DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Aug. 6, 2024) – Mercy University women's lacrosse graduate student Carly Diolosa (Brookhaven, N.Y./Bellport) has been named Mercy University's nominee for 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year.

Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of the Year award is rooted in Title IX and recognizes graduating female college student-athletes who have exhausted their NCAA eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.

Diolosa was named a recipient of the 2023-24 Dr. Robert Dranoff Excellence in Community and Character Award in June. Diolosa carries a 4.0 GPA as a graduate student at Mercy University while playing women's lacrosse and holding an internship at Con Edison, working with Project and Resource Management from November 2022 through April 2023 and with Electric Operations from April 2023 through May 2024.

She finished her undergraduate degree in just three years ('23), earning a 3.96 GPA and selection to the 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team, and was presented with a decision: accept a job offer or stay for her final season of collegiate lacrosse.

The two-time Mercy women's lacrosse captain stayed in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. and earned All-ECC Second Team accolades in her final season, as the graduate student defender started all 19 games with 16 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers to go with a pair of assists.

Diolosa served as Mercy's SAAC President in each of the last two years and has spearheaded the athletics department's community service efforts in events such as Making Strides Versus Cancer Pink Games, 9/11 remembrance ceremonies, and the annual Veterans Day Walk. She also led her women's lacrosse team in community service efforts at the Abbott House, where she and her teammates play basketball with developmentally disabled adults.