# 2023–24 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

The 2023–24 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Lane, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center located in Newark, New Jersey, as members of the America East Conference.

## Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2022–23 season 13–16, 8–8 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They were defeated by UMBC in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | W 73–57 | 1–0 | Christl Arena (400) West Point, NY |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Merrimack | W 48–45 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Wellness and Events Center (345) Newark, NJ |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 10 Notre Dame | L 57–104 | 2–1 | Wellness and Events Center (1,631) Newark, NJ |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | W 70–57 | 3–1 | Wellness and Events Center (240) Newark, NJ |
| November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wagner | W 80–36 | 4–1 | Wellness and Events Center (272) Newark, NJ |
| November 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | L 60–83 | 4–2 | Kirby Sports Center (209) Easton, PA |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hofstra | L 65–67 | 4–3 | Mack Sports Complex (369) Hempstead, NY |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 61–46 | 5–3 | Rothman Center (187) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 3, 2023* 12:00 pm, ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | L 43–87 | 5–4 | Watsco Center (2,629) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Sacred Heart | L 48–57 | 5–5 | William H. Pitt Center (402) Fairfield, CT |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 66-47 | 6-5 | Wellness and Events Center (250) Newark, NJ |
| December 15, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Francis | W 68-41 | 7-5 | Wellness and Events Center (196) Newark, NJ |
| December 31, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | LIU | W 58-54 | 8-5 | Wellness and Events Center (250) Newark, NJ |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 36-77 | 8-6 (0-1) | Broadview Center (1,036) Albany, NY |
| January 11, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | L 67-70 | 8-7 (0-2) | Wellness and Events Center (1,718) Newark, NJ |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 55-68 | 8-8 (0-3) | Wellness and Events Center (302) Newark, NJ |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | L 50-56 | 8-9 (0-4) | Lundholm Gym (166) Durham, NH |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 39-81 | 8-10 (0-5) | The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium (1,237) Orono, ME |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bryant | L 64-73 | 8-11 (0-6) | Chace Athletic Center (278) Smithfield, RI |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | L 61-72 | 8-12 (0-7) | Wellness and Events Center (325) Newark, NJ |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | L 58-63 | 8-13 (0-8) | Wellness and Events Center (301) Newark, NJ |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 51-76 | 8-14 (0-9) | Patrick Gym (662) Burlington, VT |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | W 68-56 | 9-14 (1-9) | Costello Athletic Center (420) Lowell, MA |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | L 36-38 | 9-15 (1-10) | Wellness and Events Center (334) Newark, NJ |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | L 48-68 | 9-16 (1-11) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,417) Vestal, NY |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 64-52 | 10-16 (2-11) | Wellness and Events Center (255) Newark, NJ |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | L 46-72 | 10-17 (2-12) | Wellness and Events Center (289) Newark, NJ |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 77-76 $^{OT}$ | 11-17 (3-12) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (347) Catonsville, MD |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bryant | W 64-38 | 12-17 (4-12) | Wellness and Events Center (606) Newark, NJ |
| America East women's tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | at (3) Albany Quarterfinals | L 42-57 | 12-18 | Broadview Center (968) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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