2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

The 2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team will represents 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 were first year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 1–13 in A-Sun play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2015–16 record4–26 (1–13 Atlantic Sun)
Head coach
  • Steve Lanpher (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • DeAnn Craft
  • La Kea Jones
  • Epiphany Smith
Home arenaFleisher Center
2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast14–0 1.000  33–5  .868
Jacksonville †11–3 .786  22–11  .667
USC Upstate10–4 .714  22–12  .647
Stetson9–5 .643  20–12  .625
Kennesaw State6–8 .429  11–19  .367
North Florida3–11 .214  7–23  .233
Lipscomb2–12 .143  5–25  .167
NJIT1–13 .071  4–26  .133
† 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kayla Diaz 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrGarrett Morgan Academy Clifton, NJ
G 1 Alana Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrWhippany Park Whippany, NJ
G 10 Ronni Grandison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrLakota West
UMass		 West Chester, OH
G 11 Jordan Ireland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrGarnet Valley Garnet Valley, PA
G 12 Olivia Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrWhippany Park
Stony Brook		 Whippany, NJ
G 13 Kelly Guarino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrAlbertus Mangus Thells, NY
G 14 Ruta Vetra 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrOur Lady of Mercy Academy Jūrmala, Latvia
C 21 Maria Ruban 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SoOur Lady of Mercy Academy Kiev, Ukraine
G 22 Tatianna Torres 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrThomas A. Edison Arlington, VA
G 23 Jillian Libby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrCheverus South Portland, ME
G 24 Camerin Spahn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrFreehold Freehold, NJ
G 25 Bianca Picard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoSouderton Skippack, PA
F 34 Leah Horton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrEmmaus
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
11/16/2015*
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 L 56–74  4–22 (1–10)
 Fleisher Center (400)
Newark, NJ
02/20/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Jacksonville L 37–68  4–23 (1–10)
 Swisher Gymnasium (152)
Jacksonville, FL
02/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at North Florida L 49–72  4–24 (1–11)
 UNF Arena (281)
Jacksonville, FL
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at USC Upstate L 47–67  4–25 (1–12)
 G. B. Hodge Center (168)
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast
Quarterfinals		 L 31–60  4–26
 Alico Arena (1,284)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. http://www.njithighlanders.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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