Robert Morris women picked to finish 2nd in Horizon League

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