NEWARK, NJ--The first road trip of the season will be on November 12 when the Highlanders visit NCAA Tournament participant Marquette from the BIG EAST.
Game Information
Tipoff is slated for 6pm inside Al McGuire Center on Marquette's YouTube Channel with in-game statistics available on GoMarquette.com.
All Time Series
This will mark the second meeting between the two teams. The teams first met on December 3, 2009.
Last Time Out for NJIT
NJIT freshman Trinity Williams netted 13 points in her collegiate debut but it wasn't enough as visiting Wagner topped NJIT, 61-49, in the season opener for both squads inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Tuesday evening.
Williams, the Highlanders 6-foot-1 forward from Upper Black, PA, shared game-high honors in her debut with 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and 1-for-2 from downtown in 17 minutes of action off the bench.
Sophomore Lyzi Litwinko nearly posted a double-double, posting 10 points and eight rebounds. Junior Kenna Squier chipped in 10 points, shooting 5-for-9 from the field and grabbing five rebounds.
Highlander Co-Captains
Fifth-year seniors Ellyn Stoll and Maddie Martin will serve as team captains for the 2021-22.
Stoll from Point Pleasant, NJ, served as team captain for the Highlanders in 2020-21. She started all 18 games, netting a season-best 19 points in the Highlanders 78-57 win at New Hampshire, for NJIT's first America East Conference win.
Martin from Dunmore, PA, will look to return back to the court after recovering from an ACL injury. In 2019-20, Martin started 18 games before suffering a season-ending injury (ACL). She recorded a career-best 19 points and seven assists at Wagner (11.19.19).
Highlanders Returning Leading Scorer - Kenna Squier
A season ago, Squier, the only player to average double-digits at 10.6ppg has started 47 career games and enters her junior campaign with 507 career points, 207 career rebounds while shooting 46 percent from the field (175-384) and 73 percent from the free throw line (136-186).
Rising Sophomore Lyzi Litwinko
Litwinko, named to the 2021 America East All-Rookie team, 8.5ppg and 6.4rpg, including two double-doubles. The 5-foot-8 guard led the Highlanders on board and earned America East Conference Player of the Week five times last season.
2020-21 Stat Leaders
Points: Kenna Squier, 10.6ppg
Rebounds: Lyzi Litwinko, 6.4rpg
3PT FG: Ellyn Stoll, 27
FG Pct.: Kimi Evans, 36-74 (.486)
FT Pct: Kenna Squier, 58-71 (.817)
Assists: Lyzi Litwinko, 56
Blocks: Kimi Evans, 15
Minutes: Ellyn Stoll, 30.9
America East Conference
NJIT will begin its second season in the America East and will play a schedule of 18 conference games against the other nine schools. The Highlanders became the 10th full member of the America East on July 1, 2020.
The Highlanders were predicted to finish eighth out of the 10 league teams in the preseason coaches poll.
Scouting the Opponent
Marquette was predicted to finish fourth in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll after finishing the 2020-21 season with a 19-7 overall record, 14-4 in the BIG EAST.
Graduate student Lauren Van Kleunen was selected to the Preseason All-BIG EAST first-team after earning second-team honors in 2020-21. She was second on the team in scoring last season averaging a career-high 13.2 points per game, including double figures in 20 of the team's 26 games and scored 20-or-more in four of those games.
The Marquette University women's basketball team kicked off the 2021-22 campaign with a 96-35 win over Alcorn State on Tuesday evening at the Al McGuire Center.
Graduate transfer Karissa McLaughlin led the Golden Eagles (1-0) with 21 points in 23 minutes, while Lauren Van Kleunen added 17 and Kennedi Myles had 14 points.
Next Up
The Highlanders will travel to first time opponent Wisconsin from the Big Ten on November 14 to wrap up its two-game road trip.
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