WASHINGTON (November 11, 2019) – Howard University women's basketball team goes to the Sunshine State to take on South Florida (USF) Tuesday (Nov. 12) inside the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Fla. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
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LAST TIMEOUT
Saturday (Nov. 9), the Bison earned their first win of the season after taking down UMBC, 72-61, in Baltimore.
Third-year sharpshooter
Jayla Thornton (Newark, N.J.) led all scorers with 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field.
MATCHUP PREVIEW
HOWARD
HU (1-1) comes in looking to build off Saturday's road win in Baltimore. Four Bison average double-digits in scoring: Thornton (15.5 ppg);
Ayonna Williams (Washington; 16 ppg);
Sarah Edmond (Freeport, N.Y.; 13 ppg) and
Krislyn Marsh (Duncanville, Texas; 10 ppg).
Senior
Imani Bryant (Berkeley, Calif.) and redshirt junior
Jayla Myles (Rochester, N.Y.) anchor Howard's defense, averaging 5.5 blocks per game among the two Bison.
SOUTH FLORIDA
USF (2-0) enters Tuesday's showdown undefeated after victories over Jacksonville, 70-39, and No. 15 Texas, 64-57. A year ago, South Florida made the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) with a 19-16 overall record and reached the second round before falling to James Madison, 54-71.
Enna Pehadzic leads the Bulls in scoring (18 ppg) while Bethy Mununga averages a double-double (11.5 ppg and 10 rpg) on the young season.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Sunday (Nov. 17), Howard returns home to face Saint Peter's in a non-conference matchup. The action starts at 2 p.m. inside Burr Gymnasium.
Sunday's promotion is Brunch at The Burr.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
