Lubbock Christian senior
Lily Bickley was selected Lone Star Conference Volleyball Academic Player of the Year and leads the 14-member 2025 LSC Volleyball All-Academic Team, it was announced by the league officials on Wednesday (Nov. 19).
A biology major, Bickley carries a 4.00 grade-point average and is a two-time LSC All-Academic Team honoree (2024, ’25). She has twice been named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District and six times recognized on the LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. On the court, the middle blocker helped the Lady Chaps to the 2025 LSC co-championship and she enters the LSC Volleyball Tournament totaling more than 1,000 career kills while ranking fifth in the league in hitting percentage (.332) and averaging just under three kills a set. Bickley claimed all-conference honors in each of the last three seasons, including spots on the LSC All-Conference First Team in 2024 and 2025.
Bickley is joined on the LSC Volleyball All-Academic Team by
Madi Parrish, Angelo State;
Karly Wells, DBU;
Payton Murray and
Bryleigh Schweer, Lubbock Christian;
Arianna Fields, Midwestern State;
Sophie Mae Smith, Oklahoma Christian;
Alyssa Koehl, St. Mary’s;
Kendall Harrington, Texas A&M-Kingsville;
Tori Woods, Texas Woman’s;
Sydney Sabini, UT Dallas;
Saige Rivera, UT Tyler; and
Currie Marusak and
Taytum Stow, West Texas A&M.
Six players on the 2025 Volleyball All-Academic Team are repeat honorees led by Koehl, a three-time All-Academic selection (2023, ’24, 25). Bickley, Murray, Fields, Rivera, Woods and Stow have twice been named to the All-Academic Team.
The All-Academic Team, selected by vote of the LSC sports information directors, recognizes student-athlete accomplishments in the classroom and on the volleyball court. To be eligible for the All-Academic Team ballot, individuals must maintain a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average and have reached sophomore athletic eligibility.
As the Volleyball Academic Player of the Year, Bickley is a candidate for the 2025-26 LSC Fred Jacoby Academic Athlete of the Year award which is announced in June.
2025 LSC Volleyball All-Academic Team
Honorees are listed alphabetically by team
Academic Player of the Year: Lily Bickley, Lubbock Christian University
| Player |
Team |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Madi Parrish |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
OH |
Finance |
Saginaw, Texas |
| Karly Wells |
DBU |
Jr. |
OH |
Sports Management |
Keller, Texas |
| Lily Bickley |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
MB |
Biology |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Payton Murray |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
OH |
Business |
Holliday, Texas |
| Bryleigh Schweer |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
MB |
Business |
Greeley, Colo. |
| Arrianna Fields |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
OH |
Exercise Physiology |
McKinney, Texas |
| Sophie Mae Smith |
Oklahoma Christian |
Sr. |
S |
Accounting |
Ruston, La. |
| Alyssa Koehl |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
L |
Exercise & Sport Science |
New Braunfels, Texas |
| Kendall Harrington |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Sr. |
RS |
Management |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Tori Woods |
Texas Woman's |
Sr. |
PIN/OH |
Dietetics/Nutrition |
Brookston, Ind. |
| Sydney Sabin |
UT Dallas |
Jr. |
S/DS |
Business Administration |
Frisco, Texas |
| Saige Rivera |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
S |
Management |
Temecula, Calif. |
| Currie Marusak |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
OH |
Health Science/Pre-Nursing |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Taytum Stow |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
MB |
Sports & Exercise Science |
Hereford, Texas |