Clearly, something has gotten into the water of the NYTimes sports desk. Another piece on a college women's basketball team?

No More Surprises as Marist Assumes a Higher Profile

As the star guard on the Marist College women’s basketball team, Julianne Viani hears it from her friends around campus. She hears it from fans in the grocery store.

“We want the Final Four,” they tell her. Or, “Elite Eight.”

The Red Foxes have created this climate with some major accomplishments for a midmajor team. Marist is not just another name anymore on the sport’s landscape.