December 1, 2018 --- The Howard University women's basketball team will begin a four game road stretch on Saturday at Niagara University. The tip-off time is 3 p.m. in Gallagher Center.
LAST TIMEOUT
The Bison are now 4-2 after winning their last two games. The final results for those games had the Bison with a double digit point victory and holding their opponents to under 60 points. In the most recent game versus the George Mason Patriots, the Bison shot 46.8 percent from the field compared to 31.9 percent for the Patriots.
Freshman
Krislyn Marsh had 26 points and 14 rebounds in the game against the Patriots. Junior guard
Sarah Edmond had 18 points, six assists and three rebounds.
Jayla Thornton contributed 11 points.
GAME PREVIEW
The Purple Eagles are off to a 1-5 start for the season. Most recently they were defeated by St. Joseph's, 68-54. Their only win this season was against the Morgan State Bears. Niagara returns eight letterwinners this year. Currently, junior Jai Moore leads the team in scoring. She averages 13.3 points per game. Fellow junior Magie McIntyre follows, averaging 10.5 points per game. This is the second MAAC opponent that Howard has faced this year.
FOLLOW ALONG
To watch online visit
https://bit.ly/2TZ3dRA. To keep up with the live stats visit
https://bit.ly/2AFUXNB.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
The Bison head south to Richmond on December 8 to compete against the Richmond Spiders at 2 p.m. For more information, visit the Howard Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.
About Howard University Athletics
The Howard University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors 19 NCAA Division I men and women varsity sports. The programs represent six conferences: the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA), Sun Belt Conference, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Conference. Visit www.hubison.com to learn more.
