LA JOLLA, Calif. - The 15th-ranked University of California San Diego men's volleyball team had its four-match win streak halted Friday as it was defeated in four sets by Concordia Irvine, which is tied for 13th in the national rankings. Scores from RIMAC Arena went 25-21, 19-25, 25-16, and 25-21.

UC San Diego fell to 7-3 overall on the season. This past Tuesday, the Tritons defeated Princeton, also tied for 13th, at home to move to 7-2 for just the second time in program history.

It was a slow night offensively for UC San Diego, which hit just .181 (49-26-127), its second lowest of the season. The Tritons swung at .469 in the second set, but dropped all the way to -.031 in the third.

Outside hitter Kyle McCauley continued putting up huge numbers for the Tritons as he finished with a match high 19 kills to go along with seven digs, four blocks, and two assists. The junior has registered a double digit kill total in eight of 10 matches.

Outside Wyatt Harrison, the reigning Big West Conference Player of the Week, had 10 kills and eight digs, while middle blocker Shane Benetz had seven kills and three blocks. Senior setter Connor Walbrecht led UC San Diego on the defensive side of the ball with 10 digs while also assisting on 39 kills. Middle Gabe Avillion ended his night with four block assists. Charlie Siragusa was solid from the outside, hitting .500 with six kills and no errors in 12 attacks.

Concordia (5-3) hit .304 (46-12-112). Raymond Barsemian and Jordan Hoppe each had 11 kills and Mclain Mott totaled a match high 11 digs.

A rematch is just around the corner as the Tritons and Eagles go at it again on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Irvine at 7 p.m.

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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, will 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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