2017–18 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

The 2017–18 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represents New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by sixth year head coach Steve Lanpher, play their home games at the Wellness and Events Center. They were third year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 4–26, 2–12 in A-Sun play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

2017–18 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2017–18 record4–26 (2–12 Atlantic Sun)
Head coach
  • Steve Lanpher (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Dubina
  • Liz Flooks
  • Rayven Johnson
Home arenaWellness and Events Center
2017–18 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast †13–1 .929  31–5  .861
Jacksonville12–2 .857  24–9  .727
Stetson8–6 .571  17–15  .531
Lipscomb7–7 .500  12–19  .387
USC Upstate6–8 .429  11–19  .367
North Florida5–9 .357  13–18  .419
Kennesaw State3–11 .214  7–19  .269
NJIT2–12 .143  4–26  .133
† 2018 ASUN Tournament winner
As of 19 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

On March 8, head coach Steve Lanpher resigns. He finished at NJIT with a sixth year record of 55–124.[4]

Roster
2017–18 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Amber Morgan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoLawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 5 Maddie Martin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrDunmore Dunmore, PA
G 10 Jillian Libby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoCheverus South Portland, ME
G 11 Jordan Ireland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrGarnet Valley Garnet Valley, PA
G/F 12 Taj Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrLongmeadow
Roxbury CC		 Springfield, MA
G 13 Kelly Guarino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrAlbertus Magnus Thells, NY
G 14 Amarri Trueheart 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS SoCheltenham
Albany		 Cheltenham, PA
G 20 Danielle Tunstall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoLife Center Academy Willingboro, NJ
F 21 Lucia Martinez-Ortiz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrColegio Internacional Nuevo Centro Guadarrama, Spain
G 22 Tatianna Torres 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrThomas A. Edison Arlington, VA
G 23 Isi Enahoro 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSayreville War Memorial Sayreville, NJ
G 24 Tracey Brereton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMatawan Regional Aberdeen, NJ
G 25 Dez Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNeptune Neptune, NJ
G 44 Ellyn Stoll 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSt. Rose Point Pleasant, NJ
F Milena Bajic  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGimnazija Slobodan Škerović
Memphis		 Podgorica, Montenegro
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2017

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm		 at South Dakota State L 48–92  0–1
 Frost Arena (2,169)
Brookings, SD
11/10/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at North Dakota State L 58–105  0–2
 Scheels Arena (327)
Fargo, ND
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Fairleigh Dickinson L 70–74  0–3
 Wellness and Events Center (536)
Newark, NJ
11/19/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Saint Peter's L 52–59  0–3
 Wellness and Events Center (407)
Newark, NJ
11/22/2017*
5:00 pm		 at Army L 49–79  0–4
 Christl Arena (428)
West Point, NY
11/26/2017*
2:00 pm		 at Dartmouth L 50–81  0–5
 Leede Arena (585)
Dartmouth, NH
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 LIU Brooklyn L 49–67  0–6
 Wellness and Events Center (239)
Newark, NJ
12/02/2017*
2:30 pm		 at Morgan State L 43–55  0–7
 Talmadge L. Hill Field House (239)
Baltimore, MD
12/06/2017*
11:00 am		 at Lehigh L 50–64  0–8
 Stabler Arena (4,009)
Bethlehem, PA
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Binghamton L 36–67  0–9
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,170)
Vestal, NY
12/11/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 St. Joseph's–Brooklyn W 106–42  1–9
 Wellness and Events Center (103)
Newark, NJ
12/16/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Rider L 64–79  1–10
 Wellness and Events Center (175)
Newark, NJ
12/28/2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Long Beach State
NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament semifinals		 W 73–57  2–10
 Wellness and Events Center (308)
Newark, NJ
12/29/2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Penn
NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament championship		 L 38–77  2–11
 Wellness and Events Center (400)
Newark, NJ
01/03/2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 Cornell L 46–61  2–12
 Wellness and Events Center (1,457)
Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/06/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 USC Upstate L 57–95  2–13 (0–1)
 Wellness and Events Center (199)
Newark, NJ
01/13/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 66–90  2–14 (0–2)
 Alico Arena (2,068)
Fort Myers, FL
01/15/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stetson L 55–73  2–15 (0–3)
 Edmunds Center (357)
DeLand, FL
01/20/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Jacksonville L 58–88  2–16 (0–4)
 Wellness and Events Center (28)
Newark, NJ
01/22/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 North Florida W 75–65  3–16 (1–4)
 Wellness and Events Center (259)
Newark, NJ
01/27/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lipscomb L 58–74  3–17 (1–5)
 Wellness and Events Center (367)
Newark, NJ
02/01/2018
11:00 am, ESPN3		 at Kennesaw State L 65–80  3–18 (1–5)
 KSU Convocation Center (367)
Kennesaw, GA
02/03/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lipscomb L 58–66  3–19 (1–7)
 Allen Arena (273)
Nashville, TN
02/07/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kennesaw State L 58–61  3–20 (1–8)
 Wellness and Events Center (289)
Newark, NJ
02/10/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stetson L 53–72  3–22 (1–9)
 Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
02/12/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Florida Gulf Coast L 43–80  3–23 (1–10)
 Wellness and Events Center (289)
Newark, NJ
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at North Florida W 66–62  4–23 (2–10)
 UNF Arena (314)
Jacksonville, FL
02/19/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Jacksonville L 53–73  4–24 (2–11)
 Swisher Gymnasium (433)
Jacksonville, FL
02/24/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at USC Upstate L 67–74  4–25 (2–12)
 G. B. Hodge Center (237)
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (8) at (1) Florida Gulf Coast
Quarterfinals		 L 62–83  4–26
 Alico Arena (2,006)
Fort Myers, FL
*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 - 2017 18WBasketball 1" (PDF). Njithighlanders.com. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  2. "NJIT Highlanders Women's Basketball - Highlanders News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  3. NJIT Highlanders. "NJIT Highlanders on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  4. http://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2018/3/8/steve-lanpher-resigns-as-womens-basketball-coach-at-njit.aspx
  5. "New Jersey Institute of Technology - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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