NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Caldwell University women's basketball, under the direction of sixth-year Head Coach Christie Conforti, has been selected to finish fourth in the preseason poll of Central Atlantic Athletic Conference (CACC) coaches, the league announced today. 

Conforti's Cougars return 10 letterwinners from last year's squad, whose 21 victories were the program's most in nine years, and welcome two transfers and four freshmen to the 2026-27 squad. 

Caldwell (21-9 overall, 13-7 in CACC play last year) is led by All-CACC senior guard Jah'Nel Lewis (Jersey City, N.J.), fellow senior guards Brooke Corbett (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Neysa Aguilar (Middlesex, N.J.) and senior forward Harmony Earth-Wiley (Southfield, Mich.) as returning starters. Holdover seniors Nia Clemons (No. Plainfield, N.J.) and Shauntia Alexander (No. Plainfield, N.J.) are supplemented by junior wing Sofia Maldonado (Jackson Heights, N.Y.) and Bryant University transfer, soph Giselle Davis (Bayonne, N.J.) 

The Cougars open with an exhibition contest at Rutgers on Oct. 30, then being the regular season at the NE10-CACC Conference Challengeon Nov. 13-14 vs. host Pace and Adelphi.

For the second straight year, the CACC will function as a single standings table, with a double round-robin schedule through the season. The top eight teams will advance to the CACC Tournament, with the top four hosting first round games on March 2. 

Holy Family University's Campus Center Gymnasium will serve as host site for the Championship Semifinals and Finals, March 6-7.

2026-27 CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES' POLL

1. Holy Family (7), 97 points
2. Felician (3), 85
3. Jefferson (1), 78
4. Caldwell, 75
5. Chestnut Hill, 72
6. Post, 49
7. Dominican, 42
8. Georgian Court, 36
9. Bridgeport, 35
10. Goldey-Beacom, 26
11. Wilmington, 10

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