McInerney earns athletics awards

Taylor McInerney of Annville, a member of the Lebanon Valley College (LVC) volleyball team, was among the 40 LVC student-athletes who earned All-Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) postseason honors during the fall season. McInerney was named to the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom First Team.

McInerney earned All-Conference recognition for the third time in her career, after being selected to the All-MAC Commonwealth First Team in 2022 and to the All-MAC Freedom First Team in 2023. The outside hitter was also named the conference's Player of the Year last fall.

In 2024, McInerney led the Flying Dutchmen with 360.5 points, 3.96 points per set, 343 kills, 3.77 kills per set, and a .303 hitting percentage. In the MAC Freedom, she is first in kills per set, second in kills, tied for second in points per set, sixth in points, and seventh in hitting percentage. She also logged 63 digs and 28.0 total blocks. McInerney delivered several strong performances during the year, including when she recorded season-highs with 27.5 points and 26 kills at DeSales University on Sept. 25. She also registered 22.5 points with 21 kills in LVC's 3-2 conference victory over Stevens Institute of Technology on Oct. 15.

McInerney was also honored by the MAC Freedom four times during the season, receiving the Offensive Player of the Week award on Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 7, and Oct. 28. In the last of these weeks, the week ending Oct. 27, McInerney had 44 kills and 4.0 kills per set while becoming only the fifth player in program history to reach 1,300 career kills. The outside hitter had a .366 hitting percentage and had two assists, seven digs, and three total blocks for 46 total points and 4.18 points per set during the week. She began the week with 17 points on 16 kills, three digs, and two block assists with a .640 hitting percentage in a 3-0 conference win over King's College. McInerney did not record a single attack error in a match-high 25 attacks. She then had 16 kills, three digs, and an assist in a 3-2 defeat at York College. McInerney finished the week with 12 kills, one assist, one dig, and a solo block in a 3-0 defeat to Bridgewater College.

McInerney, a graduate of Palmyra Area High School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education at LVC.

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