Lamar University vs UTRGV Volleyball: UTRGV Wins 3-0

FinalSat, Oct 17, 2026ESPN+

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: UTRGV 88.1% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 17, 11:56 AM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

UTRGV beat visiting Lamar University 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-17) on Sat, Oct 17, 2026. UTRGV's Martina Franco led with 11 kills, and Celianiz Cabranes added 14 digs.

Data through Nov 4, 3:35 PM CT · final Oct 17

Set	1	2	3	Sets
LAMAR	22	18	17	0
UTRGV	25	25	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

UTRGV broke it open with a 7–0 run in the second set.

No single rally moved win probability more than 2.1 points. Lamar University peaked at 17% in Set 1. These are the stats that built the gap. Pre-match, RallyIQ had UTRGV at 88%.

Lamar UniversityUTRGV

Break %+14.4 pts
39.754.1
40 of 74 on serve vs 23 of 58, so Lamar University's sideout was 45.9%.
Hitting+.132
.048.180
35 K / 17 E against 28 K / 23 E.
Longest run+2
57
Down 7–13 in the second set, UTRGV scored 7 straight to lead 14–13. Final score of the set: 25–18.

UTRGV above 50Lamar University belowMax swing 2.1%

Lamar UniversityUTRGV

Aces: Lamar University 5·UTRGV 8
Serve err: Lamar University 7·UTRGV 7
Blocks: Lamar University 4·UTRGV 111 BS · 6 BA vs 3 BS · 16 BA
Digs: Lamar University 43·UTRGV 50

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

UTRGV above 50 · Lamar University below

Biggest swing: 2.1% to Lamar University — set 1, LAMAR 13-11 UTRGV. Kill by Nisaan Martinez (set by Alexa Gonzalez). UTRGV win probability 85% → 83%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

LAMAR 15.2%84.8% UTRGV

Lamar University wins

3-0

2.3%

3-1

4.9%

3-2

8.1%

UTRGV wins

3-0

36.8%

3-1

31.3%

3-2

16.7%

LAMAR break %: 39.4% vs this opp
UTRGV break %: 47.2% 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 MartinezKill+2.1%
Kill by Nisaan Martinez (set by Alexa Gonzalez)
Set 1 · LAMAR 13-11 UTRGV · LAMAR 15% → 17%
02
Grace HillAttack error+1.9%
Attack error by Grace Hill
Set 1 · LAMAR 13-13 UTRGV · UTRGV 85% → 87%
03
Martina FrancoBlock+1.8%
Nisaan Martinez stuffed by Martina Franco
Set 1 · LAMAR 13-14 UTRGV · UTRGV 87% → 88%
04
Julianna BryantKill+1.7%
Kill by Julianna Bryant (set by Lana Rnjak)
Set 1 · LAMAR 14-16 UTRGV · UTRGV 88% → 90%
05
Martina FrancoAttack error+1.6%
Attack error by Martina Franco
Set 1 · LAMAR 6-4 UTRGV · LAMAR 13% → 15%
06
Maja MalinowskaKill+1.6%
Kill by Maja Malinowska (set by Alexa Gonzalez)
Set 2 · LAMAR 17-17 UTRGV · LAMAR 6% → 7%
07
Soukeyna DioufAttack error+1.6%
Attack error by Soukeyna Diouf
Set 2 · LAMAR 15-14 UTRGV · LAMAR 7% → 9%
08
Katelyn HughesBad set+1.6%
Bad set by Katelyn Hughes
Set 1 · LAMAR 16-19 UTRGV · UTRGV 90% → 92%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Lamar Universityaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
17Maja MalinowskaOH	3	10	6	29	.138	0	1	1	11	2	1	1	1.5	12.5
30Saida MaksoudMB	3	5	2	12	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
7Riley JohnsonMB	3	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.5	1.5
1Katelyn HughesS	3	0	0	0	–	4	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
22Madelynn CoyOH	2	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	1
9Kinley ElmsOPP	2	0	2	7	-.286	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Nisaan MartinezMB	3	11	5	37	.162	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0.5	11.5
3Alexa GonzalezS	3	0	0	0	–	20	3	4	8	0	0	0	0	3
19Gabby BakerL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	0	1
16Leila CeaserOH	2	1	3	12	-.167	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	1.5
12Grace HillOH	1	0	4	5	-.800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Emily MoonOH	1	0	1	1	-1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Addison StanleyL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Team totals		28	23	105	.048	25	5	7	43	8	1	6	4	57

UTRGVhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
1Martina FrancoOH	3	11	4	34	.206	1	0	1	11	2	1	1	1.5	12.5
9Jasmyn WalkerMB	3	9	4	20	.250	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	11
22Julianna BryantMB	3	6	5	17	.059	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	2.5	8.5
25Soukeyna DioufOH	3	6	2	13	.308	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	7
2Aaliyah SneadMB	3	1	1	11	.000	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	3.5	4.5
10Lana RnjakS	3	2	1	5	.200	29	1	2	7	0	0	1	0.5	3.5
12Isa BentoL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
5Celianiz CabranesL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	2	1	14	0	0	0	0	2
21Carmina TijerinaDS	3	0	0	0	–	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1
8Dunja StankovicDS	3	0	0	0	–	2	1	2	7	1	0	0	0	1
Team totals		35	17	100	.180	34	8	7	50	5	3	16	11	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.

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 5 LAMAR · UTRGV 7

Set 1

22-25

Longest run 3 LAMARUTRGV 3

Set 2

18-25

Longest run 5 LAMARUTRGV 7

Set 3

17-25

Longest run 3 LAMARUTRGV 6

Bars above the line = UTRGV 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	41%7/17	55%6/11
2	75%6/8	30%3/10
3	38%6/16	40%4/10
4	55%6/11	50%6/12
5	38%5/13	25%2/8
6	44%4/9	29%2/7
All	46%34/74	40%23/58

UTRGV

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	47%7/15	57%8/14
2	64%7/11	36%4/11
3	50%6/12	60%9/15
4	75%6/8	57%8/14
5	71%5/7	29%2/7
6	80%4/5	69%9/13
All	60%35/58	54%40/74

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

132 rallies

#	LAMAR-UTRGV	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	UTRGV	UTRGV	Blocked	Kinley Elms	blk Aaliyah Snead, Soukeyna Diouf	+1.1
2	1-1	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Katelyn Hughes	+0.9
3	2-1	LAMAR	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.3
4	2-2	LAMAR	UTRGV	Serve err	Alexa Gonzalez		+1.0
5	3-2	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.1
6	4-2	LAMAR	LAMAR	Attack err	Jasmyn Walker		+1.5
7	4-3	LAMAR	UTRGV	Serve err	Maja Malinowska		+1.1
8	4-4	UTRGV	UTRGV	Blocked	Grace Hill	blk Jasmyn Walker, Julianna Bryant	+1.3
9	5-4	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.2
10	6-4	LAMAR	LAMAR	Attack err	Martina Franco		+1.6
11	6-5	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Jasmyn Walker	set Lana Rnjak	+1.1
12	6-6	UTRGV	UTRGV	Blocked	Grace Hill	blk Julianna Bryant, Lana Rnjak	+1.4
13	7-6	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.2
14	7-7	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Martina Franco	set Lana Rnjak	+1.1
15	8-7	UTRGV	LAMAR	Serve err	Martina Franco		+1.3
16	8-8	LAMAR	UTRGV	Attack err	Maja Malinowska		+1.2
17	9-8	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Katelyn Hughes	+1.3
18	9-9	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Martina Franco	set Lana Rnjak	+1.2
19	10-9	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Kinley Elms	+1.4
20	10-10	LAMAR	UTRGV	Serve err	Alexa Gonzalez		+1.3
21	11-10	UTRGV	LAMAR	Attack err	Aaliyah Snead		+1.4
22	11-11	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Jasmyn Walker	set Lana Rnjak	+1.3
23	12-11	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.5
24	13-11	LAMAR	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+2.1
25	13-12	LAMAR	UTRGV×3	Kill	Julianna Bryant	set Lana Rnjak	+1.4
26	13-13	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Attack err	Grace Hill		+1.9
27	13-14	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Blocked	Nisaan Martinez	blk Martina Franco	+1.8
28	14-14	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.5
29	14-15	LAMAR	UTRGV	Serve err	Katelyn Hughes		+1.4
30	14-16	UTRGV	UTRGV	Kill	Julianna Bryant	set Lana Rnjak	+1.7
31	15-16	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Saida Maksoud	set Lana Rnjak	+1.3
32	15-17	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Julianna Bryant	set Lana Rnjak	+1.4
33	16-17	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Katelyn Hughes	+1.4
34	16-18	LAMAR	UTRGV×3	Kill	Soukeyna Diouf	set Lana Rnjak	+1.4
35	16-19	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Bad set	Katelyn Hughes		+1.6
36	16-20	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Attack err	Kinley Elms		+1.1
37	17-20	UTRGV	LAMAR	Serve err	Lana Rnjak		+0.7
38	17-21	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Jasmyn Walker	set Lana Rnjak	+0.9
39	18-21	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.6
40	18-22	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Martina Franco	set Lana Rnjak	+0.8
41	18-23	UTRGV	UTRGV	Attack err	Grace Hill		+0.6
42	19-23	UTRGV	LAMAR×3	Serve err	Celianiz Cabranes		+0.2
43	20-23	LAMAR	LAMAR×3	Ace	Gabby Baker	aced Martina Franco	+0.5
44	21-23	LAMAR	LAMAR×3	Attack err	Julianna Bryant		+1.1
45	21-24	LAMAR	UTRGV	Blocked	Nisaan Martinez	blk Julianna Bryant, Martina Franco	+1.4
46	22-24	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.6
47	22-25	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Martina Franco	set Lana Rnjak	+1.3
Set 2
1	1-0	LAMAR	LAMAR×5	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.9
2	2-0	LAMAR	LAMAR×5	Ace	Alexa Gonzalez	aced Martina Franco	+1.0
3	3-0	LAMAR	LAMAR×5	Ace	Alexa Gonzalez		+1.1
4	4-0	LAMAR	LAMAR×5	Ace	Alexa Gonzalez		+1.2
5	5-0	LAMAR	LAMAR×5	Attack err	Jasmyn Walker		+1.2
6	5-1	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Jasmyn Walker	set Lana Rnjak	+0.7
7	6-1	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.9
8	7-1	LAMAR	LAMAR	Kill	Leila Ceaser	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.2
9	7-2	LAMAR	UTRGV	Blocked	Leila Ceaser	blk Aaliyah Snead, Jasmyn Walker	+0.7
10	8-2	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.9
11	9-2	LAMAR	LAMAR	Attack err	Jasmyn Walker		+1.1
12	9-3	LAMAR	UTRGV×4	Kill	Martina Franco	set Lana Rnjak	+0.6
13	9-4	UTRGV	UTRGV×4	Attack err	Saida Maksoud		+0.9
14	9-5	UTRGV	UTRGV×4	Attack err	Nisaan Martinez		+1.0
15	9-6	UTRGV	UTRGV×4	Kill	Julianna Bryant	set Saida Maksoud	+1.1
16	10-6	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Saida Maksoud	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.1
17	11-6	LAMAR	LAMAR	Attack err	Julianna Bryant		+1.3
18	11-7	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Lana Rnjak	set Dunja Stankovic	+0.8
19	12-7	UTRGV	LAMAR	Attack err	Julianna Bryant		+1.1
20	13-7	LAMAR	LAMAR	Attack err	Julianna Bryant		+1.3
21	13-8	LAMAR	UTRGV×7	Serve err	Madelynn Coy		+0.7
22	13-9	UTRGV	UTRGV×7	Ace	Isa Bento	aced Madelynn Coy	+1.1
23	13-10	UTRGV	UTRGV×7	Kill	Soukeyna Diouf	set Lana Rnjak	+1.2
24	13-11	UTRGV	UTRGV×7	Ace	Isa Bento	aced Madelynn Coy	+1.3
25	13-12	UTRGV	UTRGV×7	Kill	Martina Franco	set Lana Rnjak	+1.3
26	13-13	UTRGV	UTRGV×7	Kill	Soukeyna Diouf	set Isa Bento	+1.3
27	13-14	UTRGV	UTRGV×7	Attack err	Maja Malinowska		+1.3
28	14-14	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Madelynn Coy		+1.0
29	15-14	LAMAR	LAMAR	Attack err	Soukeyna Diouf		+1.6
30	15-15	LAMAR	UTRGV×3	Kill	Lana Rnjak	set Martina Franco	+1.1
31	15-16	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Blocked	Maja Malinowska	blk Aaliyah Snead, Jasmyn Walker	+1.4
32	15-17	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Bad set	Katelyn Hughes		+1.3
33	16-17	UTRGV	LAMAR	Blocked	Jasmyn Walker	blk Maja Malinowska, Riley Johnson	+1.0
34	17-17	LAMAR	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Alexa Gonzalez	+1.6
35	17-18	LAMAR	UTRGV×5	Serve err	Alexa Gonzalez		+1.2
36	17-19	UTRGV	UTRGV×5	Attack err	Nisaan Martinez		+1.4
37	17-20	UTRGV	UTRGV×5	Attack err	Maja Malinowska		+1.1
38	17-21	UTRGV	UTRGV×5	Blocked	Maja Malinowska	blk Aaliyah Snead	+0.8
39	17-22	UTRGV	UTRGV×5	Ace	Dunja Stankovic	aced Madelynn Coy	+0.5
40	18-22	UTRGV	LAMAR	Serve err	Dunja Stankovic		+0.2
41	18-23	LAMAR	UTRGV×3	Kill	Jasmyn Walker	set Lana Rnjak	+0.3
42	18-24	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Kill	Julianna Bryant	set Lana Rnjak	+0.1
43	18-25	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Kill	Martina Franco	set Dunja Stankovic	·
Set 3
1	0-1	UTRGV	UTRGV	Kill	Jasmyn Walker	set Lana Rnjak	+0.4
2	1-1	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Maja Malinowska	set Katelyn Hughes	+0.3
3	2-1	LAMAR	LAMAR	Attack err	Martina Franco		+0.4
4	2-2	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Aaliyah Snead	set Lana Rnjak	+0.3
5	3-2	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.4
6	3-3	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Martina Franco	set Lana Rnjak	+0.3
7	4-3	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Saida Maksoud	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.4
8	4-4	LAMAR	UTRGV×3	Kill	Jasmyn Walker	set Lana Rnjak	+0.3
9	4-5	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Attack err	Leila Ceaser		+0.4
10	4-6	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Ace	Carmina Tijerina	aced Maja Malinowska	+0.4
11	5-6	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	+0.3
12	5-7	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Martina Franco	set Lana Rnjak	+0.3
13	5-8	UTRGV	UTRGV	Kill	Soukeyna Diouf	set Carmina Tijerina	+0.3
14	6-8	UTRGV	LAMAR	Attack err	Martina Franco		+0.3
15	6-9	LAMAR	UTRGV×4	Blocked	Emily Moon	blk Soukeyna Diouf, Julianna Bryant	+0.3
16	6-10	UTRGV	UTRGV×4	Attack err	Maja Malinowska		+0.3
17	6-11	UTRGV	UTRGV×4	Ace	Isa Bento	aced Addison Stanley	+0.2
18	6-12	UTRGV	UTRGV×4	Kill	Soukeyna Diouf	set Lana Rnjak	+0.2
19	7-12	UTRGV	LAMAR	Serve err	Isa Bento		+0.1
20	7-13	LAMAR	UTRGV×3	Kill	Soukeyna Diouf	set Lana Rnjak	+0.1
21	7-14	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Ace	Lana Rnjak	aced Addison Stanley	+0.1
22	7-15	UTRGV	UTRGV×3	Blocked	Saida Maksoud	blk Aaliyah Snead	+0.1
23	8-15	UTRGV	LAMAR	Serve err	Lana Rnjak		·
24	8-16	LAMAR	UTRGV	Serve err	Alexa Gonzalez		+0.1
25	9-16	UTRGV	LAMAR×3	Serve err	Dunja Stankovic		·
26	10-16	LAMAR	LAMAR×3	Kill	Saida Maksoud		+0.1
27	11-16	LAMAR	LAMAR×3	Ace	Maja Malinowska	aced Dunja Stankovic	+0.1
28	11-17	LAMAR	UTRGV×6	Kill	Jasmyn Walker	set Lana Rnjak	+0.1
29	11-18	UTRGV	UTRGV×6	Ace	Celianiz Cabranes	aced Maja Malinowska	+0.1
30	11-19	UTRGV	UTRGV×6	Kill	Julianna Bryant	set Lana Rnjak	+0.1
31	11-20	UTRGV	UTRGV×6	Blocked	Leila Ceaser	blk Julianna Bryant, Jasmyn Walker	·
32	11-21	UTRGV	UTRGV×6	Ace	Celianiz Cabranes		·
33	11-22	UTRGV	UTRGV×6	Kill	Jasmyn Walker	set Lana Rnjak	·
34	12-22	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Saida Maksoud	set Alexa Gonzalez	·
35	13-22	LAMAR	LAMAR	Attack err	Martina Franco		·
36	13-23	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Martina Franco	set Lana Rnjak	·
37	14-23	UTRGV	LAMAR	Kill	Nisaan Martinez	set Alexa Gonzalez	·
38	15-23	LAMAR	LAMAR	Blocked	Lana Rnjak	blk Leila Ceaser, Riley Johnson	·
39	15-24	LAMAR	UTRGV	Kill	Martina Franco	set Lana Rnjak	·
40	16-24	UTRGV	LAMAR	Attack err	Soukeyna Diouf		·
41	17-24	LAMAR	LAMAR	Blocked	Julianna Bryant	blk Maja Malinowska	·
42	17-25	LAMAR	UTRGV	Attack err	Nisaan Martinez		·

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).

UTRGV def. Lamar University 3–0

UTRGV broke it open with a 7–0 run in the second set.