WASHINGTON (February 10, 2025) – Howard University women's basketball team travels to Princess Anne, Md., to face Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.
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GAME 22
PARTICIPANTS: Howard (Bison) at Maryland Eastern Shore (Hawks)
DATE: Monday, February 10, 2025
LOCATION: William P. Hytche Center in Princess Anne, Md.
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
LAST TIMEOUT
HOWARD
Saturday (Feb. 8), junior forward
Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) poured in a game-high 25 points to lead four Bison in double figures as HU defeated North Carolina Central University, 81-64, at Burr Gymnasium.
UMES
UMES (8-13, 3-3 MEAC) is coming off a 66-61 home loss to Coppin State Monday (Feb. 1). The Hawks were led by Mahogany Lester with 16 points and 12 rebounds and Ashanti Lynch (10 points) and Zamora Harper (11 points off the bench).
SERIES RECORD
Last meeting, Howard defeated UMES, 64-48, in Princess Anne, Md. (March 2, 2024). The Bison have won six-in-a-row. The Hawks last won 66-59 (Feb. 5, 2022). Howard leads the series, 24-15, since the 2004-05 season.
THE COACHES
Howard is coached by
Ty Grace (New Haven, '99), who is in her 10
th season. The Hawks are led by Malikah Willis (Iowa, '99), who is in her first season.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
1
Destiny Howell 14.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, team-leading 44 3FGM & 85-percent FT%
23
Tyana Walker 4.9 ppg & 2.2 rpg
25
Nile Miller 5.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, team-leading 21 blocks & 38 steals
0
Saniyah King 11.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, team-leading 106 assists & 35 steals
24
Zennia Thomas 10.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 52-percent FG% & 65 offensive rebounds
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
22
Kaiya Creek 5.0 ppg & 3.3 rpg
14
Vanessa Blake 4.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, team-leading 61-percent FG%
32
Janyah Bohanon 3.4 ppg
UMES PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
2 Mahogany Lester 8.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 21 3FGM, 50-percent FG% & 44-percent 3FG%
25 Ashanti Lynch 7.7 ppg & 3.7 rpg
35 Dakieran Turner 6.0 ppg & 5.6 rpg
1 Aleah James 3.6 ppg & 2.0 rpg
12 Brianna Barnes 8.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg & team-high 35 steals
UMES KEY RESERVES
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
11 Zamara Haynes 11.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, team-high 49 assists & 35 steals
33 Lainey Allen 4.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg & team-high 13 blocked shots
GAME NOTES
BISON HOOVES
Destiny Howell (Queens, N.Y.), the sharpshooting graduate guard, is now 13
th on the all-time Howard scoring list with 1,252 points and needs 65 points to move up to 10
th all-time in school history…Howell has made 29-of-her-last 31 from the charity stripe and recorded a made at least one three-pointer in all but two games this season....Howell is on schedule to have a career season in assists...Howell has scored 20 points or more six times this season...Freshman guard
Saniyah King (Washington), the favorite for MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Rookie of the Year, has been named Rookie of the Week eight times this season...King leads the MEAC in assists (106)…King has dealt out 32 assists in the past five games and reached double figures in scoring in the past eight games...Thomas has also been valuable to the team during its current rise, recording 65 points and 39 rebounds in the past five games…Thomas leads the team in doubles-doubles this season (4)....junior forward
Nile Miller (Haddonfield, N.J.) has come on strong of late, tallying 40 points, 32 rebounds, seven steals and seven blocks during the current five-game span while making 23-of-her-last-45 shots…redshirt sophomore guard
Tyana Walker (Leawood, Kan.), one of the premier three-point shooters in the MEAC, has begun to come alive at the right time, connecting on 11-of-her-last-18 shots, including 9-of-13 from three in the past five games…Senior forward
Vanessa Blake (Summerville, S.C.), who now comes off the bench, has given the Bison a spark with 30 points and 11 rebounds in the past four games.
HAWK NOTES
The loss to Coppin State snapped a three-game win streak for the Hawks…During the win streak, the Hawks limited their opponents to 51 points while averaging almost 70 points per game…UMES is outrebounding its opponents (+6.0) and almost 10 steals per game…The Hawks are committing 21 turnovers per game and allowing six three pointers per game.
MEAC STATS
UMES
The Hawks lead the MEAC in three-point defense (27-percent).
Individually, Zamaria Hayes is 10
th in scoring and steals…Mahogany Lester leads the MEAC in field goal shooting (44-percent) and 10
th in rebounding…Brianna Barnes is eighth in field goal percentage.
HOWARD
As a team, Howard is third in scoring offense, scoring defense, field goal shooting (38-percent), field goal shooting defense (37-percent), turnover margin, assists/turnover ratio, assists (11.65), and blocked shots (3.55).
Individually, Howell is third in free throw shooting (85-percent) and three-pointers made per game (2.1), fifth in scoring (14.8), ninth in minutes played and 12
th in assists (2.3)...King leads the MEAC in assists (5.0), third in assists/turnover ratio, fifth in free throw (73-percent), seventh in minutes played, third in assists/turnover ratio and 13
th in scoring...Thomas leads the MEAC in field goal percentage (50-percent) and sixth in rebounding (7.3)…Miller is ranked sixth in blocked shots and eighth in steals and 11
th in rebounding.
NCAA STATS
HOWARD
King is ranked second in assists among all freshmen behind Liv McGill of Florida.
NEXT UP
Howard continues its current road swing when it travels to Dover, Del., to take on the Hornets of Delaware State Saturday (Feb. 15) at 2 p.m.
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