New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

Coach Lane Quote on Zuniga: "Alejandra is a creative point guard with excellent court vision and a wonderful feel for when she has to go get her own offense. She is crafty with the rock in her hands and dangerous as a shooter/scorer without the ball."

Will enter her senior campaign with 1278 career points, 236 assists, 111 three-point field goals and 93 steals.

2024-25: CSC Academic All-District Team honoree. ...two-time CSC All-District team selection.  She was named to the Dean's List five times, posting a 3.677 GPA, majoring in Communications. ...a three-time America East All-Conference selection, ranks third in the league in scoring (16.0ppg), third in assists (3.4), fifth in free throw percentage (65.0%) and fifth in field goal percentage (44.0%). ...The guard from Madrid, Spain, scored in double-digits in 23 games this season, including 13 games with 20 or more points.  She scored a season-best 29 points vs. UMass Lowell on January 11, 2025.  Zuniga dished out at least one assist in 28 out of 29 games with a career-high seven assists at LIU (Dec. 30, 2024). ...scored her 1,000 career point on December 8, 2024 against Monmouth, becoming the 13th player in program history to score 1,000 career points.  Zuniga has combined for 1,278 career points which ranks fifth all-time at NJIT. ...Zuniga was selected to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced April 16, 2025.

2023-24: 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team honoree. ... Zuniga was selected to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. ... played in all 30 games, including 29 starts. ... selected to the 2024 America East second-team, led the Highlanders for the second straight season in scoring (14.7ppg), assists (59) and three-point field goals (49). ...The 2023 America East Conference Rookie of the Year, scored in double-figures in 25 out of 30 games this season, including four 20+ games with a season-best 26 points vs. UMass Lowell on February 10. ..The 5-foot-6 guard ranks fifth in the America East in scoring, sixth in three-point field goals made and sixth in free throw percentage.

2022-23: America East Rookie of the Year, America East Third team, America East All-Rookie team. ... selected America East Conference Rookie of the Week four times this season,  including #AEHoops Big Time Performer of the Night three times. ...ranks sixth in the America East in scoring (12.3ppg).  She is the only freshman in the top six in scoring and has scored in double-digits in 16 of the last 18 games, scoring 10 or more points. ...5-foot-6 guard scored a career-best 31 points against Binghamton on February 15, marking the most points scored by a freshman in the NJIT Division I era since the 2008 season.  ...Zuniga is the first NJIT women's basketball player to earn America East Rookie of the Year accolades.  

Prior to NJIT: Zuniga, who hails from Madrid, Spain, will join the Highlanders in Fall 2022 after attending high school at IES Jose Garcia Nieto in Madrid. ...The 5-foot-6 point guard guided Federación de Madrid de Baloncesto to the Madrid Basketball League of Champions in 2020 and 2021 and plays for the Baloncesto Torrelodones club.

Personal: Alejandra Zuniga. ... Communication and Media at NJIT.