NJIT Highlanders vs Merrimack Warriors, Women's NIT 1st Round

Women's College BasketballWomen's NIT · 1st Round

NJIT

19-12

68-65

Final

Merrimack

19-13

Hammel Court

Lead tracker

NJIT leadsBiggest lead NJIT 3, MRMK 14

MRMK leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NJIT	19	16	20	13	68
MRMK	25	15	14	11	65

Who won: NJIT 68-65

The NJIT Highlanders beat the Merrimack Warriors 68-65 in Women's NIT 1st Round on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Hammel Court. Alejandra Zuniga led the NJIT in points (20). Paloma Garcia Rosado led the Merrimack in points (18).

Player of the game

Paloma Garcia Rosado

MRMK · 18 PTS, 6 STL, 3 REB

8.1

Win probability

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:02
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Alejandra Zuniga makes free throw 2 of 2
A. Zuniga · 20 PTS
NJIT 68 - 65 MRMK
Q4 0:02
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Alejandra Zuniga makes free throw 1 of 2
A. Zuniga · 20 PTS
NJIT 67 - 65 MRMK
Q4 0:02
Foul on Se'Lah Reddick
Foul on Se'Lah Reddick.
S. Reddick · 13 PTS
Q4 0:03NJI
Shorttimeout
NJIT Timeout
Q4 0:03NJI
Defensive rebound
NJIT Defensive Rebound.
Q4 0:03
Misses driving layup
Se'Lah Reddick misses driving layup
S. Reddick · 13 PTS
Q4 0:03MRM
Shorttimeout
Merrimack Timeout
Q4 0:16NJI
TO
Lost ball turnover
team turnover
Q4 0:31
Defensive rebound
Allison Cannon Defensive Rebound.
Q4 0:34
Paloma Garcia misses 13-foot jumper
P. Garcia · 18 PTS
Q4 0:57NJI
TO
Lost ball turnover
team shot clock turnover
Q4 0:57NJI
Dead ball rebound
NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
Q4 0:57
Misses driving layup
Olivia Kulyk misses driving layup
O. Kulyk · 8 PTS
Q4 1:28MRM
TO
Lost ball turnover
team 5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 1:28MRM
Offensive rebound
Merrimack Offensive Rebound.
Q4 1:28
Block
Olivia Kulyk Block.
O. Kulyk · 8 PTS
Q4 1:28
Misses layup
Daria Shishkina misses layup
D. Shishkina · 11 PTS
Q4 1:46
+2
Driving layup
Alejandra Zuniga makes driving layup
A. Zuniga · 20 PTS
NJIT 66 - 65 MRMK
Q4 1:57NJI
Offensive rebound
NJIT Offensive Rebound.
Q4 1:57
Block
Daria Shishkina Block.
D. Shishkina · 11 PTS
Q4 1:57
Misses layup
Ava Locklear misses layup
A. Locklear · 13 PTS
Q4 2:04
Defensive rebound
Marissa Gingrich Defensive Rebound.
Q4 2:07
Misses layup
Madison Roman misses layup
M. Roman · 12 PTS