POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Seniors Ciara Croker, Jackie Piddock, Morgan Tompkins, and Lexie Tarul have been named captains for the 2025-26 campaign as announced by head coach Erin Doughty on Friday, October 3rd.

"We are very excited to have Ciara, Jackie, Lexie, and Morgan as our captains this year," Doughty stated. "Each has been a valuable member of our program and brings different leadership styles that complement each other well. They are consummate teammates and embody what it means to be a Red Fox."

The quartet of captains are in their first year in a leadership position for the program.

"They will be great representatives of Marist Women's Basketball both on and off the court, and are loved and respected by their teammates," Doughty added. "They have earned this great responsibility, and we know that they are up for the challenge. I am confident that they will be great leaders, teammates, and ambassadors for our program."

Tarul returns for her third year with the program and was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Second Team before the start of the 2025-26 campaign. As a redshirt junior last season, Tarul averaged 11.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists across 30.9 minutes per game, en route to earning All-MAAC Third Team honors. She knocked down 69 three-pointers on the season on 32.9% shooting, both of which led the team. 

The trio of Croker, Piddock, and Tompkins all enter their final seasons together after being recruited together before ultimately committing to the Red Foxes.

As a junior last season, Piddock appeared in and started all 31 games, averaging 5.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.4 assists across 27.9 minutes per game. She led the team with 36 steals on the campaign and averaged 7.1 points  4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists over the final 11 games of the season.

Last season, Croker started in 30 games and averaged 5.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists across 27.3 minutes per game. Croker finished second on the team in rebounding last season with 131 boards.

Tompkins returns for her senior year after appearing in 20 games off the bench last season. Tompkins scored season-highs of six points twice last season, once against St. John's and once against Lehigh.