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American college volleyball season

2023 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record8–17 (2–8 Big West)
Head coach
  • Brad Rostratter (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Girten (6th season)
  • Taylor Hammond (1st season)
Home arenaLionTree Arena
Seasons← 20222024 →
2023 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Hawai'i ‍†‍‡‍ 9 – 1   .900 29 – 3   .906
No. 4 Long Beach State ‍†‍‍ 9 – 1   .900 21 – 5   .808
No. 5 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4   .600 18 – 11   .621
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7   .300 8 – 17   .320
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200 8 – 17   .320
CSUN  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9   .100 12 – 16   .429
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Big West Tournament champion

The 2023 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team represented the University of California San Diego in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Tritons, led by first year head coach Brad Rostratter, played their home games at LionTree Arena. The Tritons competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked to finish sixth in the Big West preseason poll.

Preseason

Coaches poll

The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. UC San Diego was picked to finish last in the Big West Conference standings.

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Hawai'i 25 (5)
2 Long Beach State 19
3 UC Irvine 17 (1)
4 UC Santa Barbara 13
5 CSUN 10
6 UC San Diego 6

Roster

2023 UC San Diego Tritons Roster
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 5 Evan Boyle - Freshman
  • 20 Paya Vatanshenas - Redshirt Sophomore

Middle Blockers

  • 12 Nick Rigo - Junior
  • 14 Jim Garrison - Redshirt Freshman
  • 15 Zachary Weston - Sophomore
  • 23 Spiro Maranda - Sophomore
  • 24 Peter Selcho - Redshirt Freshman
  • 25 Michael Urdahl - Redshirt Senior
  

Outside Hitters

  • 1 Ben Blakely - Sophomore
  • 6 Leo Pravednikov - Freshman
  • 7 Matthew Lim - Sophomore
  • 9 Ryan Ka - Redshirt Senior
  • 10 Josh Schellinger - Redshirt Freshman
  • 11 Brett Pursley - Redshirt Freshman
  • 21 Joshua Ewert - Freshman
  • 22 Sam Warren - Sophomore
  

Opposite Hitters

  • 1 Ben Blakely - Sophomore
  • 3 Gabriel Dyer - Sophomore
  • 13 Berkeley Miesfeld - Redshirt Senior
  • 16 Michael Robertson - Freshman

Setters

  • 2 Cameron Wurl - Freshman
  • 3 Gabriel Dyer - Sophomore
  • 18 Andrew Boyle - Junior
  

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:

ESPN+ will carry all home and conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.
Date
Time 		Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(Big West Record)
1/5
8 p.m. 		vs. Lincoln Memorial Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational) 		W 3–2
(25–18, 15–25, 25–23, 20–25, 16–14) 		97 1–0
1/6
3 p.m. 		vs. #2 UCLA Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational) 		L 0–3
(18–25, 16–25, 14–25) 		115 1–1
1/7
5:30 p.m. 		vs. #10 USC Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational) 		L 2–3
(25–22, 25–20, 16–25, 22–25, 12–15) 		212 1–2
1/13
5 p.m. 		@ #12 Loyola Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(20–25, 24–26, 18–25) 		1,403 1-3
1/14
5 p.m. 		@ #15 Lewis Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN L 1-3
(25-27, 20–25, 25–23, 23-25) 		800 1-4
1/17
6 p.m. 		Emmanuel LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–12, 25–20, 25–16) 		295 2–4
1/18
7 p.m. 		Menlo LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–14, 25–21, 25–22) 		433 3-4
1/21
7 p.m. 		@ #2 UCLA Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA 		P12 LA L 0-3
(15-25, 23–25, 18–25) 		923 3-5
1/28
4 p.m. 		vs. Erskine GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		GCU TV W 3-0
(25-21, 25–20, 25–15) 		105 4-5
1/29
2 p.m. 		@ #9 Grand Canyon GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(19-25, 19–25, 23–25) 		459 4-6
2/3
7 p.m. 		Ottawa LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-15, 25–16, 25–20) 		341 5-6
2/14
7 p.m. 		Westcliff LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(26-24, 25–17, 25–10) 		121 6-6
2/21
7 p.m. 		@ Concordia Irvine CU Arena
Irvine, CA 		EagleEye L 1-3
(23-25, 25-22, 15-25, 21-25) 		126 6-7
2/24
7 p.m. 		#14 CSUN* LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ L 1-3
(25-23, 18-25, 23-25, 21-25) 		556 6-8
(0-1)
3/03
7 p.m. 		@ UC Santa Barbara* Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ L 1-3
(25-20, 22-25, 26-28, 22-25) 		403 6-9
(0-2)
3/05
2 p.m. 		#12 Ball State LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(25-23, 19-25, 15-25, 25-23, 12-15) 		301 6-10
3/10
7 p.m. 		@ UC Irvine* Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(17-25, 23-25, 16-25) 		932 6-11
(0-3)
3/11
7 p.m. 		UC Irvine* LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(16-25, 17-25, 14-25) 		910 6-12
(0-4)
3/16
7 p.m. 		@ #12 CSUN* Premier America Credit Union Arena
Northridge, CA 		ESPN+ W 3-0'
(25-21, 25-22, 25-20) 		280 7-12
(1-4)
3/31
7 p.m. 		#4 Long Beach State* LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(22-25, 13-25, 16-25) 		760 7-13
(1-5)
4/01
7 p.m. 		@ #4 Long Beach State* Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(15-25, 17-25, 13-25) 		1,413 7-14
(1-6)
4/07
7 p.m. 		UC Santa Barbara* LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3-2
(25-20, 20-25, 19-25, 25-14, 15-13) 		851 8-14
(2-6)
4/14
10 p.m. 		@ #1 Hawai'i* Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI 		ESPN+ L 1-3
(26-28, 17-25, 25-19, 14-25) 		7,022 8-15
(2-7)
4/15
10 p.m. 		@ #1 Hawai'i* Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(19-25, 22-25, 21-25) 		10,300 8-16
(2-8)
4/20
5 p.m. 		UC Santa Barbara
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
(Big West Quarterfinal) 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(18-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 12-15) 		1 8-17
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

  • Loyola Chicago: Ray Gooden & Henry Payne
  • Lewis: Allie Lankowicz & Hannah Alvey
  • Emmanuel: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
  • Menlo: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
  • UCLA:
  • Erskine:
  • Grand Canyon:
  • Ottawa:
  • USC:
  • Westcliff:
  • Concordia Irvine:
  • CSUN:
  • UC Santa Barbara:
  • Ball State:
  • UC Irvine:
  • UC Irvine:
  • CSUN:
  • Long Beach State:
  • Long Beach State:
  • UC Santa Barbara:
  • Hawai'i:
  • Hawai'i:
  • Big West Tournament:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA CoachesRV——
Off the Block MediaNot released—

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

References

  1. "UC San Diego changes name of RIMAC Arena to LionTree Arena". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  2. "Vanguard's Rostratter Heading to Uc San Diego; Vallely Promoted to Head Coach". Victory Sports Network. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  3. "Hawai'i picked to win 2023 Big West title in preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. "Preseason Poll and First Preseason Team Released as The Big West Looks for Fifth Straight National Champion in Men's Volleyball". Big West Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. "2023 UC San Diego Tritons Men's Volleyball Roster". ucsbgauchos.com. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  6. "Back at it". Twitter. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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