2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

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2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
NJIT Highlanders wordmark.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record11–19 (4–10 Atlantic Sun)
Head coach
  • (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Dubina
  • Liz Flooks
  • Rayven Johnson
Home arenaFleisher Center
Seasons
2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stetson 13 – 1   .929 26 – 7   .788
Florida Gulf Coast † 12 – 2   .857 26 – 9   .743
Jacksonville 11 – 3   .786 23 – 9   .719
Kennesaw State 8 – 6   .571 10 – 20   .333
NJIT 4 – 10   .286 11 – 19   .367
North Florida 3 – 11   .214 10 – 20   .333
Lipscomb 3 – 11   .214 6 – 24   .200
USC Upstate 2 – 12   .143 9 – 21   .300
† 2017 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

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 , 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.

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Amber Morgan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Alana Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Whippany Park Whippany, NJ
G 3 Tracey Brereton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Matawan Regional Aberdeen, NJ
G 11 Jordan Ireland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Garnet Valley Garnet Valley, PA
G/F 12 Taj Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Longmeadow
Roxbury CC 		Springfield, MA
G 13 Kelly Guarino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Albertus Magnus Thells, NY
G 14 Ruta Vetra 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Our Lady of Mercy Academy Jūrmala, Latvia
G 15 Amarri Trueheart 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Cheltenham Cheltenham, PA
G 20 Danielle Tunstall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Life Center Academy Willingboro, NJ
C 21 Maria Ruban 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Jr Our Lady of Mercy Academy Kiev, Ukraine
G 22 Tatianna Torres 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Thomas A. Edison Arlington, VA
G 23 Jillian Libby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Cheverus South Portland, ME
G 24 Camerin Spahn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Freehold Freehold, NJ
G/F 25 Hakilah Hudson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Henrico Richmond, VA
F 34 Leah Horton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Emmaus
Temple 		Macungie, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule[]

[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		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 		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. 
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  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 		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  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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