WASHINGTON (November 29, 2025) – Howard University women's basketball team wraps up its brief two-game road trip Sunday (Nov. 30) at Syracuse. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m., inside JMA Wireless.
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LAST TIMEOUT
HOWARD
Wednesday (Nov. 26), redshirt junior guard
Zoe Stewart (Terre Haute, Ind.) scored a team-high 16 points and senior forwards
Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) and
Nile Miller (Woodbury, N.J.) each tallied 12 points, but a second quarter explosion proved to be too much as the Bison fell, 92-62, to Purdue at Mackey Arena.
SYRACUSE
On Nov. 23, the Orange (5-1) had their three-game win streak snapped in an 81-55 loss at No. 5 Michigan, using a 20-6 second quarter run to pull away. The Orange were led Laila Phelia with 13 points and Uche Izaje, who had a double-double (10 points & 10 rebounds) and Dominque Darius, who contributed 10 points in a losing cause.
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
24
Zennia Thomas Senior Forward 15.3 ppg & 8.5 rpg
25
Nile Miller Senior Forward 7.3 ppg, 5.6 rpg & 25 steals
4
Ariella Henigan Freshman Guard 7.4 ppg & 15 assists
5
Destiny Bynum-Johnson Junior Guard 5.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg & 8 steals
23
Zoe Stewart R-Junior Guard 10.6 ppg & 2.1 rpg
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
15
April Edwards R-Sophomore Guard 4.6 ppg & 11 assists
11
Sa'lah Hemingway Junior Forward 3.3 ppg & 2.5 rpg
21
Rayne Durant Junior Forward 4.3 ppg & 3.5 rpg
SYRACUSE PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
5 Laila Phelia Graduate Guard 13.2 ppg & 2.4 rpg
20 Domonique Darius Graduate Guard 13.0 ppg & 4.2 rpg
44 Uche Izoje Freshman Center 11.2 ppg & 6.2 rpg
4 Sophie Burrows Junior Guard 5.8 ppg & 4.5 rpg
30 Jasmyn Cooper Freshman Forward 3.3 ppg & 2.5 rpg
SYRACUSE KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
14 Sky Hawkins Sophomore Forward 5.3 ppg & 1.8 rpg
1 Keira Scott Sophomore Forward 2.3 ppg & 1.5 rpg
THE COACHES
Howard is coached by
Ty Grace (New Haven, '99), who is in her 11
th season and is the second winningest coach in school history. Syracuse is coached by Felisha Leggette-Jack (Syracuse, '89) who is her fourth season.
SERIES RECORD
The two teams played each other in Syracuse and the Orange came away with 97-48 victory (Dec. 30, 2015).
GAME NOTES
HOWARD
In its six victories, the Howard defense is allowing only 52 points per contest while holding their opponents to 34-percent shooting from the floor and 23-percent from three-point range…They are getting 21 points off turnovers…As a team, Howard is shooting 74-percent from the free throw line…Monday (Nov. 24), Thomas was named the MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Player of the Week…Tuesday (Nov. 25), the Bison were selected 14
th in the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25.
SYRACUSE
The Orange are undefeated (4-0) at home this season, relying on its defense…The Orange are allowing their opponents only 54 points per game while outrebounding opponents +9.0…Syracuse is averaging 24 points off turnovers per game, 12.0 steals per game `and almost 5.0 blocks per game.
NEXT UP
Howard hosts Fairfield Friday (Dec. 5) inside The Burr at noon for Education Day.
For more information, visit the official Howard Athletics website
www.hubison.com.
