Marianne Reilly was a standout for the women's basketball team, and was the first member of the program to crack the 1,000-point barrier. She also was the first female at Manhattan to be inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame, before being inducted into the MAAC Honor Roll in 2014. Reilly would finish her outstanding career with 1,305 points and 860 rebounds. She also was a member of the first varsity women's team in school history in 1978-79 that would later be cited by the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame. As a junior, Reilly led the Jaspers to their first-ever winning season (17-12), averaging 15 points and nine rebounds. In 2016, she returned to her alma mater as Manhattan's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics.