IRVINE, Calif. — In its final match before starting conference play later this week, UC San Diego men's volleyball was defeated, 3-1, Tuesday night at Concordia.
Scores went 25-23, 22-25, 25-15, and 25-21.
The Tritons fell to 6-7 overall while the Golden Eagles improved to 5-7.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Ryan Ka led UC San Diego with 16 kills.
Josh Schellinger, the reigning Big West Freshman of the Week, followed with 13 kills and hit .417.
Nick Rigo finished with five blocks (three solos) and setter
Gabriel Dyer racked up 47 assists and led the team with eight digs. Josh Ewert had six kills while
Berkeley Miesfeld,
Nick Rigo, and
Peter Selcho each put away five kills.
The Tritons hit .242 (52-23-150) and the Eagles hit .282 (48-19-123).
For the first time this season, UC San Diego recorded no service aces. Concordia had seven.
The match featured 29 tie scores but only eight lead changes.
For Concordia, Uriel Batista had a match-high 20 kills. He hit .421 while also contributing three aces and eight digs. Mason Mullins and Gil Herold had four blocks apiece. Jacob Reilly led all players in digs with 11.
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QUOTABLE FROM HEAD COACH BRAD ROSTRATTER
"We had moments of consistent, clean volleyball. Our ability to sustain that level of play over the course of a match is where we need to grow. Ultimately, we were not good enough and the opportunity to improve is exciting for us and it will be our main focus tomorrow."
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TRITON TIDBITS
• The all-time series between UC San Diego and Concordia is now 8-7 in favor of the Tritons.
• The Tritons and Eagles met three times in 2022 with the Tritons winning two.
• Nine Tritons have made their collegiate debuts so far this season:
Evan Boyle,
Joshua Ewert,
Jim Garrison,
Michael Robertson,
Brett Pursley,
Josh Schellinger,
Peter Selcho,
Sam Warren,
Zachary Weston.
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Brad Rostratter, who was named UC San Diego's head coach on Oct. 7, 2022, earned his first win with the Tritons on Jan. 5 when they defeated Lincoln Memorial.
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UP NEXT
UC San Diego kicks off its Big West slate Friday at 7 p.m. by hosting 14th-ranked CSUN. Tickets for all home matches are available online through the
Triton Box Office.
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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 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 83 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Divisions I and II.
