Owen Birg

  • Award
    Freshman of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/6/2023
  • Sport
    Men's Volleyball
  • School
    UC Santa Barbara
  • Year
    Redshirt Freshman
  • Position
    Opposite Hitter
  • Hometown
  • High School

  • UC Santa Barbara’s Owen Birg averaged 3.63 kills per set in the Gauchos’ weekend split against No. 5 Pepperdine to earn Big West Men’s Volleyball Freshman of the Week acclaim.  

  • Stepping into the role as in as the team's primary opposite, Birg paced UC Santa Barbara with 16 kills in Wednesday’s loss to the Waves.  

  • Friday, the product of Thousand Oaks, Calif. Added 13 kills on .321 hitting and three block assists in the five-set victory at Rob Gym. Five of Birg’s kills came in the dominant fourth set in which UC Santa Barbara hit .625 as a team to win 25-11 and force a deciding set. 

  • The award is Birg’s first career honor, and the first for a Gaucho in the 2023 season.