2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

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.

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record11–19 (4–10 Atlantic Sun)
Head coach
  • Steve Lanpher (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Dubina
  • Liz Flooks
  • Rayven Johnson
Home arenaFleisher Center
2016–17 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stetson13–1 .929  26–7  .788
Florida Gulf Coast †12–2 .857  26–9  .743
Jacksonville11–3 .786  23–9  .719
Kennesaw State8–6 .571  10–20  .333
NJIT4–10 .286  11–19  .367
North Florida3–11 .214  10–20  .333
Lipscomb3–11 .214  6–24  .200
USC Upstate2–12 .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.

Roster
2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Amber Morgan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrLawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Alana Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrWhippany Park Whippany, NJ
G 3 Tracey Brereton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMatawan Regional Aberdeen, NJ
G 11 Jordan Ireland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoGarnet Valley Garnet Valley, PA
G/F 12 Taj Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLongmeadow
Roxbury CC		 Springfield, MA
G 13 Kelly Guarino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrAlbertus Magnus Thells, NY
G 14 Ruta Vetra 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrOur Lady of Mercy Academy Jūrmala, Latvia
G 15 Amarri Trueheart 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrCheltenham Cheltenham, PA
G 20 Danielle Tunstall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLife Center Academy Willingboro, NJ
C 21 Maria Ruban 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS JrOur Lady of Mercy Academy Kiev, Ukraine
G 22 Tatianna Torres 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoThomas A. Edison Arlington, VA
G 23 Jillian Libby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrCheverus South Portland, ME
G 24 Camerin Spahn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrFreehold Freehold, NJ
G/F 25 Hakilah Hudson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrHenrico Richmond, VA
F 34 Leah Horton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrEmmaus
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
11/12/2016*
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".
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