2017–18 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

2017–18 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
2017–18 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	4–26 (2–12 Atlantic Sun)
Head coach	Steve Lanpher (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Dubina; Liz Flooks; Rayven Johnson;
Home arena	Wellness and Events Center

2017–18 ASUN women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida Gulf Coast †	13	–	1	.929	31	–	5	.861
Jacksonville	12	–	2	.857	24	–	9	.727
Stetson	8	–	6	.571	17	–	15	.531
Lipscomb	7	–	7	.500	12	–	19	.387
USC Upstate	6	–	8	.429	11	–	19	.367
North Florida	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Kennesaw State	3	–	11	.214	7	–	19	.269
NJIT	2	–	12	.143	4	–	26	.133

† 2018 ASUN Tournament winner As of 19 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Amber Morgan	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
G	5	Maddie Martin	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Dunmore	Dunmore, PA
G	10	Jillian Libby	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	Cheverus	South Portland, ME
G	11	Jordan Ireland	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Garnet Valley	Garnet Valley, PA
G/F	12	Taj Lewis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Longmeadow Roxbury CC	Springfield, MA
G	13	Kelly Guarino	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Albertus Magnus	Thells, NY
G	14	Amarri Trueheart	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	RS So	Cheltenham Albany	Cheltenham, PA
G	20	Danielle Tunstall	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Life Center Academy	Willingboro, NJ
F	21	Lucia Martinez-Ortiz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Colegio Internacional Nuevo Centro	Guadarrama, Spain
G	22	Tatianna Torres	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Thomas A. Edison	Arlington, VA
G	23	Isi Enahoro	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Sayreville War Memorial	Sayreville, NJ
G	24	Tracey Brereton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Matawan Regional	Aberdeen, NJ
G	25	Dez Allen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Neptune	Neptune, NJ
G	44	Ellyn Stoll	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	St. Rose	Point Pleasant, NJ
F		Milena Bajic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Gimnazija Slobodan Škerović Memphis	Podgorica, Montenegro

Head coach

Steve Lanpher (St. Joseph)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Dubina (Monmouth)
Liz Flooks (Niagara)
Rayven Johnson (NJIT)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2017

Schedule

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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.

References

↑ "New Jersey Institute of Technology - 2017 18WBasketball 1" (PDF). Njithighlanders.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
↑ "NJIT Highlanders Women's Basketball - Highlanders News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
↑ NJIT Highlanders. "NJIT Highlanders on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
↑ "Steve Lanpher Resigns as Women's Basketball Coach at NJIT".
↑ "New Jersey Institute of Technology - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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[1] "New Jersey Institute of Technology - 2017 18WBasketball 1" (PDF). Njithighlanders.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.

[2] "NJIT Highlanders Women's Basketball - Highlanders News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2017.

[3] NJIT Highlanders. "NJIT Highlanders on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.

[4] "Steve Lanpher Resigns as Women's Basketball Coach at NJIT".

[5] "New Jersey Institute of Technology - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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