2021-22 UCSDTritons.com Student-Athletes of The Week
The UCSDTritons.com Student-Athletes of the Week are selected weekly by the Athletic Communications staff.
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November 22, 2021
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KATJA PAVICEVIC, SWIMMING & DIVING, JR., BREAST/MEDLEY
Triton junior Katja Pavicevic set a school record in the 200 breast on day three of the Trailblazer Invitational, hosted by Dixie State. Pavicevic's time of 2:13.16 was good for first place overall. The Ontario native was also part of UC San Diego's victorious 200 medley relay team on day two of the event, helping the UC San Diego women take first place in the 10-team meet.
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FRANCIS NWAOKORIE, MEN'S BASKETBALL, FR., F
UC San Diego freshman forward Francis Nwaokorie has made quite an impact off the bench. The Minnesota native averaged 11.5 points on 64.3% shooting (9-14 FG overall, including 2-4 3FG) over 22 minutes per game, helping the Tritons to two more victories last week. Nwaokorie averaged 4.5 rebounds per game in the wins with three steals and two blocked shots. UC San Diego is the lone unbeaten Big West team remaining, and thanks to the 4-0 start, the Tritons now have a winning record all-time in Division I.
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November 15, 2021
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SYDNEY BROWN, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, SR., G/F
UC San Diego forward Sydney Brown recorded her first double-double of the season, finishing with 11 points and 12 rebounds in a 60-44 victory over Seattle on Saturday. The senior also added two steals, a block and an assist in the contest. Brown also recorded double-digit points against Portland in the season opener on Thursday, finishing with 13 points and eight rebounds—averaging 12 points and 10 rebounds per game in the opening week.
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TONI ROCAK, MEN'S BASKETBALL, SR., F
UC San Diego forward Toni Rocak led the Tritons to a pair of wins to open the season. He scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the Tritons' 13-point win at Cal – UC San Diego's first ever Division I road win. On Saturday, he added 11 points and 7 rebounds as the Tritons downed George Washington – UC San Diego's fourth straight win dating back to last season. For the week, Rocak averaged 19 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, shooting 55%.
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November 8, 2021
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TYLER JAMES, MEN'S SWIMMING, GR
Tyler James recorded a new National Invitational Championship qualifying time of 49.08 (B-cut) to win the 100-yard backstroke on Saturday afternoon at Canyonview Aquatic Center. The graduate student placed first in the event, as well as helping the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay teams finish on top of the podium and earn UC San Diego swimming and diving the program's first victory over UC Santa Barbara.
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SARAH SHEN, WOMEN'S FENCING, JR, SABER
Earned her first career podium as a Triton with a third-place finish in Division 1-A Women's Saber at UC San Diego's prestigious BladeRunner tournament…Was defeated in a semi-final against former World Champion Natalia Botello of Mexico, who went on to win the weapon…Went 5-1 in pool action with a +18 indicator, the second-best in her pool (behind Botello).
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November 1, 2021
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MAXÂ CARVALHO, MEN'S SOCCER, FR., FORWARD
UC San Diego freshman forward Max Carvalho picked a great time to score his first collegiate goal. Carvalho's strike in the 87th minute lifted the Tritons to a 2-1 victory Saturday night at UC Riverside in the season's final match. Carvalho became the fifth different UC San Diego player with a game-winner in 2021. Carvalho emerged late in the season for the Tritons, earning the start in the team's final five matches.
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JULIÂ ARZAVE, WOMEN'S SWIM, JR
Juli Arzave swept the distance events to help UC San Diego women's swimming and diving earn a 158.5-127.5 victory over UC Davis on Saturday afternoon. The junior placed first in the 1650-yard freestyle with a B-cut time of 17:06.52 and also took first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:01.41.
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October 25, 2021
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KAMERYNÂ HOBAN, WOMEN'S SOCCER, R-SR., MIDFIELDER
UC San Diego senior captain Kameryn Hoban scored the game-winning goal off the bench as the Tritons downed UC Riverside on Thursday night. It was Hoban's second goal of the season and the fifth of her career.
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CALDERÂ HILDE-JONES, MEN'S WATER POLO, RS-SR.
Calder Hilde-Jones scored four of No. 11 UC San Diego's seven goals against No. 15 Loyola Marymount at home…The four goals made him the Tritons' scoring leader with 42 on the season.
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October 18, 2021
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DAVIS MCDOWELL, MEN'S GOLF, RS-FR.
Placed 4th out of 79 players at CSUN's Bill CullumInvitational, the Tritons' best individual finish of the season…Shot rounds of 68, 75, and 74 to complete the tournament with a 1-over par 217…Was just one stroke back of the second-place finisher…His 68 in the opening round was the lowest single-round score by any Triton during the event…UC San Diego tied for 5th of 12 teams, the team's highest placing of the season.
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EMILY MCDANIEL, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, FR., MB
At Long Beach State: Career- and team-high 15 kills and 19 points...Career- and match-high 7 blocks...Hit team-best .387 (15-3-31). Versus Cal State Fullerton: Match-highs with 14 kills and 18 points...Match-best .379 (14-3-29) hitting percentage...Also added 3 blocks, 3 digs, and 2 aces.
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October 11, 2021
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SABIREÂ KARACAOVA, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, FR., OUTSIDE HITTER
Freshman led Tritons with her 3.67 kills per set and 4.06 points per set averages over two Big West Conference home matches…Established a new season-best with 18.5 points against UC Irvine…Had a team-high 16 kills while adding 12 digs, two service aces, a block, and an assist vs. Anteaters…Against league-leading Hawaii, had a season-high and team-high 17 kills to go along with eight digs, three assists, and two blocks…Karacaova has posted a double-double in four of her last five matches…She has put up a double-digit kill total in nine of 12 matches this season. |
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MANUELÂ AUGUSTO, MEN'S WATER POLO, RS-JR.
Against No. 7 Long Beach State at home, the team's lone match of the week, Augusto led UC San Diego with five total points on three goals and two assists…Also launched a team-high eight shots and added two steals to his stat line…Scored one of his goals on a penalty shot in the second quarter…His fourth-quarter goal came on a power play.
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October 4, 2021
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JONAH BRYAN, MEN'S SOCCER, SR., D
UC San Diego senior defender Jonah Bryan scored his second goal of the season as the Tritons downed Cal State Fullerton for the program's first-ever Big West win. The Tritons are 1-1 in Big West play, allowing just 1.0 goals against.
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EMILY MCDANIEL, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, FR., MB
Emily McDaniel led the Tritons to a 2-0 Big West week, including a win in the team's first home match in 692 days...Averaged 4.0 points/set and 1.0 block/set, both team-highs...Career-high 14 kills and team-best 16.5 points vs. UCD...Hit .462 and finished with 3 blocks (2 solos) vs. Aggies...15.5 points and 5 blocks (4 solos) vs. UCR...Has at least 10 kills in last 8 matches.
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September 27, 2021
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ISABELAÂ DOBRA, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, SR., SETTER
Senior setter Isabela Dobra led UC San Diego to first-ever Big West win at CSUN by setting the Tritons to a .262 attack, their second-best of the season. She posted match-highs with 38 assists and three aces while also adding nine digs. At UC Santa Barbara the night prior, Dobra recorded her sixth double-double of the season with a match-high 35 assists and a team-best 19 digs. She also equaled a career-high with three kills against the Gauchos.
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CALDERÂ HILDE-JONES, MEN'S WATER POLO, RS-SR., UTILITY
Over five matches this past week, Calder Hilde-Jones scored a team-best 14 goals, an average of almost three per game, for No. 9 UC San Diego. In fact, he had multiple goals in all five games, including four in a win against No. 13 UC Irvine. The senior is the only Triton to have scored at least one goal in all 14 of the team's games this season and he is tied for the team scoring lead with 31 goals.
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September 20, 2021
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OMARÂ SABBAGH, MEN'S SOCCER, SO., F
In the team's lone match of the week, UC San Diego sophomore forward Omar Sabbagh scored both goals in the Tritons' 2-0 win at San José State on Thursday evening. The pair of goals was the first of Sabbagh's career, and the win was UC San Diego's first over a Division I opponent.
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KENNEDY CARTER, WOMEN'S SOCCER, SO., F
UC San Diego sophomore forward scored both goals in UC San Diego's non-conference victory over CSUN on Thursday night in Northridge. A converted defender, Kennedy Carter leads the Tritons and is tied for second in the Big West with four goals scored this season.
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September 13, 2021
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MANUELÂ AUGUSTO, MEN'S WATER POLO, JR., UTL
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Manuel Augusto led eighth-ranked UC San Diego in point production over three matches, totaling 10 points on six goals and four assists. He had at least one goal in all three contests. The junior from Portugal was on fire in a 19-4 win against Concordia in the Tritons' first WWPA match of the season. He netted four goals and assisted on another four while adding a steal to his stat line. He also scored single goals against both No. 1 UCLA (15-8 loss) and Whittier (20-7 win).
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AVA McINNES, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, SO., MB,
 Sophomore outside hitter Ava McInnes was named to the New Mexico Classic All-Tournament Team after helping lead UC San Diego to a 2-1 mark, including the team's first-ever NCAA Division I victory. McInnes averaged 4.2 points and 3.2 points, both team-highs, and totaled 10 blocks, including four solos, over 10 sets. She had a team-high nine kills while adding three blocks against Seattle to open the tourney. In the Tritons' inaugural Division I win against Southeastern Louisiana, McInnes logged a match-high 15 kills with a career-best five blocks and five digs. Finally, in a sweep of host New Mexico, she finished with eight kills, a career-high three service aces, nine digs, and two blocks. The Lobos came into the match with an 8-0 record.
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September 6, 2021
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KENNEDY CARTER, WOMEN'S SOCCER, SO., F
UC San Diego sophomore forwards Kennedy Carter scored the game-winning goal in the 94th minute at Southern Utah on Tuesday, lifting the Tritons to their first-ever Division I victory. Through five matches this season, she leads UC San Diego in goals (2), points (4), and shots on goal (7).
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VEDRANÂ LATKOVIC, MEN'S WATER POLO, JR.
Redshirt junior Vedran Latkovic of the UC San Diego men's water polo team helped the Tritons to a 3-1 showing at the 2021 Triton Invite with wins over Occidental, Westcliff and No. 5 Pepperdine. Over the course of four games, Latkovicwas an offensive threat, scoring a team-high nine goals. He also contributed five assists and four steals overall, while generating a shooting percentage of .391. In game two, against fifth-ranked Pepperdine, Latkovic had himself a game, tallying four goals in seven shot attempts and dished out three assists. Â
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August 30, 2021
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NICKÂ CIRRITO, SR., F, MEN'S SOCCER
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UC San Diego senior Nick Cirrito scored the program's first-ever Division I goal – a beautiful strike from the top of the 18 in the 66th minute of the Tritons' match at UNLV on Sunday night. His seven career goals are the most of any active Triton.
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AVAÂ McINNES, SO., MB, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
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Making her Triton debut, Ava McInnes led UC San Diego in kills in two of three matches at Cactus Classic with 24 against Marist and 7 against host Arizona ... Also had 10 kills vs. New Mexico State ... Her 24 kills were the most by a Triton in a single match since December of 2015 ... She also added 24 digs vs. Marist for her first career double-double ... That was the most digs by a Triton in a single match since September of 2019.
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