WASHINGTON (December 4, 2025) – Howard University women's basketball team returns to The Burr Friday (Dec. 5), welcoming the Fairfield Stags for Education Day. Tipoff is slated for noon, live on ESPN+.
 
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LAST TIMEOUT
 
FAIRFIELD
 
Sunday (Nov. 30), Fairfield dropped an 86-72 decision at No. 11 Iowa. The Stags were led by reserve Christina Pham (14 points) off the bench and Meghan Anderson and Kaety L'Amoreaux with 13 points and 12 points, respectively.
  
HOWARD
 
On Nov. 30, senior forward Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) poured in a game-high 24 points and redshirt junior guard Zoe Stewart (Terre Haute, Ind.) came off the bench to add 11 points but no other player reached double figure as the Bison dropped a 78-62 decision at Syracuse inside the JNA Wireless Dome.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
 
FAIRFIELD PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                        
5          Meghan Anderson                  Junior              Forward           18.8 ppg & 3.7 rpg
4          Kaety L'Amoreaux                   Junior              Guard               17.5 ppg & 5.7 rpg
3          Janelle Brown                          Graduate         Guard               9.6 ppg & 3.0 rpg
13        Cyanne Coe                             Sophomore    Wing                5.0 ppg & 5.6 rpg
32        Millou Van Vliet                      Freshman        Wing                4.3 ppg & 2.7 rpg
 
FAIRFIELD KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                        
30        Christinia Pham                       Freshman        Guard               10.0 ppg
00        Jillian Huerter                           Junior               Guard              6.8 ppg & 2.5 rpg
 
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                        
24        Zennia Thomas                        Senior              Forward           16.2 ppg & 7.9 rpg
25        Nile Miller                               Senior              Forward           6.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg & 29 steals
4          Ariella Henigan                        Freshman        Guard               7.4 ppg & 16 assists
5          Destiny Bynum-Johnson         Junior              Guard               5.6 ppg & 4.1 rpg
23        Zoe Stewart                             R-Junior           Guard               10.7 ppg & 46-percent FG%
 
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                        
15        April Edwards                          R-Sophomore Guard               4.5 ppg & 80-percent FT%
11        Sa'lah Hemingway                   Junior              Forward           2.9 ppg & 2.7 rpg
21        Rayne Durant                          Junior              Forward           4.0 ppg & 3.7 rpg
 
THE COACHES
 
Fairfield is coached by Carly Thibault-DuDonis (Monmouth, '13), who is in her fourth season. Howard is led by Ty Grace (New Haven, '99), who is in her 11^th season and is the second winningest coach in school history.
 
SERIES RECORD
 
This is the first meeting between the two institutions.
 
GAME NOTES
 
FAIRFIELD
 
The Stags are shooting 43-percent from the field, including 39-percent from beyond the arc…Fairfield is making 13 three pointers per game and shooting 84-percent from the charity stripe as a team…The Stags are averaging 77 points per game…Fairfield is ranked among the tops in Division I in three-point shooting and free throw shooting…The Stags lead the nation in number of three pointers per game (12.5) and 13^th in three-point shooting percentage (39-percent)…Fairfield also excels in free throw shooting, ranking fourth in the nation…Both Fairfield losses have come at the hands of nationally ranked teams (No. 8 UNC and No. 11 Iowa)…L'Amoreaux is the MAAC (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) Player of the Week for the second time this season…Janelle Brown is tied for first in free throw shooting nationally and L'Amoreaux is tied for sixth…Fairfield was picked to win the MAAC title in the preseason predictions.
 
HOWARD
 
Howard is 2-0 at home this season…The Bison defense is holding opponents to 24-percent shooting from three…The Bison are getting 21 points per game off opponents' turnovers…The defense is averaging 10.4 steals and 5.0 blocks per game…The Howard defense is allowing only 54 points per game during the first nine outings…senior forward Nile Miller (Woodbury, N.J.) is tied for seventh nationally in steals…The Bison are 47^th in blocked shots…Thomas, Miller and freshman guard Ariella Henigan (Chicago) were named MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) honorable mention for their performances last week…Nationally, Thomas is sixth in free throws taken and tied for eighth free throws made…As a team, the Bison rank 24^th three-point percentage defense…Howard is the preseason pick to win the MEAC and Miller and Thomas are preseason All-MEAC First Team selections.
 
NEXT UP
 
The Stags play at Richmond Sunday (Dec. 7) at 2 p.m. Howard goes back on the road Sunday (Dec. 7) and will take on Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va., at 2 p.m.
 
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