WASHINGTON (January 7, 2024) – Howard University women's basketball team ends its brief two-game road swing in Orangeburg, S.C., against South Carolina State (SCSU). Monday's tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m., inside the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.
 
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LAST TIMEOUT
 
Fifth-year guard Iyanna Warren (Accokeek, Md.) poured in a season-high 26 points but a 10-7 Eagle run in the overtime period proved to be too much as Howard fell, 79-76, to North Carolina Central in the conference opener at McDougald Gymnasium.
 
Warren and redshirt freshman guard Tyana Walker (Leawood, Kan.) combined for 21 of the team's points. The Kansas native ended with 10 points off the bench.
 
Sophomore forward Nile Miller (Haddonfield, N.J.) was in foul trouble and played only six minutes. She finished with only two points but recorded four blocks in the loss.
 
MATCHUP PREVIEW
 
SERIES RECORD
 
The two last played in Orangeburg (February 22, 2023) where the Bison came away with a 60-55 victory that extended their win streak to six straight over the Bulldogs. South Carolina State's last win was January 19, 2019.
 
The Bison lead the series 12-6, dating back to 2008.
 
HOWARD
 
Howard (3-12, 0-1 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 senior forward Kaiya Creek (5.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, five total steals & five total blocks).
 
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
 
SCSU (1-15, 0-1 MEAC), which is coming off a 94-33 home loss to Norfolk State Saturday (Jan. 6), has lost eight-in-a-row.
 
The Bulldogs are led by redshirt sophomore guard Janiah Hinton (7.9 ppg) and graduate guards Morgan Beachman (7.9 ppg, team-leading 39 total assists, 21 total steals & 10 total blocks) and Jordan Releford (7.8 ppg).
 
MEAC STATS
 
HOWARD
 
The Bison lead the league 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 league Defensive Player of the Year, is eighth in rebounding, second in steals and third in blocked shots.
 
SCSU
 
The Bulldogs rank third in opponents three-point defense and blocked shots (3.0 per game).
 
Individually, Rakyha Reid is eight in blocked shots, ninth in rebounding (3.0 per game) and 10^th in field goal percentage. Jhaven Meade is sixth in blocks and Beacham is sixth in assists.
 
NEXT UP
 
Howard resumes conference play Saturday (Jan. 20) when it hosts Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference defending champion Norfolk State University at 2 p.m., inside The Burr.
 
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