NEWARK, NJ--NJIT will conclude a short two-game road trip on Saturday at 2pm when the Highlanders visit Lafayette at Kirby Sports Center. Tip-off is slated for 2pm on ESPN+.
Game Information
Tip-off is slated for 2pm inside Kirby Sports Center and for those not able to attend the game can watch via ESPN+ ($$) with in-game statistics available on GoLeopards.com.
All-Time Series
Lafayette leads the all-time series, 4-1. NJIT's lone win over the Leopards came back in the first all-time meeting in 2006, the first season NJIT competed as a Division I institution, a 70-59 victory in Easton, PA.
12/21/14 - Lafayette 66, NJIT 60
12/5/13 - Lafayette 61, NJIT 45
12/5/08 - Lafayette 70, NJIT 49
12/1/07 - Lafayette 61, NJIT 53
12/28/06 - NJIT 70, Lafayette 59
Four Wins and Beginning of December .. More Basketball to Play!
The four wins for NJIT matches the Highlanders win totals from the last two seasons.
2020-21 - 4-14
2019-20 - 4-25
Early Stretch of Four-Out-of-Five
The last time the Highlanders started off the season 4-3 dates back to the 2012-13 season when NJIT went on to capture the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament Title and finished with 16 wins (the most in the NJIT DI era) and tied third-most in program history.
11/14/21 - NJIT 69, Wisconsin 49
11/18/21 - NJIT 59, LIU 53 (OT)
11/21/21 - NJIT 67, CCSU 63
11/24/21 - FDU 65, NJIT 55
11/27/21 - NJIT 67, Saint Peter's 61
Stretch of Three
NJIT won a stretch of three games (Nov. 14 to Nov. 18), which began with an upset win at Big Ten opponent Wisconsin (61-49) on Nov. 14, followed up with an home overtime victory against LIU (59-53) on Nov. 18 and held on for a 67-63 win against the Blue Devils.
The last time the Highlanders won three straight was in 2019-20 during a stretch of a pair of wins at home against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 26, 2019) and Saint Peter's (Dec. 4, 2019) and on the road at Hartford (Dec. 7, 2019).
Last Time Out
Fifth-Year Ellyn Stoll scored her 1,000th career point at Rider Tuesday evening but it wasn't enough as the Highlanders lost a hard fought 64-59 battle to the Broncs in non-conference women's basketball action inside Alumni Gymnasium.
Stoll, from Point Pleasant, NJ, scored her 1,000 point in the fourth quarter, taking her defender off the dribble from the top of the key and stepping in for two at the 4:30 mark. Stoll became the fourth 1,000-point scorer at the Division I level (first season 2006-07) and 10th all-time.
Beyond the Arc
NJIT recorded a season-best nine three-pointers in the Highlanders 67-61 home win over Saint Peter's. The Highlanders connected on seven three-pointers three times this season -- vs. FDU (11/24), at CCSU (11/21) and at Wisconsin (11/14).
Fifth-year Ellyn Stoll paces NJIT with 16 three-pointers.
Dishing Out Dimes
The 16 assists against Saint Peter's is season-best for NJIT. Three different Highlanders -- Maria Fux, Lyzi Litwinko and Ellyn Stoll posted four assists in the win. In a tough battle at Big East opponent Marquette, NJIT recorded 14 assists.
Crashing the Boards
Standing at 5-foot-8 Lyzi Litwinko and Kenna Squier pace the Highlanders on the glass, averaging 6.3rpg and 6.0rpg respectively.
This season, Litwinko has grabbed at least four rebounds through the first eight games, including a career-best nine rebounds at CCSU (11/21/21).
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).
Through the first eight games of the season, Squier paces the Highlanders averaging 11.3ppg and has scored in double-digits in six out of eight games with a season-best 17 points at Rider on December 1, 2021.
Rising Sophomore Lyzi Litwinko
Litwinko, named to the 2021 America East All-Rookie team, averaged 8.5ppg and 6.4rpg, including two double-doubles last season. The 5-foot-8 guard led the Highlanders on board and earned America East Conference Player of the Week five times last season.
This season, Litwinko has scored in double-figures three times, including a career-best 16 points in NJIT's 67-61 win over Saint Peter's (11.27.21).
Collegiate Debut for Trinity Williams
NJIT freshman Trinity Williams netted 13 points in her collegiate debut against Wagner the season opener on November 9, 2021. 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.
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.
New Faces In 2022-23
The NJIT women's basketball team added a trio of high school standouts -- Avery O'Roke (Winchester, VA), Kyleigh Welsh (Clearwater, FL) and Alejandra Zuniga (Madrid, Spain) who are set to join the Highlanders in the Fall of 2022. Full Release
Next Up
NJIT will return home inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center, hosting Monmouth on Wednesday, December 8 at 7pm.
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