UC SAN DIEGO SCHEDULE
Match 27 - NCAA West Regional Quarterfinal
RV UC San Diego (18-8) vs. RV Alaska Anchorage (22-6)
Thursday, Dec. 5 • 5 p.m.
The Den • San Bernardino, Calif.
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NCAA WEST REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Thursday, Dec. 5 - Quarterfinals
12 p.m.: No. 3 Cal State LA (20-8) vs. No. 6 Azusa Pacific (26-4)
2:30 p.m.: No. 2 Western Washington (26-2) vs. No. 7 Hawai'i Hilo (23-7)
5 p.m.: No. 4 Alaska Anchorage (22-6) vs. No. 5 UC San Diego (18-8)
7:30 p.m.: No. 1 Cal State San Bernardino (27-0) vs. No. 8 Central Washington (18-10)

Friday, Dec. 6 - Semifinals
5 p.m.: Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2
7:30 p.m.: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4

Saturday, Dec. 7 - Final
7 p.m.: West Region Championship Match

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UC SAN DIEGO IN THE NCAA DII TOURNAMENT
UC San Diego is making its 15th appearance in the NCAA Division II postseason since becoming a DII program in 2000. With a 15-14 record in DII Tournament matches, the Tritons' best finish came in 2001 when they advanced to the national semifinals. Overall, UC San Diego has played in the NCAA postseason in 34 of the last 39 years, winning national titles in 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1997.

Here's a list of NCAA Division II Tournament matches that UC San Diego has competed in:
• 12/5/15: Western Washington 3, UC San Diego 2
• 12/4/15: UC San Diego 3, Sonoma State 1
• 12/6/13: BYU-Hawai'i 3, UC San Diego 0
• 12/5/13: UC San Diego 3, Dixie State 1
• 11/29/12: BYU-Hawai'i 3, UC San Diego 1
• 11/18/11: Sonoma State 3, UC San Diego 1
• 11/17/11: UC San Diego 3, Grand Canyon 0
• 11/19/10: Cal State San Bernardino 3, UC San Diego 0
• 11/18/10: UC San Diego 3, Sonoma State 0
• 11/20/09: Cal State LA 3, UC San Diego 0
• 11/19/09: UC San Diego 3, San Francisco State 0
• 11/20/08: Cal State LA 3, UC San Diego 2
• 11/16/07: Western Washington 3, UC San Diego 2
• 11/15/07: UC San Diego 3, Northwest Nazarene 2
• 11/16/06: Minnesota Duluth 3, UC San Diego 1
• 11/11/06: UC San Diego 3, Cal State San Bernardino 1
• 11/10/06: UC San Diego 3, Cal State LA 2
• 11/9/06: UC San Diego 3, Western Washington 1
• 11/20/04: Cal State San Bernardino 3, UC San Diego 2
• 11/19/04: UC San Diego 3, Hawai'i Pacific 2
• 11/18/04: UC San Diego 3, Cal State Bakersfield 0
• 11/21/03: Hawai'i Pacific 3, UC San Diego 2
• 11/22/02: Cal State San Bernardino 3, UC San Diego 1
• 11/21/02: UC San Diego 3, Chaminade 0
• 11/30/01: Barry 3, UC San Diego 0
• 11/29/01: UC San Diego 3, Lock Haven 1
• 11/17/01: UC San Diego 3, Cal State San Bernardino 2
• 11/16/01: UC San Diego 3, Western Washington 0
• 11/16/00: Cal State Bakersfield 3, UC San Diego 1

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UC SAN DIEGO AGAINST THE FIELD
• Alaska Anchorage: 6-0
• Azusa Pacific: 13-9
• Cal State LA: 35-23
• Cal State San Bernardino: 35-36
• Central Washington: 4-4
• Hawai'i Hilo: 1-0
• Western Washington: 7-5 

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THE TRITONS
Starters Returning (5)
Gina Cortesi (Jr., OH)
Jessica Rieble (Sr., MB)
Brie Severino (So., S)
Sydney Tekstra (Sr., OH)
Cindy Tran (Sr., OH)

Starters Lost (1)
Micah Hammond (MB)

Primary Liberos Returning (2)
Susanna Limb (So.)
Alyson Penrose (Jr.)

Other Letterwinners Returning (2)
Claudia Mathews (Jr., MB)
Rebecca Whitney (So., OH)

Other Letterwinners Lost (8)
Mary Bagshaw (S)
Molly Dalziel (OH)
Kayla Evans (L)
Julia Jackson (MB)
Emily Kimball (OPP)
Morgan Kissick (OH/OPP)
Maria Mayhew (S)
Allison Tiegs (MB)

Newcomers (7)
Trinity Castaneda (So., OH)
Josie Collier (Fr., OPP)
Isabela Dobra (Jr., S)
Emily Hubbard (Jr., OH)
Dani Mason (Fr., MB/OPP)
Sarah Rieble (Fr., OH/OPP)
Marin Willick (Fr., OH)

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FINAL 2019 CCAA STANDINGS
North Division 
1. Stanislaus State, 11-7
2. Sonoma State, 9-7
3. San Francisco State, 9-8
4. Chico State, 9-10
5. Cal State East Bay, 6-12
6. Cal State Monterey Bay, 2-16
7. Humboldt State, 1-17

South Division
1. Cal State San Bernardino*^, 17-0
2. Cal State LA, 14-3
3. UC San Diego, 12-5
4. Cal State San Marcos, 9-7
5. Cal State Dominguez Hills, 7-10
6. Cal Poly Pomona, 6-11

* CCAA regular season champion
^ CCAA Tournament champion

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2019 TRITON HONORS
• Trinity Castaneda: All-CCAA First Team, CCAA Newcomer of the Year, CCAA Player of the Week (11/12)
• Isabela Dobra: All-CCAA Second Team, CCAA Setter of the Year
• Jessica Rieble: AVCA All-West Region First Team, All-CCAA First Team, AVCA National Player of the Week (10/22), 3-time CCAA Player of the Week (9/17, 10/20, 11/19), West Region Showcase All-Tournament Team, San Diego Sports Association Star of the Month for October
• Sydney Tekstra: West Region Showcase All-Tournament Team, Seawolf Invitational All-Tournament Team

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PUTTING IT DOWN
Trinity Castaneda has racked up at least 10 kills in each of her last 10 matches.

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WINNING
The Tritons' 18 victories are their most since going 20-12 in 2015. Their 12 conference wins are the most since compiling a 14-6 mark, also in 2015. In addition, it's the team's most CCAA wins since the league moved to a 17 match schedule for the South Division in 2016.

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VOTE FOR US
UC San Diego is receiving votes in the most recent AVCA National Poll for the third straight week.

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AROUND THE COUNTRY
Nationally, Jessica Rieble ranks fifth in hitting percentage (.401), 49th in blocks/set (1.1), and 89th in total blocks (105). As a team, UC San Diego ranks 43rd in hitting percentage (.230), 46th in blocks/set (2.2), 65th in kills/set (13.0), and 67th in assists/set (12.0).

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UC SAN DIEGO IN THE CCAA
3. Blocks/Set, 2.2
4. Hitting Percentage, .239
4. Kills/Set, 13.2
4. Assists/Set, 12.21
6. Aces/Set, 1.7
7. Digs/Set, 14.3

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TRITONS IN THE CCAA
3. Jessica Rieble, Points/Set, 3.8
3. Jessica Rieble, Hitting Percentage, .420
3. Isabela Dobra, Assists/Set, 9.7
4. Jessica Rieble, Blocks/Set, 1.2
8. Isabela Dobra, Aces/Set, 0.4

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THE REIS CUP
On Oct. 4, UC San Diego defeated Cal State Monterey Bay, 3-1, in the seventh annual Reis Cup. The event is named in remembrance of former Triton volleyball player Karen Reis (2006-09), who passed away in 2012. Sydney Tekstra collected her third double double of the season with 11 kills and 10 digs. She hit .320 and added four blocks en route to being named the Reis Cup MVP. The win moved the Tritons to 5-2 in Reis Cup matches.

• 10/4/19: UC San Diego 3, Cal State Monterey Bay 1
• 10/6/18: Cal Poly Pomona, 3, UC San Diego 1
• 10/13/17: UC San Diego 3, Cal Poly Pomona 1
• 9/24/16: UC San Diego 3, Cal State San Marcos 1
• 9/22/15: Cal State San Bernardino 3, UC San Diego 1
• 10/10/14: UC San Diego 3, Cal State Monterey Bay 0
• 10/11/13: UC San Diego 3, Cal State East Bay 1 

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CHASE THE ACE
UC San Diego put down 14 service aces against Concord on Sept. 6. That was the team's most in 10 years since accumulating the same number against Saginaw Valley State back in 2009.

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THE FIRST TIME OUT
Here's a list of first year Tritons that have made their debuts this season.
• Trinity Castaneda: 9/6 vs. Concord
• Josie Collier: 9/6 vs. Concord
• Isabela Dobra: 9/20 at Cal State East Bay
• Emily Hubbard: 9/6 vs. Concord
• Sarah Rieble: 9/6 vs. Concord
• Marin Willick: 9/6 vs. Concord 

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DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Six Tritons have accounted for 23 double-doubles this season.

Isabela Dobra (6)
• 11/21 vs. Sonoma State (43a, 17d)
• 11/9 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (42a, 19d)
• 11/2 vs. Cal State San Marcos (36a, 10d)
• 10/19 vs. Stanislaus State (51a, 15d)
• 10/11 at Cal Poly Pomona (43a, 23d)
• 9/27 vs. Cal Poly Pomona (34a, 10d)

Emily Hubbard (5)
• 11/21 vs. Sonoma State (10k, 10d)
• 11/9 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (17k, 13d)
• 11/2 vs. Cal State San Marcos (12k, 11d)
• 10/19 vs. Stanislaus State (12k, 14d)
• 9/14 vs. Academy of Art (15k, 16d)

Susanna Limb (5)
• 9/14 vs. Academy of Art (48a, 14d)
• 9/13 vs. Concordia Irvine (26a, 14d)
• 9/12 vs. Saint Martin's (17a, 10d)
• 9/7 at Alaska Anchorage (23a, 16d)
• 9/6 vs. Regis (32a, 14d)

Sydney Tekstra (3)
• 10/4 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (11k, 10d)
• 9/14 vs. Academy of Art (22k, 21d)
• 9/7 at Alaska Anchorage (13k, 12d)

Gina Cortesi (2)
• 10/4 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (13k,12d)
• 9/6 vs. Regis (12k, 13d)

Brie Severino (2)
• 9/13 vs. Concordia Irvine (19a, 10d)
• 9/7 at Alaska Anchorage (21a, 10d)

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MOVIN' ON UP
UC San Diego is in its 20th and final year playing as an NCAA Division II team and as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). In July of 2020, the entire athletics program will begin a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. At that time, all sports will be eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play. During the transition, men's volleyball, men's and women's water polo, and men's and women's fencing remain eligible for postseason as those teams currently compete against Division I programs for a combined-division national championship.

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2019 CCAA PRESEASON POLL
North Division
1. San Francisco State, 65 points (6 divisional title votes)
2. Stanislaus State, 62 (3)
3. Cal State Monterey Bay, 46 (1)
4. Cal State East Bay, 44 (2)
T-5. Chico State, 43
T-5. Sonoma State, 43 (1)
7. Humboldt State, 12

South Division
1. Cal State San Bernardino, 67 (12)
2. Cal State LA, 55 (1)
T-3. Cal State San Marcos, 35
T-3. UC San Diego, 35
5. Cal Poly Pomona, 33
6. Cal State Dominguez Hills, 12

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AVCA NATIONAL POLL
(11/25)
1. Cal State San Bernardino
2. Nebraska-Kearney
3. Concordia-St. Paul
4. Western Washington
5. Washburn
6. Minnesota Duluth
7. St. Cloud State
8. Northern State
9. Central Missouri
10. Hillsdale
11. Regis
12. Angelo State
13. Wayne State
14. Lewis
15. Wheeling
16. Winona State
17. Ferris State
18. Upper Iowa
19. Rockhurst
20. Southwest Minnesota State
21. Northwest Missouri State
22. Missouri-St. Louis
23. Michigan Tech
24. Cal State LA
25. Azusa Pacific

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UC SAN DIEGO IN 2018
Overall: 11-12
CCAA: 7-10 (5th in South Division)
Home: 5-4
Away: 4-6
Neutral: 2-2
Postseason: none
Points Leader: Jessica Rieble (3.47)
Kills Leader: Gina Cortesi (2.85)
Hitting Percentage Leader: Jessica Rieble (.377)
Assists Leader: Maria Mayhew (6.48)
Service Aces Leader: Susanna Limb/Cindy Tran (0.31)
Digs Leader: Susanna Limb (3.89)
Blocks Leader: Jessica Rieble (1.28)

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2018 HONORS
• Gina Cortesi: CCAA Honorable Mention, CCAA Fall All-Academic
• Molly Dalziel: CCAA All-Academic, CCAA Fall All-Academic
• Kayla Evans: CCAA All-Academic
• Micah Hammond: All-CCAA Second Team
• Julia Jackson: CCAA Fall All-Academic
• Morgan Kissick: CCAA All-Academic, CCAA Fall All-Academic
• Susanna Limb: CCAA All-Academic
• Alyson Penrose: CCAA All-Academic, CCAA Fall All-Academic
• Jessica Rieble: All-CCAA Second Team, CCAA Fall All-Academic, San Diego Hall of Champions Star of the Month for August
• Allison Tiegs: CCAA All-Academic, CCAA Fall All-Academic, National STUDENT-Athlete Day honoree, UC San Diego Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete Award winner
• Cindy Tran: CCAA Honorable Mention, CCAA All-Academic, CCAA Fall All-Academic

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FINAL 2018 CCAA STANDINGS
North Division
Cal State East Bay, 11-7 (16-13)
Cal State Monterey Bay, 11-7 (16-10)
Stanislaus State, 9-9 (16-11)
San Francisco State, 9-9 (14-12)
Chico State, 7-11 (14-12)
Sonoma State, 4-14 (8-19)
Humboldt State, 0-18 (3-23)

South Division
Cal State San Bernardino, 16-1 (28-3)
Cal Poly Pomona, 14-3 (24-6)
Cal State LA, 13-4 (22-6)
Cal State San Marcos, 9-8 (13-13)
UC San Diego, 7-10 (11-12)
Cal State Dominguez Hills, 4-13 (9-16)

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HEAD COACH RICCI LUYTIES
Entering his 10th season leading the Tritons in 2019, Ricci Luyties holds a 161-91 (.639) overall record and a 117-64 (.646) mark in CCAA matches during his tenure at UC San Diego. Four times Luyties has paced UC San Diego to at least 20 victories, which includes an impressive 26-6 (.813) campaign in 2013. The Tritons have qualified for NCAA postseason play five times under Luyties, reaching the regional semifinals in four of those years. In 2010 and again in 2013, UC San Diego climbed as high as No. 8 in the national rankings. Prior to coming to La Jolla, Luyties was head coach at Southern Mississippi for six seasons. As a setter at UCLA, Luyties helped lead the Bruins to four consecutive national championships. He was named the NCAA's Most Valuable Player twice and was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame. At the international level, Luyties, alongside Karch Kiraly and Steve Timmons, won a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics. He also played on the beach for 12 years, competing on the AVP Tour and FIVB World Tour with partners such as Kiraly and Adam Johnson. For Luyties' full bio, click here.

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About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles, and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country. The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in the summer of 2020, begin a four-year transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's pre-eminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent. A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships. In competition, almost 1,400 UC San Diego scholar-athletes have earned All-America honors.

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