LA JOLLA, Calif. –  Playing at home for the first time in just over a month, the No. 13 UC San Diego men's volleyball team swept Sacred Heart Wednesday evening.

Set scores from LionTree Arena were 25-20, 25-22, and 25-22. With their fourth consecutive win, the Tritons improved to 13-4 on the season.

Sacred Heart, located in Fairfield, Conn., dropped to 3-9.

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HOW IT HAPPENED 
Triton opposite Anthony Cherfan finished with a match-high 14 kills to go along with six digs, three service aces, and a block. 

Outside hitter Josh Schellinger was just behind with 12 kills. He hit .409 with just three errors in 22 swings and also had six digs to his credit.

Middle blocker Peter Selcho had all five of his attack attempts go down for kills. Fellow middle Nick Rigo had four kills in five attacks.

Overall, the Tritons hit .349 (43-13-86), the 11th time in 17 matches this season that they hit north of .300.

The Pioneers were led by Aleksa Mandic, who finished with six kills. For the match, they hit just .119 with 22 kills and 14 errors in 67 attack attempts.

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BRAD ROSTRATTER/PETER SELCHO INTERVIEWS

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TRITON TIDBITS
• It was the 10th sweep for UC San Diego this season.
• The last time UC San Diego had played at home was Feb. 4. 
• The Tritons played six road matches in between home contests.

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UP NEXT 
UC San Diego opens its Big West season Friday at UC Santa Barbara. First serve is set for 7 p.m. at the Thunderdome.

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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.