LA JOLLA, Calif. – In the two teams' first-ever meeting, No. 18 UC San Diego men's volleyball swept cross-county opponent Saint Katherine Wednesday night at LionTree Arena.
Set scores were 25-16, 25-15, and 25-14.
The Tritons improved to 8-10. SKU, a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) program that competes in the Cal Pac Conference, fell to 5-6.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego put together a .469 (35-5-64) attack percentage.
A 7-1 advantage in blocks helped the Tritons keep Saint Katherine to just an .064 (26-21-76) attack.
Individually, UC San Diego got a match-high nine kills as well as a .571 attack from Sam Warren, who had just a single error in 14 swings.
Leo Pravednikov and Brett Pursley each notched six kills, while Leo Wiemelt had five. Wiemelt hit .571 and Pravednikov came in at .462. Wiemelt was solid on defense as well, totaling five blocks (one solo).
Splitting setting duties, Cameron Wurl and Andrew Boyle had 17 and 12 assists, respectively.
Ian Meeks had a team-high seven kills for Saint Katherine.
The Tritons were on it in the first set, hitting .688 with 12 kills and one error in 16 attack attempts. They hit .444 (9-1-18) in set two and .367 (14-3-30) in the third.
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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
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WHAT BRETT PURSLEY HAD TO SAY
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TRITON TIDBITS
• The two schools are located approximately 30 miles from one another in San Diego County.
• It was the third 3-0 win for the Tritons this season.
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UP NEXT
UC San Diego plays its final non-conference match of the regular season when Harvard visits LionTree Arena on March 12 at 7 p.m. Following that, the Tritons have seven-consecutive Big West matches, four of those in La Jolla. Tickets for home matches are available through the
Triton Box Office.
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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
