WASHINGTON (November 1, 2026) – Howard University women's basketball team opens its 2026-27 campaign in Columbia, Mo., facing SEC (Southeastern Conference) opponent Missouri Monday night (Nov. 2). Tipoff at 7:30 p.m. (ET) inside Missouri Arena.
GAME INFO
GAME 1
EVENT: Howard (Bison) at Missouri (Tigers)
DATE: Monday, November 2
LOCATION: Missouri Arena (15.000) in Columbia, Mo.
TIME: 7:30 p.m. (ET) / 6:30 p.m. (CT)
COVERAGE: SEC Network
MATCHUP PREVIEW
HOWARD
Last season, the Bison finished 26-8 (13-1 MEAC) and won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament to advance to the NCAA Tournament where they fell to Ohio State.
MISSOURI
A year ago, the Tigers finished 17-17 (4-12 SEC) on the season.
COACHES
Howard is led by
Ty Grace (New Haven '99), who is in her 12
th season at the helm. Missouri is coached by Kellie Harper (Tennessee, '99), who is in her second season.
KEY PLAYERS
HOWARD
Howard is led by fifth-year guard
Zoe Stewart (Terre Haute, Ind.), a first team all-conference selection who averaged almost 12 points per game, and sophomore guard
Ariella Henigan (Chicago), the conference Rookie of the Year who came on strong late in the season and the MEAC and NCAA tournament, averaging almost 10 points, 3.0 rebounds per game while dishing out 60 assists and recording 52 steals.
Senior forward
Sa'lah Hemingway (San Bernardino, Calif.), guards
Destiny Bynum-Johnson (Newark, N.J.),
April Edwards (Little Rock, Ark.),
Emma Nuquay (Waldorf, Md.) and forwards
Dally Moreno (Bronx, N.Y.) and
Rayne Durant (New Haven, Conn.) have all played significant minutes and contributed to the Howard rotation.
MISSOURI
The Tigers are led by senior Grace Slaughter, who is one of the top players in the SEC, averaging almost 18 points and almost seven rebounds. She is close to 1500 points scored in her career.
Nevah Caffey, a 5-foot-10 sophomore guard who started all 32 games, averaged 8.5 points a year ago.
Other veteran players who figure in the team's season include Michigan transfer McKenzie Mathurn, senior guard Abby Schrea, Arizona transfere Tanyuel Welch and Reka Tomas, a sophomore from Hungary.
SERIES RECORD
This is the first meeting between the two teams.
GAME NOTES
HOWARD
Howard has more depth than in recent seasons as 10 starters return. Howard has been picked to repeat as MEAC champion in the preseason poll.
MISSOURI
Missouri is in a transitional stage under Harper, who has had tremendous success throughout her career. She has brought in an outstanding class of freshmen and transfers. The Tigers have five freshmen and two sophomores. The Tigers were 4-12 in the SEC and 9-8 at home last season.
NEXT UP
Howard hosts Elon Friday (Nov. 6) at 7 p.m., inside The Burr.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
