2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record4–26 (1–13 Atlantic Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • DeAnn Craft
  • La Kea Jones
  • Epiphany Smith
Home arenaFleisher Center
Seasons
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 represents 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 Hometown
G 0 Kayla Diaz 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Garrett Morgan Academy Clifton, NJ
G 1 Alana Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Whippany Park Whippany, NJ
G 10 Ronni Grandison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Lakota West
UMass 		West Chester, OH
G 11 Jordan Ireland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Garnet Valley Garnet Valley, PA
G 12 Olivia Dudley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Whippany Park
Stony Brook 		Whippany, NJ
G 13 Kelly Guarino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Albertus Mangus Thells, NY
G 14 Ruta Vetra 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Our Lady of Mercy Academy Jūrmala, Latvia
C 21 Maria Ruban 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Our Lady of Mercy Academy Kyiv, Ukraine
G 22 Tatianna Torres 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Thomas A. Edison Arlington, VA
G 23 Jillian Libby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cheverus South Portland, ME
G 24 Camerin Spahn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Freehold Freehold, NJ
G 25 Bianca Picard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Souderton Skippack, PA
F 34 Leah 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

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".