UC Santa Barbara def. Arizona 3-0 Volleyball (Aug 30)

FinalSun, Aug 30, 2026

3:0

UC Santa Barbara won at Arizona 3-0 (25-22, 29-27, 25-23) on Sun, Aug 30, 2026. UC Santa Barbara's Sophia Wendlick led with 19 kills, and Cortni Youngblood added 17 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 1:45 PM CT · final Aug 30

Set	1	2	3	Sets
UCSB	25	29	25	3
ARIZ	22	27	23	0

Win probability

Arizona above 50 · UC Santa Barbara below

Biggest swing: 12.9% to UC Santa Barbara — set 2, UCSB 29-27 ARIZ. Kill by Gabi Martinez (set by Milan Rex). ARIZ win probability 34% → 21%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

UCSB 32.1%67.9% ARIZ

UC Santa Barbara wins

3-0

6.3%

3-1

11.4%

3-2

14.4%

Arizona wins

3-0

21.8%

3-1

26.1%

3-2

20.0%

UCSB break %: 40.5% vs this opp
ARIZ break %: 44.1% 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
Gabi MartinezKill+12.9%
Kill by Gabi Martinez (set by Milan Rex)
Set 2 · UCSB 29-27 ARIZ · UCSB 66% → 79%
02
Destiny Ndam-SimpsonAttack error+11.8%
Attack error by Destiny Ndam-Simpson
Set 2 · UCSB 25-24 ARIZ · UCSB 54% → 66%
03
Bella Mathis&Emma McDermottBlock+10.6%
Destiny Ndam-Simpson stuffed by Bella Mathis & Emma McDermott
Set 3 · UCSB 25-23 ARIZ · UCSB 89% → 100%
04
Renee JonesAttack error+9.8%
Attack error by Renee Jones
Set 3 · UCSB 24-23 ARIZ · UCSB 80% → 89%
05
Kennedy OsunsanmiKill+8.8%
Kill by Kennedy Osunsanmi (set by Maria Olga Siapani)
Set 2 · UCSB 25-25 ARIZ · ARIZ 34% → 43%
06
Bella MathisKill+8.8%
Kill by Bella Mathis (set by Ayva Ostovar)
Set 2 · UCSB 26-25 ARIZ · UCSB 57% → 66%
07
Sophia WendlickAttack error+8.8%
Attack error by Sophia Wendlick
Set 2 · UCSB 26-26 ARIZ · ARIZ 34% → 43%
08
Bella MathisBlock+8.8%
Marina Vosloo stuffed by Bella Mathis
Set 2 · UCSB 27-26 ARIZ · UCSB 57% → 66%

Box score

Official NCAA box

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Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
28Sophia WendlickOH	3	19	6	33	.394	0	0	4	3	0	0	1	0.5	19.5
13Bella MathisMB	3	7	0	10	.700	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4.5	11.5
33Emma McDermottOH	3	9	2	20	.350	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	1.5	10.5
18Gabi MartinezOH	3	9	10	36	-.028	1	0	6	12	1	0	0	0	9
2Sandrea ThomasMB	3	3	0	8	.375	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	3
19Ayva OstovarS	3	0	0	1	.000	20	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	1
1Auburn TomkinsonOPP	3	6	2	20	.200	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	6.5
8Milan RexS	3	0	0	1	.000	22	1	4	8	0	0	0	0	1
4Bianca NistorDS	3	0	0	0	–	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1
9Cortni YoungbloodDS	3	0	0	0	–	6	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
14Danica RachOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		53	20	129	.256	50	3	18	65	1	2	10	7	79

Arizonahome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
18Destiny Ndam-SimpsonOH	3	9	6	37	.081	1	0	2	8	1	1	3	2.5	11.5
14Kennedy OsunsanmiOPP	3	5	2	20	.150	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	5.5
23Marina VoslooMB	3	1	1	8	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	2.5	3.5
1Maria Olga SiapaniS	3	0	0	0	–	11	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
12Carlie CisnerosOH	2	2	4	14	-.143	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	3
22Journey TuckerMB	1	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Renee JonesOPP	3	7	1	16	.375	0	0	0	3	0	1	5	3.5	10.5
8Kristen DearMB	3	2	1	10	.100	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	2	4
3Brenna GinderL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	4	0	1	12	0	0	0	0	0
7Harmony SampleS	3	0	0	0	–	12	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
31Payton WoodsOH	2	6	1	16	.313	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	6
5Gigi WhannL/DS	2	0	0	0	–	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		32	16	122	.131	29	1	5	46	3	2	18	11	72

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 6 UCSB · ARIZ 4

Set 1

25-22

Longest run 2 UCSBARIZ 4

Set 2

29-27

Longest run 6 UCSBARIZ 3

Set 3

25-23

Longest run 5 UCSBARIZ 4

Bars above the line = Arizona leads, below = UC Santa Barbara leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

UC Santa Barbara

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	60%9/15	30%3/10
2	64%9/14	25%3/12
3	89%8/9	56%10/18
4	73%8/11	60%12/20
5	54%7/13	13%1/8
6	50%6/12	33%3/9
All	64%47/74	42%32/77

Arizona

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	90%9/10	43%6/14
2	50%8/16	36%5/14
3	42%8/19	20%2/10
4	54%7/13	27%3/11
5	78%7/9	42%5/12
6	60%6/10	46%6/13
All	58%45/77	36%27/74

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 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

151 rallies

#	UCSB-ARIZ	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Gabi Martinez	set Ayva Ostovar	+1.7
2	1-1	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+1.6
3	2-1	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Emma McDermott	set Ayva Ostovar	+1.7
4	2-2	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Kennedy Osunsanmi	set Maria Olga Siapani	+1.7
5	3-2	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Emma McDermott	set Ayva Ostovar	+1.8
6	4-2	UCSB	UCSB	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Milan Rex	+2.5
7	4-3	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+1.7
8	5-3	ARIZ	UCSB	Serve err	Arizona		+1.9
9	5-4	UCSB	ARIZ×4	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+1.8
10	5-5	ARIZ	ARIZ×4	Kill	Marina Vosloo		+2.5
11	5-6	ARIZ	ARIZ×4	Ace	Carlie Cisneros	aced Gabi Martinez	+2.4
12	5-7	ARIZ	ARIZ×4	Kill	Renee Jones	set Harmony Sample	+2.3
13	6-7	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Bella Mathis	set Milan Rex	+1.7
14	7-7	UCSB	UCSB	Ace	UC Santa Barbara		+2.6
15	7-8	UCSB	ARIZ	Blocked	Auburn Tomkinson	blk Marina Vosloo, Destiny Ndam-Simpson	+1.9
16	7-9	ARIZ	ARIZ	Kill	Destiny Ndam-Simpson	set Harmony Sample	+2.5
17	8-9	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Gabi Martinez	set Milan Rex	+1.8
18	9-9	UCSB	UCSB	Ace	UC Santa Barbara	aced Destiny Ndam-Simpson	+2.7
19	9-10	UCSB	ARIZ	Attack err	Gabi Martinez		+2.0
20	10-10	ARIZ	UCSB	Attack err	Kennedy Osunsanmi		+2.1
21	11-10	UCSB	UCSB	Kill	Sandrea Thomas		+3.0
22	11-11	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+2.2
23	12-11	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Ayva Ostovar	+2.3
24	13-11	UCSB	UCSB	Blocked	Carlie Cisneros	blk Bella Mathis, Emma McDermott	+3.3
25	13-12	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+2.2
26	14-12	ARIZ	UCSB	Attack err	Carlie Cisneros		+2.5
27	15-12	UCSB	UCSB	Kill	Auburn Tomkinson	set Milan Rex	+3.3
28	15-13	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Kennedy Osunsanmi	set Maria Olga Siapani	+2.1
29	16-13	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Bella Mathis	set Milan Rex	+2.6
30	17-13	UCSB	UCSB	Kill	Gabi Martinez	set Milan Rex	+3.1
31	17-14	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Carlie Cisneros	set Harmony Sample	+1.7
32	18-14	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Auburn Tomkinson	set Milan Rex	+2.3
33	18-15	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Renee Jones	set Brenna Ginder	+1.7
34	19-15	ARIZ	UCSB	Attack err	Destiny Ndam-Simpson		+2.4
35	19-16	UCSB	ARIZ	Attack err	Gabi Martinez		+1.7
36	19-17	ARIZ	ARIZ	Attack err	Gabi Martinez		+3.1
37	20-17	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Gabi Martinez	set Ayva Ostovar	+3.0
38	20-18	UCSB	ARIZ	Blocked	Sophia Wendlick	blk Destiny Ndam-Simpson, Kristen Dear	+2.3
39	20-19	ARIZ	ARIZ	Kill	Kristen Dear		+4.1
40	21-19	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Ayva Ostovar	+3.8
41	22-19	UCSB	UCSB	Blocked	Carlie Cisneros	blk Bella Mathis, Emma McDermott	+4.5
42	22-20	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Carlie Cisneros	set Maria Olga Siapani	+2.2
43	23-20	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Emma McDermott	set Ayva Ostovar	+3.5
44	24-20	UCSB	UCSB	Blocked	Carlie Cisneros	blk Auburn Tomkinson, Bella Mathis	+2.8
45	24-21	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Kennedy Osunsanmi	set Maria Olga Siapani	+0.6
46	24-22	ARIZ	ARIZ	Kill	Renee Jones	set Harmony Sample	+1.9
47	25-22	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Bella Mathis	set Milan Rex	+3.4
Set 2
1	0-1	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+2.0
2	0-2	ARIZ	ARIZ	Blocked	Gabi Martinez	blk Renee Jones, Kristen Dear	+2.6
3	1-2	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Sandrea Thomas	set Ayva Ostovar	+1.9
4	1-3	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+1.9
5	2-3	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Emma McDermott	set Cortni Youngblood	+1.9
6	2-4	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Destiny Ndam-Simpson	set Maria Olga Siapani	+2.0
7	3-4	ARIZ	UCSB×6	Serve err	Arizona		+2.0
8	4-4	UCSB	UCSB×6	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Cortni Youngblood	+2.9
9	5-4	UCSB	UCSB×6	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Milan Rex	+3.2
10	6-4	UCSB	UCSB×6	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Milan Rex	+3.3
11	7-4	UCSB	UCSB×6	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Cortni Youngblood	+3.3
12	8-4	UCSB	UCSB×6	Kill	Auburn Tomkinson	set Milan Rex	+3.2
13	8-5	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+2.0
14	8-6	ARIZ	ARIZ	Attack err	Sophia Wendlick		+3.0
15	9-6	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Cortni Youngblood	+2.6
16	9-7	UCSB	ARIZ×3	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+2.3
17	9-8	ARIZ	ARIZ×3	Kill	Payton Woods	set Harmony Sample	+3.3
18	9-9	ARIZ	ARIZ×3	Blocked	Gabi Martinez	blk Marina Vosloo, Renee Jones	+3.5
19	10-9	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Auburn Tomkinson	set Milan Rex	+2.7
20	10-10	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Payton Woods	set Harmony Sample	+2.6
21	10-11	ARIZ	ARIZ	Blocked	Auburn Tomkinson	blk Marina Vosloo, Destiny Ndam-Simpson	+3.6
22	11-11	ARIZ	UCSB	Serve err	Arizona		+2.7
23	11-12	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Destiny Ndam-Simpson	set Brenna Ginder	+2.7
24	12-12	ARIZ	UCSB	Serve err	Arizona		+2.8
25	12-13	UCSB	ARIZ×3	Kill	Destiny Ndam-Simpson	set Harmony Sample	+2.8
26	12-14	ARIZ	ARIZ×3	Kill	Destiny Ndam-Simpson	set Brenna Ginder	+3.7
27	12-15	ARIZ	ARIZ×3	Blocked	Sophia Wendlick	blk Kennedy Osunsanmi, Kristen Dear	+3.3
28	13-15	ARIZ	UCSB×4	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Ayva Ostovar	+2.1
29	14-15	UCSB	UCSB×4	Attack err	Destiny Ndam-Simpson		+3.6
30	15-15	UCSB	UCSB×4	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Ayva Ostovar	+4.2
31	16-15	UCSB	UCSB×4	Kill	Emma McDermott	set Ayva Ostovar	+4.7
32	16-16	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+3.3
33	16-17	ARIZ	ARIZ	Kill	Payton Woods	set Destiny Ndam-Simpson	+4.7
34	17-17	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Emma McDermott	set Ayva Ostovar	+3.5
35	17-18	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+3.6
36	18-18	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Milan Rex	+3.7
37	18-19	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Payton Woods	set Maria Olga Siapani	+3.9
38	19-19	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Gabi Martinez	set Milan Rex	+4.0
39	19-20	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Renee Jones	set Harmony Sample	+4.3
40	19-21	ARIZ	ARIZ	Kill	Destiny Ndam-Simpson	set Auburn Tomkinson	+5.5
41	20-21	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Gabi Martinez	set Milan Rex	+3.4
42	20-22	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Destiny Ndam-Simpson	set Harmony Sample	+4.4
43	20-23	ARIZ	ARIZ	Bad set	Ayva Ostovar		+4.5
44	21-23	ARIZ	UCSB×3	Kill	Emma McDermott	set Ayva Ostovar	+1.9
45	22-23	UCSB	UCSB×3	Bad set	Brenna Ginder		+4.9
46	23-23	UCSB	UCSB×3	Attack err	Destiny Ndam-Simpson		+8.4
47	23-24	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+8.1
48	24-24	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Ayva Ostovar	+8.1
49	25-24	UCSB	UCSB	Attack err	Destiny Ndam-Simpson		+11.8
50	25-25	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Kennedy Osunsanmi	set Maria Olga Siapani	+8.8
51	26-25	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Bella Mathis	set Ayva Ostovar	+8.8
52	26-26	UCSB	ARIZ	Attack err	Sophia Wendlick		+8.8
53	27-26	ARIZ	UCSB	Blocked	Marina Vosloo	blk Bella Mathis	+8.8
54	27-27	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+8.8
55	28-27	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Bella Mathis	set Milan Rex	+8.8
56	29-27	UCSB	UCSB	Kill	Gabi Martinez	set Milan Rex	+12.9
Set 3
1	0-1	ARIZ	ARIZ	Attack err	Gabi Martinez		+2.2
2	1-1	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Emma McDermott	set Cortni Youngblood	+1.7
3	1-2	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+1.6
4	1-3	ARIZ	ARIZ	Blocked	Sophia Wendlick	blk Kristen Dear, Renee Jones	+2.2
5	2-3	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Ayva Ostovar	+1.6
6	2-4	UCSB	ARIZ	Blocked	Emma McDermott	blk Destiny Ndam-Simpson	+1.6
7	3-4	ARIZ	UCSB×3	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Ayva Ostovar	+1.6
8	4-4	UCSB	UCSB×3	Ace	UC Santa Barbara		+2.4
9	5-4	UCSB	UCSB×3	Blocked	Kristen Dear	blk Bella Mathis	+2.6
10	5-5	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Destiny Ndam-Simpson	set Maria Olga Siapani	+1.8
11	5-6	ARIZ	ARIZ	Kill	Kennedy Osunsanmi	set Maria Olga Siapani	+2.5
12	6-6	ARIZ	UCSB	Blocked	Kennedy Osunsanmi	blk Bella Mathis, Sophia Wendlick	+1.9
13	6-7	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+1.9
14	7-7	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Bella Mathis	set Milan Rex	+1.9
15	8-7	UCSB	UCSB	Attack err	Destiny Ndam-Simpson		+2.8
16	8-8	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+2.0
17	9-8	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Auburn Tomkinson	set Milan Rex	+2.2
18	10-8	UCSB	UCSB	Attack err	Payton Woods		+3.0
19	10-9	UCSB	ARIZ×3	Kill	Renee Jones	set Harmony Sample	+2.1
20	10-10	ARIZ	ARIZ×3	Blocked	Emma McDermott	blk Renee Jones, Marina Vosloo	+2.9
21	10-11	ARIZ	ARIZ×3	Kill	Destiny Ndam-Simpson	set Brenna Ginder	+2.9
22	11-11	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Emma McDermott	set Cortni Youngblood	+2.2
23	11-12	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+2.2
24	11-13	ARIZ	ARIZ	Attack err	Sophia Wendlick		+2.9
25	12-13	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Emma McDermott	+2.0
26	12-14	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Renee Jones	set Gigi Whann	+2.2
27	13-14	ARIZ	UCSB×3	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Ayva Ostovar	+2.1
28	14-14	UCSB	UCSB×3	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Milan Rex	+3.3
29	15-14	UCSB	UCSB×3	Kill	Auburn Tomkinson		+3.7
30	15-15	UCSB	ARIZ	Serve err	UC Santa Barbara		+2.6
31	16-15	ARIZ	UCSB	Serve err	Arizona		+2.9
32	16-16	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Kristen Dear	set Maria Olga Siapani	+2.7
33	16-17	ARIZ	ARIZ	Attack err	Gabi Martinez		+3.9
34	17-17	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Bella Mathis	set Milan Rex	+2.9
35	17-18	UCSB	ARIZ×4	Kill	Payton Woods	set Maria Olga Siapani	+3.0
36	17-19	ARIZ	ARIZ×4	Attack err	Gabi Martinez		+3.9
37	17-20	ARIZ	ARIZ×4	Kill	Payton Woods	set Harmony Sample	+3.3
38	17-21	ARIZ	ARIZ×4	Blocked	Gabi Martinez	blk Renee Jones	+2.4
39	18-21	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Sandrea Thomas	set Milan Rex	+1.2
40	19-21	UCSB	UCSB	Kill	Gabi Martinez	set Ayva Ostovar	+2.5
41	19-22	UCSB	ARIZ	Blocked	Gabi Martinez	blk Renee Jones, Marina Vosloo	+2.6
42	20-22	ARIZ	UCSB	Kill	Gabi Martinez	set Cortni Youngblood	+1.8
43	20-23	UCSB	ARIZ	Kill	Renee Jones	set Harmony Sample	+2.7
44	21-23	ARIZ	UCSB×5	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Gabi Martinez	+1.6
45	22-23	UCSB	UCSB×5	Bad set	Harmony Sample		+4.0
46	23-23	UCSB	UCSB×5	Kill	Sophia Wendlick	set Ayva Ostovar	+6.9
47	24-23	UCSB	UCSB×5	Attack err	Renee Jones		+9.8
48	25-23	UCSB	UCSB×5	Blocked	Destiny Ndam-Simpson	blk Bella Mathis, Emma McDermott	+10.6

Score shown after each rally, UC Santa Barbara 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).

UC Santa Barbara def. Arizona 3–0