Lamar University vs Nicholls Volleyball: Nicholls Wins 3-0

FinalThu, Oct 1, 2026ESPN+

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: Lamar University 63.2% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 1, 6:25 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Nicholls beat visiting Lamar University 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-21) on Thu, Oct 1, 2026. Nicholls' Kera Arrington led with 12 kills, and Natalia Navarro added 13 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 4:00 PM CT · final Oct 1

Set	1	2	3	Sets
LAMAR	15	14	21	0
NICHST	25	25	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Madison Smith served 6 aces, and Nicholls needed every one.

The match turned twice; each line shows Nicholls's RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. Lamar University went in at 63% by RallyIQ.

Turning point 1: Set 1 · Lamar University 3–2 Nicholls
Nicholls scored 7 straight to turn a 2–3 deficit into a 9–3 lead. The match swung to Nicholls.
Nicholls 35% → 51%
Turning point 2: Set 2 · Lamar University 3–4 Nicholls
Nicholls scored 8 straight to stretch a 4–3 lead to 12–3.
Nicholls 61% → 79%

Nicholls above 50Lamar University belowMax swing 3.8%

Lamar UniversityNicholls

Sideout %: Lamar University 44.6·Nicholls 66.7
Break %: Lamar University 33.3·Nicholls 55.4
Hitting: Lamar University .104·Nicholls .299
Longest run: Lamar University 4·Nicholls 8

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Nicholls above 50 · Lamar University below

Biggest swing: 3.8% to Nicholls — set 3, LAMAR 17-19 NICHST. Attack error by Nisaan Martinez. NICHST win probability 86% → 90%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

LAMAR 67.5%32.5% NICHST

Lamar University wins

3-0

21.6%

3-1

25.9%

3-2

20.0%

Nicholls wins

3-0

6.4%

3-1

11.5%

3-2

14.6%

LAMAR break %: 46.7% vs this opp
NICHST break %: 43.2% 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
Nisaan MartinezAttack error+3.8%
Attack error by Nisaan Martinez
Set 3 · LAMAR 17-19 NICHST · NICHST 86% → 90%
02
Kera ArringtonKill+3.7%
Kill by Kera Arrington (set by Jenna Cicherski)
Set 3 · LAMAR 17-18 NICHST · NICHST 82% → 86%
03
Jenna CicherskiKill+3.6%
Kill by Jenna Cicherski (set by Tierney Terrell)
Set 3 · LAMAR 17-20 NICHST · NICHST 90% → 93%
04
Amelie ShalfoonKill+3.5%
Kill by Amelie Shalfoon (set by Isabella Padilla)
Set 3 · LAMAR 21-24 NICHST · NICHST 95% → 98%
05
Kera ArringtonKill+3.4%
Kill by Kera Arrington (set by Isabella Padilla)
Set 3 · LAMAR 20-23 NICHST · NICHST 93% → 97%
06
Kera ArringtonKill+3.1%
Kill by Kera Arrington (set by Jenna Cicherski)
Set 3 · LAMAR 18-21 NICHST · NICHST 91% → 94%
07
Nisaan MartinezBlock+3.0%
Tierney Terrell stuffed by Nisaan Martinez
Set 3 · LAMAR 15-14 NICHST · LAMAR 17% → 20%
08
Amelie Shalfoon&Maya SchirmerBlock+2.9%
Maja Malinowska stuffed by Amelie Shalfoon & Maya Schirmer
Set 2 · LAMAR 3-6 NICHST · NICHST 63% → 66%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Lamar Universityaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
18Gabrielle St LouisOPP	3	9	6	20	.150	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	9
17Maja MalinowskaOH	3	5	4	26	.038	1	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	6
21Kimaya WebbMB	3	3	1	6	.333	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.5	3.5
22Madelynn CoyOH	3	1	0	1	1.000	0	2	1	7	0	0	0	0	3
1Katelyn HughesS	3	0	0	0	–	15	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
7Riley JohnsonMB	2	2	1	3	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
5Nisaan MartinezMB	3	10	5	24	.208	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.5	11.5
3Alexa GonzalezS	3	0	0	0	–	13	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	0
20Kiana SouzaL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	2	7	1	0	0	0	0
16Leila CeaserOH	2	1	1	9	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
19Gabby BakerL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	1
12Grace HillOH	1	0	3	7	-.429	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
30Saida MaksoudMB	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		31	21	96	.104	29	4	9	40	10	1	2	2	50

Nichollshome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
19Madison SmithOH	3	4	4	22	.000	0	6	0	6	1	0	0	0	10
5Maya SchirmerMB	3	7	1	12	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	10
7Amelie ShalfoonOH	3	6	0	14	.429	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	2.5	8.5
15Harper HoldenMB	3	1	0	4	.250	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	2.5
1Lizzie KraftDS	3	0	0	0	–	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
8Isabella PadillaS	3	0	0	0	–	10	0	3	7	0	0	0	0	0
18Kera ArringtonOH	3	12	3	18	.500	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	12
3Zahahrah Edwards-WyllieOH	3	3	0	11	.273	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	5
12Jenna CicherskiS	3	1	0	2	.500	17	0	2	8	0	0	0	0	1
11Natalia NavarroL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	5	1	1	13	2	0	0	0	1
10Tierney TerrellOH	1	1	1	4	.000	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
Team totals		35	9	87	.299	33	10	6	41	4	1	14	8	75

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.

Lamar University vs Nicholls

Season series · Nicholls leads 1-0

Thu, Oct 1, 2026Lamar University at Nicholls · Nicholls won 3-0This match
Thu, Nov 5, 2026Nicholls at Lamar UniversityPreview →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 4 LAMAR · NICHST 8

Set 1

15-25

Longest run 4 LAMARNICHST 7

Set 2

14-25

Longest run 3 LAMARNICHST 8

Set 3

21-25

Longest run 3 LAMARNICHST 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Lamar University

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	64%7/11	17%1/6
2	55%6/11	36%4/11
3	35%6/17	40%4/10
4	33%5/15	25%2/8
5	45%5/11	44%4/9
6	44%4/9	29%2/7
All	45%33/74	33%17/51

Nicholls

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	88%7/8	25%2/8
2	50%6/12	45%5/11
3	67%6/9	40%4/10
4	60%6/10	75%18/24
5	83%5/6	55%6/11
6	67%4/6	60%6/10
All	67%34/51	55%41/74

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

125 rallies

#	LAMAR-NICHST	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Katelyn Hughes	+1.8
2	1-1	LAMAR	NICHST	Blocked	Maja Malinowska	blk Amelie Shalfoon, Harper Holden	+1.8
3	2-1	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Gabrielle St Louis	set Katelyn Hughes	+1.8
4	2-2	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith	set Isabella Padilla	+1.9
5	3-2	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.9
6	3-3	LAMAR	NICHST×7	Attack err	Nisaan Martinez		+1.9
7	3-4	NICHST	NICHST×7	Ace	Nicholls	aced Gabby Baker	+2.5
8	3-5	NICHST	NICHST×7	Ace	Nicholls	aced Gabby Baker	+2.5
9	3-6	NICHST	NICHST×7	Ace	Nicholls	aced Gabby Baker	+2.5
10	3-7	NICHST	NICHST×7	Kill	Kera Arrington		+2.4
11	3-8	NICHST	NICHST×7	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Jenna Cicherski	+2.3
12	3-9	NICHST	NICHST×7	Kill	Maya Schirmer	set Jenna Cicherski	+2.0
13	4-9	NICHST	LAMAR×4	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.3
14	5-9	LAMAR	LAMAR×4	Ace	Lamar University	aced Kera Arrington	+2.0
15	6-9	LAMAR	LAMAR×4	Attack err	Kera Arrington		+2.2
16	7-9	LAMAR	LAMAR×4	Kill	Kimaya Webb	set Alexa Gonzalez	+2.5
17	7-10	LAMAR	NICHST×3	Kill	Maya Schirmer	set Jenna Cicherski	+2.3
18	7-11	NICHST	NICHST×3	Attack err	Grace Hill		+2.6
19	7-12	NICHST	NICHST×3	Ace	Nicholls	aced Grace Hill	+2.4
20	8-12	NICHST	LAMAR	Attack err	Madison Smith		+1.6
21	8-13	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie	set Jenna Cicherski	+2.0
22	9-13	NICHST	LAMAR	Serve err	Nicholls		+1.6
23	9-14	LAMAR	NICHST	Attack err	Maja Malinowska		+2.0
24	10-14	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Kimaya Webb	set Katelyn Hughes	+1.6
25	10-15	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith	set Isabella Padilla	+2.0
26	11-15	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Riley Johnson	set Katelyn Hughes	+1.6
27	11-16	LAMAR	NICHST×3	Kill	Maya Schirmer	set Isabella Padilla	+2.0
28	11-17	NICHST	NICHST×3	Kill	Madison Smith	set Natalia Navarro	+2.0
29	11-18	NICHST	NICHST×3	Blocked	Nisaan Martinez	blk Maya Schirmer, Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie	+1.5
30	12-18	NICHST	LAMAR	Serve err	Nicholls		+0.8
31	12-19	LAMAR	NICHST×4	Blocked	Nisaan Martinez	blk Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie, Maya Schirmer	+1.1
32	12-20	NICHST	NICHST×4	Ace	Nicholls	aced Kiana Souza	+0.9
33	12-21	NICHST	NICHST×4	Ace	Nicholls		+0.5
34	12-22	NICHST	NICHST×4	Attack err	Grace Hill		+0.2
35	13-22	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.1
36	13-23	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Natalia Navarro	+0.1
37	14-23	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	·
38	15-23	LAMAR	LAMAR	Attack err	Kera Arrington		+0.1
39	15-24	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Jenna Cicherski	+0.1
40	15-25	NICHST	NICHST	Attack err	Grace Hill		·
Set 2
1	0-1	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Madison Smith	set Isabella Padilla	+2.2
2	0-2	NICHST	NICHST	Blocked	Leila Ceaser	blk Amelie Shalfoon, Maya Schirmer	+2.8
3	1-2	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Gabrielle St Louis	set Katelyn Hughes	+2.1
4	2-2	LAMAR	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Katelyn Hughes	+2.7
5	2-3	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Amelie Shalfoon	set Natalia Navarro	+2.3
6	2-4	NICHST	NICHST	Attack err	Maja Malinowska		+2.9
7	3-4	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Gabrielle St Louis	set Katelyn Hughes	+2.2
8	3-5	LAMAR	NICHST×8	Kill	Maya Schirmer	set Jenna Cicherski	+2.4
9	3-6	NICHST	NICHST×8	Blocked	Maja Malinowska	blk Amelie Shalfoon, Maya Schirmer	+2.9
10	3-7	NICHST	NICHST×8	Ace	Nicholls	aced Maja Malinowska	+2.8
11	3-8	NICHST	NICHST×8	Attack err	Gabrielle St Louis		+2.6
12	3-9	NICHST	NICHST×8	Blocked	Riley Johnson	blk Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie, Maya Schirmer	+2.4
13	3-10	NICHST	NICHST×8	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Jenna Cicherski	+2.0
14	3-11	NICHST	NICHST×8	Attack err	Gabrielle St Louis		+1.7
15	3-12	NICHST	NICHST×8	Kill	Maya Schirmer	set Jenna Cicherski	+1.3
16	4-12	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Gabrielle St Louis	set Katelyn Hughes	+0.7
17	4-13	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie	set Jenna Cicherski	+1.0
18	4-14	NICHST	NICHST	Kill	Harper Holden	set Jenna Cicherski	+0.9
19	5-14	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.5
20	5-15	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Jenna Cicherski	+0.7
21	5-16	NICHST	NICHST	Attack err	Nisaan Martinez		+0.5
22	6-16	NICHST	LAMAR	Serve err	Nicholls		+0.3
23	7-16	LAMAR	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.5
24	7-17	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Isabella Padilla	+0.6
25	8-17	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.3
26	8-18	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Amelie Shalfoon	set Isabella Padilla	+0.5
27	8-19	NICHST	NICHST	Ace	Nicholls	aced Leila Ceaser	+0.3
28	9-19	NICHST	LAMAR×3	Kill	Gabrielle St Louis	set Maja Malinowska	+0.1
29	10-19	LAMAR	LAMAR×3	Attack err	Madison Smith		+0.3
30	11-19	LAMAR	LAMAR×3	Ace	Lamar University	aced Madison Smith	+0.4
31	11-20	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Amelie Shalfoon	set Isabella Padilla	+0.5
32	11-21	NICHST	NICHST	Blocked	Kimaya Webb	blk Maya Schirmer, Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie	+0.3
33	12-21	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Kimaya Webb	set Katelyn Hughes	+0.1
34	13-21	LAMAR	LAMAR	Kill	Riley Johnson	set Katelyn Hughes	+0.2
35	13-22	LAMAR	NICHST×3	Kill	Maya Schirmer	set Jenna Cicherski	+0.3
36	13-23	NICHST	NICHST×3	Kill	Zahahrah Edwards-Wyllie	set Natalia Navarro	+0.2
37	13-24	NICHST	NICHST×3	Kill	Maya Schirmer	set Jenna Cicherski	·
38	14-24	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Gabrielle St Louis	set Katelyn Hughes	·
39	14-25	LAMAR	NICHST	Serve err	Lamar University		·
Set 3
1	0-1	NICHST	NICHST	Ace	Nicholls	aced Maja Malinowska	+2.0
2	1-1	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Katelyn Hughes	+1.6
3	2-1	LAMAR	LAMAR	Attack err	Madison Smith		+2.0
4	2-2	LAMAR	NICHST×3	Serve err	Lamar University		+1.6
5	2-3	NICHST	NICHST×3	Kill	Amelie Shalfoon		+2.1
6	2-4	NICHST	NICHST×3	Attack err	Gabrielle St Louis		+2.2
7	3-4	NICHST	LAMAR×3	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Katelyn Hughes	+1.7
8	4-4	LAMAR	LAMAR×3	Attack err	Madison Smith		+2.1
9	5-4	LAMAR	LAMAR×3	Kill	Madelynn Coy	set Alexa Gonzalez	+2.1
10	5-5	LAMAR	NICHST	Serve err	Lamar University		+1.8
11	6-5	NICHST	LAMAR×3	Serve err	Nicholls		+1.8
12	7-5	LAMAR	LAMAR×3	Ace	Lamar University	aced Natalia Navarro	+2.1
13	8-5	LAMAR	LAMAR×3	Kill	Leila Ceaser	set Alexa Gonzalez	+2.0
14	8-6	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Tierney Terrell	set Jenna Cicherski	+1.5
15	9-6	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.6
16	10-6	LAMAR	LAMAR	Blocked	Maya Schirmer	blk Kimaya Webb, Nisaan Martinez	+1.8
17	10-7	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Jenna Cicherski	+1.3
18	11-7	NICHST	LAMAR	Attack err	Kera Arrington		+1.5
19	11-8	LAMAR	NICHST×4	Serve err	Lamar University		+1.4
20	11-9	NICHST	NICHST×4	Attack err	Gabrielle St Louis		+2.0
21	11-10	NICHST	NICHST×4	Kill	Amelie Shalfoon	set Isabella Padilla	+2.3
22	11-11	NICHST	NICHST×4	Blocked	Gabrielle St Louis	blk Amelie Shalfoon	+2.6
23	12-11	NICHST	LAMAR	Serve err	Nicholls		+2.1
24	12-12	LAMAR	NICHST	Serve err	Lamar University		+2.2
25	12-13	NICHST	NICHST	Ace	Nicholls		+2.9
26	13-13	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Gabrielle St Louis	set Katelyn Hughes	+2.3
27	13-14	LAMAR	NICHST	Serve err	Lamar University		+2.4
28	14-14	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Katelyn Hughes	+2.4
29	15-14	LAMAR	LAMAR	Blocked	Tierney Terrell	blk Nisaan Martinez	+3.0
30	15-15	LAMAR	NICHST	Serve err	Lamar University		+2.5
31	16-15	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+2.6
32	16-16	LAMAR	NICHST	Serve err	Lamar University		+2.6
33	17-16	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+2.7
34	17-17	LAMAR	NICHST×4	Serve err	Lamar University		+2.8
35	17-18	NICHST	NICHST×4	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Jenna Cicherski	+3.7
36	17-19	NICHST	NICHST×4	Attack err	Nisaan Martinez		+3.8
37	17-20	NICHST	NICHST×4	Kill	Jenna Cicherski	set Tierney Terrell	+3.6
38	18-20	NICHST	LAMAR	Serve err	Nicholls		+2.2
39	18-21	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Jenna Cicherski	+3.1
40	18-22	NICHST	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Natalia Navarro	+2.9
41	19-22	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Gabrielle St Louis	set Katelyn Hughes	+1.4
42	20-22	LAMAR	LAMAR	Ace	Lamar University	aced Natalia Navarro	+2.7
43	20-23	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Kera Arrington	set Isabella Padilla	+3.4
44	21-23	NICHST	LAMAR	Kill	Gabrielle St Louis	set Katelyn Hughes	+2.0
45	21-24	LAMAR	NICHST	Kill	Amelie Shalfoon	set Isabella Padilla	+3.5
46	21-25	NICHST	NICHST	Attack err	Gabrielle St Louis		+1.9

Score shown after each rally, Lamar University 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).

Nicholls def. Lamar University 3–0

Madison Smith served 6 aces, and Nicholls needed every one.