LA JOLLA, California — The 10th-ranked UC San Diego men's volleyball team posted a .300 attack percentage en route to a straight-set victory against No. 12 Stanford Saturday in non-conference action at RIMAC Arena.

Scores were 25-20, 25-22, and 25-23 in favor of the Tritons, who improved to 2-0 on the young season. Stanford fell to 3-2 overall.

It was UC San Diego's first win against Stanford since Feb. 11, 2011. The Cardinal had won 17 straight matches against the Tritons coming into tonight's contest.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego had 39 kills and just 12 errors in 90 attack attempts to account for its solid percentage. On the other side of the net, Stanford hit .259 with 32 kills and 11 errors in 81 swings.

The Tritons also held advantages in service aces (8-5), and blocks (6-5), while the Cardinal finished with a slight lead in digs (36-34).

For the second-straight night, outside hitter Kyle McCauley led the Tritons offensively, putting down 14 kills. The senior totaled 17 kills in Friday's victory against Harvard. 

Ryan Ka, also an outside hitter, followed with nine kills on a .438 (9-2-16) hitting percentage. Opposite hitter Charlie Siragusa had six kills, a career-high eight digs, and three blocks. Middle blocker Logan Clark hit .500 with five kills and no errors in 10 attacks and setter Blake Crisp ended his night with 34 assists.

For Stanford, Will Rottman led all players with 18 kills on a .455 (18-3-33) attack. Luke Turner also posted a match high with 10 digs. 

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HIGHLIGHT REEL



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KEVIN RING INTERVIEW



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TRITON TIDBITS
• Sophomore middle blocker Nick Rigo made his season debut, finishing with a kill in his only attack attempt.
• Three Tritons had multiple service aces.
• Tonight was the first time the Tritons hit at least .300 since April 14, 2021, when they swung at .341 (64-20-129) vs. UC Santa Barbara.
• The last win over Stanford in 2011 was also a sweep. The Cardinal were ranked fourth nationally at the time.

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UP NEXT
UC San Diego hosts its third-consecutive home match on Friday, Jan. 21, as sixth-ranked Grand Canyon visits RIMAC Arena. The 'Lopes are 2-2 and were swept tonight at No. 4 Penn State.

Spectators are not allowed to attend on-campus events through Jan. 31.

Friday's 7 p.m. match will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed with live stats.

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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.