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Mackie earns two weekly honors in two days

One day after earning her first career Big West Player of the Week honor, women’s volleyball senior Bre Mackie became the tenth player in Long Beach State history to receive the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week award.

Mackie notched a career-high performance against then No. 21 Hawaii with 20 kills, nine total blocks, and tied her career-high with eight digs. She took a team-high 49 swings with only four errors, garnering a .327 hitting percentage.

“I think my confidence has shifted this year, but I also think it’s a big team effort,” Mackie said. “We’ve definitely improved as a team, and it’s just allowed myself to really go after it and feel confident in ourselves.”

Mackie’s performance in the conference has led The Beach past two of the Big West’s top contenders in Cal State Northridge and Hawai’i.

“She’s definitely been one of our prominent hitters, the most consistent hitter,” senior co-captain Chelsea Cabrajac said. “She has been the one we go to. Without her, I honestly don’t know how many games we would win.”

Head coach Brian Gimmillaro said Mackie’s health the past four years has helped her learn and improve her performance.

“I think she’s the best right side that I’ve seen,” Gimmillaro said. “She’s a very good setter, blocker, hitter, server, defender and passer. Nobody can do more things than she does as a right side player.”

Gimmillaro said Mackie’s versatility makes her the best at her position.

“The right side player is the only player assigned to do everything,” Gimmillaro said. “She has to set sometimes when no one else is really designated as a setter. She has to do a lot of things, and she’s good at all of them.”


Long Beach State AVCA National Players of the Week

Nichelle Burton –1993

1993 First Team AVCA All-American

1993 First Team All-Big West Conference

1994 First Team All-Northwest Region

1994 Big West Player of the Year

Tracy Dahl –1994

1993 Second Team All-Big West Conference

1994 First Team All-Big West Conference

Misty May –1997

1995-98 First Team All-Big West Conference

1995 Big West Freshman of the Year

1996-98 Big West Player of the Year

1997-98 Asics/Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year

1998 Co-MVP of NCAA Final Four

1998 AVCA First Team All-America

Benishe Dillard –1998

1996 Second Team All-Big West Conference

1997-98 First Team All-Big West Conference

1998 NCAA All-Final Four Team

Keri Nishimoto –2001

2001 AVCA All-American, 2nd Team

2001Asics/Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention

1999 Holds LBSU’s highest assist average (14.58)

Jillian Mazzarella –2003

2004 First Team All-Big West Conference

2003 Honorable Mention All-Big West Conference

Alexis Crimes –2008

2004-07 Big West Player of the Year

Ranks third in kills in LBSU history (1,756)

Ashley Lee –2010

2007 All-Freshman

2009-10 First Team All-Big West Conference

Janisa Johnson –2011

Ranks sixth in digs in LBSU history (1,196)

2012 First Team All-Big West Conference

2010 Big West Honorable Mention

Bre Mackie –2014

2014 – Big West Player of the Week

Leads the 49ers with a team-high 204 kills and team-high 90 blocks

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