WEST POINT, N.Y. (December 28, 2025) – Howard University women's basketball will be looking to extend its win streak when it takes on the equally hot Cadets of Army Monday (Dec. 28) in a nonconference clash. Tipoff is slated for noon inside Christi Arena (5,043) and will be carried on ESPN+.
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LAST TIMEOUT
HOWARD
On Dec. 20, senior forward
Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) scored a game-high 22 points and freshman guard
Ariella Henigan (Chicago) came off the bench to score 15 of her 19 points in the second half as the Bison defeated St. Bonaventure, 76-64, in a nonconference showdown at Burr Gymnasium.
ARMY
Army (8-2) won its third-in-a-row with a with 76-52-win over Cornell (Dec. 9). The Cadets were led by Camyrn Tade with 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the floor, along with six assists.
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 & 17 blocks
25
Nile Miller Senior Forward 7.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg & 38 steals
11
Sa'lah Hemingway Junior Forward 2.8 ppg & 2.8 rpg
5
Destiny Bynum-Johnson Junior Guard 5.4 ppg & 3.9 rpg
23
Zoe Stewart R-Junior Guard 12.6 ppg & 37-percent 3PT%
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
15
April Edwards R-Sophomore Guard 4.3 ppg & 87-percent FT%
21
Rayne Durant Junior Forward 3.3 ppg & 2.6 rpg & 9 blocks
4
Ariella Henigan Freshman Guard 6.0 ppg & 2.5 rpg
ARMY PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
22 Taylor Wilson Junior Wing 11.2 ppg & 12 blocks
30 Kya Smith Junior Forward 15.1 ppg, 9.8 rpg & 7 blocks
3 Brooke Wilson Sophomore Guard 5.1 ppg & 4.7 rpg
20 Camyrn Tade Junior Guard 10.4 ppg & 4.2 rpg
21 Reese Ericson Senior Guard 11.8 ppg & 37 assists
ARMY KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
10 Reganne Reardon Freshman Forward 6.2 ppg & 3.5 rpg
35 Soleil Montrose Junior Wing 4.8 ppg & 42-percent 3PT%
THE COACHES
Howard is led by
Ty Grace (New Haven, '99), who is in her 11
th season and the second winningest coach in school history. Army is coached Katie Kuester (St. Joe's, '12), who is in her first year.
SERIES RECORD
This is the second meeting between the two institutions. Last season, Howard came away with a hard-fought 61-54 victory at The Burr (Dec. 13, 2024).
The Bison were led by Thomas with 19 points while the Cadets got 11 points each from Tade and Taylor Wilson.
GAME NOTES
HOWARD
Howard is holding opponents to 26-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…Nationally, Thomas is tied for second in free throw attempts and tied for seventh 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 (15.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.7 rpg)…Redshirt junior guard
Zoe Stewart (Terre Haute, Ind.) ranks third in the MEAC in field goal shooting and three point shooting and fourth in scoring…Miller is third in steals and ninth in rebounding…Henigan ranks second in free throw shooting (83-percent) and eighth in assists…Redshirt sophomore guard
April Edwards (Little Rock, Ark.) is ninth in assists…Junior forward
Rayne Durant (New Haven, Conn.) is seventh in blocked shots…Monday (Dec. 22), Thomas was named the MEAC Player of the Week and Henigan won MEAC Rookie of the Week…The Bison are ranked 13
th in this week's CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major poll.
ARMY
Army leads the Patriot League in scoring defense and three pointers made per game…Individually, Kya Smith leads the league in field goal shooting (54-percent)…Reese Ericson ranks second in three-point shooting and third in assists and assists/turnover ratio…Soleil Montrese is fourth in three-point shooting (42-percent)…Brooke Wilson is fifth in assists and sixth in both steals and assists/turnover ratio…Tade is fourth in assist/turnover ratio and ninth in assists…T. Wilson ranks second in blocked shots…Nationally, Reese ranks fourth in three pointers per game and tied for 24
th in in three-point shooting…Army was picked second in the preseason poll behind Navy in the Patriot League…The Cadets are currently ranked 19
th in the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major poll.
NEXT UP
Both teams open conference play following this game.
Howard travels to Orangeburg, S.C., where it will take on the Bulldogs of South Carolina State Saturday (Jan. 3) at 2p.m. That same day, Army hosts Lehigh at 1 p.m., in its Patriot League opener.
For more information, visit the official Howard Athletics website
www.hubison.com.
