Senior captain Kayla Hoohuli (St. Mary's, Pa.) was named to the preseason All-MAAC Second Team. The Canisius women's basketball team was picked to finish eighth in the 11-team Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference preseason coaches poll.

Hoohuli, who earned preseason All-Big Four First-Team honors at the end of October, has appeared in all 90 games during her first three years as a Golden Griffin. The St. Mary's, Pa. native led the team in scoring at 10.8 points per game, 3-pointers made (48), steals (33) and minutes per game (33.5) last season. Hoohuli had a strong ending to her junior season, shooting 46.8 percent from the floor during the final six games and scoring a career-high 23 points in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Championship against Quinnipiac.  Hoohuli enters the season with 148 career 3-pointers, which ranks eighth in program history. The 5-foot-7 guard is the sixth player in program history to make at least 45 3-pointers in each of her first three seasons. 

She also has drawn 46 chargers in her career, including a career-best 19 charges last season.

Nine-time defending champion Marist and Quinnipiac each received 112 points to finish tied for first place in the coaches poll. Iona received 106 points, followed by Fairfield (81), Niagara (75), Rider (58) and Manhattan (49). Canisius received 44 points, followed by Monmouth (43), Siena (34) and Saint Peter's (12).

Canisius returns eight letterwinners, including three of the top four scorers, from the 2013-14 team that posted a 13-17 overall record and 9-11 record in MAAC play to finish in fifth-place in the conference standings, the best conference finish for the Golden Griffins in the past five seasons.

Canisius opens the 2014-15 season at St. Bonaventure, on Friday, Nov. 14. The Golden Griffins face Binghamton in their home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the KAC.