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Here's a list of all the Tritons competing in La Jolla this week:
Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. » Women's Basketball vs Hawai'i
Friday, Jan. 31 at 4 p.m. » Women's Water Polo vs Arizona State (2025 Triton Invitational)
Saturday, Feb. 1-Sunday, Feb. 2 » Women's Water Polo vs TBD (2025 Triton Invitation)
Saturday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. » Women's Tennis vs Pomona-Pitzer
Saturday, Feb. 1 at 11:30 a.m. » Men's Volleyball vs Loyola
Saturday, Feb. 2 at 11 a.m. » Women's Tennis vs Nevada
GIVEAWAYS
Thursday, Women's Basketball vs Hawaii » Lunar New Year Celebration (Red Envelopes for first 50 students with $10 Triton Cash)
AWARDS
Lou Henson National Player of the Week »
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (MBB)
Big West Player of the Week »
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (MBB) and
Sumayah Sugapong (WBB)
UCU Athlete of the Week »
Bekzhan Yessengeldy (MSWIM) and
Eva Boehlke (WSWIM)
MEN'S BASKETBALL (17-4, 7-2 BIG WEST)
This Week » The Tritons are on the road, taking on Hawai'i on Thursday night at 9 p.m. PT.
Last Time Out » UC San Diego went 2-0 at home, winning, 77-63, on Spirit Night in front of over 3,400 fans and defeated CSUN, 79-54.
Need to Know » The 40th annual Spirit Night was held last Thursday with Revelle College winning the Cup of Cheer for the third time in a row. Tait-Jones earned national and conference weekly honors after averaging 28.5 points.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (10-11, 6-3 BIG WEST)
This Week » UC San Diego will play host to Hawai'i on Thursday in the Tritons' lone contest of the week before a bye on Saturday.
Last Time Out » The Tritons won both of their road games, with overwhelming victories against UC Santa Barbara (62-43) and CSUN (82-44).
Need to Know » The game at CSUN marks the Triton's highest margin of victory (38) against a Division I opponent this season. Sugapong earned her third Big West weekly award after averaging 22.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL (7-1)
This Week » The Tritons will host Loyola on Saturday for a day game matchup.
Last Time Out » The No. 12-ranked UC San Diego Men's Volleyball team battled but ultimately fell, 3-1, at third-ranked UCLA Thursday night. The next day, the Tritons came home where they hosted and swept Vanguard.
Need to Know » The Tritons recorded their season high attack percentage against Vanguard, hitting .543 with 43 kills and just five errors in 70 attack attempts.
WOMEN'S WATER POLO (3-3)
This Week » Women's water polo is home for the first time this season, hosting the
2025 Triton Invitational. UC San Diego's first game at Canyonview's Triton Pool is scheduled for 4 p.m. against No. 12 Arizona State.
Last Time Out » The Tritons earned a pair of wins Saturday, defeating No. 17 San Jose State, 13-11, and following up with a victory against Fresno Pacific, 18-7.
Need to Know » Sydney Munatones leads the team in points (14) and assists (8).
Caroline Christl has a team-high 11 goals and is followed by
Abigail Schechter (9) and
Kendall Thomas (7).
WOMEN'S TENNIS (0-3)
This Week » Women's tennis is at home this week, playing Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday and Nevada on Sunday.
Last Time Out » The Tritons hosted an exhibition against Calgary and swept 7-0. Sunday's match against Idaho was canceled due to rain and will not be rescheduled.
Need to Know » After Sunday's cancelation, the non-conference match vs. Pomona-Pitzer will mark the Triton's official home opener.
SWIM
This Week » The Triton women will head across town to take on USD on Saturday.
Last Time Out » UC San Diego's swim teams wrapped their home competition on Saturday at Canyonview Aquatic Center as both squads defeated California Baptist.
Need to Know » Bekzahn Yessengeldy tallied 23 points for the Triton men and
Eva Boehlke collected 29 points for the Triton women to earn UCU Athletes of the Week.
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.
