A year after the Robert Morris women’s basketball team reached the Horizon League Tournament semifinals, the Colonials were chosen Thursday to finish as runner-up in the league standings this season.
The league’s coaches selected defending-champion Green Bay as the frontrunner to repeat.
The Phoenix garnered eight of the 11 available first-place votes.
Meanwhile, two Robert Morris players — Noa Givon and Pitt transfer Aislin Malcolm, a Chartiers Valley grad — earned second-team all-Horizon preseason honors.
Cleveland State’s Colbi Maples was tabbed as the conference’s preseason player of the year.
Horizon League Preseason Poll
1. Green Bay (8) 117
2. Robert Morris (1) 97
3. Youngstown State (1) 92
4. Cleveland State (1) 87
5. Purdue Fort Wayne 79
6. Northern Kentucky 70
7. Detroit Mercy 59
8. Wright State 47
9. Milwaukee 29
10. IU Indianapolis 27
11. Oakland 22
Note: First-place votes in parentheses.
Preseason First Team
Colbi Maples, Cleveland State
Aaliyah McQueen, Detroit Mercy
Maddy Skorupski, Green Bay
Mya Meredith, Northern Kentucky
Sophia Gregory, Youngstown State
Preseason Second Team
Jenna Guyer, Green Bay
Kamy Peppler, Green Bay
Jordan Reid, Purdue Fort Wayne
Noa Givon, Robert Morris
Aislin Malcolm, Robert Morris
