WASHINGTON (November 1, 2026) — Howard University women's soccer (3-8-4, 3-4-2 NEC) earned a commanding 5-1 victory over Chicago State (1-16, 1-9 NEC) Sunday afternoon at Greene Stadium.
Chicago State (CSU) opened the scoring just 16 seconds into the contest, 1-0, but
Trinity Knox (Atlanta) made an early save in the second minute to prevent another goal.
Karly Leine Bacarisas (Silver Spring, Md.),
Asia Mickens-Perez (Upper Marlboro, Md.) and
Brianna Wells (Hanover, Md.) each created opportunities while the Bison earned three consecutive corner kicks during the opening 15 minutes.
Howard found the equalizer in the 16
th minute when
Ameila Horton (New Albany, Ohio) finished a pass from
Imani Kissi (Dublin, Ohio) and
Jaidyn Curry (Lorton, Va.) to tie the contest, 1-1.
The Bison continued to attack with Mickens-Perez and Horton each testing the Cougar in goal.
Horton put Howard in front in the 29
th minute, scoring her second goal of the afternoon off an assist from Curry and took a 2-1 advantage into the break.
Howard came out of halftime looking to extend the lead quickly.
Adora Nwosu (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) opened the second-half scoring in the 57
th minute, pushing the Bison advantage, 3-1.
Just 11 seconds later,
Dominique Desert (Park Ridge, N.J.) found the back of the net to extend the margin, 4-1.
The offensive surge continued in the 62
nd minute when
Demi Owens (Teaneck, N.J.) scored Howard's fifth goal of the afternoon with Kissi providing the assist, 5-1.
The three-goal burst gave the Bison a comfortable cushion for the remainder of the conference matchup.
Knox made two more saves after the break to help preserve the result as Howard closed out the 5-1 victory.
Horton led the Bison with two goals on eight shots, including four on goal. Owens, Nwosu and Desert each added a goal while Kissi and Curry recorded two assists apiece. Mickens-Perez finished with five shots, three on target.
Knox totaled three saves in 90 minutes of action.
As a team, Howard outshot Chicago State, 37-4, including a 19-4 advantage in shots on goal. The Bison also held a 9-0 edge in corner kicks.
Howard returns to Greene Stadium for Senior Day Sunday, Nov. 8, hosting Mercyhurst at 1 p.m.
For more information on Howard women's soccer, visit the official Howard Athletics website
www.hubison.com.
