ALBANY, N.Y. (Interstat) — The NJIT Highlanders avenged an earlier loss by defeating the Albany Great Danes 70-64 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Thursday night at SEFCU Arena.

Albany led 20-17 after the first quarter, but NJIT used a 16-point second quarter to take a 33-30 halftime lead and never trailed again. The Highlanders sealed the victory with a 22-point fourth quarter.

Alejandra Zuniga led NJIT with 25 points. Albany’s Amaya Stewart also scored 25. The Highlanders improved to 17-10, while the Great Danes fell to 13-13. Attendance was 1,081.