LA JOLLA, Calif. — UC San Diego true freshman Evan Boyle was named the Big West Men's Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week Monday.

The Tritons' primary libero, Boyle averaged 3.2 digs per set over two matches and nine sets this past week.

Friday at UC Santa Barbara, Boyle established a new career-high with 15 digs, which was also a match-best. He tacked on four assists to his totals against the Gauchos as well.

Sunday at home against No. 12 Ball State, Boyle had a near-identical performance, finishing with a match-high 14 digs and adding four assists.

This season, he is averaging 2.4 digs per set with 135 digs through 57 sets.

It is the second Big West weekly honor for Boyle in 2023 as he was tabbed the conference's Freshman of the Week back on Jan. 19.

Boyle hails from La Crescenta, Calif., and is a business and economics major out of UC San Diego's Sixth College.

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UP NEXT
Heading into the bulk of its Big West season, UC San Diego plays a home-and-home series with No. 6 UC Irvine this week. The Tritons and Anteaters match up Friday at the Bren Events Center in Irvine before squaring off Saturday at LionTree Arena in La Jolla. Both contests are scheduled for 7 p.m. starts. Tickets for all home matches are available through the Triton Box Office. Students are admitted free of charge.

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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 83 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Divisions I and II.