2018–19 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

The 2018–19 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represented New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first year head coach Mike Lane, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center and were fourth year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–13 in A-Sun play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

2018–19 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	6–24 (3–13 Atlantic Sun)
Head coach	Mike Lane (1st season)
Assistant coaches	LaTonya Watson Aaron Gratch Sara Mitchell
Home arena	Wellness and Events Center

2018–19 ASUN women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast †	16	–	0		1.000			28	–	5		.848
Stetson	11	–	5		.688			16	–	16		.500
North Alabama	10	–	6		.625			21	–	9		.700
Liberty	10	–	6		.625			16	–	16		.500
North Florida	9	–	7		.563			15	–	14		.517
Jacksonville	7	–	9		.438			14	–	16		.467
Kennesaw State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	22		.290
NJIT	3	–	13		.188			6	–	24		.200
Lipscomb	2	–	14		.125			4	–	25		.138
† 2019 ASUN Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 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) Jr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN G 5 Maddie Martin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Dunmore Dunmore, PA G 10 Jillian Libby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Cheverus South Portland, ME G 11 Jordan Ireland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Garnet Valley Garnet Valley, PA G 13 Kelly Guarino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Albertus Magnus Thells, NY G 14 Amarri Trueheart 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS Jr Cheltenham Albany Cheltenham, PA G 15 Samantha Schultz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Kings Park Kings Park, NY G 20 Danielle Tunstall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Life Center Academy Willingboro, NJ F 21 Lucia Martinez-Ortiz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Colegio Internacional Nuevo Centro Guadarrama, Spain G 22 Tatianna Torres 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Thomas A. Edison Arlington, VA G 24 Tracey Brereton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Matawan Regional Aberdeen, NJ G 25 Dez Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Neptune Neptune, NJ F 31 Milena Bajic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Gimnazija Slobodan Škerović Memphis Podgorica, Montenegro G 44 Ellyn Stoll 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Rose Point Pleasant, NJ	Head coach Mike Lane (Notre Dame) Assistant coach(es) LaTonya Watson (Eastern Michigan) Aaron Gratch (Caldwell) Sara Mitchell (King) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Saint Peter's	L 57–70	0–1	Yanitelli Center (652) Jersey City, NJ
Nov 9, 2018* 3:00 pm		at Howard	L 57–77	0–2	Burr Gymnasium (589) Washington, D.C.
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm		at West Virginia	L 50–95	0–3	WVU Coliseum (1,209) Morgantown, WV
Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	L 42–85	0–4	Palestra (405) Philadelphia, PA
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 43–64	0–5	Rothman Center (178) Teaneck, NJ
Nov 24, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina NJIT Thanksgiving Classic	W 79–71	1–5	Wellness and Events Center (477) Newark, NJ
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm		Southeast Missouri State NJIT Thanksgiving Classic	L 58–68	1–6	Wellness and Events Center (399) Newark, NJ
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	L 46–67	1–7	Alumni Gymnasium (720) Lawrenceville, NJ
Dec 2, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont	L 63–71	1–8	Wellness and Events Center (405) Newark, NJ
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm		at LIU Brooklyn	W 72–51	2–8	Steinberg Wellness Center (372) Brooklyn, NY
Dec 14, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Colgate	W 71–53	3–8	Cotterell Court (196) Hamilton, NY
Dec 21, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Kent State	L 40–57	3–9	Wellness and Events Center (322) Newark, NJ
Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Hartford	L 53–83	3–10	Wellness and Events Center (402) Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun regular season
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 66–60	4–10 (1–0)	Wellness and Events Center (330) Newark, NJ
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 60–72	4–11 (1–1)	Flowers Hall (983) Florence, AL
Jan 15, 2019 11:30 am, ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 80–67	5–11 (2–1)	Wellness and Events Center (1,903) Newark, NJ
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 56–61	5–12 (2–2)	Wellness and Events Center (195) Newark, NJ
Jan 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	L 48–74	5–13 (2–3)	Edmunds Center (401) DeLand, FL
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	L 54–75	5–14 (2–4)	Wellness and Events Center (315) Newark, NJ
Jan 29, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	L 35–67	5–15 (2–5)	Wellness and Events Center (200) Newark, NJ
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 47–58	5–16 (2–6)	Vines Center (1,302) Lynchburg, VA
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 47–70	5–17 (2–7)	KSU Convocation Center (1,374) Kennesaw, GA
Feb 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 42–61	5–18 (2–8)	Alico Arena (2,481) Fort Myers, FL
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	L 59–78	5–19 (2–9)	Wellness and Events Center (370) Newark, NJ
Feb 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	L 47–56	5–20 (2–10)	Wellness and Events Center (201) Newark, NJ
Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 55–69	5–21 (2–11)	Swisher Gymnasium (75) Jacksonville, FL
Feb 27, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 69–53	6–21 (3–11)	Allen Arena (807) Nashville, TN
Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Liberty	L 39–58	6–22 (3–12)	Wellness and Events Center (401) Newark, NJ
Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 46–54	6–23 (3–13)	UNF Arena (401) Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	at (1) Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals	L 45–58	6–24	Alico Arena (1,542) Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2018–19 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team