BALTIMORE (February 27, 2026) – Howard University women's basketball team seeks to extend its current win streak when to 10 when it travels to Baltimore to take on the Lady Bears of Morgan State University (MSU) Saturday (Feb. 28) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) clash. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m., at Hill Fieldhouse.
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LAST TIMEOUT
HOWARD
Thursday (Feb. 26), redshirt sophomore guard
April Edwards (Little Rock, Ark.) scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Bison to a 75-67 win over a determined Coppin State squad at Burr Gymnasium.
MORGAN STATE
The Lady Bears (4-24, 3-9 MEAC) are coming off a 69-60 loss to Norfolk State Thursday (Feb. 26) for their second loss in a row. Morgan State was led by Jael Butler with a double-double (17 points & 12 rebounds) and Kailyn Nash added 11 points.
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
24
Zennia Thomas Senior Forward 15.1 ppg & 7.8 rpg
25
Nile Miller Senior Forward 7.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg & 67 steals
11
Sa'lah Hemingway Junior Forward 3.4 ppg & 3.1 rpg
23
Zoe Stewart R-Junior Guard 12.0 ppg & 44-percent FG%
4
Ariella Henigan Freshman Guard 7.8 ppg & 2.5 rpg
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
15
April Edwards R-Sophomore Guard 5.3 ppg & 85-percent FT%
21
Rayne Durant Junior Forward 2.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg & 12 blocks
5
Destiny Bynum-Johnson Junior Guard 6.0 ppg & 4.0 rpg
MSU PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
10 Kailyn Nash R-Senior Forward 9.2 ppg & 4.0 rpg
21 Tiyanna James Graduate Guard 5.8 ppg & 2.3 rpg
23 Maya Woodson Junior Forward 4.5 ppg & 5.4 rpg
0 Mihjae Hayes Senior Guard 6.9 ppg & 2.8 rpg
22 Jael Butler Senior Center 9.2 ppg & 4.0 rpg
MSU KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
4 Ja'la Bannerman Senior Guard 11.4 ppg & 35 3FGM
2 Gabriella Johnson Senior Guard 6.6 ppg & 2.3 rpg
20 Michaela Bogans Sophomore Guard 5.4 ppg
THE COACHES
Howard is led by
Ty Grace (New Haven, '99), who is in her 11
th season and the second winningest coach in school history. Morgan State is coached by Nadine Domond (Iowa, '98), who is in her first season at the helm.
SERIES RECORD
Howard has won eight-in-a-row, including a 71-57 victory earlier this season at The Burr (Jan. 24). In that contest, redshirt junior guard
Zoe Stewart (Terre Haute, Ind.) led the way with 15 points. Morgan State was led by Nash with 15 points and seven rebounds.
The Bears last defeated Howard, 71-49, in D.C. (January 21, 2023).
The Bison lead the series, 16-10, since 2005.
GAME NOTES
HOWARD
Howard is holding opponents to 26-percent shooting from three and allowing only 61.3 points per game…Howard leads the MEAC in scoring (66.4 ppg), field goal shooting percentage (40-percent), three-point shooting defense (26-percent) and free throw shooting percentage (71-percent)…Nationally, the team ranks 19
th in three-point shooting defense (26-percent)…Individually, senior forward
Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) is 21
st in free throws made and tied for 11
th in free throw attempts…Thomas, the leading candidate for MEAC Player of the Year, leads the league in scoring (15.1), rebounding (7.8) and shooting percentage (45-percent)…Senior forward
Nile Miller (Woodbury, N.J.), who is having her best season, ranks second in field goal shooting percentage (43-percent), third in steals, eighth in rebounding and seventh in rebounding and blocked shots.…Miller and Thomas are preseason First Team All-MEAC selections…Thomas has reached double figures in all but two games this season and has recorded nine double doubles…Stewart ranks second in field goal shooting (43-percent), fourth in three-point shooting percentage (35-percent), seventh in scoring (12.1), 10
th in three pointers made, sixth in scoring (12.3 ppg) and fourth in field goal shooting percentage…Junior guard
Destiny Bynum-Johnson (Newark, N.J.) is eighth in both three-point shooting percentage and three pointers made…Freshman
Ariella Henigan (Chicago) is fifth in free throw shooting percentage (77-percent) and ninth in steals…Junior forward
Rayne Durant (New Haven, Conn.) is ninth in blocked shots…The Bison finished the season undefeated at home for the first time in over two decades…Miller was named the MEAC Player of the Week (Feb. 23) for the first time in her career after being selected MEAC Defensive Player of the Week several times…Howard is beginning to get more consistent scoring and firepower from its bench with Bynum-Johnson, Durant, Edwards and freshmen guards
Dylan Watson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and
Emma Nuquay (Waldorf, Md.) are all contributing to the team offense and defense with their specialties.
MSU
In the MEAC, the Lady Bears lead the conference in three-point shooting percentage (31-percent)…Tiyanna James ranks third in three-pointing shooting percentage (32-percent) and seventh in three pointers made per game…Nash is sixth in free throw shooting percentage and eighth in blocked shots…Mihjae Hayes leads the MEAC in in assists/turnover ratio.
NEXT UP
Howard closes out the regular season Thursday (March 5) against the second-place Norfolk State Spartans at 5:30 p.m., while Morgan State closes out its season when its hosts crosstown rival Coppin State at 5:30 p.m.
The MEAC Tournament gets underway Wednesday (March 11) in Norfolk, Va.
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