NEWARK, NJ—The NJIT women's soccer team will wrap up its four match homestead, welcoming UMass Lowell on Friday, August 31 to Kean University East Campus Facility in non-conference soccer action. Kickoff is slated for UMass Lowell Friday
With construction underway on-campus for the new Soccer Stadium, the Highlanders home field will be in Hillside, NJ, on the campus of Kean University – East Campus Facility until construction of the soccer stadium is completed. Click
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Highlander Sports Network
The match can be seen live on the Highlander Sports Network.
A simple way to find Highlanders Sports Network is on NJIT's official athletics website, http://www.njithighlanders.com. Near the middle of the home page, click Upcoming Events for a list of scheduled NJIT contests. After finding the event, click the camera icon to the left next to the live stats icon in the red box. That brings you to the Highlander Sports Network portal where you can access the desired program.
Last Time Out
Freshman
Fiona Wright scored a pair of goals and sophomore
Katrina Nguyen-DeMary collected two assists in NJIT's 4-1 victory over Fairfield.
NJIT had three different goal scorers in the victory – sophomore transfer
Tara Walenczyk (23:20), sophomore
Jennifer Callaghan (37:24) and Wright (52:14; 64:16).
In the last two matches, Wright has buried three goals, good for six points and with Nguyen-DeMary's two assists against Fairfield, the sophomore paces the team with three assists.
Scouting NJIT (2-1-1)
The Highlanders have won two matches in a row following a 0-1-1 start. Through four matches, this is the best start for NJIT since 2016 when the Highlanders went 3-0-1.
Graduate student keeper
Amelia Sapirman tops the ASUN with a 0.47 GAA and .846 save percentage through four starts.
Wright has buried three goals to lead her team, all of which came in the last two contests. Nguyen-DeMary has set up three of the Highlanders' goals for a trio of assists.
All-Time Series | UMass Lowell lead 1-0
Last season's matchup, (the first between the two teams) ended in dramatic fashion, as UMass Lowell's Andrea Morrow netted the game winner as time expired in double overtime.
Scouting UMass Lowell (0-2-2)
The River Hawks played two double overtime games last weekend, including a 0-0 tie against Colgate and 3-3 tie against St. Bonaventure.
Three players scored their first goal of the season against St. Bonaventure – Emily Nelson, Kristin Birgisdottir and Chaima Khammar.
Lauren Huff continued her strong play with six saves through two games, including a shutout against Colgate. Huff tallied 14 saves and playing all 110 minutes of both of the River Hawks' double overtime games.
Rachel Morrier has paced the team's offense, tallying two goals and 18 shots, including eight on goal. Her two goals at Loyola were the most by a single player in an UMass Lowell season opener since 2009.
