Editor's Note: The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is celebrating its 40th anniversary season in 2020-21. Throughout this summer, the conference will be announcing all-anniversary teams for each sport it currently sponsors. In conjunction, the Marist Athletics Department will highlight its achievements from the MAAC era.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist water polo program is the school's newest varsity sport, with its first season coming in 2000. After joining the MAAC in 2003, the program has totaled four MAAC Championships, one in 2006 and three in a row from 2008-10.
Through the past 20 years, the program has seen a tremendous amount of success, and many great players have gotten a chance to put on a Red Fox uniform.
Amanda Amorosa: Marist's all-time leader in goals (293), assists (175) and points (468), Amorosa is the Red Foxes' greatest water polo player of all time. She was a four-time All-MAAC First Team honoree and was named Rookie of the Year in 2014. She earned MAAC weekly awards 12 times throughout her stellar career, and led the Red Foxes to four consecutive appearances in the MAAC Championship finals.
Katelin McCahill: A four-time member of the All-MAAC Team, McCahill was Marist's all-time leading goal scorer at the time of her graduation, with 272 (she now ranks second). She was named to the MAAC All-Tournament Team twice and was the MAAC Tournament's Most Outstanding Player in 2008 and 2009, leading the Red Foxes to back-to-back conference titles for the first time in MAAC Water Polo League history. She has three of the top five goal-scoring seasons in Red Fox water polo history. In 2009, she broke her own single-season goals record of 68 set in 2006 and 2007 with 74. This record was later broken, but still ranks fourth all-time. McCahill scored four goals in Marist's 16-11 victory over Cal Lutheran in the seventh-place game of the 2009 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championships, the first NCAA tournament win in Marist water polo history.
Kristen Barnett: The MAAC Water Polo Rookie of the Year in 2007, Barnett is one of the top drivers in program history. She currently ranks fourth on the program's all-time goals list with 200 in her career. She played a major role in all three of the team's MAAC Championships from 2008-2010.
Jessica Hamby: Hamby was a three-time First Team All-MAAC selection and was named to the MAAC All-Tournament team two times In her career. She ranked second on the team as a senior with 50 goals. For her career, she scored 247 times, good for fourth best in program history, including career-best 84 goals during her junior season. This was a record at the time, but is now the second highest amount of goals scored in a single season in program history.
Katherine Tijerina: Tijerina is one of the most well-rounded players in Marist water polo history. The Commerce, California-native is a two-time ACWPC Honorable Mention All-American, and was named First Team All-MAAC as a senior and Second Team All-MAAC as a junior. She ended her career as one of the most accomplished players in Marist history, ranking first all-time in steals (207), third in assists (152) and seventh in goals (162).
Head Coach Ashleigh Huckins: Huckins served as head water polo coach at Marist for six seasons (2008-13), and won three straight MAAC championships with the Red Foxes from 2008-10. The Red Foxes won a game in the NCAA Tournament in both 2009 and 2010, becoming the first program in MAAC history to accomplish that feat. Her 2008 team set a school record with 27 victories, and went a perfect 10-0 in MAAC play. She compiled an overall record of 129-92, and with a 53-11 mark in conference play. Huckins coach four MAAC Defensive Players of the Year, one MAAC Rookie of the Year, and 12 First Team All-MAAC selections.
Elizabeth Davis: Davis is Marist's greatest goalie of all time. She is the program's all-time leader in saves with 1,067, and she is the only Red Fox to this day to reach the 1,000 career saves milestone. She was Marist's goalkeeper for the program's first two MAAC Championships in 2006 and 2008, and played a major role in both postseasons. She was crowned the MAAC's Defensive Player of the Year in 2007, and also was named First Team All-MAAC in 2007 and 2008 after maging the All-MAAC Second Team in 2005 and 2006.
Samantha Swartz: Swartz is fifth on the program's all-time goals list with 179 career goals. She is also top-10 on the all-time lists in assists with 133 (seventh), and steals with 177 (third). She played a key role in Marist's 2009 and 2010 Championships, making the All-Championship Team in 2009, and then winning Most Valuable Player in 2010.
Alyson Fiorillo: Fiorillo was a dual sport athlete at Marist, also swimming for the swim & dive program. Despite the heavy workload, she was became the program's first All-MAAC First Team selection in 2004. Record Book. She is also a Marist Co-Female Sportsperson of the Year award recipient. She is also ninth on the program's all-time goals list with 148.
Kari Weston: Weston was part of the program's first MAAC Championship in 2006 as well, winning Co-MAAC Rookie of the Year that season. She was also named Second Team All-MAAC in both 2006 and 2007.
Rebecca Thomas: Thomas was an all-time great goalkeeper for Marist. She won Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2012, and then claimed the award for herself in 2013. She also earned the Academic All-American honors. Thomas ranks third in career saves at MArist with 667.
Maggie Hatcher: Hatcher won Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2008, and was also named Second Team All-MAAC en route to playing a big role in leading the Red Foxes to the 2008 MAAC Championship.
Anna-Lena Hathaway: Hathaway is one of the most well-rounded players in program history, ranking second on the program's all-time assists list (159), and second on the all-time steals list (188).
Angie Rampton: Rampton made the All-Championship Team twice in 2008 and 2010, helping lead Marist to its three-peat. She ranks fourth on the program's all-time assists list with 146.
Jessica Getchius: Getchius was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2009, and was named First Team All-MAAC in both 2009 and 2010.
Other Notables: Robin Crabtree, Alison Hamby,
Justine Castro,
Anais Mathes, Diana Carballo,
Susan Cantoni,
Grace Doerfler,
Carsen Horvatich,
Carolyn Gauvin
2006: The Red Foxes' first MAAC Championship came in the 2006 season. Marist finished the season with an overall record of 23-15, and entered the postseason as the #2 seed in the MAAC. In the first round of the MAAC Tournament, the Red Foxes defeated Iona 9-3, and moved on to face #1 Wagner in the championship. Marist won the game 5-1, earning the first MAAC title in program history. Katelin McCahill and Kari Weston were named to the All-Championship Team, and Elizabeth Davis earned the Most Valuable Player award.
2008: After losing by one goal in the MAAC Championship game against Wagner in 2007, Marist was back on top in 2008. The Red Foxes finished the regular season with a record of 27-10, and earned the #1 seed entering the MAAC Tournament. In the event, hosted at McCann Natatorium, Marist took on Siena in the first round, and defeated the Saints 11-9 in double overtime. The Red Foxes advanced to face #2 Iona in the finals, and defeated the Gaels 7-6 to earn the program's second MAAC Championship. Angela Rampton and Elizabeth Davis made the All-Championship Team, while Katelin McCahill was named the Most Valuable Player.
2009: The Red Foxes set out once again to defend their MAAC title in 2009, and this time completed their goal. Finishing the season with a 21-15 record (7-3 MAAC), Marist entered the postseason as the #3 seed this time, The Red Foxes upset #2 Wagner 7-6 in the first round, and went on to beat Iona 11-7 in the championship game. McCahill won her second straight Most Valuable Player award, while Samantha Swartz made the All-Championship Team. Advancing to the NCAA Tournament, the Red Foxes picked up their first ever NCAA Tournament win over Cal Lutheran by a score of 16-11.
2010: Marist completed the three-peat in 2010, in what was one of the most dominant seasons in program history. Finishing the season with a conference record of 9-1, the Red Foxes entered the postseason with a ton of momentum, and never looked back. Marist stomped Siena 17-4 in the first round, and moved on to destroy Iona 18-5 in the finals. The Red Foxes moved on to the NCAA Tournament, and earned the second NCAA victory in program history, defeating Pomona-Pitzer 6-5.
GOALS: 1. Amanda Amorosa (293) 2. Katelin McCahill (273) 3. Jessica Hamby (247) 4. Kristen Barnett (200) 5. Samantha Swartz (179)
ASSISTS: 1. Amanda Amorosa (175) 2. Anna-Lena Hathaway (159) 3.
Katherine Tijerina (152) 4. Angie Rampton (146) 5. Shelby Rinker (142)
STEALS: 1.
Katherine Tijerina (207) 2. Anna-Lena Hathaway (188) 3. Samantha Swartz (177) 4. Shelby Rinker (163) 5. Jessica Hamby (162)
SAVES: 1. Elizabeth Davis (1,067) 2. Skyler Henry (829) 3. Rebecca Thomas (667) 4. Jessica Gretchius (619) 5. Katy Zweifel (461)
