Pacific vs San Diego Volleyball: San Diego Wins 3-0 (Sep 26)

FinalSat, Sep 26, 2026ESPN+

0:3

San Diego beat visiting Pacific 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-15) on Sat, Sep 26, 2026. San Diego's Kierstyn Barton led with 10 kills, and Lauren Lynch added 11 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 3:00 PM CT · final Sep 26

Set	1	2	3	Sets
PACIF	20	17	15	0
USD	25	25	25	3

Win probability

San Diego above 50 · Pacific below

No single rally moved win probability by a full point: San Diego stayed the heavy favorite throughout.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

PACIF 0.1%99.9% USD

Pacific wins

3-0

0.0%

3-1

0.0%

3-2

0.1%

San Diego wins

3-0

88.6%

3-1

10.6%

3-2

0.8%

PACIF break %: 32.7% vs this opp
USD break %: 56.6% 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.

Box score

Official NCAA box

Pacificaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
13Nicole ZakeOH	3	7	3	25	.160	0	0	0	2	3	0	2	1	8
19Adeline SirbuMB	3	5	0	7	.714	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
9Julia PorathOPP	3	3	1	11	.182	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
15Hanna VorhiesMB	3	1	5	12	-.333	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	1.5	2.5
1Alessia CouchondS	3	0	0	2	.000	16	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	1
14Ella GridleyDS	3	0	1	1	-1.000	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0
8Vanessa ZussinoOH	3	8	4	21	.190	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1.5	9.5
30Isabella GutierrezL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	6	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	0
3Ellie PrindlMB	2	1	0	5	.200	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
6Gwendolyn HansenS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
23Olga GergaczOH	1	1	1	3	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
7Chloe GiehtbrockS	1	0	0	0	–	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Gracie ArmatoS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		26	15	87	.126	24	1	7	26	7	1	6	4	52

San Diegohome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
7Kierstyn BartonOH	3	10	3	23	.304	0	2	1	6	0	0	0	0	12
18BayLea SparksMB	3	9	0	12	.750	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	10
8Ryann KnuthOH	3	6	2	13	.308	2	3	3	6	1	0	1	0.5	9.5
15Meghan ScholzMB	3	4	1	7	.429	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	1.5	5.5
12Kylie MundayS	2	1	0	1	1.000	26	1	2	1	0	0	1	0.5	2.5
1Nemo BeachOH	1	1	1	6	.000	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	1.5	2.5
2Lauren LynchL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	2	0	2	11	0	0	0	0	0
13Emma BrewerOH	2	9	4	16	.313	1	0	0	3	0	1	2	2	11
4Reese BatesDS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Belle GroomesS	1	2	1	4	.250	7	1	1	5	0	0	1	0.5	3.5
16Allie DunnionMB	1	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.5	1.5
3Ella FultonMB	1	1	1	3	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
5Kalli LipoL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		44	13	86	.360	40	7	12	36	1	2	12	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.

Pacific vs San Diego

Season series · San Diego leads 2-0

Sat, Sep 26, 2026Pacific at San Diego · San Diego won 3-0This match
Thu, Oct 22, 2026San Diego at Pacific · San Diego won 3-0Result →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 3 PACIF · USD 7

Set 1

20-25

Longest run 3 PACIFUSD 5

Set 2

17-25

Longest run 3 PACIFUSD 5

Set 3

15-25

Longest run 2 PACIFUSD 7

Bars above the line = San Diego leads, below = Pacific leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Pacific

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	50%2/4	0%0/3
2	100%2/2	33%1/3
3	67%2/3	33%1/3
4	40%2/5	0%0/2
5	25%2/8	33%1/3
6	100%2/2	0%0/2
All	50%12/24	19%3/16

San Diego

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	100%3/3	0%0/2
2	67%2/3	50%2/4
3	67%2/3	0%0/2
4	100%2/2	33%1/3
5	67%2/3	60%3/5
6	100%2/2	75%6/8
All	81%13/16	50%12/24

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 (1 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

127 rallies

#	PACIF-USD	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer
Set 1
1	0-1	PACIF	USD	Attack err	Nicole Zake	set Isabella Gutierrez
2	1-1	USD	PACIF	Kill	Julia Porath	set Alessia Couchond
3	1-2	PACIF	USD	Kill	BayLea Sparks	set Kylie Munday
4	2-2	USD	PACIF	Kill	Adeline Sirbu	set Alessia Couchond
5	2-3	PACIF	USD	Kill	Ryann Knuth	set Kylie Munday
6	3-3	USD	PACIF	Kill	Hanna Vorhies	set Alessia Couchond
7	3-4	PACIF	USD×3	Serve err	Pacific
8	3-5	USD	USD×3	Blocked	Vanessa Zussino	blk Meghan Scholz, Kylie Munday
9	3-6	USD	USD×3	Kill	Kylie Munday	set Nemo Beach
10	4-6	USD	PACIF×3	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
11	5-6	PACIF	PACIF×3	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Isabella Gutierrez
12	6-6	PACIF	PACIF×3	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Isabella Gutierrez
13	6-7	PACIF	USD	Kill	Ryann Knuth
14	7-7	USD	PACIF	Blocked	Meghan Scholz	blk Hanna Vorhies, Nicole Zake
15	7-8	PACIF	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday
16	8-8	USD	PACIF×3	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Alessia Couchond
17	9-8	PACIF	PACIF×3	Ace	Alessia Couchond	aced Ryann Knuth
18	10-8	PACIF	PACIF×3	Kill	Julia Porath	set Isabella Gutierrez
19	10-9	PACIF	USD	Kill	BayLea Sparks	set Kylie Munday
20	11-9	USD	PACIF	Kill	Adeline Sirbu	set Alessia Couchond
21	11-10	PACIF	USD	Kill	BayLea Sparks	set Kylie Munday
22	12-10	USD	PACIF	Attack err	Ryann Knuth	set Kylie Munday
23	13-10	PACIF	PACIF	Blocked	Kierstyn Barton	blk Vanessa Zussino
24	13-11	PACIF	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday
25	14-11	USD	PACIF	Blocked	Kierstyn Barton	blk Hanna Vorhies, Vanessa Zussino
26	14-12	PACIF	USD	Kill	Meghan Scholz
27	15-12	USD	PACIF	Serve err	San Diego
28	15-13	PACIF	USD×4	Kill	Ryann Knuth	set Kylie Munday
29	15-14	USD	USD×4	Blocked	Hanna Vorhies	blk Nemo Beach
30	15-15	USD	USD×4	Blocked	Hanna Vorhies	blk Meghan Scholz, Nemo Beach
31	15-16	USD	USD×4	Ace	San Diego	aced Isabella Gutierrez
32	16-16	USD	PACIF	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Alessia Couchond
33	16-17	PACIF	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday
34	17-17	USD	PACIF	Attack err	Nemo Beach	set Reese Bates
35	17-18	PACIF	USD×5	Kill	Nemo Beach	set Kylie Munday
36	17-19	USD	USD×5	Kill	BayLea Sparks	set Kylie Munday
37	17-20	USD	USD×5	Kill	BayLea Sparks
38	17-21		USD	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.
39	17-22	USD	USD×5	Attack err	Ella Gridley
40	18-22	USD	PACIF	Serve err	San Diego
41	18-23	PACIF	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday
42	19-23	USD	PACIF	Serve err	San Diego
43	19-24	PACIF	USD	Serve err	Pacific
44	20-24	USD	PACIF	Serve err	San Diego
45	20-25	PACIF	USD	Kill	Meghan Scholz	set Kylie Munday
Set 2
1	1-0	USD	PACIF	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Alessia Couchond
2	1-1	PACIF	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday
3	1-2	USD	USD	Blocked	Julia Porath	blk Ryann Knuth, BayLea Sparks
4	2-2	USD	PACIF	Kill	Adeline Sirbu	set Alessia Couchond
5	2-3	PACIF	USD	Attack err	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
6	3-3	USD	PACIF	Serve err	San Diego
7	4-3	PACIF	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Isabella Gutierrez
8	4-4	PACIF	USD	Kill	Ryann Knuth	set Kylie Munday
9	4-5	USD	USD	Ace	San Diego	aced Nicole Zake
10	5-5	USD	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
11	5-6	PACIF	USD	Kill	Meghan Scholz	set Kylie Munday
12	6-6	USD	PACIF	Serve err	San Diego
13	6-7	PACIF	USD	Serve err	Pacific
14	7-7	USD	PACIF	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Isabella Gutierrez
15	7-8	PACIF	USD	Kill	Emma Brewer	set Kylie Munday
16	8-8	USD	PACIF	Serve err	San Diego
17	9-8	PACIF	PACIF	Attack err	Emma Brewer
18	9-9	PACIF	USD×3	Kill	BayLea Sparks	set Kylie Munday
19	9-10	USD	USD×3	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday
20	9-11	USD	USD×3	Kill	BayLea Sparks	set Kylie Munday
21	10-11	USD	PACIF	Kill	Adeline Sirbu	set Alessia Couchond
22	10-12	PACIF	USD	Kill	BayLea Sparks	set Kylie Munday
23	10-13	USD	USD	Attack err	Hanna Vorhies
24	11-13	USD	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
25	11-14	PACIF	USD×3	Kill	Ella Fulton	set Kylie Munday
26	11-15		USD	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.
27	11-16	USD	USD×3	Attack err	Vanessa Zussino
28	12-16	USD	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
29	13-16	PACIF	PACIF	Blocked	Ella Fulton	blk Hanna Vorhies, Nicole Zake
30	13-17	PACIF	USD×5	Serve err	Pacific
31	13-18	USD	USD×5	Kill	Emma Brewer
32	13-19	USD	USD×5	Blocked	Hanna Vorhies	blk Emma Brewer
33	13-20	USD	USD×5	Kill	Emma Brewer	set Kylie Munday
34	13-21	USD	USD×5	Kill	Emma Brewer	set Kylie Munday
35	14-21	USD	PACIF×3	Serve err	San Diego
36	15-21	PACIF	PACIF×3	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Ella Gridley
37	16-21	PACIF	PACIF×3	Attack err	Kierstyn Barton
38	16-22	PACIF	USD	Kill	Emma Brewer
39	17-22	USD	PACIF	Serve err	San Diego
40	17-23	PACIF	USD×3	Kill	Emma Brewer	set Kylie Munday
41	17-24	USD	USD×3	Kill	BayLea Sparks	set Kylie Munday
42	17-25	USD	USD×3	Ace	San Diego	aced Ella Gridley
Set 3
1	0-1	PACIF	USD	Kill	Emma Brewer	set Belle Groomes
2	1-1	USD	PACIF	Kill	Adeline Sirbu	set Alessia Couchond
3	2-1	PACIF	PACIF	Attack err	Emma Brewer
4	2-2	PACIF	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Belle Groomes
5	3-2	USD	PACIF	Kill	Olga Gergacz	set Alessia Couchond
6	4-2	PACIF	PACIF	Attack err	Emma Brewer
7	4-3	PACIF	USD	Serve err	Pacific
8	4-4	USD	USD	Attack err	Vanessa Zussino
9	5-4	USD	PACIF	Kill	Ellie Prindl	set Belle Groomes
10	5-5	PACIF	USD×3	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Lauren Lynch
11	5-6	USD	USD×3	Kill	Ryann Knuth	set Meghan Scholz
12	5-7	USD	USD×3	Kill	Ryann Knuth	set Lauren Lynch
13	6-7	USD	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Isabella Gutierrez
14	6-8	PACIF	USD×7	Serve err	Pacific
15	6-9	USD	USD×7	Kill	Belle Groomes	set Ryann Knuth
16	6-10	USD	USD×7	Blocked	Hanna Vorhies	blk Meghan Scholz, Emma Brewer
17	6-11	USD	USD×7	Ace	San Diego	aced Vanessa Zussino
18	6-12	USD	USD×7	Kill	Belle Groomes	set Emma Brewer
19	6-13	USD	USD×7	Ace	San Diego	aced Ella Gridley
20	6-14	USD	USD×7	Kill	Emma Brewer	set Ryann Knuth
21	7-14	USD	PACIF	Serve err	San Diego
22	7-15	PACIF	USD	Kill	Meghan Scholz	set Belle Groomes
23	8-15	USD	PACIF	Attack err	Emma Brewer	set BayLea Sparks
24	8-16	PACIF	USD	Attack err	Olga Gergacz	set Isabella Gutierrez
25	8-17	USD	USD	Blocked	Nicole Zake	blk BayLea Sparks, Emma Brewer
26	9-17	USD	PACIF	Serve err	San Diego
27	9-18	PACIF	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Belle Groomes
28	10-18	USD	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino
29	10-19	PACIF	USD	Serve err	Pacific
30	11-19	USD	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino
31	11-20	PACIF	USD	Kill	Allie Dunnion	set Belle Groomes
32	11-21	USD	USD	Ace	San Diego	aced Nicole Zake
33	12-21	USD	PACIF	Attack err	Belle Groomes	set Julia Porath
34	13-21	PACIF	PACIF	Attack err	Ryann Knuth
35	13-22	PACIF	USD	Blocked	Nicole Zake	blk Allie Dunnion, Belle Groomes
36	14-22	USD	PACIF	Kill	Julia Porath	set Chloe Giehtbrock
37	14-23	PACIF	USD	Kill	Emma Brewer	set Belle Groomes
38	15-23	USD	PACIF	Serve err	San Diego
39	15-24	PACIF	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton
40	15-25	USD	USD	Ace	San Diego	aced Nicole Zake

Score shown after each rally, Pacific first.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).

San Diego def. Pacific 3–0