2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2015–16 record	4–26 (1–13 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	14	–	0	1.000	33	–	5	.868
Jacksonville †	11	–	3	.786	22	–	11	.667
USC Upstate	10	–	4	.714	22	–	12	.647
Stetson	9	–	5	.643	20	–	12	.625
Kennesaw State	6	–	8	.429	11	–	19	.367
North Florida	3	–	11	.214	7	–	23	.233
Lipscomb	2	–	12	.143	5	–	25	.167
NJIT	1	–	13	.071	4	–	26	.133

† 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of April 2, 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 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.

Roster

2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Diaz, KaylaKayla Diaz	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	1.0 !Fr	Garrett Morgan Academy	Clifton, NJ
1.5 !G	1	Dudley, AlanaAlana Dudley	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Whippany Park	Whippany, NJ
1.5 !G	10	Grandison, RonniRonni Grandison	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Lakota West UMass	West Chester, OH
1.5 !G	11	Ireland, JordanJordan Ireland	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Garnet Valley	Garnet Valley, PA
1.5 !G	12	Dudley, OliviaOlivia Dudley	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Whippany Park Stony Brook	Whippany, NJ
1.5 !G	13	Guarino, KellyKelly Guarino	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Albertus Mangus	Thells, NY
1.5 !G	14	Vetra, RutaRuta Vetra	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Our Lady of Mercy Academy	Jūrmala, Latvia
5.0 !C	21	Ruban, MariaMaria Ruban	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	2.5 !RS So	Our Lady of Mercy Academy	Kiev, Ukraine
1.5 !G	22	Torres, TatiannaTatianna Torres	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Thomas A. Edison	Arlington, VA
1.5 !G	23	Libby, JillianJillian Libby	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Cheverus	South Portland, ME
1.5 !G	24	Spahn, CamerinCamerin Spahn	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Freehold	Freehold, NJ
1.5 !G	25	Picard, BiancaBianca Picard	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	2.0 !So	Souderton	Skippack, PA
3.5 !F	34	Horton, LeahLeah Horton	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Emmaus Temple	Macungie, PA

Head coach

Steve Lanpher (College of St. Joseph)

Assistant coach(es)

DeAnn Craft (Central Florida)
La Kea Jones (Virginia Commonwealth)
Epiphany Smith (Saint Anselm College)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	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.

References

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

NJIT Highlanders men's basketball

Venues	Fleisher Center (1986–present) Wellness and Events Center (expected 2017)

Culture & lore	NJIT Highlander

People	Head coaches

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2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

See also

References