2022 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team

The 2022 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team represents 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, play their home games at the RIMAC. The Tritons compete as members of the Big West Conference and were picked to finish sixth in the Big West preseason poll.[1]

2022 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2022 record8–7 (1–2 Big West)
Head coach
  • Kevin Ring (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Girten (5th season)
  • Jake Penolio (5th season)
Home arenaRIMAC Arena
2022 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Long Beach State  ‍†‍‍y 8–2 .80020–5 .800
No. 4 Hawai'i  ‍‍‡‍y 7–3 .70024–5 .828
No. 6 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 6–4 .60018–8 .692
No. 9 UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 5–5 .50013–10 .565
No. 14 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 3–7 .30010–15 .400
CSUN  ‍‍‍ 1–9 .1006–15 .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Big West Tournament champion

Roster
2022 UC San Diego Tritons Roster[2]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 4 Matt Palma - Senior
  • 20 Paya Vatanshenas - 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 - Junior
  

Outside Hitters

  • 1 Ben Blakely - Freshman
  • 7 Matthew Lim - Freshman
  • 8 Wyatt Harrison - Senior
  • 9 Ryan Ka - 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 - 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 CU Arena
Irvine, CA		 EagleEye
3/25
7 p.m.		 UC Irvine* RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA		 ESPN+
3/26
7 p.m.		 @ UC Irvine* Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		 ESPN+
3/31
7 p.m.		 CSUN* RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA		 ESPN+
4/2
7 p.m.		 @ CSUN* Matadome
Northridge, CA		 ESPN+
4/8
7 p.m.		 @ Long Beach State* Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA		 ESPN+
4/9
7 p.m.		 Long Beach State RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA		 ESPN+
4/16
7 p.m.		 UC Santa Barbara* RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA		 ESPN+
4/21–23
TBA		 Stan Sheriff Center
Manoa, HI
(Big West Tournament)		 ESPN+
*-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]10
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRV[14]9[15]RV[16]—[17]—[18]10[19]9[20]10

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

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