MARIAN TOPS CROSSROADS LEAGUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL
JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its 2022-2023 Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll and Preseason All-League Team on Wednesday, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Marian was once again selected as the preseason favorite, after having won or shared the regular season title in each of the past seven years. The Knights were followed closely by Indiana Wesleyan in the poll, with Mount Vernon Nazarene, Saint Francis, Grace and Taylor separated by six points from third to sixth.
The Preseason All-Crossroads League First-Team was headlined by a trio of returning NAIA All-Americans, with Ella Collier of Marian, Maggie Coe of Mount Vernon Nazarene and Maddie Ryman of Grace making the list. Cassidy Crawford (USF), Kellie Damman (IWU), Lilli Frasure (IWU), Taylor Westgate (TU) and Kinnidy Garrard (MU) also were named as Preseason All-CL First-Team selections.
The 2022-2023 season is set to open on Thursday, October 27, with the first league games slated for Wednesday, November 16.
2022-2023 Crossroads League Preseason Poll
1-Marian, 70
2-Indiana Wesleyan, 67
T3-Mount Vernon Nazarene, 51
T3-Saint Francis, 51
5-Grace, 47
6-Taylor, 45
T7-Huntington, 22
T7-Goshen, 22
9-Bethel, 16
10-Spring Arbor, 14
2022-2023 Crossroads League Preseason All-League
First-Team
-Ella Collier, Marian
-Maggie Coe, Mount Vernon Nazarene
-Cassidy Crawford, Saint Francis
-Maddie Ryman, Grace
-Kelli Damman, Indiana Wesleyan
-Lilli Frasure, Indiana Wesleyan
-Taylor Westgate, Taylor
-Kinnidy Garrard, Marian
Second-Team
-Karlee Feldman, Grace
-Sage Brannon, Mount Vernon Nazarene
-Jordan Reid, Indiana Wesleyan
-Rylee Pireu, Mount Vernon Nazarene
-Reganne Pate, Saint Francis
-Maiah Shelton, Bethel
-Allison Bosse, Marian
-Emily Seboe, Huntington
Honorable Mention Team
-Emily Parrett, Saint Francis
-Kyla Foster, Goshen
-Kiersten Findley, Grace
-Meleah Kunkel, Saint Francis
-Maddie Lawrence, Indiana Wesleyan
-Emily Walker, Mount Vernon Nazarene
-Tamia Perryman, Marian
-Alana Nelson, Spring Arbor
-Syanne Mohamed, Goshen
-Nyla Asad, Bethel
-Abby Williams, Bethel