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 6   .846
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
G 0 Diaz, KaylaKayla Diaz 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Garrett Morgan Academy Clifton, NJ
G 1 Dudley, AlanaAlana Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Whippany Park Whippany, NJ
G 10 Grandison, RonniRonni Grandison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Lakota West
UMass
West Chester, OH
G 11 Ireland, JordanJordan Ireland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Garnet Valley Garnet Valley, PA
G 12 Dudley, OliviaOlivia Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Whippany Park
Stony Brook
Whippany, NJ
G 13 Guarino, KellyKelly Guarino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Albertus Mangus Thells, NY
G 14 Vetra, RutaRuta Vetra 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Our Lady of Mercy Academy Jūrmala, Latvia
C 21 Ruban, MariaMaria Ruban 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Our Lady of Mercy Academy Kiev, Ukraine
G 22 Torres, TatiannaTatianna Torres 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Thomas A. Edison Arlington, VA
G 23 Libby, JillianJillian Libby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cheverus South Portland, ME
G 24 Spahn, CamerinCamerin Spahn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Freehold Freehold, NJ
G 25 Picard, BiancaBianca Picard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Souderton Skippack, PA
F 34 Horton, LeahLeah Horton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Emmaus
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

2015–16 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

References

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