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A former UCLA opposite and member of the U.S. Men’s National Team will join the UC San Diego coaching staff.
UC San Diego head coach Kevin Ring announced Wednesday that Nick Vogel was hired as the program’s top assistant coach for the upcoming season. Continue reading “UCSD hires former UCLA player Vogel to be top assistant coach”
Princeton and UC San Diego will once again renew their near annual non-conference rivalry during the upcoming season.
UC San Diego as part of recently unveiling its 2017 schedule announced that the Tritons will play host to the Tigers in an early-season non-conference match on Feb. 1. Continue reading “Princeton, UC San Diego to continue annual match for 2017 season”
College mens’ volleyball will be well represented at the 2016 Olympics in Rio — and not just on the U.S. Men’s National Team roster.
Check out all the Olympians, coaches and staff members who have ties to NCAA men’s volleyball as Olympic volleyball tournaments begin this weekend. Continue reading “Olympic breakdown: Players, coaches, staff with college men’s volleyball ties”
Check out Off the Block’s interview with UC San Diego coach Kevin Ring about his team joining the Big West and the Tritons transitioning to NCAA Division I. Continue reading “Audio: UC San Diego coach Ring discusses joining Big West”
Check out Off the Block’s interview with UC San Diego coach Kevin Ring after his team almost upset No. 10/10 Pepperdine on Wednesday. Continue reading “Audio: UCSD coach reacts to near upset of No. 10/10 Pepperdine”
Check out Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interviews with UC San Diego coach Kevin Ring following the team’s loss to USC on Saturday. Continue reading “Video: UCSD coach Ring discusses conference loss to USC”
The newest member of the EIVA will start the upcoming season with its first match in program history against a MPSF team.
UC San Diego announced earlier this week that it will open the 2016 with a non-conference home match against first-year EIVA member Charleston. Continue reading “UC San Diego to open season vs. new EIVA school Charleston”
Opposite Damani Lenore had a match-high 12 kills as No. 15 Cal State Northridge swept UC San Diego 25-20, 25-13, 25-21 on Friday in Northridge, California.
The Matadors in the conference victory out-hit the Tritons .301 to .027 and had three players finish with at least nine kills. Along with Lenore, outside attacker Sam Holt had 11 kills, while middle attacker Greg Faulker added nine kills. Continue reading “Video: No. 15 Cal State Northridge offense too much for UCSD”
UC San Diego was unable to pull off a road upset as it lost to No. 15 Cal State Northridge 25-20, 25-13, 25-21 on Friday in Northridge, California.
Check out Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interview with UC San Diego coach Kevin Ring. Continue reading “Video: UC San Diego coach discusses loss to No. 15 CSUN”
Coach Kevin Ring is well aware of the challenges of playing in the MPSF but for the UC San Diego there is a reason to be optimistic about the upcoming season.
Ring said in a recent interview with Off the Block that UC San Diego will be a young team next season but is capable of being in the contention for conference tournament berth.
Continue reading “Q&A with UC San Diego coach Ring on improvements to his program”
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