Poughkeepsie, N.Y. ? The Marist women’s basketball team is
ranked 21st in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, released on
Tuesday. This is the highest ranking for the Red Foxes since finishing last
season 22nd in the poll after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Coupled with a ranking of 25th in the Associated Press Top 25
on Monday, Marist is now ranked in both women’s basketball polls simultaneously
for the first time in program history. The Red Foxes are currently riding a
16-game winning streak, the fifth-longest in the country and the team’s longest
since 2005. Marist jumped up two spots in the Coaches’ Poll from last week when
it was ranked 23rd. The Red Foxes are currently 26-2 this season and
a perfect 16-0 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), having clinched
the regular-season title for the fifth-straight season. Marist has won 65 of
their last 68 MAAC games, including their last 19 regular season games.
The
Red Foxes will go on the road one final time in the regular season on Wednesday
when they take on Saint Peter's in Jersey City, N.J. Tipoff is scheduled for 7
p.m. The game was originally scheduled for Friday but was postponed due to
inclement weather.