2024-25 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Played in all 29 games with 26 starts
• Averaged 6.4 points, 4.8 rebounds in 17.6 minutes per game
• Was the 13th freshman in Purdue history to record 6.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game
• Posted eight games in double figures, reached double-digit rebounds twice
• Had two double-doubles on the year, matching Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton for the most by a Purdue freshman since 2004-05
• Became the 30th freshman to start over half the games in a season in Purdue history
• Started the season opener against Purdue Fort Wayne (Nov. 6), becoming the 15th rookie to start the first game of the season
• Recorded her first double-double of 18 points, 10 rebounds against Purdue Fort Wayne to become the second freshman to notch a double-double in her Purdue debut
• Posted second double-double against Bellarmine (Nov. 18) with 12 points and 10 rebounds
• Tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Week after averaging 15 points and 7.5 rebounds in wins over Bellarmine (Nov. 18) and UT Arlington (Nov. 24)
• Finished the season strong with 11 points, eight rebounds against Penn State (Feb. 27) and 15 points, seven rebounds against Indiana (March 2)
NOTABLE
• New Hampshire Miss Basketball
• New Hampshire MaxPreps Player of the Year
• New Hampshire Volleyball Gatorade Player of the Year
• No. 7 player in New England by Prep Girls Hoops
• No. 1 player in New Hampshire by MaxPreps
• Four-time All-State honoree in basketball and volleyball
• Three-time NW Sports Page Underclassman Team honoree
• Won two basketball state championships, reaching four title games,
• Collected four volleyball state championships
• Three-time captain and the first ever junior captain in program history
• Tabbed the New Hampshire Player of the Year in volleyball
PREP
• Earned letters in basketball and volleyball at Bedford High School
• Won two state championships in basketball with a 71-8 career record
• Led Bulldogs to a 24-0 record and a state championship behind 14.9 points 9,2 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 2.0 assists per game as a senior
• Took the Bulldogs to third straight state championship game, averaging a double-double during the regular season with 18 points and 11 rebounds per game, before upping her scoring to 21.7 points per game in the playoffs as a junior
• Earned second straight First Team All-State honor along with a spot on the NH Sports Page Underclassman Team as a junior
• Tallied 14 points per game to take Bedford to state championship game appearance in sophomore campaign
• Tabbed First Team All-State and NH Sports Page Underclassman as a sophomore
• Led Bedford to a New Hampshire State Championship with 16.8 points per game, earning honorable mention all-state and a spot on the NH Sports Page Underclassman Team as a freshman
• Four-time volleyball state champion, earning four straight First Team All-State honors
• Finished a perfect 80-0 in volleyball with four state titles, setting the state record for blocks in a career (341)
• Recorded 259 kills with an .814 attack percentage to go with 112 blocks as a senior
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Lana Jade McCarthy
• Birthdate: Nov. 15, 2005
• Birthplace: Manchester, N.H.
• Intended Major: Organizational Leadership
• Parents: Robert and Sharron McCarthy
• Sisters: Melody Rose