February 2, 2013

Written by Ariel V. Germain, Assistant Sports Information Director 

Game Notes: Howard vs. Savannah State

Webcast / Live Stats

2012-13 Information Guide

WASHINGTON, D.C. (www.howard-bison.com) – February 1 – After going 3-1 on the road, the Howard University women's basketball ventures back to Burr Gymnasium for a four-game Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference homestand beginning with Savannah State University on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 2:00 p.m. 

HU conquered North Carolina A&T, 44-42 (Jan. 19), North Carolina Central, 56-30 (Jan. 21) and New Jersey Institute of Technology, 46-33 (Jan. 24), while falling to Hampton, 67-45 (Jan. 28). 

Two Lady Bison tallied double-doubles during Howard loss to Hampton, including Cheyenne Curley-Payne's first double-double of the 2012-13 campaign.

In the loss, Curley-Payne led the mighty blue and white in four categories: points (14), rebounds (12), assists (5), and steals (3).  With her eighth double-double, senior Saadia Doyle scored 10 points and pulled down 10 boards, while sophomore Cheyenne Brown tallied a season-best seven points.

Collectively, Howard shot 33 percent from the field (18-55), nine percent from behind the arc (1-11) and 57 percent from the charity stripe (8-14). 

Howard is 11-8 on the season, 5-2 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, 6-7 on the road and 5-1 at home. 

Lady Bison Bites

• Niki Reid Geckeler is in her fourth season as head coach

• Finished second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (2011-12)

• Saadia Doyle is fourth in the country in scoring with 22.9 points per game

• Cheyenne Curley-Payne is 27^th in the country in assists with 5.6 per game

• Saadia Doyle leads the MEAC in Player of the Week honors and scoring

• This is the first and only regular-season meeting with Savannah State

• Howard has defeated MEAC foes: Delaware State (54-40), Coppin State (67-54), Norfolk State (56-45), N.C. A&T (44-42), NCCU (56-30)

• HU returns home after falling to Hampton 67-45 on Monday, Jan. 28

• Two Lady Bison tallied double-doubles during Howard's loss to Hampton, including Cheyenne Curley-Payne's first double-double of the 2012-13 campaign

• Cheyenne Curley-Payne led the mighty blue and white in four categories: points (14), rebounds (12), assists (5) and steals (3) 

• Saadia Doyle scored 10 points and pulled down 10 boards for her eighth double-double, while sophomore Cheyenne Brown tallied a season-high seven points

• On the season, the Lady Bison average 54.2 points per game, 35 percent from the field, 27 percent from the long range, and 64 percent from the free-throw line

Probable Starters

No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	Pos.	MPG	PPG
5	Cheyenne Curley-Payne	5-8	Sr.	G	36.5	8.0
10	Jerrelle Gorham	5-8	R-Jr.	G	29.2	5.2
13	Saadia Doyle	5-10	Sr.	G	35.1	22.2
32	Nicole Deterville	6-0	Sr.	F	22.3	2.2
44	Kara Smith	6-0	Sr.	F	33.9	9.7

Primary Reserves

No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	Pos.	MPG	PPG
24	Imani Bailey	5-9	Fr.	G	15.2	3.2
34	Portia Deterville	6-0	Sr.	F	9.1	0.2
22	Victoria Gonzalez	6-0	Fr.	F	10.6	2.5

Scouting Savannah State

• Cedric Baker is in his tenth season at Savannah State

• The Lady Tigers are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

• SSU is currently 6-14 overall, 1-6 in the MEAC, 5-3 at home, and 1-10 on the road

• Savannah State enters Burr after a loss to 75-54 in Orangeburg, S.C.

• Erin Hogue led the team with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Jasmine Norman followed with 15 points

• The Lady Tigers shot 32 percent from the field, 20 percent from the three-point range and 71 percent from the free-throw line

• SSU average 53 ppg., while going 35 percent from the field, 27 percent from three-point range and 64 percent from the free-throw line

Seeing Double

Saadia Doyle's double-double performances:

• 21 points and 10 rebounds (DePaul)

• 12 points and 11 rebounds (Northwestern)

• 24 points and 10 rebounds (Delaware State)

• 25 points and 10 rebounds (Pepperdine)

• 26 points and 15 rebounds (Coppin State)

• 19 points and 13 rebounds (North Carolina A&T)

• 27 points and 10 rebounds (New Jersey Institute of Technology)

• 10 points and 10 rebounds (Hampton)

Consecutive Honors for Doyle

Saadia Doyle was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.  The honor was announced on Thursday, Nov. 1.

What Have You Heard about the Herd

Along with Doyle's accolades, the Lady Bison were predicted to finish first in the MEAC this 2012-13 season.

Major News

Among 340 mid-major Division I institutions in the country, the Lady Bison ranked 12th above Richmond (Atlantic 10), Harvard (Ivy) and Central Michigan (Mid-American) on the preseason list.

For more information on Lady Bison Basketball or for up-to-date scores and statistics, visit the official website of Howard Athletics at www.howard-bison.com.

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