Match story · written from the play-by-play
Gabi Martinez served 4 aces, and UC Santa Barbara needed every one.
The match turned 3 times. Numbers are UC Santa Barbara's win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. UC Santa Barbara went in as RallyIQ's 56% pick.
Turning point 1: Set 1 · UC Santa Barbara 22–24 Sacramento St.
UC Santa Barbara scored 3 straight to turn a 22–24 deficit into a 25–24 lead. The match swung to UC Santa Barbara.
UC Santa Barbara 40% → 63%
Turning point 2: Set 1 · UC Santa Barbara 25–25 Sacramento St.
UC Santa Barbara closed it, 3 of the final 4 rallies, to take the set 28–26 and lead 1–0.
UC Santa Barbara 56% → 73%
Turning point 3: Set 3 · UC Santa Barbara 0–0 Sacramento St.
UC Santa Barbara opened the set with 14 straight points for a 14–0 lead.
UC Santa Barbara 54% → 77%
UC Santa BarbaraSacramento St.
- Sideout %
- UC Santa Barbara 57.3·Sacramento St. 52.9
- Break %
- UC Santa Barbara 47.1·Sacramento St. 42.7
- Hitting
- UC Santa Barbara .337·Sacramento St. .268
- Longest run
- UC Santa Barbara 14·Sacramento St. 7
Gabi Martinez
15 kills on .357, 19.5 points; 3 of those kills came in the turning points.