LA JOLLA, Calif. – Four UC San Diego scholar-athletes have been honored by The Big West as the conference announced its women's soccer postseason awards on Saturday afternoon. Freshman forward
Ava Tibor was selected as The Big West Freshman of the Year by the conference's head coaches. Tibor was also named to both the Second Team and Freshman Team. Senior back
Allie Luo, junior midfielder
Alexis Nguyen and freshman goalkeeper
Charlotte Wilfert were all named Honorable Mention. Wilfert was also placed on the Freshman Team. The postseason recognition is the first for all four Tritons.
Tibor becomes the first Triton to capture a major postseason award since UC San Diego moved to Division I and joined The Big West in 2020. She led all Big West freshmen with six goals scored, and her six goals established a new UC San Diego program record in its Division I era.
UC San Diego concluded its season Thursday night with a 1-0 victory over UC Santa Barbara. The Tritons earned a result in seven of their final eight Big West matches and posted five clean sheets against Big West opposition.
UC SAN DIEGO'S BIG WEST POSTSEASON AWARDS
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 has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-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 garnered 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 NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
