INDIANAPOLIS –The UIndy women's basketball team was selected to finish 11th in the annual league preseason poll released Tuesday morning.

Second year head coach, Jama Sharp, will look to improve on the Greyhounds' 2024-25 season where the team finished 12th. The Hounds return four of its top five points scorers from last season; Amyrah Sapenter, Jaelynne Murray, Patricia Chikamba, and Ruby Garner. 

The team also added three newcomers, two transfers, Graycie Poe and Payton Benge, and one freshman, Taylor Van Meter, to the 2025-26 squad. 

UIndy earned 83 points, one point behind defending champion Quincy. Drury tops the poll with 191 points and 10 first-place votes, while Maryville sits behind the Pantehrs with 165 points. Lewis (4) and Missouri S&T (1) garnered the remaining first-place votes. 

The preseason poll is determined by the league's head coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own team.
 
The complete poll and voting results can be found below.
 
 

Place	School	Points (1st-place votes)
1.	Drury	191 (10)
2.	Maryville	165
3.	Lewis	163 (4)
4.	Missouri-St. Louis	158
5.	Missouri S&T	141 (1)
6.	McKendree	135
7.	Truman State	108
8.	Upper Iowa	101
9.	Rockhurst	85
10.	Quincy	84
11.	UIndy	83
12.	Illinois Springfield	60
13.	Southwest Baptist	55
14.	William Jewell	24
15.	Lincoln	22