DURHAM, N.C. – FDU women's basketball senior Lilly Parke has been selected as a Kay Yow Servant Leader for the 2025-26 season. 

The Kay Yow Servant Leader Award is an honor presented annually by the Kay Yow Foundation. The award is given to a selection of student-athletes who embody the characteristics of servant and selfless leadership both on and off the court. 

"I am honored to receive the Kay Yow Servant Leader Award," said Parke. "It is an amazing opportunity to learn more about Coach Kay Yow's legacy, and my goal is to help continue the fight against cancer.

The award recipients honor the legacy of Coach Kay Yow. In her 38 years as a college head coach, Coach Yow was one of only six Division I women's basketball head coaches to achieve 700 career victories. She guided her squads to 20 of 27 NCAA Tournaments, 11 trips to the Sweet 16, and a trip to the Elite Eight and the Final Four in 1998. Yow was part of an elite group of nine Olympic coaches chosen to lead USA Basketball in the pursuit of Olympic gold. Additionally, Yow became only the third women's basketball coach in NCAA Division I history to coach 1,000 games with one program.

The Kay Yow Cancer Fund was officially founded on Dec. 3, 2007, fulfilling Yow's vision to support advanced research, extend the quality of life for those battling cancer, serve the underserved, and unite people.