Final · 4 setsSat, Aug 29, 2026 · Neutral site

Iowa def. UAlbany 3–1

Iowa beat UAlbany 3-1 (25-18, 27-29, 25-16, 25-13) on Sat, Aug 29, 2026 at a neutral site. Iowa's Hannah Whittingstall led with 15 kills, and Jaimie Marquardt added 18 digs.

Data through · final Aug 29

Set1234Sets
ALBANY182916131
IOWA252725253

Win probability

Iowa above 50 · UAlbany below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+2.2% ALBANYrally 178 · set 4

Biggest swing: 2.2% to UAlbany — set 2, ALBANY 29-27 IOWA. Attack error by Marichka Hoshylyk. IOWA win probability 97% → 94%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

ALBANY 2.0%98.0% IOWA

UAlbany wins

3-0
0.2%
3-1
0.5%
3-2
1.3%

Iowa wins

3-0
66.8%
3-1
25.2%
3-2
5.9%
ALBANY break %
34.1% vs this opp
IOWA break %
49.7% 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
    Marichka HoshylykAttack error+2.2%

    Attack error by Marichka Hoshylyk

    Set 2 · ALBANY 29-27 IOWA · ALBANY 3% → 6%

  2. 02
    Nia GibsonKill+1.8%

    Kill by Nia Gibson (set by Campbell Robinson)

    Set 3 · ALBANY 9-7 IOWA · ALBANY 8% → 10%

  3. 03

    Hallie Steponaitis stuffed by Nia Gibson & Pinar Erol

    Set 3 · ALBANY 6-4 IOWA · ALBANY 7% → 9%

  4. 04
    UAlbanyAce+1.5%

    UAlbany ace on Allison Berent

    Set 2 · ALBANY 25-24 IOWA · ALBANY 2% → 3%

  5. 05
    IowaAce+1.5%

    Iowa ace on Pinar Erol

    Set 3 · ALBANY 9-9 IOWA · IOWA 92% → 93%

  6. 06

    Addy Bianchini stuffed by Hannah Whittingstall

    Set 3 · ALBANY 10-11 IOWA · IOWA 93% → 94%

  7. 07

    Lily Lott stuffed by Hallie Steponaitis & Hannah Whittingstall

    Set 3 · ALBANY 7-7 IOWA · IOWA 92% → 93%

  8. 08
    Nia GibsonKill+1.3%

    Kill by Nia Gibson (set by Addy Bianchini)

    Set 3 · ALBANY 5-4 IOWA · ALBANY 6% → 7%

Box score

Official NCAA box

PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
413739.15400173010.513.5
49014.64321150031.511.5
46114.35700000010.56.5
44221.09520020031.55.5
44626-.077000330004
4218.12533031200213
4013-.3331121510001
4001.000210320001
3000–000200000
24310.100001100004
1000–100000000
Team totals4221136.15441385010010576
Iowahome
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
415020.75020030132.517.5
410323.30401200111.512.5
411635.143002170010.511.5
42010.200514460010.56.5
25312.167000100005
2000–000320000
412119.5790212012216
4002.0001211800002
4012-.500114610001
3001.000000500000
26219.211000000006
Team totals6116143.315551014613387102

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 3 ALBANY · IOWA 6

Set 1

18-25

Longest run 3 ALBANYIOWA 5

Set 2

29-27

Longest run 3 ALBANYIOWA 6

Set 3

16-25

Longest run 3 ALBANYIOWA 6

Set 4

13-25

Longest run 1 ALBANYIOWA 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

UAlbany

SlotSideout %Break %
1
41%7/17
14%1/7
2
40%6/15
42%5/12
3
75%6/8
25%2/8
4
40%6/15
14%1/7
5
75%6/8
14%1/7
6
45%5/11
14%1/7
All
49%36/74
23%11/48

Iowa

SlotSideout %Break %
1
58%7/12
65%11/17
2
78%7/9
42%5/12
3
86%6/7
45%5/11
4
86%6/7
63%10/16
5
86%6/7
33%3/9
6
83%5/6
44%4/9
All
77%37/48
51%38/74

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 4 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

178 rallies

#ALBANY-IOWASrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
10-1IOWAIOWA×5KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
20-2IOWAIOWA×5Attack errLily Lott+0.2
30-3IOWAIOWA×5KillJenna Meitzler+0.2
40-4IOWAIOWA×5KillLiv Mogridge+0.1
50-5IOWAIOWA×5KillMarichka Hoshylykset Addy Bianchini+0.1
61-5IOWAALBANYKillLily Lottset Addy Bianchini+0.1
72-5ALBANYALBANYKillMina Benucciset Addy Bianchini+0.1
82-6ALBANYIOWA×3KillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
92-7IOWAIOWA×3Attack errLily Lott+0.1
102-8IOWAIOWA×3AceIowaaced Pinar Erol+0.1
113-8IOWAALBANYServe errIowa+0.1
123-9ALBANYIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
134-9IOWAALBANYServe errIowa+0.1
144-10ALBANYIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
154-11IOWAIOWABlockedMina Benucciblk Marichka Hoshylyk, Hannah Whittingstall+0.1
165-11IOWAALBANYKillPinar Erolset Addy Bianchini·
175-12ALBANYIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler·
186-12IOWAALBANYKillPinar Erolset Addy Bianchini·
197-12ALBANYALBANYKillPinar Erolset Kasia Barletta+0.1
207-13ALBANYIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
218-13IOWAALBANYKillCampbell Robinsonset Addy Bianchini+0.1
229-13ALBANYALBANYKillLily Lottset Addy Bianchini+0.1
239-14ALBANYIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
2410-14IOWAALBANY×3Bad setCarmel Vares+0.1
2511-14ALBANYALBANY×3Attack errLiv Mogridge+0.2
2612-14ALBANYALBANY×3AceUAlbanyaced Allison Berent+0.3
2712-15ALBANYIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
2812-16IOWAIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Nia Gibson+0.2
2913-16IOWAALBANYKillNia Gibsonset Addy Bianchini+0.1
3013-17ALBANYIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
3114-17IOWAALBANYKillMina Benucciset Addy Bianchini+0.2
3215-17ALBANYALBANYKillPinar Erolset Addy Bianchini+0.3
3315-18ALBANYIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
3415-19IOWAIOWABlockedPinar Erolblk Hallie Steponaitis+0.3
3516-19IOWAALBANYKillMina Benucciset Addy Bianchini+0.1
3616-20ALBANYIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
3717-20IOWAALBANYBlockedKsenija Tomicblk Addy Bianchini, Campbell Robinson+0.1
3817-21ALBANYIOWA×3KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
3917-22IOWAIOWA×3KillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
4017-23IOWAIOWA×3Attack errPinar Erol+0.1
4118-23IOWAALBANYAttack errCarmel Vares·
4218-24ALBANYIOWAAttack errCarmel Vares·
4318-25IOWAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler·
Set 2
10-1ALBANYIOWAAttack errPinar Erol+0.1
21-1IOWAALBANYServe errIowa+0.1
32-1ALBANYALBANYAttack errLiv Mogridge+0.2
42-2ALBANYIOWAServe errUAlbany+0.1
52-3IOWAIOWAAceIowaaced Kiki Provatas+0.2
63-3IOWAALBANYKillCampbell Robinsonset Addy Bianchini+0.1
74-3ALBANYALBANYAttack errMarichka Hoshylyk+0.2
84-4ALBANYIOWAServe errUAlbany+0.2
95-4IOWAALBANY×3Serve errIowa+0.2
106-4ALBANYALBANY×3BlockedMarichka Hoshylykblk Nia Gibson, Campbell Robinson+0.3
117-4ALBANYALBANY×3KillCampbell Robinsonset Nia Gibson+0.4
127-5ALBANYIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
138-5IOWAALBANY×3Serve errIowa+0.3
149-5ALBANYALBANY×3Attack errMarichka Hoshylyk+0.4
1510-5ALBANYALBANY×3KillAddy Bianchiniset Nia Gibson+0.5
1610-6ALBANYIOWA×6KillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
1710-7IOWAIOWA×6Attack errKasia Barletta+0.4
1810-8IOWAIOWA×6KillHannah Whittingstall+0.4
1910-9IOWAIOWA×6Attack errLily Lott+0.4
2010-10IOWA
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.

+0.3
2110-11IOWAIOWA×6KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
2211-11IOWAALBANY×3Serve errIowa+0.2
2312-11ALBANYALBANY×3AceUAlbanyaced Ksenija Tomic+0.4
2413-11ALBANYALBANY×3KillPinar Erolset Addy Bianchini+0.5
2513-12ALBANYIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
2614-12IOWAALBANYKillMina Benucciset Addy Bianchini+0.4
2715-12ALBANYALBANYKillAddy Bianchini+0.6
2815-13ALBANYIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
2915-14IOWAIOWAAceIowaaced Lily Lott+0.5
3016-14IOWAALBANYBlockedCarmel Varesblk Addy Bianchini, Mina Benucci+0.4
3116-15ALBANYIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
3216-16IOWAIOWAAceIowaaced Kiki Provatas+0.5
3317-16IOWAALBANYKillPinar Erolset Kiki Provatas+0.4
3417-17ALBANYIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
3518-17IOWAALBANYKillPinar Erolset Addy Bianchini+0.5
3619-17ALBANYALBANYKillNia Gibsonset Addy Bianchini+0.7
3719-18ALBANYIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.4
3819-19IOWAIOWAAceIowaaced Kasia Barletta+0.6
3920-19IOWAALBANYAttack errMarichka Hoshylyk+0.6
4020-20ALBANYIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+0.5
4120-21IOWAIOWABad setLily Lott+0.6
4221-21IOWAALBANYKillLily Lottset Addy Bianchini+0.5
4321-22ALBANYIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+0.5
4421-23IOWAIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+0.6
4522-23IOWAALBANYServe errIowa+0.3
4622-24ALBANYIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+0.4
4723-24IOWAALBANY×3KillMina Benucciset Addy Bianchini+0.3
4824-24ALBANYALBANY×3KillCampbell Robinsonset Addy Bianchini+1.0
4925-24ALBANYALBANY×3AceUAlbanyaced Allison Berent+1.5
5025-25ALBANYIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+1.1
5126-25IOWAALBANYKillCampbell Robinsonset Addy Bianchini+1.1
5226-26ALBANYIOWAServe errUAlbany+1.1
5327-26IOWAALBANYKillCampbell Robinsonset Addy Bianchini+1.1
5427-27ALBANYIOWAKillCarmel Varesset Jenna Meitzler+1.1
5528-27IOWAALBANYKillCampbell Robinsonset Addy Bianchini+1.1
5629-27ALBANYALBANYAttack errMarichka Hoshylyk+2.2
Set 3
10-1IOWAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.8
20-2IOWAIOWAKillJenna Meitzlerset Hannah Whittingstall+0.7
31-2IOWAALBANY×3KillPinar Erolset Addy Bianchini+0.5
42-2ALBANYALBANY×3Attack errLiv Mogridge+0.9
53-2ALBANYALBANY×3Attack errRosa Vesty+1.2
63-3ALBANYIOWAAttack errPinar Erol+0.7
73-4IOWAIOWAAceIowaaced Lily Lott+0.9
84-4IOWAALBANY×3Serve errIowa+0.8
95-4ALBANYALBANY×3KillNia Gibsonset Addy Bianchini+1.3
106-4ALBANYALBANY×3BlockedHallie Steponaitisblk Nia Gibson, Pinar Erol+1.6
116-5ALBANYIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.9
127-5IOWAALBANYKillCampbell Robinsonset Addy Bianchini+1.2
137-6ALBANYIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+1.0
147-7IOWAIOWABlockedLily Lottblk Hallie Steponaitis, Hannah Whittingstall+1.3
158-7IOWAALBANYKillLily Lottset Addy Bianchini+1.1
169-7ALBANYALBANYKillNia Gibsonset Campbell Robinson+1.8
179-8ALBANYIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+1.1
189-9IOWAIOWAAceIowaaced Pinar Erol+1.5
1910-9IOWAALBANYKillPinar Erolset Addy Bianchini+1.2
2010-10ALBANYIOWA×3KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+1.0
2110-11IOWAIOWA×3BlockedAddy Bianchiniblk Hannah Whittingstall+1.3
2210-12IOWAIOWA×3BlockedLily Lottblk Jenna Meitzler, Hannah Whittingstall+1.1
2311-12IOWAALBANYAttack errRosa Vesty+0.9
2411-13ALBANYIOWAAttack errPinar Erol+0.8
2511-14IOWAIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Hannah Whittingstall+0.9
2612-14IOWAALBANYKillPinar Erolset Kiki Provatas+0.7
2712-15ALBANYIOWAKillLiv Mogridgeset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
2813-15IOWAALBANYKillPinar Erolset Campbell Robinson+0.7
2913-16ALBANYIOWAServe errUAlbany+0.7
3014-16IOWAALBANYServe errIowa+0.7
3114-17ALBANYIOWA×6KillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler+0.7
3214-18IOWAIOWA×6KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.8
3314-19IOWAIOWA×6KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.5
3414-20IOWAIOWA×6KillMarichka Hoshylykset Jaimie Marquardt+0.3
3514-21IOWAIOWA×6KillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
3614-22IOWAIOWA×6KillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler·
3715-22IOWAALBANYKillSophie Burkeyset Addy Bianchini·
3815-23ALBANYIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler·
3915-24IOWAIOWAAttack errSophie Burkey·
4016-24IOWAALBANYKillSophie Burkeyset Addy Bianchini·
4116-25ALBANYIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Addy Bianchini·
Set 4
10-1ALBANYIOWAAttack errNia Gibson+0.4
20-2IOWAIOWAAceIowaaced Lily Lott+0.5
31-2IOWAALBANYKillPinar Erolset Addy Bianchini+0.4
41-3ALBANYIOWA×3Serve errUAlbany+0.3
51-4IOWAIOWA×3KillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.4
61-5IOWAIOWA×3KillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.3
72-5IOWAALBANYServe errIowa+0.2
82-6ALBANYIOWA×3KillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler+0.2
92-7IOWAIOWA×3BlockedLily Lottblk Hallie Steponaitis, Liv Mogridge+0.2
102-8IOWAIOWA×3AceIowaaced Pinar Erol+0.2
113-8IOWAALBANYKillSophie Burkeyset Addy Bianchini+0.1
123-9ALBANYIOWAServe errUAlbany+0.1
133-10IOWAIOWAAttack errPinar Erol+0.1
144-10IOWAALBANYServe errIowa+0.1
154-11ALBANYIOWAServe errUAlbany+0.1
165-11IOWAALBANYKillPinar Erolset Addy Bianchini+0.1
175-12ALBANYIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
185-13IOWAIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler+0.1
196-13IOWAALBANYKillCampbell Robinsonset Addy Bianchini·
206-14ALBANYIOWAKillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler·
217-14IOWAALBANYBad setRosa Vesty·
227-15ALBANYIOWAAttack errNia Gibson·
238-15IOWAALBANYServe errIowa·
248-16ALBANYIOWAKillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler·
259-16IOWAALBANYServe errIowa·
269-17ALBANYIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Ksenija Tomic·
2710-17IOWAALBANYKillMina Benucciset Madison Hess·
2810-18ALBANYIOWAKillMarichka Hoshylykset Jenna Meitzler·
2911-18IOWAALBANYAttack errMarichka Hoshylyk·
3011-19ALBANYIOWAAttack errPinar Erol·
3111-20IOWAIOWAKillHannah Whittingstallset Jenna Meitzler·
3212-20IOWAALBANYServe errIowa·
3312-21ALBANYIOWAServe errUAlbany·
3413-21IOWAALBANYKillSophie Burkeyset Addy Bianchini·
3513-22ALBANYIOWA×4KillRosa Vestyset Jenna Meitzler·
3613-23IOWAIOWA×4Attack errSophie Burkey·
3713-24IOWAIOWA×4KillHallie Steponaitisset Jenna Meitzler·
3813-25IOWAIOWA×4Attack errSophie Burkey·

Score shown after each rally, UAlbany 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).