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Men’s volleyball eliminated by Beach in 2025 Big West Championship semifinal – The UCSD Guardian

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No. 4-seeded UC San Diego men’s volleyball (18-12, 3-7 Big West) fell in straight sets (25-18, 25-23, 25-17) to top-seeded Long Beach State (27-3, 8-2 Big West) in the 2025 Big West Championship semifinals in Hawai’i on Friday, April 25. 

The Beach also swept UCSD 3-0 last week in the last two matches of the regular season. The Tritons came into this match looking for redemption but were eliminated from the tournament in straight sets. 

The loss stands in stark contrast to Thursday evening’s first-round matchup, when late-set rallies drove UCSD to a quarterfinal victory (20-25, 27-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-13) over the No. 5-seeded UC Santa Barbara (12-16, 3-7 Big West). The Tritons stayed undefeated against the Gauchos this season after pulling off a dramatic comeback in the fifth set to advance to the semifinals.

UCSB opened the fast-paced first set with an early 4-0 run. The Triton offense struggled to match its rallies, and the Gauchos outpaced UCSD to take the first set, 25-20. 

The second set was a photo finish — the two teams found themselves tied at 24-24 and 25-25, battling it out in extra points. Redshirt junior middle blocker Peter Selcho scored the last 3 points of the second set to win it for the Tritons, 27-25.

Locked in a stalemate by the third set, UCSD finally pulled ahead on a powerful spike from senior outside hitter Sebastian Lara to bring the score to 22-21. Redshirt junior middle blocker Jim Garrison netted the final 2 points for the Tritons to close out the set in their favor, 25-22.

The Gauchos built a 19-13 lead to claw themselves back into contention in the fourth set. The UCSD offense went on a 5-0 scoring run to draw even, but the Tritons were unable to close out the match. The teams tied at 20-20 — then 21, 22, and 23. The Gauchos slammed down a pair of kills to take the fourth set 25-23.

The do-or-die final set saw more of the fiery, competitive play that had kept the teams tied for most of the night. The Gauchos and the Tritons drew even at 13-13, both teams now 2 points from victory. 

On the next point, redshirt junior outside hitter Josh Schellinger hit a kill off the Gaucho blockers to put UCSD up, 14-13. The Tritons had fought their way to the lead at match point with a ticket to the Big West semifinals on the line.

A handy block by Schellinger and Garrison stymied UCSB’s leading scorer and took the match point for the Tritons to win the set, 15-13.

The 3-2 victory marked the third time this season that UCSD sent the Gauchos home empty-handed. 

UCSD returned to the court on Friday night to face Long Beach but was eliminated in straight sets (25-17, 25-23, 25-17) by the reigning Big West champion. The semifinal match was half as long and twice as desperate as the first round against the Gauchos. The Tritons struggled to hold off the Beach’s freshman setter Moni Nikolov, who put up 38 and 35 assists to defeat UCSD in last week’s double-header.

UCSD did not make it easy for the Beach in the first set, forging a narrow 13-11 lead. However, Long Beach pulled away on a 4-point run toward the end of the first set to win it with a score of 25-17.

UCSD came to life in the second set, going up 14-10, but the Beach weren’t so easily deterred. Nikolov sent an ace across the net — his 88th of the season — to set a new Big West record for most aces in a single season. He would bring the record to 90 by the end of Friday night’s clash.

The second set went the same way as the first: 25-23 in the Beach’s favor.

Long Beach continued to dominate the third set, scoring the last 6 points of the match almost uninterrupted — its only concession being a service error by Nikolov. The Tritons fell 25-17, marking their third straight-set loss to the Beach in the span of a week. 

Despite their semifinal elimination, the Tritons had an impressive postseason showing. UCSD has only advanced past the first round of the championship once in the past seven years, defeating Cal State Northridge in the 2021 quarterfinals. Four years ago, the Tritons were promptly eliminated in the semifinal by the then-top-seeded Hawai’i. History repeated itself as UCSD was deposed by the top seed again on Friday night.

The Beach battled the No. 2 seed Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors for the Big West Championship title and a spot in the NCAA tournament on Saturday night, April 26, losing 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22. Hawai’i has now won the Big West title three times in four years. 

UCSD’s second-round defeat marked an improvement from last season’s first-round tournament exit. This time, the Tritons’ semifinal defeat capped off a remarkable 18-12 season — the most Division-I wins in program history.



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Louisville volleyball NCAA Tournament bracket, Texas A&M vs UofL game

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Dec. 6, 2025Updated Dec. 7, 2025, 6:08 a.m. ET

After defeating Marquette 3-2 in the second round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Saturday night, No. 2 Louisville will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, and take on No. 3 Texas A&M in the Sweet 16 at 7 p.m. Friday.

This will be the Cardinals’ seventh consecutive regional appearance but first with Dan Meske as head coach.

Here’s everything you need to know to keep up with the match from home:

No. 2 seed Louisville versus No. 3 seed Texas A&M will be broadcast live on ESPN or ESPN2.

Authenticated subscribers can access ESPN2 via TV-connected devices or by going to WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app.

Those without cable can access ESPN2 via streaming services, with Fubo offering a free trial.

Buy Louisville volleyball tickets here

After defeating Marquette, UofL will play Texas A&M in the Lincoln, Nebraska, Regional Friday at 7 pm. Here’s a look at the tournament schedule:

  • First and second rounds: Dec. 4-6
  • Regionals: Dec. 11-14
  • Semifinals: Dec. 18 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Championship: Dec. 21 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri



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Men’s T&F Opens Season at Diplomat Open

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Lancaster, PA (December 6, 2025) – The DeSales University men’s track & field team opened the 2025-26 indoor T&F season competing at the Diplomat Open at Franklin & Marshall College on Friday.

The Bulldogs posted 10 MAC qualfying times/marks in the meet.

Among the qualifying times were junior Bryce Guthier taking second in the 400-meters with a time of 52.08. It is the fifth fastest time in indoor history.  Senior Davis Trump also qualified in the 5K with a time of 16:20.32.

In the field events, DSU posted eight qualfying marks. Junior Weston Simak qualified for the MAC Championships in both the long jump (6.52m) and triple jump (13.72m). His triple jump mark was the second best in team history.  First-year Luke Heimann also qualfied in the triple jump (11.86m).

Junior Jonathan Castronovo took home first place in the long jump with a mark of 6.58m, the second best long jump in team history.

First-year John Amoretti qualified in the shot put (12.33m), seniors Jonathan Eudja and Giovanni Wellington qualified in the weight throw with marks of 14.85m and 14.23m. First-year Ryan Rodriguez also quallified in the weight throw (11.89m).

The Bulldogs won’t return to action till the New Year at the Blue and Grey Invitational on Jan. 17th.

 



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Women’s Track & Field Turns in Multiple High Marks to Begin Season at Cornell

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ITHACA, N.Y. –

The Ithaca College women’s track & field team opened its 2025-26 season over the weekend as the Bombers made the short trip across town to compete in the Greg Page Relays hosted by Cornell University on December 5-6.

Lola Gitlin posted a time of 10:25.57 in the 3000-meter run to finish third overall.

Rachel Larson was a fourth place finisher with a time of 8.58 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles. That time is currently No. 1 in Division III after the opening weekend of the season.

Aynisha McQuillar took fifth in the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.61 seconds. McQuillar also ran in the 60-meter dash and posted the 11th fastest time in DIII during the prelim with a performance of 7.78 seconds.

Lyla Powers was fifth in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:21.75.

Lily Seyfert claimed fifth in the shot put with a heave of 12.78 meters, which is currently ninth in the nation.

Bree Boyle and Erin Eastwood each cleared 3.54 meters in the pole vault, which is tied for 11th on the Division III performance list.

Alexis Brown turned in a leap of 11.02 meters in the triple jump for the 17th best mark in the country.

Ithaca is off for the remainder of 2025 and will return to Cornell on January 10 for the Southern Tier Invitational.

 



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Men’s Track & Field Opens Indoor Season at Cornell Greg Page Relays

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RESULTS

ITHACA, N.Y. –

The Ithaca College men’s track & field team opened its 2025-26 season over the weekend as the Bombers made the short trip across town to compete in the Greg Page Relays hosted by Cornell University on December 5-6.

Anik Vossschulte claimed third in the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.32 seconds, while Jacob Antilety was seventh at 23.71 seconds.

Matt Lokshin posted a time of 8.65 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles to place third in the event. Aidan Irwin took fourth in the high jump with a mark of 1.70 meters.

Quinten Lewis posted a mark of 13.73 meters in the triple jump to place fourth and Sebastien-Oliver Lacrete was sixth at 12.68 meters, while Evan Cherry secured fifth in the long jump with a leap of 6.84 meters.

IC’s 4×400-meter relay team of Damian Simmonds, Griffin Lupes, Noah McKibben and George Nilson placed sixth in 3:34.49.

Luke Ellor finished sixth in the shot put with a mark of 14.40 meters.

Three Bombers finished within the top eight in the 500-meter dash as Brad Kellogg was sixth in 1:09.73, Peter Tysiak followed in seventh with 1:10.74 and Matthew DeJulio was next at 1:11.59.

Kaiden Chandler and Luke Ferrer posted times of 4:41.29 and 4:53.44 in the mile to finish in seventh and eighth.

Raf Campanile was seventh in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.25 meters.

Ithaca is off for the remainder of 2025 and will return to Cornell on January 10 for the Southern Tier Invitational.

 



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Women’s track and field athletes win three events at Utica Holiday Classic

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UTICA, N.Y. – The Hamilton College Continentals competed against 13 teams at the non-team scoring 2025 Utica University Track & Field Holiday Classic inside the Todd & Jenn Hutton Sports and Recreation Center on Saturday, Dec. 6.
 
The meet was the first of the 2025-26 season for the Hamilton women, who will be back at Utica for the Pioneers’ Winter Opener on Friday, Jan. 16 after taking a break for finals and the winter holiday.
 

The Continentals qualified for the 2026 All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference Indoor Championships in four different events and finished first in three events.
 
Emily Pogozelski ’26 won the 3,000-meter run by over 20 seconds with a regional-qualifying time of 10:27.93. Mackenzie Loudon ’29, who was competing in her first collegiate meet, took first place and qualified for regionals in the triple jump.
 
Loudon was also part of Hamilton’s winning 4×200-meter relay with Tatiana McCray ’28, Ava Chiappinelli ’29 and Marley Meyers ’28. Their performance was more than five seconds faster than the regional-qualifying time.
 
McCray ran a regional-qualifying 7.96 seconds and finished in second place in the 60-meter dash final. Chiappinelli also qualified for regionals in her first collegiate meet and finished right behind McCray with a time of 7.99 seconds.
 
TOP PERFORMANCES

300-Meter Dash (17 Runners)

4. Marley Meyers ’28, 43.08

7. Hannah Turner ’26, 43.91

 

60-Meter Dash (35 Runners)

2. Tatiana McCray ’28, 7.96 (PR, AARTFC)

3. Ava Chiappinelli ’29, 7.99 (AARTFC)

 

600-Meter Dash (16 Runners)

5. Aisha Kandji ’29, 1:47.31

 

4×200 Meter Relay (9 Teams)

1. McCray ’28, Mackenzie Loudon ’29, Chiappinelli ’29, Meyers ’28 (1:46.42, AARTFC) 

3000-Meter Run (19 Runners)

1. Emily Pogozelski ’26, 10:27.93 (PR, AARTFC) 

Triple Jump (15 Athletes)

1. Loudon, 11.29 meters (37 feet, 0.5 inches; AARTFC)

 



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