2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record11–19 (4–10 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Dubina
  • Liz Flooks
  • Rayven Johnson
Home arenaFleisher Center
Seasons
2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stetson 13 1   .929 26 7   .788
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 26 9   .743
Jacksonville 11 3   .786 23 9   .719
Kennesaw State 8 6   .571 10 20   .333
NJIT 4 10   .286 11 19   .367
North Florida 3 11   .214 10 20   .333
Lipscomb 3 11   .214 6 24   .200
USC Upstate 2 12   .143 9 21   .300
2017 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Fleisher Center in Newark, New Jersey as second-year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They finished the season 11–19, 4–10 in A-Sun play, to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to Kennesaw State.[1]

This was their last season playing at Fleisher Center as they moved in to the newly built Wellness and Events Center beginning in the 2017–18 season.[2]

Roster

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2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Amber Morgan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Alana Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Whippany Park Whippany, NJ
G 3 Tracey Brereton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Matawan Regional Aberdeen, NJ
G 11 Jordan Ireland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Garnet Valley Garnet Valley, PA
G/F 12 Taj Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Longmeadow
Roxbury CC
Springfield, MA
G 13 Kelly Guarino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Albertus Magnus Thiells, NY
G 14 Ruta Vetra 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Our Lady of Mercy Academy Jūrmala, Latvia
G 15 Amarri Trueheart 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Cheltenham Cheltenham, PA
G 20 Danielle Tunstall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Life Center Academy Willingboro, NJ
C 21 Maria Ruban 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Jr Our Lady of Mercy Academy Kyiv, Ukraine
G 22 Tatianna Torres 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Thomas A. Edison Arlington, VA
G 23 Jillian Libby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Cheverus South Portland, ME
G 24 Camerin Spahn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Freehold Freehold Borough, NJ
G/F 25 Hakilah Hudson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Henrico Richmond, VA
F 34 Leah Horton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Emmaus
Temple
Macungie, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2016*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Wagner W 68–45  1–0
Fleisher Center (400)
Newark, NJ
November 15, 2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
St. Joseph's (NY) W 87–53  2–0
Fleisher Center (300)
Newark, NJ
November 17, 2016*
6:00 p.m.
at Bucknell L 36–67  2–1
Sojka Pavilion (445)
Lewisburg, PA
November 21, 2016*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Fairleigh Dickinson L 61–66  2–2
Fleisher Center (300)
Newark, NJ
November 25, 2016*
7:00 p.m.
at Vermont
TD Bank Classic semifinals
L 42–64  2–3
Patrick Gym (478)
Burlington, VT
November 26, 2016*
5:00 p.m.
vs. LIU Brooklyn
TD Bank Classic 3rd-place game
W 50–48  3–3
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
November 30, 2016*
7:00 p.m.
at Lehigh L 52–84  3–4
Stabler Arena (537)
Bethlehem, PA
December 4, 2016*
12:00 p.m.
at Harvard L 38–59  3–5
Lavietes Pavilion (507)
Cambridge, MA
December 6, 2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Binghamton L 44–68  3–6
Fleisher Center 
Newark, NJ
December 11, 2016*
1:00 p.m.
at Delaware State W 57–43  4–6
Memorial Hall (389)
Dover, DE
December 13, 2016*
7:00 p.m.
at Saint Joseph's L 36–75  4–7
Hagan Arena (207)
Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Howard W 70–55  5–7
Fleisher Center (277)
Newark, NJ
December 28, 2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Rutgers–Newark W 83–52  6–7
Fleisher Center (299)
Newark, NJ
December 30, 2016*
3:00 p.m.
at Chicago State W 57–42  7–7
Jones Convocation Center (140)
Chicago, IL
January 4, 2017*
11:30 a.m., ESPN3
Columbia L 51–65  7–8
Fleisher Center (996)
Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun regular season
January 7, 2017
4:30 p.m., ESPN3
at USC Upstate L 58–75  7–9 (0–1)
G. B. Hodge Center (237)
Spartanburg, SC
January 14, 2017
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
North Florida W 64–62  8–9 (1–1)
Fleisher Center (499)
Newark, NJ
January 16, 2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Jacksonville L 56–75  8–10 (1–2)
Fleisher Center (355)
Newark, NJ
January 21, 2017
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 53–73  8–11 (1–3)
Alico Arena (1,459)
Fort Myers, FL
January 23, 2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Stetson L 43–77  8–12 (1–4)
Edmunds Center (498)
DeLand, FL
January 28, 2017
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Lipscomb W 76–68  9–12 (2–4)
Fleisher Center (300)
Newark, NJ
February 2, 2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 64–75  9–13 (2–5)
KSU Convocation Center (355)
Kennesaw, GA
February 4, 2017
2:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 76–53  10–13 (3–5)
Allen Arena (560)
Nashville, TN
February 8, 2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Kennesaw State L 56–66  10–14 (3–6)
Fleisher Center (300)
Newark, NJ
February 11, 2017
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 59–75  10–15 (3–7)
Swisher Gymnasium (633)
Jacksonville, FL
February 13, 2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at North Florida L 51–61  10–16 (3–8)
UNF Arena (301)
Jacksonville, FL
February 18, 2017
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Stetson L 37–60  10–17 (3–9)
Fleisher Center (388)
Newark, NJ
February 20, 2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 46–77  10–18 (3–10)
Fleisher Center (200)
Newark, NJ
February 25, 2017
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
USC Upstate W 70–66  11–18 (4–10)
Fleisher Center 
Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun women's tournament
March 3, 2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
(4) at (5) Kennesaw State
Quarterfinals
L 60–62  11–19
KSU Convocation Center (983)
Kennesaw, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Highlanders Play Kennesaw State Down to Wire; Fall Short, 62-60". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. March 3, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Newman, Josh (November 12, 2015). "NJIT breaks ground on $100M Wellness and Events Center". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology. Retrieved October 27, 2024.