Evan Boyle Award Freshman of the Week Week Of 1/9/2023 Sport Men's Volleyball School UC San Diego Year Freshman Position Libero Hometown La Crescenta, Calif. High School Crescenta Valley UC San Diego’s new primary libero, Evan Boyle, averaged 1.85 digs per set during his college debut as the Tritons went 1-2 at the season-opening Asics Invitational in Santa Barbara, and grabbed Big West Freshman of the Week honors. The true freshman out of La Crescenta and Crescenta Valley High School totaled 24 digs and seven reception errors, good for an .899 percentage. Boyle twice reached double figures in digs, with 10 in a five-set victory over Lincoln Memorial in his first collegiate action on Thursday, and 10 again two days later in a 3-2 defeat to No. 10 USC. Boyle added four assists against the Railsplitters and three against the Trojans, and in between had four digs in a 3-0 loss to No. 2 UCLA. Boyle took over the libero position in La Jolla from graduated senior Matt Palma, a 2022 All-Big West First Team selection. Current teammate Matthew Lim was the last Triton to earn the league’s weekly rookie award, on Feb. 21, 2022.