MALIBU, Calif. ­Â— Senior outside hitter Julie Rubenstein of the Pepperdine women’s volleyball team was named to the AVCA All-Pacific Region first team today, the organization announced.

 

This is Rubenstein’s first AVCA regional honor. She is now a candidate for AVCA All-American honors.

 

Rubenstein (Camarillo, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) ended one of the top careers in school history last week after the Waves’ first-round NCAA Tournament loss to Long Beach State.

 

She earned All-West Coast Conference honors in each of her four seasons, including the last three on the first team. Rubenstein was also voted Pepperdine’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year for 2007-08, is a three-time WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient, a two-time WCC All-Academic selection and a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree. She is Pepperdine’s first AVCA All-Region honoree since 2003.

 

Rubenstein led the WCC in both kills (4.42) and points (5.14) per set in 2008. She finished her career third all-time at Pepperdine with 1,743 kills. Quite impressively, she never missed a set in her four-year career, playing in all 423.