Briefs: Bubica honored

UC Irvine junior Marisa Bubica was named Big West Conference Player of the Week in women’s volleyball.

The 6-foot-3 outside hitter led the Anteaters to an upset over third-place Cal State Northridge on Saturday in the regular-season finale at home.

She tied a career-high with 24 kills and hit .455 against the Matadors after coming off the bench in the four-game triumph.

Bubica committed just four errors in 44 attempts.

It’s the second conference player of the week honor this season for Bubica, who led the team (19-12, 9-7 in the Big West) with a 4.12-per-set kill average and totaled 342 kills to go along with 52 digs and 31 blocks.

— From staff reports

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UCI trio honored

UC Irvine standouts Marisa Bubica, Allison Lee and Cassidy Pickrell have been named to the 17-player All-Big West Conference women’s volleyball team.

Bubica, a 6-foot-3 junior outside hitter, led the Anteaters (19-12, 9-7 in conference) with a 4.12 per-set kill average. She hit .296 with 31 total blocks and 52 digs. She received honorable mention in all-conference voting in 2013.

Pickrell, a 6-1 sophomore outside hitter, led UCI with 407 kills and posted a .351 kill average. She had 43 ace serves, 328 digs and 34 total blocks. She was named to the conference’s All-Freshman team last season.

Lee, a 6-0 senior opposite, had 361 kills, a team-best 44 aces, 376 digs, which ranked second on the team, and 59 total blocks.

Sophomore setter Shelley Anderson, another all-freshman performer last season, received honorable mention, as did UCI teammate Arden Davis, a sophomore libero.

— From staff reports