Joe Wallace Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 3/16/2026 Sport Men's Volleyball School UC Santa Barbara Year Junior Position Libero/DS Hometown Los Gatos, Calif. High School Saint Francis HS Helping UC Santa Barbara to a weekend split over UC Irvine, Joe Wallace has been named Big West Defensive Player of the Week. This is a first career weekly honor for Wallace. The junior libero tallied a combined 22 digs in nine sets, or 2.75 per set, with five assists for the Gauchos. On Wednesday, Wallace opened the series with seven digs and two assists in a 3-1 road loss. The product of Los Gatos, Calif., tied a career high in Friday’s five-set home victory over the Anteaters with 15 digs to hold down the back line.