University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Boyd, Perez Selected Finalists for AVCA Beach Player of Year
April 29, 2026 | Beach Volleyball
Boyd, a senior from Flower Mound, Texas, is a three-time first-team All-American and all-conference selection. She was named the MPSF Player of the Year in 2025 and the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2023. Boyd holds a career record of 122-22 and earlier this season became the 11th Bruin to achieve 100 career wins. She currently ranks No. 3 on UCLA's career victories chart and is also No. 2 on the career pairs victories list with Perez with 61 (and No. 4 with Lexy Denaburg with 57). Boyd is also a star in the classroom, earning second-team Academic All-America honors, a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award and two conference all-academic honors. She has also been on the Director's Honor Roll 11 times in her career.
Perez, a sophomore from Apex, N.C., is coming off an outstanding freshman campaign. In 2025, she earned first-team AVCA All-America honors and was named the MPSF Freshman of the Year while receiving first-team All-MPSF honors. She has earned Director's Honor Roll distinction every quarter she has been at UCLA. This fall, she won the FIVB U21 Beach Volleyball World Championship with Stanford's Avery Jackson. The duo became just the second-ever American pair to win gold at the event. Perez is 31-5 this year and has a career record of 62-9. After less than two seasons, she already ranks in the program's Top 25 for career victories with 62, and she and Boyd rank No. 2 in career pairs victories with 61.
The other two finalists for the award are Florida State pair Alexis Durish and Audrey Koenig. The winner will be announced Thursday night in Gulf Shores, Ala, during the NCAA Championship banquet.
No. 3 seed UCLA opens NCAA Tournament play on Friday against No. 14 seed Tulane at 1pm PT.
