Ana Appel)

    Set 5 · ORU 6-4 NICHST · ORU 54% → 64%

  8. 08

    Kill by Khylie Remmenga (set by Ana Appel)

    Set 5 · ORU 11-8 NICHST · ORU 72% → 82%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
518839.25604270010.522.5
521655.27320191010.521.5
510317.41215200010.515.5
54212.167000100215
5218.1255020110010.54.5
2001.000100110000
5000–5132320001
46116.313110620007
3000–000210000
23812-.417000300003
Team totals6429160.21960138638063108
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
515639.2310001002116
511241.22022183052.515.5
511113.76900010073.514.5
59017.52901002031.511.5
5003.0003002800000
1000–000000000
59829.03400122010.59.5
51011.0001626500003
51011.0006101830002
42021.0000211620004
3136-.333000000212
2103.333000100001
1000–000000000
Team totals6120155.26554811601302010107

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 ORU · NICHST 4

Set 1

23-25

Longest run 3 ORUNICHST 4

Set 2

20-25

Longest run 4 ORUNICHST 4

Set 3

25-23

Longest run 4 ORUNICHST 4

Set 4

25-22

Longest run 4 ORUNICHST 4

Set 5

15-12

Longest run 3 ORUNICHST 4

Bars above the line = Nicholls leads, below = Oral Roberts leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Oral Roberts

SlotSideout %Break %
1
48%14/29
42%8/19
2
65%11/17
33%6/18
3
48%11/23
45%9/20
4
60%9/15
44%8/18
5
82%9/11
44%7/16
6
69%9/13
44%7/16
All
58%63/108
42%45/107

Nicholls

SlotSideout %Break %
1
57%13/23
52%13/25
2
60%12/20
32%6/19
3
56%10/18
48%10/21
4
56%9/16
50%9/18
5
82%9/11
31%4/13
6
47%9/19
25%3/12
All
58%62/107
42%45/108

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

215 rallies

#ORU-NICHSTSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0NICHSTORU×3KillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+1.9
22-0ORUORU×3KillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+2.3
33-0ORUORU×3Attack errZahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+2.3
43-1ORUNICHSTKillTierney Terrellset Natalia Navarro+1.8
54-1NICHSTORUKillQuincey McCoyset Ana Appel+2.0
65-1ORUORUAttack errZahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+2.3
75-2ORUNICHST×4KillTierney Terrellset Isabella Padilla+1.7
85-3NICHSTNICHST×4BlockedCiara Cunninghamblk Tierney Terrell, Maya Schirmer+2.3
95-4NICHSTNICHST×4BlockedElyse Dubeblk Maya Schirmer, Sydney Valentine+2.4
105-5NICHSTNICHST×4AceNichollsaced Mackenzie Murphy+2.5
116-5NICHSTORUServe errNicholls+2.2
127-5ORUORUAttack errSydney Valentine+2.6
137-6ORUNICHSTAttack errCiara Cunningham+2.1
148-6NICHSTORUAttack errKera Arrington+2.3
158-7ORUNICHSTAttack errElyse Dube+2.1
169-7NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smith+2.3
179-8ORUNICHSTKillHarper Holdenset Jenna Cicherski+2.2
1810-8NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Ashlyn Aseltine+2.4
1910-9ORUNICHST×4KillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+2.3
2010-10NICHSTNICHST×4KillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Natalia Navarro+2.8
2110-11NICHSTNICHST×4Attack errCiara Cunningham+2.9
2210-12NICHSTNICHST×4BlockedQuincey McCoyblk Harper Holden, Tierney Terrell+2.8
2311-12NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Mackenzie Murphy+2.3
2411-13ORUNICHSTBlockedCiara Cunninghamblk Harper Holden, Tierney Terrell+2.4
2512-13NICHSTORU×3KillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+2.3
2613-13ORUORU×3Attack errTierney Terrell+3.1
2714-13ORUORU×3Attack errZahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+3.4
2814-14ORUNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Isabella Padilla+2.8
2914-15NICHSTNICHSTAttack errCortnee Smith+3.4
3015-15NICHSTORUServe errNicholls+2.9
3115-16ORUNICHSTServe errOral Roberts+3.0
3216-16NICHSTORUKillKhylie Remmengaset Ana Appel+3.0
3316-17ORUNICHSTServe errOral Roberts+3.2
3417-17NICHSTORUBlockedKera Arringtonblk Khylie Remmenga, Ana Appel+3.2
3517-18ORUNICHSTKillHarper Holdenset Jenna Cicherski+3.4
3617-19NICHSTNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+3.9
3718-19NICHSTORUKillKhylie Remmengaset Ana Appel+3.0
3819-19ORUORUAttack errKera Arrington+4.4
3919-20ORUNICHSTKillHarper Holdenset Isabella Padilla+3.9
4019-21NICHSTNICHSTAttack errQuincey McCoy+4.6
4120-21NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+3.3
4220-22ORUNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+4.2
4321-22NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+3.5
4422-22ORUORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+6.0
4522-23ORUNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Isabella Padilla+6.0
4623-23NICHSTORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+5.9
4723-24ORUNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Jenna Cicherski+7.7
4823-25NICHSTNICHSTAttack errElyse Dube+8.8
Set 2
11-0ORUORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+2.0
22-0ORUORUAttack errZahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+2.1
32-1ORUNICHSTKillTierney Terrellset Isabella Padilla+1.7
42-2NICHSTNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+2.0
53-2NICHSTORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+1.8
63-3ORUNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+1.7
73-4NICHSTNICHSTAttack errElyse Dube+2.1
84-4NICHSTORUServe errNicholls+1.8
94-5ORUNICHSTAttack errElyse Dube+1.8
105-5NICHSTORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+1.8
115-6ORUNICHST×3Serve errOral Roberts+1.8
125-7NICHSTNICHST×3Attack errElyse Dube+2.1
135-8NICHSTNICHST×3KillJenna Cicherskiset Natalia Navarro+2.0
146-8NICHSTORUKillElyse Dubeset Ana Appel+1.6
156-9ORUNICHSTAttack errKhylie Remmenga+1.7
167-9NICHSTORU×4KillAna Appel+1.6
178-9ORUORU×4Attack errZahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+2.2
189-9ORUORU×4AceOral Robertsaced Harper Holden+2.4
1910-9ORUORU×4AceOral Robertsaced Harper Holden+2.6
2010-10ORUNICHST×3KillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+2.1
2110-11NICHSTNICHST×3KillHarper Holdenset Isabella Padilla+2.6
2210-12NICHSTNICHST×3AceNichollsaced Ashlyn Aseltine+2.5
2311-12NICHSTORUServe errNicholls+2.0
2411-13ORUNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+2.2
2512-13NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+2.1
2612-14ORUNICHSTKillTierney Terrellset Isabella Padilla+2.2
2713-14NICHSTORU×3Serve errNicholls+2.2
2814-14ORUORU×3KillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+2.9
2915-14ORUORU×3KillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+3.2
3015-15ORUNICHSTBlockedElyse Dubeblk Sydney Valentine, Maya Schirmer+2.6
3115-16NICHSTNICHSTAttack errKhylie Remmenga+3.2
3216-16NICHSTORUKillElyse Dubeset Ana Appel+2.7
3316-17ORUNICHSTAttack errAna Appel+2.8
3417-17NICHSTORUKillElyse Dubeset Mackenzie Murphy+2.9
3517-18ORUNICHSTKillHarper Holdenset Jenna Cicherski+3.0
3617-19NICHSTNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Isabella Padilla+3.5
3718-19NICHSTORUServe errNicholls+2.7
3818-20ORUNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+3.1
3919-20NICHSTORUServe errNicholls+2.8
4019-21ORUNICHSTKillTierney Terrellset Isabella Padilla+3.4
4120-21NICHSTORUKillQuincey McCoyset Ana Appel+3.0
4220-22ORUNICHST×4Attack errElyse Dube+3.7
4320-23NICHSTNICHST×4Bad setMackenzie Murphy+3.6
4420-24NICHSTNICHST×4BlockedCiara Cunninghamblk Tierney Terrell, Maya Schirmer+2.1
4520-25NICHSTNICHST×4BlockedCiara Cunninghamblk Maya Schirmer, Tierney Terrell+0.7
Set 3
11-0NICHSTORUKillAna Appelset Mackenzie Murphy+1.0
21-1ORUNICHSTKillTierney Terrellset Isabella Padilla+1.0
32-1NICHSTORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+1.0
43-1ORUORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Mackenzie Murphy+1.3
53-2ORUNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+1.0
63-3NICHSTNICHSTKillMaya Schirmer+1.2
74-3NICHSTORUKillAna Stojicicset Cortnee Smith+1.1
85-3ORUORUAttack errSydney Valentine+1.3
95-4ORUNICHSTServe errOral Roberts+1.1
106-4NICHSTORUKillKhylie Remmengaset Ana Appel+1.1
116-5ORUNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Jenna Cicherski+1.1
127-5NICHSTORUAttack errKera Arrington+1.2
137-6ORUNICHSTKillHarper Holdenset Jenna Cicherski+1.1
147-7NICHSTNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Natalia Navarro+1.4
158-7NICHSTORUServe errNicholls+1.2
168-8ORUNICHST×4KillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+1.2
178-9NICHSTNICHST×4KillTierney Terrellset Isabella Padilla+1.4
188-10NICHSTNICHST×4KillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Natalia Navarro+1.4
198-11NICHSTNICHST×4Attack errCortnee Smith+1.3
209-11NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+1.0
2110-11ORUORUAceOral Roberts+1.4
2210-12ORUNICHSTKillHarper Holdenset Isabella Padilla+1.2
2311-12NICHSTORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+1.2
2411-13ORUNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+1.3
2512-13NICHSTORU×3KillAna Stojicicset Ana Appel+1.2
2613-13ORUORU×3AceOral Robertsaced Lizzie Kraft+1.7
2714-13ORUORU×3Attack errSydney Valentine+1.8
2814-14ORUNICHSTKillSydney Valentineset Jenna Cicherski+1.5
2914-15NICHSTNICHSTBlockedCiara Cunninghamblk Maya Schirmer, Kera Arrington+1.8
3015-15NICHSTORU×4Attack errKera Arrington+1.5
3116-15ORUORU×4KillKhylie Remmengaset Ana Appel+2.0
3217-15ORUORU×4AceOral Robertsaced Kera Arrington+2.0
3318-15ORUORU×4Attack errKera Arrington+1.9
3418-16ORUNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Tierney Terrell+1.3
3518-17NICHSTNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Jenna Cicherski+1.9
3619-17NICHSTORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+1.9
3719-18ORUNICHSTAttack errCortnee Smith+1.7
3820-18NICHSTORUKillKhylie Remmengaset Ana Appel+2.1
3920-19ORUNICHSTServe errOral Roberts+1.8
4021-19NICHSTORUKillAna Stojicicset Ana Appel+2.2
4121-20ORUNICHSTKillLizzie Kraftset Ana Appel+1.9
4221-21NICHSTNICHSTBlockedCiara Cunninghamblk Maya Schirmer, Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+2.8
4322-21NICHSTORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Mackenzie Murphy+2.8
4423-21ORUORUKillAna Stojicicset Ana Appel+3.4
4523-22ORUNICHSTServe errOral Roberts+2.1
4623-23NICHSTNICHSTAceNichollsaced Ana Stojicic+3.8
4724-23NICHSTORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Mackenzie Murphy+4.3
4825-23ORUORUAttack errMaya Schirmer+5.4
Set 4
10-1ORUNICHSTAttack errCortnee Smith+2.3
20-2NICHSTNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Isabella Padilla+2.6
31-2NICHSTORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+2.2
41-3ORUNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Isabella Padilla+2.2
52-3NICHSTORUKillAna Stojicicset Ana Appel+2.2
62-4ORUNICHST×3Serve errOral Roberts+2.3
72-5NICHSTNICHST×3Attack errAna Stojicic+2.6
82-6NICHSTNICHST×3AceNichollsaced Cortnee Smith+2.4
93-6NICHSTORUServe errNicholls+1.9
104-6ORUORUAceOral Robertsaced Natalia Navarro+2.5
114-7ORUNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Tierney Terrell+2.3
125-7NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+2.2
136-7ORUORUAceOral Robertsaced Natalia Navarro+2.9
146-8ORUNICHSTKillBeryn Hylandset Jenna Cicherski+2.5
157-8NICHSTORU×3KillKhylie Remmengaset Ana Appel+2.5
168-8ORUORU×3Attack errKera Arrington+3.3
179-8ORUORU×3AceOral Robertsaced Tierney Terrell+3.5
189-9ORUNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Natalia Navarro+2.8
1910-9NICHSTORUKillQuincey McCoyset Ana Appel+3.0
2010-10ORUNICHST×3KillLizzie Kraftset Ana Appel+2.9
2110-11NICHSTNICHST×3AceNichollsaced Mackenzie Murphy+3.5
2210-12NICHSTNICHST×3KillTierney Terrellset Isabella Padilla+3.4
2311-12NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+2.8
2412-12ORUORUBlockedTierney Terrellblk Quincey McCoy, Ciara Cunningham+3.7
2512-13ORUNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Isabella Padilla+3.2
2613-13NICHSTORUServe errNicholls+3.3
2713-14ORUNICHST×4KillTierney Terrellset Jenna Cicherski+3.3
2813-15NICHSTNICHST×4Attack errKhylie Remmenga+3.9
2913-16NICHSTNICHST×4KillNatalia Navarroset Ana Appel+3.5
3013-17NICHSTNICHST×4AceNicholls+3.0
3114-17NICHSTORUKillAna Stojicicset Ana Appel+2.1
3215-17ORUORUAceOral Robertsaced Tierney Terrell+3.2
3315-18ORUNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Jenna Cicherski+3.2
3415-19NICHSTNICHSTKillHarper Holdenset Jenna Cicherski+3.2
3516-19NICHSTORUKillKhylie Remmengaset Ana Appel+2.1
3617-19ORUORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+3.4
3717-20ORUNICHSTKillHarper Holdenset Jenna Cicherski+3.5
3818-20NICHSTORU×3KillCortnee Smithset Khylie Remmenga+2.9
3919-20ORUORU×3AceOral Robertsaced Natalia Navarro+4.6
4020-20ORUORU×3AceOral Robertsaced Kera Arrington+5.9
4120-21ORUNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+5.4
4221-21NICHSTORU×4BlockedZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieblk Quincey McCoy, Cortnee Smith+5.4
4322-21ORUORU×4KillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+7.7
4423-21ORUORU×4KillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+7.8
4524-21ORUORU×4KillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+6.1
4624-22ORUNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+2.2
4725-22NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+5.6
Set 5
10-1NICHSTNICHSTKillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllie+7.9
21-1NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+6.7
32-1ORUORUAceOral Robertsaced Lizzie Kraft+8.6
42-2ORUNICHSTBlockedCortnee Smithblk Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie, Harper Holden+7.0
52-3NICHSTNICHSTAceNichollsaced Ana Stojicic+8.5
63-3NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+7.3
74-3ORUORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+9.3
84-4ORUNICHSTKillMaya Schirmerset Isabella Padilla+7.6
95-4NICHSTORUServe errNicholls+8.2
106-4ORUORUKillKhylie Remmengaset Ana Appel+10.0
116-5ORUNICHSTKillTierney Terrellset Jenna Cicherski+7.6
126-6NICHSTNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Jenna Cicherski+10.1
137-6NICHSTORU×3KillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Appel+9.1
148-6ORUORU×3KillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+11.1
159-6ORUORU×3AceOral Robertsaced Tierney Terrell+10.4
169-7ORUNICHSTKillTierney Terrellset Jenna Cicherski+7.1
1710-7NICHSTORUKillKhylie Remmengaset Ana Appel+9.2
1810-8ORUNICHSTKillKera Arringtonset Jenna Cicherski+7.2
1911-8NICHSTORU×3KillKhylie Remmengaset Ana Appel+9.7
2012-8ORUORU×3Attack errKera Arrington+9.0
2113-8ORUORU×3KillQuincey McCoyset Cortnee Smith+5.7
2213-9ORUNICHST×4Serve errOral Roberts+2.0
2313-10NICHSTNICHST×4AceNichollsaced Olivia Burns+4.5
2413-11NICHSTNICHST×4KillZahahrah Edwards-Wyllieset Isabella Padilla+7.8
2513-12NICHSTNICHST×4Attack errCortnee Smith+13.0
2614-12NICHSTORUKillCortnee Smithset Ana Appel+17.4
2715-12ORUORUKillCiara Cunninghamset Ana Stojicic+13.1

Score shown after each rally, Oral Roberts 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).