The Howard University Lady Bison put on a show in front of their home crowd as they defeated the Coppin State Lady Eagles on Dec. 3, 63-52, to claim their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) win of the season.
The Lady Bison (2-5 overall, 1-0 MEAC) found success with aggressive defense scoring 31 points off 28 turnovers by the Eagles (2-5 overall, 0-1 MEAC).
Junior Tamoria Holmes scored a game-high 22 points, shooting 10-for-22 from the field and tying fellow junior Cheyenne Curley-Payne with five steals. Curley-Payne was a point shy of a double-double with a game-high 13 assists, and nine points. Junior Saadia Doyle tallied her fifth double-double of the season, finishing with 14 points and grabbing 10 boards.
Howard started the match a little rattled by an instant turnover and foul which gave Coppin a lead at the 18:14 mark. After regrouping, HU turned up their energy and took the lead back with a strong drive and finish to the rack from Curley-Payne. With the lead, the Lady Bison maintained their intensity offensively, scoring 14 more points to CSU’s 14 with just 11:34 left in the first half.
As both teams went blow for blow, the score was knotted for the fifth time (31-31) with 18 seconds left in the first half.
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