2025 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team

2025 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball
2025 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	18–12 (3–7 Big West)
Head coach	Brad Rostratter (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jorge Collazo (3rd season); Marco Meoni (1st season);
Home arena	LionTree Arena
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team represented the University of California San Diego in the 2025 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Tritons, led by third year head coach Brad Rostratter, played their home games at LionTree Arena. The Tritons competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked to finish sixth in the Big West preseason poll.^[1]

2025 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Long Beach State ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	2	.800	30	–	3	.909
No. 3 Hawaii ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	3	.700	27	–	6	.818
No. 5 UC Irvine ‍‍‍	6	–	4	.600	21	–	7	.750
No. 10 UC San Diego ‍‍‍	3	–	7	.300	18	–	12	.600
No. 17 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍	3	–	7	.300	12	–	16	.429
No. 9 Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍	3	–	7	.300	18	–	11	.621

† – Conference champion ‡ – Big West tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from AVCA

Previous season

The Tritons finished the 2024 season 12–15, 4–6 in Big West play to finish in fourth place.^[2] They lost to Cal State Northridge 0–3 in the 2024 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament.^[3]

Preseason

The Big West Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on December 19, 2024. The Tritons were predicted to finish sixth in the conference with 7 points.^[1]

Roster

2025 UC San Diego Tritons roster^[4]

Defensive specialist/libero

5 Evan Boyle - Junior
17 Keegan Cook - Freshman

Middle blockers

9 Leo Wiemelt - Sophomore
12 Nick Rigo - Senior
14 Jim Garrison - Junior
19 Charlie Wilson - Freshman
24 Peter Selcho - Junior

Outside hitters

4 Sebastian Lara - Senior
6 Leo Pravednikov - Junior
7 Matthew Lim - Senior
10 Josh Schellinger - Junior
11 Brett Pursley - Junior
21 Josh Ewert - Junior
22 Sam Warren - Senior
23 Ben Warren - Freshman

Opposite hitters

1 Luke Chandler - Junior
16 Anthony Cherfan - Senior
16 Michael Robertson - Junior

Setters

2 Cameron Wurl - Sophomore
3 Bryce Dvorak – Graduate Student
25 Landon Seymour - Junior

Schedule

Source:^[5]

Legend
	Tritons win
	Tritons loss
	Postponement
*	Non-Conference Game

2025 UC San Diego Tritons Men's Volleyball Game Log (18-12)

Regular season (17–11)

January (7–1)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Sets	Attendance	Overall	BWC
Exhibition - North American Challenge
January 3	-	vs. Calgary*	No. 18	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California	3-0	(25–21, 25–11, 25–22)	226	–	–
January 4	-	vs. Saskatchewan*	No. 18	The Gold Mine Long Beach, California	3-0	(25–23, 25–20, 25–19)	164	–	–
January 4	-	vs. Trinity Western*	No. 18	The Gold Mine	3-0	(25–21, 25–20, 25–16)	–	–	—

January 7	ESPN+	No. 20 McKendree*	No. 18	Liontree Arena La Jolla, California	3-0	(25-21, 25-22, 25-22)	409	1-0	-
January 8	ESPN+	RV Saint Francis*	No. 18	Liontree Arena	3-0	(25-20, 25-20, 25-16)	259	2-0	-
January 10	ESPN+	Daemen*	No. 18	Liontree Arena	3-0	(25-18, 25-15, 25-20)	306	3-0	-
January 14	ESPN+	No. 18 George Mason*	No. 17	Liontree Arena	3-0	(25-15, 25-18, 25-17)	334	4-0	-
Under Armour Challenge
January 17	-	RV Lindenwood*	No. 17	Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, California	3-1	(25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21)	123	5-0	-
January 18	-	RV Purdue Fort Wayne*	No. 17	Premier America Credit Union Arena	3-0	(25-22, 25-21, 25-18)	115	6-0	-

January 23	-	at No. 3 UCLA*	No. 14	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California	1-3	(22-25, 14-25, 26-24, 29-31)	942	6-1	-
January 24	ESPN+	Vanguard*	No. 14	Liontree Arena	3-0	(25-13, 25-14, 25-18)	585	7-1	-

February (4–3)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Sets	Attendance	Overall	BWC
February 1	ESPN+	No. 7 Loyola*	No. 15	Liontree Arena	2-3	(25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 22-25, 11-15)	748	7-2	-
February 4	ESPN+	No. 19 Lincoln Memorial*	No. 13	Liontree Arena	3-0	(25-20, 25-21, 26-24)	299	8-2	-
February 7	-	at Vanguard*	No. 12	Freed Center Costa Mesa, California	3-2	(25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 25-27, 15-13)	125	9-2	-
February 14	-	at No. 10 Grand Canyon*	No. 12	Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, Arizona	1-3	(23-25, 20-25, 25-12, 24-26)	803	9-3	-
February 15	-	at No. 10 Grand Canyon*	No. 12	Global Credit Union Arena	2-3	(25-20, 21-25, 25-15, 18-25, 17-19)	923	9-4	-
February 22	-	at Concordia*	No. 13	CU Arena Irvine, California	3-0	(25-22, 25-21, 25-16)	183	10-4	-
February 28	-	at Menlo*	No. 14	Haynes-Prim Pavilion Atherton, California	3-0	(25-18, 28-26, 25-16)	120	11-4	-

March (5–2)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Sets	Attendance	Overall	BWC
March 1	-	at No. 8 Stanford*	No. 14	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California	3-2	(24-26, 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11)	894	12-4	-
March 5	ESPN+	Sacred Heart*	No. 13	Liontree Arena	3-0	(25-20, 25-22, 25-22)	393	13-4	-
March 7	ESPN+	at No. 17 UC Santa Barbara	No. 13	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California	3-1	(25-22, 25-17, 20-25, 25-20)	589	14-4	1-0
March 10	ESPN+	No. 19 Princeton*	No. 13	Liontree Arena	3-1	(19-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-19)	457	15-4	-
March 14	ESPN+	No. 18 UC Santa Barbara	No. 13	Liontree Arena	3-1	(21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22)	478	16-4	2-0

Rankings

Source:^[6]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA	18	17	14	15	13	12	13	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	10

References

1 2 "Defending Champion Long Beach State Voted Men's Volleyball Preseason Favorites in the Powerhouse Big West". The Big West. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
↑ "Tritons Open Big West Championship Thursday vs. CSUN". UC San Diego. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
↑ "Tritons Swept by Matadors in Opening Round of Big West Championship". UC San Diego. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
↑ "2025 Triton Men's Volleyball Roster". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
↑ "2025 Triton Men's Volleyball Schedule". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
↑ "Check out the latest polls for NCAA & high school volleyball". avca.org. Retrieved September 3, 2025.

[preseason_poll-1] 1 2 "Defending Champion Long Beach State Voted Men's Volleyball Preseason Favorites in the Powerhouse Big West". The Big West. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[2] "Tritons Open Big West Championship Thursday vs. CSUN". UC San Diego. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[3] "Tritons Swept by Matadors in Opening Round of Big West Championship". UC San Diego. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

[4] "2025 Triton Men's Volleyball Roster". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

[5] "2025 Triton Men's Volleyball Schedule". UC San Diego. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

[avca-6] "Check out the latest polls for NCAA & high school volleyball". avca.org. Retrieved September 3, 2025.

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