WASHINGTON (November 22, 2024) – Howard University women's basketball team returns to The Burr Saturday (Nov. 23), hosting New Hampshire (UNH) in a nonconference showdown. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m.
 
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GAME 6
 
PARTICIPANTS: New Hampshire (Wildcats) at Howard (Bison)
DATE: November 23, 2024
PLACE: Burr Gymnasium
LOCATION: Washington, D.C.
ON THE AIR: ESPN+
TIME: 2 p.m.
THEME: International Day
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
UNH (4-2) had a two-game win streak snapped in an 80-45 road loss at Boston College Wednesday (Nov. 20). Eva Dechent led her team in scoring with 12 points, but no other UNH player reached double figure. The Wildcats were outscored, 48-27, in the second half.
 
That same day, graduate guard Destiny Howell (Queen, N.Y.) scored a team-high 12 points, but a poor shooting performance downed the Bison, falling, 65-44, at East Carolina.
 
SERIES RECORD
 
This is the fourth meeting between the two institutions. The Wildcats prevailed, 59-51, last year in Durham, N.H. Howard won, 45-40, in 2013, but the Wildcats lead the series, 2-1.
 
THE COACHES
 
UNH is coached by Megan Shoniker (Rhode Island, '11), who is in her first season there. Howard is coached by Ty Grace (New Haven,'99), who is in her 10^th season.
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
UNH PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                          2024-25 Stats                                                                        
21        Eva Dechant                18.0, 3.5 rpg & 9 steals
32        Lucia Melero Sabat     6.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg & 3 blocks
30        Sydney Lusher            5.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, & team-leading 42-percent shooting
13        Clara Gomez               4.8 ppg & team-leading 8.3 rpg
00        Maggie Cavanaugh     6.5 rpg, 5.1 rpg, team-leading 20 assists & 12 steals
 
UNH KEY RESERVES   
 
No.      Name                          2024-25 Stats                                                                        
11        Avery O'Connor          4.7 ppg & 3.0 rpg
14        Sharmela Reid            3.3 ppg & 2.9 rpg
 
HU PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                          2024-25 Stats                                                                        
1          Destiny Howell             15.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg & 4 blocks
22        Kaiya Creek                   7.4 ppg & 5.0 rpg
0          Saniyah King                    8.0 ppg, team-leading 18 assists & 8 steals
25        Nile Miller                    4.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3 blocks & team-leading 10 steals
24        Zennia Thomas            7.4 ppg & 4.8 rpg
 
HU KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                          2024-25 Stats                                                                             
11        Sa'lah Hemingway      3.0 ppg & 3.0 rpg
32        Janyah Bohanon        3.8 ppg, 3 blocks & team-leading 50-percent shooting
 
BISON NOTES
 
Howard redshirt sophomore guard Tyana Walker (Leawood, Kan.), the 2023-24 MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Rookie of the Year and a First Team Preseason All-Conference selection, has scored only nine points in five games this season, averaging almost 12 points per game a year ago.
 
Howell has also struggled despite leading the team in scoring. In the last two games, the sharpshooting senior has made only 8-of-33 shots from the field.
 
A pleasant surprise has been the play of junior transfer Zennia Thomas (Cleveland), who has made herself a presence on offense and on the boards.
 
NEXT UP
 
Howard returns to action on when it travels to Williamsburg, VA on November 29 to take on William & Mary.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.