Pacific vs LMU (CA) Volleyball: LMU (CA) Wins 3-0 (Oct 3)

FinalSat, Oct 3, 2026ESPN+

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: LMU (CA) 98.2% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 3, 2:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

LMU (CA) beat visiting Pacific 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-17) on Sat, Oct 3, 2026. LMU (CA)'s Maria Tabacuks led with 14 kills.

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

Set	1	2	3	Sets
PACIF	15	18	17	0
LMU	25	25	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Maria Tabacuks hit .600 with 14 kills as LMU (CA) rolled past Pacific.

The biggest single-rally swing was 0.2 points, and Pacific's high was 2% in Set 1. The gap came from these numbers. LMU (CA) went in as RallyIQ's 98% pick.

PacificLMU (CA)

Break %+22.6 pts
30.853.4
39 of 73 on serve vs 16 of 52, so Pacific's sideout was 46.6%.
Hitting+.299
.086.385
39 K / 9 E against 25 K / 18 E.

LMU (CA) above 50Pacific belowMax swing 0.2%

PacificLMU (CA)

Aces: Pacific 5·LMU (CA) 8
Serve err: Pacific 9·LMU (CA) 11
Blocks: Pacific 0·LMU (CA) 60 BS · 0 BA vs 2 BS · 8 BA
Digs: Pacific 26·LMU (CA) 31

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

LMU (CA) above 50 · Pacific below

No single rally moved win probability by a full point: LMU (CA) stayed the heavy favorite throughout.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

PACIF 0.9%99.1% LMU

Pacific wins

3-0

0.1%

3-1

0.2%

3-2

0.6%

LMU (CA) wins

3-0

75.2%

3-1

20.5%

3-2

3.5%

PACIF break %: 32.9% vs this opp
LMU break %: 51.0% 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	PTS
13Nicole ZakeOH	3	10	3	25	.280	1	1	1	5	3	11
8Vanessa ZussinoOH	3	8	2	17	.353	2	0	3	3	1	8
19Adeline SirbuMB	3	2	1	5	.200	0	0	0	0	0	2
1Alessia CouchondS	3	1	2	3	-.333	20	0	2	4	0	1
14Ella GridleyDS	3	0	0	0	–	0	1	2	3	0	1
3Ellie PrindlMB	2	0	3	8	-.375	0	1	1	1	0	1
2Hannah KoesterOH	3	2	4	9	-.222	0	0	0	0	1	2
5Gracie ArmatoS	3	2	3	8	-.125	0	0	0	1	0	2
30Isabella GutierrezL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	9	1	0
16Suzanne KemleMB	2	0	0	6	.000	0	2	0	0	0	2
6Gwendolyn HansenS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Hanna VorhiesMB	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		25	18	81	.086	23	5	9	26	8	50

LMU (CA)home

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
5Maria TabacuksOH	3	14	2	20	.600	1	2	4	7	2	1	1	1.5	17.5
23Nicole SchuetzOH	3	5	4	18	.056	2	2	0	6	0	0	1	0.5	7.5
6Delfina SchuhS	3	4	0	5	.800	25	2	2	6	0	1	1	1.5	7.5
20Anya SantracOH	3	6	1	17	.294	3	0	2	4	0	0	1	0.5	6.5
28Aleksandra StojanovicMB	3	4	1	8	.375	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	5
11Zaria ThorntonMB	3	3	0	3	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4
13Gabriella CascioneL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	3	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	1
24Kyla FirestoneS	3	0	0	0	–	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
22Kayla LopezL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
12Melania KatsitadzeOH	2	2	1	5	.200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
10Camille PomeroyMB	2	1	0	2	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1Ayanna HenryOH	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Gianna PerezL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		39	9	78	.385	36	8	11	31	5	2	8	6	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 LMU (CA)

Season series · LMU (CA) leads 1-0

Sat, Oct 3, 2026Pacific at LMU (CA) · LMU (CA) won 3-0This match
Thu, Nov 5, 2026LMU (CA) at PacificPreview →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 4 PACIF · LMU 4

Set 1

15-25

Longest run 4 PACIFLMU 4

Set 2

18-25

Longest run 4 PACIFLMU 4

Set 3

17-25

Longest run 4 PACIFLMU 4

Bars above the line = LMU (CA) 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	86%6/7	0%0/6
2	46%6/13	14%1/7
3	50%6/12	14%1/7
4	38%6/16	25%2/8
5	50%6/12	40%4/10
6	31%4/13	57%8/14
All	47%34/73	31%16/52

LMU (CA)

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	88%7/8	50%5/10
2	86%6/7	33%3/9
3	86%6/7	54%7/13
4	75%6/8	40%4/10
5	50%6/12	63%10/16
6	50%5/10	67%10/15
All	69%36/52	53%39/73

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

#	PACIF-LMU	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer
Set 1
1	0-1	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Delfina Schuh
2	1-1	LMU	PACIF	Serve err	LMU (CA)
3	1-2	PACIF	LMU	Serve err	Pacific
4	1-3	LMU	LMU	Blocked	Ellie Prindl	blk Maria Tabacuks
5	2-3	LMU	PACIF	Attack err	Maria Tabacuks
6	2-4	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Nicole Schuetz	set Delfina Schuh
7	3-4	LMU	PACIF	Serve err	LMU (CA)
8	3-5	PACIF	LMU×3	Serve err	Pacific
9	3-6	LMU	LMU×3	Kill	Aleksandra Stojanovic	set Delfina Schuh
10	3-7	LMU	LMU×3	Attack err	Ellie Prindl
11	4-7	LMU	PACIF	Serve err	LMU (CA)
12	4-8	PACIF	LMU×3	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Delfina Schuh
13	4-9	LMU	LMU×3	Ace	LMU (CA)	aced Vanessa Zussino
14	4-10	LMU	LMU×3	Ace	LMU (CA)
15	5-10	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
16	5-11	PACIF	LMU×4	Kill	Delfina Schuh	set Maria Tabacuks
17	5-12	LMU	LMU×4	Attack err	Alessia Couchond
18	5-13	LMU	LMU×4	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Anya Santrac
19	5-14	LMU	LMU×4	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Delfina Schuh
20	6-14	LMU	PACIF	Serve err	LMU (CA)
21	6-15	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Delfina Schuh
22	7-15	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Adeline Sirbu	set Alessia Couchond
23	7-16	PACIF	LMU	Attack err	Hannah Koester
24	7-17	LMU	LMU	Attack err	Adeline Sirbu
25	8-17	LMU	PACIF	Serve err	LMU (CA)
26	8-18	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Nicole Schuetz	set Delfina Schuh
27	8-19	LMU	LMU	Ace	LMU (CA)	aced Hannah Koester
28	9-19	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
29	10-19	PACIF	PACIF	Attack err	Nicole Schuetz
30	10-20	PACIF	LMU×4	Serve err	Pacific
31	10-21	LMU	LMU×4	Kill	Nicole Schuetz	set Vanessa Zussino
32	10-22	LMU	LMU×4	Kill	Melania Katsitadze	set Delfina Schuh
33	10-23	LMU	LMU×4	Attack err	Hannah Koester
34	11-23	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Gracie Armato	set Alessia Couchond
35	11-24	PACIF	LMU	Serve err	Pacific
36	12-24	LMU	PACIF×4	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Alessia Couchond
37	13-24	PACIF	PACIF×4	Ace	Pacific
38	14-24	PACIF	PACIF×4	Attack err	Nicole Schuetz
39	15-24	PACIF	PACIF×4	Attack err	Nicole Schuetz
40	15-25	PACIF	LMU	Serve err	Pacific
Set 2
1	1-0	LMU	PACIF	Serve err	LMU (CA)
2	1-1	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Delfina Schuh
3	1-2	LMU	LMU	Ace	LMU (CA)	aced Nicole Zake
4	2-2	LMU	PACIF	Serve err	LMU (CA)
5	3-2	PACIF	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Nicole Zake
6	3-3	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Delfina Schuh
7	3-4	LMU	LMU	Kill	Anya Santrac	set Delfina Schuh
8	4-4	LMU	PACIF	Serve err	LMU (CA)
9	5-4	PACIF	PACIF	Kill	Hannah Koester	set Alessia Couchond
10	5-5	PACIF	LMU	Attack err	Alessia Couchond
11	6-5	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Hannah Koester	set Alessia Couchond
12	6-6	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Aleksandra Stojanovic	set Delfina Schuh
13	7-6	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Alessia Couchond
14	7-7	PACIF	LMU×3	Kill	Aleksandra Stojanovic	set Delfina Schuh
15	7-8	LMU	LMU×3	Kill	Delfina Schuh
16	7-9	LMU	LMU×3	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Delfina Schuh
17	8-9	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Alessia Couchond
18	8-10	PACIF	LMU	Serve err	Pacific
19	8-11	LMU	LMU	Ace	LMU (CA)	aced Isabella Gutierrez
20	9-11	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
21	10-11	PACIF	PACIF	Ace	Pacific	aced Maria Tabacuks
22	10-12	PACIF	LMU×3	Serve err	Pacific
23	10-13	LMU	LMU×3	Ace	LMU (CA)	aced Nicole Zake
24	10-14	LMU	LMU×3	Kill	Zaria Thornton	set Delfina Schuh
25	11-14	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
26	11-15	PACIF	LMU×3	Attack err	Nicole Zake
27	11-16	LMU	LMU×3	Kill	Anya Santrac	set Delfina Schuh
28	11-17	LMU	LMU×3	Attack err	Hannah Koester
29	12-17	LMU	PACIF	Serve err	LMU (CA)
30	12-18	PACIF	LMU	Serve err	Pacific
31	12-19	LMU	LMU	Blocked	Gracie Armato	blk Nicole Schuetz, Aleksandra Stojanovic
32	13-19	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Gracie Armato	set Alessia Couchond
33	14-19	PACIF	PACIF	Ace	Pacific
34	14-20	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Anya Santrac	set Gabriella Cascione
35	14-21	LMU	LMU	Ace	LMU (CA)
36	15-21	LMU	PACIF×4	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Alessia Couchond
37	16-21	PACIF	PACIF×4	Attack err	Anya Santrac
38	17-21	PACIF	PACIF×4	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Alessia Couchond
39	18-21	PACIF	PACIF×4	Ace	Pacific
40	18-22	PACIF	LMU×4	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Delfina Schuh
41	18-23	LMU	LMU×4	Bad set	Nicole Zake
42	18-24	LMU	LMU×4	Blocked	Nicole Zake	blk Delfina Schuh
43	18-25	LMU	LMU×4	Kill	Delfina Schuh	set Nicole Schuetz
Set 3
1	0-1	PACIF	LMU	Serve err	Pacific
2	1-1	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Alessia Couchond
3	1-2	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Zaria Thornton	set Delfina Schuh
4	1-3	LMU	LMU	Blocked	Vanessa Zussino	blk Maria Tabacuks, Zaria Thornton
5	2-3	LMU	PACIF	Attack err	Maria Tabacuks
6	2-4	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Delfina Schuh
7	3-4	LMU	PACIF	Serve err	LMU (CA)
8	3-5	PACIF	LMU×3	Kill	Zaria Thornton	set Delfina Schuh
9	3-6	LMU	LMU×3	Attack err	Gracie Armato
10	3-7	LMU	LMU×3	Kill	Nicole Schuetz	set Anya Santrac
11	4-7	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
12	4-8	PACIF	LMU×4	Kill	Anya Santrac	set Nicole Schuetz
13	4-9	LMU	LMU×4	Kill	Aleksandra Stojanovic	set Delfina Schuh
14	4-10	LMU	LMU×4	Blocked	Nicole Zake	blk Delfina Schuh, Aleksandra Stojanovic
15	4-11	LMU	LMU×4	Kill	Anya Santrac	set Gabriella Cascione
16	5-11	LMU	PACIF×3	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Alessia Couchond
17	6-11	PACIF	PACIF×3	Ace	Pacific	aced Maria Tabacuks
18	7-11	PACIF	PACIF×3	Attack err	Aleksandra Stojanovic
19	7-12	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Anya Santrac	set Delfina Schuh
20	8-12	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Alessia Couchond	set Vanessa Zussino
21	8-13	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Delfina Schuh	set Anya Santrac
22	9-13	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
23	9-14	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Gabriella Cascione
24	9-15	LMU	LMU	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Delfina Schuh
25	10-15	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Vanessa Zussino	set Alessia Couchond
26	10-16	PACIF	LMU×3	Kill	Nicole Schuetz	set Delfina Schuh
27	10-17	LMU	LMU×3	Blocked	Vanessa Zussino	blk Anya Santrac, Zaria Thornton
28	10-18	LMU	LMU×3	Ace	LMU (CA)	aced Nicole Zake
29	11-18	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Vanessa Zussino
30	11-19	PACIF	LMU×3	Attack err	Gracie Armato
31	11-20	LMU	LMU×3	Kill	Melania Katsitadze	set Delfina Schuh
32	11-21	LMU	LMU×3	Attack err	Hannah Koester
33	12-21	LMU	PACIF×4	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Alessia Couchond
34	13-21	PACIF	PACIF×4	Attack err	Melania Katsitadze
35	14-21	PACIF	PACIF×4	Kill	Adeline Sirbu	set Alessia Couchond
36	15-21	PACIF	PACIF×4	Attack err	Nicole Schuetz
37	15-22	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Delfina Schuh
38	16-22	LMU	PACIF	Serve err	LMU (CA)
39	16-23	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Maria Tabacuks	set Kyla Firestone
40	16-24	LMU	LMU	Attack err	Ellie Prindl
41	17-24	LMU	PACIF	Kill	Nicole Zake	set Ella Gridley
42	17-25	PACIF	LMU	Kill	Camille Pomeroy	set Kyla Firestone

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

LMU (CA) def. Pacific 3–0

Maria Tabacuks hit .600 with 14 kills as LMU (CA) rolled past Pacific.