LA JOLLA, Calif. - The UC San Diego men's water polo team was in the pool today in anticipation of this weekend's Triton Invitational at Canyonview Aquatic Center.
The season-opening tournament is slated for Saturday, Sept. 2 and Sunday, Sept. 3. Fourteen teams come together for 28 games over the two days.
The stacked field includes 11 squads ranked in the national top-20, including No. 1 Cal, No. 2 USC, No. 3 UCLA, and No. 4 Stanford.
Ranked 11th, UC San Diego plays a pair of games each day. Saturday, the Tritons kick off their season against Biola (10:30 a.m.) followed by a battle with top-ranked Cal (2:30 p.m.). Sunday, UC San Diego takes on Navy (12 p.m.) and concludes the tourney with a match-up against No. 2 USC (5 p.m.).
For a complete schedule, visit the
tournament page. To purchase tickets, head on over to 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 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.
