WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Howard University Bison women's basketball team travels to Dover, Delaware to face the Lady Hornets of Delaware State University Feb. 27-28 at Memorial Hall; tipoff is set for 5 pm on Saturday, and 1 pm on Sunday.
The Bison looks to sow up the Northern Divison title and the number one seed in the 2021 Air Force Reserve MEAC Basketball Tournament. Howard controls their own destiny; they hold the tiebreaker over Morgan State University. If HU sweeps the weekend series versus DSU, the Bison are the number one seed. If they lose one or more games, Howard much watch what Morgan State does versus their series against Coppin State and Delaware State.
The tournament will be held at Norfolk Scope Arena on Thursday-Saturday, March 11-13, following a pair of first-round games on campus sites on Sunday, Mar. 7.
Howard
Howard (12-3, 8-2 MEAC) is off to its best start since 1997 when the Bison finished the season at .800. HU started the season strong, recording a 4-1 non-conference slate and 4-0 versus the A-10 Conference.
The Bison is lead by Senior standout Jayla Thornton (Newark, N.J.), who became the most prolific shooting in MEAC history versus Morgan State Feb. 7. Thornton is one of three Bison averaging double-figures (14.7 PPG), freshman Anzhane' Hutton is nearly averaging a double-double (11.6 PPG and 9.1 RPG), and point guard Iyanna Warren (Accokeek, MD) (10.6 PPG).
Hutton leads the league in total rebounds (136) and is six shy of 100 defensive rebounds. She is averaging 9.1 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth in the league; joining her in the top ten is Brooklyn Fort-Davis, 7.1 rebounds per game, and third in total rebounds (107), giving the Bison a solid one-two punch in the post.
Warren currently leads the league in total assists (82) and assist per game (5.2).
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference office announced today Howard's Destiny Howell was named Rookie of the Week. Howell (Queens, N.Y.) scored in double figures in both of the Bison's wins over Coppin State this past weekend – including an 11-point effort on Saturday in which she went 4-for-6 from the floor and hit all three of her 3-pointers. She added ten more points on Sunday.
Delaware State
Delaware State returns to the hardwood after a pair of the Lady Hornets games versus Morgan State were postponed due to Covid-19 precautions in the MSU program.
The last time DSU was on the court, the Lady Hornets fell to Howard in Washington, D.C.
For the season, Sha Collins (sr.) is DSU's top scorer at 9.3 points per game. Coomber has climbed to second on the team in scoring at 8.2 points per game. She's also tops on the team and eighth in the league in rebounding at 7.5 per contest.
Delaware State versus Howard Series History (HU leads 54-31)
Howard has won the last six meetings, including a 66-57 victory on Feb. 12 in Washington, D.C. The last win in the series for Delaware State was on Jan. 11, 2016, posting an 87-86 win in Dover, Del.
UP NEXT:
The contest versus Delaware State concludes the regular season for the Bison. Howard will wait to see who they will face in the 2021 U.S. Air Force Reserve Conference Basketball Tournament.
