NEWARK, N.J. (Interstat) — Olivia Kulyk scored 30 points to lead the NJIT Highlanders to a 71-60 victory over the Lafayette Leopards in a non-conference women’s basketball game Sunday at Fleisher Athletic Center. The Highlanders improved to 7-2, while the Leopards fell to 4-4.

NJIT took control with a 23-point second quarter to build a double-digit halftime lead. Lafayette’s Teresa Kiewiet scored 23 points and Talia Zurinskas added 18 in the loss. Allison Cannon recorded a double-double for NJIT with 14 points and 11 assists.