South Florida Volleyball Falls to Marquette

Saturday, September 5

Stanford, Calif.

4 p.m. ET

University of South Florida

1-4,0-0American

Marquette

2-2,0-0Big East

Team	1	2	3	Final F
South Fla.	16	22	19	0
Marquette	25	25	25	3

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South Florida Volleyball Falls to Marquette

September 05, 2026 | Women's Volleyball

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Paula Tomasa posted the most kills by a Bull this season, behind a career effort

By: Chad Smith

STANFORD, Calif. (September 5, 2026) – The University of South Florida concluded its road trip in California with a Saturday matchup against Marquette. Paula Tomasa led South Florida with a career-high in kills, but the Bulls (1-4) fell to the Golden Eagles (2-2) in three sets (25-16, 25-22, 25-19).

Tomasa tallied the most kills by a South Florida player, a career-high 17. Mora Pampin recorded her third straight match with double-digit kills, a 10-kill effort. Nina Jioshvili-Ravva dished out a team-high 25 assists. She has recorded at least 20 assists in every match this season. Rana Yamada collected a game-high 10 digs. As a team, the Bulls outblocked the Golden Eagles 9-5.

The Golden Eagles won the opening set 25-16. Marquette jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in the second set. The Bulls clawed back to tie the match at 10-10. South Florida built a 15-13 lead at the media timeout. The Bulls and Golden Eagles battled through the rest of the set, but Marquette went on to win the second set 25-22. The Golden Eagles secured the match victory with a 25-19 third-set win.

Note-A-Bulls
• Paula Tomasa tallied the most kills by a South Florida player, recording a career-high 17 kills.
• Nina Jioshvili-Ravva dished out a team-high 25 assists. She has recorded at least 20 assists in every match this season.
• Mora Pampin recorded her third straight match with double-digit kills, posting 10 kills.
• Rana Yamada collected a game-high 10 digs.

Up Next
The Bulls will be at The Corral for the first time this season on day one of the South Florida Invitational. South Florida opens the tournament with a match against No. 18 TCU on Thursday, Sept. 10.

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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.