LA JOLLA, Calif. - For the second time in a week the UC San Diego men's volleyball team faces off against Big West rival UC Santa Barbara - this time in La Jolla.

The 13th-ranked Tritons host the No. 18 Gauchos Friday at 6 p.m. inside LionTree Arena.

Last Friday, the two teams met in Santa Barbara and UC San Diego earned a 3-1 win. It was the first conference match-up of the season for both teams.

The Tritons come in with a 15-4 overall record, most recently defeating No. 19 Princeton Monday in La Jolla. They'll be looking for their sixth consecutive victory Friday.

UCSB is 8-9 and the Gauchos haven't played since falling to UC San Diego.

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MATTER OF FACTS
--- Match 20: Non-Conference ---
• No. 13 UC San Diego (15-4, 1-0 Big West) vs. No. 18 UC Santa Barbara (8-9, 0-1 Big West )
• Friday / March 14 / 6 p.m. Pacific
• LionTree Arena / La Jolla, Calif.
• Tickets
• Watch on ESPN+
• Live Stats
• Gameday
• Instagram

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ABOUT THE UC SAN DIEGO TRITONS
Roster | Schedule & Results | Statistics
• Location: La Jolla, Calif.
• Conference: Big West
• Overall: 15-4
• Big West: 1-0
• Home: 8-1
• Away: 5-3
• Neutral: 2-0
• Streak: 6 wins
• AVCA national ranking: 13
• Big West Preseason Poll: 6th of 6

ABOUT THE UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS
Roster | Schedule & Results | Statistics
• Location: Santa Barbara, Calif.
• Conference: Big West
• Overall: 8-9
• Big West: 6-4
• Home: 2-5
• Away: 2-4
• Neutral: 0-0
• Streak: 3 losses
• AVCA national ranking: 19
• Big West Preseason Poll: 4th of 6

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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 HERE. 

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MATCH-BY-MATCH MEDIA

Date/Opponent	Result	Box Score	Recap	Highlight Vid	Interview Vid
3/10 vs. Princeton	W 3-1	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Sebastian Lara
3/7 at UC Santa Barbara	W 3-1	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
3/5 vs. Sacred Heart	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Brad Rostratter/Peter Selcho
3/1 at Stanford	W 3-2	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
2/28 at Menlo	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
2/22 at Concordia	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
2/15 at Grand Canyon	L 3-2	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
2/14 at Grand Canyon	L 3-1	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
2/7 at Vanguard	W 3-2	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
2/4 vs. Lincoln Memorial	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Jim Garrison
2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago	L 3-2	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Brad Rostratter
1/24 vs. Vanguard	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Anthony Cherfan
1/23 at UCLA	L 3-1	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
1/18 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
1/17 vs. Lindenwood	W 3-1	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
1/14 vs. George Mason	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Leo Pravednikov
1/10 vs. Daemen	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Josh Schellinger
1/8 vs. Saint Francis	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Bryce Dvorak
1/7 vs. McKendree	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Brad Rostratter

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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

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AMONG THE RANKS
Ten of UC San Diego's 19 matches this season have been against teams ranked in the national top-20. The Tritons are 6-4 in those matches.
#3 UCLA (L)
#7 Loyola-Chicago (L)
#8 Stanford (W)
#10 Grand Canyon (L)
#10 Grand Canyon (L)
#17 UC Santa Barbara (W)
#18 George Mason (W)
#19 Lincoln Memorial (W)
#19 Princeton (W)
#20 McKendree (W)

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BACK FOR THE ATTACK
Through 19 matches, UC San Diego holds a .321 attack percentage. The Tritons have hit north of .300 11 times and have gone over .400 five times. Their top offensive performance as far as attack percentage goes was .551 against Vanguard on Feb. 28. UC San Diego has out-hit its opponent in 16 of 19 matches.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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2025 BIG WEST STANDINGS
(through 3/12)

Team	Big West	Overall
Long Beach State	1-0	16-0
Hawai'i	2-0	17-1
UC San Diego	1-0	15-4
CSUN	0-1	14-3
UC Santa Barbara	0-1	8-9
UC Irvine	0-2	12-4

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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)

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UC SAN DIEGO'S RECORD ...
(through 3/13)

Overall	15-4
In the Big West	1-0
At home	8-1
On the road	5-3
At a neutral site	2-0
In 3 set matches	10-0
In 4 set matches	3-2
In 5 set matches	2-2
On Mondays	1-0
On Tuesdays	3-0
On Wednesdays	2-0
On Thursdays	0-1
On Fridays	6-1
On Saturdays	3-2
In January	7-1
In February	4-3
In March	4-0
In April	0-0
vs. Nationally-ranked teams	6-4
vs. Unranked teams	9-0
With more kills than opponent	12-2
With fewer kills than opponent	3-2
When kills are equal	0-0
When out-hitting opponent	15-1
When out-hit by opponent	0-3
When hitting is equal	0-0
With more aces than opponent	12-0
With fewer aces than opponent	2-4
When aces are equal	1-0
With more blocks than opponent	12-2
With fewer blocks than opponent	1-2
When blocks are equal	2-0
With more digs than opponent	10-1
With fewer digs than opponent	3-3
When digs are equal	2-0

 

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THE LAST TIME UC SAN DIEGO ...
(through 3/13)

Won a match	3/10/25 vs. Princeton (3-1)
Lost a match	2/15/25 at Grand Canyon (3-2)
Won at home	3/10/25 vs. Princeton (3-1)
Lost at home	2/1/25 vs. Loyola Chicago (2-3)
Won on the road	3/7/25 at UC Santa Barbara (3-1)
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	3/5/25 vs. Sacred Heart
Won 3-0 on the road	2/28/25 at Menlo
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	3/10/25 vs. Princeton
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	3/1/25 at Stanford
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	3/7/25 at UC Santa Barbara (3-1)
Lost to a Big West opponent	4/12/24 vs. Hawai'i (1-3)
Defeated a non-conference opponent	3/10/25 vs. Princeton (3-1)
Lost to a non-conference opponent	2/15/25 at Grand Canyon (3-2)
Defeated a ranked opponent	3/10/25 vs. #19 Princeton (3-1)
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)

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UC SAN DIEGO SEASON-HIGHS
(through 3/13)

Statistic	Team	Individual
Kills	66 (2/15 at GCU)	21, Cherfan (2/14 at GCU, 2/1 vs. LUC); Pravednikov (2/15 at GCU)
Attack Attempts	167 (2/1 vs. LUC)	48, Cherfan (2/15 at GCU)
Attack Percentage	.551 (48-5-78) (2/28 at Menlo)	.727, Selcho (2/28 at Menlo)
Assists	59 (2/15 at GCU)	54, Dvorak (2/15 at GCU)
Aces	12 (1/8 vs. Saint Francis)	7, Dvorak (1/8 vs. Saint Francis)
Digs	52 (2/15 at GCU)	13, Cook (3/1 at Stanford, 2/1 vs. LUC)
Block Solo	3 (2 times, 2/1 vs. LUC)	2, Garrison (1/7 vs. McKendree); Pravednikov (2/1 vs. LUC)
Block Assist	27 (2/14 at GCU)	7, 3 players
Total Blocks	13.5 (2/14 at GCU)	8, Rigo (3/1 at Stanford), Garrison (1/14 vs. George Mason)
Points	83.5 (2/1 vs. LUC)	24, Cherfan (2/14 at GCU)

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MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS
(through 3/13)

Opponent	Kills	Assists	Aces	Blocks	Digs	Points
Princeton	Cherfan 15	Dvorak 38	Pravednikov 4	Rigo 6	Lara 7	Cherfan 20.5
UCSB	Schellinger 12	Dvorak 36	Pravednikov/Rigo 3	Rigo 9	Lara/Robertson 7	Schellinger 17.0
Sacred Heart	Cherfan 14	Dvorak 34	Cherfan 3	Selcho 3	Cherfan/Lara/Schell. 6	Cherfan 17.5
Stanford	Cherfan 18	Dvorak 44	Cherfan 2	Rigo 8	Cook 13	Cherfan 22.5
Menlo	Cherfan 14	Dvorak 39	Cherfan/Dvorak 2	Pravednikov/Schellinger 3	Cherfan 6	Cherfan 16.0
Concordia	Cherfan 9	Dvorak 31	Schellinger 5	Cher./Rigo/Schell./Selcho 2	Dvorak 6	Schellinger 14
Grand Canyon	Pravednikov 21	Dvorak 54	Dvorak/Garrison 2	Dvorak 3	Cherfan 12	Pravednikov 21.5
Grand Canyon	Cherfan 21	Dvorak 48	0	Selcho 7	Cook/Dvorak/Schell. 7	Cherfan 24
Vanguard	Robertston 11	Dvorak 31	6 with 1	Rigo 3	Lim 10	Pravednikov 12
Lincoln Memorial	Cherfan 15	Dvorak 37	Pravednikov 3	Garrison 4	Cook 9	Cherfan 16
Loyola Chicago	Cherfan 21	Dvorak 50	Pravednikov 3	Pravednikov 5	Cook 13	Cherfan 22.5
Vanguard	Schellinger 10	Dvorak 31	Dvorak 3	Cherfan/Garrison/Wiemelt 2	Cook 11	Schellinger 10.5
UCLA	Cherf./Praved. 11	Dvorak 30	Cherfan 4	Garrison 6	Cook 11	Cherfan 17
Purdue Fort Wayne	Cherfan 11	Dvorak 33	Dvorak 3	Garrison 4	Pravednikov/Schell. 7	Cherfan 14.0
Lindenwood	Cherfan 13	Dvorak 35	5 with 1	Dvorak/Garrison/Selcho 4	Cook 10	Cherfan 16
George Mason	Pravednikov 15	Dvorak 27	Pravednikov 4	Garrison 8	Schellinger 6	Pravednikov 20
Daemen	Schellinger 8	Dvorak 24	5 with 1	Selcho 5	Cook 7	Schellinger 9.5
Saint Francis	Pravednikov 8	Dvorak 26	Dvorak 7	Garrison/Pravednikov/Selcho 3	Dvorak 5	Pravednikov 10.5
McKendree	Schellinger 12	Dvorak 34	Dvorak 4	Garrison 7	Cook/Schellinger 9	Schellinger 13

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AVCA NATIONAL POLL 
(3/10/25)
1. Long Beach State
2. UCLA
3. Hawai'i
4. UC Irvine
5. USC
6. BYU
7. CSUN
8. Loyola Chicago
9. Pepperdine
10. McKendree
11. Stanford
12. Ball State
13. UC San Diego
14. Lewis
15. Grand Canyon
16. Ohio State
17. Lincoln Memorial
18. UC Santa Barbara
t-19. Penn State
t-19. Princeton

Receiving votes: Mount Olive, Harvard, NJIT, George Mason
Dropped out: None

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UC SAN DIEGO IN THE 2025 AVCA NATIONAL POLL
• Week 8 (3/3): 13
• Week 7 (2/24): 14
• Week 6 (2/17): 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

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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. Hawai'i
4. UC Irvine
7. CSUN
13. UC San Diego
17. UC Santa Barbara

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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)

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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)

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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	15	4	.789		2025	1	0	1.000
2024	12	15	.444		2024	4	6	.400
2023	8	17	.320		2023	2	8	.200
Totals	35	36	.493		Totals	7	14	.500

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ON THE MOVE
After 20 seasons playing as an NCAA Division II team, the entire UC San Diego athletics program has completed its four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the 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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FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!

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GEAR HERE
For the latest Triton apparel and accessories, visit the official team store of the Tritons here.

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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.

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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)

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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 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.