NJIT Highlanders

America East

5-9

Home 3-5 · Away 2-4

Process ahead of results

Ranked 26 spots higher on how it plays than on results.

Results: #69; Elo 1432
Process: #43; 48.5

Each dot is a D1 team. Inside the band, a team's two ranks sit within 12 spots of each other.

NJIT: results #69, process #43
Where NJIT would sit if its two ranks matched
The gap between them: 26 spots

Strongest Clear rate #693.0%

Weakest Faceoff win % #6544.1%

Season profile NJITD1 avg

Full season profile12 stats vs D1 avg

Overall

Scoring margin#46 of 77

-0.6

40p

Offense

Goals / game#40 of 77

11.2

49p

Shooting %#32 of 77

29.3%

58p

Shots on goal %#24 of 77

60.1%

68p

Miss-cage %#46 of 77

31.0%

41p

Defense

Goals allowed / gm#51 of 77

11.8

32p

Save %#12 of 77

55.1%

85p

Man-down survival#62 of 77

61.3%

20p

Clear rate#6 of 77

93.0%

92p

Special teams

Faceoff win %#65 of 77

44.1%

16p

Taken by Michael Gaffney 94-144 (39%) · Nirio Garcia 70-66 (51%)

EMO conversion#36 of 77

34.1%

53p

Penalties / game#14 of 77

2.2

80p

Game flow

All 14 games

Goals per game by quarter
Per game	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Scored	2.9	3.1	2.2	3.0
Allowed	2.4	3.4	3.5	2.6
Margin	+0.5	−0.3	−1.3	+0.4

Goals per game.

Best run7-0 vs Binghamton, Mar 21Q2 0:57 to Q4 12:38 · won 13-7

Comeback winsNo wins after trailing by 3 or more in the second half.

Top feeds assist to goal

Blake PiscitielloWill Corry8

Blake PiscitielloCarson Piscitiello6

Blake PiscitielloWyatt Viste6

Carson PiscitielloBlake Piscitiello5

Carson PiscitielloWill Corry4

Penalties 31 in 14 games · 2.2 a game

Holding6

Unnecessary roughness5

Cross-check4

Pushing4

Illegal body check3

Plus 9 more across 5 other types

Schedule & results

Feb 3 @

Hampton Pirates

N W 22-8

Feb 8 @

St. John's Red Storm

N W 17-10

ATS W +5 O/U OVER 23.5 (27)

Feb 14 vs

Lafayette Leopards

L 9-19

ATS L +6.5 O/U OVER 23.5 (28)

Feb 21 vs

Massachusetts Minutemen

L 14-18

ATS W +7.5 O/U OVER 22.5 (32)

Feb 28 vs

Sacred Heart Pioneers

L 12-14

ATS W +4.5 O/U OVER 24.5 (26)

Mar 4 vs

Monmouth Hawks

W 9-5

ATS W +2.5 O/U UNDER 24.5 (14)

Mar 7 @

Wagner Seahawks

L 12-14

ATS L -5.5 O/U OVER 22.5 (26)

Mar 14 vs

Jacksonville Dolphins

L 6-9

ATS W +7.5 O/U UNDER 24 (15)

Mar 21 vs

Binghamton Bearcats

W 13-7

ATS W +1.5 O/U UNDER 21.5 (20)

Mar 28 @

Vermont Catamounts

L 5-14

ATS L +5 O/U UNDER 22.5 (19)

Apr 4 @

Bryant Bulldogs

L 9-14

ATS L +4.5 O/U UNDER 23.5 (23)

Apr 11 vs

UMass Lowell River Hawks

W 10-8

ATS L -4 O/U UNDER 23.5 (18)

Apr 18 @

UMBC Retrievers

L 11-16

ATS PUSH +5 O/U OVER 21 (27)

Apr 25 vs

UAlbany Great Danes

L 8-9

ATS W +6 O/U UNDER 23.5 (17)

2026 roster 34 players

Attack

1 Dylan Sebastian Summit, NJ A R-Jr. 5'11" 180
2 Carson PiscitielloNew Lakeville, MN A Fr. 5'11" 175
4 JC Echezuria Levittown, NY A So. 6'2" 174
8 Blake PiscitielloNew Lakeville, MN A Fr. 5'10" 165
10 Callum ZarskyNew Calgary, Alberta, Canada A Fr. 6'0" 195
17 Evan Schmitt Montclair, NJ A So. 6'2" 190
22 Carson BowleyNew Calgary, Alberta, Canada A Fr. 6'4" 175
34 Will CorryNew Glen Rock, NJ A Fr. 6'0" 168
45 Jake ApelNew Galloway, NJ A Fr. 6'1" 180

Midfield

3 Christopher Eiselein Denver, CO M So. 5'6" 160
7 Owen Mercado Temecula, CA M Sr. 6'0" 190
9 Kelly Jackson Pickerington, OH M So. 6'1" 175
12 Frankie SemiraglioNew Williamstown, NJ M Fr. 6'2" 199
15 Ryan Sininsky Manahawkin, NJ M Sr. 5'10" 165
23 Benjamin Roberts Tenafly, NJ M Sr. 5'8" 160
32 Wade Meissner Franklin, WI M R-Fr. 6'3" 185
33 Austin Exley Sewell, NJ M So. 6'0" 180
44 Austin Hahn Jamison, PA M R-So. 6'1" 175
66 Wyatt VisteNew Calgary, Alberta, Canada M Fr. 6'2" 175

Faceoff

41 Michael Gaffney Morrison, CO FO So. 5'7" 175
88 Nirio Garcia Millington, NJ FO R-So. 5'8" 180

Defense

5 Alexander CartwrightNew Vancouver, Canada D Fr. 6'0" 170
11 Cayston Conover Centennial, CO D R-Jr. 6'0" 205
19 Walker Zabransky Burlington, Ontario, Canada D So. 5'10" 175
25 Michael FlaccaventoNew Glen Rock, NJ D/LSM Fr. 6'1" 195
28 Tristan Harrison Trenton, NJ D/LSM So. 5'9" 180
29 Colin LoweNew Columbus, OH D Fr. 6'0" 190
31 Emmerick Dopona Flower Mound, TX D R-Jr. 6'0" 215
42 Evan Lastella Livingston, NJ D So. 6'0" 205
50 Chase Ford Denver, CO D/LSM R-Fr. 6'5" 220
55 Sullivan O'Brien Orchard Park, NY D Jr. 6'1" 190

Goalies

21 Patrick LoxleyNew Brielle, NJ GK Fr. 6'1" 202
77 Joey Schwarz Hillsborough, NJ GK R-Sr. 6'1" 250
99 Cameron Kurdyla Bridgewater, NJ GK So. 6'2" 210

Player stats

Height and weight percentiles (in parentheses) compare each player with 2026 D1 players at the same position who list that measurement.

#	Player	Class	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	SH	SOG	GB	TO	CT
8	Blake Piscitiello 5'10" (29th) · 165 (16th) · Lakeville North (MN)	Fr.	A	14	35	30	65	121	74	16	46	3
34	Will Corry 6'0" (60th) · 168 (20th) · Glen Rock (NJ)	Fr.	A	14	27	5	32	75	51	15	9	0
2	Carson Piscitiello 5'11" (45th) · 175 (36th) · Lakeville North (MN)	Fr.	A	13	13	17	30	39	25	8	24	1
15	Ryan Sininsky 5'10" (19th) · 165 (8th) · Southern Regional (NJ)	Sr.	M	14	18	9	27	58	38	6	8	1
23	Benjamin Roberts 5'8" (4th) · 160 (3rd) · Tenafly (NJ)	Sr.	M	13	8	10	18	27	13	5	8	2
66	Wyatt Viste 6'2" (80th) · 175 (23rd) · Cochrane	Fr.	M	14	14	4	18	41	27	8	8	0
1	Dylan Sebastian 5'11" (45th) · 180 (49th) · Summit (NJ)	R-Jr.	A	14	11	5	16	36	19	4	12	1
4	Jc Echezuria 6'2" (85th) · 174 (30th) · Island Trees (NY)	So.	A	13	8	8	16	46	20	3	16	1
22	Carson Bowley 6'4" (97th) · 175 (36th) · Notre Dame	Fr.	A	13	7	1	8	30	16	3	3	0
10	Callum Zarsky 6'0" (60th) · 195 (80th) · Bishop Carroll	Fr.	A	10	5	0	5	11	9	3	2	0
33	Austin Exley 6'0" (50th) · 180 (35th) · St. Augustine Prep (NJ)	So.	M	11	2	1	3	9	5	2	6	0
44	Austin Hahn 6'1" (66th) · 175 (23rd) · Central Bucks West (PA)	R-So.	M	13	3	0	3	8	4	14	8	6
12	Frankie Semiraglio 6'2" (80th) · 199 (78th) · Bishop Eustace Prep (NJ)	Fr.	M	13	3	0	3	9	6	7	8	1
17	Evan Schmitt 6'2" (85th) · 190 (72nd) · Montclair (NJ)	So.	A	7	1	1	2	3	1	6	2	1
31	Emmerick Dopona 6'0" (30th) · 215 (91st) · Marcus (TX)	R-Jr.	D	13	0	1	1	3	3	31	10	20
88	Nirio Garcia 5'8" (12th) · 180 (38th) · Watchung Hill Regional (NJ)	R-So.	FO	10	1	0	1	5	3	41	9	1
25	Michael Flaccavento 6'1" (49th) · 195 (50th) · Glen Rock (NJ)	Fr.	D	13	1	0	1	3	3	12	3	4
5	Alexander Cartwright 6'0" (30th) · 170 (5th) · Templeton Secondary School	Fr.	D	14	0	0	0	5	2	26	4	11
7	Owen Mercado 6'0" (50th) · 190 (63rd) · Great Oak (CA)	Sr.	M	14	0	0	0	2	0	9	4	4
29	Colin Lowe 6'0" (30th) · 190 (38th) · Upper Arlington (OH)	Fr.	D	8	0	0	0	0	0	16	3	7
41	Michael Gaffney 5'7" (4th) · 175 (26th) · Chatfield Senior (CO)	So.	FO	14	0	0	0	3	2	51	6	3
42	Evan Lastella 6'0" (30th) · 205 (74th) · Livingston (NJ)	So.	D	13	0	0	0	0	0	17	5	8
55	Sullivan O'Brien 6'1" (49th) · 190 (38th) · Orchard Park (NY)	Jr.	D	14	0	0	0	1	0	45	6	17
9	Kelly Jackson 6'1" (66th) · 175 (23rd) · Pickerington North (OH)	So.	M	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
11	Cayston Conover 6'0" (30th) · 205 (74th) · Cherokee Trail (CO)	R-Jr.	D	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	Walker Zabransky 5'10" (8th) · 175 (9th) · Nelson	So.	D	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	Tristan Harrison 5'9" (4th) · 180 (15th) · Notre Dame (NJ)	So.	D	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
50	Chase Ford 6'5" (96th) · 220 (95th) · Denver South (CO)	R-Fr.	D	9	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	6
3	Christopher Eiselein 5'6" (1st) · 160 (3rd) · Kent Denver (CO)	So.	M	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	Riley Hunter		M	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Patrick Loxley 6'1" (67th) · 202 (80th) · Manasquan (NJ)	Fr.	G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	Wade Meissner 6'3" (90th) · 185 (49th) · Franklin (WI)	R-Fr.	M	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Jake Apel 6'1" (74th) · 180 (49th) · Saint Joseph Academy (NJ)	Fr.	A	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

#	Goalie	Class	Pos	GP	SV	GA	SV%	GB	TO	CT
99	Cameron Kurdyla 6'2" (80th) · 210 (85th) · Bridgewater Raritan Regional (NJ)	So.	G	13	191	156	55.0%	18	11	0
77	Joey Schwarz 6'1" (67th) · 250 (97th) · Hillsborough (NJ)	R-Sr.	G	3	12	9	57.1%	2	1	1

#	Player	GP	W	L	FO%	GB	TO	CT
41	Michael Gaffney	14	94	144	39.5%	51	6	3
88	Nirio Garcia	10	70	66	51.5%	41	9	1
2	Carson Piscitiello	13	1	0	100.0%	8	24	1
31	Emmerick Dopona	13	0	2	0.0%	31	10	20

#	Player	Pos	GP	Rating	Tier	Rank	G	A	GB	CT	UAG
8	Blake Piscitiello	ATTACK	14	77.1	ABOVE AVG	#72	35	30	16	3	20
15	Ryan Sininsky	MIDFIELD	14	68.9	ABOVE AVG	#92	18	9	6	1	13
55	Sullivan O'Brien	DEFENSE	14	66.6	ABOVE AVG	#111	0	0	45	17	0
23	Benjamin Roberts	MIDFIELD	13	60.0	AVERAGE	#188	8	10	5	2	4
99	Cameron Kurdyla ABSENT	GOALIE 55.0%	13	59.2	AVERAGE	#31	0	0	18	0	0
31	Emmerick Dopona	DEFENSE	13	57.3	AVERAGE	#186	0	1	31	20	0
34	Will Corry	ATTACK	14	55.1	AVERAGE	#219	27	5	15	0	5
2	Carson Piscitiello	ATTACK	13	54.7	AVERAGE	#223	13	17	8	1	3
66	Wyatt Viste	MIDFIELD	14	53.9	AVERAGE	#340	14	4	8	0	0
29	Colin Lowe	DEFENSE	8	52.0	AVERAGE	#245	0	0	16	7	0
5	Alexander Cartwright	DEFENSE	14	47.9	AVERAGE	#395	0	0	26	11	0
44	Austin Hahn	MIDFIELD	13	43.0	BELOW AVG	#919	3	0	14	6	1
1	Dylan Sebastian	ATTACK	14	42.0	BELOW AVG	#509	11	5	4	1	6
42	Evan Lastella	DEFENSE	13	42.0	BELOW AVG	#588	0	0	17	8	0
4	Jc Echezuria	ATTACK	13	41.7	BELOW AVG	#516	8	8	3	1	5
12	Frankie Semiraglio	MIDFIELD	13	39.8	BELOW AVG	#1079	3	0	7	1	1
33	Austin Exley	MIDFIELD	11	39.4	BELOW AVG	#1093	2	1	2	0	2
32	Wade Meissner	MIDFIELD	3	39.2	BELOW AVG	#1101	0	0	0	0	0
50	Chase Ford	DEFENSE	9	38.8	BELOW AVG	#662	0	0	5	6	0
25	Michael Flaccavento	DEFENSE	13	38.7	BELOW AVG	#664	1	0	12	4	0
88	Nirio Garcia	FACEOFF 51.5%	10	37.4	BELOW AVG	#112	1	0	41	1	1
7	Owen Mercado	MIDFIELD	14	37.1	BELOW AVG	#1153	0	0	9	4	0
22	Carson Bowley	ATTACK	13	36.8	BELOW AVG	#630	7	1	3	0	2
10	Callum Zarsky	ATTACK	10	35.8	BELOW AVG	#646	5	0	3	0	1
11	Cayston Conover	DEFENSE	3	35.8	BELOW AVG	#721	0	0	1	0	0
17	Evan Schmitt	ATTACK	7	33.8	BELOW AVG	#682	1	1	6	1	1
45	Jake Apel	ATTACK	3	32.8	BELOW AVG	#694	0	0	1	0	0
28	Tristan Harrison	DEFENSE	3	31.8	BELOW AVG	#769	0	0	0	1	0
41	Michael Gaffney	FACEOFF 39.5%	14	29.6	LIMITED	#124	0	0	51	3	0
19	Walker Zabransky	DEFENSE	4	26.3	LIMITED	#786	0	0	0	0	0

Player	G	Q4
Will Corry	27	10
Blake Piscitiello	35	9
Wyatt Viste	14	4
Ryan Sininsky	18	3
Jc Echezuria	8	3
Carson Piscitiello	13	3
Carson Bowley	7	2
Benjamin Roberts	8	2
Austin Exley	2	1
Callum Zarsky	4	1
Dylan Sebastian	11	1
Austin Hahn	3	1
Nirio Garcia	1	1
Frankie Semiraglio	3	1

Goal Miss (ball kept) Post or block (unlucky) Save (turnover)

Player	SH	G	SH%	Saved	Missed	Post	Blk	Man-up
Blake Piscitiello	121	35	28.9%	39	37	4	6
Will Corry	73	27	37.0%	24	16	2	4	3
Ryan Sininsky	58	18	31.0%	20	16	1	3
Jc Echezuria	46	8	17.4%	12	21	4	1
Wyatt Viste	41	14	34.1%	13	9	2	3	2
Carson Piscitiello	39	13	33.3%	12	9	2	3	2
Dylan Sebastian	35	11	31.4%	8	13	2	1
Carson Bowley	30	7	23.3%	9	13	1	0	2
Benjamin Roberts	27	8	29.6%	5	12	1	1
Callum Zarsky	10	4	40.0%	4	2	0	0	3
Austin Exley	9	2	22.2%	3	3	1	0
Frankie Semiraglio	9	3	33.3%	3	3	0	0
Austin Hahn	8	3	37.5%	1	3	0	1
Nirio Garcia	5	1	20.0%	2	2	0	0	1
Alexander Cartwright	4	0	0.0%	2	2	0	0
Evan Schmitt	3	1	33.3%	0	2	0	0
Michael Flaccavento	3	1	33.3%	2	0	0	0
Michael Gaffney	3	0	0.0%	2	1	0	0
Emmerick Dopona	3	0	0.0%	3	0	0	0