WASHINGTON (November 17, 2025) – Howard University women's basketball team (4-0) continues its road swing in Richmond, Va., Monday (Nov. 17) against VCU (2-1) in a nonconference matchup at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m., and will be aired on ESPN+.
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LAST TIMEOUT
HOWARD
Saturday (Nov. 15), freshman guard
Ariella Henigan (Chicago) came off the bench to score a game-high 14 points and senior forward
Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) recorded her first double-double (12 points & 10 rebounds) of the season to lift the Bison to a 56-46 road win at Elon.
VCU
Friday (Nov. 14), Katarina Knezevic scored a career-high 19 points to lead four players in double figures as VCU held off Maine, 81-77 at home.
PROBABLE STARTERS
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
24
Zennia Thomas Senior Forward 11.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, & 6 blocks
25
Nile Miller Senior Forward 7.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg & 16 steals
15
April Edwards R-Sophomore Guard 6.5 ppg & 10 assists
5
Destiny Bynum-Johnson Junior Guard 6.3 ppg & 5.8 rpg
23
Zoe Stewart R-Junior Guard 8.8 ppg & 2.0 rpg
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
15
Ariella Henigan Freshman Guard 9.3 ppg, 7 assists & 5 steals
11
Sa'lah Hemingway Junior Forward 5.5 ppg & 2.8 rpg
21
Rayne Durant Junior Forward 5.5 ppg & 3.8 rpg
VCU PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
34 Katarina Knezevic Sophomore Wing 19.0 ppg & 54-percent FG%
2 Cyriah Griffin Sophomore Guard 9.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg & 3.0 apg
12 Patricia Augustin Freshman Guard 8.0 ppg & 5.3 rpg
14 Tanya Tkachenko Senior Center 1.0 ppg & 5.0 rpg
42 Lucy Ghaifan Junior Forward 1.3 ppg & 2.3 rpg
VCU KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
11 Mary-Anne Asare Senior Guard 18.0 ppg & 1.0 rpg
10 Ann Zachariah R-Senior Forward 9.0 ppg & 60-percent 3PT%
32 Lucia Sotello Junior Forward 6.7 ppg & 4.0 rpg
THE COACHES
Howard is coached by
Ty Grace (New Haven, '99), who is in her 11
th season at the helm. VCU is led by Beth O'Boyle (Gettysburg College, '98), who is in her 12
th season with the program as head coach.
GAME NOTES
This is the Bison's best start since 2004-05 when they started 5-0…The Bison are doing it with balanced scoring: Nine players average between 5.0 and 12.0 points…Defense has always been a trademark of Coach
Ty Grace's teams and this one is no different…Howard is holding opponents to 53 points per game, 33-percent from the field and 19-percent from three…The Bison have collected 23 blocked shots and 50 steals while forcing 21 turnovers per game…The Rams were able to score 81 points despite not having the services of the team's second leader scorer in Mary-Anne Asare (18.0 points) and her status for this game is unknown.
SERIES RECORD
HU leads the series, 2-1. The Rams won, 72-48, last year. Howard won, 79-67 (2022) and 89-66 (2005).
NEXT UP
Howard continues its road trip when it travels to New Jersey to play Monmouth Thursday (Nov. 20) at 7 p.m.
For more information, visit the official Howard Athletics website
www.hubison.com.
