LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego forward
Ava Tibor has been named The Big West Women's Soccer Freshman of the Week, it was announced Monday afternoon by the conference office.
Playing her first match as a Triton, Tibor scored a pair of goals in UC San Diego's season-opener against ACC foe Cal. Tibor notched the season's first goal at the 3:01 mark to give the Tritons an early lead. With her team trailing by a goal in the 50th minute, the Woodland Hills native lodged the ball free from Cal's keeper and scored on a rocket from the top of the 18 to level the score. Tibor's brace was the sixth by a Triton since UC San Diego moved to Division I in 2020.
Tibor becomes the third Triton to earn Big West Freshman of the Week accolades since UC San Diego joined the conference in 2021. Teammates
Alexis Nguyen (2023, twice) and
Allie Luo (2022) have also captured the weekly freshman honor.
UC San Diego hosts a pair of matches this week inside Triton Soccer Stadium. The Tritons welcome Northern Arizona on Thursday (7 p.m.) and UNLV for a Sunday matinee (2 p.m.). Admission to all home matches is free, though parking permits are required seven days per week on the UC San Diego campus.
BIG WEST WEEKLY AWARD-WINNERS
Ava Tibor, Freshman (Aug. 15, 2025)
Ginny Fronk, Defensive (Nov. 01, 2024)
Bella Barretto, Defensive (Sept. 16, 2024)
Keara Fitzgerald, Defensive (Oct. 27, 2023)
Alexis Nguyen, Freshman (Oct. 27, 2023)
Lindsey Park, Offensive (Oct. 23, 2023)
Alexis Nguyen, Freshman (Oct. 23, 2023)
Allie Luo, Freshman (Oct. 24, 2022)
Katelyn Meyer, Defensive (Oct. 10, 2022)
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.
