NEWARK, NJ–The NJIT women's basketball team will begin the month of December on the road at nearby Saint Peter's on Sunday, December 1.
Game Information
The game will be on Sunday at 2pm on ESPN+ inside the The Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center with in-game statistics available on SaintPetersPeacocks.com
All-Time Series
NJIT leads the all-time series, 8-7. The Highlanders have won the last three straight against the Peacocks. The last time NJIT defeated Saint Peter's was on December 12, 2023 in Newark (NJIT 66, SPU 47).
Last Time Out
Visiting Lafayette slipped past NJIT behind three double-figure scorers en route to a 71-69 road victory Wednesday evening inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center in women's basketball non-conference action.
Lafayette snaps a three-game skid, improving to 2-4 on the season while the Highlanders move to 2-6 on the year.
In the last 1:48 of the game, Alejandra Zuniga connected on three consecutive three-pointers, the final with eighteen seconds left to play and pulled NJIT within two of the Leopards, 71-69. Lafayette missed a pair of free throws with fifteen seconds on the clock, giving NJIT a chance to tie the game or go for the win but the Highlanders were unable to get a clean look at the basket as the Leopards would hold on for the road victory.
Zuniga, who has scored 20+ points in five games this season, finished with 24 on 9-of-14 shooting from the field and 6-of-10 from three-point range. She added six rebounds and four assists for NJIT.
Post Audrey Kormann scored a personal-best 11 points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds to go along with two blocks.
America East Rookie of the Week Honors
Olivia Kulyk | 11.26.24
Allison Cannon | 11.18.24
Olivia Kulyk | 11.11.24
Chasing 1,000 Career Points - Alejandra Zuniga
The rising junior Zuniga enters Sunday's contest with 952 career points, 48 away from scoring her 1,000 career point. As a freshman, the 2023 America East Rookie of the Year combined for 358 points and last year she followed up with 440 career points. Eight games into the 2024-25 season, Zuniga has registered 154 points.
2025 Women's Basketball Commits
Addison Shen | Concord, MA | Guard
Laura Lee | New Port Richey, FL | Forward
Mia Gestosani | Somerset, NJ | Point Guard
Scouting Saint Peter's
Saint Peter's, still in search of its first win of the 2024 season, enters Sunday's contest with a 0-6 record.
Sophomore forward Fatmata Janneh who hails from London, England and stands 6-foot-2, paces the Peacocks averaging 17.0ppg and 7.8rpg.
Next Up
NJIT will play the next two at home welcoming first-time opponent Coppin State on December 3 at 6pm and Monmouth on December 9 at 7pm.
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