SAN DIEGO—UC San Diego women's volleyball completed its preseason exhibition match on Saturday at San Diego State, falling in five sets to the Aztecs (24-26, 24-26, 25-22, 25-20, 12-15).
 
Ava McInnes led the Tritons offensively, collected 17 kills on 43 swings with just three errors to hit at a .326 clip. The senior outside hitter finished the match with a team-high 21 points, aided by three aces and two block assists. McInnes also finished just shy of a double-double with nine digs in the match.
 
Emily McDaniel was just behind McInnes with 19.5 points, collecting 13 kills and nine blocks (4 solo). Freshman Valentina Meirelles also finished in double-figures with 10 kills in the match.
 
Defensively, UC San Diego was led by freshman Paulina Baillie with 14 digs and two aces. Kayla Uhlick tallied nine digs along with McInnes. Lauren Brooker led the way in assists with 18, while freshman Audrey Hollis chipped in 14 and Sinead Beaupain added 11.
 
The Tritons open their 2024 schedule next weekend with the UC San Diego Invitational in LionTree Arena, Friday-Sunday. UC San Diego will take on Northern Arizona on Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. in the season opener and face Southern Utah (Aug. 31) and Gonzaga (Sept. 1) to finish out the weekend.
 
Ticket information for the 2024 season can be found at Triton Box Office.
 
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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 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 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.