Thursday, September 3
Stanford, Calif.
10 p.m. ET
University of South Florida
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
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| South Fla. | 17 | 18 | 32 | 15 | 1 |
| Stanford | 25 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 3 |
Photo by: Chad Smith / South Florida Athletics
South Florida Volleyball Battles No. 4 Stanford in Four Sets
September 04, 2026 | Women's Volleyball
The Bulls erased a six-point deficit to win the third set
STANFORD, Calif. (September 3, 2026) – The University of South Florida volleyball team faced its second top-five opponent of the 2026 season in a road test against No. 4 Stanford on Thursday. The Bulls (1-3) battled the Cardinal (3-0) for four sets but fell 3-1 (25-17, 25-18, 30-32, 25-15).
Nina Jioshvili-Ravva recorded her third double-double of the season, with 29 assists and a game-high 13 digs. Mora Pampin led the Bulls with 13 kills. Addy Brus tallied 10 digs.
The Bulls scored the first point of the match, but the Cardinal took the next four. South Florida rattled off back-to-back points, cutting the deficit to one. The two sides continued to battle midway through the opening stanza. Stanford pulled away and won the first set 25-17. As in the first set, the Bulls scored the first point of the second set. The Cardinal took a 2-0 match advantage with a 25-18 win in the second set.
The third set began as a back-and-forth battle. With the set tied at 10-10, Stanford scored four unanswered points. The Cardinal extended their lead to 17-11, the set's largest. South Florida showed true grit and clawed its way back to tie the third set at 21-21. The Bulls and the Cardinal continued to trade points until Stanford served with a chance to sweep the Bulls, 29-28. South Florida used kills from Pampin and Paula Tomasa to take a 30-29 lead. After Stanford tied the match, South Florida closed out the set 32-30.
Stanford won the fourth set, 25-15, and the match, 3-1.
Note-A-Bulls
• Nina Jioshvili-Ravva recorded her third double-double of the season, with 29 assists and a game-high 13 digs.
• Mora Pampin led the Bulls with 13 kills.
• Addy Brus recorded double-digit digs in back-to-back matches, with 10 kills.
Up Next
The Bulls will have a day off before their next match on Saturday, Sept. 5. South Florida faces Marquette at 4 p.m. ET.
Follow South Florida Volleyball
For the latest updates from South Florida Athletics, visit GoUSFBulls.com. Follow the Bulls on X / Instagram / Facebook
Get your tickets today!
Call 1-800-GO-BULLS (1-800-462-8557) or email BullsTickets@usf.edu to claim your season or single-game tickets. You can also download the South Florida Bulls app on the Android or Apple stores to purchase tickets and parking. Visit USFBullsTix.com for more information.
About South Florida Volleyball
Head coach Jolene Shepardson enters her seventh season at the helm of her alma mater in 2026. Named head coach on January 8, 2020, as a player she helped lead the Bulls to two conference championships and a pair of NCAA tournament appearances. As head coach, she led the Bulls back to the NCAA Tournament in 2025 for the first time since she was a player in 2002 and guided USF to the 2024 AAC regular-season championship, earning her first Coach of the Year Honor. In 2023, the Bulls won the American Conference East Division, made a postseason appearance in the NIVC, and advanced to the Fab Four to mark the longest postseason run in program history.
South Florida Volleyball has won nine Player of the Year honors, most recently with Maria Clara Andrade winning American Conference honors in back-to-back years in 2024 and 2025. The Bulls have also earned four Setter of the Year honors, most recently with Caroline Dykes being recognized in 2024.
South Florida volleyball has made eight NCAA Tournament appearances and won 13 conference titles since the program's inception in 1972. The Bulls play in The Corral (1,000), located adjacent to the Yuengling Center on the USF campus in Tampa.
Nina Jioshvili-Ravva recorded her third double-double of the season, with 29 assists and a game-high 13 digs. Mora Pampin led the Bulls with 13 kills. Addy Brus tallied 10 digs.
The Bulls scored the first point of the match, but the Cardinal took the next four. South Florida rattled off back-to-back points, cutting the deficit to one. The two sides continued to battle midway through the opening stanza. Stanford pulled away and won the first set 25-17. As in the first set, the Bulls scored the first point of the second set. The Cardinal took a 2-0 match advantage with a 25-18 win in the second set.
The third set began as a back-and-forth battle. With the set tied at 10-10, Stanford scored four unanswered points. The Cardinal extended their lead to 17-11, the set's largest. South Florida showed true grit and clawed its way back to tie the third set at 21-21. The Bulls and the Cardinal continued to trade points until Stanford served with a chance to sweep the Bulls, 29-28. South Florida used kills from Pampin and Paula Tomasa to take a 30-29 lead. After Stanford tied the match, South Florida closed out the set 32-30.
Stanford won the fourth set, 25-15, and the match, 3-1.
Note-A-Bulls
• Nina Jioshvili-Ravva recorded her third double-double of the season, with 29 assists and a game-high 13 digs.
• Mora Pampin led the Bulls with 13 kills.
• Addy Brus recorded double-digit digs in back-to-back matches, with 10 kills.
Up Next
The Bulls will have a day off before their next match on Saturday, Sept. 5. South Florida faces Marquette at 4 p.m. ET.
Follow South Florida Volleyball
For the latest updates from South Florida Athletics, visit GoUSFBulls.com. Follow the Bulls on X / Instagram / Facebook
Get your tickets today!
Call 1-800-GO-BULLS (1-800-462-8557) or email BullsTickets@usf.edu to claim your season or single-game tickets. You can also download the South Florida Bulls app on the Android or Apple stores to purchase tickets and parking. Visit USFBullsTix.com for more information.
About South Florida Volleyball
Head coach Jolene Shepardson enters her seventh season at the helm of her alma mater in 2026. Named head coach on January 8, 2020, as a player she helped lead the Bulls to two conference championships and a pair of NCAA tournament appearances. As head coach, she led the Bulls back to the NCAA Tournament in 2025 for the first time since she was a player in 2002 and guided USF to the 2024 AAC regular-season championship, earning her first Coach of the Year Honor. In 2023, the Bulls won the American Conference East Division, made a postseason appearance in the NIVC, and advanced to the Fab Four to mark the longest postseason run in program history.
South Florida Volleyball has won nine Player of the Year honors, most recently with Maria Clara Andrade winning American Conference honors in back-to-back years in 2024 and 2025. The Bulls have also earned four Setter of the Year honors, most recently with Caroline Dykes being recognized in 2024.
South Florida volleyball has made eight NCAA Tournament appearances and won 13 conference titles since the program's inception in 1972. The Bulls play in The Corral (1,000), located adjacent to the Yuengling Center on the USF campus in Tampa.
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/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
USF
Stan
Kills
46
55
Errors
37
24
Attempts
150
141
Hitting %
.060
.220
Points
59.0
76.0
Assists
45
52
Aces
2
3
Blocks
11
18
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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