WASHINGTON (February 6, 2026) – Howard University women's basketball team will be looking to extend its current win streak to five when it hosts South Carolina State (SCSU) Saturday (Feb. 7) in a MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) clash. Tipoff is schedule for 2 p.m., inside Burr Gymnasium (2,700).
 
On Jan. 3, the two teams met to kicked off the conference schedule in Orangeburg, S.C., and the Bison came away with a tough 68-64 win.
 
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LAST TIMEOUT
 
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
 
SC State (5-16, 2-4 MEAC) fell, 73-53, to Maryland Eastern Shore at home Wednesday (Feb. 4) for its third straight loss. Angie Justin Jean led SCSU with 13 points.
 
HOWARD
 
On Jan. 31, senior forward Nile Miller (Woodbury, N.J.) scored eight of her 10 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Bison to a 68-59 win over rival Norfolk State at Burr Gymnasium.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
 
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
9          Angie Juste-Jean         Senior             Guard              8.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg & 32 steals
7          Dream Watson           Freshman        Guard              2.2 ppg & 1.1 rpg
24        Heaven Harper           Junior              Center             4.8 ppg & 4.5 rpg
14        Shaunice Reed            Senior             Guard              12.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 48-percent FG%
6          Feliah Greer                Senior             Center             5.0 ppg & 5.2 rpg
 
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
10        Iemyiah Harris            Senior             Guard              12.5 ppg & 3.5 rpg
2          Mya Byrd                    Senior             Guard              7.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg & 57 assists
 
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                                                        
24        Zennia Thomas           Senior             Forward          15.4 ppg, 7.7 rpg & 29 blocks
25        Nile Miller                   Senior             Forward          8.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg & 54 steals
11        Sa'lah Hemingway      Junior              Forward          3.0 ppg & 3.0 rpg
23        Zoe Stewart                R-Junior          Guard              12.2 ppg & 82-percent FT%
4          Ariella Henigan           Freshman        Guard              8.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg & 45 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
 
THE COACHES
 
SC State is coached by Cedric W. Baker (Voorhees, '90), who is in his 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 11-in-a-row, including a 68-64 squeaker (Jan. 3) in Orangeburg, S.C. The Bulldogs last won, 72-63, in Orangeburg (January 2019).
 
Howard maintains a 16-8 advantage in the series, dating back to 2006.
 
GAME NOTES
 
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
 
In the MEAC, the Bulldogs rank third in three points field goals made per game (5.2), assists/turnover ratio and steals…Individually, Jean is 10^th in field goal percent shooting and steals…Mya Byrd ranks sixth in assists and seventh in three pointers made per game…Feliah Greer is fifth in steals.
 
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 11 opponents to under 66 points…Nationally, Miller is tied for 33^rd in total steals…Senior forward Zennia Thomas (Cleveland), the early leading candidate for MEAC Player of the Year, is tied for fifth 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…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 eight double-doubles…In the MEAC, Howard leads the conference in scoring offense (65.1 ppg), field goal shooting percentage (39-percent), assists, assists/turnover ratio, free throw shooting percentage (71-percent) and offensive rebounding (24.1)…Individually, Thomas leads the MEAC in scoring (15.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.7 rpg)…Redshirt junior guard Zoe Stewart (Terre Haute, Ind.) ranks sixth in field goal shooting percentage (42-percent), eighth in scoring (12.2 ppg) and three-point shooting percentage (32-percent)…Miller leads the conference in field goal percentage (48-percent)…Freshman guard Ariella Henigan (Chicago) is fourth in free throw shooting percentage (78-percent)…Junior forward Rayne Durant (New Haven, Conn.) is eighth in blocks…Nationally, Howard is ranked 50^th in three-point shooting defense…Howard is undefeated at home (7-0) this season.
 
NEXT UP
 
Howard travels to Dover, DE to take on the Hornets of Delaware State on February 14 at 6 pm.
 
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