Game 12	NJIT (3-8; 6-24 in 2018-19) at Columbia (6-3; 8-19 in 2018-19)
Date | Time	Saturday, December 21, 2019 | 12pm
Location | Arena	New York, NY | Levien Gymnasium
Live Video	ESPN+
Live Stats	In-game statistics (free)
All-time series	Columbia leads 4-0
Game Notes	NJIT Notes (PDF) | Columbia Notes (PDF)

NEWARK, NJ--After a six-day break, NJIT women's basketball will return to the hardwood on Saturday, December 21 when the Highlanders visit Columbia.  Tip-off is slated for 12Noon on ESPN+.

Watch Game Live on ESPN+
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.

A simple way to find ESPN+ is on NJIT's official athletics website, www.njithighlanders.com. Near the middle of the home page under the headlines section, an upcoming events calendar lists scheduled NJIT contests. After finding the event, click the camera icon to the left of the event listing. That brings you to an ESPN+ portal where you can access the desired program.

All-Time Series
Saturday will mark the fifth game against NJIT and Columbia.  The Lions hold a 4-0 all-time record over the Highlanders. In the last meeting between the two schools, Columbia defeated NJIT, 65-51, on January 4, 2017.

Last Time Out
Vermont held off visiting NJIT late in the fourth quarter, which saw the Highlanders take its first lead of the game, 57-56, but the Catamounts used a 9-2 spurt over the final 2:30 to secure a 65-59 home victory on Saturday afternoon in women's basketball non-conference action at Patrick Gymnasium.

NJIT was led by senior forward Danielle Tunstall's 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field and 6-of-9 from the free throw line.  Tunstall grabbed a game-best eight rebounds as the Highlanders out-rebounded Vermont 32-to-29 on the boards.

Freshman forward Maria Fux was NJIT's other double-digit scorer, netting 12 points in 23 minutes off the bench, shooting 5-for-7 from the field and 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.

Sophomore Samantha Schultz came off the bench and scored eight points on 4-of-9 from the field.  The eight points ties her career-mark (8 at Colorado; Nov. 10).

Scouting the Highlanders
After dropping its first six contests of the season against a challenging schedule, visiting Air Force and Colorado and hosting defending Ivy League Champions Penn, the Highlanders won three straight before dropping back-to-back games (vs. Fairleigh Dickinson) and most recently at Vermont.

NJIT is led by two double-figure scorers – Danielle Tunstall (13.3ppg) and freshman Kenna Squier (10.1ppg).  

Tunstall tops the team with 9.4rpg (ranks second in the ASUN) while Bajic follows at 7.7rpg in six games.

Scouting the Lions
Columbia, which last played on December 9, enters the contest on a five-game win streak with a 6-3 overall mark and 4-1 at home inside Levien Gymnasium.

After dropping its first two games of the season at Albany and Saint Joseph's, the Lions have won the last six-out-of-seven contests.

The Lions are led by three double-digit scorers -- Sienna Durr (11.9ppg), Abbey Hsu (11.0ppg) and Janiya Clemmons (10.6ppg).  Kaitlyn Davis tops the Lions on the boards at 6.6rpg.

Clemmons is the reigning Ivy League Player of the Week after a 20-point performance in the Lions 63-60 win over Davidson.

Next Up
NJIT will break for the holiday and close out the 2019 calendar year at Binghamton on December 30.  Tip-off is set for 7pm on ESPN+.