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
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	13–11 (5–5 Big West)
Head coach	Kevin Ring (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Jon Girten (5th season) Jake Penolio (5th season)
Home arena	RIMAC Arena
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings

v t e	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 y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of April 11, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

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	#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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches	10^[6]	10^[7]	8^[8]	12^[9]	13^[10]	14^[11]	11^[12]	11^[13]	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	10
Off the Block Media	Not released	RV^[14]	9^[15]	RV^[16]	—^[17]	—^[18]	10^[19]	9^[20]	10	8	10	10	8	RV	8	9	^	9

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

References

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