Women's Basketball Game Notes 2019-20 Team Information Njit Highlanders Lineup Pronunciation Guide 2019-20 Schedule No. 29
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2019-20 WBB Contact: Stephanie Pillari Email: [email protected] Office: 973-596-8324 Cell: 201-376-2618 NJIT Highlanders Twitter: @NJITHighlanders NJIT Women’s Basketball Twitter: @NJITWBB NO. 29 | GAME INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION NJIT UNA LIONS HIGHLANDERS (19-8, 10-5 ASUN) (4-24, 1-14 ASUN) NJIT HIGHLANDERS Game……...............................................NJIT at UNA Last Game ………….………….....…..KSU 85, NJIT 65 | 2.29.20 Record……………………….………..……...…...….4-23 Facility……………….……….Wellness and Events Center Time….…………..……...………………………..………..…..6pm Series……………...……………..………………....…...UNA leads 3-0 ASUN Conference….………...…………..…..…..…1-13 Capacity…..……………………..…..…..…..............3500 Video………………….………...………………….....…….ESPN+ Last NJIT Win……........................NJIT 60, UNF 56 | 2.10.20 2018-19……………………..…………………….....6-24 Year Opened………….…………...…....November 2017 Play by Play…………………………............. Benjamin Ray Last UNA Win…………...UNA 61, NO. 23 FGCU 55 | 2.29.20 Head Coach…………....................................Mike Lane Color ....................................................Lynden Blake Live Stats ….……………………….……...…………….RoarLions.com At NJIT…………….……………....6-24 (1) ASUN Conference Overall………......………….... 86-116 (7) Established ………………..…....…….….…..…..…1978 Location…………………………….…....……Newark, NJ Former Name……….Trans America Athletic Conference Enrollment….………...……………....……….…..11,400 No. Teams……………………...…………..…………...…9 Colors………………….....Red and White (Blue Accent) Headquarters……....….…………..….…………...Atlanta President.………………................Dr. Joel Bloom, EdD Commissioner………..…..........................Ted Gumbart AD………………..……………….……..…..Lenny Kaplan Website……………….…………....……ASUNSports.com Website…..…..............................NJITHighlanders.com NJIT HIGHLANDERS LINEUP 2019-20 SCHEDULE 4-24 Overall, 1-14 ASUN; 3-10 Home; 1-14 Away PROBABLE STARTERS 2019-20 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Pos. # Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG NOTES November (1-6 overall; 1-2 Home; 0-4 Away) G #4 Kenna Squier 5-9 Fr. 11.1 4.9 Career-high 21pts, 10rebs vs. Saint Peter’s 5 COLGATE L, 52-79 Tied personal-best—21 points at Stetson 8 at Air Force L, 48-68 10 at Colorado L, 57-80 G #10 Kennedy Cash 5-9 Fr. 1.6 1.6 Career-high 8 pts vs. JU; 6pts at Liberty 13 PENN L, 51-85 F #12 Maria Fux 6-0 Fr. 4.8 2.6 19pts vs. St. Francis Bklyn (Career-High) 16 at Cornell L, 44-68 ASUN Freshman of the Week (12.3.19) 19 WAGNER L, 59-61 26 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN W, 88-69 G #20 Danielle Tunstall 5-11 Sr. 12.9 8.8 19 career double-double (8 in 2019-20) December (2-4 overall; 1-1 Home; 1-3 Away) G #44 Ellyn Stoll 5-8 Jr. 9.0 2.0 Career-high 25pts vs. KSU (2.29) 4 SAINT PETER’S W, 76-73 7 at Hartford W, 61-52 10 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L, 59-68 RESERVES 14 at Vermont L, 59-65 G #5 Maddie Martin 5-7 R-Fr. 6.4 2.4 3PT percentage (41.7) 21 at Columbia L, 43-99 30 at Binghamton L, 40-75 F #15 Samantha Schultz 5-6 Fr. 3.3 1.7 Career-best 9pts at Columbia | 12.21.19 G #22 Marissa McDonald 6-0 Fr. — — McDonald’s All-American Nominee January (0-7 overall; 0-3 Home; 0-4 Away) 4 LIBERTY* L, 53-67 G #24 Tracey Brereton 5-9 Jr. 2.3 1.0 Coming off injury; First game vs. JU | 2.8 11 at North Florida* L, 48-71 13 at Jacksonville* L, 67-88 G #30 Kendle Dalrymple 5-6 Fr. 3.3 0.8 2nd collegiate game; 11pts vs. Penn 18 KENNESAW STATE* L, 64-77 G #31 Milena Bajic 6-1 Sr. 6.9 5.9 17pts, 13rebs vs. Saint Peter’s 20 LIPSCOMB* L, 57-65 11pts, 11rebs vs. St. Francis Bklyn 25 at FGCU* L, 39-83 15pts, 14rebs at Hartford (career-high) 27 at Stetson* L, 49-72 F #33 Dani Evans 5-11 Fr. 3.0 1.7 Career-high 14pts off bench at Colorado February (1-7 overall; 1-4 Home; 0-3 Away) First collegiate start at Stetson (1.27.20) 3 NORTH ALABAMA* L, 55-57 TRANSFER 8 JACKSONVILLE* L, 54-66 F Kimi Evans 6-4 Jr. — — Transfer from Seton Hall 10 NORTH FLORIDA* W, 60-56 15 at Liberty* L, 48-66 17 at Lipscomb* L, 66-68 22 FGCU* L, 39-68 24 STETSON* (Senior Night) L, 49-68 29 at Kennesaw State* L, 62-85 NJIT Highlanders On Social Media PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Snap Chat: NJIT Highlander March (0-0) Maria Fux Fooks 2 at North Alabama* 6pm (CT) Instagram: NJIT Highlanders Ellyn Stoll stole ASUN Conference Tournament (at higher seed campus) Milena Bajic bye-eesh Twitter: @njithighlanders 7 ASUN Quarterfinals TBD Kendle Dalrymple dal-rimple Facebook: NJIT Highlanders Athletics 11 ASUN Semifinals TBD 15 ASUN Finals TBD *ASUN Conference Games All home/ASUN games streamed live on ESPN+ network NJIT HIGHLANDERS ATHLETICS FACT SHEET NCAA Division I More than 360 student-athletes compete on 19 varsity intercollegiate teams On Campus Facilities Wellness and Events Center (photo on right) Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility (tennis) Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium (soccer/lacrosse) New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) hosted the official ribbon-cutting of the new Wellness and Events Center (WEC) on November 10, 2017 on the campus of NJIT. The design of the three-story, 220,000-square-foot building features a number of flexible spaces that can be quickly configured to support the numerous and varied missions of the university community. Designed and engineered by AECOM and built by Torcon, the exterior design reinforces the university's position as a leader in engineering and technology educa- tion, featuring a 52-foot-high glass wall on the north facade that offers an excellent view of the adjacent athletic field as well as NJIT's academic cam- pus. #PROTECTTHEWEC The 3,500-seat arena exemplifies the creation of transformable venues to meet the varied programmatic needs of each event. With all of the lower bowl seats in place, it is a dynamic Division I basketball and volleyball venue. Retracting half of those seats and adding a portable stage converts it to a convocation hall. With all of the seats retracted, the large, open floor can be used for recreation/ intramural sports, large student gatherings, job fairs, alumni functions and trade shows. The main concourse also functions as a practice running track. There are two full-length practice courts on the second floor. These two rooms also have a central dividing curtain that, when open, creates another floor space that can be utilized for science fairs or other student functions. Adjacent to the main concourse is a team store that can be open to sell Highlanders gear throughout the school year. The other major space on the second level is the recreation center, featuring cardio fitness equipment, weight stations and an incredible view across campus. Effective July 1, 2015 NJIT became the eighth full member of the ASUN Conference, one of 32 multi-sport Division I conferences whose champions receive automatic qualifying berths in NCAA Division I championships in their respective sports. NJIT men’s soccer became the first program to capture an ASUN Conference regular season title (2019), since competing in the ASUN (first season 2016-17). Fourteen NJIT teams participate in ASUN play. They are: baseball; basketball (men’s and women’s); cross country (men’s and women’s); soccer (men’s and women’s); tennis (men’s and women’s); track and field (indoor and outdoor; men’s and women’s); and, women’s volleyball. Five NJIT varsity sports are in one-sport leagues and men’s lacrosse, introduced as NJIT’s latest Division I sport in the spring of 2015, will compete in the Northeast Conference in 2020. The new soccer and lacrosse field will replaced the old gymnasium ( Fleisher Athletic Center), which opened in the 1960s, in August 2019. The state- of-the-art facility will be the home for NJIT men's and women's soccer and men's lacrosse programs. When paired with the Wellness and Events Cen- NJIT HIGHLANDERS SEASON OUTLOOK With start of the 2019-20 women's basketball campaign, second-year head coach Mike Lane returns three starters, including top returning scorer Danielle Tunstall and adds seven newcomers to the roster. Lane begins his second season at the helm of the Highlanders, after spending six seasons at Bucknell University as the top assistant coach, where he helped guide the Bison to a program-best 27-6 mark, Patriot League title and conference cham- pionship while earning a berth to the NCAA Tournament in 2017. The three key returners back for the 2019-20 season are seniors Tunstall and Milena Bajic as well as junior Ellyn Stoll. Last season, Tunstall averaged 11.5 points and 7.5 board per game, while Stoll totaled 238 points (7.9 points per game), adding 64 assists and 36 three-point field goals. Bajic, who made her first appearance as a Highlander last season, averaged 6.5 points per game and had six double-figure performances. "We have to depend on our veteran players," Lane added. "Our older kids have been in the system for a year now, they are established and you can see that in practice. With Danielle (Tunstall), Ellyn (Stoll) and Milena (Bajic), we really expect them to lead this team on and off the court. We have a lot of youth and inexperience so we are relying on those veterans in addition to Maddie Martin, Samantha Schultz, Tracey Brereton, who didn't get as much opportunity last year but know the system and now they have to do it on the court." Redshirt freshman Maddie Martin, who is coming off two ACL injuries, will step on the hardwood for the first time in her collegiate career. The 5- foot-7 guard is a two-time District 2 Small School Player of the Year by NPF Sports and scored 1,516 points and made 225 three-pointers during her career at Dunmore.