2022 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team explained

Sport:	men's volleyball
Year:	2022
Team:	UC San Diego Tritons
Conference:	Big West Conference
Short Conf:	Big West
Record:	13–11
Conf Record:	5–5
Head Coach:	Kevin Ring
Hc Year:	17th
Asst Coach1:	Jon Girten
Ac1 Year:	5th
Asst Coach2:	Jake Penolio
Ac2 Year:	5th
Stadium:	RIMAC Arena

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 - 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.		10	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational)	ESPN+
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)	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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Long Beach, Hawai’i tie for first place in Big West preseason poll. Off the Block. 2021-12-17.
2. Web site: 2022 UC San Diego Tritons Men's Volleyball Roster. ucsbgauchos.com. 2022-01-01.
3. Web site: UC San Diego Men’s Volleyball Opens Season with 2 Wins After COVID Delay. 2022-01-15. Times of San Diego.
4. Web site: No. 11 BYU men’s volleyball loses in five sets for the second straight night. 2022-02-12. Daily Herald.
5. Web site: Gauchos defeat UC San Diego in men’s volleyball. 2022-02-26. Santa Barbara News-Press.