WASHINGTON (February 25, 2024) – Howard University women's basketball team looks to avenge an early loss when they host Coppin State (CSU) Monday (Feb. 26) for Senior Night. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m., inside The Burr.
 
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LAST TIMEOUT
 
Saturday (Feb. 24), redshirt freshman Tyana Walker (Leawood, Kan.) scored a team-high 21 points and fifth-year guard Iyanna Warren (Accokeek, Md.) and senior forward Kaiya Creek (Seat Pleasant, Md.) added 17 points and 14 points, respectively, to lead the Bison to a 71-47 win over Morgan State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game at Burr Gymnasium.
 
Junior forward Nile Miller (Haddonfield, N.J.), the odds-on favorite for MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, finished with a team-high seven rebounds and six points.
 
LAST MATCHUP
 
On Jan. 29, CSU downed HU in Baltimore, 63-58, outscoring the Bison after intermission, 37-27.
 
Creek led the Bison, tallying a game-high 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including 3-of-5 from long range.
 
Walker finished with 13 points while Warren recorded 11 points, including 7-of-10 from the charity stripe, and a season-high four steals in the loss.
 
For the Eagles, Laila Lawrence notched a double-double (22 points & 13 rebounds) along with four blocks and two steals in the win.
 
MATCHUP PREVIEW
 
SERIES RECORD
 
On Jan. 29, Coppin State won, 63-58, in Baltimore for its second straight against Howard. Prior to that, the Bison won 13 in a row between 2016 and 2023. The Eagles last win in D.C., was 2016.
 
Howard leads the series, 18-9, dating back to 2016.
 
HOWARD
 
This is another huge game for the Bison as they look to finish strong. Howard (10-14, 7-3 MEAC) is coming off a 70-47 home win over Morgan State Saturday (Feb. 24) for its second win in a row.
 
The Bison are led by Warren (11.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 71 total assists, 29 total steals & 80-percent from the free throw line), Walker (11.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, team-high 46 three pointers made & 82-percent from the free throw line), junior forward Vanessa Blake (6.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg & 52-percent shooting from the floor), Miller (7.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 51 total steals [team-high] & 22 total blocks [team-high]), Creek (7.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 34-percent from three-point range, 27 made three-pointers, 78-percent from the free throw line & 10 total blocks) and senior guard Kaniyah Harris (60 total assists).
 
COPPIN STATE
 
Coppin State (9-15, 6-4 MEAC), which is coming off its second straight defeat after a 64-51 home loss to Norfolk State Saturday (Feb. 24).
 
The Eagles are led All-MEAC candidate junior forward Laila Lawrence (14.1 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 38 total steals, 26 total blocks & 48-percent shooting from the floor), redshirt junior guard Faith Blackstone (12.6 ppg & 4.6 rpg), sophomore guard Angel Jones (10.7 ppg & 4.2 rpg), Tiffany Hammond (6.2 ppg, 41 three pointers made & 75-percent from the free throw line) and redshirt senior guard Mossi Staples (6.0 ppg & team-leading 64 total assists).
 
MEAC STATS
 
HOWARD
 
The Bison lead the MEAC in field goal percentage defense (35-percent) and three-point defense (28-percent) and second in team defense (58.9 points allowed per game).
 
Individually, Warren leads the conference in free throw shooting (80-percent), third in assists and assist/turnover ratio and seventh in scoring.
 
Walker, who is vying for MEAC Rookie of the Year consideration, ranks second in three pointers per game, sixth in scoring and seventh in three-point shooting percentage (33-percent).
 
Miller, a strong candidate for MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, is third in steals, fourth in rebounding (7.0) and fifth in blocked shots.
 
Creek, who is having her best season, is fifth in three-point shooting (34-percent) and Harris is fifth in assists.
 
COPPIN STATE
 
The Eagles are third in three-point shooting defense (29-percent) and three pointers made (5.3) and fourth in defense (60.8 ppg allowed).
 
Individually, Lawrence leads the MEAC in rebounding (10.3 per game), second in scoring (14.1 ppg), third in field goal shooting (45-percent) and blocked shots, seventh in steals and eighth in free throw shooting.
 
Jones is third in three-point shooting (38-percent) and fifth field goal shooting (42-percent).
 
Hammond is third in three pointers made per game.
 
Blackstone ranks sixth in free throw shooting (70-percent) and ninth in blocked shots and Staples is fourth in assists, third in field goal percentage (47- percent), scoring and rebounding.
 
BISON NOTES

• A win would keep them close to MEAC leader, Norfolk State, which only defeat came to Howard.
• Walker has entered the conversation for MEAC Rookie of the Year consideration after scoring 55 points in the past three games. The sharpshooting guard has scored in double figures in the last 10 games.
• Miller, a strong candidate for MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, has collected 36 rebounds in the past three games. In the absence of scoring, it has been Miller creating havoc on defense with her ball hawking and shot blocking and on the offensive end with timely baskets, including some offensive stick backs.
• Creek has also been an important contributor with her scoring, averaging over 10 points during the current four-game stretch.
• Warren, a candidate for first team All-MEAC consideration, has played well of late with 15 assists and only five turnovers in the last three games.

 
NEXT UP
 
The Bison close travel to Princess Anne, Md., to take on the Hawks of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Saturday (March 2) at 2 p.m.
 
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