2023 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team

2023 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball
2023 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	8–17 (2–8 Big West)
Head coach	Brad Rostratter (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Jon Girten (6th season); Taylor Hammond (1st season);
Home arena	LionTree Arena
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

Last updated October 24, 2024

2023 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Hawai'i ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	1	.900	29	–	3	.906
No. 4 Long Beach State ‍†‍‍^y	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 y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of October 24, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

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,^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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^[5]

Defensive Specialist/Libero

5 Evan Boyle - Freshman
20 Paya Vatanshenas - Sophomore

Middle Blockers

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

Outside Hitters

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

Opposite Hitters

1 Ben Blakely - Sophomore
3 Gabriel Dyer - Sophomore
13 Berkeley Miesfeld - 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 ⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁵⁾	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^[6]
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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches	RV	—	—
Off the Block Media	Not released		—

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

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