WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Howard University women's basketball team has finalized its schedule for the 2016-17 season, as announced by head coach Ty Grace on Monday. The 28-game slate includes matchups with three teams that made the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
The 2016-17 regular season opens with a seven-game road trip, beginning at Brown on Friday, Nov. 11. The Bison will head to face West Virginia on Nov. 15, who made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Howard will spend the rest of November making stops at Michigan (11/18), Cornell (11/22), Cincinnati (11/26) and St. Francis (N.Y.) (11/30).
After a Dec. 4 game at Robert Morris, the squad will have its 2016-17 home opener on Saturday, Dec. 10 when it welcomes Mount St. Mary's to the Nation's Capital. The Bison travel to NJIT on Dec. 16 before coming back home to face UIC on Dec. 19. The team will have a quick turnaround to play at Fairleigh Dickinson (12/22) then hosts Vermont (12/30) to close out the year and non-conference schedule.
Howard commences Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) action with a showdown against Florida A&M on Jan. 4 in Burr Gymnasium. The Bison will play home-and-home series against Maryland Eastern Shore, North Carolina Central and North Carolina A&T, the 2016 MEAC Champion. The rest of the conference schedule will be single-play matchups.
The Bison will play their final home game on Feb. 27 when it battles UMES before closing out the regular season on the road against Delaware State on Mar. 2.
"I felt we did a good job putting together a diverse schedule," said Ty Grace. "While we are playing some of the best teams in the country in West Virginia and Michigan, we are also giving ourselves an opportunity to be competitive and pick up some wins in our non-conference action. I think our non-conference schedule will definitely help us prepare for the MEAC season, which I know will be tough once again."
"I felt we did a good job putting together a diverse schedule," said Ty Grace. "While we are playing some of the best teams in the country in West Virginia and Michigan, we are also giving ourselves an opportunity to be competitive and pick up some wins in our non-conference action. I think our non-conference schedule will definitely help us prepare for the MEAC season, which I know will be tough once again."
The 2017 MEAC Tournament will be played from Mar. 6-11 at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.
Full schedule listed below:
DATE
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OPPONENT
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LOCATION
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TIME (ET)
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11/11/16
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at Brown
|
Providence, R.I.
|
TBA
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11/15/16
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at West Virginia
|
Morgantown, W. Va.
|
TBA
|
11/18/16
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at Michigan
|
Ann Arbor, Mich.
|
TBA
|
11/22/16
|
at Cornell
|
Ithaca, N.Y.
|
TBA
|
11/26/16
|
at Cincinnati
|
Cincinnati, Ohio
|
TBA
|
11/30/16
|
at St. Francis (N.Y.)
|
Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
TBA
|
12/4/16
|
at Robert Morris
|
Pittsburgh, Pa.
|
TBA
|
12/10/16
|
Mt. St. Mary's
|
Washington, D.C.
|
2 p.m.
|
12/16/16
|
at NJIT
|
Newark, N.J.
|
7 p.m.
|
12/19/16
|
UIC
|
Washington, D.C.
|
2 p.m.
|
12/22/16
|
at Fairleigh Dickinson
|
Teaneck, N.J.
|
TBA
|
12/30/16
|
Vermont
|
Washington, D.C.
|
2 p.m.
|
1/4/17
|
FAMU*
|
Washington, D.C.
|
TBA
|
1/14/17
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at UMES*
|
Princess Anne, Md.
|
TBA
|
1/16/17
|
Coppin State*
|
Washington, D.C.
|
TBA
|
1/21/17
|
at North Carolina A&T*
|
Greensboro, N.C.
|
TBA
|
1/23/17
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at North Carolina Central*
|
Durham, N.C.
|
TBA
|
1/28/17
|
Savannah State*
|
Washington, D.C.
|
TBA
|
1/30/17
|
S.C. State*
|
Washington, D.C.
|
TBA
|
2/4/17
|
at FAMU*
|
Tallahassee, Fla.
|
TBA
|
2/6/17
|
at Bethune-Cookman*
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Daytona Beach, Fla.
|
TBA
|
2/11/17
|
at Hampton*
|
Hampton, Va.
|
TBA
|
2/13/17
|
Morgan State*
|
Washington, D.C.
|
TBA
|
2/18/17
|
North Carolina A&T*
|
Washington, D.C.
|
TBA
|
2/20/17
|
North Carolina Central*
|
Washington, D.C.
|
TBA
|
2/25/17
|
at Norfolk State*
|
Norfolk, Va.
|
TBA
|
2/27/17
|
UMES*
|
Washington, D.C.
|
TBA
|
3/2/17
|
at Delaware State*
|
Dover, Del.
|
TBA
|
3/6-11/17
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MEAC Tournament
|
Norfolk, Va.
|
TBA
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Home Games in BOLD
*Denotes MEAC Contest
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