IRVINE, Calif. –  A balanced attack by the 13th-ranked UC San Diego men's volleyball team helped it defeat Concordia in straight sets on the road Saturday night.

Scores at CU Arena went 25-22, 25-21, and 25-16 in favor of the Tritons.

With the win, the Tritons improved to 10-4 on the season. The Golden Eagles dropped to 4-10.

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HOW IT HAPPENED 
For the ninth time this season, UC San Diego hit over .300, coming in at .368 with 35 kills and 10 errors in 68 attack attempts.

Six Tritons accounted for the team's kill total. Opposite Anthony Cherfan had a match-high nine while outsides Sebastian Lara and Josh Schellinger each had eight. Middle Nick Rigo totaled four and setter Bryce Dvorak and Peter Selcho had three apiece.

Lara hit .533 with eight kills and zero errors in 15 swings. Cherfan came in at .500 with one error in 16 attacks.

Dvorak rang up 31 assists while pacing the offense. He also led all players with six digs. 

The Tritons were solid from the service line, putting down eight aces to one for CUI. Schellinger had five of the eight, a new career high.

Lara, Cherfan, Schellinger, and libero Keegan Cook all had four digs each.

The Golden Eagles hit .225 (30-14-71). Justin Dowdle and Christian Galoppo led the team with eight kills apiece.

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UP NEXT 
UC San Diego plays its fifth and sixth straight matches away from La Jolla as the Tritons travel north to play Menlo and Stanford on Feb. 28 and March 1, respectively.

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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 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.