WASHINGTON (December 19, 2025) – Howard University women's basketball team returns to Burr Gymnasium Saturday (Dec. 20), hosting St. Bonaventure in a nonconference clash. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m., live on ESPN+.  
 
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LAST TIMEOUT
 
ST. BONAVENTURE
 
The Bonnies defeated Mercyhurst, 60-57 on the road Friday (Dec.12) for their second win in a row. St. Bonaventure was led Laycee Drake, who scored a game-high 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc, and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double.
 
HOWARD
 
Tuesday (Dec. 16), junior forward Sa'lah Hemingway (San Bernardino, Calif.) scored on a layup with 3.3 seconds remaining to give the Bison a hard-fought 66-64 win over Cincinnati at the Fifth Third Arena.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
 
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                        
24        Zennia Thomas                       Senior             Forward          15.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg & 19 steals
25        Nile Miller                               Senior             Forward          7.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg & 37 steals
4          Ariella Henigan                       Freshman        Guard              6.0 ppg & 2.5 rpg
5          Destiny Bynum-Johnson        Junior              Guard              5.3 ppg & 3.9 rpg
23        Zoe Stewart                            R-Junior          Guard              12.3 ppg & 38-percent 3PT%
 
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                        
15        April Edwards                         R-Sophomore Guard              4.8 ppg & 87-percent FT%
11        Sa'lah Hemingway                  Junior              Forward          2.8 ppg & 2.8 rpg
21        Rayne Durant                          Junior              Forward          3.2 ppg & 2.8 rpg
 
ST. BONAVENTURE PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                        
24        Laycee Drake                          Graduate        Guard              16.8 ppg & 6.6 rpg
5          Adiyah Parker                         Graduate        Guard              12.3 ppg & 5.8 rpg
1          Mackenzie Pettinelli               Sophomore     Guard              5.0 ppg & 2.8 rpg
12        Ivona Djikanovic                     Freshman        Guard              6.5 ppg & 2.6 rpg
14        Gabby Robinson                     Senior             Forward          2.7 ppg & 2.6 rpg
 
ST. BONAVENTURE KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                        
30        Elyse  MacDonough                Freshman        Guard              3.8 ppg
23        Brianna Barr-Dudley               R-Senior          Guard              5.0 ppg & 2.1 rpg
 
THE COACHES
 
St. Bonaventure is coached by Jim Crowley (Keuka College, '93), who is in his second stint as head coach withe Bonnies. Howard is led by Ty Grace (New Haven, '99), who is in her 11^th season and the second winningest coach in school history.
 
SERIES RECORD
 
This is the first meeting between the two institutions.
 
GAME NOTES
 
ST. BONAVENTURE
 
The Bonnies rank second in the A-10 in field goal shooting (44-percent) and three-point shooting defense (26-percent) and fourth in field goal shooting…Individually, Drake is fourth in scoring, sixth in field goal shooting and ninth in three-point shooting…As a team, St. Bonaventure ranks 41^st nationally in three-point shooting defense.
 
HOWARD
 
Howard is holding opponents to 25-percent shooting from three and allowing only 62 points per game…Some of Howard's success in close victories has been its free throw shooting, converting on 74-percent from the charity stripe…The vaunted Howard defense continues to be its staple, recording almost 20 points off opponents' turnovers while also averaging 10.1 steals and 4.2 blocks…Nationally, senior forward Nile Miller (Woodbury, N.J.) ranks 12^th steals and 42^nd in steals per game…Senior forward Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) is eighth in free throw attempts and 11^th in free throws made…Howard is the preseason pick to win the MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) and Miller and Thomas are preseason First Team All-MEAC selections…Thomas has reached double figures in a but two games this season…In the MEAC, Howard leads the conference in scoring offense and defense, three-point shooting defense, free throw shooting, assist/turnover ratio and both three-point shooting percentage and defense…Individually, Thomas still leads the MEAC in scoring (15.1 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg)…Redshirt junior guard Zoe Stewart (Terre Haute, Ind.) ranks third in the MEAC in field goal shooting and fourth in scoring…Miller is second in steals and seventh in rebounding…Freshman guard Ariella Henigan (Chicago) ranks fourth in free throw shooting and ninth in assists…Monday (Dec. 15), Thomas was named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week.
 
NEXT UP
 
Howard closes out the nonconference slate when it travels to West Point to take on Army (Dec. 29) at noon.
 
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