Quantity 14th ranked UC San Diego (12-4) flew as much as tackle eighth ranked Stanford (7-6) on Saturday, March 1st for KP’S NCAA D I Match of the Week. The epic 5 set battle noticed 56 tie scores and 19 lead modifications. UC San Diego got here out on prime (24-26, 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 11-15).
For the match the Tritons hit .339 and senior Anthony Cherfan led the best way with 18 kills, hitting .326, 5 blocks and recording two aces. Redshirt Junior Josh Schellinger contributed 15 kills and hit .281. “The match was very high-level volleyball in an thrilling setting that permit to a number of memorable moments on each side. Total, Stanford was somewhat higher serving, however we had been ready make up for it with some well timed performs for our block and protection. The deciding elements in every set was whichever crew was higher executing out of system and in transition,” mentioned UC San Diego Head Coach Brad Rostratter.
For the fifth and decisive set the Tritons performed very cleanly. They sided out at 91 p.c, hit .647, had 11 kills and dedicated zero hitting errors. “Within the fifth set, expertise helps, and we now have had it to date this season with a couple of 5 set battles. Setter, Bryce Dvorak has been in these conditions greater than most in his profession. We at all times attempt to play clear, and it was nice to have that present up in these clutch moments,” mentioned Coach Rostratter.
Theo Snoey confirmed up massive time for the Cardinal. For the match Snoey hit .357 and had 22 kills. Others that recorded double digit kills for Stanford Moses Wagner (13) and Nate Clinton (12). Stanford out dug and supplied good service strain. The distinction of the match that Stanford hit .254 and recorded 26 attacking errors, UCSD hit .339 and solely recorded 15 hitting errors. In the important thing factors of every set the Tritons made a couple of extra performs to come back out with the victory.
Stanford will head into MPSF play subsequent week to tackle the quantity 2 ranked UCLA Bruins. UCSD will host Sacred Coronary heart on Wednesday, March fifth and head up for a Huge West convention match towards UCSB on Friday, March sixth. Each of those groups are taking part in at a excessive degree and can current issues for his or her convention opponents.
Stanford:
Notable alumni:
Kawika Shoji
Erik Shoji
Matt Fuerbringer
Kevin Hanson
Volleyball Historical past:
Nationwide Championships (2) – 1997 & 2010
Closing Fours (5) – 1989, 1992, 1997, 2010, 2014
Convention Titles (8): Northern California Intercollegiate Volleyball Affiliation (1976, 1977, 1978); Western Intercollegiate Volleyball Affiliation (1989); MPSF (1993, 1994, 1997, 2010)
Present Convention: MPSF
Report: 739-597-2
Head Coaches:
John Kosty – 2007-present (267-229 19 years)
Don Shaw – 2002-06
Ruben Nieves – 1991-01
Fred Sturm – 1979-90 (co-head coach with Don Shaw in 1984 & 1985)
Artwork Lambert – 1976-78
Lecturers:
Non-public establishment situated in Stanford; CA based in 1885
Over 60 majors with a 6: 1 scholar to college ratio
Enrollment: 17,326 (7,761 undergraduates)
UC San Diego
Volleyball Historical past:
Entered the Greatest West males’s volleyball convention in 2021.
A member of the MPSF beginning in 2001, it was the primary season UCSD was an NCAA D II program.
Received an NCAA Division III nationwide title in 2000, the ultimate season we had been a D3 crew. NAIA 1970 nationwide champions. This system began in 1968
Among the Head Coaches:
Ron Larson
Kevin Ring
Brad Rostratter (the present Head Coach)
Lecturers:
Established in 1960 and situated in La Jolla, CA
Provides over 200 undergraduate and graduate diploma packages
Roughly 33,000 undergraduate and 9,900 graduate college students
Kevin Pratte has enthusiastically been concerned in volleyball for over 23 years. Pratte began taking part in in center college and was lucky sufficient to play NCAA Division 1 volleyball at The College of the Pacific. After his taking part in profession Pratte received concerned in teaching volleyball. In 2009 Pratte was the graduate assistant coach for the College of Nebraska girls’s volleyball program. Later in his profession Pratte made teaching stops at College of the Pacific, a number of group schools and coached at WAVE Volleyball Membership for seven years. Presently Pratte is a bodily training instructor within the San Diego Unified Faculty District, San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary member, a school volleyball recruiting coordinator, hosts a volleyball podcast present, the proprietor of the Center Hitter web site and runs a non-profit group to assist increase funds to provide boys’ highschool volleyball college students scholarships to play membership volleyball. He’s excited to proceed writing for Volleyball Journal and is keen to cowl the sport.
Basis web site: www.kevinprattefoundation.com
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