Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Howard Women’s Basketball Wins Their Season Opener Versus La Salle, 57-54

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania -- Howard University women's basketball leaves Philadelphia with its first victory of the season tonight. The Bison (1-0) defeated the Explorers (0-1), 57-54, in Tom Gola Arena.

Junior guard Sarah Edmond led the Bison tonight, putting up 22 points in her 32 minutes of play. In the first quarter the Bison went toe to toe with the Explorers, keeping the game close with lead changes and tied scores. Ultimately the Explorers pulled away ending the quarter up, 14-11.

Howard got off to a slow start in the second quarter. In the first few minutes of the quarter La Salle had a 12 point advantage over the Bison, cranking the score up, 23-11. A foul by La Salle's Shalina Miller gave Edmond an opportunity to break the scoring drought. Edmond made one of two free throws, bringing the score to 23-12. Another foul by Shayla Sweeney put freshman Krislyn Marsh at the free throw line. She made one of two, giving the Bison 13 points to the Explorers 23. Sarah Edmond put up the next eight points for the Bison, delivering layups and free throws to close the scoring gap. Curstyn Moore, Krislyn Marsh and Jayla Thornton contributed to the final points of the quarter. The Bison, however, could not catch up to take the lead going into the half. They ended the quarter down three, 24-27.

The second half was turnaround time for the Bison. In the third quarter the Explorers were on the board first but the Bison were able to capitalize off of a foul followed by a layup to tie the quarter 28-28. Howard did not look back. A steal by Tariah Johnson gave the Bison the lead and they maintained it the remainder of the quarter, keeping the Explorers down by nine, 46-37.

A concerted effort by the Explorers almost became a comeback. La Salle went on a 12-2 run to regain the lead, 49-48. The Bison were up for the competitive play, coming away with the victory, 57-54. This is the eighth meetup but only the second win over La Salle for the Bison.

Leading scorers for the Bison were Edmond, freshman Krislyn Marsh, Star Fitzgerald-Greer and Ayonna Williams. In her collegiate debut, Marsh led the Bison with 17 rebounds, followed by Williams' 10 and Fitzgerald-Greer with nine.

The Bison will host their home opener in Burr Gym on Friday, November 9 against the New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders. Tip-off is 3 p.m.

About Howard University Athletics
The Howard University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors 19 NCAA Division I men and women varsity sports. The programs represent six conferences: the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA), Sun Belt Conference, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Conference. Visit www.hubison.com to learn more.

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