NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Saturday, February 21, 2026
NJIT Highlanders 37
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Vermont Catamounts 67
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UVM1317191867
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Team Stats

16-48
FG
28-62
33
Field Goal %
45
2-9
3PT
5-14
22
Three Point %
36
3-9
FT
6-7
33
Free Throw %
86
25
Rebounds
40
5
Offensive Rebounds
13
20
Defensive Rebounds
27
3
Assists
15
7
Steals
9
7
Blocks
2
20
Turnovers
15
2
Team Turnovers
1
20
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
8
Points Off Turnovers
19
0
Fast Break Points
4
28
Points in Paint
32
6
Fouls
10
9
Largest Lead
32
1
Lead Change
1
27
Percent Led
64

Top Performers

NJIT

  • Ava Locklear MIN 26 · PTS 7 · FG 3-5
  • Alejandra Zuniga MIN 29 · PTS 13 · FG 6-16
  • Allison Cannon MIN 29 · PTS 6 · FG 3-6
  • Marissa Gingrich MIN 24 · PTS 2 · FG 1-3

UVM

  • Nikola Priede MIN 36 · PTS 25 · FG 11-15
  • Malia Lenz MIN 31 · PTS 12 · FG 5-8
  • Keira Hanson MIN 36 · PTS 16 · FG 7-13
  • Jadyn Weltz MIN 30 · PTS 7 · FG 2-10

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:00 · 4th Quarter Piper Risdon Defensive Rebound.
  4. 0:04 · 4th Quarter Piper Engelby misses layup
  5. 0:06 · 4th Quarter Piper Engelby Offensive Rebound.
  6. 0:10 · 4th Quarter Avery O'Roke misses 16-foot jumper
  7. 0:19 · 4th Quarter Avery O'Roke Defensive Rebound.
  8. 0:22 · 4th Quarter Lia Hanson misses 15-foot jumper

Highlights

01:17 NJIT Highlanders vs. Vermont Catamounts: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:18 What a shot by Keira Hanson Watch on ESPN 00:15 Nikola Priede drills bucket vs. NJIT Highlanders Watch on ESPN 00:21 Allison Cannon drills shot vs. Vermont Catamounts Watch on ESPN

Women's College Basketball News

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ESPN Charlie Creme Predictions for every women's basketball conference champ and player of the year From the ACC to the WCC, here are the front-runners and favorites for player of the year for all 32 leagues. ESPN Shane Laflin How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schools Breaking down South Carolina's five-star trio, plus more big women's basketball commitments for 2027-28. News Shane Laflin South Carolina adds Jordyn Palmer to top women's basketball recruiting class Jordyn Palmer, the No. 7 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to South Carolina, sealing the No. 1 recruiting class for the Gamecocks in this cycle. News UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.