2013–14 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

2013–14 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
Conference Independent
2013–14 record 7–20
Head coach Steve Lanpher (2nd year)
Assistant coach Mark McCaleb (2nd year)
Assistant coach La Kea Jones (4th year)
Assistant coach Epiphany Smith (2nd year)
Home arena Fleisher Center
2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball independents standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
NJIT 0 – 0   –     8 – 21   .276
As of March 8, 2014; Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represents New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second year head coach Steve Lanpher, play their home games at the Fleisher Center and are in their first year as an Independent[3] after the Great West Conference folded.[4]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
1 Alana Dudley Guard 5–9 Freshman Whippany, New Jersey
2 Kim Tullis Guard 5–9 Junior Silver Spring, Maryland
3 Alyssa Albanese Guard 5–3 Junior Fort Washington, Maryland
4 Ruta Vetra Guard 6–0 Freshman Jurmala, Latvia
10 Ronni Grandison Guard/Forward 5–10 Sophomore West Chester, Ohio
11 Nicole Maticka Center 6–3 Junior Bratislava, Slovakia
12 Olivia Dudley Guard 5–9 Freshman Whippany, New Jersey
13 Denisa Domiterova Guard 5–9 Junior Zvolen, Slovakia
14 Martina Matejcikova Forward 5–11 Junior Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
15 Shakia Robinson Forward 6–1 Graduate North Wales, Pennsylvania
21 Maria Ruban Center 6–5 Freshman Kiev, Ukraine
24 Camerin Spahn Guard 6–0 Freshman Freehold, New Jersey
34 Leah Horton Forward 6–1 Sophomore Macungie, Pennsylvania
50 Uju Nwankwo Forward 6–0 Senior Bloomfield, Connecticut

Media

NJIT will provide audio of all home contests on Highlanders-All Access with Matt Provence and Michael Ventola calling the action. Currently no video or radio is expected for the games.

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/08/2013 at Stony Brook L 44–50  0–1 Stony Brook University Arena (1,630)
11/11/2013 at Lehigh L 72–77  0–2 Stabler Arena (566)
11/13/2013 New Hampshire L 40–53  0–3 Fleisher Center (766)
11/17/2013 at Howard L 73–80  0–4 Burr Gymnasium (172)
11/20/2013 at LIU Brooklyn W 60–58  1–4 Steinberg Wellness Center (485)
11/23/2013 at Northeastern L 55–79  1–5 Cabot Center (298)
11/26/2013 at St. Francis L 53–58  1–6 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (115)
11/30/2013 Bucknell W 61–59  2–6 Fleisher Center (716)
12/02/2013 at South Dakota State L 46–71  2–7 Frost Arena (1,141)
12/05/2013 Lafayette L 45–61  2–8 Fleisher Center (500)
12/07/2013 at Rhode Island L 42–57  2–9 Ryan Center (324)
12/10/2013 Albany L 64–75  2–10 Fleisher Center (500)
12/19/2013 Fairleigh Dickinson W 84–71  3–10 Fleisher Center (399)
12/21/2013 at Seton Hall L 48–74  3–11 Prudential Center (427)
12/28/2013 VCU L 72–77  3–12 Fleisher Center (594)
12/30/2014 Wagner W 58–52  4–12 Fleisher Center (300)
01/02/2014 Clemson L 37–84  4–13 Fleisher Center (299)
01/05/2014 Marshall L 56–57  4–14 Fleisher Center (300)
01/07/2014 at Delaware State L 72–75 OT 4–15 Memorial Hall (87)
01/11/2014 Brown W 48–43  5–15 Fleisher Center (499)
01/15/2014 Harvard L 56–75  5–16 Fleisher Center (900)
01/18/2014 Dartmouth L 45–48  5–17 Fleisher Center (488)
01/25/2014 at Penn L 48–84  5–18 The Palestra (273)
01/29/2014 at Maryland Eastern Shore L 61–68  5–19 Hytche Athletic Center (1,010)
02/03/2014 at SIU Edwardsville L 54–59  5–20 Vadalabene Center (502)
02/17/2014 Rutgers–Newark W 71–42  6–20 Fleisher Center (400)
02/22/2014 at Incarnate Word W 57–48  7–20 McDermott Convocation Center (225)
03/04/2014 UMass Lowell  7:00 PM  Fleisher Center
03/08/2014 at Hofstra  1:00 PM  Hofstra Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2013–14 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  3. ↑ "New Schedule Offers Challenges, Opportunities for Women's Basketball". NJIT News. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  4. ↑ "As the Great West shrinks, NJIT Left to Wonder Where Home Will Be in 2013". College Hoops Haven. Retrieved 2012-10-25.