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2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record11–19 (4–10 Atlantic 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 as second year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. This will be their final season playing at the Fleisher Center before moving to the Wellness and Events Center in 2017. 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.

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.

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 Thells, 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 Kiev, 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, 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

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Wagner W 68–45  1–0
Fleisher Center (400)
Newark, NJ
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Joseph's (NY) W 87–53  2–0
Fleisher Center (300)
Newark, NJ
11/17/2016*
6:00 pm
at Bucknell L 36–67  2–1
Sojka Pavilion (445)
Lewisburg, PA
11/21/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairleigh Dickinson L 61–66  2–2
Fleisher Center (300)
Newark, NJ
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm
at Vermont
TD Bank Classic semifinals
L 42–64  2–3
Patrick Gym (478)
Burlington, VT
11/26/2016*
5:00 pm
vs. LIU Brooklyn
TD Bank Classic 3rd place game
W 50–48  3–3
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
at Lehigh L 52–84  3–4
Stabler Arena (537)
Bethlehem, PA
12/04/2016*
12:00 pm
at Harvard L 38–59  3–5
Lavietes Pavilion (507)
Cambridge, MA
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton L 44–68  3–6
Fleisher Center 
Newark, NJ
12/11/2016*
1:00 pm
at Delaware State W 57–43  4–6
Memorial Hall (389)
Dover, DE
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 36–75  4–7
Hagan Arena (207)
Philadelphia, PA
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Howard W 70–55  5–7
Fleisher Center (277)
Newark, NJ
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rutgers–Newark W 83–52  6–7
Fleisher Center (299)
Newark, NJ
12/30/2016*
3:00 pm
at Chicago State W 57–42  7–7
Jones Convocation Center (140)
Chicago, IL
01/04/2017*
11:30 am, ESPN3
Columbia L 51–65  7–8
Fleisher Center (996)
Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/07/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate L 58–75  7–9 (0–1)
G. B. Hodge Center (237)
Spartanburg, SC
01/14/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 64–62  8–9 (1–1)
Fleisher Center (499)
Newark, NJ
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville L 56–75  8–10 (1–2)
Fleisher Center (355)
Newark, NJ
01/21/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 53–73  8–11 (1–3)
Alico Arena (1,459)
Fort Myers, FL
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson L 43–77  8–12 (1–4)
Edmunds Center (498)
DeLand, FL
01/28/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 76–68  9–12 (2–4)
Fleisher Center (300)
Newark, NJ
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 64–75  9–13 (2–5)
KSU Convocation Center (355)
Kennesaw, GA
02/04/2017
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 76–53  10–13 (3–5)
Allen Arena (560)
Nashville, TN
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State L 56–66  10–14 (3–6)
Fleisher Center (300)
Newark, NJ
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 59–75  10–15 (3–7)
Swisher Gymnasium (633)
Jacksonville, FL
02/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida L 51–61  10–16 (3–8)
UNF Arena (301)
Jacksonville, FL
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson L 37–60  10–17 (3–9)
Fleisher Center (388)
Newark, NJ
02/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 46–77  10–18 (3–10)
Fleisher Center (200)
Newark, NJ
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 70–66  11–18 (4–10)
Fleisher Center 
Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
7:00 pm, 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 Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "New Jersey Institute of Technology - 2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule".