McCartney Wins Patriot League Scholar Athlete Of The Year, Lasee Named To Academic All-League Team
11/19/2025 10:57:00 AM | Volleyball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senior middle blocker Madison McCartney was named the Patriot League Scholar Athlete of the Year, as announced by the league on Wednesday morning. Junior middle blocker Olivia Lasee was also selected to the Academic All-Patriot League team.
McCartney becomes the first Lehigh student-athlete to garner Scholar Athlete of the Year since Kim Freedman won the award in back-to-back years in 1997 and 1998.
McCartney has posted a 3.92 cumulative GPA throughout her time at Lehigh and is set to graduate this spring with a double major in behavioral neuroscience and Spanish. She is a three-time Academic All-Patriot League selection, three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient, six-time Dean's List selection, and registered a 4.0 GPA in the Fall 2023 semester. Outside of the classroom, McCartney is a C.O.A.C.H. board member, a research assistant at Liu Lab, and plans to take a gap year before attending medical school following her graduation.
On the court, McCartney has established herself as one of the best middle blockers in program history. She ranks third all-time in block assists (340), eighth in total blocks (400), and fifth in blocks per set (1.20) in Lehigh history. She currently leads the Patriot League in blocks per set (1.30), ranks third in total blocks (118), third in block assists (100), and fifth in solo blocks (18). McCartney's 33 service aces rank sixth in the Patriot League, and her 104 kills rank sixth on the team.
Lasee has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA through her first two years at Lehigh majoring in mechanical engineering. In addition to reaching a 4.0 in all four semesters, Lasee is also a two-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient and has made the Dean's List in all four semesters.
In her first season as a starting middle blocker, Lasee has excelled. She leads Lehigh and ranks seventh in the Patriot League with a .274 hitting percentage and ranks fifth on Lehigh in kills (111). Across the Patriot League, Lasee ranks sixth in total blocks (97), fourth in solo blocks (19), sixth in block assists (78), and sixth in blocks per set (1.04).
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2025 Women's Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Madison McCartney, Lehigh, Sr., MB
2025 Women's Volleyball Academic All-League Team
Deniz Dakak, American, So., S
Bella Marrero, American, So. L
Carly Sciborski, American, Jr., OPP
Mackenzie Lynch, Army West Point, Sr., OH
Caleigh O'Connell, Bucknell, Sr., S
Riley Tucker, Bucknell, Sr., MB
Katie Russell, Holy Cross, Sr., S
Olivia Lasee, Lehigh, Jr., MB
Madison McCartney, Lehigh, Sr., MB
Riley Hamilton, Loyola Maryland, Gr., OH
McCartney becomes the first Lehigh student-athlete to garner Scholar Athlete of the Year since Kim Freedman won the award in back-to-back years in 1997 and 1998.
McCartney has posted a 3.92 cumulative GPA throughout her time at Lehigh and is set to graduate this spring with a double major in behavioral neuroscience and Spanish. She is a three-time Academic All-Patriot League selection, three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient, six-time Dean's List selection, and registered a 4.0 GPA in the Fall 2023 semester. Outside of the classroom, McCartney is a C.O.A.C.H. board member, a research assistant at Liu Lab, and plans to take a gap year before attending medical school following her graduation.
On the court, McCartney has established herself as one of the best middle blockers in program history. She ranks third all-time in block assists (340), eighth in total blocks (400), and fifth in blocks per set (1.20) in Lehigh history. She currently leads the Patriot League in blocks per set (1.30), ranks third in total blocks (118), third in block assists (100), and fifth in solo blocks (18). McCartney's 33 service aces rank sixth in the Patriot League, and her 104 kills rank sixth on the team.
Lasee has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA through her first two years at Lehigh majoring in mechanical engineering. In addition to reaching a 4.0 in all four semesters, Lasee is also a two-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient and has made the Dean's List in all four semesters.
In her first season as a starting middle blocker, Lasee has excelled. She leads Lehigh and ranks seventh in the Patriot League with a .274 hitting percentage and ranks fifth on Lehigh in kills (111). Across the Patriot League, Lasee ranks sixth in total blocks (97), fourth in solo blocks (19), sixth in block assists (78), and sixth in blocks per set (1.04).
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2025 Women's Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Madison McCartney, Lehigh, Sr., MB
2025 Women's Volleyball Academic All-League Team
Deniz Dakak, American, So., S
Bella Marrero, American, So. L
Carly Sciborski, American, Jr., OPP
Mackenzie Lynch, Army West Point, Sr., OH
Caleigh O'Connell, Bucknell, Sr., S
Riley Tucker, Bucknell, Sr., MB
Katie Russell, Holy Cross, Sr., S
Olivia Lasee, Lehigh, Jr., MB
Madison McCartney, Lehigh, Sr., MB
Riley Hamilton, Loyola Maryland, Gr., OH
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