BVB5/16/2022 5:33 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Bears Place Three On All-Pac-12 Team
Costa Earns First Team Honors; Mirkovic, Gessner Named To Second Team
SAN FRANCISCO – The Cal beach volleyball team placed three student-athletes on the All-Pac-12 team that was announced Tuesday, with fifth-year senior
Mima Mirkovic earning her fourth career honor with a spot on the second team.
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Graduate transfer
Ana Costa was placed on the first team while sophomore
Maya Gessner joined Mirkovic on the second team.
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Mirkovic, who was selected to the first team in 2018, 2019 and 2021, went 11-5 this season and 11-3 in matches she finished. She recorded four victories against ranked opponents while playing exclusively at the No. 1 position. Mirkovic is also a three-time All-American and holds Cal's record for most wins at the No. 1 position with 73. The Irvine, Calif., native ranks second in Cal history with 79 career wins overall.
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Costa joined the Bears this year as a graduate transfer and promptly went 26-12, with the 26 wins ranking fifth in school history for most in a season. The Sergipe, Brazil native also set the program record for most wins at the No. 1 position with 20. Costa recorded nine wins over ranked opponents while playing with Mirkovic and Gessner and was named an AVCA Second Team All-American for the second time in her career.
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Gessner, a sophomore from La Jolla, Calif., earned her first All-Pac-12 honor as she went 26-13 in 2022 while playing at all five spots in the lineup. She tied Costa for fifth-most wins in a season and notched eight victories over ranked opponents.Â
The Bears went 26-14 this season and advanced to the NCAA Championship for the first time in program history. Cal was ranked No. 11 in the final AVCA poll of the year.
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