Miami (FL) vs Pittsburgh Volleyball: Pittsburgh Wins 3-0

FinalSun, Oct 18, 2026ACCN

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: Pittsburgh 98.6% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 18, 10:55 AM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Pittsburgh beat visiting Miami (FL) 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 27-25) on Sun, Oct 18, 2026. Pittsburgh's Blaire Bayless and Olivia Babcock led with 14 kills each.

Data through Nov 4, 2:50 PM CT · final Oct 18

Set	1	2	3	Sets
MIAMI	12	15	25	0
PITT	25	25	27	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

14 kills in 3 sets for Blaire Bayless. Pittsburgh swept Miami (FL).

The biggest single-rally swing was 0.3 points, and Miami (FL)'s high was 2% in Set 1. The gap came from these numbers. RallyIQ gave Pittsburgh 99% before first serve.

Miami (FL)Pittsburgh

Break %+24.2 pts
24.548.7
Points won on own serve: 37 of 76 vs 13 of 53. Miami (FL) sided out 51.3% of the time.
Hitting+.228
.144.372
Kills and errors: 43–11 vs 30–17.
Longest run+2
35
5 straight Pittsburgh points in the first set broke a 2–2 tie and made it 7–2. The set finished 25–12.

Pittsburgh above 50Miami (FL) belowMax swing 0.3%

Miami (FL)Pittsburgh

Aces: Miami (FL) 3·Pittsburgh 5
Serve err: Miami (FL) 12·Pittsburgh 8
Blocks: Miami (FL) 8·Pittsburgh 10.50 BS · 16 BA vs 0 BS · 21 BA
Digs: Miami (FL) 21·Pittsburgh 35

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Pittsburgh above 50 · Miami (FL) below

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

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MIAMI 1.2%98.8% PITT

Miami (FL) wins

3-0

0.1%

3-1

0.3%

3-2

0.8%

Pittsburgh wins

3-0

72.4%

3-1

22.2%

3-2

4.3%

MIAMI break %: 32.0% vs this opp
PITT break %: 49.0% 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

Miami (FL)away

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
1Ruth MartinezOH	3	10	5	27	.185	1	1	3	4	0	5	2.5	13.5
6Ariana RodriguezS	3	3	1	5	.400	26	2	3	2	0	3	1.5	6.5
21Denitsa AngelovaMB	3	4	1	10	.300	0	0	3	4	0	3	1.5	5.5
23Lal AkinMB	3	2	1	10	.100	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.5	4.5
11Sonja DanilovicOH	3	4	4	17	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4
7Stalena Van DeusenL/DS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	0
22Asia HarveyOH	3	7	4	16	.188	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	7
8Gaby ArroyoL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0
17Ella ThompsonOH	1	0	1	4	-.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Olivia DurstL/DS	1	0	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Team totals		30	17	90	.144	29	3	12	21	5	16	8	52

Pittsburghhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
8Blaire BaylessOH	3	14	3	24	.458	0	0	0	7	0	3	1.5	15.5
5Olivia BabcockOH	3	14	1	30	.433	1	0	4	4	0	1	0.5	14.5
12Ayanna WatsonOH	3	5	4	14	.071	1	1	1	6	1	4	2	8
3Jordyn DaileyMB	3	5	1	8	.500	0	0	1	0	0	5	2.5	7.5
20Abbey EmchMB	3	4	2	9	.222	1	0	0	0	0	5	2.5	6.5
21Izzy StarckS	3	1	0	1	1.000	33	1	1	7	0	3	1.5	3.5
13Mallorie MeyerL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	2
9Trinity ThompsonS	3	0	0	0	–	2	1	0	7	0	0	0	1
25Haiti Tautua'aS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Izzy MastenL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
10Marina PezeljOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Team totals		43	11	86	.372	39	5	8	35	3	21	10.5	77

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 3 MIAMI · PITT 5

Set 1

12-25

Longest run 2 MIAMIPITT 5

Set 2

15-25

Longest run 2 MIAMIPITT 4

Set 3

25-27

Longest run 3 MIAMIPITT 3

Bars above the line = Pittsburgh leads, below = Miami (FL) leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Miami (FL)

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	54%7/13	55%6/11
2	50%7/14	13%1/8
3	54%7/13	30%3/10
4	47%7/15	13%1/8
5	54%7/13	13%1/8
6	50%4/8	13%1/8
All	51%39/76	25%13/53

Pittsburgh

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	70%7/10	33%3/9
2	64%7/11	50%7/14
3	88%7/8	53%8/15
4	88%7/8	42%5/12
5	88%7/8	53%8/15
6	63%5/8	55%6/11
All	75%40/53	49%37/76

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

129 rallies

#	MIAMI-PITT	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer
Set 1
1	1-0	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Ruth Martinez	set Ariana Rodriguez
2	1-1	MIAMI	PITT	Serve err	Miami (FL)
3	1-2	PITT	PITT	Attack err	Lal Akin
4	2-2	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Ruth Martinez	set Ariana Rodriguez
5	2-3	MIAMI	PITT×5	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Izzy Starck
6	2-4	PITT	PITT×5	Blocked	Ruth Martinez	blk Jordyn Dailey, Blaire Bayless
7	2-5	PITT	PITT×5	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Izzy Starck
8	2-6	PITT	PITT×5	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Izzy Starck
9	2-7	PITT	PITT×5	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Olivia Babcock
10	3-7	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Asia Harvey	set Ariana Rodriguez
11	3-8	MIAMI	PITT×3	Kill	Jordyn Dailey	set Izzy Starck
12	3-9	PITT	PITT×3	Attack err	Asia Harvey
13	3-10	PITT	PITT×3	Kill	Jordyn Dailey	set Izzy Starck
14	4-10	PITT	MIAMI	Serve err	Olivia Babcock
15	4-11	MIAMI	PITT×4	Serve err	Miami (FL)
16	4-12	PITT	PITT×4	Blocked	Asia Harvey	blk Jordyn Dailey, Ayanna Watson
17	4-13	PITT	PITT×4	Ace	Mallorie Meyer	aced Gaby Arroyo
18	4-14	PITT	PITT×4	Ace	Mallorie Meyer
19	5-14	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Denitsa Angelova	set Ariana Rodriguez
20	6-14	MIAMI	MIAMI	Blocked	Jordyn Dailey	blk Denitsa Angelova, Ariana Rodriguez
21	6-15	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Ayanna Watson	set Izzy Starck
22	6-16	PITT	PITT	Blocked	Ruth Martinez	blk Ayanna Watson, Abbey Emch, Izzy Starck
23	7-16	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Denitsa Angelova	set Ariana Rodriguez
24	7-17	MIAMI	PITT	Serve err	Miami (FL)
25	7-18	PITT	PITT	Attack err	Sonja Danilovic
26	8-18	PITT	MIAMI	Blocked	Ayanna Watson	blk Lal Akin, Ariana Rodriguez
27	8-19	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Abbey Emch	set Izzy Starck
28	8-20	PITT	PITT	Attack err	Sonja Danilovic
29	9-20	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Lal Akin	set Ariana Rodriguez
30	9-21	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Izzy Starck
31	10-21	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Ruth Martinez	set Ariana Rodriguez
32	10-22	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Izzy Starck
33	10-23	PITT	PITT	Kill	Blaire Bayless
34	11-23	PITT	MIAMI	Blocked	Blaire Bayless	blk Denitsa Angelova, Ruth Martinez
35	11-24	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Jordyn Dailey	set Izzy Starck
36	12-24	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Ariana Rodriguez	set Ruth Martinez
37	12-25	MIAMI	PITT	Serve err	Miami (FL)
Set 2
1	1-0	MIAMI	MIAMI	Ace	Ariana Rodriguez	aced Ayanna Watson
2	2-0	MIAMI	MIAMI	Blocked	Ayanna Watson	blk Lal Akin, Ruth Martinez
3	2-1	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Izzy Starck
4	2-2	PITT	PITT	Kill	Abbey Emch
5	3-2	PITT	MIAMI	Attack err	Ayanna Watson
6	3-3	MIAMI	PITT×4	Kill	Ayanna Watson	set Izzy Starck
7	3-4	PITT	PITT×4	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Abbey Emch
8	3-5	PITT	PITT×4	Blocked	Asia Harvey	blk Abbey Emch, Olivia Babcock
9	3-6	PITT	PITT×4	Blocked	Ruth Martinez	blk Abbey Emch, Blaire Bayless
10	4-6	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Lal Akin	set Ariana Rodriguez
11	4-7	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Izzy Starck
12	5-7	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Asia Harvey	set Ariana Rodriguez
13	5-8	MIAMI	PITT×4	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Izzy Starck
14	5-9	PITT	PITT×4	Kill	Blaire Bayless
15	5-10	PITT	PITT×4	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Izzy Starck
16	5-11	PITT	PITT×4	Blocked	Denitsa Angelova	blk Blaire Bayless, Jordyn Dailey
17	6-11	PITT	MIAMI	Serve err	Olivia Babcock
18	6-12	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Izzy Starck
19	6-13	PITT	PITT	Kill	Ayanna Watson	set Izzy Starck
20	7-13	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Ariana Rodriguez	set Ariana Rodriguez
21	7-14	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Izzy Starck	set Ayanna Watson
22	8-14	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Ruth Martinez	set Ariana Rodriguez
23	9-14	MIAMI	MIAMI	Ace	Ariana Rodriguez	aced Izzy Masten
24	9-15	MIAMI	PITT×3	Serve err	Miami (FL)
25	9-16	PITT	PITT×3	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Izzy Starck
26	9-17	PITT	PITT×3	Ace	Izzy Starck	aced Stalena Van Deusen
27	10-17	PITT	MIAMI	Serve err	Izzy Starck
28	11-17	MIAMI	MIAMI	Attack err	Abbey Emch
29	11-18	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Izzy Starck
30	12-18	PITT	MIAMI	Serve err	Ayanna Watson
31	12-19	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Abbey Emch	set Izzy Starck
32	12-20	PITT	PITT	Ace	Trinity Thompson	aced Asia Harvey
33	13-20	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Denitsa Angelova	set Ariana Rodriguez
34	13-21	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Izzy Starck
35	13-22	PITT	PITT	Kill	Jordyn Dailey
36	14-22	PITT	MIAMI	Serve err	Olivia Babcock
37	14-23	MIAMI	PITT	Serve err	Miami (FL)
38	14-24	PITT	PITT	Attack err	Ruth Martinez
39	15-24	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Ariana Rodriguez	set Gaby Arroyo
40	15-25	MIAMI	PITT	Blocked	Ella Thompson	blk Izzy Starck, Jordyn Dailey
Set 3
1	0-1	PITT	PITT	Attack err	Sonja Danilovic
2	0-2	PITT	PITT	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Trinity Thompson
3	1-2	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Ruth Martinez	set Ariana Rodriguez
4	1-3	MIAMI	PITT×3	Serve err	Miami (FL)
5	1-4	PITT	PITT×3	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Trinity Thompson
6	1-5	PITT	PITT×3	Ace	Ayanna Watson	aced Olivia Durst
7	2-5	PITT	MIAMI×3	Kill	Sonja Danilovic	set Ariana Rodriguez
8	3-5	MIAMI	MIAMI×3	Blocked	Abbey Emch	blk Ruth Martinez, Lal Akin
9	4-5	MIAMI	MIAMI×3	Blocked	Blaire Bayless	blk Ruth Martinez, Lal Akin
10	4-6	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Izzy Starck
11	5-6	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Ruth Martinez	set Ariana Rodriguez
12	5-7	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Jordyn Dailey	set Izzy Starck
13	5-8	PITT	PITT	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Izzy Starck
14	6-8	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Asia Harvey	set Ariana Rodriguez
15	6-9	MIAMI	PITT	Serve err	Miami (FL)
16	7-9	PITT	MIAMI	Serve err	Pittsburgh
17	7-10	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Izzy Starck
18	8-10	PITT	MIAMI	Serve err	Pittsburgh
19	9-10	MIAMI	MIAMI	Kill	Ruth Martinez	set Ariana Rodriguez
20	9-11	MIAMI	PITT	Serve err	Miami (FL)
21	10-11	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Sonja Danilovic	set Ariana Rodriguez
22	10-12	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Izzy Starck
23	11-12	PITT	MIAMI	Attack err	Olivia Babcock
24	12-12	MIAMI	MIAMI	Kill	Ruth Martinez	set Ariana Rodriguez
25	12-13	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Abbey Emch	set Izzy Starck
26	12-14	PITT	PITT	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Izzy Starck
27	13-14	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Asia Harvey	set Ariana Rodriguez
28	14-14	MIAMI	MIAMI	Blocked	Blaire Bayless	blk Ruth Martinez, Denitsa Angelova
29	14-15	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Izzy Masten
30	15-15	PITT	MIAMI	Serve err	Olivia Babcock
31	15-16	MIAMI	PITT	Serve err	Miami (FL)
32	15-17	PITT	PITT	Blocked	Asia Harvey	blk Jordyn Dailey, Izzy Starck
33	16-17	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Asia Harvey	set Ariana Rodriguez
34	16-18	MIAMI	PITT×3	Kill	Ayanna Watson	set Izzy Starck
35	16-19	PITT	PITT×3	Blocked	Ruth Martinez	blk Ayanna Watson, Abbey Emch
36	16-20	PITT	PITT×3	Attack err	Ariana Rodriguez
37	17-20	PITT	MIAMI×3	Kill	Denitsa Angelova	set Ariana Rodriguez
38	18-20	MIAMI	MIAMI×3	Kill	Sonja Danilovic	set Ariana Rodriguez
39	19-20	MIAMI	MIAMI×3	Blocked	Ayanna Watson	blk Ariana Rodriguez, Lal Akin
40	19-21	MIAMI	PITT	Serve err	Miami (FL)
41	20-21	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Ruth Martinez	set Ariana Rodriguez
42	20-22	MIAMI	PITT	Blocked	Sonja Danilovic	blk Ayanna Watson, Abbey Emch
43	21-22	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Sonja Danilovic	set Olivia Durst
44	21-23	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Izzy Starck
45	22-23	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Asia Harvey	set Ariana Rodriguez
46	22-24	MIAMI	PITT	Serve err	Miami (FL)
47	23-24	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Ruth Martinez	set Ariana Rodriguez
48	24-24	MIAMI	MIAMI	Ace	Ruth Martinez	aced Izzy Masten
49	24-25	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Blaire Bayless	set Izzy Starck
50	25-25	PITT	MIAMI	Kill	Asia Harvey	set Ariana Rodriguez
51	25-26	MIAMI	PITT	Kill	Olivia Babcock	set Izzy Starck
52	25-27	PITT	PITT	Kill	Ayanna Watson	set Izzy Starck

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

Pittsburgh def. Miami (FL) 3–0

14 kills in 3 sets for Blaire Bayless. Pittsburgh swept Miami (FL).