WASHINGTON (December 12, 2024) – Howard University women's basketball team is back home Friday (Dec. 13) against the Army Black Knights. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m., inside The Burr.
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GAME 11
PARTICIPANTS: Army (Black Knights) at Howard (Bison)
DATE: December 13, 2024
PLACE: Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C.
TIME: 2 p.m.
LAST TIMEOUT
Sunday (Dec. 8), junior forward
Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) recorded a double-double for the second straight game, but the Bison fell just short, 55-52, in nonconference play at Hofstra.
Army (7-1) defeated New Hampshire, 60-59, on the road for its seventh straight victory since a season opening loss. The Black Knights were led in scoring by Trinity Hardy, who finished with 16 points and Fiona Hostick and Reese Ericson tallied 13 points and 11 points, respectively.
SERIES RECORD
This is the first meeting between the two institutions.
THE COACHES
Army is coached by Missy Traversi (Maine, '05), who is in her fourth season at the helm. Howard is led by
Ty Grace (New Haven,'99), who is in her 10
th season.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
ARMY PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
13 Trinity Hardy 15.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg & team-leader in assists & steals
33 Fiona Hostick 10.6 ppg & 4.0 rpg
21 Reese Ericson 9.5 ppg & 3.5 rpg
30 Kya Smith 5.1 ppg & team-leading 6.3 rpg
20 Camyrun Tade 8.0 ppg & 6.0 rpg
ARMY KEY RESERVES
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
35 Soliel Montrose 6.3 ppg & 2.6 rpg
1 Anna Eng 5.0 ppg & 1.0 rpg
HU PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
1
Destiny Howell 15.9 ppg & team-leading 21 3FGM
22
Kaiya Creek 6.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg & 10 3FGM
25
Nile Miller 4.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, six blocks & team-leading 19 steals
0
Saniyah King 8.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, team-leading 49 assists & 13 steals
24
Zennia Thomas 9.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg & 47-percent FG%
HU KEY RESERVES
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
23
Tyana Walker 4.3 ppg & 2.4 rpg
14
Vanessa Blake 2.6 ppg & 1.8 rpg
GAME NOTES
HOWARD
Graduate guard
Destiny Howell (Queens, N.Y.) has reached double figures in all 10 games this season while moving up on the school all-time scoring list to No. 18 with 1,101 points and counting…Howell has had problems offensively the past two games, connecting on only 8-of-25 from the floor, including 3-of-17 from beyond the arc…freshman guard
Saniyah King (Washington), the early season favorite for MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Rookie of the Year, struggled mightily in the loss at Hofstra (Dec. 8), logging the full 40 minutes and scoring a season-low four points, but managed six assists…King leads the team in assists, steals and minutes played…Thomas has come on strong with back-to-back double-doubles, connecting 16-of-her-last 29 shots while averaging 13 rebounds in the past three games...redshirt sophomore
Tyana Walker (Leawood, Kan.) came out of a season-long slump with a season-high 15 points despite struggling from the three-point line, missing five-of-six attempts.
ARMY
The Black Knights have held six of their opponents to under 60 points…six games have been decided by four points or less, including two victories in OT by one...interestingly, the two share a common opponent: New Hampshire…Howard defeated the Wildcats, 76-55, on November 29 in Burr and Army eked out the one-point (60-59) win over New Hampshire on the road...Trinty Hardy is the do-everything player for Army, leading the team in scoring, assists and steals…Hardy was the Patriot League Player of the Week.
NEXT UP
Howard continues its two-game home stand when it hosts Old Dominion Tuesday (Dec. 17). Tipoff is scheduled for noon and designated Education Day.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
