NEWARK, NJ—NJIT will resume ASUN Conference play this weekend
as the Highlanders visit Florida Gulf Coast on Friday at 6pm and Stetson on Saturday at 3pm.
Live Coverage on ESPN3 | NJIT at Stetson | Saturday, October 1 at 3pm
A simple way to find ESPN3 is on NJIT's official athletics website, www.njithighlanders.com. Near the middle of the home page NJIT TV section, click Upcoming Events for a list of scheduled NJIT contests. After finding the event, click the camera icon to the right of the event listing. That brings you to an ESPN3 portal where you can access the desired program.
For more details on how to watch NJIT on ESPN3, go to the section at the bottom of this page.
A Look at NJIT (8-9; 0-1 ASUN)
Next Four Matches: at FGCU (9/30; 6 PM); at Stetson (10/1; 3 PM - ESPN3); vs. Jacksonville (10/7; 7 PM); vs. North Florida (10/9; 1 PM)
Last Three Matches: L, 0-3 at Iona; L, 2-3 at USC Upstate; W, 3-0 at Saint Peter's
NJIT is 4-5 on the road this season. If the Highlanders get a victory at FGCU or at Stetson this weekend NJIT will have equaled their road-win total from the past two years combined.
The Highlanders enter the weekend 8-9 after dropping a 3-0 decision at Iona on Tuesday led by
Weronika Wiezik, who has combined for 172 kills on the season (2.73 per set).
Junior setter
Anna Rodrigues has paced the Highlander offense in 2016. Her 7.12 assists per set ranks fifth in the ASUN. Rodriguez posted a season high 51 assists in the Highlanders' five-set battle with USC Upstate last weekend.
Libero
Adriana Nieto leads the Highlanders defense for the second straight season. Nieto has collected 278 digs in 2016 and ranks third in the conference with 4.41 digs per set. She is tied for fifth in the nation with 29 service aces. The libero has registered an ace in 14 of NJIT's 17 contests.
NJIT and Stetson split the season series in 2015 (1-1)
A Look at FGCU (14-2; 1-0 ASUN)
Next Four Matches: vs. NJIT (9/30; 6 PM); vs. USC Upstate (10/1; 7 PM); at Kennesaw State (10/7; 7 PM); at Lipscomb (10/8; 6 PM)
Last Three Matches: W, 3-0 at Bethune Cookman; W, 3-0 vs. Stetson; W, 3-1 vs. FIU
FGCU's 13-straight victories are the second longest active win-streak in DI Volleyball, trailing just No. 1 Nebraska's 27 consecutive wins.
If FGCU manages to go undefeated this weekend against NJIT and USC Upstate, the Eagles will have tied a program record with 15 consecutive victories, set back in 2012.
Sophomore Amanda Carroll leads the ASUN with 251 kills and is currently hitting at .312.
Senior Marlene Moeller recorded a career-high nine blocks in FGCU's opening ASUN Conference contest with Stetson, the most anyone has had in single-match for the green and blue this year.
Stetson (3-13; 0-1 ASUN)
Next Four Matches: vs. USC Upstate (9/30; 7 PM - ESPN3); vs. NJIT (10/1; 3 PM - ESPN3); at Lipscomb (10/7; 7:30 PM); at Kennesaw State (10/8; 7 PM - ASUNTV)
Last Two Matches: L, 0-3 at FGCU; W, 3-2 vs. Bethune-Cookman
Stetson is looking to take advantage of their home court, with a 1-1 home record this season, the Hatters have won 24 of their last 34 matches at the Edmunds Center overall. Last season, Stetson won four its seven home conference matches, including a 3-0 victory over NJIT.
Madison Akins ranks in the top-ten in kills for the ASUN this season, and currently ranks second in career kills among active conference players (945).
Sophomore setter Roxy Lake sits seventh in the ASUN for assists with 324, and has had eight 20-plus performances this year.
Stetson's Shelby Connors is fifth in the league with 45 blocks, and ranks fourth among ASUN active career leaders at 250.
How to watch NJIT sports programming on ESPN
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
The network is currently available to more than 99 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider.
ESPN3 is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks. That means devices served by NJIT's on-campus computer network can link directly to ESPN3.
Others can access ESPN3 through WatchESPN if they receive ESPN programming from an affiliated service provider. Those users need to provide the username and password they use in online communication with their regular service provider (can usually be found on regular billing material from the service provider).
Here is a link to
Frequently Asked Questions about WatchESPN.
