# 2014–15 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team

The 2014–15 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represented New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by third year head coach Steve Lanpher, played their home games at the Fleisher Center and were in their second year as an Independent after the Great West Conference folded. They finished the season 12–17. This was their final season of being independent, as they moved to the Atlantic Sun Conference on July 1, 2015.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Alana Dudley | Guard | 5–9 | Sophomore | Whippany, New Jersey |
| 2 | Kim Tullis | Guard | 5–9 | Senior | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 3 | Alyssa Albanese | Guard | 5–3 | Senior | Fort Washington, Maryland |
| 4 | Ruta Vetra | Guard | 6–0 | Sophomore | Jūrmala, Latvia |
| 10 | Ronni Grandison | Guard/Forward | 5–10 | Junior | West Chester, Ohio |
| 11 | Nicole Matická | Center | 6–3 | Senior | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 12 | Olivia Dudley | Guard | 5–9 | Sophomore | Whippany, New Jersey |
| 13 | Kelly Guarino | Guard | 5–7 | Freshman | Thiells, New York |
| 14 | Martina Matejčíková | Forward | 5–11 | Senior | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| 21 | Maria Ruban | Center | 6–5 | RS Freshman | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 24 | Camerin Spahn | Guard | 6–0 | Sophomore | Freehold, New Jersey |
| 25 | Bianca Picard | Guard | 5–6 | Freshman | Skippack, Pennsylvania |
| 34 | Leah Horton | Forward | 6–1 | RS Sophomore | Macungie, Pennsylvania |

## Media

NJIT will provide audio of all home contests on Highlanders-All Access and video of select home contests with Matt Provence and Michael Ventola calling the action. Currently no radio is expected for the games. Audio for most road games can be found on the opponents website.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 11:00 am | at New Hampshire | L 56–61 | 0–1 | Lundholm Gym (2,057) Durham, NH |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm | at Dartmouth | L 63–68 $^{OT}$ | 0–2 | Leede Arena (512) Hanover, NH |
| 11/19/2014* 8:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 68–64 | 1–2 | Rothman Center (185) Teaneck, NJ |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | Lehigh | L 54–74 | 1–3 | Fleisher Center (334) Newark, NJ |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 57–50 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Fleisher Center (603) Newark, NJ |
| 11/28/2014* 12:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic Thanksgiving Tournament | W 65–57 | 3–3 | FAU Arena (N/A) Boca Raton, FL |
| 11/29/2014* 7:00 pm | vs. North Dakota State Florida Atlantic Thanksgiving Tournament | L 48–60 | 3–4 | FAU Arena (502) Boca Raton, FL |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | Wagner | W 60–54 | 4–4 | Fleisher Center (401) Newark, NJ |
| 12/06/2014* 12:00 pm | Binghamton | W 52–48 | 5–4 | Fleisher Center (504) Newark, NJ |
| 12/09/2014* 5:30 pm | Hofstra | L 47–62 | 5–5 | Fleisher Center (704) Newark, NJ |
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 pm | LIU Brooklyn | L 48–57 | 5–6 | Fleisher Center (447) Newark, NJ |
| 12/14/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at St. John's | L 42–66 | 5–7 | Carnesecca Arena (760) Queens, NY |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | at Seton Hall | L 62–74 | 5–8 | Walsh Gymnasium (402) South Orange, NJ |
| 12/21/2014* 2:00 pm | at Lafayette | L 50–66 | 5–9 | Kirby Sports Center (432) Easton, PA |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm | at Clemson | L 47–64 | 5–10 | Littlejohn Coliseum (490) Clemson, SC |
| 01/02/2015* 1:00 pm | at Wofford | W 76–50 | 6–10 | Benjamin Johnson Arena (109) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/04/2015* 2:00 pm | Chicago State | W 59–48 | 7–10 | Fleisher Center (332) Newark, NJ |
| 01/07/2015* 11:30 am | Texas–Pan American | W 59–54 | 8–10 | Fleisher Center (777) Newark, NJ |
| 01/12/2015* 7:00 pm | Columbia | L 38–45 | 8–11 | Fleisher Center (400) Newark, NJ |
| 01/18/2015* 2:00 pm | at Harvard | L 54–66 | 8–12 | Lavietes Pavilion (309) Cambridge, MA |
| 01/18/2015* 11:30 am | at Brown | L 39–67 | 8–13 | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,024) Providence, RI |
| 01/24/2015* 2:00 pm | Penn | L 29–59 | 8–14 | Fleisher Center (356) Newark, NJ |
| 02/03/2015* 5:30 pm | Delaware State | L 54–56 $^{OT}$ | 8–15 | Fleisher Center (604) Newark, NJ |
| 02/07/2015* 2:00 pm | College of St. Joseph | W 92–39 | 9–15 | Fleisher Center (300) Newark, NJ |
| 02/11/2015* 7:00 pm | Morgan State | W 52–49 | 10–15 | Fleisher Center (440) Newark, NJ |
| 02/16/2015* 8:00 pm | at Texas–Pan American | L 53–54 | 10–16 | UTPA Fieldhouse (425) Edinburg, TX |
| 02/24/2015* 7:00 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 70–41 | 11–16 | Fleisher Center (303) Newark, NJ |
| 02/27/2015* 7:00 pm | St. Joseph's College | W 78–35 | 12–16 | Fleisher Center (300) Newark, NJ |
| 03/03/2015* 7:00 pm | at UMass Lowell | L 51–60 | 12–17 | Costello Athletic Center (284) Lowell, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||