WASHINGTON (December 29, 2023) - The Howard University women's basketball team will be looking to rebound from a 58-49 home loss to Hofstra when it hosts crosstown rival American University (AU) Saturday (Dec. 30) at 2 p.m., inside Burr Gymnasium. It is the Bison's last game of the 2023 portion.
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LAST TIMEOUT
In the Hofstra game (Dec. 21), fifth-year guard
Iyanna Warren (Accokeek, Md.) led her team with 14 points and senior forward
Kaiya Creek (Seat Pleasant, Md.) chipped in 12 points but no one else reached double figures.
The third quarter has been a thorn in the side of the Bison (2-11) all season. It happened, yet again, as Howard was able to only score seven points, missing 14-of-15 shots in the period, including a scoreless drought of over six minutes.
The Bison did outscore the visitors, 15-14, in the final stanza, but the Pride's lead of 13 was too much to overcome as time ran out.
MATCHUP PREVIEW
SERIES RECORD
Saturday's showdown will be the 20
th meeting between the two institutions with American leading the all-time series, 11-8.
Since 2005, the series is tied at 2-2 with Howard winning the most recent contest, 83-70, at AU (Nov. 30, 2022).
HOWARD
Howard will depend on the scoring of Warren (11.6 ppg & 28 total assists), redshirt freshman guard
Tyana Walker (9.8 ppg & 3.2 rpg), junior forward
Vanessa Blake (7.1 ppg & 5.1 rpg) and sophomore forward
Nile Miller (6.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, team-high 32 total steals & 11 total blocks).
AMERICAN
The Eagles (2-8) are coming off a 60-59 home loss to UMBC (Dec. 20).
They are led by senior guards Emily Johns (10.4 ppg & 3.3 rpg) and Ivey Bals (7.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 30 total assists & 14 total steals), graduate forward Lauren Stack (8.9 ppg & 4.2 rpg) and sophomore forward Molly Lavin (8.4 ppg & 5.0 rpg).
NEXT UP
Howard opens conference play when it travels to Durham, N.C., to take on the Eagles of North Carolina Central at 2 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 6).
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
