Francis Marion University senior middleblocker
Caroline Lucas and junior outside hitter
Madilyn Gartner have been named to the 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America Team as honorable mention selections.
Lucas, a native of Easley, S.C., is a four-year starter and a three-time All-Conference selection. She played in every set this year and led Conference Carolinas in hitting percentage (.377). She ranks fourth in total blocks (96), fifth in blocks per set (0.84), fifth in points per set (3.87), and sixth in kills per set (3.17). She ranks 14th nationally in hitting percentage.
She also averaged 0.96 digs per set and served 24 aces with a serve percentage of .903.
Lucas was named to conference's 2025 All-Tournament Team and is a two-time Academic All-Conference selection. She finished her career fifth in program history with 1,179 kills and 13th in career blocks (299) with a .337 career hitting percentage.
Gartner, a native of Albertville, Minn., also played in every set this year and was named the Conference Carolinas Player of the Year. She was also awarded the conference' Elite 26 Academic Award for 2025.
She was named the conference's Player of the Week three times in 2025 and led the league in total kills (462), kills per set (4.05), and points per set (4.43), while ranking 17th in hitting percentage (.242). Nationally, she ranks 14th in total kills, 12th in total attacks, 19th in kills per set, 24th in attacks per set, and 29th in points per set.
Gartner also averaged 1.92 digs per set and 0.43 blocks per set, served 16 aces, and posted a .919 reception percentage. She registered 27 matches with double-figure kills, including four with 20+ kills, to go along with seven double-doubles (kills/digs).
Her breakout season came after she missed nearly all of the 2024 campaign with an injury. She is also a two-time Academic All-Conference Team selection.
Earlier this month, both were named to the D2CCA first-team All-Southeast Region squad.
The pair helped lead Francis Marion to a 21-10 record, the East Division title, and the top seed in the conference tournament.
Both are biology majors with Lucas being a product of Pickens High School and Gartner a graduate of St. Michael-Albertville High School.
Caroline Lucas Madilyn Gartner
