Edison, N.J. – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced its 2025 Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll on Tuesday, with Marist women's basketball projected to finish fourth in the league standings.
The Red Foxes collected 128 points in the poll, landing just behind Mount St. Mary's (132) and ahead of Siena (103). Fairfield, the defending MAAC champions, were selected as the preseason favorite with 13 first-place votes.
Marist was also well represented on the Preseason All-MAAC Teams. Redshirt senior guard
Lexie Tarul and sophomore guard
Danielle Williamsen both earned spots on the Preseason All-MAAC Second Team, highlighting the program's strong backcourt heading into the 2025-26 campaign.
Tarul returns for her third season with the program after a breakout campaign last season. As a redshirt junior, 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.
Williamsen returns for her sophomore campaign after she averaged 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists across 26.8 minutes per game en route to earning MAAC All-Rookie Team honors. Williamsen's production exploded as she closed the season averaging 13.1 points and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 48.3% from beyond the arc in her final seven games of the season.
The Red Foxes open the 2025-26 season looking to build on last year's momentum where they more than doubled its win total from the previous season and contend for a MAAC championship.
The complete 2025 MAAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll is as follows:
- Fairfield (13) – 169
- Quinnipiac – 155
- Mount St. Mary's – 132
- Marist – 128
- Siena – 103
- Iona – 100
- Manhattan – 95
- Merrimack – 76
- Canisius – 69
- Saint Peter's – 51
- Niagara – 48
- Sacred Heart – 43
- Rider – 14
