WASHINGTON (January 5, 2024) – Howard University women's basketball team heads to Durham, N.C., to face North Carolina Central (NCCU) in its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opener. Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m.
 
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LAST TIMEOUT
 
Senior forward Kaiya Creek (Seat Pleasant, Md.) scored a team-high 17 points while fifth-year guard Iyanna Warren (Accokeek, Md.) chipped in 12 points and second-year Bison forward Nile Miller (Haddonfield, N.J.) added 14 points off the bench to help Howard roll to a 75-57 win over American University in a nonconference game at Burr Gymnasium.
 
With redshirt freshman guard Tyana Walker (Leawood, Kan.) getting into the mix, Howard outscored the visitors, 26-13, in the third quarter to break the game open. It was the Bison's most productive third quarter of the season.
 
For the game, Howard shot a season-best 51-percent (26-of-51), scoring 34 points in the paint and tallying a season-best 34 points from its bench.
 
MATCHUP PREVIEW
 
SERIES RECORD
 
The two last played in Durham on February 25, 2023 and the Eagles came away with a 56-51 victory to snap a three-game losing streak to the Bison.
 
Howard leads the series, 14-3, but NCCU has won three-of-the-last-four in Durham.
 
HOWARD
 
Howard (3-11, 0-0 MEAC) is led by Warren (11.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, team-high 32 total assists & 15 total steals), Walker (9.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg & 13 total steals), Miller (7.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 13 total blocks & 37 total steals), junior forward Vanessa Blake (6.9 ppg & 5.1 rpg) and Creek (5.0 ppg, 2,5 rpg, five total steals & five total blocks).
 
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
 
NCCU (5-9, 0-0 MEAC) is coming off a 65-59 loss at Chattanooga Wednesday (Jan. 3) for its second straight loss.
 
The improved Eagles are led by redshirt senior guard Kimeira Burks (14.1 ppg & 3.9 rpg), freshman guard Kayla Bryant (13.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg & 30 total steals), redshirt junior forward Morgan Callahan (11.3 ppg & 8.1 rpg), freshman forward Jada Tippett (8.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg & 19 total blocks) and redshirt senior guard Tippy Robertson (6.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg & team-leading 43 total assists).
 
MEAC STATS
 
HOWARD
 
The Bison lead the MEAC in field goal percentage defense (35-percent) and second in blocked shots (3.0 bpg) and defensive scoring (60.2 ppg).
 
Individually, Warren is seventh in scoring and fifth assists. Miller, who is making a strong bid for MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, is eighth in rebounding, second in steals and third in blocked shots.
 
NCCU
 
The Eagles are first in scoring (65.6 ppg) and blocked shots (3.4 per game) and second in turnover margin, field goal percentage (38-percent) and three-pointers per game (5.1).
 
Individually, Burks is second in scoring, fifth in three-point shooting percentage and sixth in steals. Bryant is third in three-point shooting and fifth in steals. Tiggett is third in three-point shooting and fifth in blocked shots. Robertson is second in assist and assists/turnover ratio.
 
NEXT UP
 
Howard continues MEAC play Monday, January 8, when it travels to Orangeburg, S.C., to take on South Carolina State. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
 
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