WASHINGTON (January 23, 2026) – Howard University women's basketball team seeks to extend its two-game win streak when it hosts Morgan State (MSU) Saturday (Jan. 24) in a MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) clash. Tipoff at 11 a.m., inside Burr Gymnasium.
 
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LAST TIMEOUT
 
HOWARD
 
Thursday (Jan. 22), senior forward Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) scored a game-high 22 points and had one of her best all-around performances of the year to lead the Bison to a 64-51 win over Coppin State at the Physical Education Complex Arena.
 
MORGAN STATE
 
The Bears (3-18, 2-3 MEAC) are coming off a 78-52 road loss at Norfolk State Thursday (Jan. 22). Senior center Jael Butler came off the bench to lead the Bears with 18 points and six rebounds.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
 
MSU PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
10        Kailyn Nash                 R-Senior          Forward          7.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg & 80-percent FT%
21        Tiyanna James            Graduate        Guard              5.0 ppg
23        Maya Woodson          Junior              Forward          4.6 ppg & 5.5 rpg
20        Michaela Bogans        Sophomore     Guard              4.8 ppg
1          Dakota Alston             Junior              Guard              1.5 ppg
 
MSU KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
4          Ja'la Bannerman         Senior             Guard              12.1 ppg & 35-percent 3FG%e
0          Mihjae Hayes              Senior             Guard              6.1 ppg & team-leading 78 assists
2          Gabriella Johnson       Senior             Guard              7.4 ppg & 2,3 rpg
 
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
24        Zennia Thomas           Senior             Forward          15.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg & 28 blocks
25        Nile Miller                   Senior             Forward          7.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg & 51 steals
11        Sa'lah Hemingway      Junior              Forward          3.0 ppg & 3.0 rpg
23        Zoe Stewart                R-Junior          Guard              12.0 ppg & 42-percent FG%
4          Ariella Henigan           Freshman        Guard              8.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg & 43 assists
 
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
15        April Edwards             R-Sophomore Guard              4.5 ppg & 91-percent FT%
21        Rayne Durant              Junior              Forward          3.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg & 12 blocks
 
THE COACHES
 
Morgan State is coached by Nadine Domond (Iowa, '98), who is in her first season at the helm. Howard is led by Ty Grace (New Haven, '99), who is in her 11^th season and the second winningest coach in school history.
 
SERIES RECORD
 
Howard has won six-in-a-row, the most recent a 62-53 win last year in Baltimore (February 22, 2025). The Bears last won, 71-49, in D.C. (January 21, 2023).
 
The Bison lead the series, 14-10, since 2005.
 
GAME NOTES
 
MSU
 
In the MEAC, the Bears rank third in free throw shooting (70-percent) and steals and second in offensive rebounding…Individually, Ja'la Bannerman is fourth in three-point shooting percentage (35-percent) and seventh in scoring…Maya Woods is seventh in rebounding…Tiyanna James is seventh in three-point shooting accuracy…Mihjae Hayes is second in assists and assists/turnover ratio.
 
HOWARD
 
Howard is holding opponents to 26-percent shooting from three and allowing only 63 points per game…Some of Howard's success in close victories has been its free throw shooting, converting on 71-percent from the charity stripe…The vaunted Howard defense continues to be its staple, holding its last nine opponents to under 66 points…Nationally, senior forward Nile Miller (Woodbury, N.J.) is tied for 33^rd in total steals…Thomas, the early leading candidate for MEAC Player of the Year, is tied for fourth nationally in free throw attempts and tied for 19^th in free throw made …Howard is the preseason pick to win the MEAC…Miller and Thomas are preseason First Team All-MEAC selections…Thomas has reached double figures in all but three games this season and has recorded seven double doubles…In the MEAC, Howard leads the conference in scoring offense (65.0 ppg), field goal shooting percentage (39-percent), assists, assists/turnover ratio, free throw shooting percentage (71-percent) and three-point shooting percentage defense (27-percent)…Individually, Thomas leads the MEAC in scoring (15.4 ppg), rebounding (7.7 rpg) and field goal percentage (45-percent)…Redshirt junior guard Zoe Stewart (Terre Haute, Ind.) ranks eighth in scoring (12.0 ppg), fourth in field goal percentage (42-percent) and ninth in three pointers made…Miller is third in steals, fifth in blocked shots and ninth in rebounding…Freshman guard Ariella Henigan (Chicago) is fourth in free throw shooting percentage (80-percent) and ninth in assists…Junior forward Rayne Durant (New Haven, Conn.) is ninth in blocks…It must be noted that Howard has played the past four games without the services of junior guard Destiny Bynum-Johnson (Newark, N.J.), who is out definitely with an injury.…Henigan has scored in double figures seven-of-the-last-eight games while recording 25 assists during that stretch…Howard is the only team in the MEAC with an overall winning record…Howard is undefeated at home (5-0) this season.
 
NEXT UP
 
Howard gets a week off before returning to action when they will face rival and defending MEAC Champion Norfolk State in a key showdown at 1 p.m., inside Burr Gymnasium.
 
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