JADA CECIL, SOFTBALL, FR., RHP

On her career opening weekend with the Tritons, Jada Cecil was the primary pitcher against the Nevada Wolf Pack and the LMU Lions, she even pitched an inning against #3 UCLA. In the Nevada game, Cecil faced 16 batters and struck 12 of them out. She allowed no runs to be scored in her five innings on the mound and kept the Wolf Pack swinging with three flyouts. Against the Lions, Cecil pitched all seven innings, recording four more strikeouts, 12 flyouts, and 5 groundouts. The Lions were only able to squeeze two runs out of Cecil. As she led from the circle, the Tritons defense was able to force LMU to leave nine runners on base over the course of the game. In her inning against the Bruins, Cecil faced three batters. She recorded no hits, no runs, one strikeout, and two flyouts. She is now 2-0 in her collegiate pitching career.

KYLE McCAULEY, MEN's VOLLEYBALL, SR., OUTSIDE HITTER

McCauley led No. 14 UC San Diego to two five-set wins at No. 11 BYU by averaging 4.11 points/set, 1.79 digs/set and 0.5 aces/set, all team-bests. On Friday, the Tritons came back from two sets down to earn their first-ever victory over the Cougars. McCauley produced a team-high 20 kills to go along with 8 blocks, 7 digs, and 2 aces. Fittingly, he had the final kill of the historic match. The next night, McCauley totaled 11 kills, 9 digs, 3 blocks, 3 aces, and 3 assists.

ELLA PACHL, WOMEN'S TENNIS, SO.

UC San Diego sophomore Ella Pachl was unbeaten for the Tritons on the weekend. She teamed with junior Sophie Pearson at No. 1 doubles for a pair of victories: 6-4 over Pacific on Friday and 6-3 over UC Irvine on Saturday. Playing at the top spot in singles action, Pachl posted a tidy 6-3, 6-3 win over Irvine on Saturday to help the Tritons to a 5-2 victory in their first Big West match. On Friday, Pachl led 3-1 in the third set at No. 1 singles when the match was halted. For the week, she was 2-0 in doubles and 1-0 in singles.

JUSTIN PARK, MEN'S FENCING, SR., SABER

Senior fencer Justin Park posted an impressive 19-5 record in men's saber at the prestigious Northwestern Duals in Evanston, Ill., this past weekend. His efforts helped the Tritons to a winning 6-4 record with victories against No. 9 North Carolina, Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy, Incarnate Word, Lawrence, and Wayne State. The Tritons also faced off against No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 4 Ohio State. Park is now the top saber fencer in the West Region after his strong performance at Northwestern.

EMILY CANGELOSI, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, RS-SENIOR, GUARD

UC San Diego redshirt senior Emily Cangelosi matched her career high with 16 points in back-to-back games, shooting 48 percent (12-of-25) over the weekend to help the Tritons go 2-0. On Thursday, Cangelosi finished with 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting, adding eight rebounds and three assists in a 69-58 victory over Cal Poly. She followed up that performance on Saturday with 16 points, including four three-pointers, adding nine rebounds and one assist in a 64-59 victory at CSU Bakersfield.

IVAN KURAKIN, MEN'S SWIM, SENIOR, FREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE

Helping the Tritons to a 172-117 victory over California Baptist, Ivan Kurakin swam a 1:37.81 in the 200 yard freestyle, taking first and breaking the pool record for that event. He holds both the team and pool record in the 200 yard freestyle and the team record in the 500 yard freestyle. On Saturday in the 500 yard freestyle the men took the top four slots led by Kurakin, who posted a 4:30.04.

BENNETT BUGELLI, WOMEN'S WATER POLO, GRAD STUDENT., G

Graduate student goalkeeper Bennett Bugelli led No. 9 UC San Diego to a solid 2-2 start to the season this past week. In the Tritons' first game against No. 23 Wagner, she finished with 12 saves, which moved her from ninth to fifth all-time in the category in UCSD women's water polo history. Bugelli was also credited by head coach Brad Kreutzkamp as being integral to the team's two wins, as the Tritons held opponents to single-digits in three of the four matches they played this weekend, with all matches played against top-25 opponents.

SPENCER DAILY, MEN'S SWIM, SENIOR, BUTTERFLY/FREESTYLE

Spencer Daily helped lead the Triton men to a 174.5-119.5 victory over Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday. Daily contributed 27 points by taking first in the 100 yard freestyle, 100 yard butterfly, and 200 yard freestyle relay, where he swam the first leg. His 100 yard freestyle swim was 2.12 seconds away from the team record for the event. The 200 yard freestyle relay team consisted of Daily, Nate Cunnan, Andrija Petkovic, and Tyler James.

SYDNEY BROWN, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, SR., G/F

Senior Sydney Brown collected 32 points and 18 rebounds to help the Tritons go 1-1 last week. The Rexford, N.Y. native put up seven points, two rebounds and three assists in a hard-fought loss to UC Irvine on Tuesday. Brown recorded her best performance of the season in an 82-58 victory over Hawai'i on Thursday. She finished with 25 points, including 5-of-11 from three-point range and recorded career highs in rebounds (16) and assists (6), adding one steal in the contest.

KYLE McCAULEY, MEN'S VOLLEYBALL, SR., OH

Senior outside hitter Kyle McCauley led No. 10 UC San Diego to a perfect 2-0 start to the season this past week. In the Tritons' first win over No. 12 Stanford since 2011, he finished with a team-best 14 kills as well as seven digs, two service aces, two assists, and a block in the sweep. The night prior against Harvard, McCauley logged a match-high 17 kills and added five digs, two blocks (one solo), and an ace. Over the two victories, he had a team-best 36 points.

AISHAH BROWN, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, SO., F

UC San Diego's Aishah Brown averaged a double-double to help the Tritons go 2-0 to open conference play. The sophomore forward tallied a career-best 19 points and 16 rebounds in Thursday's 60-57 win over UC Riverside. On Saturday, Brown added five points and 10 rebounds in the 59-56 victory over UC Davis.

JAKE KILLINGSWORTH, MEN'S BASKETBALL, GR., G

UC San Diego guard Jake Killingsworth has averaged 12.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game through the Tritons' first four conference games, while shooting 50% (12-24) from beyond the arc and 52% overall from the floor.

SYDNEY BROWN, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, SR., GUARD/FORWARD

UC San Diego forward Sydney Brown averaged a double-double with 11.5 points and 10.0 rebounds for the Tritons in their two games last week. On Tuesday, the senior tallied her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds against California Baptist and recorded a team-best 13 points and nine rebounds at San Diego State on Friday evening. Brown finished the week with 23 points, 20 rebounds, four blocks and four assists for the Tritons.

LUNDEN TAYLOR, MEN'S BASKETBALL, JR., GUARD

UC San Diego guard Lunden Taylor scored a career-high 11 points and dished out a personal-best three assists off the bench in the Tritons' 93-52 win over Caltech at RIMAC Arena. In 12 minutes played, Taylor didn't miss a shot, going 2-2 FG (including 1-1 from beyond the three-point arc) and hitting all six of his free throw tries.

JULIA HILL, WOMEN'S FENCING, SR., SABER

Senior fencer Julia Hill was outstanding at this past weekend's Elite Invitational at Ohio State. She recorded a 18-3 record in Women's Saber against some of the top competition in the country including No. 5 Ohio State, No. 6 Northwestern, and No. 10 Penn. The UC San Diego women are receiving votes in the first national poll of the season.

MILAN RONA, MEN'S FENCING, FR., EPEE

Freshman fencer Milan Rona posted an impressive 14-2 record in Men's Epee this past weekend at Ohio State's Elite Invitational. His performances helped the ninth-ranked Tritons to a 5-1 showing, which included victories over Cleveland, Johns Hopkins, Ohio State, Penn, and Wayne State. It was UC San Diego's first-ever win against both Ohio State and Penn. The Buckeyes are ranked third in the country, while the Quakers are seventh. Of note, Rona had a three-hour math final Saturday night before going undefeated Sunday.

AVA MCINNES, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, FR., OH

Freshman outside hitter Ava McInnes averaged a team-high 4.7 points/set and 4.0 kills/set over two Big West matches at home this past week. Against CSU Bakersfield, she put down a match-high 23 kills, the third time this season she's finished with more than 20. Ava also added four service aces, establishing a new career-best in the process. The next night against Cal Poly, McInnes had a team-high nine kills to go along with two digs and a block. She finished UC San Diego's first Division I competitive season as the Tritons' leader in kills, points, attack attempts, and aces and ranked fourth in digs and blocks. This is the third time this season that Ava has won the weekly award.

CALDER HILDE-JONES, MEN'S WATER POLO, RS-SR.

Named to the Western Water Polo Association All-Tournament First Team, Triton senior Calder Hilde-Jones totaled nine goals over three matches at the conference championship tournament. He scored a career-high five goals against California Baptist and two against both Concordia and Loyola Marymount. Calder finished the season as the Tritons' goal scoring leader with 59 after finding the net at least once in all 24 of the team's matches. Hilde-Jones scored multiple goals in 19 of 24 contests. This is the third time this season that Calder has won the weekly award.

KATJA PAVICEVIC, SWIMMING & DIVING, JR., BREAST/MEDLEY

Triton junior Katja Pavicevic set a school record in the 200 breast on day three of the Trailblazer Invitational, hosted by Dixie State. Pavicevic's time of 2:13.16 was good for first place overall. The Ontario native was also part of UC San Diego's victorious 200 medley relay team on day two of the event, helping the UC San Diego women take first place in the 10-team meet.

FRANCIS NWAOKORIE, MEN'S BASKETBALL, FR., F

UC San Diego freshman forward Francis Nwaokorie has made quite an impact off the bench. The Minnesota native averaged 11.5 points on 64.3% shooting (9-14 FG overall, including 2-4 3FG) over 22 minutes per game, helping the Tritons to two more victories last week. Nwaokorie averaged 4.5 rebounds per game in the wins with three steals and two blocked shots. UC San Diego is the lone unbeaten Big West team remaining, and thanks to the 4-0 start, the Tritons now have a winning record all-time in Division I.

SYDNEY BROWN, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, SR., G/F

UC San Diego forward Sydney Brown recorded her first double-double of the season, finishing with 11 points and 12 rebounds in a 60-44 victory over Seattle on Saturday. The senior also added two steals, a block and an assist in the contest. Brown also recorded double-digit points against Portland in the season opener on Thursday, finishing with 13 points and eight rebounds—averaging 12 points and 10 rebounds per game in the opening week.

TONI ROCAK, MEN'S BASKETBALL, SR., F

UC San Diego forward Toni Rocak led the Tritons to a pair of wins to open the season. He scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the Tritons' 13-point win at Cal – UC San Diego's first ever Division I road win. On Saturday, he added 11 points and 7 rebounds as the Tritons downed George Washington – UC San Diego's fourth straight win dating back to last season. For the week, Rocak averaged 19 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, shooting 55%.

TYLER JAMES, MEN'S SWIMMING, GR

Tyler James recorded a new National Invitational Championship qualifying time of 49.08 (B-cut) to win the 100-yard backstroke on Saturday afternoon at Canyonview Aquatic Center. The graduate student placed first in the event, as well as helping the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay teams finish on top of the podium and earn UC San Diego swimming and diving the program's first victory over UC Santa Barbara.

SARAH SHEN, WOMEN'S FENCING, JR, SABER

Earned her first career podium as a Triton with a third-place finish in Division 1-A Women's Saber at UC San Diego's prestigious BladeRunner tournament…Was defeated in a semi-final against former World Champion Natalia Botello of Mexico, who went on to win the weapon…Went 5-1 in pool action with a +18 indicator, the second-best in her pool (behind Botello).

MAX CARVALHO, MEN'S SOCCER, FR., FORWARD

UC San Diego freshman forward Max Carvalho picked a great time to score his first collegiate goal. Carvalho's strike in the 87th minute lifted the Tritons to a 2-1 victory Saturday night at UC Riverside in the season's final match. Carvalho became the fifth different UC San Diego player with a game-winner in 2021. Carvalho emerged late in the season for the Tritons, earning the start in the team's final five matches.

JULI ARZAVE, WOMEN'S SWIM, JR.

Juli Arzave swept the distance events to help UC San Diego women's swimming and diving earn a 158.5-127.5 victory over UC Davis on Saturday afternoon. The junior placed first in the  1650-yard freestyle with a B-cut time of 17:06.52 and also took first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:01.41.

KAMERYN HOBAN, WOMEN'S SOCCER, RS-SR., MIDFIELDER

UC San Diego senior captain Kameryn Hoban scored the game-winning goal off the bench as the Tritons downed UC Riverside on Thursday night. It was Hoban's second goal of the season and the fifth of her career.

CALDER HILDE-JONES, MEN'S WATER POLO, RS-SR.

Calder Hilde-Jones scored four of No. 11 UC San Diego's seven goals against No. 15 Loyola Marymount at home…The four goals made him the Tritons' scoring leader with 42 on the season.

DAVIS MCDOWELL, MEN'S GOLF, RS-FR.

Placed 4^th out of 79 players at CSUN's Bill CullumInvitational, the Tritons' best individual finish of the season…Shot rounds of 68, 75, and 74 to complete the tournament with a 1-over par 217…Was just one stroke back of the second-place finisher…His 68 in the opening round was the lowest single-round score by any Triton during the event…UC San Diego tied for 5^th of 12 teams, the team's highest placing of the season.

EMILY MCDANIEL, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, FR., MB

At Long Beach State: Career- and team-high 15 kills and 19 points...Career- and match-high 7 blocks...Hit team-best .387 (15-3-31). Versus Cal State Fullerton: Match-highs with 14 kills and 18 points...Match-best .379 (14-3-29) hitting percentage...Also added 3 blocks, 3 digs, and 2 aces.

MANUEL AUGUSTO, MEN'S WATER POLO, RS-JR.

Against No. 7 Long Beach State at home, the team's lone match of the week, Augusto led UC San Diego with five total points on three goals and two assists…Also launched a team-high eight shots and added two steals to his stat line…Scored one of his goals on a penalty shot in the second quarter…His fourth-quarter goal came on a power play.

JONAH BRYAN, MEN'S SOCCER, SR., D

UC San Diego senior defender Jonah Bryan scored his second goal of the season as the Tritons downed Cal State Fullerton for the program's first-ever Big West win. The Tritons are 1-1 in Big West play, allowing just 1.0 goals against.

EMILY MCDANIEL, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, FR., MB

Emily McDaniel led the Tritons to a 2-0 Big West week, including a win in the team's first home match in 692 days...Averaged 4.0 points/set and 1.0 block/set, both team-highs...Career-high 14 kills and team-best 16.5 points vs. UCD...Hit .462 and finished with 3 blocks (2 solos) vs. Aggies...15.5 points and 5 blocks (4 solos) vs. UCR...Has at least 10 kills in last 8 matches.

ISABELA DOBRA, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, SR., SETTER

Senior setter Isabela Dobra led UC San Diego to first-ever Big West win at CSUN by setting the Tritons to a .262 attack, their second-best of the season. She posted match-highs with 38 assists and three aces while also adding nine digs. At UC Santa Barbara the night prior, Dobra recorded her sixth double-double of the season with a match-high 35 assists and a team-best 19 digs. She also equaled a career-high with three kills against the Gauchos.

CALDER HILDE-JONES, MEN'S WATER POLO, RS-SR., UTILITY

Over five matches this past week, Calder Hilde-Jones scored a team-best 14 goals, an average of almost three per game, for No. 9 UC San Diego. In fact, he had multiple goals in all five games, including four in a win against No. 13 UC Irvine. The senior is the only Triton to have scored at least one goal in all 14 of the team's games this season and he is tied for the team scoring lead with 31 goals.

OMAR SABBAGH, MEN'S SOCCER, SO., F

In the team's lone match of the week, UC San Diego sophomore forward Omar Sabbagh scored both goals in the Tritons' 2-0 win at San José State on Thursday evening. The pair of goals was the first of Sabbagh's career, and the win was UC San Diego's first over a Division I opponent.

KENNEDY CARTER, WOMEN'S SOCCER, SO., F

UC San Diego sophomore forward scored both goals in UC San Diego's non-conference victory over CSUN on Thursday night in Northridge. A converted defender,  Kennedy Carter leads the Tritons and is tied for second in the Big West with four goals scored this season.

MANUEL AUGUSTO, MEN'S WATER POLO, JR., UTL
 

Manuel Augusto led eighth-ranked UC San Diego in point production over three matches, totaling 10 points on six goals and four assists. He had at least one goal in all three contests. The junior from Portugal was on fire in a 19-4 win against Concordia in the Tritons' first WWPA match of the season. He netted four goals and assisted on another four while adding a steal to his stat line. He also scored single goals against both No. 1 UCLA (15-8 loss) and Whittier (20-7 win).

AVA McINNES, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, SO., MB,

 Sophomore outside hitter Ava McInnes was named to the New Mexico Classic All-Tournament Team after helping lead UC San Diego to a 2-1 mark, including the team's first-ever NCAA Division I victory. McInnes averaged 4.2 points and 3.2 points, both team-highs, and totaled 10 blocks, including four solos, over 10 sets. She had a team-high nine kills while adding three blocks against Seattle to open the tourney. In the Tritons' inaugural Division I win against Southeastern Louisiana, McInnes logged a match-high 15 kills with a career-best five blocks and five digs. Finally, in a sweep of host New Mexico, she finished with eight kills, a career-high three service aces, nine digs, and two blocks. The Lobos came into the match with an 8-0 record.

KENNEDY CARTER, WOMEN'S SOCCER, SO., F

UC San Diego sophomore forwards Kennedy Carter scored the game-winning goal in the 94th minute at Southern Utah on Tuesday, lifting the Tritons to their first-ever Division I victory. Through five matches this season, she leads UC San Diego in goals (2), points (4), and shots on goal (7).

VEDRAN LATKOVIC, MEN'S WATER POLO, JR.

Redshirt junior Vedran Latkovic of the UC San Diego men's water polo team helped the Tritons to a 3-1 showing at the 2021 Triton Invite with wins over Occidental, Westcliff and No. 5 Pepperdine. Over the course of four games, Latkovicwas an offensive threat, scoring a team-high nine goals. He also contributed five assists and four steals overall, while generating a shooting percentage of .391. In game two, against fifth-ranked Pepperdine, Latkovic had himself a game, tallying four goals in seven shot attempts and dished out three assists.  

NICK CIRRITO, SR., F, MEN'S SOCCER
 
UC San Diego senior Nick Cirrito scored the program's first-ever Division I goal – a beautiful strike from the top of the 18 in the 66th minute of the Tritons' match at UNLV on Sunday night. His seven career goals are the most of any active Triton.

AVA McINNES, SO., MB, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
 
Making her Triton debut, Ava McInnes led UC San Diego in kills in two of three matches at Cactus Classic with 24 against Marist and 7 against host Arizona ... Also had 10 kills vs. New Mexico State ... Her 24 kills were the most by a Triton in a single match since December of 2015 ... She also added 24 digs vs. Marist for her first career double-double ... That was the most digs by a Triton in a single match since September of 2019.