DOVER, Del. (February 10, 2026) – Howard University women's basketball team will be looking to extend its current win streak to five when it takes on the Hornets of Delaware State (DSU) Thursday (Feb. 12) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) matchup. Tipoff is schedule for 6 p.m., inside Memorial Hall Bayhealth Court (1,800).
 
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LAST TIMEOUT
 
DELAWARE STATE
 
Delaware State (4-19, 1-7 MEAC) fell, 58-44, to North Carolina Central Monday (Feb. 9) for its third straight loss. Junior guard Jermesha Frierson led thew way with 13 points and five rebounds.
 
HOWARD
 
On Feb. 7, senior forward Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) poured in a team-high 20 points and just missed another double-double as the Bison rolled to an 85-66 win over South Carolina State at Burr Gymnasium.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
 
DELAWARE STATE PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                        
3          Jermesha Frierson                  Junior              Guard              9.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg & 41 steals
5          Nykesha Sanders                    Graduate        Guard              3.7 ppg & 53 assists
40        Lilliana Harrison                     Freshman        Center             5.8 ppg & 3.8 rpg
7          Neveah Reaves                       Graduate        Guard              4.9 ppg % 32-percent 3FG%
21        Kaitlyn Adams                         Junior              Forward          3.8 ppg & 2.8 rpg
 
DELAWARE STATE KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                        
1          Amaya Scott                            Freshman        Guard              8.6 ppg
10        Ericka Huggins                        Sophomore     Forward          5.9 ppg & 88-percent FT%
 
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                        
24        Zennia Thomas                       Senior             Forward          15.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg & 29 blocks
25        Nile Miller                               Senior             Forward          8.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg & 55 steals
11        Sa'lah Hemingway                  Junior              Forward          3.0 ppg & 2.9 rpg
23        Zoe Stewart                            R-Junior          Guard              12.0 ppg & 82-percent FT%
4          Ariella Henigan                       Freshman        Guard              8.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg & 48 assists
 
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                                      Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                                            
15        April Edwards                         R-Sophomore Guard              4.4 ppg & 92-percent FT%
21        Rayne Durant                          Junior              Forward          3.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg & 14 blocks
5          Destiny Bynum-Johnson          Junior              Guard              5.6 ppg & 3.8 rpg
 
THE COACHES
 
Delaware State is coached by Jazmone Turner (Muskingum, '12) who is in her second season. 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 20-in-a-row against the Hornets, including a 73-63 victory in D.C., back on Jan. 8. The Hornets placed four players in double figures, led by freshman center Lilliana Harrison with 14 points. The Bison got 14 points from junior guard Zoe Stewart (Terre Haute, Ind.).
 
Delaware State last won, 73-63, in Dover (January 8, 2012).
 
The Bison lead the series, 27-11, dating back to 2005.
 
GAME NOTES
 
DELAWARE STATE
 
In the MEAC, Frierson ranks ninth in field goal shooting percentage (39-percent)…Neveah Reaves is eighth in three-point shooting percentage…Erica Huggins is sixth in blocks.
 
HOWARD
 
Howard is holding opponents to 26-percent shooting from three and allowing only 63 points per game…The vaunted Howard defense continues to be its staple, holding its last 12 opponents to under 66 points…Nationally, Thomas, the early leading candidate for MEAC Player of the Year, is sixth in free throw attempts and tied for 14^th in free throws made…Thomas is now tied for 32^nd ,nationally, in double-doubles….Howard is the preseason pick to win the MEAC…Thomas has reached double figures in all but three games this season and has recorded eight double-doubles…In the MEAC, Howard leads the conference in scoring offense (66.0 ppg), field goal shooting percentage (40-percent), assists (11.7), assists/turnover ratio, turnover margin and free throw shooting percentage (72-percent)…Individually, Thomas leads the MEAC in scoring (15.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.7 rpg)…Stewart ranks fifth in field goal shooting percentage (41-percent), seventh in three-point shooting percentage (32-percent) and eighth in scoring (12.0 ppg)…Senior forward Nile Miller (Woodbury, N.J.) leads the conference in field goal percentage (48-percent)…Freshman guard Ariella Henigan (Chicago) is third in free throw shooting percentage (78-percent)…Junior forward Rayne Durant (New Haven, Conn.) is ninth in blocks…junior guard Destiny Bynum-Johnson (Newark, N.J.) is seventh in three-point shooting percentage…Nationally, Howard is ranked 50th in three-point shooting defense.
 
NEXT UP
 
Howard takes on the Hawks of Maryland Eastern Shore Saturday (Feb. 14) at 2 p.m., inside Burr Gymnasium.
 
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