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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

13 Maris Zurliene

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Aviston, Ill.
  • High School Mater Dei Catholic
  • Major Theology & Ministry

Biography

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Member of two regional championship, including a State Championship team her sophomore year at Mater Dei Catholic
  • Also lettered with the volleyball program, where she was a member of a state championship team her senior year
  • Three-time All-State selection
  • Named All-Tournament with IHSA State Tournament
  • Two-time Defensive Player of the Year
  • Scored 1,000th career point her senior year
  • Class Valedictorian
  • National Honor Society President in 2024-25
  • Three-year Sisters in Christ Leader
  • Multiple Academic Letter Awards
  • High Honors all during high school career
  • Earned U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award (2024-25)
PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Craig and Shelise Zurliene
  • One brother, Caleb and one sister, Bailey
  • Brother Caleb played men’s basketball at Purdue Northwest (Ind.) (NCAA Division II) (2021-22), McKendree (Ill.) (NCAA Division II) (2023-24) and Campbell (2025)
  • Sister Bailey George ran cross country at Evansville (2013-15) and passed away in 2016 after a battle with cancer
  • Plans to major in Theology and Ministry at Lipscomb
  • Chose Lipscomb because “I can grow spiritually, academically, and athletically. The Christ centered environment is like no other, you can’t beat it”.
  • Also recruited by DePaul, North Dakota State, Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Western Illinois, Missouri St. Louis, Cornell, Benedictine and Campbell
  • Favorite TV Show: Gilmore Girls
  • Favorite Movie: Elf
  • Favorite Book: The Bible
  • Most admired person: her mother
  • Her ambition is to be a light

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