MARIJA AT A GLANCE: Graduate transfer setter ... Brings a wealth of high-level experience.
SENIOR (2022): Played in 118 sets over 34 matches as the Buccaneers went 28-6 overall and 16-4 in the Sunshine State Conference ... The setter topped 40 assists in 14 matches this season and she stands in the top 25 in assists and assists per set ... Under her guidance, Barry advanced to the Elite Eight by sweeping defending champ Tampa in the South Region final ... 1,216 Assists, 10.67 A/S, 43 Aces ... Tallied career-high in assists (64) in five-set victory over Tampa on November 4 at home ... Earned President's List recognition in both fall and spring semesters ... Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Commissioner's Honor Roll ... College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® (2022).
JUNIOR (2021 - Coastal Carolina): Played 86 sets over 24 matches as the Chanticleers went 19-9 and 12-4 in the Sun Belt Conference ... Second on the team with 337 set assists on the year, an average of 3.92 per set ... Also second on the team with 26 service aces and third with 154 digs ... Surpassed the 2,000-career assists mark in the season ... Recorded a season-high 24 set assists to go along with four service aces in the home win over Radford on Sept. 11 ... Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2021 fall semester ... Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring term.
CoVID (2020 - Coastal Carolina): Played in 45 sets over 19 matches for coach Jozsef Forman ... Helped lead the Chanticleers to an 18-1 record ... Second on the team with 130 assists ... Recorded a season-high 41 set assists at Georgia State on Oct. 10.
SOPHOMORE (2019 - Illinois-Chicago): Played 102 sets as the Flames won the MVC Tournament ... Averaged 6.5 assists per match, good for sixth in the league ... Added 2.2 digs per set ... Dished out a season-high 36 assists against Chicago State on Sept. 17 ... Matched her career high with four service aces against Youngstown State on Oct. 26.
FRESHMAN (2018 - Illinois-Chicago): Appeared in 118 sets as the Flames primary setter ... Recorded 16 double-doubles to lead the team ... paced the Flames and ranked fifth in the Horizon League in assists, averaging 8.47 assists per set ... Second on the squad in service aces, ranking third in the Horizon League with 0.31 aces per set ... Served up a career-high four service aces against Maryland Eastern Shore on Aug. 25 ... Tallied career highs in both assists (62) and digs (30) at Cleveland State on Oct. 26 ... Had 40 or more assists in eight matches ... Led Flames to the finals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament ... Team led the MVC in attack percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Gymnasium Uzice ... Participated in Novi Sad, Apatin and Zlatibor beach volleyball tournaments with Ok Forma, Uzice club team in 2011-12 ... Took home first place and MVP honors at the Preljina Tournament in the 2013-14 season ... Named best setter in the District’s Pioneer category the same year ... Was a part of the Ok Forma, Uzice team that won first place at Zlatiborsko-Moravicki district in Cadet category in 2014-15 ... Joined Ok Jedinstvo, Uzice club team in 2015-16 and won first place at Zlatiborsko-Moravicki district alongside her team, while earning the title of best setter and MVP in the Cadet category ... Also won the tournament in Preljina with Ok Jedinstvo, Uzice that same year and was titled best setter ... Earned the title of Tournament MVP in Kragujevac in 2015-16 ... Took home first place at Zlatiborsko-Moravicki district in the junior category with Ok Jedinstvo, Uzice in 2016-17.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Ljiljana and Novica Borcic ... Graduated in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in business management ... Currently pursuing her master's in human resource development.
