New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

Senior guard Jheryl Wilson led the Highlanders to two conference wins last week over North Dakota and South Dakota at the Fleisher Athletic Center.

On Saturday, in the Highlanders 76-68 victory over Great West Conference defending champion South Dakota, the 6-foot-3 guard had a record setting day.  He scored 28 points and shot 12-for-15 from the floor en route to the highest scoring total for an NJIT player since the program began Division I competition in 2006-07.

Wilson’s 12 field goals were also a school Division I record, surpassing the old mark of 10, which had been done four times, including once by Wilson.

In the teams 65-49 victory over North Dakota on Thursday, Wilson contributed eight points and five rebounds.