2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record 3–4 (0–0 Atlatnic Sun)
Head coach Steve Lanpher (5th year)
Assistant coach Bob Dubina
Assistant coach Liz Flooks
Assistant coach Rayven Johnson
Home arena Fleisher Center
2016–17 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stetson 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875
Jacksonville 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714
North Florida 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625
NJIT 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429
USC Upstate 0 – 0   –     3 – 5   .375
Florida Gulf Coast 0 – 0   –     2 – 5   .286
Kennesaw State 0 – 0   –     1 – 5   .167
Lipscomb 0 – 0   –     1 – 6   .143
† 2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team will represent New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fifth year head coach Steve Lanpher, play their home games at the Fleisher Center. This will be their final season playing at the Fleisher Center before moving to the Wellness and Events Center in 2017 and are second year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Roster

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Morgan, AmberAmber Morgan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Dudley, AlanaAlana Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Whippany Park Whippany, NJ
G 3 Brereton, TraceyTracey Brereton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Matawan Regional Aberdeen, NJ
G 11 Ireland, JordanJordan Ireland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Garnet Valley Garnet Valley, PA
G/F 12 Lewis, TajTaj Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Longmeadow
Roxbury CC		 Springfield, MA
G 13 Guarino, KellyKelly Guarino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Albertus Mangus Thells, NY
G 14 Vetra, RutaRuta Vetra 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Our Lady of Mercy Academy Jūrmala, Latvia
C 21 Ruban, MariaMaria Ruban 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Our Lady of Mercy Academy Kiev, Ukraine
G 22 Torres, TatiannaTatianna Torres 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Thomas A. Edison Arlington, VA
G 23 Libby, JillianJillian Libby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cheverus South Portland, ME
G 24 Spahn, CamerinCamerin Spahn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Freehold Freehold, NJ
G 25 Picard, BiancaBianca Picard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Souderton Skippack, PA
F 34 Horton, LeahLeah Horton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Emmaus
Temple		 Macungie, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/16/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Binghamton L 50–54  0–1
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,374)
Vestal, NY

11/19/2015*
5:00 PM		 Lehigh L 47–75  0–2
 Fleisher Center (606)
Newark, NJ

11/22/2015*
1:00 PM		 at Marshall L 50–63  0–3
 Cam Henderson Center (384)
Huntington, WV

11/24/2015*
7:00 PM		 St. Joseph's–Brooklyn W 78–41  1–3
 Fleisher Center (355)
Newark, NJ

11/28/2015*
2:00 PM		 College of Saint Joseph (VT) W 71–50  2–3
 Fleisher Center (300)
Newark, NJ

12/02/2015*
5:00 PM		 at Wagner L 53–76  2–4
 Spiro Sports Center (N/A)
Staten Island, NY

12/05/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Virginia L 54–81  2–5
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,268)
Charlottesville, VA

12/09/2015*
7:00 PM		 at LIU Brooklyn W 53–44  3–5
 Steinberg Wellness Center (150)
Brooklyn, NY

12/11/2015*
7:00 PM		 Army L 35–71  3–6
 Fleisher Center (150)
Newark, NJ

12/20/2015*
2:00 PM		 Vermont L 46–54  3–7
 Fleisher Center (N/A)
Newark, NJ

12/22/2015*
12:00 PM		 North Dakota State L 59–64  3–8
 Fleisher Center (332)
Newark, NJ

12/28/2015*
8:00 PM		 at Minnesota L 50–83  3–9
 Williams Arena (2,772)
Minneapolis, MN

12/31/2015*
2:00 PM		 Dartmouth L 39–46  3–10
 Fleisher Center (400)
Newark, NJ

01/04/2016*
2:00 PM		 Brown L 49–74  3–11
 Fleisher Center (202)
Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun regular season

01/09/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 USC Upstate L 41–58  3–12 (0–1)
 Fleisher Center (202)
Newark, NJ

01/11/2016*
7:00 PM		 at Columbia L 52–72  3–13
 Levien Gymnasium (236)
New York City, NY

01/16/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Stetson L 55–60  3–14 (0–2)
 Edmunds Center (316)
DeLand, FL

01/18/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 37–70  3–15 (0–3)
 Alico Arena (1,482)
Fort Myers, FL

01/22/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 North Florida L 51–68  3–16 (0–4)
 Fleisher Center (222)
Newark, NJ

01/26/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Jacksonville L 36–65  3–17 (0–5)
 Fleisher Center (335)
Newark, NJ

01/30/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Kennesaw State L 48–64  3–18 (0–6)
 KSU Convocation Center (755)
Kennesaw, GA

02/04/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Lipscomb W 61–51  4–18 (1–6)
 Fleisher Center (355)
Newark, NJ

02/06/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Kennesaw State L 77–82  4–19 (1–7)
 Fleisher Center (275)
Newark, NJ

02/10/2016
7:30 PM, ESPN3		 at Lipscomb L 49–63  4–20 (1–8)
 Allen Arena (44)
Nashville, TN

02/13/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Florida Gulf Coast L 32–53  4–21 (1–9)
 Fleisher Center (500)
Newark, NJ

02/15/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Stetson L 56–74  4–22 (1–10)
 Fleisher Center (400)
Newark, NJ

02/20/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Jacksonville L 37–68  4–23 (1–10)
 Swisher Gymnasium (152)
Jacksonville, FL

02/22/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at North Florida L 49–72  4–24 (1–11)
 UNF Arena (281)
Jacksonville, FL

02/27/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at USC Upstate L 47–67  4–25 (1–12)
 G. B. Hodge Center (168)
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament

03/04/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast
Quarterfinals		 L 31–60  4–26
 Alico Arena (1,284)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://www.njithighlanders.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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