2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	11–19 (4–10 A-Sun)
Head coach	Steve Lanpher (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Dubina; Liz Flooks; Rayven Johnson;
Home arena	Fleisher Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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]

2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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

Steve Lanpher (St. Joseph)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Dubina (Monmouth)
Liz Flooks (Niagara)
Rayven Johnson (NJIT)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2024

Schedule

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]

References

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

[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.

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2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

See also

References