2024–25 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

2024–25 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
2024–25 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	11–18 (8–8 America East)
Head coach	Mike Lane (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Colleen Moriarty; Payce Lange; Camryn Johnson; Kelly Guarino;
Home arena	Wellness and Events Center

2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany	14	–	2	.875	26	–	7	.788
Vermont †	13	–	3	.813	21	–	13	.618
Bryant	9	–	7	.563	17	–	15	.531
Maine	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
	8	–	8	.500	11	–	19	.367
Binghamton	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
UMBC	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
New Hampshire	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
UMass Lowell	1	–	15	.063	3	–	25	.107

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner

The 2024–25 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represents the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Lane, play their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 12–18, 4–12 in America East play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] They were defeated by Albany in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Mayah Alford	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Trenton Catholic Academy	Levittown, PA
G	3	Allison Cannon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Holmdel HS	Holmdel, NJ
F	5	Audrey Kormann	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Maple Grove Senior HS	Maple Grove, MN
G	8	Enya Maguire	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Houston Christian	Belfast, Northern Ireland
G	10	Marissa Gingrich	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Mifflin County HS	Lewistown, PA
G	11	Aria Myers	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Paramus Catholic HS	Cedar Grove, NJ
G	13	Piper Engelby	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Andover HS	Andover, MN
G	15	Madilyn Dogs	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Kewaskum HS	Kewaskum, WI
F	21	Trinity Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Palisades HS	Upper Black Eddy, PA
G	22	Reese Vaughan	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Seton Catholic Central	Endwell, NY
F	23	Mackenzie Wright-Rawls	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Central York HS	York, PA
F	24	Kyleigh Welsh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Clearwater HS	Clearwater, FL
G	25	Avery O'Roke	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Millbrook HS	Winchester, VA
F	30	Olivia O'Meally	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Niskayuna HS	Niskayuna, NY
G	32	Olivia Kulyk	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Mercyhurst Prep	Edinboro, PA
G	34	Alejandra Zuniga	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	IES Jose Garcia Nieto	Madrid, Spain
F	55	Angelina Banas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Notre Dame HS	Columbus, NJ

Head coach

Mike Lane (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Colleen Moriarty (UMass Dartmouth)
Payce Lange (Kean)
Camryn Johnson (Francis Marion)
Kelly Guarino (NJIT)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Saint Francis	W 80–60	1–0	DeGol Arena (514) Loretto, PA
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hofstra	L 69–74	1–1	Wellness and Events Center (325) Newark, NJ
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		at Rutgers	L 84–94	1–2	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,548) Piscataway, NJ
November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacred Heart	W 73–52	2–2	Wellness and Events Center (385) Newark, NJ
November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 53–73	2–3	Alico Arena (1,732) Fort Myers, FL
November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Army	L 68–69 ^OT	2–4	Wellness and Events Center (345) Newark, NJ
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Merrimack	L 76–87	2–5	Hammel Court (449) North Andover, MA
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lafayette	L 69–71	2–6	Wellness and Events Center (375) Newark, NJ
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 60–65	2–7	Run Baby Run Arena (225) Jersey City, NJ
December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coppin State	L 61–63	2–8	Wellness and Events Center (245) Newark, NJ
December 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Monmouth	L 54–63	2–9	Wellness and Events Center (234) Newark, NJ
December 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Wagner	L 60–62	2–10	Spiro Sports Center (215) Staten Island, NY
December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at LIU	W 89–60	3–10	Steinberg Wellness Center (89) Brooklyn, NY
America East regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 58–49	4–10 (1–0)	Wellness and Events Center (277) Newark, NJ
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	W 83–55	5–10 (2–0)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (317) Catonsville, MD
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 72–54	6–10 (3–0)	Wellness and Events Center (221) Newark, NJ
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Maine	L 58–71	6–11 (3–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (880) Orono, ME
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Hampshire	L 48–70	6–12 (3–2)	Lundholm Gym (426) Durham, NH
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	L 38–60	6–13 (3–3)	Wellness and Events Center (181) Newark, NJ
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	L 59–75	6–14 (3–4)	Wellness and Events Center (323) Newark, NJ
January 30, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 52–38	7–14 (4–4)	Tsongas Center (3,204) Lowell, MA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bryant	L 66–71	7–15 (4–5)	Chace Athletic Center (430) Smithfield, RI
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	W 61–56	8–15 (5–5)	Wellness and Events Center (177) Newark, NJ
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 71–63	9–15 (6–5)	Wellness and Events Center (67) Newark, NJ
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	W 64–53	10–15 (7–5)	Wellness and Events Center (232) Newark, NJ
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	L 55–65	10–16 (7–6)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,527) Vestal, NY
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	W 83–65	11–16 (8–6)	Wellness and Events Center (223) Newark, NJ
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	L 43–75	11–17 (8–7)	Patrick Gym (740) Burlington, VT
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	L 52–73	11–18 (8–8)	Broadview Center (1,515) Albany, NY
America East tournament
March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	at (4) Maine Quarterfinals	L 51–65	11–19	Memorial Gymnasium (837) Orono, ME
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ Hince, Christian (March 9, 2024). "Women's Basketball Rolls NJIT in First Round of America East Playoffs". Albany Student Press. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "NJIT Highlanders Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[2] Hince, Christian (March 9, 2024). "Women's Basketball Rolls NJIT in First Round of America East Playoffs". Albany Student Press. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[4] "NJIT Highlanders Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

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