WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Howard University women's basketball Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference scheduled contest versus Norfolk State will be rescheduled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Spartans program. 
 

Saturday's contest versus NSU has been postponed and will be replaced by Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland. The game will be in Bobcat Arena, with a 2 p.m. tipoff, and will be streamed at mountaineast.tv/frostburg.
 

In addition, the University of Maryland Eastern-Shore contest that was rescheduled for Feb. 14 will move to Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. after Norfolk State postponed their game versus UMES. Howard will replace NSU on the Hawks schedule with the cancellation. 
 

With the persistence of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the rise in current cases, please stay updated on the latest changes on www.hubison.com.

Saturday's contest versus Division II foe Frostburg State is the first game versus the two programs. The postponement of Frostburg State game versus Wheeling allowed the two schools to schedule each other. 

Due to Covid-19, the Bison has not seen the court since facing Memphis on Dec. 17. 

GAME DAY INFORMATION

Howard (5-6) at Frostburg (2-12)

Date: Saturday, Jan. 15

Tipoff: 2:00 pm E.T. 

Site: Frostburg, MD | Bobcat Arena

Stats: Howard at Frostburg State

Watch:  at Frostburg State

Game Note
 

• Saturday's matchup will be the first matchup.
• The Bison struggled on the road during non-conference, dropping the last two verses, Towson and George Washington. 
• Anzhane' Hutton and Destiny Howell lead the Bison offensive attack averaging a little over ten points a game. Howell has scored in double-figures in five games and surpassed the 20-point mark twice, recording a career high 22 points versus UMBC
• .Hutton [7.4] and Krislyn Marsh [6.3] paces Howard on the boards.

About the Bison
 

•  The 2020-21 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Northern Division Champions fell in the finals of the 2021 conference tournament. However, the Bison took the league by storm last season. Despite the pandemic, Howard went 10-2 in conference play and 15-4, with non-conference wins versus LaSalle, George Washington, Mt. Saint Mary's, and Richmond. 
• The Bison were selected No. 1 in the MEAC Preseason Poll.
• Three Bison was named the Preseason All-MEAC Team, Anzhane' Hutton, Kaiya Creek, and Iyanna Warren.
• Howard head coach Ty Grace enters her seventh season at the helm, named 2020-21 MEAC Coach of the Year. 
• The Bison only lost one starter from last season's team. 
• Last season, Howard posted the best regular-season winning percentage (.823) in school history. In addition, the Bison's defense ranked sixth nationally in field-goal percentage defense (33.9) and three-point field goal defense (25.6). Howard's 28.9 defensive rebounds ranked 30th in the NCAA led by 2020-21 Rookie of the Year Anzhane' Hutton. Hutton was also named to the All-MEAC second team, All-Rookie, and All-Defensive team.

ABOUT Frostburg
 

- 2-12 Overall in 2021-22. D2, Mountain East Conference

- Tenth in MEC in scoring (62.4), fifth in scoring defense (70.5).

- Ninth in FG% (37.4), third in FG% defense (39.3).

- Eighth in 3PT% (29.7), eleventh in 3PT% defense (33.8).

- Eleventh in FT% (64.4), fifth in opponent FT% (70.8).

- Ninth in rebounding offense (37.3), fifth in rebounding defense (37.1).

- Seventh in offensive rebounding (11.9 per game), eighth in defensive rebounding (25.4 per game).

- Seventh in turnover margin (-2.21), ninth in assist/TO ratio (0.58).

 - Led offensively by Maggie Sharp 11.1 points per game.

Next Up: at UMES, Monday, Jan. 17