LA JOLLA, Calif. - Now finished with non-conference matches, it's all Big West contests from here on out for No. 18 UC San Diego.

The Tritons' final seven regular season matches will be against league squads, starting with No. 16 CSUN this week.

The first match against the Matadors is set for Thursday, March 14, at 7 p.m. inside LionTree Arena. The second will be Friday, March 15, at 6 p.m. at Premier America Credit Union Arena in the San Fernando Valley.

Coming off wins in its last two matches, UC San Diego is 9-10 this season. In Big West action, the Tritons are 1-2 with a victory against UC Santa Barbara and two losses to UC Irvine.

CSUN is 9-8 overall and Thursday's match will be the Big West opener for the Matadors, who last played on March 5 (3-1 loss vs. Penn State in Northridge).

UC San Diego and CSUN were picked to tie for fifth place in the Big West standings in the conference's preseason coaches' poll.

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THE ESSENTIALS
--- Match 20: Big West ---
• #18 UC San Diego (9-10, 1-2) vs. #16 CSUN (9-8, 0-0)
• Thursday / March 14 / 7 p.m. Pacific
• LionTree Arena / La Jolla, Calif. (map)
• Tickets
• ESPN+ ($)
• Live Stats
• Twitter / Instagram

--- Match 21: Big West ---
• #18 UC San Diego (9-10, 1-2) at #16 CSUN (9-8, 0-0)
• Friday / March 15 / 6 p.m. Pacific
• Premier America Credit Union Arena / Northridge, Calif. (map)
• Tickets
• ESPN+ ($)
• Live Stats
• Twitter / Instagram

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ABOUT THE UC SAN DIEGO TRITONS
Roster | Schedule & Results | Statistics
• Location: La Jolla, Calif.
• Conference: Big West
• Overall: 9-10
• Big West: 1-2
• Home: 5-4
• Away: 0-5
• Neutral: 4-1
• Streak: 2 wins
• AVCA national ranking: 18
• Big West Preseason Poll: Tie for 5th of 6

ABOUT THE CSUN MATADORS
Roster | Schedule & Results | Statistics
• Location: Northridge, Calif.
• Conference: Big West
• Overall: 9-8
• Big West: 0-0
• Home: 6-5
• Away: 2-1
• Neutral: 1-2
• Streak: 1 loss
• AVCA national ranking: 16
• Big West Preseason Poll: Tie for 5th of 6

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TRITONS vee MATADORS: SERIES HISTORY
• Overall: CSUN leads 80-13
• First meeting: 2/18/77 (CSUN wins 3-1 in La Jolla)
• Last Meeting: 3/16/23 (UCSD wins 3-0 in Northridge)
• Last CSUN win: 2/24/23 (3-1 in La Jolla)
• Streak: UCSD 1 win

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CLICK IT FOR TICKETS
Single match and season tickets for all home contests inside LionTree Arena are now on sale! Please visit the Triton Box Office to purchase.

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GOT YA COVERED
All home matches (and most away matches) will be broadcast live on ESPN+ ($) and you can also follow with live stats (free). Direct links are available on the team's schedule page.

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BIG WEST STANDINGS (through 3/13)

Team	Big West	Overall
Long Beach State	2-0	16-1
UC Irvine	3-0	14-6
UC San Diego	1-2	9-10
Hawai'i	0-0	17-1
CSUN	0-0	9-8
UC Santa Barbara	0-4	7-13

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2024 UC SAN DIEGO ROSTER BREAKDOWN
Starters Returning (4)
• Gabriel Dyer (JR, S/OPP)
• Jim Garrison (SO, MB)
• Nick Rigo (SR, MB)
• Josh Schellinger (SO, OH)

Starters Lost (2)
• Ryan Ka (OH)
• Berkeley Miesfeld (OPP)

Primary Liberos Returning (1)
• Evan Boyle (SO)

Others Returning (10)
• Andrew Boyle (SR, S)
• Josh Ewert (SO, OH)
• Matthew Lim (JR, OH)
• Leo Pravednikov (SO, OH)
• Brett Pursley (SO, OH)
• Michael Robertson (SO, OPP)
• Peter Selcho (SO, MB)
• Paya Vatanshenas (JR, L)
• Sam Warren (JR, OH)
• Cameron Wurl (SO, S)

Others Lost (4)
• Ben Blakely (OPP/OH)
• Spiro Maranda (MB)
• Michael Urdahl (MB)
• Zachary Weston (MB)

Newcomers (6)
• Luke Chandler (JR, OPP)
• Anthony Cherfan (JR, OPP)
• Keegan Cook (FR, L)
• Sebastian Lara (JR, OH)
• Leo Wiemelt (FR, MB)
• Charlie Wilson (FR, MB)

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UC SAN DIEGO IN THE NCAA
(through 3/13)
• 17th in blocks/set (2.22)
• 32nd in hitting percentage (.257)
• 36th in aces/set (1.31)
• 38th in assists/set (10.27)
• 39th in kills/set (10.96)
• 41st in opponent hitting percentage (.277)
• 43rd in attacks/set (25.51)

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TRITONS IN THE NCAA TOP 50
(through 3/13)
• Evan Boyle: 37th in digs/set (1.77)
• Anthony Cherfan: 23rd in aces/set (.441), 39th in attacks/set (7.29)
• Jim Garrison: 30th in blocks/set (.873)
• Peter Selcho: 24th in blocks/set (.924)

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TRITONS IN THE BIG WEST TOP 10
(through 3/13, all matches)
• Evan Boyle: 3rd in digs/set (1.77), 4th in digs (113)
• Anthony Cherfan: 5th in points (224), 5th in aces (26), 5th in aces/set (0.44), 7th in kills (59), 7th in points/set (3.80), 8th in kills/set (3.07)
• Jim Garrison: 8th in blocks (48)
• Peter Selcho: 4th in blocks (61), 8th in blocks/set (0.92)

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UC SAN DIEGO'S RECORD ...
(through 3/13)

Overall	9-10
In the Big West	1-2
At home	5-4
On the road	0-5
At a neutral site	4-1
In 3 set matches	3-9
In 4 set matches	4-0
In 5 set matches	2-1
On Tuesdays	1-1
On Wednesdays	3-0
On Thursdays	2-2
On Fridays	2-5
On Saturdays	1-1
On Sundays	0-1
In January	3-6
In February	4-2
In March	2-2
vs. Nationally-ranked teams	3-9
vs. Un-ranked teams	6-1
With more kills than opponent	7-1
With fewer kills than opponent	2-8
When kills are equal	0-1
When out-hitting opponent	8-0
When out-hit by opponent	1-10
When hitting is equal	0-0
With more aces than opponent	6-1
With fewer aces than opponent	2-7
When aces are equal	1-2
With more blocks than opponent	6-4
With fewer blocks than opponent	2-5
When blocks are equal	1-1
With more digs than opponent	6-0
With fewer digs than opponent	3-9
When digs are equal	0-1

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THE LAST TIME UC SAN DIEGO ...
(through 3/13)

Won a match	3/12/24 vs. Harvard (3-1)
Lost a match	3/3/24 at UC Irvine (0-3)
Won at home	3/12/24 vs. Harvard (3-1)
Lost at home	3/1/24 vs. UC Irvine (0-3)
Won on the road	3/16/23 at CSUN (3-0)
Lost on the road	3/3/24 at UC Irvine (0-3)
Won at neutral site	2/16/24 vs. Edward Waters (3-0 at Long Beach State)
Lost at a neutral site	1/5/24 vs. Grand Canyon (0-3 at UC Santa Barbara)
Won 3-0 at home	3/6/24 vs. Saint Katherine (3-0)
Won 3-0 on the road	3/16/23 at CSUN
Won 3-0 at a neutral site	2/16/24 vs. Edward Waters (at Long Beach State)
Lost 0-3 at home	3/1/24 vs. UC Irvine (0-3)
Lost 0-3 on the road	3/3/24 at UC Irvine
Lost 0-3 at a neutral site	1/5/24 vs. Grand Canyon (at UC Santa Barbara)
Won in four sets	3/12/24 vs. Harvard
Lost in four sets	4/14/23 at Hawai'i
Won 3-2 at home	1/31/24 vs. USC
Won 3-2 on the road	3/26/22 at UC Irvine
Won 3-2 at a neutral site	1/6/24 vs. NJIT (at UC Santa Barbara)
Lost 3-2 at home	3/5/23 vs. Ball State
Lost 3-2 on the road	1/13/24 at Ohio State
Lost 3-2 at a neutral site	4/20/23 vs. UC Santa Barbara (at UC Irvine)
Won in five sets after trailing 0-2	2/11/22 at BYU
Lost in five sets after leading 2-0	1/7/23 vs. USC (at UC Santa Barbara)
Defeated a Big West opponent	2/23/24 vs. UC Santa Barbara (3-1)
Lost to a Big West opponent	3/3/24 at UC Irvine (0-3)
Defeated a non-conference opponent	3/12/24 vs. Harvard (3-1)
Lost to a non-conference opponent	2/8/24 at Concordia (0-3)
Defeated a ranked opponent	2/23/24 vs. #18 UC Santa Barbara (3-1)
Lost to a ranked opponent	3/3/24 at #5 UC Irvine (0-3)
Played the No. 1 team	4/15/23 at Hawai'i (0-3)
Defeated the No. 1 team	4/23/21 at Hawai'i (3-2 in Big West semifinal)

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FOUR ON THE FLOOR
Prior to a loss against UC Irvine on March 1, UC San Diego was riding a four-match win streak after defeating Central State (2/15), Edward Waters (2/16), UC Santa Barbara (2/23), and Charleston (2/28). The Tritons' last four-match win streak came in 2022 between Feb. 11-19. It included back-to-back road victories at No. 11 BYU. The first match in Provo was the program's first-ever win against the Cougars.

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DYER MAKER
Junior setter Gabriel Dyer returned to the court on Feb. 16 against Edward Waters. It was his first match of the season after missing the previous 12 due to injury. The last time he had played was on Dec. 30 in a scrimmage against Calgary. In his return vs. EWU, Dyer had 24 assists and set the Tritons to a .493 attack percentage in a three-set victory. He also added two blocks and seven digs. 

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LOUD CROWD PROUD
On Jan. 26, 2024, LionTree Arena hosted a UC San Diego Volleyball record 2,474 fans for its match against UCLA. The Tritons have drawn a crowd of at least 1,000 six times (2,474 1/26/24 vs. UCLA; 1,689 3/2/13 vs. BYU; 1,648 1/25/19 vs. UCLA; 1,505 2/9/22 vs. UCLA; 1,069 4/16/22 vs. UC Santa Barbara; 1,012 3/5/11 vs. Stanford).

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SCHELLINGER SELECTED AS BIG WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Triton junior Josh Schellinger was named the Big West Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 26. In UC San Diego's conference opener, a 3-1 win against UC Santa Barbara in La Jolla, Schellinger finished with a career-high seven blocks (1 solo) to go along with eight digs, six kills, and a service ace. All in all, he accounted for 11 points. In 2023, Schellinger was named the Big West Freshman of the Week four times en route to earning Big West All-Freshman Team accolades.

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WIEMELT HONORED AS THE BIG WEST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Leo Wiemelt was tabbed the Big West Men's Volleyball Freshman of the Week on Jan. 19. A true freshman, Wiemelt hit .556 and totaled 16.5 points, 12 kills, 5 blocks, 5 digs, and 2 aces over two matches to help the Tritons earn back-to-back sweeps at LBSU's Big West/SIAC Crossover. Against Central State, Wiemelt set new career-highs with 9.5 points, 7 kills, 2 aces, and 4 digs. He hit .875 (7-0-9) in that match. The next day against Edward Waters, the middle blocker logged a career-high 4 blocks to go along with 5 kills and a dig. He hit .300 (5-2-10) in that sweep.

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SELCHO NAMED BIG WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Peter Selcho was named the first Big West Men's Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 8. A sophomore middle blocker, Selcho was a force at the net, helping the Tritons post a 2-1 record at UC Santa Barbara's season-opening Asics Invitational. Named to the all-tournament team, Selcho recorded a team-high 19 total blocks (1.6/set) and hit .306 (17-6-36) over the three matches. His biggest outing was in a 3-2 win against NJIT. Selcho established career-highs with 12 blocks, eight kills, 14 points, and two digs. He also posted a solid .538 (8-1-13) attack percentage. Two days prior, Selcho kicked off his 2024 season with eight kills in a 3-1 win over 20th-ranked George Mason. He swung at a .429 clip in that contest.

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MATTHEW LIM MAKES ALL-TOURNEY TEAM IN SANTA BARBARA
Junior outside Matthew Lim was named to the all-tournament team at UC Santa Barbara's Asics Invitational. Over three matches, he averaged 3.4 points/set and 2.7 kills/set while hitting .308 to help the Tritons post a 2-1 record. He started with 11 kills in a win over No. 20 George Mason, followed with nine kills in a loss to No. 7 Grand Canyon, and finished with 10 in a win over NJIT. He also added six blocks, six digs, and four aces.

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ACE FREELY
On Jan. 31 against USC in La Jolla, Anthony Cherfan floored six service aces. That number is tied for the most aces in a single match by any Triton during the team's NCAA DI/II era (since 2001). The last Triton to do it was Chris Sayers vs. Stanford on April 14, 2006.

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AVCA NATIONAL POLL (3/11)
1. Hawai'i
2. Long Beach State
3. UCLA
4. Grand Canyon
5. UC Irvine
6. Stanford
7. BYU
8. Ohio State
9. Pepperdine
10. Penn State
11. USC
12. Loyola Chicago
13. Ball State
14. Lewis
15. Princeton
16. CSUN
17. George Mason
18. UC San Diego
19. UC Santa Barbara
20. McKendree

Receiving votes: Purdue Fort Wayne, Concordia, Harvard, Daemen

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BIG RANKINGS FOR THE BIG WEST
All six Big West teams can be found in the latest AVCA Top 20 National Poll.
1. Hawai'i
2. Long Beach State
5. UC Irvine
16. CSUN
18. UC San Diego
19. UC Santa Barbara

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UC SAN DIEGO IN THE 2024 AVCA NATIONAL POLL
Week 10 (3/11): 18
Week 9 (3/4): 18
Week 8 (2/26): 18
Week 7 (2/19): T-20
Week 6 (2/12): 20
Week 5 (2/5): 19
Week 4 (1/29): 19
Week 3 (1/22): 20
Week 2 (1/15): T-18
Week 1 (1/10): 17
Preseason (1/3): Receiving votes

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2024 BIG WEST PRESEASON POLL
1. Long Beach State (23 points, 3 first-place votes)
2. Hawai'i (21 points, 2 first-place votes)
3. UC Irvine (19 points, 1 first-place vote)
4. UC Santa Barbara (11 points)
T-5. CSUN (8 points)
T-5. UC San Diego (8 points)

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HEAD COACH BRAD ROSTRATTER
Brad Rostratter enters his second season leading UC San Diego in 2024. He was named head coach of the men's volleyball program on October 7, 2022. Rostratter earned his first career win with the Tritons on Jan. 5, 2023, when the team defeated Lincoln Memorial in five sets at UC Santa Barbara's Asics Invitational. It was the team's season opener. Rostratter collected his first Big West victory on the road at CSUN when the Tritons swept the Matadors on March 16. A National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Coach of the Year and two-time Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) Coach of the Year, Rostratter came to La Jolla from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, Calif., where he served as the men's volleyball head coach since the program's inception in 2019. He led the Lions to a pair of GSAC regular season titles, a league tournament title, and two appearances at the NAIA National Tournament. Complete Rostratter Bio

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2024 AWARD WINNERS
• Josh Schellinger: Big West Defensive Player of the Week (2/26)
• Leo Wiemelt: Big West Freshman of the Week (2/19)
• Peter Selcho: Big West Defensive Player of the Week (1/8), Asics Invitational All-Tournament Team (1/6)
• Matthew Lim: Asics Invitational All-Tournament Team (1/6)

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2023 AWARD WINNERS
• Evan Boyle: Big West All-Freshman Team, Big West Defensive Player of the Week (3/6), Big West Freshman of the Week (1/9)
• Josh Ewert: Big West All-Freshman Team
• Jim Garrison: Big West All-Freshman Team, Big West Freshman of the Week (4/10)
• Josh Schellinger: Big West All-Freshman Team, Four-time Big West Freshman of the Week (4/17, 2/27, 2/20, 1/23), Off the Block Offensive Player of the Night (1/18)
• Peter Selcho: Off the Block Defensive Player of the Night (1/17)

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UP NEXT
Following the two matches against CSUN, UC San Diego takes a two-week break from competition. The Tritons' next action will be a pair against Long Beach State on March 29 at LBSU and March 30 in La Jolla. Tickets for all home matches are available through the Triton Box Office.

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WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.

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NCAA MEN'S VOLLEYBALL LANDSCAPE
The NCAA combines Division I and Division II teams into a single national championship (National Collegiate Championship), while Division III squads have a stand-alone championship (NCAA Division III National Championship). There are 61 Division I and Division II teams combined, with 53 of those making up eight conferences. Another eight institutions are independent.

Big West (6)
CSUN (DI)
Hawai'i (DI)
Long Beach State (DI)
UC Irvine (DI)
UC San Diego (DI)
UC Santa Barbara (DI)

Conference Carolinas (8)
Barton (DII)
Belmont Abbey (DII)
Emmanuel (GA) (DII)
Erskine (DII)
King (TN) (DII)
Lees-McRae (DII)
Mount Olive (DII)
North Greenville (DII)

East Coast Conference (4)
American International (DII)
Dominican (NY) (DII)
Roberts Wesleyan (DII)
St. Thomas Aquinas (DII)

Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (6)
Charleston (WV) (DII)
George Mason (DI)
Harvard (DI)
NJIT (DI)
Penn State (DI)
Princeton (DI)

Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (9)
Ball State (DI)
Lewis (DII)
Lindenwood (DI)
Loyola Chicago (DI)
McKendree (DII)
Ohio State (DI)
Purdue Fort Wayne (DI)
Queens University of Charlotte (DI)
Quincy (DII)

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (7)
BYU (DI)
Concordia (DII)
Grand Canyon (DI)
Pepperdine (DI)
Stanford (DI)
UCLA (DI)
USC (DI)

Northeast Conference (7)
Daemen (DII)
D'Youville (DII)
Fairleigh Dickinson (DI)
Long Island University (DI)
Merrimack (DI)
Sacred Heart (DI)
Saint Francis (Pa.) (DI)

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (6)
Benedict (DII)
Central State (DII)
Edward Waters (DII)
Fort Valley State (DII)
Kentucky State (DII)
Morehouse (DII)

Independent (8)
Lincoln Memorial (DII)
Maryville (DII)
Missouri S&T (DII)
Puerto Rico at Bayamon (DII)
Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (DII)
Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras (DII)
Thomas More (DII)
Tusculum (DII)

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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 has begun a new era 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 garnered 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. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.