FLUSHING, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College star guard Alicia Gumbs was selected to the eight-member 2024-25 CUNYAC Women's Basketball Preseason Player to Watch list, announced by the league office. This marks the second consecutive Preseason Player to Watch nomination for the Queens native.

Playing in all 19 contests last season, Gumbs averaged 23.1 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game on a nation-high 39.8 minutes per game to earn a CUNYAC All-Star Second-Team nod. On the CUNYAC level, Gumbs ranked third in points, eighth in rebounds, tied for eighth in steals, ninth in assists and 10th in both blocked shots (0.6) and 3-point field goals made (1.3) per game.  Gumbs also finished tied for fourth in free-throw percentage (72.5) and 20th in field goal percentage (33.0). Buoyed by a quartet of 30+ point games in 10 contests over 25 points,  Gumbs' scoring output was good enough for 10th in the nation in the final NCAA Division III Statistical Rankings Summary.  Gumbs was also cited twice as the CUNYAC Player of the Week Honorable Mention selection, and claimed four Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Divisions II-III Honorable Mention distinctions for her weekly heroics.

2024-25 CUNYAC Women's Basketball Preseason Player to Watch List

• Mia Castillo (Baruch College)
• Alexa Charles (Hunter College)
• Alina Estrella (Brooklyn College)
• Emily Kennedy (Lehman College)
• Alicia Gumbs (York College)
• Kasia Morrison (CCNY)
• Sheily Quezada (Medgar Evers College)
• Ashley Zeolla (John Jay College)

Additionally, the Cardinals were picked eighth in the CUNYAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
 

2024-25 CUNYAC Preseason Women's Basketball Coaches Poll

	Points
1. Brooklyn College	27
2. Baruch College	25
3. John Jay College	24
4. Hunter College	22
5. Lehman College	14
6. Medgar Evers College	12
7. CCNY	9
8. York College	7

Defending champions Brooklyn College is the favorite, receiving 27 votes. Baruch College (25 votes) and John Jay College (24 votes) round out a competitive top three.The Cardinals' 14-game CUNYAC slate opens December 6 on home court against Lehman College.

The 2024 CUNYAC Championship will take place on February 22 (first round), February 25 (semifinals), and February 27 (finals), with the league champion receiving an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.

The Cardinals open up a two-game home stretch Tuesday (Dec. 3) with a non-conference matchup against the Five Towns College Sound starting at 6 p.m. inside York College Gymnasium.

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