LA JOLLA, Calif. - The 14th-ranked UC San Diego men's volleyball team is set for two non-conference matches on the road this week.
The Tritons play at Menlo Friday before making the short drive to Stanford to take on the eighth-ranked Cardinal Saturday.
Big West matches are just around the corner. After hosting Sacred Heart on March 5, conference action begins on March 7 at UC Santa Barbara. All six Big West squads are currently ranked in the national top-20.
MATTER OF FACTS
--- Match 15: Non-Conference ---
• No. 14 UC San Diego (10-4) at
Menlo (5-5)
• Friday / February 28 / 6 p.m. Pacific
•
Haynes-Prim Pavilion / Atherton, Calif. (
map)
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--- Match 16: Non-Conference ---
• No. 14 UC San Diego (10-4) at No. 8
Stanford (6-5)
• Saturday / March 1 / 6 p.m. Pacific
•
Burnham Pavilion / Stanford, Calif. (
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ABOUT THE UC SAN DIEGO TRITONS
Roster |
Schedule & Results |
Statistics
• Location: La Jolla, Calif.
• Conference:
Big West
• Overall: 10-4
• Big West: 0-0
• Home: 6-1
• Away: 2-3
• Neutral: 2-0
• Streak: 1 win
• AVCA national ranking: 14
• Big West Preseason Poll: 6th of 6
ABOUT THE MENLO OAKS
Roster |
Schedule & Results |
Statistics
• Location: Atherton, Calif.
• Conference:
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)
• Overall: 5-5
• MPSF: 0-0
• Home: 5-1
• Away: 0-1
• Neutral: 0-3
• Streak: 1 win
• AVCA national ranking: Not ranked
• MPSF Preseason Poll: 9th of 9
ABOUT THE STANFORD CARDINAL
Roster |
Schedule & Results | Statistics
• Location: Stanford, Calif.
• Conference:
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)
• Overall: 6-5
• MPSF: 0-0
• Home: 1-4
• Away: 3-1
• Neutral: 2-0
• Streak: 2 wins
• AVCA national ranking: 8
• MPSF Preseason Poll: 6th of 9
CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS NOW ON SALE
Tickets are now on sale for The Hawaiian Islands Presents the 2025 Outrigger Big West Men's Volleyball Championship. The event is set for April 25-27 at Stan Sheriff Center on the campus of the University of Hawai'i. All-session seats covering all five matches are now available with lower level seats available for $66 for adults, $51 for senior citizens and $36 for youth ages 4 through high school. Upper level seats are $51 for adults, $36 for senior citizens and $24 for youth. An order fee of $1.00 for mobile delivery or $5.00 for will call tickets will apply. Single session tickets will go on sale on March 27 with prices starting at $20 per day for adults. For more information, or to purchase tickets now, please click
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MATCH-BY-MATCH MEDIA
TRITON DEBUTS IN 2025
• Keegan Cook: 1/7 vs. McKendree, 9 digs, 3-0 win
• Bryce Dvorak: 1/7 vs. McKendree, 34 assists, 4 aces, 5 digs, 2 kills, 6 points, 3-0 win
•
Landon Seymour: 2/7 at Vanguard, 1 ace, 3-2 win
AMONG THE RANKS
Seven of UC San Diego's 14 matches this season have been against teams ranked in the national top-20.
#3 UCLA
#7 Loyola-Chicago
#10 Grand Canyon
#10 Grand Canyon
#18 George Mason
#19 Lincoln Memorial
#20 McKendree
BACK FOR THE ATTACK
Through 14 matches, UC San Diego holds a .313 attack percentage with 609 kills and 201 errors in 1,302 attack attempts. The Tritons have hit north of .300 eight times and have gone over .400 four times. Their top offensive performance as far as attack percentage goes was .543 (43-5-70) against Vanguard on Jan. 24. UC San Diego has out-hit its opponent 11 of 14 matches. Overall,opponents are hitting just .208 (534-258-1330).
ACE FREELY
Bryce Dvorak wasted no time putting his name in the UC San Diego Men's Volleyball record book. The grad student setter was able to floor seven service aces Jan. 8 in a sweep of Saint Francis in La Jolla. That total is the most by a Triton during the team's NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II era (since 2001). Dvorak had four aces in the first set, one in set two, and two in set three (the final two points of the match). Teammate
Anthony Cherfan was the previous record holder as he had six aces against USC in 2024.
BROOMTOWN
UC San Diego kicked off its 2025 campaign with four-straight sweeps, the first time the Tritons have accomplished that as an NCAA Division I/II team (since 2001). The last time the team opened its season 4-0 was in 1989. As an NCAA Division III team in 1996, the Tritons collected six wins to start the season.
CHERFAN SELECTED TO BIG WEST COACHES' PRESEASON TEAM
Senior opposite hitter
Anthony Cherfan earned a spot on the 2025 Big West Coaches' Preseason Team. In 2024, he was named AVCA All-America Honorable Mention as well as All-Big West First Team. 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.
2025 BIG WEST RECORDS
(through 2/27)
| Team |
Big West |
Overall |
| Long Beach State |
0-0 |
14-0 |
| Hawai'i |
0-0 |
13-1 |
| CSUN |
0-0 |
11-2 |
| UC Irvine |
0-0 |
10-2 |
| UC San Diego |
0-0 |
10-4 |
| UC Santa Barbara |
0-0 |
8-7 |
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)
UC SAN DIEGO'S RECORD ...
(through 2/27)
| Overall |
10-4 |
| In the Big West |
0-0 |
| At home |
6-1 |
| On the road |
2-3 |
| At a neutral site |
2-0 |
| In 3 set matches |
8-0 |
| In 4 set matches |
1-2 |
| In 5 set matches |
1-2 |
| On Tuesdays |
3-0 |
| On Wednesdays |
1-0 |
| On Thursdays |
0-1 |
| On Fridays |
4-1 |
| On Saturdays |
2-2 |
| In January |
7-1 |
| In February |
3-3 |
| In March |
0-0 |
| In April |
0-0 |
| vs. Nationally-ranked teams |
3-4 |
| vs. Unranked teams |
7-0 |
| With more kills than opponent |
9-2 |
| With fewer kills than opponent |
1-2 |
| When kills are equal |
0-0 |
| When out-hitting opponent |
10-1 |
| When out-hit by opponent |
0-3 |
| When hitting is equal |
0-0 |
| With more aces than opponent |
9-0 |
| With fewer aces than opponent |
1-4 |
| When aces are equal |
0-0 |
| With more blocks than opponent |
9-2 |
| With fewer blocks than opponent |
0-2 |
| When blocks are equal |
1-0 |
| With more digs than opponent |
6-2 |
| With fewer digs than opponent |
2-2 |
| When digs are equal |
2-0 |
THE LAST TIME UC SAN DIEGO ...
(through 2/27)
| Won a match |
2/22/25 at Concordia (3-0) |
| Lost a match |
2/15/25 at Grand Canyon (3-2) |
| Won at home |
12/4/25 vs. Lincoln Memorial (3-0) |
| Lost at home |
2/1/25 vs. Loyola Chicago (2-3) |
| Won on the road |
2/22/25 at Concordia (3-0) |
| Lost on the road |
2/15/25 at Grand Canyon (3-2) |
| Won at neutral site |
1/18/25 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (3-0 at CSUN) |
| Lost at a neutral site |
1/5/24 vs. Grand Canyon (0-3 at UC Santa Barbara) |
| Won 3-0 at home |
12/4/25 vs. Lincoln Memorial |
| Won 3-0 on the road |
2/22/25 at Concordia |
| Won 3-0 at a neutral site |
1/18/25 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne |
| 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 |
1/17/25 vs. Lindenwood |
| Lost in four sets |
2/14/25 at Grand Canyon |
| Won 3-2 at home |
1/31/24 vs. USC |
| Won 3-2 on the road |
2/7/25 at Vanguard |
| Won 3-2 at a neutral site |
1/6/24 vs. NJIT (at UC Santa Barbara) |
| Lost 3-2 at home |
2/1/25 vs. Loyola Chicago |
| Lost 3-2 on the road |
2/15/25 at Grand Canyon |
| 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 |
2/22/25 at Concordia (3-0) |
| Lost to a non-conference opponent |
2/15/25 at Grand Canyon (3-2) |
| Defeated a ranked opponent |
2/4/25 vs. #19 Lincoln Memorial (3-0) |
| Lost to a ranked opponent |
2/15/25 at #10 Grand Canyon (3-2) |
| 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) |
UC SAN DIEGO SEASON-HIGHS
(through 2/27)
| Statistic |
Team |
Individual |
| Kills |
66 (2/15 at Grand Canyon) |
21, Cherfan (2/14 at Grand Canyon, 2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago); Pravednikov (2/15 at Grand Canyon) |
| Attack Attempts |
167 (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago) |
48, Cherfan (2/15 at Grand Canyon) |
| Attack Percentage |
.543 (43-5-70) (1/24 vs. Vanguard) |
.700, Garrison (2/14 at Grand Canyon) |
| Assists |
59 (2/15 at Grand Canyon) |
54, Dvorak (2/15 at Grand Canyon) |
| Aces |
12 (1/8 vs. Saint Francis) |
7, Dvorak (1/8 vs. Saint Francis) |
| Digs |
52 (2/15 at Grand Canyon) |
13, Cook (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago) |
| Block Solo |
3 (2 times, 2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago) |
2, Garrison (1/7 vs. McKendree); Pravednikov (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago) |
| Block Assist |
27 (2/14 at Grand Canyon) |
7, Selcho (2/14 at Grand Canyon); Garrison (1/14 vs. George Mason) |
| Total Blocks |
13.5 (2/14 at Grand Canyon) |
8, Garrison (1/14 vs. George Mason) |
| Points |
83.5 (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago) |
24, Cherfan (2/14 at Grand Canyon) |
MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS
(through 2/27)
| Opponent |
Kills |
Assists |
Aces |
Blocks |
Digs |
Points |
| at Concordia |
Cherfan 9 |
Dvorak 31 |
Schellinger 5 |
Cherfan/Rigo/Schellinger/Selcho 2 |
Dvorak 6 |
Schellinger 14 |
| at Grand Canyon |
Pravednikov 21 |
Dvorak 54 |
Dvorak/Garrison 2 |
Dvorak 3 |
Cherfan 12 |
Pravednikov 21.5 |
| at Grand Canyon |
Cherfan 21 |
Dvorak 48 |
0 |
Selcho 7 |
Cook/Dvorak/Schellinger 7 |
Cherfan 24 |
| at Vanguard |
Robertston 11 |
Dvorak 31 |
6 with 1 |
Rigo 3 |
Lim 10 |
Pravednikov 12 |
| vs. Lincoln Memorial |
Cherfan 15 |
Dvorak 37 |
Pravednikov 3 |
Garrison 4 |
Cook 9 |
Cherfan 16 |
| vs. Loyola Chicago |
Cherfan 21 |
Dvorak 50 |
Pravednikov 3 |
Pravednikov 5 |
Cook 13 |
Cherfan 22.5 |
| vs. Vanguard |
Schellinger 10 |
Dvorak 31 |
Dvorak 3 |
Cherfan/Garrison/Wiemelt 2 |
Cook 11 |
Schellinger 10.5 |
| at UCLA |
Cherfan/Pravednikov 11 |
Dvorak 30 |
Cherfan 4 |
Garrison 6 |
Cook 11 |
Cherfan 17 |
| vs. Purdue Fort Wayne |
Cherfan 11 |
Dvorak 33 |
Dvorak 3 |
Garrison 4 |
Pravednikov/Schellinger 7 |
Cherfan 14.0 |
| vs. Lindenwood |
Cherfan 13 |
Dvorak 35 |
5 with 1 |
Dvorak/Garrison/Selcho 4 |
Cook 10 |
Cherfan 16 |
| vs. George Mason |
Pravednikov 15 |
Dvorak 27 |
Pravednikov 4 |
Garrison 8 |
Schellinger 6 |
Pravednikov 20 |
| vs. Daemen |
Schellinger 8 |
Dvorak 24 |
5 with 1 |
Selcho 5 |
Cook 7 |
Schellinger 9.5 |
| vs. Saint Francis |
Pravednikov 8 |
Dvorak 26 |
Dvorak 7 |
Garrison/Pravednikov/Selcho 3 |
Dvorak 5 |
Pravednikov 10.5 |
| vs. McKendree |
Schellinger 12 |
Dvorak 34 |
Dvorak 4 |
Garrison 7 |
Cook/Schellinger 9 |
Schellinger 13 |
AVCA NATIONAL POLL
(2/24/25)
1. Long Beach State
2. UCLA
3. UC Irvine
4. Hawai'i
5. USC
6. BYU
7. Loyola Chicago
8. Stanford
9. Pepperdine
10. CSUN
11. Ball State
12. Grand Canyon
13. McKendreee
14. UC San Diego
15. Lewis
t-16. Ohio State
t-16. UC Santa Barbara
18. Lincoln Memorial
19. NJIT
20. Penn State
Receiving votes: Princeton, George Mason, Harvard
Dropped out: Princeton (20)
UC SAN DIEGO IN THE 2025 AVCA NATIONAL POLL
• Week 7: 14
• Week 6: 13
• Week 5 (2/10): 12
• Week 4 (2/3): 13
• Week 3 (1/27): 15
• Week 2 (1/20): 14
• Week 1 (1/13): 17
• Preseason (12/30): 18
BIG RANKINGS FOR THE BIG WEST
All six Big West teams can be found in the latest AVCA Top 20 National Poll.
1. Long Beach State
3. UC Irvine
4. Hawai'i
10. CSUN
14. UC San Diego
t-16. UC Santa Barbara
2025 AWARD WINNERS
•
Anthony Cherfan: Big West Preseason Coaches' Team, Big West Defensive Player of the Week (1/7), North American Challenge All-Tournament Team
•
Bryce Dvorak: North American Challenge All-Tournament Team
•
Jim Garrison: Big West Defensive Player of the Week (1/20)
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)
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 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
| Overall |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
|
Big West |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
| 2025 |
10 |
4 |
.714 |
|
2025 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| 2024 |
12 |
15 |
.444 |
|
2024 |
4 |
6 |
.400 |
| 2023 |
8 |
17 |
.320 |
|
2023 |
2 |
8 |
.200 |
| Totals |
30 |
36 |
.455 |
|
Totals |
6 |
14 |
.300 |
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Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. All UC San Diego sports are now eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.
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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 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)
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.
