2024-25 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Appeared in 29 games, making 26 starts as a freshman
• Averaged 6.4 points and 4.8 rebounds in 17.6 minutes of action
• Named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week once after averaging 15 points and 7.5 rebounds in wins over Bellarmine and UT Arlington
• Posted two double-doubles, the most by a freshman at Purdue since Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton in 2004-05
• Was the 13th Boilermaker freshman in program history to finish with 6.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game
• Ranked 12th among the Big Ten in freshman scoring and fourth in rebounding
• Became the 15th freshman to start a season opener for Purdue since 1982-83
• Was the second Boilermaker freshman to record a double-double in her debut, posting 18 points and 10 rebounds against Purdue Fort Wayne (Nov. 6)
• Notched her second double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Bellarmine (Nov. 18)
• Reached double figures in eight games and grabbed 10 rebounds twice
• Posted a season-high 118 points against UT Arlington (Nov. 24)
• Ended campaign with back-to-back games in double figures with 11 points and 15 points against Penn State (Feb. 27) and Indiana (March 2), respectively
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
• Birthplace: Manchester, N.H.
• Major: Organizational Leadership
• Parents: Robert and Sharron McCarthy
• Sisters: Melody Rose