LA JOLLA, Calif. – For the second time in as many weeks, UC San Diego forward
Ava Tibor has been named The Big West Freshman of the Week, it was announced Monday afternoon by the conference office.
Tibor scored two more goals – one coming on a penalty kick – as the Tritons downed UNLV, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon. Tibor's brace is already her second of the young season in just three matches played. Her four goals scored are twice as many as anyone else in The Big West, and she is also tops in the conference with eight points through the season's first two weeks.
Of seven braces by a Triton in UC San Diego's Division I era (2021-present), Tibor now boasts two of those seven.
Tibor is one of three current Tritons 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 (1-1-1) hits the road for the first time Saturday but won't have to travel far. The Tritons will take on San Diego State at Snapdragon Stadium in a 7 p.m. kick on Aug. 30. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster via promo code UCSD.
BIG WEST WEEKLY AWARD-WINNERS
Ava Tibor, Freshman (Aug. 25, 2025)
Ava Tibor, Freshman (Aug. 18, 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.
