WASHINGTON (February 24, 2025) – Howard University women's basketball team continues its road swing at Coppin State (CSU) Monday (Feb.24). Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m., inside PEC Arena.
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GAME 26
EVENT: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
PARTICIPANT: Howard (Bison) at Coppin State (Eagles)
DATE: February 24, 2025
PLACE: Physical Education Complex Arena in Baltimore
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
LAST TIMEOUT
HOWARD
Saturday (Feb. 22), freshman guard
Saniyah King (Washington) poured in a career-high 25 points and graduate guard
Destiny Howell (18 points) and junior forward
Zennia Thomas (15 points) combined for 33 points to lead the Bison to a 62-53 win at Morgan State inside Hill Fieldhouse.
COPPIN STATE
Coppin State (16-10, 7-3 MEAC) is coming off a 76-54 home loss to Norfolk State Saturday (Feb. 22). The Eagles were led by Angel Jones with 11 points, five rebounds and four assists.
WHEN THE TWO MET EARLIER IN THE SEASON
On Jan. 13, King scored 15 of her team-high 17 points in the second half and junior forward
Nile Miller (Haddonfield, N.J.) added 15 of her career-high 16 points after intermission to lead the Bison to a 76-71 come-from-behind win over CSU at Burr Gymnasium.
SERIES RECORD
This is the 83
rd meeting between the two schools. The Bison defeated the Eagles, 76-71, in a come-from-behind win on January 13, 2025, in Burr Gymnasium. Coppin State last won, 58-53, on January 29, 2024. Howard has won 15-of-the-last-17 to lead the series, 52-30.
THE COACHES
Howard is led by
Ty Grace (New Haven, '99), who is in her 10
th season. The Eagles are coached by Jermaine Woods (Norfolk State, '11), who is in his third season at the helm.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
1
Destiny Howell 14.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg & team-leading 56 3FGM & 85-percent FT%
23
Tyana Walker 4.9 ppg & 2.1 rpg
25
Nile Miller 5.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 41 steals & team-leading 27 blocks
0
Saniyah King 12.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, team-leading 107 assists & 41-percent 3FG%
24
Zennia Thomas 10.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 51-percent FG% & 70 offensive rebounds
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
22
Kaiya Creek 5.4 ppg & 3.0 rpg
14
Vanessa Blake 4.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg & team-leading 58-percent FG%
COPPIN STATE PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
31 Laila Lawrence 15.4 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 31 blocks, 70 assists & 64 steals
11 Angel Jones 15.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg & team-high 90 assists
2 Tiffany Hammond 7.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg & team-leading 56 3FGM
1 Cire Worley 7.4 ppg & 3.4 rpg
20 Niyah Gaston 5.5 ppg & 82-percent FT%
COPPIN STATE KEY RESERVES
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
5 Tyler Gray 5.5 ppg & 3.8 rpg
10 Dani Mcteer 3.5 ppg & 3.0 rpg
GAME NOTES
HOWARD
Howell, the sharpshooting graduate guard, is now 13
th on the all-time Howard scoring list with 1,276 points and needs 41 points to move up to 10
th all-time in school history…Howell has made 35-of-her-last-38 from the charity stripe while recording at least one three-pointer in all but two games this season...Howell is the only Howard player to start all 25 games this season…Howell is on schedule to have a career season in assists (54)...Howell has scored 20 points or more six times this season...Howell has recorded 28 assists in the past 11 games and 10 steals in the past five contests…King, the favorite for MEAC Rookie of the Year, has been named Rookie of the Week nine times this season...Howell leads the MEAC in assists (120), dealing out 52 assists in the past 10 games…King has reached double figures in scoring in 13-of-the-past-14 games, including a career-best 25 points versus Morgan State (Feb. 17)…Miller has also provided defense for the team with 17 rebounds and five blocks during the past four games.
COPPIN STATE
Coppin State is 7-1 at home this season with Norfolk State handing them their first home defeat of the season Saturday (Feb. 22).
MEAC STATS
HOWARD
Howard is second in the conference in defense (61 points allowed per game), team field goal shooting (37-percent) and turnover margin.
Individually, Howell leads the conference in three-pointers made (2.2), fifth in scoring (14.6), and 11
th in minutes and three-point shooting percentage (33-percent)…King leads the conference in assists (4.8), third in assists/turnover ratio and three-point shooting percentage (38-percent), sixth in minutes played and 11
th in steals and scoring (12.2)…Thomas leads the MEAC in field goal shooting (51-percent), fifth in rebounding (6.8) and 11
th in blocked shots…Miller is fifth blocked shots and ninth in rebounding (5.0).
CSU
Coppin State leads the MEAC in three-pointers made (7.2 per game).
Individually, Laila Lawrence ranks first in rebounding (9.9), second in scoring (17.6), fourth in blocked shots, seventh in minutes played, eighth in assists and ninth in field goal shooting (43-percent)…Jones is third in minutes played and scoring (15.4 ppg), fourth in assists, fifth in assists/turnover, sixth in field goal shooting and ninth in steals…Cire Worley is fifth in three-point shooting (36-percent)…Tiffany Hammond ranks second in three-pointers made per game (2.2), fifth in minutes played and ninth in three-point field goal percentage (34-percent)…Niyah Gaston is sixth three-pointers made…Tyler Gray is second in the conference in assists/turnover ratio, fourth in steals and fifth in assists.
NATIONAL STATS
King ranks 49
th in the country in assists per game…King is second among all freshmen in that category behind Liv McGill (Florida)…King is one of five freshmen in Division I who average more than 10 points and over four assists.
NEXT UP
Coppin State travels to Dover, Del., to take on the Delaware State Hornets Saturday (March 1) at 2 p.m. The Bison continue their current four-game road swing Saturday (March 1) against the Eagles of North Carolina Central in Durham, N.C., at 2 p.m.
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