Howard University Head Coach Niki Reid GeckelerZykia Brown scored the go-ahead basket, then came up with a key steal, as Howard edged Florida A&M, 56-54, in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday in Winston-Salem, N.C. The fourth-seeded Lady Bison (16-13) will face eighth-seeded South Carolina State at noon Friday. The Lady Bulldogs upset top-seeded North Carolina A&T in the quarterfinals.
Brown, a first-team all-MEAC selection, and Saadia Doyle, the conference rookie of the year, combined for 21 of Howard's 25 first-half points. Brown finished with 20 points, 4 assists and 4 steals, while Doyle recorded her 20th double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. "We know that it is a new season when you get into the tournament," said Brown, a junior guard. "We came out focused and ready to play." In each of the two previous matchups between the teams, Howard won by a point. The Lady Rattlers are 18-11.
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