Pepperdine vs San Diego Volleyball: Pepperdine Wins 3-0

FinalSat, Oct 10, 2026ESPN+

3:0

RallyIQ pre-match: San Diego 68.0% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 10, 1:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Pepperdine won at San Diego 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-23) on Sat, Oct 10, 2026. Pepperdine's Mariia Nikol dvornikova led with 14 kills, and Laine Briggs added 12 digs.

Data through Nov 4, 2:50 PM CT · final Oct 10

Set	1	2	3	Sets
PEPPER	25	25	25	3
USD	15	22	23	0

Match story · written from the play-by-play

5 aces from Iva Popovic, and Pepperdine needed each of them.

The match turned 3 times; each line shows Pepperdine's RallyIQ win probability at the start and end of the stretch. San Diego went in at 68% by RallyIQ.

Turning point 1: Set 2 · Pepperdine 17–20 San Diego
Down 17–20, Pepperdine scored 5 straight to lead 22–20. The match swung to Pepperdine.
Pepperdine 42% → 68%
Turning point 2: Set 2 · Pepperdine 22–22 San Diego
Pepperdine scored 3 straight to go from 22–22 to a 25–22 lead.
Pepperdine 57% → 79%
Turning point 3: Set 3 · Pepperdine 13–16 San Diego
5 straight Pepperdine points turned a 13–16 deficit into an 18–16 lead.
Pepperdine 71% → 88%

San Diego above 50Pepperdine belowMax swing 9.4%

PepperdineSan Diego

Sideout %: Pepperdine 59.7·San Diego 47.9
Break %: Pepperdine 52.1·San Diego 40.3
Hitting: Pepperdine .304·San Diego .184
Longest run: Pepperdine 8·San Diego 4

Chloe Pravednikov
11 kills on .346, 11 points; 3 of those kills came in the turning points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

San Diego above 50 · Pepperdine below

Biggest swing: 9.4% to Pepperdine — set 2, PEPPER 24-22 USD. Pepperdine ace. USD win probability 36% → 27%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

PEPPER 30.2%69.8% USD

Pepperdine wins

3-0

5.8%

3-1

10.6%

3-2

13.8%

San Diego wins

3-0

23.1%

3-1

26.8%

3-2

19.9%

PEPPER break %: 41.9% vs this opp
USD break %: 45.8% 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
PepperdineAce+9.4%
Pepperdine ace
Set 2 · PEPPER 24-22 USD · PEPPER 64% → 73%
02
Chloe PravednikovKill+8.2%
Kill by Chloe Pravednikov (set by Tristen Raymond)
Set 3 · PEPPER 25-23 USD · PEPPER 92% → 100%
03
Baylea SparksKill+7.4%
Kill by Baylea Sparks
Set 2 · PEPPER 22-22 USD · USD 36% → 43%
04
Maggie BeauerKill+7.2%
Kill by Maggie Beauer (set by Tristen Raymond)
Set 2 · PEPPER 23-22 USD · PEPPER 57% → 64%
05
Kierstyn BartonAttack error+7.0%
Attack error by Kierstyn Barton
Set 2 · PEPPER 22-20 USD · PEPPER 61% → 68%
06
Chloe PravednikovKill+6.8%
Kill by Chloe Pravednikov (set by Laine Briggs)
Set 2 · PEPPER 21-20 USD · PEPPER 54% → 61%
07
Maggie Beauer&Irelynd LorenzenBlock+5.8%
Nemo Beach stuffed by Maggie Beauer & Irelynd Lorenzen
Set 2 · PEPPER 25-22 USD · PEPPER 73% → 79%
08
Nemo BeachAttack error+5.7%
Attack error by Nemo Beach
Set 2 · PEPPER 20-20 USD · PEPPER 49% → 54%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Pepperdineaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
22Mariia Nikol dvornikovaOH	3	14	3	29	.379	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	14
3Chloe PravednikovOH	3	11	2	26	.346	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	11
18Ella PiskorzMB	3	9	1	13	.615	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	1.5	10.5
1Irelynd LorenzenMB	3	4	1	10	.300	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3.5	7.5
12Maggie BeauerOH	3	4	4	21	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	2.5	6.5
9Tristen RaymondS	3	0	0	3	.000	37	0	2	10	0	0	1	0.5	0.5
7Iva PopovicOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	5
2Eliya DevL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	2
21Laine BriggsL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	2	2	12	0	0	0	0	2
8Charis KaiL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	1	2	6	3	0	0	0	1
20Astrid PuigOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19Ellie SandozMB	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Grace JacksonMB	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Isabella RasiS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Nalani MunizS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Reese PoernerOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Ryan GilhoolyOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		42	11	102	.304	39	10	10	38	5	2	12	8	75

San Diegohome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
7Kierstyn BartonOH	3	11	3	20	.400	1	1	0	8	3	0	1	0.5	12.5
18Baylea SparksMB	3	9	0	12	.750	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.5	10.5
1Nemo BeachOH	3	7	4	22	.136	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	8
15Meghan ScholzMB	3	4	2	13	.154	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	7
8Ryann KnuthOH	3	3	6	26	-.115	1	0	0	6	1	0	2	1	4
12Kylie MundayS	3	0	1	4	-.250	25	1	2	5	0	0	3	1.5	2.5
2Lauren LynchL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	1	2	15	1	0	0	0	1
4Reese BatesDS	3	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
19Addy WieseL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16Allie DunnionMB	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Belle GroomesS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3Ella FultonMB	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Emma BrewerOH	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
17Jocelyn GuoS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Kalli LipoL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Tatum LaneS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		34	16	98	.184	28	5	6	40	10	1	11	6.5	60

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.

Pepperdine vs San Diego

Season series · Pepperdine leads 1-0

Sat, Oct 10, 2026Pepperdine at San Diego · Pepperdine won 3-0This match
Thu, Nov 12, 2026San Diego at PepperdinePreview →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 8 PEPPER · USD 4

Set 1

25-15

Longest run 8 PEPPERUSD 4

Set 2

25-22

Longest run 5 PEPPERUSD 4

Set 3

25-23

Longest run 5 PEPPERUSD 4

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Pepperdine

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	78%7/9	50%5/10
2	47%7/15	59%10/17
3	78%7/9	42%5/12
4	60%6/10	14%1/7
5	60%6/10	67%12/18
6	44%4/9	56%5/9
All	60%37/62	52%38/73

San Diego

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	41%7/17	40%4/10
2	88%7/8	46%6/13
3	55%6/11	36%4/11
4	55%6/11	40%4/10
5	36%5/14	33%3/9
6	33%4/12	44%4/9
All	48%35/73	40%25/62

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

135 rallies

#	PEPPER-USD	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	USD	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Irelynd Lorenzen	+2.1
2	1-1	USD	PEPPER×3	Attack err	Ryann Knuth	set Nemo Beach	+1.7
3	2-1	PEPPER	PEPPER×3	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+2.3
4	3-1	PEPPER	PEPPER×3	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+2.4
5	3-2	PEPPER	USD	Serve err	Pepperdine		+1.7
6	3-3	USD	USD	Kill	Baylea Sparks	set Baylea Sparks	+2.3
7	4-3	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Ella Piskorz	set Tristen Raymond	+1.9
8	4-4	PEPPER	USD	Serve err	Pepperdine		+1.8
9	5-4	USD	PEPPER	Serve err	San Diego		+1.9
10	5-5	PEPPER	USD×4	Kill	Nemo Beach		+1.9
11	5-6	USD	USD×4	Kill	Nemo Beach	set Kylie Munday	+2.4
12	5-7	USD	USD×4	Kill	Meghan Scholz		+2.3
13	5-8	USD	USD×4	Ace	San Diego	aced Charis Kai	+2.1
14	6-8	USD	PEPPER×5	Kill	Ella Piskorz	set Tristen Raymond	+1.6
15	7-8	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Kill	Chloe Pravednikov	set Tristen Raymond	+2.3
16	8-8	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Kill	Irelynd Lorenzen		+2.6
17	9-8	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Kill	Irelynd Lorenzen	set Tristen Raymond	+2.8
18	10-8	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Attack err	Nemo Beach		+2.9
19	10-9	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Nemo Beach		+2.1
20	11-9	USD	PEPPER×3	Serve err	San Diego		+2.3
21	12-9	PEPPER	PEPPER×3	Blocked	Kierstyn Barton	blk Maggie Beauer, Ryann Knuth	+2.9
22	13-9	PEPPER	PEPPER×3	Kill	Chloe Pravednikov	set Tristen Raymond	+2.8
23	13-10	PEPPER	USD	Blocked	Chloe Pravednikov	blk Meghan Scholz, Kylie Munday	+1.8
24	13-11	USD	USD	Kill	Baylea Sparks		+2.7
25	14-11	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Chloe Pravednikov		+2.5
26	15-11	PEPPER	PEPPER	Ace	Pepperdine	aced Kierstyn Barton	+2.9
27	15-12	PEPPER	USD	Serve err	Pepperdine		+1.8
28	16-12	USD	PEPPER×8	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+2.3
29	17-12	PEPPER	PEPPER×8	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+2.5
30	18-12	PEPPER	PEPPER×8	Ace	Pepperdine	aced Ryann Knuth	+2.0
31	19-12	PEPPER	PEPPER×8	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+1.4
32	20-12	PEPPER	PEPPER×8	Kill	Ella Piskorz		+0.9
33	21-12	PEPPER	PEPPER×8	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+0.5
34	22-12	PEPPER	PEPPER×8	Kill	Ella Piskorz	set Tristen Raymond	+0.2
35	23-12	PEPPER	PEPPER×8	Ace	Pepperdine		+0.1
36	23-13	PEPPER	USD	Serve err	Pepperdine		·
37	23-14	USD	USD	Blocked	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	blk Kierstyn Barton, Baylea Sparks	·
38	24-14	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	·
39	24-15	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Baylea Sparks	set Kylie Munday	·
40	25-15	USD	PEPPER	Serve err	San Diego		·
Set 2
1	0-1	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Nemo Beach	set Kylie Munday	+2.0
2	0-2	USD	USD	Ace	San Diego	aced Chloe Pravednikov	+2.5
3	1-2	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Ella Piskorz	set Tristen Raymond	+1.9
4	1-3	PEPPER	USD×4	Kill	Baylea Sparks	set Kylie Munday	+2.0
5	1-4	USD	USD×4	Attack err	Mariia Nikol dvornikova		+2.4
6	1-5	USD	USD×4	Kill	Ryann Knuth		+2.1
7	1-6	USD	USD×4	Kill	Meghan Scholz	set Kylie Munday	+1.9
8	2-6	USD	PEPPER×5	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+1.3
9	3-6	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Blocked	Meghan Scholz	blk Ella Piskorz	+2.0
10	4-6	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Blocked	Ryann Knuth	blk Tristen Raymond, Ella Piskorz	+2.4
11	5-6	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Ace	Pepperdine	aced Kierstyn Barton	+2.7
12	6-6	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Ace	Pepperdine		+3.0
13	6-7	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Ryann Knuth	set Kierstyn Barton	+2.3
14	6-8	USD	USD	Blocked	Chloe Pravednikov	blk Kylie Munday, Meghan Scholz	+2.9
15	7-8	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Chloe Pravednikov	set Tristen Raymond	+2.2
16	7-9	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Ryann Knuth	set Kylie Munday	+2.3
17	8-9	USD	PEPPER×4	Kill	Chloe Pravednikov	set Charis Kai	+2.3
18	9-9	PEPPER	PEPPER×4	Blocked	Kylie Munday	blk Irelynd Lorenzen	+3.3
19	10-9	PEPPER	PEPPER×4	Blocked	Nemo Beach	blk Maggie Beauer, Irelynd Lorenzen	+3.6
20	11-9	PEPPER	PEPPER×4	Attack err	Meghan Scholz		+3.7
21	11-10	PEPPER	USD	Attack err	Maggie Beauer	set Laine Briggs	+2.7
22	11-11	USD	USD	Attack err	Irelynd Lorenzen		+3.6
23	12-11	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Maggie Beauer	set Tristen Raymond	+3.0
24	13-11	PEPPER	PEPPER	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+4.0
25	13-12	PEPPER	USD×4	Kill	Nemo Beach	set Ryann Knuth	+2.8
26	13-13	USD	USD×4	Kill	Baylea Sparks	set Kylie Munday	+3.9
27	13-14	USD	USD×4	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday	+3.9
28	13-15	USD	USD×4	Kill	Nemo Beach	set Kylie Munday	+3.7
29	14-15	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+2.8
30	14-16	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday	+3.0
31	15-16	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Maggie Beauer	set Tristen Raymond	+2.9
32	15-17	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday	+3.2
33	16-17	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+3.0
34	16-18	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday	+3.3
35	17-18	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Ella Piskorz	set Tristen Raymond	+3.1
36	17-19	PEPPER	USD	Serve err	Pepperdine		+3.6
37	17-20	USD	USD	Kill	Nemo Beach		+3.9
38	18-20	USD	PEPPER×5	Kill	Chloe Pravednikov	set Tristen Raymond	+2.5
39	19-20	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Ball handling	Nemo Beach		+4.4
40	20-20	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Attack err	Nemo Beach		+5.7
41	21-20	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Kill	Chloe Pravednikov	set Laine Briggs	+6.8
42	22-20	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Attack err	Kierstyn Barton		+7.0
43	22-21	PEPPER	USD	Serve err	Pepperdine		+4.3
44	22-22	USD	USD	Kill	Baylea Sparks		+7.4
45	23-22	USD	PEPPER×3	Kill	Maggie Beauer	set Tristen Raymond	+7.2
46	24-22	PEPPER	PEPPER×3	Ace	Pepperdine		+9.4
47	25-22	PEPPER	PEPPER×3	Blocked	Nemo Beach	blk Maggie Beauer, Irelynd Lorenzen	+5.8
Set 3
1	1-0	USD	PEPPER	Attack err	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday	+1.8
2	1-1	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Meghan Scholz	set Kylie Munday	+1.7
3	2-1	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Maggie Beauer	set Tristen Raymond	+1.8
4	2-2	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday	+1.8
5	3-2	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+1.9
6	3-3	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Baylea Sparks	set Kylie Munday	+1.8
7	4-3	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Ella Piskorz	set Tristen Raymond	+1.9
8	4-4	PEPPER	USD	Serve err	Pepperdine		+1.9
9	5-4	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Irelynd Lorenzen	set Tristen Raymond	+2.0
10	5-5	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Meghan Scholz	set Kylie Munday	+1.9
11	5-6	USD	USD	Attack err	Maggie Beauer		+2.4
12	6-6	USD	PEPPER	Serve err	San Diego		+1.9
13	6-7	PEPPER	USD	Blocked	Maggie Beauer	blk Meghan Scholz, Ryann Knuth	+1.9
14	7-7	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Irelynd Lorenzen	set Tristen Raymond	+2.0
15	8-7	PEPPER	PEPPER	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+2.7
16	8-8	PEPPER	USD×4	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday	+2.1
17	8-9	USD	USD×4	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday	+2.7
18	8-10	USD	USD×4	Ace	San Diego	aced Iva Popovic	+2.5
19	8-11	USD	USD×4	Attack err	Maggie Beauer		+2.3
20	9-11	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Ella Piskorz	set Tristen Raymond	+1.7
21	9-12	PEPPER	USD	Serve err	Pepperdine		+1.8
22	9-13	USD	USD	Ace	San Diego	aced Charis Kai	+2.1
23	10-13	USD	PEPPER	Serve err	San Diego		+1.4
24	11-13	PEPPER	PEPPER	Kill	Ella Piskorz		+2.3
25	11-14	PEPPER	USD	Blocked	Ella Piskorz	blk Baylea Sparks	+2.0
26	12-14	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Chloe Pravednikov	set Tristen Raymond	+1.8
27	12-15	PEPPER	USD	Serve err	Pepperdine		+2.0
28	13-15	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Chloe Pravednikov	set Tristen Raymond	+1.9
29	13-16	PEPPER	USD	Serve err	Pepperdine		+2.1
30	14-16	USD	PEPPER×5	Kill	Chloe Pravednikov	set Tristen Raymond	+1.9
31	15-16	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Ace	Pepperdine	aced Emma Brewer	+3.0
32	16-16	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Ace	Pepperdine	aced Kierstyn Barton	+3.6
33	17-16	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Ace	Pepperdine	aced Lauren Lynch	+4.0
34	18-16	PEPPER	PEPPER×5	Blocked	Ryann Knuth	blk Maggie Beauer, Irelynd Lorenzen	+4.1
35	18-17	PEPPER	USD	Blocked	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	blk Meghan Scholz, Kylie Munday, Ryann Knuth	+2.8
36	19-17	USD	PEPPER	Blocked	Kierstyn Barton	blk Irelynd Lorenzen, Maggie Beauer	+3.5
37	19-18	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday	+3.0
38	20-18	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Mariia Nikol dvornikova	set Tristen Raymond	+3.7
39	21-18	PEPPER	PEPPER	Ace	Pepperdine		+4.3
40	21-19	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday	+2.4
41	22-19	USD	PEPPER	Serve err	San Diego		+3.6
42	22-20	PEPPER	USD	Kill	Baylea Sparks	set Kylie Munday	+2.4
43	23-20	USD	PEPPER	Attack err	Ryann Knuth	set Kylie Munday	+3.8
44	24-20	PEPPER	PEPPER	Attack err	Ryann Knuth		+3.0
45	24-21	PEPPER	USD×3	Kill	Baylea Sparks	set Kylie Munday	+0.7
46	24-22	USD	USD×3	Ace	San Diego	aced Charis Kai	+2.0
47	24-23	USD	USD×3	Kill	Kierstyn Barton	set Kylie Munday	+4.5
48	25-23	USD	PEPPER	Kill	Chloe Pravednikov	set Tristen Raymond	+8.2

Score shown after each rally, Pepperdine 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).

Pepperdine def. San Diego 3–0

5 aces from Iva Popovic, and Pepperdine needed each of them.