2022 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team

2022 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record13–11 (5–5 Big West)
Head coach
  • Kevin Ring (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Girten (5th season)
  • Jake Penolio (5th season)
Home arenaRIMAC Arena
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Long Beach State  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 2   .800 21 – 6   .778
No. 1 Hawai'i  ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 3   .700 27 – 5   .844
No. 8 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4   .600 19 – 9   .679
No. 10 UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500 13 – 11   .542
No. 13 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7   .300 10 – 15   .400
CSUN  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9   .100 6 – 15   .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Big West Tournament champion

The 2022 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team represented the University of California San Diego in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Tritons, led by seventeenth year head coach Kevin Ring, played their home games at the RIMAC. The Tritons competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked to finish sixth in the Big West preseason poll.[1]

Roster

2022 UC San Diego Tritons roster[2]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 4 Matt Palma - Senior
  • 20 Paya Vatanshenas - Redshirt Freshman

Middle blockers

  • 2 Logan Clark - Senior
  • 12 Nick Rigo - Sophomore
  • 14 Jim Garrison - Freshman
  • 16 Shane Benetz - Senior
  • 24 Peter Selcho - Freshman
  • 25 Michael Urdahl - Redshirt Junior
  

Outside hitters

  • 1 Ben Blakely - Freshman
  • 7 Matthew Lim - Freshman
  • 8 Wyatt Harrison - Senior
  • 9 Ryan Ka - Redshirt Junior
  • 10 Josh Schellinger - Freshman
  • 11 Brett Pursley - Freshman
  • 17 Charlie Siragusa - Senior
  • 21 Kyle McCauley - Senior
  • 22 Jason Lee - Freshman
  

Opposite hitters

  • 1 Ben Blakely - Freshman
  • 3 Gabriel Dyer - Freshman
  • 13 Berkeley Miesfeld - Redshirt Junior
  • 17 Charlie Siragusa - Senior

Setters

  • 3 Gabriel Dyer - Freshman
  • 18 Andrew Boyle - Sophomore
  • 23 Blake Crisp - Senior
  

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)
1/7
3 p.m. 		vs. USC #10 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational) 		ESPN+
Cancelled- COVID-19
1/7
8 p.m. 		vs. #2 UCLA #10 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational) 		ESPN+
1/8
3 p.m. 		@ #11 UC Santa Barbara #10 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+
1/8
5:30 p.m. 		vs. Concordia Irvine #10 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+
1/14
7 p.m. 		Harvard #10 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(16–25, 25–16, 25–20, 25–23)[3] 		0 1–0
1/15
7 p.m. 		@ #12 Stanford #10 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–20, 25–22, 25–23)[3] 		0 2–0
1/21
7 p.m. 		#9 Grand Canyon #8 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ L 1–3
(21–25, 19–25, 26–24, 20–25) 		0 2–1
1/28
3 p.m. 		@ NJIT #12 Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ 		America East TV L 2–3
(25–22, 25–17, 16–25, 29–31, 10–15) 		255 2–2
1/29
3 p.m. 		@ Princeton #12 Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(26–24, 25–19, 23–25, 25–15) 		125 3–2
2/2
7 p.m. 		@ #7 USC #13 Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA 		P12 LA L 0–3
(20–25, 22–25, 23–25) 		254 3–3
2/4
7 p.m. 		Concordia Irvine #13 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–23, 25–20, 25–20) 		231 3–4
2/9
7 p.m. 		#2 UCLA #14 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ L 1–3
(25–22, 18–25, 23–25, 16–25) 		1,505 3–5
2/11
6 p.m. 		@ #11 BYU #14 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–2
(25–27, 23–25, 25–18, 31–29, 15–11) 		3,019 4–5
2/12
6 p.m. 		@ #11 BYU #14 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–2
(25–22, 15–25, 22–25, 25–15, 15–12) [4] 		3,085 5–5
2/18
7 p.m. 		UC Santa Cruz #11 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–20, 25–21, 25–20) 		520 6–5
2/19
7 p.m. 		Concordia Irvine #11 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–23, 25–20, 25–20) 		231 7–5
2/24
7 p.m. 		@ #6 UC Santa Barbara* #11 The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA 		ESPN+ L 1–3
(20–25, 25–23, 19–25, 21–25)[5] 		272 7–6
(0–1)
3/2
7 p.m. 		#3 Hawai'i* #10 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–2
(25–22, 25–23, 25–27, 18–25, 15–9) 		751 8–6
(1–1)
3/4
7 p.m. 		#3 Hawai'i* #10 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(22–25, 20–25, 19–25) 		957 8–7
(1–2)
3/10
7 p.m. 		@ Concordia Irvine #10 CU Arena
Irvine, CA 		EagleEye W 3–1
(20–25, 25–19, 28–26, 30–28) 		83 9–7
3/25
7 p.m. 		#13 UC Irvine* #10 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(25–21, 26–24, 22–25, 30–28) 		406 10–7
(2–2)
3/26
7 p.m. 		@ #13 UC Irvine* #10 Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–2
(25–23, 25–27, 26–16, 20–25, 15–8) 		758 11–7
(3–2)
3/31
7 p.m. 		CSUN* #9 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(23–25, 21–25, 19–25). 		693 11–8
(3–3)
4/2
7 p.m. 		@ CSUN* #9 Matadome
Northridge, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–19, 32–30, 25–22) 		201 12–8
(4–3)
4/8
7 p.m. 		@ #2 Long Beach State* #10 Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(29–31, 18–25, 12–25) 		1,226 12–9
(4–4)
4/9
7 p.m. 		#2 Long Beach State #10 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–2
(16–25, 25–19, 25–20, 21–25, 15–12) 		888 13–9
(5–4)
4/16
7 p.m. 		#6 UC Santa Barbara* #9 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ L 1–3
(22–25, 25–18, 22–25, 14–25) 		1,069 13–10
(5–5)
4/21
7:30 p.m. 		#14 UC Irvine #9 Stan Sheriff Center
Manoa, HI
(Big West Tournament) 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(23–25, 20–25, 28–30) 		3,521 13–11
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches10[6]10[7]8[8]12[9]13[10]14[11]11[12]11[13]10101010910991010
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRV[14]9[15]RV[16]—[17]—[18]10[19]9[20]10810108RV89^9

^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll or a Post-Conference Tournament poll.

References

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  2. ^ "2022 UC San Diego Tritons Men's Volleyball Roster". ucsbgauchos.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "UC San Diego Men's Volleyball Opens Season with 2 Wins After COVID Delay". Times of San Diego. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "No. 11 BYU men's volleyball loses in five sets for the second straight night". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Gauchos defeat UC San Diego in men's volleyball". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
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  9. ^ "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  14. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  16. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  17. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  19. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  20. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.