WASHINGTON (February 14, 2025) – Howard University women's basketball team goes to Dover, Del., to meet Delaware State (DSU) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) rematch. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m.
 
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GAME 23
 
EVENT: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contest
PARTICIPANTS: Howard (Bison) at Delaware State (Hornets)
DATE: February 15, 2025
TIME: 2 p.m.
PLACE: Memorial Hall in Dover, Del.
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
HOWARD
 
Monday (Feb. 10), graduate guard Destiny Howell (Queens, N.Y.) poured in a game-high 24 points and freshman guard Saniyah King (Washington) added 11 points as the Bison pulled away to a 66-56 win over Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in a MEAC at the Hytche Center.
 
DELAWARE STATE
 
On Feb. 8, Delaware State (4-17, 0-7 MEAC) is coming off an 84-55 home win over Virginia-Lynchburg that snapped a 13-game losing streak. The Hornets were led by the balanced scoring attack of Ericka Huggins (20 points), Brooke Barnes (18 points), Kiarra Mcelrath (15 points) and Najah Lane (10 points).
 
LAST TIME THE TWO MET
 
On Jan. 4, Howell scored a game-high 22 points to lead four Bison in double figures as the Bison held off a pesky Delaware State team, 74-66, at Burr Gymnasium.
 
SERIES RECORD
 
Earlier this season (Jan. 4), Howard defeated DSU, 74-66, in the MEAC opener and have won 17-in-a-row to lead the series, 24-11, since 2005.
 
THE COACHES
 
Howard is coached by Ty Grace (New Haven, '99), who is in her 10^th season. The Hornets are led by Jazmone Turner (Muskingum, '12), who is in her second season.
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                                      2024-25 Stats                                                                        
1          Destiny Howell                       15.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg & team-leading 50 3FGM
23        Tyana Walker                          5.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg & 16 3FGM
25        Nile Miller                               5.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, team-leading 22 blocks & 40 steals
0          Saniyah King                            11.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, team-leading 112 assists & 36 steals
24        Zennia Thomas                        10.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg & 50-percent FG%
 
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                                      2024-25 Stats                                                                        
11        Sa'lah Hemingway                  2.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg & 12 blocks 
14        Vanessa Blake                         4.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, team-leading 62-percent FG%
22        Kaiya Creek                               4.8 ppg & 3.2 rpg
 
DELAWARE STATE PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                                      2024-25 Stats                                                                        
5          Kiarra Mcelrath                      12.8 ppg, 3.5, 87-percent FT% & 42 steals
0          Brooke Barnes                        4.0 ppg & 0.9 rpg
10        Ericka Huggins                         6.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 78-percent FT% & 15 blocks
4          Najah Lane                               6.0 ppg & team-high 58 assists
31        Nala Abraham                         2.9 rpg & 2.7 rpg 
 
DELAWARE STATE KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                                      2024-25 Stats                                                                        
14        Mahogany Cottingham          12.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 40 3FGM & 86-percent FT%
30        McKenzie Stewart                    4.8 ppg, 8.4 rpg & team-high 54-percent FG%
 
GAME NOTES
 
BISON HOOVES
 
Howell, the sharpshooting graduate guard, is now 13^th on the all-time Howard scoring list with 1,287 points and needs 34 to move up to 10^th all-time in school history…Howell has made 33-of-her-last-35 from the charity stripe while recording at least one made 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 seven times this season...King, the favorite for MEAC Rookie of the Year, has been named Rookie of the Week eight times this season while leading the MEAC in assists (112)…King has dealt out 41 assists and committed only 16 turnovers while logging an average of 34 minutes in the past six games…King has reached double figures in scoring in the past eight games…Junior forward Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) has also been valuable to the team during its current rise, registering 65 points and 39 rebounds in the past five games…Thomas leads the team in doubles-doubles (4) on the season…Junior forward Nile Miller (Haddonfield, N.J.) has come on strong of late, tallying 40 points, 32 rebounds, seven steals and six blocks during the current five-games 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 7-of-14 from three-point range in the past two games…Senior forward Vanessa Blake (Summerville, S.C.), who now comes off the bench, has given the Bison a spark with 18 points and 15 rebounds in the past five games…The Bison have also received a boost from sophomore forward Sa'lah Hemingway (San Bernardino, Calif.), who has contributed 18 points and 14 rebounds in the past three games.
 
HORNET STINGS
 
Delaware State has had problems on both offense and defense…Offensively, the Hornets are averaging 56 points per contest while their opponents are averaging over 71 points per contest, shooting a 44-percent clip from the floor…DSU is giving up 21 points per game off turnovers…The Hornets are shooting a more than respectable 70-percent from the free throw line with Kiarra McElrath (87-percent) and Mahogany Cottingham (86-percent) leading the way.
 
MEAC STATS
 
HOWARD
 
Howard leads in turnover margin (3.67).
 
Individually, Howell is first in three pointers made per game (2.3), third in free throw shooting (85 percent), fourth in scoring (15.2), ninth in three-point shooting (33-percent) and minutes played and 12^th in assists…King leads the MEAC in assists (5.1), sixth in minutes played (34.0), and 13^th in scoring and steals...Miller is eighth in steals, sixth in blocked shots and 11^th in rebounding…Thomas leads the MEAC in field goal percentage (50-percent) and sixth in rebounding.
 
DSU
 
The Hornets lead the conference in free throw shooting (71-percent).
 
Individually, McElrath leads the MEAC in free throw shooting (87-percent), third in steals, fifth in three-pointers made and eighth in scoring (12.8)…Cottingham ranks third in three-point shooting (36-percent), fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.0) and ninth in scoring (12.7)…McKenzie Stewart is third in rebounding (8.4)…Lane is seventh in assists (2.8)…Huggins is seventh in rebounding (6.1) and blocked shots.
 
NATIONAL STATS
 
HOWARD
 
King ranks second in assists for freshmen behind Liv McGill of Florida…King is also one of five freshmen averaging over 10.0 points and 4.0 assists per game.
 
NEXT UP
 
DSU travels to Norfolk, Va., to take on the Spartans of Norfolk State Monday (Feb. 17) at 5:30 p.m., while Howard hosts UMES Monday (Feb. 17) at 5:30 p.m.
 
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