NEW YORK --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College senior forward Beautifull Earth has been selected to the eight-member 2026-27 CUNYAC Women's Basketball Preseason Player to Watch list. This laurel marks Earth's first during her Cardinal career. 

Entering her fourth season at York, Earth appeared in 17 contests in 2025-26, averaging career-highs in points (8.4), rebounds (9.1), and steals (3.8). A defensive force, the Brooklyn native tallied 5+ steals seven times and secured double-digit rebounds on 10 occasions. Finishing the campaign strong, Earth scored in double figures the final five games, including netting a career-best 20 points in the team's finale versus Medgar Evers College (Feb. 17). In the CUNYAC hierarchy, Earth placed highly in rebounds (6th) and steals (3rd) per game. 

Team-wise, coaches predict the Cardinals to finish eighth.

2026-27 CUNYAC Women' Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll

	Points (First-Place Votes)
1. Brooklyn College	47 (5)
2. Hunter College	42 (3)
3. Lehman College	35 (1)
4. John Jay College	33
5. Baruch College	25
6. CCNY	22
7. Medgar Evers College	13
8. York College	10

Brooklyn College led the way with 47 points and five first-place finishes. Defending champion Hunter College received two first-place votes, and Lehman College collected the other first-place nod. York accumulated 10 points. 

The Cardinals' 14-game conference slate begins with a home battle against Medgar Evers College on December 4.

The 2026-27 CUNYAC Championship begins February 20 (first round), with the semifinals scheduled for February 23 and the finals for February 26. The league champion receives an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.

York gets its campaign underway November 7 against Mitchell College in a non-conference road matchup starting at 2 p.m. inside Yarnall Athletic Center in New London, Connecticut. 

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