2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2015–16 record 4–21 (1–9 Atlatnic Sun)
Head coach Steve Lanpher (4th year)
Assistant coach DeAnn Craft
Assistant coach La Kea Jones
Assistant coach Epiphany Smith
Home arena Fleisher Center
2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 10 – 0   1.000     22 – 4   .846
USC Upstate 7 – 3   .700     16 – 9   .640
Jacksonville 7 – 3   .700     15 – 10   .600
Stetson 6 – 4   .600     15 – 9   .625
Kennesaw State 4 – 6   .400     9 – 16   .360
North Florida 2 – 8   .200     6 – 19   .240
Lipscomb 2 – 8   .200     5 – 20   .200
NJIT 1 – 9   .100     4 – 21   .160
† 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of February 15, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team will represent New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fourth year head coach Steve Lanpher, play their home games at the Fleisher Center and are first year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Roster

2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Diaz, KaylaKayla Diaz 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Garrett Morgan Academy Clifton, NJ
G 1 Dudley, AlanaAlana Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Whippany Park Whippany, NJ
G 10 Grandison, RonniRonni Grandison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Lakota West
UMass		 West Chester, OH
G 11 Ireland, JordanJordan Ireland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Garnet Valley Garnet Valley, PA
G 12 Dudley, OliviaOlivia Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Whippany Park
Stony Brook		 Whippany, NJ
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
11/13/2015*
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   
Fleisher Center
Newark, NJ
02/20/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Jacksonville   
Swisher Gymnasium
Jacksonville, FL
02/22/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at North Florida   
UNF Arena
Jacksonville, FL
02/27/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at USC Upstate   
G. B. Hodge Center
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/04–13/2016
   

*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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