Women's Basketball | 11/25/2016 4:09:00 PM
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Howard women's basketball team (0-4) will play its fifth road game of the season when it visits Cincinnati (3-1) on Saturday, Nov. 26. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m. in Fifth Third Arena.
LAST TIME OUT
Rookie Jayla Myles had a career night with 13 points and 15 rebounds in Howard's 67-55 loss at Cornell. For the fourth consecutive game, redshirt senior Te'Shya Heslip topped the team in scoring with 17 points to go along with three steals, two rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Redshirt junior Erin Blaine finished the night with nine points and seven boards.
As a team, Howard went 12-for-16 (.750) at the free throw line and scored 29 points in the paint. The Bison also had 19 second chance points.
SCOUTING HOWARD
Through four games, the Bison are led by Heslip's 18.8 points per game. She shooting 37.3 percent from the floor (25-of-67) and 78.3 percent from the charity stripe (18-of-23). After Tuesday's performance, Myles paces the squad with 8.3 rebounds per contest.
As a team, the Bison shoot 71.2 percent from the free throw line, which is second best in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Saturday's contest will be the second all-time matchup between Howard and Cincinnati. The Bison won the previous outing, 72-70, on a neutral floor on Dec. 29, 1994.
SCOUTING CINCINNATI
The Bearcats picked up their third straight road victory of the season Tuesday when it knocked off the Miami (OH), 49-43. Bianca Quisenberry led all scorers in the game with a season-high tying 13 points and a season-best eight rebounds. Shanice Johnson recorded her second-consecutive double-double with 11 points and a game-best and season-high 14 rebounds.
UC got 16 points from its bench and scored 18 points in the paint. The Bearcats limited the Redhawks to 24 percent shooting for the game including only five made field goals in the second half. Cincinnati committed a season-high 25 turnovers which Miami turned into 10 points.
The team is led by Johnson, who is averaging 19.5 points and 11.5 rebounds. Her totals stand fourth and second, respectively, in the American Athletic Conference.
NEXT UP
Howard continues its road adventure when it heads to New York to face Saint Francis on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
