GREENVILLE, S.C. – Lees-McRae women's volleyball senior
Rebecca Ryan has been announced as a finalist for the 2025-26 Murphy Osborne Award. The Murphy Osborne Award is the Conference Carolinas' Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete Award.
Student-Athletes are nominated by their institutions based on their academic, athletic and service accomplishments. The Faculty Athletic Representatives (FAR) from all Conference Carolinas institutions submit institutional nominations and votes are cast by the FARs.
Ryan, a Matthews, North Carolina native, recorded 110 matches played for the Bobcats and registered 593 kills, 0.231 hitting percentage, 71 service aces, and 213 total blocks in her four-year career.
In 2025, Ryan and the Lees-McRae women's volleyball team received the Team CATSPY For Overall Service. Ryan was also named to the 2024-25 Conference Carolinas All-Community Service Team after her assistance with hurricane-affected areas during the months following Hurricane Helene.
To be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be a December or May graduating senior or a first-year graduate student completing athletic eligibility at the same institution as undergraduate matriculation. The student-athlete must be a full-time student at the time of nomination, must have been a full-time student at the member school for at least two years and must be a starter or important substitute in a conference sport.
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