Howard Bison Come Up Short Against Brown Bears

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Coach Ty Grace and the Howard University Women's Basketball team scored a season-high 81 points, but came up short against the Brown (BU) Bears, 85-81, inside Burr Gymnasium.

With the loss, Howard saw its four-game home winning streak come to an end.

Despite only shooting 33-percent (25-of-76) from the field, HU (4-9) did most of their damage from beyond the arc. Howard shot 46-percent (13-of-28) from deep, led by sophomore Sarah Edmond.

The New York native scored a career-high 28 points after shooting 5-of-8 from long range. She also racked up six dimes, five boards, and three steals in the loss.

With under seven remaining in the third, sophomore Asia McCants drilled a trey ball and put HU ahead, 49-48. Brown responded with a 9-2 run and took a six-point advantage with 4:29 left in the quarter, 57-51. Howard reclaimed the lead after finishing the period with a 10-0 spurt, 61-57.

Moments into the fourth, Edmond connected on a long ball and gave the Bison their largest lead of the game with 7:12 left, 67-58. Brown refused to go away as they gradually chipped into the deficit.

Sophomore Curstyn Moore split a pair of freebies and gave Howard a seven-point advantage with 1:29 remaining, 73-66, but the Bears finished the period on a 10-3 run to force overtime, 76-76.

With 2:25 left in OT, the Bison held a three-point lead after sophomore Jayla Myles went 1-of-2 at the charity stripe, 81-78. Brown responded and closed out the game scoring eight unanswered to win, 85-81.

Myles and fellow classmate Ayonna Williams each finished with 12 points while newcomer Jayla Thornton tallied 10 points off the bench. Moore flirted with a double-double, producing 10 boards and nine points in a losing effort.

Howard led the first five minutes until Brown's Megan Reilly made a jumper and gave the Bears their first lead of the game, 13-12. HU trailed after one, 24-20.

Freshman Tariah Johnson nailed a three-pointer and tied the contest, 29-29, with 6:29 remaining before intermission. Brown answered with an 11-4 run and held their largest lead of the game, 40-33, with 2:08 left. HU trimmed the deficit down to four after another trey ball from Edmond, 43-39.

For Brown (11-1), they extended their winning streak to nine. Shayna Mehta posted a team-high 22 points while Janie White recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the victory.

On Jan. 3, Howard begins the New Year in Tallahassee, Fla., where they will meet the Florida A&M Rattlers in their conference opener. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.

For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.

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