HONOLULU - The Hawaiian Islands Presents the 2024 Outrigger Big West Men's Volleyball Championship is set to get underway Thursday in Honolulu.

UC San Diego is serving as the event's fourth seed and opens play against fifth-seeded CSUN Thursday at 4:30 p.m. HT/7:30 p.m. Pacific.

Head-to-head this season, the Tritons swept the series against the Matadors, winning 3-1 in La Jolla and 3-2 in Northridge. (Box score 1 | Box Score 2)

UC San Diego brings a 12-14 overall record in while CSUN is 12-15.

In the Big West Preseason Coaches' Poll, the two squads were picked to tie for fifth in the six-team conference.

This will be the sixth running of the Big West Championship, which began in 2018 (no tournament in 2020).

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THE ESSENTIALS
--- Match 27: Big West Championship First Round ---
• No. 4 seed UC San Diego (12-14, 4-6) vs. No. 5 seed CSUN (12-15, 3-7)
• Thursday / April 18 / 4:30 p.m. HT, 7:30 p.m. Pacific
• SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center / Honolulu (map)
• Tickets
• ESPN+ ($)
• Live Stats (free)
• Twitter / Instagram

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ABOUT THE UC SAN DIEGO TRITONS
Roster | Schedule & Results | Statistics
• Location: La Jolla, Calif.
• Conference: Big West
• Overall: 12-14
• Big West: 4-6
• Home: 7-6
• Away: 1-7
• Neutral: 4-1
• Streak: 1 win
• AVCA national ranking: 20
• Big West Preseason Poll: Tie for 5th of 6

ABOUT THE CSUN MATADORS
Roster | Schedule & Results | Statistics
• Location: Northridge, Calif.
• Conference: Big West
• Overall: 12-15
• Big West: 3-7
• Home: 8-7
• Away: 3-6
• Neutral: 1-2
• Streak: 1 win
• AVCA national ranking: 14
• Big West Preseason Poll: Tie for 5th of 6

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TRITONS v. MATADORS: SERIES HISTORY
• Overall: CSUN leads 80-15
• First meeting: 2/18/77 (CSUN wins 3-1 in La Jolla)
• Last Meeting: 3/15/24 (UCSD wins 3-2 in Northridge)
• Last CSUN win: 2/24/23 (3-1 in La Jolla)
• Streak: UCSD 3 wins

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2024 BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
First Round - Thursday, April 18
• Match 1: No. 4 UC San Diego vs. No. 5 CSUN, 4:30 p.m. HT/7:30 p.m. Pacific
• Match 2: No. 3 Hawai'i vs. No. 6 UC Santa Barbara, 7 p.m. HT/10 p.m. Pacific

Semifinals - Friday, April 19
• Match 3: No. 1 Long Beach State vs. Winner Match 1, 4:30 p.m. HT/7:30 p.m. Pacific
• Match 4: No. 2 UC Irvine vs. Winner Match 2, 7 p.m. HT/10 p.m. Pacific

Championship - Saturday, April 20
• Match 5: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4, 7 p.m. HT/10 p.m. Pacific

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UC SAN DIEGO AT THE BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP
• Overall: 2-5
• vs. CSUN: 1-0
• vs. Hawai'i: 1-0
• vs. Long Beach State: Have not met
• vs. UC Irvine 0-3
• vs. UC Santa Barbara: 0-2
• As the No. 4 seed: 2-2
• As the No. 5 seed: 0-1
• As the No. 6 seed: 0-2

2023 (at UC Irvine)
• No. 4 UC Santa Barbara 3, No. 5 UC San Diego 2 (First Round)

2022 (at Hawai'i)
• No. 5 UC Irvine 3, No. 4 UC San Diego 0 (First Round)

2021 (at Hawai'i)
• No. 4 UC San Diego 3, No. 5 CSUN 1 (First Round)
• No. 4 UC San Diego 3, No. 1 Hawai'i 2 (Semifinal)
• No. 2 UC Santa Barbara 3, No. 4 UC San Diego 1 (Final)

2019 (at Hawai'i)
• No. 3 UC Irvine 3, No. 6 UC San Diego 0 (First Round)

2018 (at Long Beach State)
• No. 3 UC Irvine 3, No. 6 UC San Diego 0 (First Round)

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CHERFAN AND LARA EARN ALL-BIG WEST ACCOLADES
UC San Diego men's volleyball players Anthony Cherfan and Sebastian Lara earned postseason accolades from the Big West on Wednesday, April 17. Cherfan was tabbed All-Big West First Team while Lara picked up All-Big West Honorable Mention.

A junior opposite hitter, Cherfan leads the Tritons in kills (269), points (333.5) and service aces (35) and is third in blocks (57). Over 86 sets played, he is averaging 3.88 points, 3.13 kills, and 0.41 aces per set. Cherfan has registered a double-figure kill total in 16 matches, including a career-best 17 in late January in a five-set win against USC. His six service aces in that victory were the most by a Triton since 2006.

Cherfan was named the Big West Offensive Player of the Week Monday as well. Against fifth-ranked Hawai'i at LionTree Arena in La Jolla, he produced 13 kills while hitting .310 to help the Tritons secure their first sweep over the Rainbow Warriors since 2012. He also had four blocks, two digs, and two aces, finishing with a match-high 17 points.

Cherfan is a Communication major in UC San Diego's Roosevelt College.

Lara, a junior outside hitter, is second on the team in kills (202) and points (225) and fourth in total blocks (35). Over 80 sets played, Lara is averaging 2.53 kills, 2.81 points, and 0.44 blocks per set. He has produced 10 or more kills seven times, putting down a career-high 17 in a conference win at CSUN in mid-March.

Lara is a Communication major in Marshall College.

Both Cherfan and Lara are in their first season with the Tritons after transferring to UC San Diego - Cherfan from BYU and Lara from Orange Coast College.

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TRITONS SWEEP HAWAI'I IN LA JOLLA
For the first time since Jan. 6 of 2012, UC San Diego swept fifth-ranked Hawai'i on April 13 at Liontree Arena. Set scores were 27-25, 25-21, and 25-20.

For the Tritons on Senior Night, Sebastian Lara finished with a match-high 14 kills while hitting .478. Anthony Cherfan was just behind with 13 kills and added four blocks, two service aces, and two digs. Josh Schellinger had seven kills while Jim Garrison had five and put down four aces, a new career-high. Middle Peter Selcho had four blocks (one solo). All three seniors played a role for UC San Diego. Gabriel Dyer, the Tritons' primary setter, finished with 29 assists and a match-high 10 digs. He also contributed two kills, and ace, and a block. Paya Vatanshenas had three assists and three digs, while Andrew Boyle, a setter, totaled a kill, a dig, and an assist.

Similar to Friday's match (3-1 UH win), UC San Diego and Hawai'i went toe-to-toe in several team statistics. The Tritons held a .352 (43-11-91) hitting percentage to the Rainbow Warriors' .337 (40-12-83). UC San Diego shined from the service line, converting nine aces to the visitor's four. The Tritons held a slight advantage in blocks, 8-7 and the Rainbow Warriors won the digs category, 31-22.

With the victory, the Tritons broke a four-match win drought against the Rainbow Warriors dating back to March 2, 2022. It was the first time UC San Diego won its final conference match of the season since joining the Big West in 2018.

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BIG WEST STANDINGS
(through 4/17)

Team	Big West	Overall
1. Long Beach State	9-1	23-2
2. UC Irvine	7-3	18-9
3. Hawai'i	5-5	22-6
4. UC San Diego	4-6	12-14
5. CSUN	3-7	12-15
6. UC Santa Barbara	2-8	9-17

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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 TOP 50
(through 4/16)
• 16 in blocks/set (2.234)
• 31 in hitting percentage (.257)
• 38 in aces/set (1.27)
• 41 in opponent hitting percentage (.279)
• 42 in assists/set (10.22)
• 43 in kills/set (10.88)
• 45 in attacks/set (25.44)

TRITONS IN THE NCAA TOP 50
(through 4/16)
• Evan Boyle: 40 in digs/set
• Anthony Cherfan: 23 in aces/set (.407), 35 in attacks/set (7.49), 37 in points/set (3.88), 50 in kills/set (3.13)
• Jim Garrison: 10 in blocks/set (1.037)
• Peter Selcho: 30 in blocks /set (.871)

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UC SAN DIEGO'S RECORD ...
(through 4/17)

Overall	12-14
In the Big West	4-6
At home	7-6
On the road	1-7
At a neutral site	4-1
In 3 set matches	4-11
In 4 set matches	5-1
In 5 set matches	3-2
On Tuesdays	1-1
On Wednesdays	3-0
On Thursdays	3-2
On Fridays	3-8
On Saturdays	2-2
On Sundays	0-1
In January	3-6
In February	4-2
In March	4-4
In April	1-2
vs. Nationally-ranked teams	6-12
vs. Un-ranked teams	6-2
With more kills than opponent	8-1
With fewer kills than opponent	4-12
When kills are equal	0-1
When out-hitting opponent	11-1
When out-hit by opponent	1-13
When hitting is equal	0-0
With more aces than opponent	8-1
With fewer aces than opponent	3-11
When aces are equal	1-2
With more blocks than opponent	8-6
With fewer blocks than opponent	3-7
When blocks are equal	1-1
With more digs than opponent	7-3
With fewer digs than opponent	5-10
When digs are equal	0-1

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THE LAST TIME UC SAN DIEGO ...
(through 4/17)

Won a match	4/13/24 vs. Hawai'i (3-0)
Lost a match	4/12/24 vs. Hawai'i (1-3)
Won at home	4/13/24 vs. Hawai'i (3-0)
Lost at home	4/12/24 vs. Hawai'i (1-3)
Won on the road	3/15/24 at CSUN (3-2)
Lost on the road	4/5/24 at UC Santa Barbara (2-3)
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	4/13/24 vs. Hawai'i
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	3/30/24 vs. Long Beach State
Lost 0-3 on the road	3/29/24 at Long Beach State
Lost 0-3 at a neutral site	1/5/24 vs. Grand Canyon (at UC Santa Barbara)
Won in four sets	3/14/24 vs. CSUN
Lost in four sets	4/12/24 vs. Hawai'i
Won 3-2 at home	1/31/24 vs. USC
Won 3-2 on the road	3/15/23 at CSUN
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	4/5/24 at UC Santa Barbara
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	3/15/23 at CSUN
Lost in five sets after leading 2-0	1/7/23 vs. USC (at UC Santa Barbara)
Defeated a Big West opponent	4/13/24 vs. Hawai'i (3-0)
Lost to a Big West opponent	4/12/24 vs. Hawai'i (1-3)
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	4/13/24 vs. #5 Hawai'i (3-0)
Lost to a ranked opponent	4/12/24 vs. Hawai'i (1-3)
Played the No. 1 team	3/30/24 vs. Long Beach State (0-3)
Defeated the No. 1 team	4/23/21 at Hawai'i (3-2 in Big West semifinal)

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UC SAN DIEGO SEASON-HIGHS
(through 4/17)

Statistic	Team	Individual
Kills	58 (1/6 vs. NJIT)	17, Lara (3/15 at CSUN); Schellinger (3/1 vs. UCI); Cherfan (1/31 vs. USC)
Attack Attempts	135 (1/6 vs. NJIT)	40, Cherfan (1/13 at Ohio State)
Attack Percentage	.525 (38-6-61) (2/15 vs. Central State)	.700, Schellinger (7-0-10) (2/16 vs. Edward Waters)
Assists	55, 2 times (1/31 vs. USC)	50, A. Boyle (1/31 vs. USC)
Aces	14 (1/31 vs. USC)	6, Cherfan (1/31 vs. USC)
Digs	44 (4/5 at UCSB)	15, E. Boyle (1/6 vs. NJIT)
Block Solo	4, 3 times (4/5 at UCSB)	2, Selcho (2/28 vs. Charleston); Lara (1/6 vs. NJIT); Garrison (4/5 at UCSB, 1/5 vs. GCU)
Block Assist	36 (1/6 vs. NJIT)	12, Selcho (1/6 vs. NJIT)
Total Blocks	21 (1/6 vs. NJIT)	12, Selcho (1/6/ vs. NJIT)
Points	84 (1/6 vs. NJIT)	24.5, Cherfan (1/31 vs. USC)

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MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS
(through 4/17)

Opponent	Kills	Assists	Aces	Blocks	Digs	Points
vs. George Mason	Cherfan/Schellinger 14	Wurl 44	Cherfan/Schellinger/Wurl 2	Garrison 5	E. Boyle 10	Schellinger 18
vs. Grand Canyon	Lim 9	Wurl 23	Lim 2	Selcho 4	Cherfan 7	Lim 12
vs. NJIT	Cherfan 15	Wurl 44	Cherfan/Wurl 2	Selcho 12	E. Boyle 15	Cherfan 19.5
at Ball State	Cherfan 13	Wurl 26	Cherfan 1	0	E. Boyle 4	Cherfan 14
at Ohio State	Lim 13	Wurl 28	Cherfan 2	Selcho 7	Lim 7	Lim 16.5
Princeton	Cherfan 7	Wurl 17	Lim/Selcho/Wurl 1	Selcho 5	E. Boyle 6	Cherfan 8
Grand Canyon	Garrison 9	Wurl 21	Selcho 2	Garrison 4	E. Boyle 6	Garrison 11
UCLA	Cherfan 7	A. Boyle 20	A. Boyle 2	Garrison 3	A. Boyle 6	Cherfan 8
USC	Cherfan 17	A. Boyle 50	Cherfan 6	Selcho 4	E. Boyle 11	Cherfan 24.5
at USC	Schellinger 10	A. Boyle 28	A. Boyle, Chandler, Vatanshenas 1	Selcho 4	E. Boyle 7	Schellinger 11.5
at Concordia	Cherfan 7	A. Boyle 19	A. Boyle, Chandler, Pravednikov, Schellinger 1	A. Boyle 2	E. Boyle 5	Cherfan 7.5
vs. Central State	Pravednikov 8	A. Boyle 30	Chandler/Cherfan/Wiemelt 2	Selcho 3	Wiemelt 4	Wiemelt 9.5
vs. Edward Waters	Lara 9	Dyer 24	Selcho 3	Cherfan/Wiemelt 4	Dyer 7	Lara 10
UC Santa Barbara	Lara 13	Dyer 38	Cherfan 2	Garrison/Schellinger 7	Dyer 12	Cherfan 15.5
Charleston	Cherfan 16	Dyer 38	Cherfan 3	Garrison 7	Dyer 10	Cherfan 20.5
UC Irvine	Schellinger 17	Dyer 33	0	Garrison 2	E. Boyle 6	Schellinger 17.5
at UC Irvine	Cherfan 13	Dyer 26	Cherfan 2	Garrison/Lara 3	Dyer 9	Cherfan 15
Saint Katherine	Warren 9	Wurl 17	A. Boyle/Pravednikov/Pursley/Warren/Wurl 1	Wiemelt 5	Vatanshenas 5	Warren 11.5
Harvard	Lara 16	Dyer 40	Cherfan 4	Dyer/Selcho 4	E. Boyle 8	Cherfan 17.5
CSUN	Cherfan 12	Dyer 32	Cherfan/Pursely 2	Cherfan/Garrison 7	Cherfan/Schellinger 7	Cherfan 17.5
at CSUN	Lara 17	Dyer 46	Cherfan 2	Cherfan/Garrison 5	Dyer 13	Cherfan 20.5
at Long Beach St.	Cherfan 11	Dyer 23	Garrison 1	Garrison 2	E. Boyle 8	Cherfan 11.5
vs. Long Beach St.	Lara/Schellinger 9	Dyer 29	Cherfan/Selcho 1	Garrison 5	Dyer/Schellinger 7	Lara 9.5
at UCSB	Lara 16	Wurl 32	Cherfan/Dyer 1	Garrison 8	E. Boyle/Wurl 9	Lara 17.5
vs. Hawai'i	Cherfan 16	Dyer 34	5 with 1	Garrison 6	E. Boyle/11	Cherfan 18.5
vs. Hawai'i	Lara 14	Dyer 29	Garrison 4	Cherfan/Garrison/Selcho 4	Dyer 10	Cherfan 17

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TRITON STARTING LINEUPS
(through 4/17)

Date	Opponent	Result	OH	OH	OPP	MB	MB	S	L
1/4	vs. George Mason	W 3-1	Lim	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Wurl	E. Boyle
1/5	vs. Grand Canyon	L 0-3	Lim	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Wurl	E. Boyle
1/6	vs. NJIT	W 3-2	Lim	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Wurl	E. Boyle
1/11	at Ball State	L 0-3	Lara	Lim	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Wurl	E. Boyle
1/13	at Ohio State	L 2-3	Lara	Lim	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Wurl	E. Boyle
1/16	Princeton	L 0-3	Lara	Lim	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Wurl	E. Boyle
1/19	Grand Canyon	L 0-3	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Wurl	E. Boyle
1/26	UCLA	L 0-3	Lara	Lim	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	A. Boyle	E. Boyle
1/31	USC	W 3-2	Lara	Lim	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	A. Boyle	E. Boyle
2/2	at USC	L 0-3	Lim	Schellinger	Chandler	Garrison	Selcho	A. Boyle	E. Boyle
2/8	at Concordia	L 0-3	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Selcho	Wiemelt	A. Boyle	E. Boyle
2/15	vs. Central State	W 3-0	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Pravednikov	Wiemelt	A. Boyle	E. Boyle
2/16	vs. Edward Waters	W 3-0	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Selcho	Wiemelt	Dyer	E. Boyle
2/23	UC Santa Barbara	W 3-1	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	E. Boyle
2/28	Charleston	W 3-1	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	E. Boyle
3/1	UC Irvine	L 0-3	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	E. Boyle
3/3	at UC Irvine	L 0-3	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	E. Boyle
3/6	Saint Katherine	W 3-0	Pursley	Warren	Cherfan	Pravednikov	Wiemelt	Wurl	Vatanshenas
3/12	Harvard	W 3-1	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	E. Boyle
3/14	CSUN	W 3-1	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	E. Boyle
3/15	at CSUN	W 3-2	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	E. Boyle
3/29	at Long Beach St.	L 0-3	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	E. Boyle
3/30	Long Beach St.	L 0-3	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	E. Boyle
4/5	at UC Santa Barbara	L 2-3	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	E. Boyle
4/12	vs. Hawai'i	L 1-3	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	E. Boyle
4/13	vs. Hawai'i	W 3-0	Lara	Schellinger	Cherfan	Garrison	Selcho	Dyer	Vatanshenas

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FOUR ON THE FLOOR
UC San Diego's second four-match win streak of the season was halted on March 29 with a loss at Long Beach State. The Tritons had collected wins against Saint Katherine (3/6), Harvard (3/12), and CSUN (3/14 and 3/15). The first streak came after defeating Central State (2/15), Edward Waters (2/16), UC Santa Barbara (2/23), and Charleston (2/28). Prior to this season, 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 (4/15)
1. UCLA
2. Long Beach State
3. UC Irvine
4. Grand Canyon
5. Hawai'i
6. BYU
7. Stanford
8. Penn State
9. Pepperdine
10. Ball State
11. Ohio State
12. Loyola Chicago
13. USC
14. CSUN
15. George Mason
16. Lewis
17. Princeton
18. McKendree
19. Lindenwood
20. UC San Diego

Receiving votes: Purdue Fort Wayne, Saint Francis (Pa.), UC Santa Barbara

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BIG RANKINGS FOR THE BIG WEST
Four of six Big West teams can be found in the latest AVCA Top 20 National Poll.
2. Long Beach State
3. UC Irvine
5. Hawai'i
14. CSUN
20. UC San Diego

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UC SAN DIEGO IN THE 2024 AVCA NATIONAL POLL
Week 15 (4/15): 20
Week 14 (4/8): Not ranked (receiving votes)
Week 13 (4/1): 19
Week 12 (3/25): 17
Week 11 (3/18): 16
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
• Anthony Cherfan: All-Big West First Team, Big West Offensive Player of the Week (4/15)
• Sebastian Lara: All-Big West Honorable Mention
• 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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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.