FLUSHING, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College's Alisha Adams was named to the six-person 2025 CUNYAC Women's Soccer Preseason Player to Watch list, announced Tuesday by the league office.

Starting in 14 matches during the 2024 campaign, Adams netted a career-best four goals and set her teammates up on seven occasions. Her seven assists were a program record and were tied for eighth among all CUNYAC players. In a home matchup against Medgar Evers College (Sept. 23), she tallied her first-career brace and accumulated a hat-trick of assists. 

According to the coaches, the Cardinals will finish fifth in the upcoming campaign.

2025 CUNYAC Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll

	Points (First-Place Votes)
1. John Jay College	24 (4)
2. Lehman College	19 (1)
3. Brooklyn College	17 (1)
4. CCNY	15
5. York College	10
6. Medgar Evers College	5

John Jay College topped the charts with 24 points and four first-place nods. Lehman College and Brooklyn College received the two other first-place votes. York totaled 10 points. The Cardinals' five-match conference schedule commences with a home encounter versus Brooklyn College on October 11.

The 2025 CUNYAC Championship will take place on November 1 (semifinals) and November 8 (finals), with the league champion receiving an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.

In addition to Adams, second-year head man Ovid Cusu returns regulars Michelle Mancuso, Karyme Martinez, Rebecca McKenzie, and Stephanie Ramirez as they aim to build on the momentum from last season. 

The Cardinals kick off the 2025 season Tuesday (Sept. 2) against the Maritime College Privateers in a home outing from York College Outdoor Athletic Complex starting at 3 p.m.

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