<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://ucsdtritons.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>UC San Diego</title><link>https://ucsdtritons.com/rss.aspx?path=wvball</link><description>Latest news items for UC San Diego</description><atom:link href="https://ucsdtritons.com/rss?path=wvball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Triton Giving Day is April 29!</title><link>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2026/4/24/general-triton-giving-day-is-april-29.aspx</link><guid>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2026/4/24/general-triton-giving-day-is-april-29.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Cross Country, Fencing, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Rowing, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo, Softball, Swimming, Track &amp; Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo, Athletic Giving, Women's Indoor Track</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="General Release" src="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego_2.jpg" /><br /><br />Triton Giving Day is April 29, but UC San Diego's annual fundraiser is now open for supporters to make their impact on UC San Diego Athletics. Gifts to athletics directly impact scholar-athletes, providing resources for training, competition, and development. Additionally, funds are used for recruiting and retention in an increasingly competitive college athletics landscape.
 
&quot;This is a moment for Tritons everywhere to come together. With your support, we can empower UC San Diego Athletics teams as they pursue excellence at the very highest levels of collegiate sports,&quot; said UC San Diego Athletics Director Andy Fee.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego_2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego_2.jpg"><media:title>General Release</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego_2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:00:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>21922</s:story_id></item><item><title>McLachlin Completes Coaching Staff</title><link>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2026/4/2/womens-volleyball-mclachlin-completes-coaching-staff.aspx</link><guid>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2026/4/2/womens-volleyball-mclachlin-completes-coaching-staff.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="General Release" src="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego_3.jpg" /><br /><br />UC San Diego women's volleyball coach Spencer McLachlin has announced his coaching staff for the 2026 season. Jimmy Lundgren, Casey Schoenlein and Kat Chen have joined the Triton staff for their first season in La Jolla.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego_3.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego_3.jpg"><media:title>General Release</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego_3.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:06:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>21832</s:story_id></item><item><title>The Game Day Playlist Powering Triton Women in Sports</title><link>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2026/2/4/general-the-game-day-playlist-powering-triton-women-in-sports.aspx</link><guid>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2026/2/4/general-the-game-day-playlist-powering-triton-women-in-sports.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, Fencing, General, Softball, Swimming, Track &amp; Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="game day playlist NGWSD 2026" src="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/30/playlist-hero-highest.jpg" /><br /><br />Before a big game or match, music can play different roles — helping athletes focus, calm nerves or tap into the energy they need. For Triton women scholar-athletes, those pregame choices range from high-energy anthems to familiar tracks that steady the mind or spark joy.

To mark National Girls & Women in Sports Day on Feb. 4, we asked them to share their game-day hype song or walk-up song: the track they listen to before competition to build confidence, focus or energy.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/playlist-hero-highest.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/playlist-hero-highest.jpg"><media:title>game day playlist NGWSD 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/playlist-hero-highest.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2026 10:00:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>21546</s:story_id></item><item><title>League-Best 53 Named to Big West Fall All-Academic Team</title><link>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2026/1/22/general-league-best-53-named-to-big-west-fall-all-academic-team.aspx</link><guid>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2026/1/22/general-league-best-53-named-to-big-west-fall-all-academic-team.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, General, Men's Soccer, Men's Water Polo, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="General Big West Release" src="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/7/22/BigWest_1920x1080.jpg" /><br /><br />UC San Diego placed 53 scholar-athletes on The Big West Fall All-Academic Team, as announced Thursday by the conference office. The 53 honorees tied UC Santa Barbara for the most among Big West institutions. The Fall All-Academic Team is composed of student-athletes from men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, and men's water polo teams.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/BigWest_1920x1080.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/BigWest_1920x1080.jpg"><media:title>General Big West Release</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/BigWest_1920x1080.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>21510</s:story_id></item><item><title>UC San Diego Athletics Launches $2 Million Matching Initiative to Support Scholar-Athletes</title><link>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2026/1/9/general-uc-san-diego-athletics-launches-2-million-matching-initiative-to-support-scholar-athletes.aspx</link><guid>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2026/1/9/general-uc-san-diego-athletics-launches-2-million-matching-initiative-to-support-scholar-athletes.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Cross Country, Fencing, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Rowing, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo, Softball, Swimming, Track &amp; Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo, Women's Indoor Track</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="General Release " src="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego.jpg" /><br /><br />UC San Diego Athletics today announced the launch of Tritons Rise, a $2 million matching initiative designed to strengthen the university's ability to recruit and retain top scholar-athletes. This initiative will provide matched philanthropic support for scholar-athlete financial assistance, including Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL).

All new gifts or commitments to the Triton Champions Fund will be matched 1:1, doubling your impact and the resources available to our programs. Individuals are able to support this initiative with a gift to the general Triton Champions Fund or direct to a sport of their choice.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego.jpg"><media:title>General Release </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2026 14:30:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>21464</s:story_id></item><item><title>Spencer McLachlin Named Women's Volleyball Head Coach</title><link>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2025/12/23/spencer-mclachlin-named-womens-volleyball-head-coach.aspx</link><guid>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2025/12/23/spencer-mclachlin-named-womens-volleyball-head-coach.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Spencer McLachlin head coach" src="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/23/Artboard_1_9.jpg" /><br /><br />UC San Diego Director of Athletics Andy Fee has announced the hiring of Spencer McLachlin as the Tritons' new women's volleyball head coach. McLachlin becomes the eighth head coach in program history. The 2026 season will mark UC San Diego's final in The Big West before the program transitions to the West Coast Conference prior to the 2027 campaign.
 
"Spencer brings exactly what we need at this moment. He's helped build winning programs, developed All-Americans, and knows how to compete at the highest level," Fee said. "His playing career at Stanford and coaching experience at Hawaii, Cal, UCLA, Indiana, and USC give him a deep understanding of what championship volleyball looks like in major conferences. But what really stood out was his approach to the whole scholar-athlete experience. He gets what we're building here at UC San Diego as we establish ourselves in Division I and look ahead to the West Coast Conference. Our scholar-athletes are going to love playing for him, and I'm confident he'll have this program competing for championships."]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/23/Artboard_1_9.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/23/Artboard_1_9.jpg"><media:title>Spencer McLachlin head coach</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/23/Artboard_1_9.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:40:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>21433</s:story_id></item><item><title>Two Tritons Earn Academic All-District Honors</title><link>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2025/12/16/womens-volleyball-two-tritons-earn-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2025/12/16/womens-volleyball-two-tritons-earn-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="VB Academic All-District" src="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/16/VB_Academic_All-Dist.png" /><br /><br />UC San Diego women's volleyball had two Tritons named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, as announced Tuesday by the organization. Ireland McNees and Jasmine Saran were recognized for their achievements in the classroom and on the court.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/16/VB_Academic_All-Dist.png" /><media:content url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/16/VB_Academic_All-Dist.png"><media:title>VB Academic All-District</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/16/VB_Academic_All-Dist.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:08:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>21424</s:story_id></item><item><title>Greene Steps Down as Women's Volleyball Head Coach</title><link>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2025/12/6/greene-steps-down-as-womens-volleyball-head-coach.aspx</link><guid>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2025/12/6/greene-steps-down-as-womens-volleyball-head-coach.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="General Release " src="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego.jpg" /><br /><br />Melanie Greene has stepped down as UC San Diego head women's volleyball coach. Greene coached the Tritons for two seasons, compiling a 23-37 record (15-21 in conference), leading the Tritons into The Big West tournament in 2024 as the fifth seed.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego.jpg"><media:title>General Release </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/7/22/Generic_16x9_UCSanDiego.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 6 Dec 2025 09:00:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>21407</s:story_id></item><item><title>McCluskey Earns All-Big West Honors</title><link>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2025/11/25/womens-volleyball-mccluskey-earns-all-big-west-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2025/11/25/womens-volleyball-mccluskey-earns-all-big-west-honors.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Molly McCluskey" src="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/1/Molly_McCluskey_web.png" /><br /><br />After an impressive sophomore season, Molly McCluskey was named an All-Big West Honorable Mention, as announced Tuesday by the conference.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/1/Molly_McCluskey_web.png" /><media:content url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/1/Molly_McCluskey_web.png"><media:title>Molly McCluskey</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/1/Molly_McCluskey_web.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:05:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>21386</s:story_id></item><item><title>Season Concludes at Hawai‘i</title><link>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2025/11/21/womens-volleyball-season-concludes-at-hawai-i.aspx</link><guid>https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2025/11/21/womens-volleyball-season-concludes-at-hawai-i.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tridents on Senior Day" src="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Tridents_on_Senior_Day-Akins.png" /><br /><br />UC San Diego women's volleyball fell to Hawai'i (12-16, 8-9 Big West) in four sets on Tuesday night at Stan Sheriff Center, with final set scores of 18-25, 20-25, 25-18, and 15-25. The Tritons (6-24, 4-14 Big West) recorded 10 service aces and nine total blocks in their final match of the 2025 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Tridents_on_Senior_Day-Akins.png" /><media:content url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Tridents_on_Senior_Day-Akins.png"><media:title>Tridents on Senior Day</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ucsdtritons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Tridents_on_Senior_Day-Akins.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:44:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>21377</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>