LA JOLLA, Calif. - The 18th-ranked UC San Diego Men's Volleyball team heads to Long Beach this week to play at the North American Challenge.
The Tritons play a trifecta of exhibition matches over Friday and Saturday at the tournament hosted by fellow Big West member Long Beach State.
UC San Diego takes on three Canadian teams - Calgary (Friday, 2 p.m.), Saskatchewan (Saturday, 12 p.m.), and Trinity Western (Saturday, 4:30 p.m.). The Dinos, Huskies, and Spartans are out of the Canada West Conference.
All three of the Tritons' matches can be followed with live stats.
Following the tourney, UC San Diego plays four-consecutive matches at LionTree Arena in La Jolla. The season-opener is set for Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. against McKendree.
Tickets for all home matches are available through the Triton Box Office.
UC San Diego is ranked No. 18 in the season's first American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll.
INSIDE THE MATCHES
--- Match 1: Exhibition ---
• No. 18 UC San Diego (0-0) vs.
Calgary (7-7)
• Friday / January 3 / 4 p.m. Pacific
•
Walter Pyramid / Long Beach, Calif. (
map)
•
Twitter /
Instagram
--- Match 2: Exhibition ---
• No. 18 UC San Diego (0-0) vs.
Saskatchewan (11-9)
• Saturday / January 4 / 12 p.m. Pacific
•
Goldmine / Long Beach, Calif. (
map)
•
Twitter /
Instagram
--- Match 3: Exhibition ---
• No. 18 UC San Diego (0-0) vs.
Trinity Western (14-4)
• Saturday / January 4 / 4:30 p.m. Pacific
•
Goldmine / Long Beach, Calif. (
map)
•
Twitter /
Instagram
ABOUT THE UC SAN DIEGO TRITONS
Roster |
Schedule & Results |
Statistics
• Location: La Jolla, Calif.
• Conference:
Big West
• Overall: 0-0
• Big West: 0-0
• Home: 0-0
• Away: 0-0
• Neutral: 0-0
• AVCA national ranking: 18
• Big West Preseason Poll: 6th of 6
ABOUT THE CALGARY DINOS
Roster |
Schedule & Results |
Statistics
• Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Conference:
Canada West
• Overall: 7-7
• Canada West: 5-5
• Home: 7-3
• Away: 0-4
• Neutral: 0-0
• Canada West Preseason Poll: 8th of 13
ABOUT THE SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES
Roster |
Schedule & Results |
Statistics
• Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Conference:
Canada West
• Overall: 11-9
• Canada West: 6-4
• Home: 5-1
• Away: 2-6
• Neutral: 4-2
• Canada West Preseason Poll: 6th of 13
ABOUT THE TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS
Roster |
Schedule & Results |
Statistics
• Location: Langley, British Columbia, Canada
• Conference:
Canada West
• Overall: 14-4
• Canada West: 7-3
• Home: 5-2
• Away: 7-2
• Neutral: 2-0
• Canada West Preseason Poll: 2nd of 13
CLICK IT FOR TICKETS
Season tickets for all home contests inside LionTree Arena are now on sale! Please visit the
Triton Box Office to purchase.
GOT YA COVERED
If you can't make it to LionTree Arena, all home 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.
2025 UC SAN DIEGO ROSTER BREAKDOWN
Starters Returning (5)
•
Anthony Cherfan (Sr., OPP)
•
Sebastian Lara (Sr., OH)
•
Jim Garrison (Jr., MB)
•
Peter Selcho (Jr., MB)
•
Josh Schellinger (Jr., OH)
Starters Lost (1)
•
Gabriel Dyer (S)
Primary Liberos Returning (1)
• Evan Boyle (So.)
Others Returning (12)
• Luke Chandler (Sr., OPP)
• Keegan Cook (So., L)
• Josh Ewert (Jr., OH)
• Matthew Lim (Sr., OH)
• Leo Pravednikov (Jr., OH)
• Brett Pursley (Jr., OH)
• Nick Rigo (Sr., MB)
• Michael Robertson (Jr., OPP)
• Sam Warren (Sr., OH)
• Leo Wiemelt (So., MB)
• Charlie Wilson (So., MB)
• Cameron Wurl (So., S)
Others Lost (2)
• Andrew Boyle (S)
• Paya Vatanshenas (L)
Newcomers (3)
• Bryce Dvorak (Grad, S)
• Landon Seymour (Jr., S)
• Ben Warren (Fr., OH)
CHERFAN NAMED TO 2025 BIG WEST PRESEASON TEAM
UC San Diego's
Anthony Cherfan was recently named to the 2025 Big West Men's Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Team. An opposite hitter, Cherfan earned All-America Honorable Mention from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as well as All-Big West First Team accolades in 2024.
He led the Tritons in kills (279), kills/set (3.13), points (348), points/set (3.91), service aces (37), and service aces/set (0.24). He was third on the team in blocks (61). Cherfan registered a double-figure kill total in 17 matches, including eight of his final nine outings. He put down a career-best 17 kills 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. In Big West matches, Cherfan ranked high among conference players as well, finishing fourth in kills, fifth in points and aces, 10th in hitting percentage, and 13th in blocks. .
FINAL 2024 BIG WEST STANDINGS
| Rank |
Team |
Big West |
Overall |
| 1 |
Long Beach State |
9-1 |
27-3 |
| 2 |
UC Irvine |
7-3 |
20-11 |
| 3 |
Hawai'i |
5-5 |
23-7 |
| 4 |
UC San Diego |
4-6 |
12-15 |
| 5 |
CSUN |
3-7 |
13-16 |
| 6 |
UC Santa Barbara |
2-8 |
9-18 |
AVCA NATIONAL POLL
(12/30/25)
1. UCLA
2. Long Beach State
3. UC Irvine
4. Hawai'i
5. Ball State
6. BYU
7. USC
8. Penn State
9. Grand Canyon
10. Pepperdine
11. Ohio State
12. Loyola Chicago
13. Stanford
14. Lewis
15. CSUN
16. UC Santa Barbara
17. George Mason
18. UC San Diego
19. Princeton
20. McKendree
Receiving votes: NJIT, Belmont Abbey, Lindenwood, Lincoln Memorial, Saint Francis, Harvard, Fort Valley State, Purdue Fort Wayne
UC SAN DIEGO IN THE 2025 AVCA NATIONAL POLL
Preseason (12/30): 18
2025 BIG WEST PRESEASON POLL
1. Long Beach State (24 points, 4 first-place votes)
2. UC Irvine (21, 2)
3. Hawai'i (18)
4. UC Santa Barbara (12)
5. CSUN (8)
6. UC San Diego (7)
HEAD COACH BRAD ROSTRATTER
Brad Rostratter enters his third season leading UC San Diego in 2025. He was named head coach of the men's volleyball program on October 7, 2022. Rostratter wasted no time earning his first career win with the Tritons on Jan. 5, 2023, when the team defeated Lincoln Memorial in its season opener. He collected his first Big West victory at CSUN when the Tritons swept the Matadors on March 16, 2003. 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
UP NEXT
After competing at the North American Challenge, UC San Diego returns to La Jolla to host four consecutive matches inside LionTree Arena. The Tritons entertain No. 20 McKendree (Jan. 7, 7 p.m.), Saint Francis (Jan. 8, 7 p.m.), Daemen (Jan. 10, 7 p.m.), and George Mason (Jan. 14, 7 p.m.). Tickets 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.
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 69 Division I and Division II teams combined, with 56 of those making up eight conferences. Another 13 programs 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 (7)
Charleston (WV) (DII)
George Mason (DI)
Harvard (DI)
NJIT (DI)
Penn State (DI)
Princeton (DI)
Sacred Heart University (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 (9)
BYU (DI)
Concordia (DII)
Grand Canyon (DI)
Menlo College (DII)
Pepperdine (DI)
Stanford (DI)
UCLA (DI)
USC (DI)
Vanguard (DII)
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 (13)
Barry (DII)
Catawba (DII)
Lincoln Memorial (DII)
Maryview (DII)
Merrimack College (DI)
Missouri S&T (DII)
Puerto Rico Bayamon (DII)
Puerto Rico Mayaguez (DII)
Puerto Rico Rio Piedras (DII)
Rockhurst (DII)
Roosevelt (DII)
Thomas More (DII)
Tusculum (DII)
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.
