Complete Women's Game Notes
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Women's Game

Game 19
Howard (2-16, 2-4 MEAC) vs.
North Carolina A&T (13-5, 6-0 MEAC)

Date: Saturday, Feb. 2
Time: 2 p.m. EST
Place: Corbett Sports Center, Greensboro, N.C.
Series: Howard leads 35-18

The Game
The Lady Bison will face off with North Carolina A&T (NCAT) in a conference matchup on Saturday before heading to Norfolk to battle the Spartans on Monday, Feb. 4. HU is on a four-game losing streak, dropping its last four decisions by an average of 33 points per game. The Bison fell to beltway foes Morgan State and Coppin State last week and dropped to 2-4 in league play with the pair of losses. Asha Santee paced two Lady Bison in double figures against CSU and scored a team-high 12 points. Tamaya Daniels added 11 points and freshman Zykia Brown chipped in nine points off the bench in a game that saw Howard give up 65 points to the Coppin State backcourt of Shalamar Oakley (33 points) and Rashida Suber (32 points).  

NCAT is 13-5 and unbeaten in conference play. The Aggies defeated South Carolina State 85-66 in its last time out on Jan. 28 and were led by Ta'Wauna Cook's game-high 22 points. North Carolina A&T
Probable Starters

Scouting North Carolina A&T
North Carolina A&T is averaging 69.5 points per game in its 18 contests this season. Opponents are shooting 39% against the Lady Aggies while NCAT holds a 3.2 rebound advantage over its opponents.

The Aggies are coached by Patricia Cage-Biggs, who is in her third season at North Carolina A&T. She has a 26-32 record at the school and a 397-238 record in her career as a head coach.

Pounding Pavement
Howard opened up its regular season with nine consecutive games on the road. The Lady Bison kicked off its season at perennial powerhouse Baylor in the Basketball Travelers Classic, hosted by the Bears, on November 9-11. Howard took on Baylor on November 9, Prairie View A&M on November 10 and St. Mary's (CA) on November 11 during the three-day tournament.

HU hit the road again against Navy on Nov. 14 and took on Longwood and Campbell at the Longwood Classic on November 16-17. The Bison battled non-conference foe Bucknell on November 19 before heading to Providence for the Brown Bear Basketball Classic on December 1-2. Howard made its home debut against William & Mary on Dec. 9.

Double Figures for Shannon
Howard senior guard Shannon Carlisle (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central) scored 16 points during the Bison's loss to Morgan State on January 26. It was the 13^th time this season that she has scored at least 10 points.

Sharing is Caring
Reyna Gross dished out a season high eight assists in a 79-70 win over Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 14, falling one assist shy of her career-high.

Seeing Double
Howard had two players pull down double-doubles in the win over Bethune-Cookman. Terease Thornton scored 14 points to go along with 10 rebounds and Tamaya Daniels finished with 12 points and 10 boards.

Defending the Three
Howard held Brown to 1-9 (.111) shooting beyond the arc at Providence on December 1. So far this season, the Bison have held 11 of its opponents to under five made three-pointers. Opponents are shooting .364 (322-512) from three-point range versus Howard this season.

Starters, Seniors Leading the Way
Howard's starters have been a strong point early on and if head coach Cathy Parson can get strong production from her reserves, it will keep the starters' legs fresh as the season wears on.

So far this year, the starters have scored 568 points and account for 75% of the offense, while the senior class has scored 474 points (62% of the offense).

Santee, Carlisle Named to All-Tournament Teams
Asha Santee and Shannon Carlisle have received All-Tournament recognition this season. Santee was named to the Basketball Travelers All-Tournament team on Nov. 11 following a strong weekend at the Baylor hosted tournament while Carlisle garnered All-Tournament honors at the Brown Bear Basketball Classic.

Bison Outscored at the Stripe
A problem Howard has had this year is getting to the free-throw line. The Bison have committed 418 fouls already this year (compared to 338 by opponents), resulting in 512 free throw attempts for Howard's opponents. Opponents are currently 323-512 (.631) from the stripe. Meanwhile, Howard has been to the line just 320 times, converting 197 of them (.616).

However, HU seems to be turning the tide as of late. The Bison connected on 13 of 14 from the line (92.9%) against FAMU and went 12 for 12 in the first half against Hampton on Jan. 5.

Bison Picked Eighth in the MEAC
The Howard University women's basketball team has been picked to finish eighth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's annual preseason poll, as voted on by the League's Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors. The announcement was made on October 10 in Raleigh, N.C. as part of the 2007-08 Tip-Off Media Luncheon. Howard received 214 points in the preseason poll. Coppin State was picked first as the Lady Eagles garnered 12 first-place votes with 442 points. CSU was followed by Delaware State (437, nine first-place votes) while North Carolina A&T (356 points) rounds out the top three.

Men's Game 

Game 21
Howard (5-15, 2-4 MEAC) vs.
North Carolina A&T (10-9, 4-2 MEAC)

Date: Saturday, Feb. 2
Time: 4 p.m. EST
Place: Corbett Sports Center, Greensboro, N.C.
Series: North Carolina A&T leads 55-34 The Game

This is a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game between the Bison of Howard University and the Aggies of North Carolina A&T State University.  The Bison (5-15 overall, 2-4 in the MEAC) are coming off a 73-69 overtime win over Coppin State University this past Monday at home while the Aggies (10-9 overall, 4-2 in the MEAC) are coming off an 82-77 home win over South Carolina State on Monday at home. Howard
Probable Starters

The Coaches
Howard is coached by Gil Jackson (Elizabethtown College, '69), who is in his third season and has a 19-56 career record to date.  Prior to coming to the Hilltop, Jackson served as assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania for 16 years.  NC A&T is coached by Jerry Eaves (Louisville, ‘86), who is in his sixth season there and has a 40-98 career record to date.  Eaves formerly served as an assistant coach at Howard from 1990-94.

Aggie Barks
North Carolina A&T leads the MEAC in scoring (71.7 ppg)...the Aggies are 2^nd in shooting (44 percent), in 3-point shooting defense (30 percent), in assists (12.63) and in three pointers made per game (6.58)...they are 3^rd in field goal percentage defense (43 percent) and 4^th in steals (7.63)...Steve Rush, a pre-season All-MEAC selection, leads the conference in three pointers made, he is second in free throw shooting (88 percent) and 6^th in scoring (15.7)...Jason Wills is 4^th in rebounding (6.7) and 8^th in assists (2.7)...Ed Jones is 6^th in field goal percentage (51 percent)...Austin Ewing is 6^th in free throw shooting (80 percent) and 8^th in three pointers made (2.05)...Thomas Coleman is 2^nd in blocked shots( 2.2).

Bison Hooves
The Bison have had 11 different starting lineups due to injuries...the team lost projected starting point guard and Chicago native Julius Hearn before the season started to a knee injury that required surgery...then both freshman forward Adam Walker and freshman guard Kyle Riley went down with injuries just before the season opener...they both returned in the third game only to have starting forward Randy Hampton suffer a concussion in the game against Hampton that caused him to miss seven games...and if that was not enough, starting point guard Jeron Smith suffered a knee injury following a dunk in the game against American University and leading scorer Eugene Myatt suffered a knee contusion in that same game, forcing them to miss two games...the recent victim of the injury epidemic is freshman guard Kyle Riley, who injured his back and could miss up to a month...at one point, the Bison suited up only eight players...Myatt is 9^th in the conference in scoring and 10^th in field goal percentage (47 percent)..he leads the team in scoring, in three-point shooting, in assists and in minutes played...as a team, Howard is shooting only 24 percent from three-point range...Howard is on a pace to have one of its best seasons in recent years in blocked shots...the Bison, who rank second in the conference in blocked shots,  currently average 4.3 per game...Walker, who is a strong candidate for the All-Rookie team, ranks 5^th in blocked shots, 6^th in offensive rebounding and 10^th in overall rebounding...Kirkpatrick ranks 7^th in blocked shots and Kandi Mukole 11^h...Smith ranks 6^th in the conference in steals...Adam Walker is 7^th in rebounds and 5^th in blocked shots.

Next Up
The Aggies host Hampton University on Monday at 8 pm while the Bison take on the Spartans of Norfolk State University on Monday, February 4.