2023–24 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

The 2023–24 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represents the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Lane, play their home games at the Wellness and Events Center located in Newark, New Jersey, as members of the America East Conference.

2023–24 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	12–18 (4–12 America East)
Head coach	Mike Lane (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Aaron Gratch Colleen Moriarty Payce Lange Camryn Johnson
Home arena	Wellness and Events Center

2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Maine †	14	–	2		.875			25	–	10		.714
Albany	13	–	3		.813			25	–	7		.781
Vermont	12	–	4		.750			25	–	12		.676
Bryant	8	–	8		.500			15	–	15		.500
Binghamton	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
UMBC	6	–	10		.375			10	–	19		.345
NJIT	4	–	12		.250			12	–	18		.400
UMass Lowell	4	–	12		.250			4	–	25		.138
New Hampshire	3	–	13		.188			9	–	20		.310
† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2022–23 season 13–16, 8–8 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They were defeated by UMBC in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.

Roster

2023–24 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F/C 2 Lindsey Syrek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr University HS Carmel, IN G 4 Kenna Squier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Pope John XXIII HS Branchville, NJ F 5 Audrey Kormann 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Maple Grove Senior HS Maple Grove, MN G 10 Marissa Gingrich 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mifflin County HS Mifflin County, PA G 11 Aria Myers 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Paramus Catholic HS Cedar Grove, NJ F 13 Kiana Brereton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Summit Academy Charter School Brooklyn, NY G 14 Lyzi Litwinko 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Berlin HS Berlin, CT G 15 Madilyn Dogs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Kewaskum HS Kewaskum, WI F 21 Trinity Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Palisades HS Upper Black Eddy, PA G 22 Reese Vaughan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Seton Catholic Central HS Endwell, NY F 23 Mackenzie Wright-Rawls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Central York HS York, PA F 24 Kyleigh Welsh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Clearwater HS Clearwater, FL G 25 Avery O'Roke 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Millbrook HS Winchester, VA F 32 Lilly Anderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Cuthbertson HS Waxhaw, NC G 34 Alejandra Zuniga 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So IES Jose Garcia Nieto Madrid, Spain F 55 Angelina Banas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Notre Dame HS Columbus, NJ	Head coach Mike Lane (Notre Dame) Assistant coach(es) Aaron Gratch (Caldwell) Colleen Moriarty (UMass Dartmouth) Payce Lange (Kean) Camryn Johnson (Francis Marion) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 11, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	W 73–57	1–0	Christl Arena (400) West Point, NY
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	W 48–45 OT	2–0	Wellness and Events Center (345) Newark, NJ
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 10 Notre Dame	L 57–104	2–1	Wellness and Events Center (1,631) Newark, NJ
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 70–57	3–1	Wellness and Events Center (240) Newark, NJ
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Wagner	W 80–36	4–1	Wellness and Events Center (272) Newark, NJ
November 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	L 60–83	4–2	Kirby Sports Center (209) Easton, PA
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra	L 65–67	4–3	Mack Sports Complex (369) Hempstead, NY
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 61–46	5–3	Rothman Center (187) Hackensack, NJ
December 3, 2023* 12:00 pm, ACCN		at Miami (FL)	L 43–87	5–4	Watsco Center (2,629) Coral Gables, FL
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Sacred Heart	L 48–57	5–5	William H. Pitt Center (402) Fairfield, CT
December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
December 15, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Francis			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
December 31, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		LIU			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
America East regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
January 11, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		UMass Lowell			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine			The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		UMBC			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont			Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center  Lowell, MA
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center  Vestal, NY
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena  Catonsville, MD
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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