NEWARK, NJ–NJIT, which started off America East Conference action 2-0, will look for its fourth straight win of the season when the Highlanders visit Binghamton on Saturday at 2pm.
Game Information
Tip-off is slated for 2pm inside Dr. Bai Lee Court at Events Center and for those not able to attend the game can watch via ESPN3 with in-game statistics available on BUBearcats.com.
All-Time Series
Binghamton leads the all-time series, 4-1.
NJIT's lone win of the series came in the first meeting between the two schools during the 2014-15 season in Newark. The Highlanders held off the Bearcats and picked up a 52-48 victory.
12/30/19 - Binghamton 75, NJIT 40
12/10/17 - Binghamton 67, NJIT 36
12/6/16 - Binghamton 68, NJIT 44
11/16/15 - Binghamton 54, NJIT 50
12/6/14 - NJIT 52, Binghamton 48
Seven Wins for the Highlanders
The seven wins for the Highlanders are the most since the 2016-17 season.
1/2/22 - NJIT 67, Maine 59 (OT)
12/30/21 - NJIT 54, Stony Brook 49
12/11/21 - NJIT 59, St. Francis Brooklyn 53
11/27/21 - NJIT 67, Saint Peter's 61
11/21/21 - NJIT 67, CCSU 63
11/18/21 - NJIT 59, LIU 53 (OT)
11/14/21 - NJIT 61, Wisconsin 49
Going for Five on the Road
NJIT will look for its fifth road win of the season, marking the most wins on the road since the 2012-13 season when the Highlanders finished with six. NJIT reached four wins on the road during the 2016-17 season.
Let's Make It Four Straight
NJIT last won four in a row in 2012-13, when the Highlanders started off the season 4-1 and went on to capture the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament Title, finished with 16 wins (the most in the NJIT DI era) and tied third-most in program history.
A Win on Saturday
With a win on Saturday, NJIT would begin 3-0 in conference action for the first time in the Division I era (first season 2006-07). Previously, NJIT has gone 2-1 through its first three conference games.
2020-21 (America East)
12/5 | NJIT 78, UNH 57
12/6 | UNH 59, NJIT 53
12/27 | NJIT 70, UVM 60
2018-19 (ASUN)
1/5 | NJIT 66, KSU 60
1/12 | UNA 72, NJIT 60
1/15 | NJIT 80, Lipscomb 67
2012-13 (Great West)
1/19 | Chicago State 58, NJIT 57
1/26 | NJIT 49 | Utah Valley 46
2/2 | NJIT 81 | Texas-Pan Am 75 (OT)
2011-12 (Great West)
1/19 | NJIT 69, Houston Baptist 62
1/21 | NJIT 41, Texas-Pan Am 40
1/26 | UND 65, NJIT 55
2010-11 (Great West)
1/12 | NJIT 68, Texas-Pan Am 60
1/15 | NJIT 82, Houston Baptist 55
1/22 | Chicago State 83, NJIT 42
2009-10 (Great West)
1/14 | Texas-Pan Am 62, NJIT 54
1/16 | NJIT 83, Houston Baptist 70
1/23 | NJIT 60, Chicago State 56
Note: Started out conference play 5-1
2021 Rewind
The NJIT women's basketball team picked up its first win of the season and it was a big one, recording its first Big Ten program win with a 61-49 victory at Wisconsin on November 14, 2021.
The win over Wisconsin started a three-game win streak for the Highlanders (ast 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).
With a win at St. Francis Brooklyn on December 11, NJIT closed out the non-conference slate with a 5-6 overall record.
NJIT closed out 2021 with a bang, knocking off preseason favorite and defending America East Champions Stony Brook on December 30, 54-49, at home inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. It was the first time NJIT defeated the Seawolves in five meetings.
NJIT Knocks off Preseason Favorite and Defending America East Champions Stony Brook in America East Opener
The NJIT women's basketball team closed out 2021 with a win, holding off defending America East Champions Stony Brook, en route to a 54-49 home victory to open league action inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Thursday afternoon.
NJIT, which knocked off Stony Brook, who was ranked No. 7 in the latest CollegeInside.com Mid Major Top 25 poll, recorded its sixth win of the season (the most wins since the 2018-19 season).
Highlanders Outscore Maine, 10-2 in Overtime to Move to 2-0
NJIT moved to 2-0 in the America East Conference, outscoring Maine 10-2 in overtime paced by Kenna Squier's career-best 24 points on its way to a 67-59 win on Sunday afternoon inside the Cross Insurance Center.
The Highlanders outscored Maine 10-2 in overtime and 14-2 in the final 6:45. Sophomore Aria Myers led the Highlanders in the overtime, netting five points followed by Squier with four of her game-best 24 points coming in the final five minutes.
Trailing by four, 53-49 in the fourth quarter with 4:23 to play, NJIT used a 9-3 spurt to tie the game at 57 to force overtime. NJIT's Squier hit an up and under jumper just outside the paint to tie the game at 57 with forty two seconds remaining.
NJIT Sweeps America East Conference Weekly Awards
NJIT swept the America East Conference women's basketball weekly honors as Kenna Squier was selected Player of the Week and Trinity Williams was named Rookie of the Week the league office announced on Monday.
In a 2-0 week for the Highlanders, Squier averaged 17.5ppg, 4.5rpg, 3.5spg, 52.4% FG and 75.0% FT while Trinity Williams combined for 10 points, shot 83% from the field and added four rebounds in 13 minutes against Stony Brook.
Women's Basketball Tabs #AEHoops Game of the Week with Win Over Stony Brook
NJIT was selected #AEHoops Game of the Week the conference office announced after NJIT closed out 2021 with a win, holding off defending America East Champions Stony Brook, en route to a 54-49 home victory to open league action inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center.
NJIT, which knocked off Stony Brook, who was ranked No. 7 in the latest CollegeInside.com Mid Major Top 25 poll, recorded its sixth win of the season.
NJIT held Stony Brook to just 28.1 percent shooting from the field and a season-low 49 points to earn the victory behind a team-best 11 points from Kenna Squier. Squier shot 4-of-9 from the field and added four rebounds.
Highlander Hits
NJIT enters the weekend on a three-game win streak after a win at St. Francis Brooklyn and opening America East action 2-0 with a 54-49 victory over the defending America East champions, and pre-season favorite, Stony Brook and 67-59 overtime win at Maine on January 2.
Squier leads NJIT in scoring at 12.0 points per game while Lyzi Litwinko and Ellyn Stoll join Squier in double-figures at 10.3 and 10.3 respectively. Litwinko paces the Highlanders with a team-high 6.3 rebounds, which ranks eighth in the league.
Stoll, NJIT's three-point threat as she ranked fourth in the league with 1.9 makes from beyond the arc per game.
NJIT ranks fifth in the America East in both scoring (59.4) and fourth in scoring defense (61.5) while leading the conference at 3.85 blocks per game.
1,000 Career Points Milestone for Ellyn Stoll
Stoll scored her 1,000 career point at Rider on December 1, 2021. Entering the game, Stoll needed eight points to hit the milestone. She becomes the fourth player in the NJIT Division I era to reach 1,000 career points and 10th all-time in NJIT women's basketball history.
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).
Stoll paces NJIT with 19 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.
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.
Scouting the Opponent
Binghamton, which last played on December 21 in the FIU Classic due to COVID protocols, will play its first America East Conference game on Saturday. The Bearcats enter with a 4-6 record.
The Bearcats picked up a pair of victories in the beginning of the season against Siena and Canisis and its last win came on December 7 against Pitt at Johnstown.
Two players are averaging double-digits – Birna Benonysdottir (17.3pg) and Denai Bowman (14.3ppg). Clare Traeger leads the team on the boards, averaging 8.2rpg, good for second in the conference.
Next Up
NJIT will wrap up its America East two-game road trip at UMBC on January 12 with tip-off slated for 11am on ESPN+.
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