
The NJIT Ladies' Basketball team scored its <u>first away win</u> this season by defeating <i>the University of Texas - Pan America</i> 67-61 in Texas on 09 Jan 2008 in their first Independent Conference game this season.
With this win, the Lady <I>Highlanders</i> are 3-10 overall and 1-0 in the Independent Conference.
4 Highlanders posted double-digit totals with Sophomore forward <i>Taiwo Oyelola</i> and senior <i>Erika Velez</i> registering their career highs of 20 points and 19 points respectively.
The Ladies Highlanders would be playing a neutral game in Texas against Cal-State Bakersfield today.
The NJIT Men's Basketball team are still without a win this season at 0-17 after losing to University of Pennsylvania 79-68 in PHILADELPHIA earlier on this week. They would be playing against Columbia in the <i>Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center</i> on campus in Newark on 12 Jan 2008 (this Saturday).
All the best to both teams in the next few games.
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The Women's team also recently recruited two new players:
a: Ivana Seric, a 6-foot-2 wing/post player from Croatia.
b) Shannon Seager, a 6-foot-3 center from Waverly, NY.
With these 2 additions, the NJIT ladies' team should be more competitive next season as they enter their final reclassification season.