LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego males’s volleyball staff bought its season off to a strong begin Tuesday by sweeping McKendree at dwelling inside LionTree Area.
Set scores went 25-21, 25-22, and 25-22.
The Bearcats dropped to 0-3 on the season.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego held leads in a number of key statistical classes together with kills (39-31), aces (6-2), blocks (8-4), and digs (33-28). As well as, the Tritons hit .299 (39-13-87) to the Bearcats’ .202 (31-14-84).
Triton Josh Schellinger led all gamers with 12 kills whereas hitting .346. He additionally contributed defensively with a match co-high 9 digs.
Leo Pravednikov put down 9 kills with 5 blocks and Anthony Cherfan had seven. Setter Bryce Dvorak dished out 34 assists whereas additionally including 4 aces and 5 digs. Jim Garrison had seven blocks (two solos) and Keegan Cook matched Schellinger with 9 digs.
McKendree was paced by Nikos Xydakis with seven kills. Kevin Schuele and D’Aaron McCraney every chipped in with six kills. Schuele led the Bearcats in digs with seven.
UC San Diego is ranked 18th within the first nationwide ballot of the season whereas McKendree is twentieth.
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BRAD ROSTRATTER INTERVIEW
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TRITON TIDBITS
• UC San Diego has received four-consecutive season openers.
• Making their Triton debuts tonight have been Keegan Cook and Bryce Dvorak.
• McKendree is positioned in Lebanon, Sick., and performs within the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Affiliation (MIVA).
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UP NEXT
UC San Diego performs its second match in as many days Wednesday when it hosts Saint Francis at 7 p.m.
Season tickets and single-match tickets can be found via the Triton Box Office.
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About UC San Diego Athletics
After twenty years as probably the most profitable packages in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program started a brand new period in 2020 as a member of The Large West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 staff and practically 150 particular person nationwide championships throughout its time in Divisions II and III and helped information 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A complete of 84 Tritons have earned Tutorial All-America honors, whereas 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Publish Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the educational beliefs of one of many world’s preeminent establishments, graduating at a mean price of 91 %, one of many highest charges amongst establishments in any respect divisions.
