Volleyball honored by Pac-10
UCLA awarded Player, Coach of the Year honors
By Eric Branch
Daily Bruin Senior Staff
The UCLA women’s volleyball team now has several honors to hang
next to their 28 regular season wins and No. 3 national
ranking.
Head coach Andy Banachowski, in his 28th year at UCLA, was named
Pacific-10 Coach of the Year yesterday for the second year in a row
and fourth time in his career. Banachowski guided the Bruins to a
28-3 regular season record while leading the Bruins into postseason
play for the 25th consecutive year, a national record.
"It’s an honor for the coaching staff and it’s a tribute to our
players," Banachowski said. "It shows that we are working hard and
our players are listening to us."
Banachowski was not the only headliner for the Bruins, as senior
outside hitter Annett Buckner was named Pac-10 Player of the Year
after leading the conference in kills with 4.99 per game and
placing seventh in the conference with a .310 average.
"She has been tremendous," Banachowski said. "Everybody knows we
are going to set Annett a lot and she still has been very
successful."
Buckner was joined on the All-Conference team by senior middle
blocker Alyson Randick. Randick helped anchor the middle for the
Bruins, ranking second in the conference in both hitting percentage
(.376) and blocks (1.55 per game).
Outside hitter Kara Milling was selected to the All-Freshman
team after an excellent all-around year. Milling finished third in
kills and digs in her inaugural season.
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Sophomore setter Kelly Flannigan was named to the 1994 GTE
Academic All-American District VIII volleyball team. Flannigan, a
physiological science major, boasts a 3.51 GPA while ranking second
in the Pac-10 in assists average. Flannigan follows in the
footsteps of fellow setter Julie Bremner, an Academic-All American
in 1993.