POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - After receiving votes since it won the Duel
in the Desert Tournament in December, the Marist women's basketball team has
cracked into the top-25 in the Associated Press (AP) Poll on Monday. The Red
Foxes are ranked 25th in the nation, and it marks the eighth time
the team is ranked in the poll in program history and seventh time the squad
has garnered an in-season ranking.
Marist is riding the nation's second longest winning streak,
a 17-game stretch, which is also the second longest streak in program history.
Last week the Red Foxes went 3-0 in MAAC
action and posted wins over Siena, Niagara and a come-from-behind victory at
Fairfield on Sunday. Marist stands atop the MAAC with an overall record of 21-2
and a 12-0 mark in conference play.
Most recently, junior guard Corielle Yarde (Reading, Pa.) hit the game-winning layup with 27.7
seconds remaining as Marist erased an eight-point halftime deficit to defeat
the Fairfield Stags 54-52 on Sunday at the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard.
Yarde led the way for Marist with 18 points and senior guard Erica Allenspach (Miamisburg, Ohio)
added 13 on 6-for-12 shooting.
The Red Foxes have climbed as high as No. 20 in the AP Poll.
Marist was ranked 20th on Jan. 19, 2009 after it broke into the poll
two weeks prior on Jan. 5.
The #25 Marist women's basketball team will next be in
action on Friday, Feb. 11 for a MAAC contest at Iona. Tip-off at the Hynes
Athletic Center is slated for 4:30 p.m. The game will be televised nationally
on ESPNU.
Marist's All-Time AP
Top 25 Rankings
Feb. 7, 2011 - #25
Jan. 19, 2009 - #20
Jan. 12, 2009 - #21
Jan. 5, 2009 - #25
Final 2007-08 - #22
March 11, 2008 - #22
March 4, 2008 - #24
Feb. 26, 2008 - #25