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Women's Basketball Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information

Women’s Hoops Sweeps Weekly Accolades

Bison trio recognized for their performances at Norfolk State

NORFOLK, Va. (March 9, 2026) – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) revealed its women's basketball weekly accolades where Howard University swept all three awards. The announcement came Monday afternoon.
 
Redshirt junior Zoe Stewart (Terre Haute, Ind.) was named MEAC Player of the Week while teammates senior forward Nile Miller (Woodbury, N.J.) and freshman guard Ariella Henigan (Chicago) claimed the league's Defensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively.
 
Stewart registered 19 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in the road win at Norfolk State (March 5), securing the MEAC regular season crown and No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
 
Miller recorded a double-double (13 points & 11 rebounds) while adding four steals the Spartans.
 
Henigan tallied 14 points, including a perfect 10-for-10 from the charity stripe, in Thursday's victory at Norfolk State.
 
Howard will face No. 8 South Carolina State in the MEAC Quarterfinals Wednesday (March 11) at noon.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com or the MEAC website at www.MEACSports.com.
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Players Mentioned

Nile Miller

#25 Nile Miller

F
6' 1"
Senior
Ariella Henigan

#4 Ariella Henigan

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Zoe Stewart

#23 Zoe Stewart

G
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Nile Miller

#25 Nile Miller

6' 1"
Senior
F
Ariella Henigan

#4 Ariella Henigan

5' 6"
Freshman
G
Zoe Stewart

#23 Zoe Stewart

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
G