Greenwood, IN – The Vassar College Women's Volleyball team had four student-athletes named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District it was announced Tuesday afternoon. Senior Ellie Kogan, senior Rebecca Gutierrez, junior Holland Kaplan and junior Maura McAusland were all recognized for being standouts both on the field and in the classroom.

Kogan, a Computer and Cognitive Science major, lifted a career-best 296 digs along with a career-high 31 aces in her senior campaign at libero. She recorded a season-best 19 digs twice this season and lifted double-digit digs in 17 total matches in 2025. Kogan is a three-time Liberty League All-Academic team selection and closes her Vassar career with 842 digs and 85 service aces.

Gutierrez, a Neuroscience and Spanish major, posted a strong senior season as she buried a career-high 105 kills along with a career-best 55 total blocks for the Brewers. Gutierrez set the new program record in total blocks in a single match with 10 against Union on October 18. Gutierrez finishes her career ranked in the top-10 in blocks per set with 0.53 and totaled 348 kills and 168 total blocks in her four-year career. Gutierrez is a three-time Liberty League All-Academic team honoree.

Kaplan, a Media Studies and Psychology major, recorded new career-highs in her junior season as Kaplan totaled a career-high 307 kills along with a career-best 203 digs. The junior landed a career-best eight aces against Mount Holyoke while garnering double-digit kills in 19 matches. Kaplan was named an All-Liberty League First Team selection in 2023 and has been named to the Liberty League All-Academic team twice.

McAusland, a Mathematics major, put together a record-breaking season in 2025 as she was named the program's seventh AVCA All-American honor and was the first to earn the national award since Devan Gallagher in 2018. McAusland was also tabbed an AVCA All-Region III selection while garnering her third straight All-Liberty League honor with this being her first All-Liberty League First Team selection. She has also been named to the Liberty League All-Academic team twice.

The junior closed the 2025 season with a career-best 404 kills, ranking eighth all-time in a single season in Vassar program history. She also finished the season averaging 4.54 kills per set, which is the second highest mark in program history and also ranks third all-time in hitting percentage in a single season at .329.The junior set new career-highs in kills (404) and digs (240) while recording 44 aces and 24 total blocks to finish with a career-best 462.5 points and 5.20 points per set. Following her junior year, McAusland currently sits sixth all-time in attack percentage (.249) and third in kills per set (3.47) in Vassar program history for her career.

Vassar finished the 2025 season with a 19-8 overall record, which is the most victories since 2017, and 4-4 in Liberty League play to finish fifth to qualify for the First Round of the Liberty League Championship.