NEWARK, NJ–NJIT women's basketball head coach Mike Lane announced the signing of a trio of Highlanders – Addison Shen, Mia Gestosani and Lauren Lee who will join the Highlanders for the 2025-26 season.
"I am so excited for this class to join Highlanders Women's Basketball," said Lane, who is in his seventh season at the helm of the Highlanders. "This trio is tough! All three are excellent students who sought the academic challenge of NJIT, and of course they are coming to Newark to make our basketball program better. Mia is a pure point guard who knows how to run a team and can create her own offense; Addie is a great student of the game who can score at all three levels and Lauren is that versatile player who can impact the game in a number of ways. Our staff and our team are so happy to welcome them to our fun family and wish them all good luck on their senior seasons!"
Addison Shen | Guard | Concord, MA | Concord-Carlisle High School
Shen, the 6-foot guard from Concord, MA, is a two-year captain at Concord-Carlisle High School.
Shen was selected as a Dual County League All-Star and USJN National Championship All-Star Team. She was named to the Zero Gravity All-Tournament Team three times and played for the B2L AAU team.
Named to the Academic High Honor Roll for three consecutive years, Shen intends to major in business at NJIT.
Lauren Lee | Forward | New Port Richey, FL | River Edge High School (FL)
Lee, a 6-foot-2 forward from New Port Richey, FL, guided River Edge High School to a Final Four appearance, Regional Champions and District Champions (2x).
She was named Conference Player of the Year and earned First-Team honors.
Lee played AAU for the Tampa Thunder Team and intends to major in business at NJIT.
Mia Gestosani | Point Guard | Somerset, NJ | Mount St. Mary Academy
Gestosani, a 5-foot-8 guard from Somerset, NJ is a four-year starter at Mount St. Mary Academy.
A 1,000 point scorer during her junior campaign (sixth player in Mount St. Mary Academy Program History), Gestosani was named NJ Basketball Coaches Association Top 10 Player in Somerset County.
She was selected to the NJBCA All-County team, Courier News Honorable Mention All-Area, Coaches vs. Cancer Most Valuable Player (2023-24), First-Team All-Conference, NJ Basketball Coaches Association Top 10 Player in Somerset County, a three-time Division Champion and NJ.com Skyland Conference Player of the Week and two-time Most Valuable Player on her team.
Gestosani played for NY Gauchos and was selected to the First-Team at the 15U Hoop Group Showcase League (HGSL).
She intends to major in data science at NJIT.
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